PORT OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 729, 9 April 1853, Page 2

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. April S— Neb'uchadnezzer, 15 tans, A. B. White, from (lie Bay of Plenty, with 21 tens potatoes, 1200 lbs. pork, 100 U)«. lard, 2 boxes onions, 5 pigs. April 3—Edmund, 10 tons, Farrow, from Tauranga, with *4 tons potatoes, 1 ton onions, 7 bushels wheat, 1 box apples. April 6—lsabella, 17 tons, Hare Malengn, from Tauranga, with 253 kits potatoes, 2 pigs. April'?— John, 28 tons, Maddocks, from the Barrier, with 22 tons copper ore. April 7—Dauntless,27 tons, Girvan,from Coromandel, with 2 tons onions. April, 7—Endeavour, 14 tons, Martin, from Waiheki, with 2S tons firewood. April 7—Louis, 14 tons, Louis Debars, from Taurangi, with 12 bushels wheat, 4 tons potatoes, 4 cwt. onions. DEPARTURES. April 6—Raven, brig, 170 tons, Thompson, for Sydney Passengers—Mr. W. Henderson, Mr. Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. Porter, Mr. Myers, Rev. Mr. Kums, Mrs. JNPCoy and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Mr, Cowley, Mr. and Mrs. Slater.—W. S. Grahame, agent. April G —Edward, American ship, 339 tons, E. P. Mosher, for Hobart Town, via Wangaroa. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Fulton, and six children, Airs. Marker, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, and three children.— Bain & Burtt, agents. April 6—Endeavour, 14 tons, Martin, for Waiheki. April G—Herald, 25 tons, James Tautari, for the Bay of Islands, with 2 puncheons rum, 4 boxes soap, To boxes candles, 10 coils rope, 6 chests tea, 6 bags sugar, 1 keg wine, 1 case wine, 2 casks biscuit, quantity of furniture and sundries. Passengers— Mr. Blacksland, Mr. 11. Williams, Miss Williams, Rev. Mr, Burrows, Mr, Wild, Mrs, Woolley and four children, Mr. Wood, Mrs. Calahan. April 7—lsabella, 17 tons, Hare Matenga, for Tau-rang-a. Passenger—Air. Baker, CLEARED OUT. April 7—Will-o’-the-Wisp, schooner, 102 tons, D. Bristow, for Melbourne. —Henderson Sc Macfarlaue, agents. EXPORTS —FOREIGN’. Per Will-o’-the-VVisp, for Melbourneso,ooo foot Sawn timber, 20 tons potatoes. CUSTOM HOUSE REGULATIONS AT TAHITI. (From the Placer Times, November 20,) No stranger is at liberty to establish bis domicile at Tahiti, or to reside there for any length of time, without having first obtained permission so to do, and make known bis domicile. Every infringment will be punished by a fine of from twenty to fifty francs. Sea captains can save themselves much annoyance, by taking no fire-arms into port with their vessels ; whatever weapons they may have, however, should be manifested at once. Captains are required to report the number of tlioir crews and passengers, and from whence they came. They must neither embark or disembark any person without a permit from the European Police; a failure to comply with this regulation being punishable by a fine of from 200 to 500 francs. The sales of wines and spirits is not allowed on board ships. All goods admitted to entry may bo sold by wholesale on ship board, provided a license is first obtained. The sale of munitions of war, gunpowder, or arms of any kind, is prohibited under penalties of one to ten thousand francs, except by special permission from the Commissioner of the French Government. Within twenty-four hours after arrival at Tahiti, every captain must present his manifest to the director of customs, giving a detail statement of the spirituous liquors, ammunition and arms of every kind on board his vessel. Any captain making a false declaration respiting prohibited goods, or those the sale of which is retricted, will be fined from one to five thousand francs. It is important that sea-captains should thoroughly 'understaad the above regulations, as by a late decision rendered at Tahiti, that government is not required to put on hoard of ships tho port regulations. The Bark Byron.-— This old vessel, now lying at Maik'et street wharf, has, during her travels overtire ■world of waters, seen some varied phases of sea life. She has been in a variety of trades, and has during her career earned fortunes for her different owners. She Is now used as a storesbip, and will of course never again plough her native element. Dismantled and stranded, with huge doors sawed out of her oaken sides; her rigging turned into' oakum, her spars and masts converted into timber of houses or used in the construction ef scows and lighters, she presents a sad picture of the queer uses all things may eventually come to. We remember meeting this same vessel at sea in a gale of wind several years ago. As she rode proudly over the billows, now lifting her hows majestically above tire seas, and anon \ gracefully falling amid them and disappearing for a moment from the sight, it would have required a stretch of the imagination to picture her in 1853, high and dry in San Francisco —a city then scarcely dreamed of by the world, and only known to the few whalers who entered the port for supplies or to refit. —San Francisco Whig January 5. A Ship Foundered at Sea. — The British barque Billow, William McCall, master, which sailed Irom Realejo on the Ist of October for Mazatlan, with a cargo of wines and liquors from Cadiz and Bordeaux, was struck by a squall which lasted for an hour, on the night of the 3rd. It was found that the ship was making water rapidly. All hands worked vigorously at fhe pumps, but