Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 229, 29 January 1876, Page 10

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVED. January2l.—Hawea, s.s., 4G2 tons, "Wheeler, from Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manulcau. Passengers—Mesdames Kilgour, Garrard, Woolcott, and 3 children. Wallis, Carruthers, Boyes, Melrose and son, Webb, Misses Washney, Strong, Webb, Tucker, liigley, Rankin, Squires (2), McHardy, Brown (8),. Calder (2), Fowler, Freeman (2), Dodson, Messrs. Harris, Barlow (2), Seacombe, Clayton and Son, Wymond, Phillips, Burns, Armstrong, Simpson, Cullen, Jackson; 5 in steerage, and 17 for South. Levin and Co., agents.

Ruby, schooner. 24 tons, Johnson, from Tekopi. Bethune and Hunter, agents. Herald, schooner, 53 tons, Lambert, from Palliser Bay. G. Thomas, agent.. Kaikoura, schooner, 31 tons, Anderson, from Tekopi. Bethune and Hunter, agents. Thames, ketch, 12 tons, Hunt, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent.

Lyttelton, p.s., S 6 tons, Scott, from Blenheim. Passengers— Mrs. Johnston and 4 children, Mrs. Smith and child, Mrs. Dowbaly, Mrs. Flood, Misses Pyke (2), Messrs. Johnstone, Falton, McDonnell, Campbell, Norgood, Hutchinson (2), Morrison, Farmer, Buck, Burnes, and 3in steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. Cynthia, schooner, 56 tons. Swede, from Pelorus Sound. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. Rose of Eden, schooner, 34 tons, Johnson, from Pelorus Sound. Compton, agent. Arthur Wakefield, schooner, 45 tons, Watt, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. Wellington, s.s., 262 tons, Carey, from Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and the Manakau. Passengers—Mesdames Markes, Johnston, Gore, Levy. Miss Levy, Sir Osborne Gibbs, Messrs. Lamb, Binniskille, Davies. Vivian, Ashdown, Hodder, Spiers, South, Wardrope, Fairbrother, Garrard, 150 excursionists, 2 steerage, and 13 for South. E. S. Ledger, agent. January 22.—Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers: Mr., Mrs., and Miss Anderson, Messrs. Owen, Robinson, Thompson, Drummond, Fitzgerald, Broom, Anderson, and 2in steerage. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents.

Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, from Wanganui. Napier, s.s., 44 tons. Butt, from Foxton. Passengers : Messrs Saxby and Marks. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. Planet, schooner, from Nelson.

Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, McLean, from Hokitika. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Browning. W. Bishop, agent. January 23.—Ladybird, s.s., 286 tons, Andrew, from Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manakau. Passengers : Mrs. Davis and 2 children. Misses Percival, Jennings, and McDavitt, Messrs. Sharp, Richardson, Jaccour, Lewis, Cook, Engel, Hicks, Roy, Ward, Abbott, Bailie, Kissell. Ellis, Thomas, Bacon, Vivian, Davis, Pickett, Kummer, Black, Shaw, 8 in steerage ; 21 for South. R. S. Ledger, agent. Phoebe, s.s., 486 tons, Worsp, from South. Passengers : Mesdames Carthrone. Smith, Wilson, Sutherland, Misses Howitt, Cluff, Peek, Diamond, Emeny, Revs. Ward (2) Smart. Standridge, Messrs. Quin, Webb, Turner. Fuchs, Luxford, Ness, Rimble, Buckbridge, Tancred, Childs, Diamond. Jones, Quine, Wilcox, Seaword, Woolridge, Backhouse, Jennings, Booth, Emeny, Palmer, Wright, Ward, Gold, Munroe, Laird, 14 in steerage, 10 for North, and 50 excursionists for North. K. S. Ledger, agent. Star of the Sea, schooner, 3S tons, Turner, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent.

