SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 696, 15 December 1852, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. Dec. 10— Fornger,14 tons, G. \V. White, from Coromandel, with gold dust. Passengers — Messrs. Louis, Davies, Cadman, R. and D. De Thierry, Campbell, Gage, Porier, Taprdl, Lawrie, Moore, Yates, McClennan, Native Chief Tanewa, (Hooknose,) and 2 natives. Dec. 11 — Ann, 22 tons. Grant, from Waiheki, with 7000 feet timber, 10,000 shingles. Dec. 11 — Kotubi, 17 tons, Rogers, from the Bay of Plenty, with 13 bogs, 60 bushels maize. Dec. 11— Sea Belle, 20 tons, W. Sutton, from Kawhia to Munakau, with 23 casks pork, 400 bushels wheat, 1J ton bacon, 4 packages wearing apparel. Passenger — Mr. S. A. Joseph. — C. Davies, agent. Dpc. 11 — Brothers, 22 tons, Shepherd, from YVangaroa, in ballast. Dec. 12 — Victoria, government brig, Deck, from Wei lington. Passengers — Mr. Cbas. Cooper, Mr. Wm. Henderson, Mrs. John6tone. Dec. 13— Mary, 25 tons, Davies, from Waiheki, with 36 tona firewood, 2,200 feet timber. PassengerMr. John Davidson. Dec. 13 — Blue Bonnet, 14 tons, Short, from Waiheki, with 18 tons firewood. Dec. 13 — Dauntless, 27 tons, Girvan, from the East Coast, with £ ton pork, £ ton bacon. Dec. 13— Alert, 16 tons, Merritt, from the Wade, with 7000 feet timber. Dec. 13— Eliza, 42 tons, W. Ellis, from Poverty Bay. — W. S. Grabame, agent. Dec. 13— Berwick Castle, 342 tons, A. Latto, from London, via the Falkland Islands and Hobart Town. | Passengers— Staff Assistant-Surgeon Jackson, Mrs. i Jackson and child, 40 Enrolled Pensioners, 37 women, and 68 children. Dec. 14— H.M.S. Pandora, Commander Drury, from Coast survey, Dec. 14 — Herald, 25 tons, S. Brown, from the Bay of Islands, with 4 cases merchandize, 1 cask oak bark, 1 case saws, 1 coil rope, 1 caso iron pots, 1 barrel salts, 1 keg iron ware, 1 bag do., 6 bundles hammers, 6 crow bars, 4 iron bedsteads, 1 ton bacon, 4 head cattle. Passengers — Messrs. Marlow, and Kemp. Deo. 14— Odd Fellow, 20 tons, H. Tanner, from the Hot Springs, with 20 tons firewood. Dec. 14 — Emily, 10 tons, R. Mair, from Pakiri, with 55000 shingles. Dec. 14— Border Maid, missionary schooner, 67 tons, Champion, from Waiheki. Passenger — Mr. Heapby.

DEPARTURES. Dec. 11— Brothers, 22 tons, Shepherd, for Wangaroa. Paisengers— 6 natives. Dec. 11 — Dolphin, 42 tons, Stewart, for Wangaroa. Dec. 13— Blue Bonnett, 14 tons, Short, for the Wade, in ballast. Dec. 13— Te Tere, 7 tons, Haki Tati, for Russell, in ballast. Dec. 14 — Hawkhead, 22 tons, R. Lawrie for Maburangi, with 4 bags flour, 1 do. sugar, 2 gallons rum. Dec. 14 — Antelope, 35 ton*, J. Davys, for the East Coast, with 6 horses, 7 packages merchandize, 5 bags sugar. Dec. 14— Emily, 10 tons, It. Mnir, for Omata, in ballast. Dec. 14 — Forager, 14 tons, T. Raraty, for Coromandel, in ballast. Passengers — Messrs. Parr, Charles De Thierry, Tuprell, Lawrie, Combs, Bradley, Crnckland, ' Harper and riarty of four, Cooney, Lang and party of four, Williams, Native Chief Taniwba, and four natives. — G. W. White, agent. Dec. 14— Odd Fellow, 20 tons, H. Tanner, for the Hot Springs, with 1 case gin, 1 box tea, 8 cwt. flour. Passenger — Mrs. Reynolds. Dec. 14 — Adah, 37 tons, J. Lillewall, for Melbourne.— Brown & Campbell, agents.

EXPOETS — rOBEIGN. Per Adah, for Melbourne: — 253 packages bouses, 392 piece* sawn timber, 48 cheeses, 10 kegs butter, 2970 bricks.

