Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 310, 30 March 1878, Page 11

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVED. March 22.—Rotorua, s.s., 570 tons, Carey, from Sydney, via Napier and Auckland. Passengers— Saloon : Mesdames White and Eoardman, Misses Eaird and Young, Major Paton, Master Laird, Messrs. Jarman, Shearman. Eoardman, Gard, Bishop, Mclntyre, O'Conner, Stone, and Doonley. Levin and Co., agents. Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Malcolm, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. and Miss Hall, Messrs. Boyne, Mooney, Brissenden. Graham, Kimbell, Preston, Sotliern, Raiue, and Howdon ; 0 steerage. Levin and Co , agents. Taiaroa, s.s., 22S tons, Kennedy, from Northern ports. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Malin, Mrs. and Miss Birdling, Messrs. Humphries. Nannan, Mauritfoot, Wilson, Brand, Brittle, Jacobs, Horeman, James, and Robson; 0 steerage. Levin and Co. Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Romeril, from East Coast. Pearce, agent. Luna, p.s., 217 tons, Bascand, from Westport and Greymouth. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Forsyth and Williams and child. Misses Norton and McGrath, Mr. Williams. Williams, agent. March 23. — Alhambra, 497 tons, Muir, from Melbourne via the South, Passengers—Cabin ; Messrs. Campbell, Mountier, Newberry, Ward, and 5 steerage] Bishop, agent. Grafton, s.s., 270 tons, Anderson, from the West Coast. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Hand, Messrs. Williams, Carpenter, Lucas, Hore, and Pedro. Williams, agent. Lanarkshire, barque, 794 tons, Wilkie, from London, Passengers—Cabin : Thomas Henry Brittain, Martha Brittain, and Ada Brittain. Second Cabin — George Schwartz. George F P. Meek, Henry C. W. England, S. J. Smith, A. Minter, and B. E. Moore. Steerage— D. Mackenzie, A. JMilements, F. Clements, Mrs. M. Clements, and R. Adamson. Levin and Co., agents.

Stormbird, s.s., 09 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers—Messrs. Pollock, Hornecroft, Tiffery, Stoner. Plimmer, agent. St. Kilda, s.s., 174 tons, Flowerday, from Wanganui. Krull and Co., agents. Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, McGee, from Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Crisp and two children, Mr. and Miss Ord, Mrs. Liglitband, Messrs. Speed, Browne, Jobberns, Smith, Hewitt, Field, Stirling, Jar, Graner. Stephenson, Staples, Lucas, Allan, Stewart, and Dr. Skae. Levin and Co., agents. Rangatira, s.s., 190 tons, Evans, from Napier and Poverty Bay. Passengers—Saloon ; Messrs. Stuart, Green, Skelly, Gollop, Cochrane, Drehster; 2 steerage. Plimmer, agent. Lyttelton, p.s., SO tons, Scott, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Mesdames Fisk and Acker, Mrs. Bush. Deacon, agent. March 25. —Wanaka, s.s., 277 tons, McGillivray, from Auckland via the East Coast. Passengers—• Saloon: Misses Woodward (2) and Correy (2), Mesdames Woodward, Revam and child, Gavin and 2 children, Correy, and Shannon, Messrs. Woodward (5), Barber. Mathews, Knight, Coster, McLean, Verner, Leonards, Tuille, Watte, Harris, and Wright; 14 steerage; and 29 for the South. Levin and (Jo., agents. Jane Douglas, s.s., 75 tons, Fraser, from Foxton. Passengers Cabin : Mrs. Tricklehawk, Messrs. Stewart, Hood, Overton, Smith, and Miller. Plimmer, agent. Rose of Eden, schooner, 30 tons, Botham, from P< lorus Sound. Masser, agent. Thames, ketch, 22 tons, Gillard, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. Saucy Lass, schooner, 39 tons, Callow, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. March 26. —Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, from Wanganui. Passenger—Cabin : Mesdames Watt and Crawford, Miss Wallace, Major Brassey, Messrs. Manuhira, Thorna, Prior, Scown, Rymer, Baskerville, Boon, McLean, Weldin, Chamberlain, and Poole. Plimmer, agent. Wallace, p.s., 64 tons, Dillon, from Nelson. Passengers—Cabin/ Messrs Fell and Smith, Mrs. Rotheroe, Messrs. Shaw, Hamilton, Statis, Greeves, and Webb; 4 steerage. Deacon, agent Albion, s.s., J. Tozer, from Melbourne via West Coast. Passengers— Saloon ; From Melbourne —Mrs. Cole, Captain and Mrs. Holt, Messrs. Russell, Graham, Wilson, and Wade. From Greymouth—Miss Coates. From Nelson—Miss Ryan, Messrs. Hayman, Nicholas, McGee, C. Biss, and Dixon; 4 steerage. Bishop, agent. March 27. —Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, McGee, from Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Mowat, Jones, and Goodman, Mesdames Mowat, Bench, Galloway, Williams and family (3), Master Mowat, Messrs. Jones, Hendex-son, Thompson, Bishop, Suisted, and Laurence ; 5 steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Taupo, s.s., 401 tons, Andrew, from South. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Muirhead, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, Mesdames King and three childreix, Chapman, Hamilton, Downes, and Carter, Misses. Gai-di-nex-, (3), Hon Dr. Pollen, Drs. Brown and Bannader, Master Gardiner. Messrs. McLean, Lowe, McArthur, Henderson, Davies, Wright, Locke, Boyle, Redwood, Kohn, McTavisli, Showles, Ball, Elynn, Wilson, and Battley : 9 steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Kiwi, s.s., 133 tons, Campbell, from Napier and East Coast. