Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 230, 5 February 1876, Page 11

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVED. January 28. —Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Macfarlane, from the North. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Haultaine, Gamble, Greenwood, Richards, Gifford, and Pharazyn, Mrs. Beaver and child, Mr. and Mrs. Holdamar, Mrs. Rogers and child, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens and two children, Mrs. Capper, Messrs. Nathan, Cook, McDonald, Cardwell, Heldt, Gifford, Rogan, Harman, Scott, Mcintosh, Helms, Palmer, Thornton, Elson, Turnbull, Master Johns, and Wilson's Circus Company, 23 saloon and 0 steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Heversham, barque, 465 tons, D. Croll, from>ew■castle. Williams, agent. . , Government p.s. Luna, 199 tons, Fairchild, from the Strait. _, Napier, s.s., 44 tons, Butt, from Foxton. Passengers : Messrs. Whyte and Donnelly. Turnbull and Co., agents. . „ . Rangatira, s.s., ISS tons, Griffiths, from Napier. Passengers: Mesdames Rawlinson, Bowerman, Maginity and child, Misses Rathbone, and Bowerman Messrs. Cockram. Harding, Newton, Hanlan, Smith Harding (2), Williams, Haney, Hill, Graham, Southern, Con oily, Dunbar (2), O'Regan, Somerville, Cooper, Poretz, and Holder. " January 29. Napier, s.s., 44 tons, R. Butt, from Foxton. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. White, Graff, and Comiskey. Turnbull and Co., agents. Rangatira, s.s., 185 tons, J. Griffiths, from Napier. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Rawlinson, Bowerman, McGinerty and child, Misses Bowerman, Rathbone, Messrs. Cochran, Harding (2), Newton, Hamlin, Williams, Maney, Graham, Conolly, Southern, Dunbar (2), O'Regan, Somerville, Cooper, Poretz, and Holder. R. S. Ledger, agent. Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Grey, McLellan, and Hardy, Misses Goodson, Wilson, and Grey, Messrs. Brown, Knowles, Ellison, Shaw, Holding, Grey, McLellan, Hardy, and Green. Turnbull and Co., agents. Neptune, brig, 297 tons, Yule, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents. January 30.—Otago, s.s., (500 tons, Calder, from Melbourne via South. Passengers—Saloon : From Melbourne : Mr. H. Nicholson, Mrs. England, Miss .England, Master England, Mr. and Mrs. Cleverdon, Mr. E. Bardwell. From Otago : Mr. and Mrs. Hindmarsh, Dr. Mark. From Lyttelton : Mesdames J. Morris, Brown, Lawson, Miss Lawson, Mr. J. Jones, ; and 4 in the steerage. W. Bishop, agent. Ladybird, s.s., 286 tons, Andrew, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Levy, Mr. and Mrs. Hill, Mesdames Aitchison, Sellers and 3 children, Hamilton, Charters, May, .Toad, 3 Sisters of Mercy, Misses Hoggard, Rich, McKenzie, Logan, Hitchings, Clayton, Aitken, and Hart, Hon. Mr. Waterhouse, Messrs. Forbes. G. Bacon, Nasmith, W. Thomson, Aitchison, McGowan, Mitchell, Williamson, W. Davis, McDonald, Stephens. Stevens, Bell, Allen, Thompson, F. Silk, Gibson, Robertson, J. Smith, J. McDonald, Regate, H. Seymour, Master Gillon, 13 steerage, and j 23 for North. R. S. Ledger, agent. Manawatu, p.s., 107 tons, C. Evans, from Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames T. B. Taylor, Marks, Crawford, Alyward and child. Misses Taylor (3), Miss Watt, Masters Watt (2), Messrs. Marks, W. H Watt, Crawford, Thompson, Jobberns, Graves, Covett, Morgan, and Bridge. R. S. Ledger, agent. January 31. —Kiwi, s.s., 133 tons, Campbell, from East Coast. Passengers: Messrs. Beeson, Clark, Mong Chee, and Nilson. Levin and Co., agents. Bee, schooner, 31 tons, Green, from Amuri Bluff. Master, agent. Saucy Lass, schooner, 39 tons, Callow, from Blackhead. Master, agent. Oreti, schooner, 66 tons, Travers, from Timaru. Master, agent. February I.—John Milton, ship, 618 tons, Murphy, from London. Turnbull and Co., agents. Forest Queen, ketch, 51 tons, Outridge, from Picton. Mclntyre and Co., agents. Elizabeth, ketch, 33 tons, Short, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. Elibank Castle, schooner, 70 tons, Dempsey, from Greymouth, bound to Timaru. Canterbury, schooner. February 2.—Wellington, s.s., 262 tons, Carey, from the North. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. Gavin, Mrs. and Master Kempthorne, Mr. Wood, Mrs, Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Macmahon, Mr. Foldi, Mr. O'Neill, Mrs. Martin, Messrs. Deveril, Gibbons, Drew, Rev. Mr. Russell, Mr. Allen, Miss Dimant, Messrs. Maling, Russell, Blundell, Turner, Miss Lines, Messrs. Barnard, Shapley, Kite, Pickering, Mrs. Dalton, Messrs. Haine«, Langley, Parker, Mesdames Jackson, Parker, Jeffreys, Messrs. Fitzgerald, Gray, and Tripe; 11 steerage, and 30 immigrants. R. S. Ledger, agent. Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Lloyd, from Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. Brown and son, Messrs. Howe, Smith, Sidey and son, Logie, Kirbie, Fearon, Kerner, Fox, Bailey, Carroll, Mcintosh, Milsom. Tribe, Clark, Wilcox, Dr. Bakewell, Misses Sutc'liffe, Bakewell, and Plank, Mesdames Wilcox and Stuart; 8 in the steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, from Wanganui. Passengers Cabin : Messrs. Douglas, Hamblin, Roberts, Bell, King, Carrol, Young, and Master Welford. R. S. Ledger, agent. Stormbird, s.s,, 67 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Misses Edmonds (2), Clapham, Mrs. Edmonds, Messrs. Stock, Capper, Schultze, Whittaker, Masters Field and Edmonds (3); 3 in the steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. February 3. —Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Macfarlane, from Southern Ports. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Norbury, Kenny and child, Knowles, Routh, Kilgour, Misses Nation and Fauld, Mr. and Mrs. Munson, Messrs. Bar, Randle, Norman, Woolcot, Day, Wagner and son, Urquhart, Gray, Weidnea, Hombrock, Beissle, Short, Levy, Rev. Mr. Knowles, Smith's Combination Troupe (11), Homburg's American Troupe (7) ; 13 in the steerage, and 19 for North. Levin and Co., agents. Alhambra, s.s., 497 tons, Bawden, from Melbourne via AVest Coast. Passengers—Saloon. From Melbourne : "Lady Vogel and family (4) and 2 servants, Mr. and Mrs. Krull, infant, and servant; Mrs. Wateihouse; Messrs. Henderson, Milton, Buckland, and Master Williams. From Hokitika : Miss Barber, Mr. Thompson. From Greymouth : Mr. and Mrs. Hussey, Messrs. Homes and Gleeson, Sister of Mercy, Messrs. "Wilson and Holmes. From Nelson : Miss Tanner, Captain and Mrs. Edwin and child, Messrs. Donald and Mantle, Rev. Mr. Thorpe. W. Bishop, agent. Lyttelton, p.s., 8G tons, Scott, from Kekerange. K. S. Ledger, agent. Egmont, s.s., 52 tons, Irvine, from Wanganui and Rangitikei. Pobin Hood, brig, 294 tons, Paton, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. Ruby, schooner, 24 tons, Johnson, from Te Kope. Unity, schooner, 44 tons, Irvine, from East Coast. Sarah Pile, brigantine, 115 tons, AVyand, from Dunedin via Oamaru. T. W. Pilcher, agent. SAILED. January 28.—Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, J. Macfarlane, for the South. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Laurie, Mr. and Mrs. Lever and seven children, Misses Knight, North, Greenwood, and Campbell, Messrs. Lawrie, Beetham, Stokes, Lee, Hutchin, Cannon, Bustle, Roller, Burnett, Bamford, Crawford, C. D. Bowen, Savill, Hedge, Murdo, McLean, Boardman, and J. A. "Wilson. Levin and Co., agents. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, C. Evans, for Wanganui. Passengers —Saloon: Mr., Mrs., and Miss Leydon, Mrs. George and child, Mrs. Tonks and infant, Mrs. Rayman, Miss Mason, Mr. Palmer, and Constable Mclvor ; and five in the steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. January - 29. —Egmont, s.s., 52 tons, Irvine, for AVanganui. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. AVrigley and family. Levin and Co., agents. January 31.—Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, for AVanganui. Passengers : Mrs. Gilpin, Messrs. O'Connor, Sutherland, Drake, Christie, Allen, Master Allen, and 52 immigrants. R. S. Ledger, agent. Kiwi, s.s., 133 tons, Campbell, for East Coast. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Bell and family (s£). Levin and Co., agents. Eangatira, s.s., 185 tons, Griffiths, for Isapier. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Mesdames Briscoe, Mav, and Shields, Misses Inglepen and Hart, Messrs.

