CHINA SHIPPING. (From the Sydney Empire, Sept. 8)

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 673, 25 September 1852, Page 2

CHINA SHIPPING. (From the Sydney Empire, Sept. 8)

The barque Blair sailed about the 18th of June, from AVhampoa, bound for Manila and Sidney via Hongk ong.

About 4fi sail of ships were lying in the harbour of Whampoa. Most of the Chinese emigrant ships loading at Hongkong for California, were laying orlop decks, and thus taking a proportionately larger number of passengers. The Baron Renfrew, Far West, Troubadour, Sabraon, Amoy, Sultana, Cornwall, Akbar, Lucy Hannah, Ana Martin, and others, h..d sailed for San Francisco immediately before or during the Susan's stay; and the Duke of Bionte, Berkhhirp, and Land o' Cakes, were chartered, and to follow immediately. A heavy gale, but of short duiation, occurred off the month of Canton River, on May 30th ; the Helen Lindsay, Btiti&h barque, bound for Shanghae, lost sails, jibboorn, and topgallant masts, and put back to Hongkong for repairs. The Nightingale, American, Captain Fisk, sailed with a full cargo for Shanghae, on the 3rd June, to load thence for New York. H.M. steam-ship Salamander was lying at Blenheim Reach, Whampoa. The fiist lieutenant of thai ve.ssil died about fourteen days before the Susan left. 11. Hi. steam -ship Sphynx sailed for Calcutta, May 16th, to go into dock, previous to proceeding \o Rangoon; while towing H. M. brig Contest through some part in the neighbourhood of the Chinu Seas, and going six knots, she ran on a rock, and the Contest immediately went stem on into her — both vessels received much damage forward. The Sphytix also h«d the whole oi one side torn away f The Contest was -undergoing repairs at Hongkong. Her Majesty's birthday was celebrated with great pomp at Hongkong, royal salutes being fired by H.M. ship Cleopatra ; the U.S. steamer Susquehannah, U.S. sloop of war, Plymouth and St Mary's; the Spanish war steamer, Jorge Juan ; the 1 farts on shore, and the I*. & 0. Company's steamers in port. A feu dejoie «nd | royal sahre fiom a battery of field pieces were also fired by the whole of the troops on the green in the evening, the Governor giving a ball ac night. The above U. S. ships ofw.tr lonned part of the expedition about to proceed against Japan, and were waiting the aruval of the I omi»dnder-»)-Cbief, aiid reinfu) cemen s. They sailed ior Macao and Amoy, about the latter end of May.

The Late Mr. Boyd.— The following letter from the Piesident of the French Republic will be read with interest. We understand that when Louis Napoleon waa residing in England previous to his Boulogne Expedit on he was on terms of friendship with the late Mr. Boyd :— Presidency of tbe Republic. Private Department. Palace of the Elyse>, 30th April, 1832. Sir, — Tbe Prince President, deeply touched with the sad fate of your brother, and sympathising with your grief, is extremely desirous of aiding in the search to be undertaken by jour countrymen. He has therefore tbia day desired tbe Minister of Marine to draw up pressing instructions for the Naral Station of the Pacific. I hasten to inform you hereof, and to express my sinceie hopes that they will lead to a happy result. Receive, Sir, the assurance of my highest respect. The Chef dv Cabinet, MORQUARD. Mr. Edward Lennox Boyd, London.