SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4544, 13 October 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. High Water.—3.l6 a.m.; 3.38 r.M, ARRIVED. October 12. —Star of the South, s.s., 175 tons, Carey, from Auckland. Passenger—Saloon: Mr. Jones. W. Bishop, agent. Napier, s.s., 44 tons. Butt, from Foxton. Passenr- gera—Saloon: Miss Lucas, Messrs. Gomley and Evans. Turnbull and Co., agents. Stormbird, s.s., 09 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin ; Miss Quinlan, Messrs.' Sutton, Farquason, Douglas, Baker, and three in the steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, from Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Orr and son, Hogg, Watt and daughter, Franklin and son. Misses Taylor, Messrs. Behan, Brough, Stevens, and seven in the steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. SAILED.

October 12,—Egmont, s.s., 52 tons, Irvine, for Wanganui, via Foxton. Levin and Co., agents. Star of the South, s.s., 175 tons, Carey, for Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. Williams, Footman, and Smythy. W. Bishop, agent. Rangatira. s.s,, ISS tons, Griiiiths, for Napier. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Ingpen (3), Greenwood, Watts, Messrs. Williams, Kewing, Ingpen (3), Back, Davies, White, and McLaren. R, S. Ledger, agent. Xeviotdale, ship, 1260 tons, Nicoll, for Calcutta, Johnston and Co., agents. CLEARED OUT. October 12.—Aspasia, schooner, 45 tons, Thompson, for Castlepoint and Wangaehu. E. Pearce, agent. IMPORTS. Border Chief, from London: 1038 bars iron, 110 bdls do, 50 do wire, 76 do tubes, 8 do steel, 9 do spades, 12 do steel do, 5 hhds, 9 rolls lead, 3 crates, S anchors, 6 anvils, 20 bales, 6 brls, 4 half do, 57 cases, 20 casks, 242 kegs, 24 do nails, SSS sashweights, Gibson; 15 cases, 50 do beer, 1 cask hardware, 40 qr-casks do, 1 pkg samples, 100 kegs, 3 grindstones, 1 bdl forks, 2do tubs, Johnston and Co.; 704 cases, 14 firkins, 194 casks, 9 qr-casks, 11 pkgs, 20 brls, SO kegs, 44 bales, 8 bdls, 2 do steel, 2 bars do, 25 half-chests, 1 tank, 60 moulds, 28 axles, 2 rolls lead, 45 coils, 5 trunks. Order; 19 cases, 14 bales, 183 kegs, 49 casks, 1 pci patterns, 4 bars iron, 20 tons pig do, 8 anvils, 24 boxes, 1 hhd, 2 tierces, 16 qr-brls gunpowder. Mills; 10 boxes, 1 pci, Krull and Co.; 27 cases, 25 half-hhds, Levin and Co.; 21 cases. 