Shipping News.

Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 642, 31 December 1858, Page 4

Shipping News.

ARRIVKD.

Dec 30, s.s. Lord Ashley, 290 tons, A. Stewart, commander, from Otago. Passenger, Mr. Aynsley. In ballast.

SAILED,

Dec 29, brig Dart, Jenkins, for Sydney. Dec 30, schooner Salopian, Flight, for Wellington.

CLEARED,

Dec. 30, schooner Emerald Isle, 40 tons, Oakes, for Wellington, from the river.

Same day, schooner Mary Jane, .40 tons Ardley, for Wellington, from the river.

EXPORTS.

In the Emerald Isle, E. Genet, agent; 800 bushels wheat, Webb; 168 do. do., 106 do. oats, F. Le Cren; 210 do. sharps, Stephenson.

In the Mary Jane, E. Genet, agent; 117 bushels wheat, 105 do. bran, Webb; 195 bushels wheat, 555- do. bran, Gould & Mile 9-, 66 bushels wheat, | ton flour, Nathan; 2 bales tow, Abrahamson.

The Lord Ashley arrived yesterday afternoon and starts again this morning before noon for Wellington. She will, without doubt, catch the Boomerang, from Wellington for Melbourne, and the Lord from Nelson for Sydney, which vessels will arrive in their respective ports in time to forward their mails at once to England. The Lord Ashley reports the arrival of the ship Gloucester in Otago, from London, on Monday last. This ship would lay on to load with wool from Otago, and her passengers and cargo for this port would be forwarded by the Thomas and Henry an about a fortnight.

The White Swan put into Akaroa, and-only reached Port Chalmers on Monday evening; she was to leave two or three hours after, the Ashley, but hail not arrived at the time of our going to press.

"We are requested to give publicity to the following " Notice to Mariners ":—

PENCAKROW LIGHT HOCSE, COOK'S STRAIT,

NEW ZE-ALAND.

Notice is hereby given that on and after the Ist day of January next, a new light will be exnibited on Pencarrow Head at the entrance of Port Nicholson {Wellington) Cook's Strait, New Zealand. The new light will be of the second order (Catadiotric sj'stem) with eclipses at intervals of two minutes; it will be 420 feet above high water mark, and visible in ordinary weather at a distance of-thirty -English miles. The following are the magnetic bearings and distances of the site of the new Light House:—

From Baring Head, N. W. by N., 3£ miles. From Sinclair Head, E. by N. £ N., 6| miles. From Outer Rock of Barrett's Reef, S. E. by E.s E., 1 mile.

From Steeple Bock, S. S. E., 2 miles. From Cape Campbell, N. N. E. J E., 33 miles. The Light House is in latitude 41 ° 22* 0" S. Longitude 174° 5 l'l5" E.

SEA WAGES.—THE GLENTANNEB. Capt. Benjamin Biuce, the master of the ship Glentanner, from Port Lyttelton, New Zealand, appeared at the Thames Police Office, before Mr. Selfe to answer the claims of 18 seamen who had summoned him for various balances amounting trrttig-trtiOlc lv-7iFmffls*fft~^our*±m~yii.rii& were before the Court previously, when the defendant made no objection to the claims of the crew, and said he was doing all he could to obtain a settlement, and that the owners of the ship were in difficulties, and a meeting of their creditors was about to be held. At his request, and on his stating that all the wages claimed would probably be paid, the ease was adjourned, when Mr. Ellis appeared for the owners and mortgagees of the ship, and protested against against the claims of the men, on the ground that a new agreement to double their wages, which was entered into at Port Lyttelton, was invalid, inasmuch as there was no consideration given, and that the crew were bound by the original agreement entered into in the port of London. He quoted several authorities and decisions of the judges in support of his argument.—Mr. Selfe said his sympathies were with the men, and he wished he had never heard of this case. If agreements were made with seamen, they ought to be carried out by shipowners. Under all the circumstances he would recommend a compromise. If that was ! not effected, and he had to say the new agreement was invalid, he should give the seamen a large amount of costs.—The case was thereupon adjourned, on Mr. Ellis undertaking to see the owners and mortgagees on the subject, and > stating the suggestion of the magistrate.—On Wednesday Mr. Selfe said he had received a letter from Mr. E. Ellis, who had seen the mortgagees, and represented to them all the facts of the case, and the mortgagees, in a spirit of great liberality, had agreed not to insist on their just rights, but to leave the case to be disposed of equitably by the magistrate. He was very much gratified that the mortgagees were disposed to meet the case equitably and fairly. Whoever they were they had acted most honourably. Under all the circumstances, and taking into consideration the delay which had occurred, and that the seamen had been compelled to obtain legal assistance, and also taking into consideration that the men had been misled and false hopes held out to them, he should order, in addition to their actual wages on the original contract, the sum of £10 each, which he intended should include all costs.—lt was then ascertained that two of the complainants were not included in the new agreement, and that no false hopes were held out to them.—Mr. Selfe said those persons who had not joined in the new agreement had not been led to expect any addition to their wages. He ordered them to be paid actual wages and one guinea costs in each case.—Orders were then made for the following sums to be paid: David Birt, £35 81s.; Edwin Stace, £32 l'4s. 6d.; James Bamfield, £32; Charles Sullivan, £34 10s; William Pearce, £33; Alfred Perkins, £32; Alexander Hamilton, £33 10s.; Samuel Williams, £45 Hs.; John Purdy, £50; William Thompson, £'>n 10s.; J. F. Bohemnn, £22 10s.; Frederick Groves, £19 10s.; Richard Gardner, £30 55.; John Humphreys, £31; Henry Greenhill, £9 75.; Frederick Sherry, £19 15«. ; Alfred Randall, £33; and Charles Crispin, £13.—The whole of the

men were paid.— Mitchell's Maritime Register, August 21. Messrs. Hyde, Hodge & Co.. owners of the Glentanner, stopped payment in the beginning of August. Their assets are stated a* about £75,000, and liabilities not less than £ 185,000, A meeting of creditors was held on August 14, at which it was resolved to wind up the estate under inspection.