Maritime Record.

New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1721, 6 September 1862, Page 3

Maritime Record.

The brig Reliance, Captain Riddle, arrived in harbour from Hobart Town on Wednesday night at 10 o'clock, after a fine weather passage of ten days. Sighted the North Cape on the Ist instant and made a good run of two days up the coast. On Monday last the Reliance sighted a steamer, in all probability the Lord Ashley, bound for Sydney, The Reliance brings a general cargo and some forty passengers. The American schooner Lombard, Captain Harding, look her departure for Otagr, with a stiff breeze from S.W., on l'hui - day last at 2 p.m. The schooner Kauri, Captain Shearer, arrived from Lyttle. ton, on Thursday morning, after a passage of twelve day-.

The schooner Sea-Gull, (.'apt. Cellem, arrived from Otago, on Thursday las', afier a passage of ten days. The Sea 'Jull since working up the coast. The Osprey brings a large cargo brings news of the steamship City of Hobart having arrived at Otago from Melbourne with some 130 passengers, and a great rush is spoken of' The schooners Zillah and Victoria both arrived from Napier yesterday, bringing cattle. The Zillah has been less unfortunate this trip, having only lost three lu-ad. The Victoria seems particularly lucky this making her fourth trip without losing « smgi" *"■'* ..noves the remaining gum or nine care Dei.ig taken to rinse them well in clean v ' lS °' during the operation; the bandies are then again b • us ' in another copper or boiler, the first boiler being I slon again, with fresh flax to continne the process, W p* boiled again for say not exceeding six hours '. : weaker ley to complete the separation of the muci ' e they are then taken out and well rinsed in warm w then rung and well shaken and hung on hurdles or , to dry, which will takeabout 6 hours, thus completin 1 | operation in 24 hours. When the flax is perfecth KC . e it is to be carefully collected, so as not to entangh s ' fibres, and made into small bundles called hanks, w " e if necessary, sorting the different sizes ar.d slip °. oiling to render them more pliable, and again heel i a previous to spinning. It is obvious that this latter ' ~e cess is only necessary when it is intended for mam 8 turo into rope or other material. The scrapings o mucilage containing soda potassa and lignia fori The schooner Osprey, Captain Rogers, arrived in harbour yesterday afternoon, after a flue weather passage of thirty-five days from Rorolonga, The Osprey sailed hence on .Saturday, the 12th July, experiencing very heavy weather on the passage down, arrived at Roroonga on August 2nd, left again on the 9th, and experienced nothing but a succession of light airs and calms all the way up to the Barrier, which she fetched on the .'•rd instant. Sighted no vessels hut the Coral Queen, which she spoke off the North Cape on Friday last, and has been ever Of tropical fruits, all of which have arrived In first rate condi. lion, and will be submitted to auction by Me»srs. Cochrane Ai Co., this morning, at 11 o'clock. A brig was signalled yesterday afternoon, but at sunset she was not made out; in all probability she will prove to be either the Oil Ulas from Napier or Montezuma from otago. SHU'S IN POUT. Messina, ship, .V,2 tons, Leihbridge, in the stream, sails this morning for Callao.—D. Nathan, agent. Queen of the North, ship. It'l tons, Crombie, off the Queen Street Wharf, arrived from London and discharging.—llrown, Campbell & Co., agents. Blundell, barque, 630 tons, Lean, oft* the Queen .Street Wharf, arrived from London, dischaiging—Cruickshank, Smart 6i Co.,

agent*. Eugene, French barque, 2110 tons, Uarra, on the hard, refuting. —C. J. Stone, agent. Sarah, brig, 121 tons, W. Firth, laid on for Taranaki. — Henderson <V Macfarlane, agents. Marion, barque, (hulk), 3UO tons, off the Queen Street Wharf. Henderson St Macfarlane, agents. Sophia, brigantine, (hulk), 140 tons, in the stream.—Henderson dc Macfarlane, agents. African, ship, 740 tons, Gibson, in the stream, arrived from London, discharging.—Cruickshank, Smart A Co., agenls. Prince Edward, whaling brig, 175 tons, Kelly, alongside ihe Queen Street Wharf, arrived from the fisheries.—Walter Grahame, agent. Dunedln, schooner, 57 tons, Stewart, arrived from Otago, cjueen, ?.•., 1110 tons, D. Pole, alongside the Queen Sireet Wharf, about to sail for the Southern Provinces.- I), Nathan, agent. Varrow, brig, 22G tons, Scott, arrivad from Wellington w '' h ?Util*~H»»iJ»rjQit fjf Macrnfljjiii, s^fjf».

Sea Gull, schooner, 12(>tons, Cellem, arrived from Otago.—Owen St Graham, agents. Coral Queen, schooner. 93 tons, Currie, alonssule the Queen Street Wharf, arrived from the South Sea Island.-,—Combes ii Daldy, agents. Reliance, brig, 1111 tons, Riddle, alongside Queen-street Wharf, arrived from Hobirt Town,—C, J. Stone, agent. Clutha, schooner, 150 tons, Anderson, alongside the Quecntreet Wharf, arrived from the Chatham Islands.—Cruickshank Smart & Co., agents. Ziliah, schooner, (iff tons, .Sullivan, arrived from Napier.—J. Salmon cV Co., agents. Victoria, schooner, 51! tons, Kcan, arrived from Napier.— Combes & Daldy, agents. Kauri, schooner, 45 tons, Shearer, arrived from Lyttelton.—J, Salmon <& Co., agents. Sylph, schooner, 50 tons, Norris, laid on for Lyttelton.—Webster dt Patterson, agents. Osprey, schooner, 40 tons Rogers, alongside the Queen-street Wharf, arrived from the Islands—Combes At Daldy, agents. H.M.S.S. Harrier, 17 guns, 747 tons, Captain Sir Malcolm McGregor, Bart., arrived from Wellington. TKOJECTED DEPARTURES. Messina, ship, Lethbridge, for Callao, this day.—D. Nathan, agent. Sarah, brig, Firth, for Taranaki, early.—Henderson & Macfarlane, agents. Vistula, schooner, Souter, (from Manukau), for Port Cooper, early.—Cruickshank, Smart & Co., agents. Queen, s.s, 180 tons, D. Pole, for the Southern Provinces with the English Mail, to-morrow. —D. Nathan, agen'. Sea Gull, brigantine, Cellem, for Newcastle, this day.—Owen & Graham, agents. Dunedin; schooner, Stewart, for Otago, early. Sylph, schooner, Nortis,' for Lyttelton, Tuesday next.—Webster & Patterson, agents. Yarrow, brig, Scott, for Wellington, this day,'—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Victoria, schooner, Kean, for Napier, eaily.—Combes & Da'dy, agents. Ziliah, schooner, Sullivan, for Napier, early.—-J. Salmon & Co., agents, SHIPS EXPECTED. Hanover, ship, 1045 tons, Rich, from London, sailed from Deal Ist June. Matilda Wattenbach, ship, 051 tons, Goudie, from London, sailed from Deal Ist June. William Miles, ship, 1227 tons, Brinden, from London, to sail loth July. Indian Empire, ship, 1300 tons, Black, from London, to sail 31st May. Romulus, ship, 010 tons, Lord, from London. Lancashire Witch, 1386 tons, Biinden, front London. Ida Ziegler, 860 tons, Reynolds, from London. Cairngorm, 102") tons, Gibbons, from London. H.M.S.S. Orpheus, 21 guns 1706 tons, Flag ship, Commodore Burnett, (ML, from Sydney. Maori, barque, from Newcastle, with coals