Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealander, Volume 6, Issue 464, 25 September 1850, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVALS. Sept. 21— Ellen t 39 torn, P. Cooney, from San Fran* cisco the 17th of July and tlie Hawaiian Islattdi on the 12th of August, with 200 cases brandy. Pas* tengpr — Mr. John Cuthbert. J. Macky, agent. Sept. 21- -Daring, 12 tons, Wiseman, from Makefcu, in ballast. Sept. 21 — HatvMtead, 22 tons, Shearer, from Mahurangi. with 23 toni firewood. Sept. 23 — Sat ah Jane, 20 tons, Clarke, from Coromandel Harbour, with J 4,000 feet timber, Sept. 23 — Boyd, 15 tons, C arke, from Wan^aroa, with 9,700 feet timber. Passengers — Mr. Brown, Henry Nelion, John Hayes. Sept. 23—Asp, 9 tons, Bilme, frcm Itusiel vii Omaha, with 1 package slops, 2 casks pork, 2 cases tobacco, 2 ulhige do. Passengers — Messrs. Welch & Green. Sept. 24— Fish Haxok, 15 tons, Brown, from Bay of Plenty, with 2 tons flax, 8 tons potatoes.

DEPARTURES. Sept. 20-H. M. S. Fly, Captain Oliver, for the Barrier. Sept. 20— John Whitetey, 40 tons, Liddell, for Tara. naki, with sundries. Charlei Davis, agent. Sept. 2\—Hawkhead, 22 tons, Shearer, for Mahura. ngi, with sundries. Sept. 21— Children, 31 tons, Jones, for Rusicll, with sundries. J, Coney, agent. Sept. 21— Julia, 2G tons, Robinson, for the Eait Coast, with sundries. W. C. Daldy, agent. Sept. 21— Antelope, 35 tons, M'Kinnon, fur the Bay of Islands, with sundries. Salmon &Co , agents. Sept. 21— Sarah Berry, 15 tons, Unthank, for Tara« naki, with sundries. Salmon & Co., agents. Sept. 24— Cannibal, 14 tons Ewi, for the Bay of Plenty, with sundries. G. Hunter, agent.

The Loss of the " William & James." An inquest was held at Taranaki, before P. Wilton, Esq., M.D., Coroner, on the body of El za Bilhop who met her death by drowning. The jury after a patient and mature iavestigation of the evidence brought before it rt turned the following verdict:— That the deceased £1 za Bishop, came by her death by drowning, at the time of the shipwreck of the cutter William <$• James, on board of which, vessel she was a passenger. Tbe Jury cannot abstain from appending its opinion, that the shipwreck of the aforeiaid vessel, appears by every circumstance, to have resulted from the most reprehensible negligence on the part of it* master, George Newnham ; that the drowning of the deceated, Eliza BUhop, is mainly to be imputed to the haste of the said master to save his own life, and likewise the neglect of proper exertion on the part of both him and the tailor Charles Jones in the use of means to save her 1 !, moreover that the said master is highly blameable in abandoning the site of the wreck whi'c the probability remained of the female being alive, and without despatching without delay the man or boy in search of assistance, and which the Jury saw no reaion to believe that be was ignorant of us being at no great distance from the place, nor is the Jury willing to separate without availing themselves of the opportunity to advert (o recent and repeated initances of shipwreck resulting from careleisness on the part ot those interested with the coaiting trade within these last few months, not fewer than three of our scanty number of trading vessels hare been lost under precisely similar rckless circumstances, vi? -.—the Helen near Kawkiai the Enno at the Hrnui, and now the Wttltam § James at the Sugar Loaves,— the two former pasied without public enquiry, and but for the auientable lost of life in the last, it is not improbable but that it would also have been speedily huebed up

and forgot ton. It is desirable therefore, that an adequate measure were adopted the better to secure lives and property afloat, and that it be no longer an op« tional matter on the part of the owners to employ as masters whom they will, but that vessels be alone entrmted to those who can demonstrate to legal author* ity, characters of good conduct, and the acquirements of a knowledge of their professor), to recommend them the appointment of so important a charge.-*- Wellington Independent, September 4. The following is the account of the melancholy transaction which the master himself has forwarded to vi: — " I left Manukao, for New Plymouth, in the If'illinm $[ James, on Wednesday evening, July 31, at i vm. ; wind N.E and fair; ran about 2-1 hours, when the wind increasing hove the cutter to heading N.W. ; weather thick and hazy, could make no land out, about 4 A.M., the weather still thick, observed the Outer Sugar Loaf about one mils to leeward. Tried to work the vessel off, but a heavy swell setting in from S.W. and the wind falling light had no command of her ; 1 then tried to wear, and thus loosing ground the sea hove her upon the rocks, she itruck heavily and foundered. I ins'antly called up Mrs. Bishop, a passenger, and threw her on the rocks, she unfortunately let go her hold and fell back between tJ&e vessel and the rock. I caught her and pulled her on board, and again assisted her up, but she missed her hold as before and fell down again ; seeing the vessel then sinking. I was obliged to jump on to the rocks — the man in the mean time had succeeded in putting the boy on to the rocks, which he assended in safety— the vessel then washed into a cavern tome 20 fathoms farther in shore, when the man took the mast, a.nd from thence by my assistance gained the rock. The vessel soou after went to peices, and little or none of the cargo could be saved. George Nbwnham."

Scurvy on Hoard Temperance Vessels. Sir,— l am desiroui of giving publicity to the fact, that timing the past 12 months I have had occasion to treat more cases amongst the crews ot English ships visiting this port, than during any of the preceeding five years, I hare Conducted the medical duties of the Itation. Scurvy ii almost exclusively confined to vessels, coal-laden from England ; and, at you are well aware, leveral thipi have almost been disabled by it From both officers anil men suffering ; the worst cases seem in* varicbly in such vends as do not allow a ration of spirits. I would therefore most earnestly suggest to charterers and owners of vessels the propriety of allowing a portion of spirits daily, and that the quality of the provisions supplied to the ship be strictly attended to ; also that cleanliness of person and clothes be strictly enforced. I hare the honour to be, &c., J. A. Vaughan, To Capt. S. B. Haines, Political Agent, Aden,

Naval Department, Aden, Feb. 26. Sir,— l take the liberty of encloiing the copy of a letter from Dr. Vaughan, who has medical charge of the Natal Hospital at Aden. Since the letter was written two more ships under temperance rules have entered this port with their crews suffering severely from scurry. 1 have the honour to be, &c, S. B. Haines, Captain Indian Navy, and Political Agent, Capt. G, A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary, Lloyd's.

Shipping. — On Saturday a parliamentary paper (obtained by Mr. Wawn, M.P.) was printed, giving a good deal of information connected with tbe shipping intereit. It appears that in the year 1840 there were 566 vessels (560 tailing reisels, and 6 steamers) belonging to the United Kingdom wrecked, the tonnage of which was 102,516. There were 85 vessels broken up in the year. In 1849 there were 23,646 British ships entered " inwards," and 22,328 entered " outwards' employed in the trade of the United Kingdom. Daily News, April 8.