Fiery Cross, schooner, 54 tons. Abraham, from Manakau. Jacob Joseph and Co., agents. Shepherdess, schooner. 38 tons, Cochrane, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. January 24. —Shakespere, ship, 877 tons, H. D. Jorgensen, from Hamburg. Johnston and Co., agents. Young Dick, schooner, 163 tons, Armifc, from Newcastle. Beck and Xonks, agents.

Rangatira, s.s., 185 tons, Griffiths, from Napier. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Miller, Glasson, Gibbons and child. Cook, Toozel and child, Masters Williams and Hawkes, Misses Shirley, Cotterill, Mackett, and Strange, Messrs. Downey, Faulkner, Mason, Irvine. Cooch, Stokes, Buckley, Goodwin, Glynn, Duftield, Dowling, Conolly, Antonia, Hunt, Boyd, Paul, Banner, Griffiths. Duck, Cook, Wood. Luke (2), Ingram, Connor, Cotterill, Pickering, and Kitt. R. S. Ledger, agent. January 25.—Shepherdess, 38 tons, Cochrane, from Havelock.

Maori, 14 tons, Pressman, from Orongoronga. Pilcher, agent. Luna, p.s., 109 tons, Fairchild. from the Strait. Egmont, s.s., 52 tons, Irvine, from the Strait. Tui, s.s., 75 tons, Bonnar, from Blenheim. Hannah Broomfield, brigantine, 138 tons, Dawson, from Kaipara. January 26.—Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Lloyd, from Northern ports. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Nelson. Crogan (3), and Cullen, Rev. Mr. Parkin and Mrs. Parkin, Messrs. Moss, Gonagle, Blackett, Bunny, Barnicoat, Boardman, Hunter, Winter, Hartz, Johnston, Cullen, Dobson, Brown, Jay, Hawks, and 15 for South ; 5 steerage, and 10 for South. 11. S. Ledger, agent. Bencleuch, schooner, from Oamaru, with flour and oats.

Tui, s.s., 75 tons, Bonner, from Blenheim. Bishop, agent. January 27.—Manawatu, p.s.. 103 tons, Evans, from Wanganui. Passengers Saloon : Mesdames Earle, Scrivener. Ross and child. Misses Weston and Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Richardson and child, Messrs. Swiney, Buddie, Pole, Zealey, Wray, Suisted, Robinson, Kilgour, Bruce. Page, Burt, Roach, Peters, Welch, Moles, Scuvesta, Eason, Paton, Constable Mclvor and a lunatic. R. S. Ledger, agent. Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Wheeler, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Wink, Mr. and Mrs. Seed, Mrs. and Miss Sutherland, Mrs. Blair and two children, Mrs. Mcllraith and child, Sir J. C. Wilson, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Magery, Messrs. Fergusson, Wilkinson, Pratt, Steadman, Postan, Liandrett, Dun ford. Smith, Broderick, Wiggins. Weston, Barlow's Circus (nine), 17 in the steerage, and 29 for North. Levin and Co., agents. Dido, cutter, 36 tons, Shilling, from Blenheim. _ Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile. from Wanganui Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Tripe, Skelley, ana Stitt, Messrs. Skelley, Herbert. Thompson, Richards, Wymond, Cannon, and 2 in steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. a .. Egmont, s.s., 52 tons. Irvine, from the Strait, Tui, s.s., 97 tons, Bonnar, from Blenheim.

SAILED. , T^ January 21.-Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, >\ heeler for Southern ports. Passengers - Saloon: Mesdames Gordon, Storey and daughter, Rowley Stanton and child, Elev. Misses Nathan, Harrison, Murray, Messrs. Jones, Gordon. Orr, Barber, and sin steerage. Levin aD Jane Douglas; s.s., 75 tons, Eraser, for Napier. W. aB J A^S? I S I -3&ffi:asSs;»ei tons. *&«!«*, for Newcastle. W. R. Williams, agent.

