SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4195, 31 August 1874, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON High Water, C. 16 a.m.; G. 33 p.m. ARRIVED.

August 20.—Stormbird, 3.3., G 7 .tons, Boilc, from Wanganui. Passengers—Messrs. Digby, Wilkins, and Barton. Turnbull & Co., agents. Manawatu. p.s.. 103 tons, Griffiths, from Wangamu. Passenger: Mr. Taylor. R. S. Ledger, agent. Wellington, s.s., 202 tons, Carey, from Northern ports. Passengers—Cabin; Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Messrs. Tarratt, Gould, Hathaway, Hayraan, Levy, Campbell, Forclham. Drifo, Moss, and four for South. Steerage ; 4. It. S. Ledger, agent, Bencleugh, schooner, 05 tons, Francis, from Oamaru, via All Bay Bav. Thomas, agent. ' Ruby, schooner. 24 tons, Dalton, from Kaikoura. Bethune & Hunter, agents. _ , . August 30. —Albion, s.s., SOO tons, T. Lndonvood, from Melbourne, via the South. Passengers—Cabin : Visa Richmond, Messrs. Snowden, Shannon, Martin, and Farquhar. Steerage: 9. For other ports, 21 passengers. W. Bishop, agent. • e .. Ladybird, s.s., 2SO tons, Andrews, from the South. Passengers— Cabin: Misses Robinson (2), Captain Hutchison, Messrs. Hill, Watt, Hardy,Millar,r.S.A., Blythe, Young, Swan, Schmidt, Vogelar, Drummond, Walker, Gadd, MTutosh, and Californian Minstrel Company, comprising, Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller. Messrs. 'Miller, Kelly. Campbell, Henry, Herman, McGinlss, Martin, Howcy, Mavor, Bowing, and Sutton. Steerage ; 10. For North—Cabin : 13. Steerage: 8. R. S. Ledger, agent. August 30.—Euterpe, ship, 1195 tons, T. E. Phillips, from London, 124 days out, with 410 souls, all well. W. & G. Turnbull Sc Co., agents. Marion, three-masted schooner, from New York, via Dunedin.

SAILED. August 29. Tararua, s.s., 522 tons, Clark, for Melbourne, via the South. Passengers—For Coast: Mrs. "Bradshaw, servant, and 2 children, Mrs. Studholm, Sir J. C. Wilson, Hons. E. Gray, and E. Menzics, Messrs. Shepherd, Bradshaw, Studholm. Birch, Richardson, Wilson, Bluett, M'Gillivray, M'Glashau, and Wright. For Meibournc —Messrs. JSurnes, Power. Stevens, Parker, Wright, and Towers and party (5). W. Bishop, s.s., 299 tons, E. Wheeler, for Northern Ports, Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Webster, Bishop, Luxford, Maddock, Bayley, Webster, Stock, Porter, and Steward. Steerage: 4. R. S. Lodger, agent. Colleen Bawn, schooner, 29 tons. Games, for Polorus Sound. Master, agent. Robin Hood, brig, 297 tons, Campbell, for N ewcastle. Williams, agent. , .... . .. August 30.—Luna, p.s., 290 tons, lairchild, for tho North, with Northern members of Assembly. ENTERED IN. August 20. —Melanie, schooner, 133 tons, Creagh, from Kaipara. E. Pearce, agent. CLEARED OUT. August 29.—Weymouth, ship, 830 tons, Hunt, for Newcastle. In ballast. Levin & Co., agents. IMPORTS. Stonnblrd, from Wanganui: 12 bags, 2 bores, 3 trunks. 42 hides, 1 pig skin, 1 cask. Wellington, from Onehunga : 10 cases, 4 rocking horses, 1 bale, 1 parcel, From Nelson : 1 bottle, 72 grindstones, 2 cases. From Picton : 1 oase. Bencleugh, from Oamaru: 400 bags, 800 sacks. Ruby, from Kaikoura: 90 sacks, 5 tons potatoes, 12 casks whale oil, 30 hides, 10 cases. Melanie, from Kaipara: 82,400 feet timber. EXPORTS. Tararua, to Dunedin 1 1 box and parcel. To Bluff : 1 case, 1 parcel. For Melbourne; 1 case, 5 casks. Taranaki, to Picton : 4 hhcls, 2 kegs, 8 cases, 2 casks, I bale, 1 wheel, 38 pipes, 10 pkgs, 1 bag, 1 tin, C doors, II boxes, 3 horses, 1 cart, 3 bdles, 1 cask. To Nelson : 9 pkgs, 1 pci, 1 case, 2 trusses. To Taranaki: 7 cases, 3 pels, 2 pkgs, 4 kegs, 3 bales, 1 crate, 2 wheels. To Manukau ; 4-cases, 4 pkgs, 1 box. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. —Stratlmaver, St. Leonards, Panthea, Douglas, to sail June IS; Langstono, June 20; Hindostan, July 15; Wanganui, July 25 ; Cartvale, Star of India, and Hourah. New York. —Oneco ; sailed 2nd of June. Liverpool. —J. A- Thompson, ship. Newcastle.