Vessels in llakbouh. Berwick Castle, barque, 342 tons, Captain Latto, arrived from London via Hobart Town. Border Maid, missionary schooner, 97 tons, Captain ' Champion, advertized for sale. Gilfillan & Co., agents. H.M. surveying vessel, Pandora, Commander JDrury, trrived from East Coast. Victoria, government brig, Captain Deck, arrived from Wellington. Catherine, schooner, 86 tons, Captain Matheffon, arrived from Honolulu and Tahiti.— D. Nathan, agent. Fancy, barque, 297 tons, Captain Henderson, loading for London. J. Salmon &Co., agents. Uiomama, schoolier, 68 tons, Captain Sturloy, discharging oil from the East Coast. J. Salmon ie Co., agents. John Wesley, missionary brig, 237 tons, Captain Ryles— refitting for cruise in Feejee and Friendly Islands. WS. Grahame, agent. Lalla Rookb, ship, Ameiican whaler, 323 tons, Captain Gardner, arrived from whaling grounds— refitting. Bain 6c Burtt, agents. Mousam, barque, 221 tons, Captain T. White, from Manama and South Sea Islands— loading for Melbourne. Bain and Burtt, agents. Moa, brig, 236 tons, Captain Bow den— loading for Sydney. VV. S. Grahame, agent. Marmora, schooner, 150 tons. Captain H. Kelly — loading for Sydney. Sulmoti & Co,, agents.

The Victoria, Government Brig, after an absence from Auckland of seven months, arrived on Sunday morning from Wellington, whence she sailed on the Ist iust. Her protracted passage up was owing to foul winds and very bad weather — the worst thai Capt. Deck has yet experienced on the Eaxt Coast in the summer time. The brig has been kept fully employed during her absence at the South, voyaging from port to port of the various settlements of ]\elson, Otngo, and Canterbury, conveying and official despatches to and fro, yet, notwithstanding tho wear and tear of these conBtant services in the boisterous waters of Cook's Straits, she now looks trim and tidy— ns if her Commander took some zuterest in the appearance of his vessel, which is not very usual with those in command of Colonial Goyernment craft. We truit that the arrival of steuiners for our coast communication will soon enable the Government to dispense with the Victoria's services altogether, and transfer her (o commerciiil hands in which she may yet do much good colonial semce .

ARRIVAL OF ANOTHEJI VESSEL WITH PENSIONERS, We announced a few weeks back th; t tenders had been iorited by advertisement in tbe London Tunes of Murcb lvibt, for a vessel to proceed to New Zealand witb a deiacbment of Pensioners, to visit tbe Falkland Islands on ber voyage out, tbcre to take on board an officer and his family, and couvey them to Van Diemen's Land. 'J'be Berwick Castle undertook tbe conti act, and pailed from tbe London Docks on tbe 29th May, and from tbe Downs on tbe 4th June. She arrived at the Falkland Islands on tbe 1 lth August, and (tailed again from Port Stanley on tbe Ist October. While in those latitudes sbe experienced strong gales, with heavy falls of 6now and sleet, the weather extremely cold, and on the 21st October, when in latitude 46 dag. 3 m. S., long. 129, E. she was struck on the quarter by a heavy sea, which carried away her rudder, leaving ber completely unmanagable at a time when the exercise of much skill was required (o secure her safety. After several expedients were resorted to for steering tbe vessel, a temporary rudder was rigged, witb which Gaptain Latto managed to bring bis ship safe into Hobart Town, where the arrived, as we have already announced, on tbe- 6th November. Tbe necessary repairs having been made, she sailed from Ilobart Town on the 3btb ult., and mnde our coast on tbe 9th day. She wa» signalled on Sunday evening, and reached ber anchorage on Monday morning, 196 day* from England. The pensioners and their families by this vessel have arrived in good health ; tbe men are of middle age, and the generality 'of- them appear toJje active and intelligent. Among their childien are several young grown up females, who will no doubt loon procure good situations according to their qualifications, and as they may be found to he deserving of them. There were two men tind seven children died, and seven births occurred during ibe vojuge. lI. M. Surveying Brigantine Pandora arrived from the Eaat Const on yesterday morning. Since sbe sailed from this port on tbe 9tb October sbe bas been proceeding with her surveyß at Mercury Bay and Tauranga, aud ha* vibited tbeMotiti, Mayor, and White Islands.