13 bales, 100 boxes, CO brls, 70 bdls, 20 casks, 16 pkgs, 11 tanks, 10 crates, N.Z. L. and M, A. Co, Limited ; 250 cases, Turnbull and Co.; 40 kegs, 500 sacks, O’Shea; 1 case, Taylor; 250 boxes, 54 pkgs, 148 cases, 1 cask. Colonial Secretary; 5 cases, 1 pkg, addressed; 411 coils wire, 1244 rails, Public Works; 6 cases, Wilson; 100 do, 1 box, Bethune and Hunter;? bales, Blundell Brothers; 1 case, Ladd; 7 do, 4 casks, Lyon and Blair; 74 cases, 3 bales, Kirkcaldie and Stains: 7 cases, James; 345 do, 425 casks, 40 qr-casks, 200 bdls, 100 drums, 5 brls, 10 bales, 6 hhds, Rhodes and Co. ; 33 cases, 1 sample do, 8 bales, Thompson, Shannon and Co.; 1 case, Alcorn; 7 do, McDowell and Co.; 38 do, Wilson and Richardson; 9 do. Banks and Son ; 10 trusses, 4 casks, 24 grindstones, 1 bag, 1 bale. Sample and Co.; 5 cases, 4 casks, 20 axles. 3 vyces, 40 drums, 21 kegs, 2 brls, 9 bdls, Williamson and Shaw; 20 cases, 4 bales, Pirie; 4 cases, Cass; 19 pkgs, Greenfield and Stewart; 13 cases, Honeywell; 33 do, 11 bales. Smith; 10 cases, 2 qr-casks. Tod; 9 cases, 24 crates, 1 cask, 4 hhds, Anderson : 104 cases, 36 grindstones, 15 bdls, 12 casks. 1 bale, Nathan and Co.; 103 kegs, 19 cases, 4 bdls, 4 casks. Denton; 14 cases. Stuart and Co.; 4 hhds, 333 cases, 3 casks, 25 qr-do, 3 crates, 6 bales, Jacob Joseph and Co. Star of the South, from Auckland: 61 mats sugar, Duncan; 5 pkgs machinery. Mills. • Napier, from Foxton; 1 hide, 6 bdls skins, Tyer; 1 pci, Eorlase; 11 cases, Stuart and Co,; 2 pkgs, Turnbull and Co.; 2 empties, Pascoe; 5 do, Johnston and Co. EXPORTS. Aspasia, for Castle Point: 20 sacks flour, 20 mats sugar, l ease currants, 1 do vinegar, 2 do paints, 1 box raisins, 2 do soap, 1 cask rice, 20-do sulphur, 7 bags lime, 8 do salt, 1 do oatmeal. 8 kegs whitelead, 1 do staples, 2 drums oil, 5 pkgs sundries, Pearce; 32 do do, 5 bags oats, 3 cases ale, 3do stoat, 1 pkg. Mills; 2 octaves ale, Raymond : I case, McDowell; 1, case, Nathan and Co.; 3 bags flour, 2 mats sugar, 1 box tea, Ido currants, Crawford; 1 cask ale, Taylor; 6 casks sulphur, 5 bags sugar, 1 hf-chest tea, 1 pkg. 1 case schnapps, Johnston and Co. For Wangaehu: 90 sheets iron, 1 pel, 1 case, 20 bags flour, 2 do rice, 8 mats sugar, 2 boxes tea,2 camp ovens, 2 kettles, 12,000 shingles, 40 pieces timber, 1400 ft boards, Pearce. Egmont, for Wanganui : 1 case shot, 1 do chairs, 1 bdl iron, Gibson; 1 case brooms, 1 cask dried apples, 2 boxes sundries, 6 kegs nails, 27 pkgs, 1 do painkiller, Levin and Co. For Foxton: 19 cases, 9do groceries, 14 do cheese, 15 gnnnles sugar, 1 pkg, 68 do sundries, 229 bags, 2 do nuts, 200 do flour, 5 do grass seed, SO sacks bran, 3 do potatoes, 30 do oats. 9 trunks, 1 bale chaff, 2 cases, 1 box painkiller, 5 pkgs groceries. Levin and Co.: 9 do, Morris; sdo ironmongery, 1 bag hair, 24 bolts, Gibson; 2 pkgs. Clapcott; 1 case wine, Stevenson and Stuart. For Rangitikei; 61 cases groceries, 22 bags do, 33 sacks do, 4 kegs butter, 4 do herrings, 24 bags, 19 pkgs, Turnbull and Co.-; 1 case, Nathan and Co.; 12 pkgs ironmongery, Mills ;8 do sundries. Port; 1 case, Bowden ; 7 pkgs, Gibson; 1 bale woolpacks, Taylor.. For Patea: 5 casks, 2 cases, Griffiths; 1 trunk, 1 pkg, Nathan and Co.