January 23.—Canny Scott, barque, 433 tons, Bartlett, for Newcastle. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. Dido, cutter, 36 tons. Shilling, for Blenheim. W. »nd G. Turnbull and Co.. agents. Waihopi. schooner, 37 tons, Bennett, for Waipu. blaster, agent. Eingarooma, s.s., 623 tons, McLean, for Melbourne via South.

Phcebe, s.s., 462 tons, "Worsp, for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manakau. Ja.vuauy 24. —Ladybird, s.s., 280 tons, Andrew, for Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon .- Mr. and Mrs. C. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Cook, Misses Cotterill, Mackett. and Strange, Masters Williams and Hawkes, Messrs. Wood. Luke (2), Ingham, Connor, Holdsworth, Badcock, and Clayfield. R. S. Ledger, agent.

Lyttelton, p.s., 86 tons, Scott, for Wairau, in ballast. R. S. Ledger, agent. January 25.—Wellington, s.s., 2G2 tons. M. Carey, for Picton. Passengers—Snloon: Mesdames Burbush, Mowbray, Strike, and Llovd, Misses Holmes and Ward, Messrs. Eoskruge and Irvine, 150 excurtiomsts, and three in the steerage. Ledger,.agent. Manawatu, r>.s., 103 tons. Evans, for Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Alston and family, Messrs. Samuel, Smith (2). Murphy, (rarlick, Wills, Knight (2), Jiolcroft (2), and seven in the steerage. Ledger, agent. „., . T , Falcon, ketch. 39 tons, Fisk, for Wairau. Passengers- Messrs. Fell and Morrison. Turnbull and Co., agents. _.„,,. » -»-, Eangatira, s.s., ISS tons. Griffiths, for .Napier. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Flyger and child Mr and Mrs. «reer, Mr. and Mrs. Uarrell, Mrs. and Miss Colville, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and child, Messrs. Gordon. Morgan, Eogers, Ashton, Eaymond, Bell, and eight others, Misses Porter and Howarth, Messrs. O'Brien, Derrett, Collins, Brown. Tancred, Eay. Gold, Mclvor, Carey, Tuyard, and ten in the steerage. Ledger, agent. Stormbird. s.s., 09 tons, Doile, for Wanganui Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Pyke, Stuart, and Edwards, Rev. Mr. Stuart, Messrs. Palmer, Green, Kitchen, Drummond, Avery, Williams, Barnett, Ellison, and Wymond.— Turnbull and Co., agents. January 20.—Napier, s.s., 44 tons. Butt, for Foxton. Passengers—Saloon : Miss McKenzie, Mr. and Mrs. Eandolph. the Eev. Mr. Standron, Messrs. Haybittle and Scott. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. • St. Kilda, s.s., 174 tons, Flowerday, for Wanganui. Krull and Co., agents. Star of the Sea, schooner, 33 tons, 'lurner, for Kavelock. Master, agent. Mary King, schooner, 73 tons, Hilton, for Picton. Bannatvne, agent. Commissary, ship, 990 tons, for INewcastle. Johnston and Co., agents. . . Emily McLaren, barque, 423 tons, Morrison, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. Government p.s. Luna, 199 tons, Fairchild, for the Strait. Egmont, s.s., 52 tons, Irvine, for the Strait January 27. Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Lloyd, for South.' Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. and the Misses Levy, Mrs. Marks, Miss McEae, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman, Messrs. Hosan, Silvester. Paton, Hinds, Burns, Pickering, Thornby, Young, Connolly, Evans, Low, Drake. Mowatt, Turner, Kimble, Ehodes, Wilson, Conch, Backhouse, Fuchs, Harrison, Chades, Diamond, Farron, Palmer, Wallace, Berry, Jenkins. Davis. Wilcox, Drake, and 10 in the steerage. Ledger, agent. Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Wheeler, for North. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Wilson, Pattinson, Trass, Atkinson and servant, and Leitch, Misses Pattinson, Allen and Bynes, Messrs. Mulligan, Chisholm, Mitchell. Kichardson, Stapley, Hendley, Moran, Baker, Wastney, and Hughes. Levin and Co., agents. Stormbird, s.s., 69tons, Doile, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Brown and family (six), Messrs. Edwards, Kim, Bennie, and Lyster. Turnbull and Co., agents.

