SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4570, 12 November 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF WELLINGTON. High Water.— 3.S9 a.m.; 3.5 P.M. ARRIVED. . , November 11. —Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Mesdames Kan Kin, Dunn, McCormick, Misses Dunn (3). .Conner (4), Messrs. Austin, Lee. Shalders, Hare, Smith, J«n"nJand Thompson ; and 10 navvies. K. S. Ledger agent. Alhambra, s.s., 497 tons, Bawden from Melbourne via the Soutk r^^engers-Saloon: Mes.laraes Troubeck, Pavue, Howard, Messrs. Brun on . c ° w «"' Beetham (2), Christie, and Vaughan ; and 10 in the steerage. W. Bishop, agent /Maimers Phclbe, s.s., 416 tons, Worsp. from Port Chalmer, and Lyttelton. Passengers-Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Winter, Messrs. Holmes, Kdv-ards Macassey, Stout, Barton, Levin, Shaw, Williams, McDonough, Wayhurst Bowman Black Geddes, Proctor, and Shaw; 10 steerage, and 11 for the .North. P -E^nf r ss gen 52 tons. Irvine, from Wanganui Paffengers-Cabin : Mrs. Watson. Messrs Cotton and Clapham. Levin and Co., agents. SAILED.

November 11.—Jessica, barque, 546 tons, Congdon, for Newcastle. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., &gent 3. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, for Wanganm. Passengers—Cabin: Misses Leitch and McCarthy, Mr. and Mrs. Brown and 5 children, Mr. and Mrs. Major and 3 children. Mr. Callaghan ; and 49 immigrants ex Howrah. R. S. Ledger, agent. IMPORTS Stormbird. from Wanganui: 4 casks, 12 bales, Krall and Co.; 3 cases, Bradv: 12 bdls, Johnston and Co.; lease, Eyton; 3 trunks, Sheen; 02 hides, Hirst. _ , _ Phoebe, from Southern Ports: 145 boxes, Order; 1 boiler, Mills; 9 ovens, McLean; 2 bdls. Love; 6 cases. Bunny; 1 case, Wiggins; 4 packages, Order ; 2 cases, Fife Egmont, from Wanganui: 89 sheep, 7 pigs, PoUock and Young. Alhambra, from Melbourne: 1 pel, Pearce; lease, 1 bale, Order; 1 case, Ceniino: 12 do. Order; 15 do 9 trunks, Levin and Co.: 1 case. Blenheim; 4 hf-ehests, 1 hoi, Turnbull and Co.: 1 box. Young; 1 bale, Burlett: 1 do, Bidwell; 1 pel, Kenny: 1 do. Manning; 3 cases, Allen ; 3 do, Barraud: 1 bucket, Order: 1 pel, Cooke: 6 qr-casks, 6 eight-gallon kegs, Levin and Co.; 3 sacks, Chisholm. Howrah, from London : 50 cases. 10 rolls, Seed , 10 kegs, Krull and Co.; 31 cases, 2 hhds, 20 boxes 4 crates, Samuel. Ladd, and Co.: 204 cases, 5 casks, Johnston and Co.; 52 cases, 1 cask, 0 crates, 2 tierces 10 trunks, Anderson; 27 cases, McDowell and Co ; zo cases, Taylor and Watt; 5 cases, Whittem. Jjicholson and Co.; 290 cases, 6 chests, S bags, 15 casks, Stuart and Co.; 9hales, 26kegs, 4 cases, Taylor;6 pkgs, 64 cases, 22 bales, 2 casks, Nathan and Co.; 40 rolls, Seed; 241 cases 40 boxes, 20 qr-casks. Rhodes; 10 diums 5 cases, 4 casks, 1 coil, 20 bdls, Owen and Graham; 1 case, NZ L. and M. Co.: 3 cases. Honeywell: 2 do, Blythe and Co.; 17 bales, 14 cases, J. Smith; 27 cases, Kirkcaldie and Stains; 9 pkgs. Jackson; 4 cases Colonial Secretary; 71 cases, 14 bales. 11'pkgs, Thompson, Shannon, and Co.; 20 bdls, 2 rolls, 2 casks 9 cases, Williamson and Shaw; 944 bars. 20 kegs 6 casks, 1 Ml. 2 garden rollers. Mills; 103 casks, 21 bdls, 20 kegs, 1 truss, 1 anvil. 1 steam hammer, 1 sole plate, 22cases, Sample and Co.; 130 cases, Anderson; 8 bales, Blundell; 1 case ginger, 553 cases, 262 casks, 125 drums, G hhds, 358 bars, 220 bdls, S 9 kegs, 25 pkgs, 12 bales, 1 pole. 1 box, 6 arms, 4 tierces, 3 crates, 4 qr-casks, Order ; 251 cases, 1613 rails, 22 bdls, Public Works ; 13 cases. Bank of New Zealand ; 1 case, Bowden and Sons; 49 cases, C. Brown: S kegs, 2 hales, 66 cases, 2 pkgs, 34 casks, 36 arras, 70 barrels, 11 bdls, 102 drums, 3 boilers, 2 hhds, W. Gibson ; IS casks 9 cases, 1 bale, Jacob Joseph and Co.: 2 cases, Bowden and Sons ; 35 cases, 194 bdls, 96 pile shoes, 162 blocks, 13S bolts, 76 angle irons, Public orks ; 39 drums, 39 casks, 165 coils, IS kegs, 139 bdls, 403 cases, Johnston and Co.; 49 tanks, and surplus stores, N.Z.S. Co.