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs Partridge and family (6), Misses Cassidy and Cartliy, Messrs. Pickett, Arthur, and Steel. Levin and Co., agents. March 28. —Elizabeth, ketch, 33 tons, Short, from Picton. Jacob Joseph and Co., agents. Reliance, ketch, (55 tons, Swede, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. Hannah Barratt, schooner, 50 tons, Renner, from Pelorus Sound. Master, agent. Martha Reid, schooner, 75 tons, Sundstrom, from Oamaru. Master, agent. SAILED. March 22. —Jane Douglas, s.s., 75 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Harris and Mr. Cooper. Plimmer, agent. Taranaki, s.s., 327 tons, Malcolm, for Northern Ports. Passengei-s—Saloon : Miss Mclntosh, Messrs. Senior, Gibbons, Mendelssohn, Gainer, Abrahams. Levin and Co., agents. Rotorua, s.s., 570 tons, Carey, for South. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and. Master Siiaw, Captain and Mrs. Rose, Miss Bellamy, Messrs. Baynes, Friedrich, and Rowe. Levin and Co., agents. Stella, Govt, s s., 157 tons, McKersie, for Lyttelton. Passengers : Mr. Slater and family. Star of the Sea, schooner, 33 tons, Turner, for Havelock. Master, agent. Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile, for Wanganui. Passenger—Cabin: Miss Roberts. Plimmer, agent. Kennedy, s.s.. 136 tons, Palmer, lor Nelson and West Coast ports. Passengers—Cabin: Miss Hounsell, Messrs. Franldyn and Park. Deacon, agent. March 23. —Alliambx-a, s.s., 496 tons, Muir, for Melbourne via Nelson and West Coast. Passengers— Saloon : Messrs. Dagnar and Buckley. Bishop, agent, Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passenger—Mr. Campbell. Plimmer, agent. Cai-lota, barque, 310 tons, Hill, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. Adonis, brigantine, 10S tons, Me Avene}-, for Sydney. Dransfield, agent. Ruby, schooner, 24 tons, Dalton, for ICaikoura. Bethune and Hunter, agents. Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Kennedy, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. AValker, Messi-s. Cross and James. Levin and Co., agents. Grafton, s.s., 270 tons, Andoi-son, for Lyttelton. Williams, agent. Lima, p.s., 247 tons, Bascand, for Westport and Greymouth. March 25.—St. Kilda, s.s., 174 tons, Flowerday, for the South. Krull and Co, agents. Wellington, s.s,, 279 tons, McGee, Picton and Nelson. Passengers Saloon : Misses Cox and Bridge, Captain Cliambei’s, Messrs. Otter,son and Smith. Levin and Co , agents. Wanaka, s.s., 277 tons, McGillivray,.for the South. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Bennington aud Norton, Mrs. Stuart, Mr. Woodward and family (6). Levin and Co., agents. Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile, for Wanganui. Plinxmer, agent. Lyttelton, p.s., 86 tons, Scott, for Blenheim and Nelson. Deacon, agent. Tui, s.s., 64 tons, Wills, for ICaikoura and Lyttelton. Bishop, agent. March 26. —Neptune, brig, 299 tons, Chadwick, for Newcastle. Williams, agent. Rangatira, s.s., 196 tons, Evans, for Napier and Poverty Bay. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Newell, Messrs. Ward, Swift, and Garde. Plimmer, agent. Jane Douglas, s.s., 75 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Plimmer, agent" Wallace, p.s., 64 tons, Dillon, for Nelson and West Coast ports. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. Wright, Miss Hounsell, Messrs. Cock, Deacon, Simpson, Williams, and Panorama Troupe (5). Plimmer, agent. Nelson, schooner, 56 tons, Robinson, for Waitapu. Master, agent. March 27. —Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Tozer, for Melbourne and Hobarton, via the South. Passengers— Saloon : For Coast —Mr. and Mrs. Poher, Messrs. Thompson and Browne. For Melbourne Mr. and Mrs. Woodward and family, Mrs. Asher and child, Miss Raymond, Messrs. Gooch, Jackson, Mann, and Jarman. Bishop, agent. Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, McGee, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Reid and Miss Taylor. Levin and Co., agents. March 28. —Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Andrew, for Auckland, via the East Coast. Passengers--Saloon : Mrs. Forsyth, Misses McLean (2), Messrs. Woadward, Reader, Wilis, Aixnier, Buckrell, J. Smith, G. S. Smith, Wilson, Russell, and Graham. Levin and Co., agents. Manawatu. p 5,,103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. King and family, Misses Coates and Glasgow, and Mr. Henderson ; two in the steei’age. Plimmer, agent. Ilinemoa. Government s.s., 252 tons, Fairchild, for the Manultau. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Heaphy and Armstrong, Sir George Grey, Messrs. Seymour, George and Mitchell. Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Romeril, for Picton. Pearce, agent. CLEARED OUT. March 28. —Anne Mellmisli, barque, 344 tons, Johnson, for Newcastle. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. Fergusson aud child, Messrs, Brown and Peterson. Williams, agent.