McDougall, Bannister, A. and J. Goldfinch Bell, Boyle, Barlow's Circus troupe (9), Misses McKenzie, Logan, Brandon, Hitchings, Messrs. Nasmith, Thompson, Silthe, Gibson, Robertson, Smith, McDonald, and Fagate. R. S. Ledger, agent. Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile, for Wanganui. Passengers • Mrs. and Miss Hutchison, Messrs. Murphy, Howlett, Harding, and Lee ; 2 in the steerage. TurnbullandCd.. agents. _ - Otago, £s., 600 tons, Calder. for Sydney via West Coast. Passengers—For Sydney : Mr. and Mrs. Ludlam, Mesdames Bruckie, Antonio, Dowling, Hair, Messrs. Gilbert, Read, and Herbert. For the Coast: Mesdames Kennie, Baily, Atkin, Kyall and two children, Miss Freeburg, Masters Pearce (2), Moeller (2), Messrs. Suisted and Moore. Bishop, agent. February I.—Stormbird, s.s.. 67 tons, Doile, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. and Miss Hutchison, Messrs. Murphy, Howlett, Harding, Lee, and two in the steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. February 2.—Ladybird, s.s., 236 tons, Andrew, for the North. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Dunn and Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, Misses Jones, Percival, Cotter, James, Messrs. Claridge, Brown, Halse, Marks, Capper, Roy, Hamlin, Frail, Logie, Hutchins and Son, Darmison, Milson, Tribe, Clark, Wilcox, Moore, Watts, Dr. Bakewell, and 100 immigrants ex Shakspere. R. S. Ledger, agent. Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents. AVellington, s.s., 262 tons, Carey, for the South. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Crease, Hardman, Atkins, Halse, AVhite, Mesdames O'Shea child and servant, Davis, Hall and infant, Blair, Messrs. Peters, Clarke, Gilchrist, Riemenetsneider, Ives, Rigg, Parke, Armstrong, Humphries, Vickery, Cooper, Brackie, Davidson, Rattray, Johnson, O'Shea, Pole, Pearson, Doherty, and 7in the steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. February 3.—Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Lloyd, for Southern Ports. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Philpott; 1 steerage and 50 immigrants. R. S. Ledger, agent. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, for Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Langdon, Messrs. Weidner, Robinson, and Watt. R. S. Ledger, agent. Stormbird, s.s., 67 tons, Doile, for AVanganui. Turnbull and Co., agents. CLEARED OUT. February 3.—Heversham, barque, Croll, for Newcastle. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Davis. AVilliams, agent. Fiery Cross, schooner, 72 tons, Abrams, for Foxton. Jacob, Joseph, and Co., agents. Lyttelton, p.s., 86 tons, Scott, for AVairau. R. S. Ledger, agent. Napier, s.s., 44 tons, Butt, for Foxton. Turnbull and Co., agents. St. Leonards, ship, 1054 tons, Todd, for London. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Taylor, Bruce, Watt, Poulton, Mesdames C. N. Bell and 2 children, Martin, Moles, Captain and Mrs. AVebster and 4 children, Masters AVatt (2), Messrs. Finnimore, AV. F. Russell, Rolleston, Fernichaugh. Second Cabin: Miss Dickson, Mrs. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, Mr Golden. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. —Otaki, Commonwealth, and Huhawiu. Newcastle. —Anne Melhuish, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES London. —St. Leonards and Howrah, early. Southern Ports. —Phoebe, s.s., Bth February. Northern Ports. AVellington, s.s., 9th February. Hongkong (via Newcastle). —May, in February. Melbourne, via South. —Alhambra, s.s., this day. Melbourne via AVest Coast.—Omeo, s.s., Sth February. Sydney via AVest Coast.—Albion, s.s., 29th February. Castlepoint and Napier, &c— Rangatira, s.s., 7th February. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, AVednesday. Arrived Benvenue, from London, ninety-six days out. Voyage uneventful. No Government immigrants. '' AUCKLAND, Thursday. The City of San FranciScosailed South at 8 o'clock this morning. There is no appearance of the Grenada. LYTTELTON, Saturday. Arrived : The ship Conflict, from London, with immigrants. All well. Single girls landed. LYTTELTON, Monday. Arrived : Yesterday, Jessie Osborne, ship, from Glasgow. The vessel is placed in quarantine. One man suffering from scarlatina. LYTTELTON, Thursday. Arrived : AVellington, from the North. Sailed again South. Also, Emperor, brig, for Guam. PORT CHALMERS, Saturday. Sailed : The Mataura, for London, with the following cargo :- 3704 bales wool, £74,000 ; 9100 oz. gold, £36,000; 160 tons wheat, £ISOO ; sundries, £1000: total. £111,600. PORT CHALMERS, Thursday. Arrived, at S a.m. : Omeo, s.s., from the Bluff. The St. Leonards cleared at the Customs on AVednesday for London, with a cargo valued at £87,000. She is now awaiting a fair wind to take her departure. The Piermaster, Captain Mundle, reports for the month of January the arrival at the Queen's wharf of 77 steamers, of a tonnage of 16,092 ; and 57 sailing vessels, of a tonnage of 7166. The Prince Alfred, barquentine, put into harbor at eight o'clock on Thursday morning, through stress of weather. The Prince Alfred is timber laden, bound from Kaipara to Lyttelton. She reports a heavy sea and strong wind in the Strait. The s.s. Alhambra, Captain Bawden, arrived in harbor on Thui slay afternoon. She left Melbourne at 2.30 p.m. on the 26th ult.; she experienced fine weather and N.E. and easterly winds to the Hokitika roadstead, which she reached at 8.15 a.m. on the Ist inst; left at 1 p.m., called at Greymouth, and arrived at Nelson at noon on the 2nd ; sailed from Nelson at 11.40 same night, and arrived as above. Cap tain Mclntyre is still busily engaged in his attempt to float the brigantine Kate Monayhan, ashore on the Manawatu bar. Nearly all the railway iron, which constituted her cargo, has been recovered, and the energetic purchaser of the stranded vessel will, if the present favourable weather continue, succeed in saving the brigantine, which at present appears to be but little damaged.— Manawatu Times. The ship John Milton, 618 tons, Captain L. Murphy, arrived in this port, from London, on Tuesday morning. She was detained in Cook Strait during the last week or so owing to baffling winds. _ The voyage was an uneventful one, the only exceptional occurrence being the falling of a seaman from off the jibboom. A boat which was lowered was swamped "on reaching the water, but a second attempt was more successful, and the man was rescued. The John Milton has no passengers. She brings some 1000 tons of cargo. She also has on board fifteen pure-bred sheep, which have stood the journey well, looking in very fair condition. Besides the foregoing, there are 150 kegs of gunpowder on board. The vessel left Gravesend on the 22nd October, and had, on the whole, a favorable passage, the exception being a detention of some ten days in Cook Strait. She has brought up at the outer anchorage. Some interesting experiments were made in Melbourne at the St. Kilda pier with Mr. S. S. Crispo's life-saving apparatus. The invention is desscribed as a buoy of the most simple construction, consisting solely of two air-tight small tin canisters, through which passes a pole about 3ft. long, and as thick as an ordinary broom handle. This ingenious toy (for it looks little more) is capable of supporting the heaviest man in the water. Any ordinary tinsmith could manufacture it in an hour at the cost of a few shillings. Messrs. Zox, Warton, and J. Ellis Stewart attended by invitation as directors of the Humane Society to witness the experiments, and expressed themselves well satisfied with the new buoy. Mr. Crispo also sailed twice round the pier in his lifeboat, proving its perfect buoyancy and ease of management. This boat will only seat one person, but about twelve persons would be supported by it in the water. It is the intention of the inventor to construct a larger craft on the same principle, capable ' of holding at least six people.

