SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4579, 23 November 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF WELLINGTON. High Water.—o.ls a.m.; 1.16 r.M. CLEARED OUT. November 22.—Elizabeth, ketch, 33 tons, Short, for Pelorus, in ballast. SAILED. November 22. Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile, for Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes, Mr, and Mrs. Anderson and 4 children. Turnbull and Co., agents. Ladybird, s.s., 256 tons, Andrew, forPicton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau. Passengers— -Saloon : Mesdames Meyer, Mitchell. Snelwin, Miss Dixon. N .Z.S.S. Co,, agents, 4 Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Romeril, for the Last Coast. E. Pearce, agent, , . - Rangatira, s.s., 186 tons. Griffiths, for Napier. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. O'Rourke, Mr. and Mrs. Dutton, Revs. Messrs. Smalley and Carr, Messrs. Lewis, Peacock. Peeves. Harding, Viggars, Suilield, Hillington, Lawrence, Louisson, Greenup. Hunter, Howlet, Guildford; and 3 steerage. H.Z.S.S. Co., agents. Phcebe. s.s., 41C tons. Worsp. for Sou.h. Passengers— Saloon: Mrs. Dunn, * Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Moeller and child. Mr. and Mrs Hansen and 2 children. Captain and Mrs. Grant and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Downes and child, Mrs. Heaps and 2 children. Miss Grant, Messrs. Johnson, Wiesfield, McCassey, Hooper, Frost, Hooper, Pauline, Captain Rough; and 16 in steerage. N.Z.S.S. Co., agents. IMPORTS Kiwi, from Napier: 145 bales wool, T.evin; 29 sacks. 1 case, Dransfield; 79 bales wool, Krull; 50 hides. Order. , • ... Falcon, from Blenheim: 60 bales wool, Turnbull; 100 bags potatoes, 4 pkgs samples, 4 trunks. Order. Stormbird, from Wanganui: 1 case. Levy; 44 sacks potatoes, O’Shea; 1 boot trunk, 4 pkgs exhibits, Under Secretary for Native Department; 1 pci. J. Joseph and Co.; 70 sheep. Pollock and Young; 12 bdls skin, 1 bale wool, Johnston and Co. Ladybird, from Lyttelton: 9 bars copper, 9 do brass. 40 ingots tin, T. Danks and Co. ; 154 boxes. Order; 3 pkgs. Mills; 21 boxes. Phillips; 3 cases Moss; 6 pkgs, Danks and Co.: 50 sacks. Reeves and Co.; 2 cases, Richards: 2 cases, Lowes; 1 pkg, H. Ewing; 1 box, Samson; 9 cases. Order; 1 box, Coulton, 2 pkgs. Sample and Co. Jessie Niccol, from Port Chalmers: 1040 sacks oats, Jas. O'Shea. Cynthia, from Kaipara: 40.000 ft sawn timber, Greenfield and Stewart. Phcebe, fromPicton: 5 qr-casks, 11 pkgs, Jameson; 12 pkgs, Young; 2 pkgs, Sample; 3 bales, 1 case, Edmondson; 5 trunks, 2 cases, Garton; 4 cases. Turnbull; 1 case, Thompson, Shannon, and Co.; 15 cases. Commissioners Philadelphia Exhibition ; 2 cases. Museum; 1 truss, Wilson; 3S bales, 3 cases. Levin and. Co.; 4 pkgs, Hannah; 13 cases, 3 trunks, 3 hfchests, 2 boxes, Marks. EXPORTS. Phcebe, for Lyttelton: 3 cases, Joseph and Co.; 6 pkgs, 4 trusses. Hirst; 15 cases, 3 hhds, Eddie and Jack; 7 empties, 1 box. Ledger. Ladybird, for Northern ports; 1 case, 1 pci. Bishop; 1 case. Ledger; 5 cases, 2 baskets, 13 cases, 10 qr-casks, 1 trunk. Bishop; 9 cases, 10 drums, 5 casks, 1 coil, 20 bdls, 1 keg, 1 bale. Johnston and Co.; 1 case, 1 pci. Bishop; 25 cases, 7 gunnies, W. and G. Turnbull; 20 pigs lead. Mills; 1 pkg, Robertson; 12 pkgs, 2 axle arms, 10 bdls hoop iron, 1 case, 4 pkgs, 2 trunks, Gibson; 2 cases, Samuel, Ladd, and Co.; 1 case, 11 bales, 5 pkgs, Thompson, Shannon, and Co.; 1 case, Burrett; IhdX 5 pkgs. Hirst; 1 pci, Davidson; 4 pkgs, A. C. Force. Albion, for Melbourne via Lyttelton: 1 pci, 4 bars. Bishop; 1 case, J. Joseph and Co.; 1 case. 6 pels, Pilcher. For Bluff; 4 cases. Levin ; 2 do. Shannon and Co.; 1 bale, 1 truss. Hirst; 3 cases, Bannatyne; 2 pels. Pilcher. Kate Moynahan, for Dunedin: 80 pieces timber, Levin. Rangatira, for Napier: 2 cases, 1 roll, Nathan: 1 case, Griffiths; 2 hhds, Mace and Co.; 1 pkg, 1 roll. Hirst- s cases, A. C. Force; 1 box, Jenness; 2 rollers, 2 brackets, Robertson and Co.; 1 pci, Coogan; 1 box, Allen; 192 cases, 1 box, 6 chests. 