Saucy Lass, sclioonei-, 39 tons, Callow, for Pelorus Sound. Mastei - , agent. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. —Craig Lee, Craigmuilen, Conmore, and Leucadia, early. Melbourne, via the South.—Tararua, 30th. Aucicdand, via the East Coast. Hawea, Ist April. Sydney. —Wakatipu, 3rd April. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London.— liialto and Carnatic early. Napier and Poverty Bay-.—Rangatira, Ist April Picton and Nelson. —Wellington, April 1. Auckland, via the East Coast.—Wanaka, 3rd April. Nelson and West Coast Ports. -Kennedy, 2nd April. Melbourne, via West Coast.—Tararua, 30th. Westport, and Greymouth. Grafton, 30th; Luna, 30th. Wangan ui.—Stormbird, 30th. Sydney, Napier, and Auckland.— Rotorua, 30tli. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Arrived ; Speedy, brig, from Malden Island. AUCKLAND, Thursday. Sailed : Hawea for South. Passengers—Saloon: For Wellington—Mr. and Mrs. Gower, Mrs. Hebley, Messx's. Coker, Batkin, and Fraser.—Seatoilei’, for Newcastle ; Christiana, for Napier. LYTTELTON, Friday. The N.Z.S. Co.’s ship Wanganui cleared the Customs for London yesterday, with 20 passengei’s and a cargo valued at £119,200. LYTTELTON, Monday. The barque Andress lias cleared the Customs for London with a cargo valued at £50,000 and 2 passengers. She sails to-morrow. LYTTELTON, Thursday. Sailed : Taiaroa, for Wellington, at 3.50 p.m. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie and family, and Mr. Osborne.—Aspasia, for Wellington. PORT CHALMERS, Monday. Arrived : Yesterday, barque Marie, with 84 Chinese and a large general cargo, from Hongkong.— Ship Western Monarch, from London, after an SI days’ passage. She brings 20 passengers and 2000 tons of cargo. On the 25Hi of February, when rounding the Cape of Good Hope, in lat. 40deg. S., she encountered a strong north-west gale, and at 1 a.m. shortened sail. While doing so, Alfi-ed Hammerbon, an apprentice, fell from aloft and was drowned. PORT CHALMERS, Wednesday. Sailed : Albion Company’s ship Canterbvxi'y, for London, with 10 passengers and the following cargo : —2BBI bales wool, 400 casks tallow, 3537 sacks flour, and 4277 sacks wheat, valued at £60,102. POP/T CHALMERS, Thursday. Arrived : Tararua, from the Bluff; Wanaka. Sailed : Rotorua. Passengers—Saloon: For Wellington—Messrs. Miller, Roddy, Hattop, Munro, and Hodgkinson. The following lias been reported at the Custom House, Auckland : —“ On March 4, as the masters of the schooner Helena anti cutter W andei-er were on the beach at Blind Bay, Great Barrier, they saw a raft being floated in by the action of the tide, and secured it as soon as it arrived at the beach. The raft is constructed out of a ship’s grating, of hickory wuocl, and is ah'ait four feet square. It has a mast in the centre, and a flag (F of the Commercial code of signals) on top, with a piece of iron attached to keep it upright. The mast is made fast to the sides of the grating witli stays of rope. A quantity of candle grease is on the grating, and some writing in chalk, which could not be made out owing to the action of the weather.” The questions naturally arise, “Where did this raft come from, and was it occupied by a human being? Has there been a vessel wrecked, and some one escaped by the aicl of this raft, or has some one been sent adrift from a vessel on it, and left to the mercy of the ocean ? The fact of candle grease being found on the raft favors the idea that whoever occupied it had candles, and used them as a signal by night. The raft is to be brought to town next week, when something may possibly be learned to identify it. The Army and Navy Gazette says:—“ The three Japanese ironclads which have been built under the superintendence of Mr. E. J. Reed, M.P., C. 8., are about to proceed to Japan, where they will form a very powerful squadron. The ships are not only beautifully fitted, but perfect in construction. Sjseed, economy of fuel, a vei-y heavy armament, and the fact of their being safe ocean cruisers, have been fully realised. The two corvettes are about 221 ft. long, 41ft. beam, and 1760 tons, with a displacement of 2216 tons. They draw very little water, and require with their heavy armament but some 220 men. The quantity of coal