—Result, ship. - Lyttelton. —Florence, schooner. , Northern Ports.—Taranaki, Bth pros. Southern Ports. —Phcebe, 7th prox. Melbourne, via this "West Coast.—Alhambra, s.s., 7th pros. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne, via the West Coast.—Albion, this Melbourne via the South. —Alhambra, s.s., 7th prox. East Coast Ports (North Island).— Rangatira. this day. Wanganui.— Stormbird, s.s., this day ; Manawatu, p.s. this day. Northep-n Ports.—Ladybird, this day. Southern Ports. —Wellington, this day. Foxton. —Napier, s.s., September 1. Newcastle, —Frowning Beauty, early. Greyjjlouth, —Florence and Fiery Cros3,oarly, Bluff.—Conflict, ship, early. Hokitika and Grsvmouxh- —Wsipara, s.s., September 2. BY TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON. August 30.-Arrived, 7 a.m., Tararua, from Wellington. GREYMOUTH August 30.—Arrived, 9.40 a.m.: Murray, from Westport, with San Francisco mail. PICTON. August , 30.—Sailed, 12.15 a.ra.: Taranaki, for Nelson. The s s. Albion arrived at the wharf at 6 a.ra. yesterday from Melbourne, via the South. The following is the report of her trip;—Left Hobson's Bay at 4 p.m. on the 21st insfc., cleared tho Heads at 6.45 p.m., and passed Swan Island at 3 p.m, next day. She experienced moderate easterly weather until the 23rd, when a heavy north-east gale came on, and raised a high and confused sea. The gale held until tho evening of the 24th, then moderated, and was succeeded by variable winds and moderate weather for the remainder of the passage. The Albion passed the Solander at 4.30 a.m. on the 26th, and arrived at the Bluff at 10.80 a.m. the same day, thus having made the run across in four days sixteen hours. Landed passengers, mails, and cargo, and left at C.SO p.m., and arrived at Port Chalmers at 7.30 a.m. on the 27th. Sailed again at 2.30 p.m, on the 28th, arriving at Lyttelton at C a.m, on the 20th. Left at 3 p.m. tho same day, and arrived here as above. The Albion sails for Melbourne, via the West Coast, at 9 this morning. The three-masted schooner Marion/from New York via Port Chalmers, arrived in harbor yesterday evening, having made rather a long passage of ten days from the latter port. She was boarded by the pilot in the morning and brought inside the Heads, when she was left in charge of the coxswain, and the pilot proceeded to the Euterpe. Tho Marion brings a general cargo. The s.s. Wellington arrived at the wharf about halfpast two on Saturday morning from Northern ports. She left Onehunga at 9.15 a.m. on the 26th instant, called in at Taranaki at daylight next morning, but could not communicate with the shore, owing to the heavy surf on the beach. Proceeded on to Nelson, arrived there at C a.m. yesterday ; left again at 9.15 a.m., and arrived at Picton at 7.30 p.m.; left again at 8.30 p.m., and arrived as above. Experienced N.W. breeze, with heavy sea from Manukau to Nelson, and thence fine calm weather. The s.s. Ladybird, H. J. C. Andrew, commander, arrived in harbor at 9.30 a.m. yesterday morning. She left Port Chalmers at 3 p.m. on the 27th, arrived at Lyttelton at 1 p.m. on the 28th ; sailed at 2 p,m. on the 29th, and arrived here as above. Experienced fine weather throughout the passage. Mr. James Mills, of the Dunedin Harbor Steam Company, has returned from England. Ho was a passenger by the Tartar. The Mabel Jane, says tho Southland Times, is the only craft in port at present. It is expected that she will make another attempt to reach the Aucklands in the course of a week or ten days. As a fresh skipper has been secured, hopes are entertained that the expedition will be safely landed in Sarah's Bosom, or some equally desirable haven. Pilot Anderson, of Wellington. —The following is the report of the Commissioners who were appointed to inquire into complaints against Mr. Pilot Anderson, their inquiry having been made after ho was discharged from the pilot service:—“ Having inquired into the charges brought by Captain Holliday against John Anderson, late pilot at the port of Wellington, we are of opinion that; Ist. In the case of the Golden Sea there was an error of judgment in not letting go his anchor when he saw the boat was not in a position to run tho warp out to check tho ship. 2nd, In the case of the England the pilot should have insisted on the ship being moored to the wharf before the men went to dinner, as he ought to have seen there was likely to be a change of wind at any minute. 