Second Tatal Accident to the Ciiew of H.M.S. Fantome. — We aro deeply grieved to record another boat accident at Porirua amended with a melancholy loss of life; auqjber boat belonging to H.M.S Fanlome Las been upset and two men drowned. The captain's boat not having returned to the vessel owing to the accident, the particulars of which were given in our last number, it was deemed advisable to send a boat on

■ shore to ascertnin the cnuse of detention and to render such assistance nsmi^lube required. Accordingly on Sunday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, Mr. Polkingborne, the master, left the Fantnme in a whaleboat manned by four men, and pulled for Porirua bar hour; he had safely passed over the bar and was within a hundred yarda of the shore when the boat was btruck by a roller and filled with water ; they attempted to bale her out, when another wave struck her, a third swept the steer oar from the grasp of the steersman, upset the boat and all hands were immersed in the sea. Three of the men attempted to make for the shore, two of whom weie unfortunately drowned ; ihe third wa9 saved by one of the crew of the Captain's boat, (who was on the shore and witnessed the accident, j bravely rushing into the Burf, and at the risk of his own life rescuing him from the fate of his companions. Mr. Polkinghorne and the other man clung to the boat, but it was drifting away and they would have been inevitably lost but for the intiepid exertions of a settler named Tandy living at Porirua, who on heing informed of the accident put off in a small Singy, and at considerable risk succeeded in savihg-them J\Jr Polkingborne was insensible when taken from the boat, and it was sometime before he recovered. Captain Gennys was apprehensive of any untoward accident in the event of a boat being sent off from the vessel, and hnd »tntioned men on the bill to wnrn them from landing, but { they were not seen by the boat's crew, and the weather wat too rough to "allow of their being heard. With great exertion he had a whaleboat carried across the •trip of land to Titai Bay which was safely launched and 'put off to the Fantome to inform them of what had j happened, and prevent the possibility of the recurrence of a similar catastrophe. The first accident originated, ns wf are informed, in a humane desire on the part of Captain Geunys to afford medical assistance to a SPttler at Porirua. On landing the mail 3 on Tues day he found the settler greatly in need of medical advice, and kindly promised to bring the doctor the next day to see him. In th« performance of bis promise his boat was upset, und Dr. Bent and four men met a watery grave. None of the bodies have, up to the latest information received from Porirua, been recovered. Lieutenant-Colonel M'Cleverty, and Dr. Prendergast of the 65th regiment, rode out to Porirua on monday with the view of affording such assistance as Might be necessary. — Wellington Spectator, Nit. 7. Beacon at Wellington. — The Dulce of Portland has, we are informed, brought out a beacon, which has been presented by Sir William Molesworth to this •ettlement, for the purpose of being erected to the memory of his brother, Mr. F. A. Molebworth, as a memento of his connection with the colony. The beacon consists of a number of iron plateß, which are screwed together af'er the manner of the iron lighthouses, and being prepared for immediate use, could at once bo erpcted for a temporary lighthouse, by placing a good lantern at iis apex. It is we believe, of considerable height, and when erected would form a great contrast to the miserable apology for the light which at present stand at the heads. It could not possibly be appropriated for a'better or more useful purpose, and if a good light were putup in it. could be seen from a very considerable distance off. We under/stand that Messrs. Bowler, Son & Co., have some lamps similar to those ! used on railways, and which are generally attached to the trains on account of the strong and glaring lights which tney throw out. These lamps would answer the purpose rery well fo* the time being and would shew a light fur brighter and superior to the one at present in use. We -understand that Messrs.-Bowler, Son, & Co., have offered to place these lamps at the disposal of the government, free of cost, but that the government has declined to accept of the offer. — Independent, Nov. 24. As Captain Traley of the William Alfred was about to weigh anchor yesterday, on his return to Sydney, he found tbtt the cable was foui of something', which proved to be the anchor belonging to the Stately, which had been lost during the violent S.E. gale on the night of the 3rd of September last, and which has thus been in rather a singular manner recovered. — Independent Nov. 17.