supplied is sufficient for many days’ steaming, and they have great sail power. The larger vessel, now lying at Millwall, is fitted with twin screws, is 220 ft. long; 48ft. beam, and is about 2340 tons. Her draught of water loaded is scarcely 18ft.” ARRIVAL OF THE LANARKSHIRE FROM LONDON. With the light southerly wind which prevailed on March 23rd, the barque Lanarkshire, from London, anived off the Heads, and at 9 a.m. she was boarded by Pilot Holmes outside and brought into a convenient anchorage off the wharf at 11 a.m. The Lanarkshire is a very handsome looking vessel of 794 tons register, and comes into port clean and in good order throughout, except being minus of her maintopgallant mast, which was lost in a breeze when running down her easting. She has, for a vessel of her style, made rather a long passage out of 100 days, which was caused principally by meeting with head winds down Channel and calms across the Bay of Biscay. The Lanarkshire is a vessel three years old, and owned by Thomas Law of Glasgow. She is chartered by Shaw, Saville, and Co., and comes consigned to Messrs. Levin and Co. She has a full general cargo. The following is the report:—Left Gravesend on the 12th December, and had strong head winds down the Channel; passed the Lizards on the 19th, and thence had light winds and calm weather. Sighted Madeira on the Ist January, and got the north-east trades three days afterwards in lat. 29deg. OOinin. N. long. IS (V., which proved moderate, and were lost in 3deg. N. on the ]3tli January; thence had variable winds with rain squalls, and crossed the Line on the 15tli, and found the south-east trades in 3deg. S., which were moderate, lasting till the 17tli. The south-east trades were followed by light south-west winds, which freshened up to strong westerly winds. On the 9tli February the meridian of Greenwich was crossed, and five days afterwards she rounded the Cape. The Crozet Islands were sighted on the 22nd February, and next day a large iceberg was seen. On the 3rd March, when running before a strong W.N.W. gale, the main topgallant-mast was carried away. Tasmania was passed on the 12th inst., and Stewart Island sighted on the ISth, after running down her easting on a mean parallel of 49deg. Light winds were met with up the coast, and she jiassed Cape Campbell at 4 a.m. on March 23. Sighted Penearrow Heads at daylight, and arrived here as above-stated. AN INNOVATION IN SHIP RIGGING. Captain Patten, of the coasting barque Penang (.-•ays the Sam Francisco Post), has on exhibition, at the Merchants’ Exchange, the model of a ship which he has just named the Innovation. There is no bowsprit proper, only the jibboom, and situated where the heel of the bowsprit should come is a kind of jigger mast, carrying a fore-and-aft leg-of-mutton cut sail, to which the stays run. The s'remast is stepped in its regular position. The special features are that the yards are all double, and can be lowered on to the caps in case it becomes necessary to take in sail suddenly. The fore couise is triangular, dispensing entirely with clew-lines. Between the fore and main masts two jiggermasts, one on each side, carrying leg-of-xnutton sails set square, are stepped. In the absence of any explanation, it is presumed that those sails are to be used when the vessel is running before the wind with the mainsail off, or when she is carrying little or no sail. The mainmast is similar to the foremast. Between the main and mizzen masts another jiggermast is stepped, carrying three leg-of-mutton sails, which take the place of the staysails. This, to the nautical reporter, appeared to be the most valuable innovation, as every sailor must of course be familiar with the way in which the ordinary staysails take the wind out of the topsails. The mizzenmast is barque-rigged, but carries fixed yards through which

the main braces are rove. A great advantage offered by the new system of rigging and sparring -ships, if found successful, will be the small amount of running rigging required, the extent to which “slatting” of sails will be prevented, and the saving of labor on the part of the seamen. Sails on the new model ship should last a few years longer, freed from such a quantity of ordinary running gear.