3rd. In tho case of the Douglas he acted with judgment, and did what was perfectly right and proper. 4th. There are two or three minor cases in which we are of opinion that any mishaps that occurred were from over anxiety to get the work done, and did not show negligence or Incornpctency. sth. With reference! to his behaviour in the boat, ho is to blame in showing temper, and not working in a proper manner. J. Dudley R. Hewitt, K.N., W. Robert Williams, R, Johnson." The r.B. Comerang.—The p.s. Comerang, which was taken into the Graving-dock on Saturday morning was pumped dry; yesterday a survey was made upon her. She has bad a severe bumping on the rocks. The copper on her bottom Is very much torn, and the bilge keels are broken and bruised very considerably, as is also her false keel aft. They are in places split into shreds, and will have to bo removed, to be replaced by new ones. However, it is high time they were removed, for they were absolutely no use to the vessel so far as they could add strength to her frame. They wore eaten through by worms, and made quite unfit to be any longer in use. We hope that whatever repairs be effected upon her, if she bo considered fit for further service, will be of such a nature as to render her a safe vessel for the sea. Although her bilge keels and false keels were all worm-eaten, her main keel seemed still solid and sound.— Olago Guardian. The Gale at Lyttelton.—On Tuesday afternoon, owing to tho N.E. gale and heavy sea, the barque Mary Ann Annison dragged her anchor and came into collision with tho barque Syren, the result being that the latter vessel had several sheets of copper cut off, and tho quarter piece with main brace bumpkin on the starboard side was carried away. The Mary Ann Annison had a portion of the rail and fore stanchions curried away, besides other damage. No fault can be attributed to Captain Hughes in this matter, as ho was on board at the time, and did his best to prevent the collision. Tho damage done to both vessels is not very great. During tho gale on Tuesday, the chooner Volunteer, lying in Darapler Bay, parted her haln, and came ashore on the beach. Assistance elng promptly rendered by Captains Munro, Clarke, Green, &c. f the vessel was safely beached, with only he loss of her false keel.—Times. Notice to Marikerh.— Captain Howo, of tko barque Colusa, which has arrived at Port Chalmers, ports that whilst his vessel was running through

the Friendly Islands Group on the Cth insl, a shoa patch was sighted about six miles off mated position, being lat. 18*15 S., long. 1C8‘23 W. There was a heavy swell running, but the position of tho patch was clearly defined by larger sized rollers which occasionally curled over and broke. Captain Howe is of opinion that tho size of the patch is not more than a quarter of a mile each way. and also that in calm weather there would bo no break upon it. It is not’ marked on any chart. According to the position given, the patch would lie some seventy or eighty miles nearly due north of Beveridge Reef, and about the same distance to tho L.N.L. of Savage Island. ARRIVAL OF THE EUTERPE. [The ship Euterpe, Captain T. E, Phillips, from London, with immigrants, arrived in harbor last night. About noon a ship was signalled at tho Mount Victoria station, and the pilot boarded her at 3 p.m. On it becoming known hero that it was the Euterpe, Messrs. \V. and G. Turnbull and Co., who arc her agents, despatched