THE OTAGO'S TRIP TO MILFORD SOUND. (From the Otago Daily Times.) The steamer Otago, which arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday morning, was more than \isually crowded with passengers, owing to its having been extensively advertised in Melbourne that she would pay a visit to Milford Sound—a locality which is becoming even more widely famous in Australia than among ourselves. The voyage from Port Phillip to the Sound was completed in four days and a half, and at sunrise on Monday last the vessel entered the granite gates of that scene of enchantment, to which all beholders declare no pen can do adequate justice. The recent heavy rains caused the hundred waterfalls which flash and foam down the perpendicular mountains which enclose the inlet, to assume their most vivacious aspect, presenting through the sun-tinted morning mists such a spectacle of natural magic as the eyes of the fortunate excursionists had never previously witnessed. Among them were M. Von Guerard, the well-known artist, Mr. Justice Stow, of South Australia, Mr. Charles Bright, the Victorian lecturer, and some English tourists who had visited scenes of wide-world repute. The verdict was a unanimous one, that Milford Sound was unsurpassed, if equalled, by any cynosure of beauty on the earth's surface. The steamer anchored at the head of the Sound, close by the great Bowen AVaterfall, at seven o'clock, and remained there until noon the next day. M. Von Guerard at once had himself conveyed to an island, upon which, with rapid artistic instinct, he had promptly fixed as the point of vision of his forthcoming picture. Here he remained all day making his pencil sketches. The ship's boats were placed at the disposal of the rest of the excursionists by Captain Calder, and the lovely cliffs and rivers of the Sound became the scene of unwonted picnics. In the evening Captain Calder illuminated the locality with a few rockets and blue lights, and fired off the Otago's artillery, arousing echoes whose reverberations sounded like long-continued thunder. Everyone was delighted, except perhaps the fishes and the birds —large quantities of the former having been captured, while the latter evidently mistook the blue lights for a sudden and unexpected morning sun, and began flying about in an aimless, irrational, flighty sort of way thereat. After leaving the Sound, and before reaching the Bluff, the saloon passengers determined to mark their appreciation of Captain Calder's kindness by inviting him and his officers to partake of a glass of champagne with them, and presenting the captain with an address with their signatures attached. This occurred on Tuesday evening, when Mr. Justice Stow occupied the chair, and after an eloquent speech, read and presented the following address: — S.S. Otago, off West Coast, N.Z., 25th January, 187 G. To Captain George Calder. Dear Sir, —AVe, the undersigned passengers per the s.s. Otago, on her present trip from Melbourne to !N ew Zealand, are anxious that so pleasant a voyage shall not terminate without our expressing our sense of the uniform kindness and courtesy manifested by you throughout the passage, and especially during our recent delightful visit to Milford Sound. The facilities for inspecting the remarkable beauties of that locality which you placed in our way enabled us to view one of Nature's grandest works under the most favorable circumstances, and have largely contributed towards the formation of those agreeable impressions which can never completely fade from our memories. Accept, dear sir, our hearty and unanimous thanks and good wishes for your continued prosperity and success. [Here follow the names of the saloon passengers. ] In the course of his remarks, Judge Stow referred to the services formerly rendered to South Australia by Captain Calder, in entering and ascending a then unknown river flowing into the Gulf of Carpentaria, thereby supplying a basis of operations for the parties employed in constructing the Trans-Australian Telegraph, and enabling that important work to be completed several months earlier than would otherwise have been the case. Captain Calder acknowledged the honor done him in a few feeling words, and Mr. Bright then proposed the health of the officers in a jocular speech, which happily contrasted his own helpless condition in the early stages of the voyage and the calm, business-like demeanor of the " old salts." Mr. White, the fiist officer, having replied, a pleasant meeting was brought to a conclusion, and a few hours afterwards the steamer reached the Bluff, and many of the passengers, including Judge Stow and M. Von Guerard, pursued their search of the picturesque in the direction of Lake AVakatipu.