"■ EXPORTS Ruby, for Kaikouras: 4 qr-casks, 15 cases, 1 cask, 7 gunnies, 21 coils, 47 cases, 2 pkgs, Turnbull and Co.; 21 coils, A. P. Stuart; 4 casks, 6 cases, E. Dixon ; 1 pel, Hirst: 2 casks. Staples; 1 case, Gibson ; 1 case, 20 bags, Bethune and Hunter. Star of the Sea, for Havelock: 1 tank, 3 trunks, 1 pkg, 1 case. Kiwi for Flaxboume: 10 cases, 4tj mats, 4 hf-chests, 2 pkgs, 20 bdls, 2 tanks, 1 hf-tierce, 1 boat, 10 tons coal, 2 cases, 1 cisk. Oreti, for Timaru : 500 casks cement, O Shea. Manawatn, for Wanganui: 2 qr-casks, Nathan and Co.; 2 pels, Lyon and Blair ; 1 case, Levy : 50 cases, 4 casks, Nathan and Co ; 1 pel, National Bank; 3 cases, 1 box, Hunter; 1 case porter, 2 pels, Burrett; 2 jars, 1 case, Barraud ; 1 case, Ledger ; 1 case, Lyon and Blair ; 1 truss, Hirst, 2 cases, Joseph and Co.; 1 case, Whittem and Co.; 1 case, Mountain ; 1 truss, T. and W. Young; 1 case, Smith and Co.

EXPECTED AItIUVALS. London.—St. Leonards, Eakaia, Otaki. Pleiades, Avalanche, and Commissary. _ N ew York via Dusedin. —Frances Lewey, brigantine. early. Nrw York via Adelaide.—Canny Scot, barque, early. Melbourne, via West Coast Pokts.—Albion, 5.3., 20th inst. Foxton.—Napier, s.s., 13th inst. Nortbern Ports.—Ladybird, s.s., ISth inst. Southern Ports.—Taupo, s.s., 14th inst.; Wellington, s.s., 17th inst. Napier.—Rangatira, s.s., 13th inst. Wanganui.—Manawatu, p.s., 13th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES London.—Halcione, ship, early in November; Howrah, ship, January next. Newcastle. —Neptune, brig, 13th inst. Northern Ports.—Phcebe, s.s., this day ; Taupo, s.s., 15th inst. . Sodtqeiin Perns. -Ladybird, s.s., 14th inst.; Hawea, s.s., 36th inst. . Wangaxvt.—Manawatu, p.s., and Stormbird, s.s., 15th inst. .... Melbourne, via "West Coast Ports.—Uhambra, s.s., this day.. Castle Point and Napier.—Rangatira, s.s., loth inst. WEATHER YESTERDAY.—S P.M. Auckland.—3oos—S.W., light; fine. Castle Point.—3oo9—S.S.E., moderate ; cloudy. Sea moderate. "Wellington.—3olo—S.W., light; fine. Hokitika. —3OII—S.W., light: fine. Bar good. Westfort.—3o"oß—B., light: gloomy. Bar good. TiMARU.—3OO2—N.E. breeze ; fine. Sea slight swell. Oamaru.—29-33 N.N.E., fresh; gloomy. Sea rough. Bluff.—29Bß—S.E. breeze : gloomy. Barometer has tendency to fall. The time-ball may be used to-day for rating chronometers. A chronometer true on Greenwich time would show 12h. 30min. when the ball drops. Any difference is error, plus or minus, of the chronometer. Messrs. McMeckan. Blackwood, and Co.'s s.s. Alhambra, Captain. W. J. Bawden, left Sandridge Pier at 2.30 p.m. of the 30th ult.; passed through the Heads at 5.20 p.m.; passed Swan Island at 6 p.m. on the 31st. Experienced very changeable winds from N. to E.N.E., moderate and strong, with a deal of rain, on the Ist November. She passed through a high confused sea, the barometer at the time 28"80 ; in fact, the barometer has been from 29"40 to 29"00 during the passage, with every indication of a gale, but she appears to have passed to the south of it. Passed the Solander at 12.20 a.m. on the sth, arriving at the Bluff at 6.30 a.m.; left again at 4.15 p.m. same day, and reached Port Chalmers at 5.20 a m. on the 6th; left again at 5.30 p.m. on the 7th; and called at Kakanui, arriving there at 4 a.m. of the Bth : as it was blowing hard from the south, she proceeded on to Lyttelton; had strong S. and S.W. gales, with heavy rains : wa3 off Lyttelton Heads all night, and arrived alongside the wharf on the morning of the 9th ; left lyttelton at 2.40 p.m. of the 10th, and made fast alongside the wharf, at 5.45 a.m. yesterday. We thank Mr. Gibbons, purser, for report and flle3. The Alhambra leaveß this day for Melbourne via West Coast.