8 bags, 14 casks, Johnston and CO.; 30 hf-chests, 60 boxes, 34 pkgs, 10 cases, 1 truss, 40 bags, 1 roll, 20 cases kerosene, Turnbull and Co.; 2 cases, Bannatyne ; 1 J-box, 1 case, 2 qr-casks, 5 cases, 1 qr-tierce, 42 pkgs, 1 boat. Ledger ; 5 cases, A. P. Stuart; 22 pkgs, Tollemache; 1 bale, 1 case, L. Levy; 39 sheep, 19 lambs, 1 bull. Peacock; 4 gftses. i cask, J. Joseph; 5 trusses, 2 cases, Thompson, Shannon, and Co.; 4 casks, O’Shea; 10 cases. Col. Reader; 14 cases, 1 pel, Margetts; 11 pkgs, 3 cases, ~\rn]g; 9 pkgs. Levin and Co.: 1 case, Oldfield; 1 box, *W. V, Jackson; 1 case. Mountain; 1 case, Allen; 1 pci, Kirkcaldie; 1 case, Lowes; 1 case, Barrett, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. Rakaia, Otaki, Pleiades, Avalanche, and Commissary. New York via Dunedin. — Frances Lewey, brigantine. early. New York via. Adelaide. —Canny Scot, barque, early. Melbourne and Southern Ports. —Ringarooma, s.s., this day. Northern Ports.— Taupo, s.s., this day. Southern Ports. —Hawea, s.s., this day. Sydney and Newcaste.—Easby, s.s., this day. PROJECTED DEPARTURES London. —Halcione, ship, early in November; Howrah, ship, January next. Newcastle. —Edwin Bassett, barque, this day. Southern Ports. —Taupo, s.s.. tins day. Northern Ports. —Hawea, s.s., this day. Melbourne, yiaWestCoastPorts. —Ringarooma, s.s., this day.

BY TELEGRAPH. NELSON, Monday. Sailed: Taupo, for the South at 3 p.ra. Passengers from Nelson: Miss Lodge, Mr. and Mrs. McPherson, Miss Balsore, Mrs. Thornton, Messrs. Broad, Balsore, Parker, Gee, Rankin, Crompton, Melhuish, ■Washington, Gordon, Lcvestein, Flowerday, Crouse, Christian, TWng, Austin, and 16 original LYTTELTON. Monday. Abetted: Albion, from the North; Byron, from Newcastle: John Kendall, from Mauritius; Jane Anderson, from Wellington. Sailed ; Garoon, for Newcastle; Atlantic, for Waikato; Albion, for the South; Hawea, for the North. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Castlebridge and 2 children. Eingarooma, for the North—Passengers for the coast: Mrs. and Miss Nation and 2 children, Messrs. Badden, Williams, Webb, and Hutchins. WEATHER YESTERDAY.—S P.M. Auckland.— 3o 06—N.W., light; fine. Castle Point.— 29-91—N.W., light; threatening. Sea smooth. Wellin' (.ton. —29 "92—N.W., fresh; threatening. Hokitika.— 29 83—N.E., fresh; rain. Bar bad. Westpoet. —29‘Bs—N. breeze; gloomy. Bar good. Timap.u.—29 72—5. W., light: gloomy. Sea smooth. Oamap.u. - Sea smooth. Bluff. —2972 —E., fresh: gloomy. Barometer generally falling. Thes. Stonnbird, Captain Doile, left for Wanganu l at 2 p.m. yesterday. .The s.s. Phcebe, Captain Worsp, steamed from the wharf at 4.30 p.m. for Southern ports. The s.s. Ladybird left at 2.15 yesterday afternoon, for Picton, Nelson. Taranaki, and Manukau, with a large number of passengers, and conveying the supplementary mails for England. The schooner Aurora, Captain Eomeril, left for East Coast ports on Sunday at midnight. The s.s. Kiwi steamed for the Patent Slip, and was