CLEARED OUT. January27.—Kaikoura,schooner,3l tons, Anderson, for Kaikonra. Passengers : Miss Eager, Mr. Jenkins, Masters Davidson (two). Bethune and Hunter, agents. Cynthia, schooner, 56 tons, Swede, for Pelorus Sound, in ballast. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. —Otaki, John Milton, Commonwealth, and Huhawiu. Melbourne, via South.—Otago, s.s., 30th inst. Newcastle. —Anne Melhuish, Heversham, and Robin Hood, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES London.—St. Leonard's and Howrah, early. Northern Pouts.— Ladybird s.s., this day Sydney.—Otago, s.s., 31st inst. Castlepoint and Napier, &c—Eangatira, s.s., Ist February. Hongkono (via Newcastle). —May, in February. BY TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON, Saturday. The ship JfesJandia cleared for London. Cargo -a.2x:.ftd art-£105,460, consisting of 5023 bales wool, 180 h:ilfts leather and 3 cs.ses, 75 cases tallow, 139 casks LYTTELTON, Monday. Passenffevs pev New Zealand Bhioping Company's ship WaitaTijyi ■> -Cabin ; Mrs.. K. Taylor, Mrs. and Miss Pivw.r,. Mr. W", Ke'ece, Mix* Gould, L. Gould, Mr:, and Mrs. MfWwverrjsg,Mfes M. A. Mannering, Mi'sh A. F;. Mannevirig. .lfi.s* Man raring. Master Mannering, .MisßiTJa.n'ivilt.CAptAiri' and 'Mr*, fiongh, Miss Johnstone, Mr. -vsid tfivt Tir'>-WTt, Mrs, '¥.. Brown, Miss E. Wilson, Miss Baza, !>r. Dtmckley. Steerage: Mr. and Mrs. Hales. Mfcae* Hales (''■), Master I/ales (2), Mr. W. Webb. Cargo cwrisSatJs of wool, wheat, and gold, valued at £ Ifi 1,000. Shaw, Savillo, and G'o.'s ship Merope.—Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Fleet, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. E. B. Johnston. 0. J. Cooper, E. Wilkie, Messrs. W. 11. Davies, J. Russell, J. 8011. Cargo: Wool, &c. New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered ship Zealandia. —Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Surplice and family (5), Mrs. Chaplin, Mrs. Coleham, Miss Faer. Cargo : £106,000. Arrived : Soukar, ship, 105 days out, all well, with 244 immigrants. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Plante and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Barnett and child, Mrs. Ehaue. There were two births and four deaths of children ; Eingarooma, s.s. She sails to-morrow at 1 p.m. PORT CHALMERS, Wednesday. Arrived : Ship Oamaru, with 19 passengers and 1400 tons cargo from London, after a passage of 85 days ; brigantine Ned White, from New York, with 900 tons cargo, 300 of which are for Wellington. Sailed.-: Eingarooma, for Melbourne. BLUFF, Wednesday. Sailed: N.Z.S.S. Co.'s ship Waimea, Captain Kerr, for London ; 3387 bales wool, 7 casks tallow, 4 cases, 17 casks sealskins, 2108 bags wheat, 17 bags horns ; value, £90,000. MELBOURNE, January 19. Arrived : 16th, Moneyrick, from Wangaroa. NEWCASTLE, January 19. Arrived : 12th, Southern Cross, from Wellington. Sailed : 12th, Heversham, for Wellington. Some time ago a rumor obtained currency that the ship Douglas had been wrecked. A Liverpool paper of Kovember 5 mentions that Captain Wilson, of the ship Douglas, then lying in the East Float, had been summoned for a breach of the Mersey Dock Board's regulations, by having gunpowder on board. From this it would seem that the rumor with reference to the Douglas was incorrect. As to the charge mentioned, the captain pleaded ignorance of the regulations, and was fined in the nominal penalty of ss. The following is a list of the passengers who have been booked so far by the St. Leonards for London : Cabin : Captain and Mrs. Webster and family (5), Misses Watt, Poulton, Taylor, Bruce, and Dixon, Mesdames N. Bell and family (2), Mowles, Martin, and Grey, Messrs. Russell, Rolleston, J. Watt, R. Watt, and Fernyhough. Second Cabin: Mr. Golder, Mr. and Mrs. Graff and family (5). The cargo on board comprises 4700 bales wool, 19 bale 3 skins, 104 packages