The s.s. Stormbird, Captain Doile, left Wanganui at 6.15 p.m. on Thursday, the 10th; crossed the bar at 7 o'clock same night, and arrived in harbor at 10.15 a.m. yesterday. She experienced strong head wind and heavy -westerly ground swell all the way. The s.s. JEgmont, Captain Irvine, left Wanganui at 5 p.m. on the 10th, arriving here at 1 p.m yesterday. Had strong southerly winds, and heavy sea, and brings 89 sheep and 7 pigs for Messrs. Pollock and Young. The p.s. Manawatn proceeded to "Wanganui at 1 p.m. yesterday, conveying 49 immigrants exllowrah The barque Jessica, bound for Newcastle, weighed anchor yesterday forenoon, and beat out of harbor. "We have been favored from Messrs. W. and G. Tuxnbull (via telegram from Wanganui) that the s.s. Napier on her trip to Foxton spoke the ship St. Leonard's off Mana Island and bound to this port. The s.b. Stormbird proceeded soon after arrival to the ship Chili, and took that vessel in tow to the Patent Slip in Evans Bay, returning to the wharf. ' The barque Harriet Armitage having completed the discharge of her inward cargo yesterday, hauled alongside the ship Border Chief, making the berth (No. 2) vacant, the ship Howrah hauling in and taking her place. A ship was signalled yesterday from Mount Victoria at anchor. Of course, the report soon spread that it must be the St. Leonards, from London, wherea3 those that understood the signal knew it to be the Kinfauns Castle at anchor, and such was the case. The ss. Kiwi left at 11 last night for Flaxboume to load wool flax, and tallow for this port. She takes a large snrfboat for that place. This is an example which should be followed on every sheep station. The e s Phoebe arrived from the South at 1.30 p.m. yesterday She left Port Chalmers on Monday the Sth at 2 p m., arrived at Lyttelton at 8 o'clock the following morning, left at 7 p.m. on the 10th, arriving here a 3 above. Experienced strong winds to Lyttelton, and from thence variable winds.

AN INCIDENT AT SEA. On Monday morning, August 2nd, the barque Francesco Calderon, 1158 tons, Captain Jackson from Sydney to Shanghai, experienced some extraordinary weather when but a short distance from the China coast. The morning broke dead calm, but densely cloudy, and at 4 15 the wind began to rise from the N.E., arddenly veering to N.N.E. Fearing something -worse, it was decided to put the ship about, but no sooner was this done than the wind again blew pretty fresh from the N.E. The yards were braced to meet this new emergency, and the barque laid on a course N.W. by N. £ N., making about four knots an hour. About 515 a waterspout was seen a little to leeward, which broke all at once, the immense quantity of water falling from it churning the sea into foam for some distance around. The clouds still gathered in heavy, threatening masses of inky blackness, and rain and increased wind—probably a typhoon—were momentarily expected, to meet which every due preparation was made. Nothing more occurred, however, until about 12.30, when rain began to fall in such torrents that the scuppers could not carry off the water, and the decks were flooded. Instantly a fierce squall of wind struck the barque on the port beam, and although she was deeply laden with coal, threw her almost on her starboard beamends, the bulwarks being nearly buried in the sea. The order was given to let go everything, but there was no time to cast off the ropes, and knives were

freely used to cut away, the masts quivering so much row to be in momentary da»ger of going over the sid7 Six or seven blocks were actually shivered by the "strain upon them, and the pieces were seen flvine from aloft. By great exertion all the halyards were freed, and the topsail, topgallant, and royal yards lowered, and the barque, thus eased, got on her keel again. Almost the same instant, a flash of lightning, so vivid as to take away the sense of seeing from many on board for some seconds, struck the barque, followed immediately by a single clap of thunder, so loud and so directly overhead that the vessel is said to have trembled from stem to stern. The lightning fell on the after part of the barque, leaped forward nearly to the bows, and after enveloping the fife-rail of the foremast in a sheet of flame, seemed to disappear over the side into tup sea. The Francesco Calderon is iron built, is divided into compartments by several iron bulkheads, and the under-sides of her decks are lined with iron It was found on examination that the lightning had struck the mizzen-topmast head, cutting and charring the wood in its descent. On reaching the foot of the topmast, its course seems to have been diverted by a wire rope stay, by which it was conducted to the deck, along which it travelled, and disappeared as above described. It is curious considering the surroundings that no further damage was done All this time the sea was comparatively quiet, and very shortly after the thunderclap the weather was almost calm again, and continued so during the remainder of the voyage to Shanghai.— N. C. Heralct.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, Novembor 6,1575. Notice is hereby given, that the Provincial Government of Taranaki has established a Harbor Light at New Plymouth. The light has been exhibited, from the Ist instant, from the flagstaff on Mount Elliot; it is a fixed white light, showing all round seaward, and is elevated 75 feet above the level of the sea. William H. kjcynolds.