TcnnißLE State op Atpaihs on Board an Emioiiant Ship atihl PonT Phillip JFliads.-— lntelligence was brought to Willinmstown, on Wednesday evening last, by Captain Wylie, of the brig Champion, from Adelaide, that a largo ship, named the Ticonderago, 90 daya out from Liverpool, with upwards of 900 Government emigrants on board, bad anchored at the Heads. A great amount of sickness bad occurred among the passengers ; more than 100 deaths having taken pace, and almost a similar number of cases (typhus fever) being still on board. Nor was this all. The doctor's heallh was so precarious that he was not expected to survive, and the whole of the medicines, medical comforts, &c, bad been consumed. The authorities in Williamstown immediately furnished the Government schooner Empire with the necessary supplies of live stock, beef, mutton, milk, vegetables, porter, wine, spirits: and Dr. Taylor, of the Ottillia, a gentleman of much practical experience, went down in her to the Tic< nderago yesterday to take charge, accompanied by Captain Ferguson, the Harbour Master. The Lysander, ship, has also been taken up by government as a quarantine hulk, and proceeds to her destination a,t the Heads this day, having on board stores sufficient for three months, when further arrangements will be made, which we trust will ameliorate the fearful slate of thing* on board. The foregoing are the only particulars known to our reporter at present, but, at all event*, this case clearly exhibits the cruelty and ill-judged policy of crowding such a number of people on board a single ship, no matter her size, (or a lengthened voyage. — Areus. The Poictiers, from Bombay, has brought the distressing information of the supposed loss of the 11. £. I. C. steam ship Zenobia, with all bands, including a con* siderable number of invalids from the forces serving in Burmah and Arracan. The Zenobia bad been mis-ting for some months, and is supposed to hare foundered in a hurricane in the bny of Bengal. Inquiries have been made at Point de Galle and along the coast, but nothing has been learned concerning her. — Cape Monitor, September 11.

Departure or the Great Britain. — Tbe Waterlooroad presented a scene of unusual bustle and excitement tbjoughout the early part of yesterday. Omnibuses and coaches were filled either with persons wbo are going out to Australia by tbe Great Britain, or by others whose curiosity impelled them to take a last look at the mammoth vessel before she commenced a voyage unexampled for length in the annals of steam navigation. A large number of persons had assembled on the quay, in the anticipation of the vessel going out of dock to her position at the Sloyne. It was found necessary to restrict the admission to passengers who came on board in such numbers as to render it ad visible to station policemen at the gangway to regulate tbe «mbui-kation. Nearly all the passengers were on board before tbe vessel left tbe dock ; und it may be readily imagined that some commotion resulted from so large a body of persons simultaneously inspecting arid taking up their berths: but so admirable bad been the arrangements, that it could scarcely be said that tbe scene on board was one of confusion. The Gieat Britain will leave the Sloyne to-day at one o'clock with more than 6 JO passenger! on board. Every one of tbe second class berths is taken, indeed many applicants were disappointed in their purpose of going by the Great Britian, owing to the rapid filling up of the tecond-clast berths. Tbe amount of specie taken out is enormous, we hardly dare state it, although we know that it amounts to nearly one million ; five hundred thousand has been insured in Liverpool. Nearly the whole of last Saturday was occupied in " swinging" the vessel in dock, for the purpose of testing her compasses; the operation was quite satisfactory. On Wednesday and Thursday the whole of the passenger*' luggage, excepting such portable articles as carpet bags and hat boxes, was taken on board. A gentleman connected with the ship describes the quay 8 during this opperation as presenning the appearance of an ant-hill ; there was no confusion, however, attendant upon the shipping of such an immense freight ; everything being taken on board and lowered with regularity' and ease of the embarkation of the chests of the seaman on board a man-of-war. On the latter day, the steam was got up, the engine turned, und the experiment made of connecting and discontenting the •crew. The performance of the operation engaged only twenty minutes. The engine and} all the machinery were found to be in admirable working order. Captain Mathews and the whole of the crew, who number 137, were on board yestardny, all in high tpirits, and and busily employed in their respective branches of duty. The captain expressed himself highly satisfied with their conduct, to which he attributed the fact of the ship having been got ready in so short a time, and with an little real exertion as is often required to dispatch a vessel to America with 150 passengers. Mr. Mathews, the captain's brother, and agent to the ship, madoitbisbuBinesB to go amongst the passengers of every grade, for the purpose of making enquiries as to their ideas of the accommodation provided for them ; with the view of hearing candid opinions, ho sedulously avoided making himself known j. but ono and, all the pntsengers expressed to him thejr unqualified satisfaction and approbation at the arrangements. As spine indication of the vest poale which prevails throughout

everything connected with the tliip, it may ho mentioaed that the victualling storee for the votnge amount in value more than While at the Sloyne, the Great Biitain will avail herself of the offer of the Collins Line Company, and make use of their mooring buoy. The captain is anxious to express his acknowledgments for many civilities extended to him by this company, in connection with hia command of the Great Britain. The juvenile b»nd of the Industrial School was on board ye«faiday, with their veteran leader, and delighted every oue present by their proficiency. Some of these promising lads will go out with the vessel. '—Liverpool Journal, August 21.