lead, 2S cases meats, 78 packages tallow, and 55 do sundries. It is understood that the St. Leonards will haul off from the wharf on Saturday, and sail for London early next week. The Sentinelle du Midi gives some details respecting the loss of the Magenta. The explosion of the vessel was followed by showers of burning wood, paper, clothes and iron, which fell into the streets of Toulon. One of the plates of the ship fell on to the pavement and entered it some eighteen inches. Not a single jet of gas was left burning in the town. The windows of the shops, cafes, and private houses along the quays were all broken, while doors and shutters were burst open. There is scarcely a house in the town which has not been more or less injured. It is expected that the sixteen guns of the ship may be saved. Immediately after blowing up the Magenta sank, and yesterday the stump of the mizenmast appeared above water. The divers are busily raising what portions they can of the wreck. The dead body of a sailor was found on Sunday. Others of the crew are said to be missing.

ARRIVAL OF THE SHAKSPERE. The vessel noticed by us as having been signalled at sundown on Sunday, proved to be the Shakspere, from Hamburg, with Government immigrants. The vessel left Hamburg on the Bth October last, occupying 108 days in the passage. On coming up the harbor the yellow flag was observed to be flying, and on the health officer proceeding on board, it was found that low fever had been prevalent amongst the passsengers. It is stated that low fever had been about in Hamburg at the time of the Shakspere's leaving, and the first case was observed on board on the 12th October. Precautions were forthwith taken, but seven case's declared themselves, the last person attacked being still in the doctor's hands. There were a number of other cases of illness during the voyage, 12 being of diarrhoea. With the exception of those of two infants, there were no deaths during the voyage. Upon the foregoing being ascertained, it was determined to place the ship in quarantine, and land the passengers on the island, so that both might be thoroughly disinfected. Accordingly, the ship, which had brought up at the outer anchorage, was at 4 p.m. on Monday taken in tow by the Manawatu, which steamed over to the quarantine station. It is hoped that it will not be necessary to detain the vessel or passengers long. The Shakespere is under the command of Captain Jorgensen, Mr. H. C. Utterhart being the surgeon in charge. The latter gentleman lws been to this colony in charge of immigrants before. THE MELAINE ASHORE AT KAIPARA. The three-masted schooner Melaine, belonging to Mr. E. Pearce. went ashore about a mile on the north head side of the Lotus. The bar was taken on the morning of the 15th, with the wind E.S.E.—a whole topsail breeze. The South Spit was kept well aboard, and when between Tory Shoal and North Spit, the wind fell light and drew out from N.E. Captain Creagh then stood across towards the Lotus, and as it was flood tide, fetched in a long way inside her. He gave the vessel plenty of room for stays, but she missed. The starboard anchor was let go in twelve fathoms. She had about twenty-five fathoms, and she was head to wind when it parted, and she made a stern board. The port anchor was now let go, but before it brought her up, she struck aft. She is now lying broadside on to the side and striking very heavily aft. The chain, being across her stern, tore away the cut-water, and every time the sea lifted her, the anchor came home. Seeing there was no use holding on, as he expected the stern-post to be knocked away every minute, the Captain gave her chain, when she went head up the beach, the sea breaking clean over her. At low water the crew got out of her and rigged a sail on shore for a tent, and then got provisions, chronometer, and all valuables ashore, as well as what cargo could be got. She is not very much injured yet, and if the sea keeps down, she will doubtless be got off without much damage. Ah inquiry will be held.