Star of the South, for Lyttelton: 20 bdls jacks, Guilford; 1 trass, 10 cases, Jacob Joseph and Co. For Dunedin; 12 bars angle iron. Sample; 1 pkg, Jones.

Rangatira, for Napier: 17 pkgs, Ledger; 3 bales, 13 bags sugar, 2 do salt, 5 sacks flour, 2 boxes, X pkg. 2 hf-chests tea, Johnston and Co. ; 29 cases, 22 pkgs, Nathan and Co,; 2 trusses. Hirst; 1 case chairs, Samuel Ladd and Co. ; 36 hides. Levin and Go.; 30 pkgs, Pearce; 3 cases, McDowell; 3 coils rope. Mills; 3 cases, Griffiths; I case. Bank; 5 kegs nails, Turnbull and Co. For Poverty Bay; 2 pkgs, 8 cases. Ledger; 1 bale. Hirst; X truss, Stuart and Co.; 56 cases, 1 bale, 6 boxes, I parcel, 60 bags flour. Levin and Co.: IS pkgs tea, 15 cases, Tornbull and Co. ;,4 cases cheese, Samuel Ladd and Co. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. - London.—Howrah,- St. Leonards, Rakaia, Otaki, Pleiades, Avalanche, and Commissary. New York.—Canny Scot: Jessica, barque, left about the end of April. New York via Dunedin. —Frances Lewey, brigantine, early. Newcastle:— Heversham and Anstralind, barques. Hobarton.— Malay, barque, early. . Foochow. —May, schooner, early. Melbourne via Southern Ports. —Alhambra, s.s., this day;Ringarooma, s.s., 24th inst. Melbourne, via. Hokitika. — Albion, s.s., 23rd inst. Northern Ports. —Hawea, s.s., this day ; Phoebe, s.s., this day; Taupo* s.s., 18th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London.— Halcione, ship, early in November; Howrah, ship, January next. Adelaide,— Dilawur, barque, early. Melbourne, via ‘Wert Coast Ports.— Alhambra, s.s., this day; Ringarooma. s.s., 25th inst. Melbourne via Southern Ports. —Albion,' s.s.', (with outward Suez mail), 24th inst. Sydney via Newcastle. —Jane Spiers, early. "Wanganui.—Stormbird, s.s., this day; Manawatu, p.s., this day. Northern Ports. —Ladybird, s.s., 16th inst. Southern Ports. —fl awea, s.s., this day; Phcebe, s.s., this day; Taupo, s.s., 19th inst. Castle Point and Napier.—Kiwi, s.s., tomorrow. Castle Point, Napier, and Poverty Bay.— Rangatira, s.s., 18th instFoxton.—Napier, s.s., this day. Castle Point. —Aspasia, schooner, this duy. Blenheim.—Falcon, ketch, to-morrow. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. The White Eagle passed the hull of a large iron ship, burnt out. The letters TI of the vessel's name, and LI Rof the port were made out. They boarded her, and not a bit of wood except part of the jibboom was fonnd aboard. The vessel was seen in lat. 25deg. 68mln. south, long. 35deg. 42min. west. The White Eagle's passengers are all well. A HoManga telegram reports a brig stranded, name unknown. No sign of the crew aboard. The 'M'aggUfln Cloud has been fitted out for a twelve months' cruise by the local whaling association, and sailed to-day. She will cruise chiefly on the coast, and as far as the Chatham Islands. LYTTELTON, Tuesday. Arrived : Alhambra, from the South. Sailed : Alhambra, for the North ; Lady Don, for Hokitika. POET CHALMERS, Tuesday. Sailed : Ladybird, s.s., for the Northern ports. NELSON, Tuesday, Sailed: 7.30 p.m., Hawea, s.s., for Picton and Wellington. Passengers—Saloon : From Nelson— Mrs. and Miss Cancult, Miss Mowatt, Mr. and Mrs. Webb and lour children. Miss McKenna, Mrs. Andrews, Messrs. Mowatt, Anderson, Gibson, Hanson, Jelly man and sod, Webster, Rives, H. H. Stafford, McCormack, Hodges, Cunningham, Blundell, Cowie, McComiakey, O'Connor, Engel, McKay, Hodgson, Coates, Monaghan, Taylor, Lilley, Mr. and Mrs. Mcßae and family, and Thompson.

WEATHER YESTERDAY.—S Auckland.—3o 08—S.E.; light; fine. Castle Point. —2997 —5. W.; light; cloudy. Slight Wellington. —3o 01—N.W.; light; fine Hokitika.— 3oo4— S.W. ; light: fine. Bar good. Westport.—3o 00 S.W. breeze; fine. Bar good. Tjmap.u. —29‘94—N.E.; light; fine. Sea smooth. Oamaru. —2993—S.W. breeze; fine. Sea smooth. Blupp.—29 96 —W. breeze; showery.

The e. 6. Stormbird, Captain Doile, left Taylor and Watt’s wharf, Wanganui, at 7.1 S yesterday morning, the 12th Inst.; cleared the bar at 8 a.m. Passed the as. Pgmont off Sinclair’s Head, and arrived alongside the wharf at 7.30 p.m. same day. Experienced fine weather throughout the passage. The p.s. M&nawatu, Captain Evans, left Wanganui at fi.ZO a.m. yesterday, crossed the bar at 7 a.m., and arrived at the Wellington wharf at 8 p.m. She experienced light N. W. breezes, with fine weather, on the run down. In the strait she righted a barque, bound north, and a brig working to the south. Passed the ship Teviotdale off Sinclair Head. The as. Star of the South, Captain Carey, left Levuka on the 24th of September last at 6 p.m., and arrived in Auckland on Saturday, the 2nd inst. On the following Wednesday she left for Wellington direct at 7.20 p.m, and arrived at the Queen's wharf at 3.30 a.m. yesterday. She experienced fine weather up to 4 a.ro, on Saturday, when she encountered very tempestuous weather, which compelled her to put back to the Kidnappers for shelter, when a strong 6.E. gale set in. with heavy sea. She there lost two anchors. The captain then let go his two hedges, and hung on till Sunday at 2 p.m. Having succeeded in recovering one of the lost anchors, she proceeded on her way against a strong head wind until her arrival. The Star of the South will be superseded on the next ' round trip from Fori Chalmers to Levuka and back by the company'* new steamer Lewellyn, which is expected to make the round trip in four weeks. The barque Dilawur will sail for Adelaide, in baQast,; in the course f of the week, and will there receive a full cargo for .London.