taken on at 4 p.m. yesterday. The splendid steamer Bingarooma, Captain J. McLean, is expected from Melbourne via South this day, and will leave again early in the afternoon for Melbourne via West Coast ports. The Union Company's steamships Hawea and Taupo are also both expected in harbor this day; the former from the South, and the latter from Northern ports. On September 17 Messrs. Palmer launched from their shipbuilding yard at Jarrow, an iron sailing ship, named the Hurunin, of the following dimensions : —Length, 105 ft.; breadth, 34ft. ; depth, 20ft. This is the third vessel built at Jarrow for the New Zealand Shipping Company, and she is intended to carry emigrants to Canterbury, New Zealand. Palmer’s Company at Jarrow have still two more vessels to launch for the same company. narrow an escape from collision as we have seen . in this harbor occurred on Saturday (says the Sydney Echo of the 25th October.) The mail steamer Mikado was near Bradley’s Head, outward bound, when a small schooner called the Agnes, also outward bound, was seen coming towards her on the port tack. Pilot Creer ported the steamer’s helm and brought her nearly round, but the schooner still held her tack, keeping on the steamer’s port bow despite every effort made by the steamer to induce her skipper to go about, till he finally crossed the Mikado's bow by a few yards. If the latter had not been going slowly there would have been another tale to tell, as vessels

of ber length cannot be slewed about like dingles, especially in narrow waters. Aletnes” in the Sydney Mail gives the following account, received from Pennsylvania, of the launch of a new steamer for this line; —“ The river was well filled with craft of various kinds, and the scene was one of much animation. The great ship, as she lay upon the ways, was a grand sight and provoked many expressions of admiration. Suddenly a boy cried out 'There she goes!’ and slowly, majestically the beautiful ship was sliding into the calm waters below. She bad 4 slipped her shoes ’ and launched herself. The revenue cutter Hamilton, which lay out in the offing, fired several guns, the steam-tugs and boats blew their wMstles, and the ensign of the new ship was dipped, but all were too much interested in the grand spectacle to think of cheering. As the vessel nestled in the element Miss May K. Fountain leaned far out over the bow, and with a graceful swing, broke the gaily decorated bottle of wine, and the splendid craft was christened—City of Sydney.” We are then told how she really ran into a steamer filled with passenfers, then narrowly escaped a collision with a passing arque, and after that actually passed within a foot of a full-rigged ship, which got out its life-boat in preparation for what seemed an inevitable accident. It it satisfactory to find that she was safely berthed after these hair-breadth escapes. This is the description of the vessel—she is 352 feet long overall; 40 feet beam, and So£ feet from the base line to the spar-deck. Her register is 3500 tons ; she is barque-rigged, and has a spread of 17,000 square feet of canvas; she hasten metallic boats, and ten life-rafts, capable of carrying 500 people in case of accident. She has pumping apparatus capable of freeing her from 100,000 gallons of water per minute, if necessary ; she has seven bulk-heads, dividing her Into eight water-tight compartments. She is supplied with two compound engines, with a surface condenser, and separate pumping engines. Her high pressure cylinder is 51 inches test stroke, the low pressure cylinder is 88 inches, with the same depth of stroke. She has dx cylindrical boilers of 13 feet in diameter by 101 feet in length, each with three furnaces. They are toted with a working pressure of ninety pounds to the square inch. Her propeller-wheeiis2oft.fn diameter, with a plunge of 25 feet, and is of the Hirsch patent The engines can do from 65 to 70 revolutions per minute, and in fair weather the maximum speed is 10 knots per hour. Her first-class passenger accommodation is for 120 persona, with all the modem improvements in the way of tapestry, carpets, upholstery, baths, smoking-room, ladies’ boudoir, &c.