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. The Straits Observer, 12th October, gives the following account of the circumstances attending the falling overboard of a seaman name t Lopez, belonging to the ship North Riding, bound from Liverpool to Sydney, till the time he was picked up by the Narval, having been in the water for the space of eleven hours. His report is as follows : —" On the morning of the 2nd of June last I was on the gang forecastle on the look-out. About three o'clock the mate came forward and asked me if the side lights were all right. I replied in the affirmative. He looked over the bow and told me that there was something hanging down from the jibboom, and at his request I went out on the boom to see what it was. As I could see nothing from the boom I went down the martingale to see if anything was there. Finding that the flying boom bob stay was carried away I tried to pick it up, and in the attempt lost my hold and fell overboard. When I picked myself up I found the vessel coming over me and had just time enough to shove myself away. I could hear the mate singing out ' Man overboard.' Being a good swimmer, I struck out so as to clear the bow of the ship. I sang out for a rope, when somebody said ' There's a life-buoy ;' but I replied, ' No, back your mainyard and heave to.' Whether my words were heard I can't say, but shortly after I found the life-buoy, and getting into it and looking round, I found they had hove to, and were burning a blue light from the stern. The vessel, however, was fast drifting away, so, for fear I should be left behind, I cut off all my clothes, including my shoes, to enable me to swim faster after her. I. was expecting a boat coming to me every minute, and every four or five minutes I kept singing out. But no boat came. At daybreak I could see the hull of the ship plainly, and swam as fast as I ;ould, thinking I could catch her, but she was drift.ng away too fast, and then I said to myself, ' It's no use.' T was thinking they were long about coming ivitli a boat, and said to myself, ' Oh ! God Almighty, what are they doing? why don't they put the ship to?' I then saw the vessel come up with the wind, and thought she was coming for me. But she didn't. By this time the sun rose in the horizon. I could see the vessel put right off, and I hoped she would wear round and come to me. But I saw her square the mainyard, and down foresail and mainsail, and set the three royals. Then I gave myself up for lost, and commenced to cry, saying, ' Good Lord, the ship has gone away and left me in the open sea.' I had no more hopes of life, expecting every moment to be carried away by a shark or something else. I was prepared for death, and wished that I did not know how to swim, as people say that those who don't know how to swim die very easily. I tried to destroy myself by drinking the salt water, and shoving my head under it; but it was of no use, for every drop of water I drank I used to throw it up again. 1 let the life-buoy go to see if I could not sink, but as I did not, I picked it up again, and rested myself on it, and commenced to cry, thinking that the Almighty would take my life when He thought proper. After the lapse of some time, whilst still resting on the buoy, I bethought me that I might get picked up by some passing vessel, and so began straining my eyes to see if I could see anything. At last I saw something which I could not quite make out, whether a ship or a bird, and was so overcome with joy that I swooned for a little, but how long I could not say ; for when I came to myself I could distinctly make out a ship coming towards me, so I struck out towards her. Once I fancied I was going to be passed by without being picked up, and threw away the life-buoy to enable me to swim faster. Upon nearing the ship, I shouted out 'Ship ahoy,' from near the starboard bow of the vessel. After doing so three or four times, I could perceive I was heard, and could see the people running on the poop. After a few moments of dreadful suspense I saw a man with a life-buoy in his hands, and* immediately after I saw they were shortening sail, and making preparations to pick me up. I had hopes of my life again. After swimming some time in the wake of the ship I managed to pick up the life-buoy, and so got into it and rested, being at this time much exhausted. After some little time I heard a whistle: and, looking in the direction of the sound saw a boat coming towards me. Those in the boat saw me and bawled out to me not to be frightened, as they would quickly save me. I was taken into the boat; and in trying to stand up in the stern sheets I again feU overboard, and was pulled in and laid down in the bottom of the boat, the men taking off some of their clothing, to enable me to make a somewhat decent appearance on board, as I was entirely naked. I was kindly received and treated by the people on board. The "ship which picked me up '