the Water gained so fast upon them that at noon on the 4th, they were compelled to take to tho boats. Two hours hit r the ship took a heavy roll, and went down headforemost. The crew, eighteen in number, wore 70 miles westward of Realejo, which they succeeded in reaching on the 7th, all well, liie vessel and cargo were insured in Mazatlan. —Alta California. The Quebec Chronicle says that the steamer Albatross will bo sent to Australia. The Chronicle says that the Australian fever is raging very high in that city; old men and hoys, old women and girls, are packing up for Ophir. If this bo the case in Lower Canada, we believe it is much more so in the upper provinces. —Placer Times, November 19. The Ikon Ship Typhoon. —The Typhoon which arrived on Friday from Glasgow is tiie largest iron sailing vessel that has visited our Bay. She is 9GB tons register, and will carry upwards of 1200 tons of cargo with ease, her length over all is 185 feet, beam 32 feet. She is a beautifully modelled craft, and must bo a most deceiving one if she is not a regular clipper. On tho passage from Lisbon, she unfortunately sprung her main mast —a new spar obtained at that port, having lost her original iron masts, which were almost useless, thus allowing tho superiority of wooden over iron masts. The internal arrangements of this line ship are excellent. Her cuddy are fore and oft, with tables capable af accommodating 100 persons. The cabin fittings arc oak pannelling, in tho centres of which are pictures stained on glass of various subjects, which gives a pleasing effect on enterning the saloon. 'Fhe ventilation of the cabins is of a description that is rarely equalled in any other ship, and certainly never has been surpassed by even the finest steamers that have visited our port. The sleeping cabins are very light, and have a degree of comfort about them rarely met with even in these days of improvement in tho mercantile navy, with plenty of room on her decks, and decidedly the finest cabin accommodation of any vessel in the port. We shall feel surprised if she leave this harbour without having every cabin occupied. Her owners, Messrs Totter and Wilson of Glasgow, Lavo not spared expense in making this fine ship everything that can he expected by those who sail in her.- Melbourne Herald IMarch 7. The Australian Emigrant Ship Africa.— On Wednesd iy a large number of ladies and gentlemen were entertained on board this fine vessel, now lying in the Canning Basin. Tho Africa is addmitted to be one of the finest and best built ships that has ever sailed from this port. She is 202 leet long, 89 feet broad, and has a carrying power of 2,500 tons. She can with ease accommodate 500 passengers, although it is not, we understand, intended to take out more than 450, The steerage passengers are placed between decks, where there is a height of 9 feet, and means have been adopted to secure thorough ventilation. A spate of 10 feet is allowed to each berth. The second cabin. which is on deck, is exceedingly commodius and comfortable; t contains thirteen berths, and is 45 feet in length, with a table running down the centre. The saloon is a splendid apartment, 73 feet long, and contains twentyfour berths; it is chastely ornamented, and the sides, which are panelled, are painted white, with mouldings profusely gilded. The sid*-ligh(s and skylights are of

stained glass. The apartment is ornamented with costly mirrors and engraving of Her Majesty. It also contains several sofas, a pianoforte, and is fitted up with a handsome fire-place, with a marble top. At the end of the saloon are two spacious baths, and other conveniences; and on the poop, which is gained by two flights of stairs from tho after-part of the saloon, is a commodius smoking room. 1 lie deck promenade is 200 feet in len<nh. There is also ample accommodation for the captain and his officers, and every necessary convenience which the passengers may require. Her owners are Messrs Magee and Livingston, of this town, and the charterer is Mr. Henry Fox. We are informed that several of the berths have been engaged in the handsome saloon of this vessel by friends of Dr. Cullen, Roman Catholic “ Archbishop” of Ireland, and the Hon. Captain Stanly Carr, chairman of the Australian Emigration Committee, London. —Liverpool Albion. The emigrant ship Sir William Molesworth left the Bromielaw the end of last week for the Tail of the Bank, when she proceeds on her voyage to Fort Phillip, carrying about 200 passengers, who have purchased the ship. Tho steerage passengers pay £l2 each, the intermediate £l6 and a few in the cabin £2l. This, with some freight, has sufficed to complete the outfit, and renders them owners of the vessel. On arriving at her destination, it is intended to allow the ship to lie at anchor for one month, as a temporary residence for the emigrants; after which she will be sold, and the proceeds equally divided. The passengers had all to produce certificates of character, are all Protestants, and temperance people. The success which has attended this experiment of a select system of emigration, and the application for berths having been more numerous than could be complied with, we understand, induced Messrs. Maccallum and Graham, the agents for the Sir William Molesworth, to make arrangements for establishing a permanent connection with tho Australian Colonies. — Glasgow Mercantile Advertiser.