v The ship Teyiotdalo, Captain Nicoll, sailed yesterday for Calcutta, where she will receive a cargo of first-crop cotton, and then sail for London direct, via the Cape. ' ' ; t The s.s. Napier, Captain Butt, arrived in harbor yesterday at 9.30 a.ra. She left Foxton at 5.30 on Monday evening, and experienced fresh S.E. weather throughout the passage. She sighted the threemasted schooner Frank Guy, bound from Sydney to Wanganui, under Kapiti. The loss of the schooner Dauntless is thus described by the Leviika Argus of August 27th:—“ We regret to say that this beautiful schooner, Commanded and owned by Captain Berrill (a resident for some twentyfive years of Honolulu), was stranded on the outer reef north of the island of Mabalau, on the night of Friday last. This vessel, which flies the Hawaiian flag, has for the last twelve months been in the trade between Fiji and Auckland, in which trade it was intended she should have been kept: and left Auckland with a full cargo of lumber and merchandise for Messrs. Owen and Graham, of Auckland, that firm having also an establishment atTongatabu. She made the run to the Friendly Islands in seven days, where, having discharged the lumber and other articles, she took in twenty-five tons of copra and started for this port. On Friday she was well in sight of Ovalau, and on the evening of that day was near Agau, steering her courso with a fair although light breeze. At midnight, to the great surprise of all on board, she took the ground, a strong westerly current having evidently carried her many miles to leeward. The vessel having gone on the reef at flood tide, was carried considerably on to its crown, there being little surf, without great damage. Captain Berrill endeavored to get her off, but fruitlessly, and unfortunately lost his only boat in endeavoring to carry out a kedge anchor, the weight of which hurst and sank it. A cutter passed on Sunday, and, strange to say, did not go near the wrecked vessel. By this boat news was conveyed to Levuka of the disaster. His Excellency the Governor, on hearing that a vessel was on the reef, promptly despatched Lieutenant Knollys, A.D.C., to make inquiries, and with offers of assistance. By the Government boat Captain Berrill was enabled to reach Levuka on Monday evening. He at once reported what had occurred to Mr. Murray, the Consul for Hawaii. With great consideration, Captain Stephens, of H.M.S. Barracoota, despatched a steam pinnace in charge of Lieut. R. Wonham to the wreck, and on Monday afterneon the steamer Pride of Viti, having on board Captain Berrill, Mr. Murray, Lieut. Maxwell, and Mr. Childs, carpenter of H.M. ship, with Captain Hedstrom, proceeded to the wreck for the purpose of holding a survey. A protest having been entered, the cargo on board was sold by auction for the benefit of all concerned, by Mr. Cudlip, on Wednesday last. The Dauntless was insured in the National Insurance Office for £SOO, and in the South British Office for a similar sum. At the date of the Ocean Wave’s departure the Dauntless was still on the reef, and it was supposed that she would become a total loss.” The S. AT. Herald of the Ist instant says:—The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Company have published a handbook containing all the necessary particulars for the guidance of intending passengers. They have at present five steamers running from Hongkong to Melbourne, touching at Manilla, Singapore, Batavia, Samarang, Sourabaya, and thence to Somerset, the northernmost port in Australia; and thence down the eastern coast to Melbourne, via the Queensland ports and Sydney; the average length of passage from Singapore to Melbourne being twenty-two days. The company are also in correspondence with the Messageries Maritime of France from Marseilles, the Glen line from London direct, as also the Castle and Chia line. The handbook contains a diagram of the projected lines of communication, by which it would appear that the company contemplates running steamers from Bowen to New Caledonia, thence to Brisbane, and on to Auckland and Wellington. They intend building much larger boats than those already in service. The first mil be the Queensland, 2500 tons, now nearly ready for launching; the last built being the Bowen, 1700 tons, Captain Park, now in port, and a perfect specimen of a first-class steamer.

' An inquiry by the Marine Board at Brisbane lately into the cause of the wreck of the Isabella, has resulted in the finding that the wreck was occasioned by an error in the chronometers. The point of interest is a suggestion by the Board, that this error had been caused by a sudden vibration produced by loading coals into the vessel at Newcastle from a height of 30ft. This suggestion Csays a contemporary) should'be looked into. It would seem strange that the danger should have- escaped notice so long in connection with the Newcastle coal trade, if there be anything in the matter. But there should be no great difficulty in ascertaining whether it has ever been recognised or suspected at English coal ports. Should the danger be real, it could probably be readily conquered by mounting the chronometers in such a way as to prevent the transmission to them of shocks that make the vessel vibrate. Or they could be taken ashore during the process of loading. It may be that ships suffer far greater shocks and are made to vibrate more violently by the impact of waves at sea than by the discharge of a truck-load of coals into the hold, even from a height of 30ft. But that might not necessarily disprove the suggestion. The loading of coals is an almost continuous; and comparatively regular process, and its effects, as compared with those of the occasional shocks of heavy waves, might possibly bear some sort of analogy to the effects produced by the regular tramp of soldiers marching across a suspension bridge, which would be far greater than those produced by the irregular rush of as many bullocks.