their s.s. Stormbird to tow her in, having the forethought also to send out a supply of fresli provisions, the receipt of which was welcome on board. Great credit is due to the firm for this management, as, otherwise, the ship could not have got up last night, for the wind entirely died away about sundown, to say nothing of the consideration shown in the supply of fresh food for the immigrants. The long voyage which this ship has made is in a measure accounted for by the fact that her condenser broke down, and she was obliged to put in to Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, where she arrived on the 4th of July, and, after taking in water, left on the 7th The ship was boarded by the Health Officer, and passed ; and the Stormbird brought her up to the inner anchorage close to the south end of the wharf about 9 o’clock. The immigrants will be landed at U a.m. to-day. Two deaths, both of which were of infants, and six births occurred on the passage. A melancholy incident also took place at the latter end of the voyage, when, some three or four days ago, a seaman was washed overboard. Every satisfaction seems to exist among tho passengers as to their treatment during the long time they have been at sea. LAST TRIP OF THE CYPHRENES. The Otago Guardian received the following from a passenger by the Cyphrenes on her last trip from "Wellington to Kandavau : The mail steamer Cyphrenes had rather a curious passage on her last run up to Kandavau. She left Auckland on Tuesday, the 4th of August, and got clear of the land by night. On Wednesday, Tlmrsday, Friday, and Saturday, the sea was quite calm, and the weather fair and warm, except that rain in soft warm showers fell continuously day and night, ana a haze prevailed over the sky, thus preventing Captain Wood obtaining anything like an observation. The ship had consequently to be steered by dead reckoning entirely, making about ten knots an hour, until the morning of Sunday, the 9th August, On that day a tropical sky, without a cloud, gave a splendid opportunity for an observation, which the captain, after being prevented for four days, was very glad to get. But the result as taken at mid-day was rather surprising. It was then discovered that, owing either to currents or deviation in the compasses, and the not having been able to get observations, the Cyphrenes had entirely passed the Island of Kandavau, and had got up within sight of some land far to the north-westward, which was seen by the chart to be the Island of Oatulele about six miles long. The course which the ship was steering had been supposed to be north by eight degrees east; but this must have been influenced in some way by currents to have carried her so far out. As soon as the mistake was discovered, the steamer, which had been heading for the land on the port side, under tho impression that it was Kandavau, was turned round, and steered back on her own course. The observation at noon showed the latitude we were in to be ISdcg. 34min. south; the longitude by the chronometer, 177 deg. 2min. E—being thus about 66 miles from Kandavau, in the wrong direction, or north-west of it. The course steered on • turning the ship was south by sGdeg. E. Had tho island not been thus passed, the Cyphrenes would have been at Kandavau at midday on Sunday. As it was, she did not arrive off the island until Sunday night, of course coming round the wrong side to which she would otherwise have done, thus giving a fine view of Mount Washington. On arriving off Ngaloa Bay, the signals of the Cyphrenes were answered from the shore, where the usual beacons were .burning. It was, however, too late to attempt the difficult navigation of the harbor in the night, and we accordingly lay off until the next morning, entering the bay early on Monday morning. Captain Wood had taken the greatest trouble to get right, but the bad weather, of course, prevented the usual observations being taken.