proved to be the Narval, bound for Calcutta. It was about half-past two p.m., when I was taken on board the Narval. My skin, from exposure to the sun, was fearfully blistered, and could be taken right off."— [The North Riding arrived at Sydney on the 19th December.] A SAD STORY. A telegram from Riverton some days ago informed us of the finding by a prospecting party near Preservation Inlet of a seaman, a survivor of three of the crew of the cutter Will Watch. The survivor's name is Edward McLean, and he has supplied the following account of the wreck and subsequent circumtances:—

The Will Watch, cutter, Joseph Moody, master, with Christopher Gardner and myself as crew, left the Huia, Jlanukau, loaded with timber, &c, on the 14th October, 1875, bound ior the Bluff. Had a fair passage down the coast until after passing the Solanders and Hearing the N.E. end of Stewart's Island, when we were met with a severe gale which compelled us to run before it. A barque with painted ports and a full-rigged ship with lower topsails and staysail set, which were in sight, had to do the same. This was on the 22nd November, at near dusk. At daylight the following morning we found ourselves close to Bellamy Reef, at the entrance of Chalky and Preservation Inlets. Bounded the vessel to, being about three miles from the shore, A heavy squall at the time threw her on her beam ends, and she began to fill. All hands managed to cling to the wreck, and after a time the dingy was cut adrift, hauled up on the vessel's bottom, and turned over to clear her of water. ' Fortunately, the oars had been lashed to her thwarts. All the time the vessel was drifting in and along the land. When about a mile off shore we all left in the dingy with nothing but what we stood upright in. and made for the land, or rather the rocks —for it is an ironbound coast—on which a heavy surf was breaking. We managed, however, to effect a landing without personal injury, but the boat went into matchwood at the first strike, leaving us to struggle through the rollers. We then walked along the beach to Chalky Inlet, and there, in a bag, found a pickle bottle tied to the branch of a tree, and inside a letter, written by Captain Fairchild, of the Luna, stating the date of his being there some months before. We stopped there that night ; got a fevv shell fish to eat, but had no means of making a fire. Next day we walked along the beach and through a thick scrub to the head of the Inlet—camped there that night without any food. The following morning we held a consultation. Moody and Gardiner proposed to climb the mountains and get on the watershed, so as to reach the East Coast, thinking it would be nearer by taking a short cut through the interior, than following the coast. To this I demurred, feeling convinced that without the means of making a fire, without food or the means of getting any, and with only a few rags on, we never could manage to cross the Snowy Ranges. With this we shook hands, and parted good friends, promising should either get to where we would be enabled to send relief to the other to do so. They had a compass with them. I left them and walked down the ranges, and through nearly impenetrable scrub, and campel on the shore, east side of Chalky Inlet. It then took me three days in getting over to Preservation, about twelve miles from the entrance. Here I collected a lot of dry driftwood, and made a ' mogie ' or raft. It took me nearly a day to get to the east side of the harbor. I then camped. All this time I lived on shell-fish, and fern-root, and " mammuc," or eatable fern. At this time I almost gave myself up to die. My mind wandered, and I sometimes fancied I heard men cooeying and hallaoing to me. I was very weak, and bruised by falls due to this cause. However, I made my way down along the shore till I came to a deserted hut. Here, to my great joy, I found matches, a tin of preserved meat, some rice and sugar, and a few biscuits. This was the first proper meal I had since leaving the wreck. Here I made a good fire and dried my clothes, for it had rained nearly the whole time I had been travelling. After searching round without finding any track excepting one to the shore —that cut to haul timber to the lighthouse about to be erected at Puysegur Point. On the 10th of December, returning to the hut, I found a man belonging to a prospecting party (Bell and party), who had started from Riverton some months previously, and had left Green Island and Prince's Boat Harbor prospecting for gold. The party and myself then went up to the head of the Sound, Chalky, and Preservation, and ascended the ranges, and made signal fires, which kept burning for ten days—setting the scrub and snow grass to make a thick smoke. We remained here till the 28th of December, and came to Green Island on New Year's Day. Kept a good look-out all along the coast, making fires when we landed. Called in at Mussel Bay, and remained there a day : but finding no traces of the two men, left, and arrived at Riverton on the 10th, where kind friends supplied me with a good fit out of clothes, and placed me under the hospitable care of Mr. and Mrs. Clode, of the Royal Hotel. I must say that Bell and his party did everything they could do in making search for the missing men. They left off their work of prospecting, and went into every nook and corner of the coast and beaches, in hopes of picking them up, and at each landing went into the interior to try and find traces. I do hope they will not have to bear the loss of time, labor, and money—for provisions are the same as money—which they so freely incurred in their efforts to find the others.

MAIL SERVICE ITEMS. Captain Moore of the s.s. Mikado informs the Auckland Star that on the arrival of the Mikado and the City of San Francisco in Sydney at midnight on the 6th instant, it was at once understood that one leave on Wednesday, the I2th, via Auckland, and the other for Fiji on Friday, and at first it seemed almost impossible that the ships could be got ready. However, the City was discharged on Friday, docked on Saturday, and out again on Monday morning, and at once commenced coaling. The Mikado having over 600 tons of cargo on board had to work night and day, and was docked on Monday and out again on Tuesday ; coaled, and left on Thursday. Independent of this, on account of the change of charterers of the Mikado, there was stock-taking to do, and all hands had to be paid off, discharged, and re-shipped, so that altogether it was a busy time with her during her short stay in Sydney. Captain Moore visited the City of San Francisco while in dock, and, all sorts of talk to the contrary, pronounced her a magnificently built ship, and one in every way a credit to her builders ; and with such ships as these, and the two coming out from the Clyde, there will be no fear for the regularity, efficiency, and comfort of ! the service when once the ships are fairly started. The fact is, the company started before they were ready, and their not being able to get the Mikado to open the service from Dunedin in November, completely upset their temporary arrangements, and the unfortunate breakdown of the Colima made matters as bad as could be. However, for the February service there will be the City of San Francisco from Port Chalmers, and either the Zealandia or Granada from Sydney, so that it is to be hoped that with this month the troubles of the Pacific Mail Company will end, and that the public will soon feel convinced that at last they have a service worth calling one. The great efforts that have been made by the company on the present occasion ought to deserve the sympathy and approval of the public. The Mikado will remain in the service until all the vessels are on their stations, when it is not improbable she will remain in Sydney as a spare ship in case of accident. The City of San Francisco would probably leave Sydney on the 14th inst., and arrive at Kandavau on the 21st. She will send on her mails and passengers by the Mikado, and receive the New Zealand mails and passengers from the Granada, which is the mail-boat from San Francisco this month. She left San Francisco on the 7th instant with the English mail, and is therefore due at Kandavau on or about the 29th. From Kandavau she proceeds to Sydney and talces up the next month's service. The City of San Francisco, on her return to this port, goes down the coast to Dunedin and starts from thence as the next through boat in February. We understand, says the S. M. Herald, that a telegram was received yesterday from San Francisco to the effect that two crank shafts for the Colima were being shipped by the Granada, which vessel left on the 7th inst. In consequence of this information, the order to Messrs. Elder and Co. to make two new shafts were countermanded.