SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4904, 9 December 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OP WELLINGTON. HIOH Water.—lo 4 A.M.: 10.86 p. M Sunday-11.10 a.m.;l 11.45 p.m. ARRIVED. Decembkr 8.-Avalanche, ship, HGOtous, Williams, from London. Passengers - Saloon : Mr, A. Canning, Captain Cornwall, Mrs. M. Cornwall. Misses Florence K. Cornwall and Ida M. Cornwall, Masters Richard CornwaU, Fredk. Win. Cornwall, Newnham Corn-.-~waU,:Chaa CornwaU. Mrs. and Misses Kenny (2). Mr. 6. S. Robertson and Mrs. Robertson and family (4) and S servants, Mrs.. Jones, Mrs._ and-Miss Barton . Mr. and Mrs., Wordsworth,_ Miss JWiber, Mr, Mrs., and Miss Barnett, and family (5), Mr ~ Frost, and Dr. Claridge: Second cabin—"*H W. Hann, J. Honeßeld, T. G. Dugard, A* E Dugard. Miss< Leslie, • W. £. Ford, -■•■ ham.Elizth. M. Fordham, W.'A. Fordham, F. £. . : Fordham, C. Leech, Snsan Leech, Constance I eech, Geo. Young, Jane Young, Anne Young, Margt. Young, and H. Nickolls. Steerage—J. t Ncilson, M. ' Campbell, M. Campbell, A. M. Blow, H, Andrews, J. r,- 1 Butcher, J. Yarnold, E. A. Yarnold, W. A. Archer, T. fl. Piercy, A. Boyes, E. Powell. Emma Powell, Earnest E. Powel. A. H. Powell, Mary A. Powell, Mr. H. Taylor, Thomas Taylor, J. Power, E. W. Gooch, E. Vince, T. Wareham, and Anna Wareham. Turnbull and Co., agents. Robin Hood, brig, 297 tons, Paton, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. - - Anne Melhuish, barque, 291 tons, Chadwick, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. Eliza MePhee, ketch. 41 tons, McLeod, from . Pelorns Sound. Master, agent. ' Unity, ketch, 44 tons, Macfarlane, from East Coast. - Thomas, agent. Herald, schooner, 50 tons, McKay, from Terawiti. Thomas, agent. SAILED. Dkoesibek B.—Easby, s.s-, 909 tons, Kennedy, for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. Passengers—Saloon : JMr. and Mrs. J.L. Hall and son. Mr. C. E. Haughton. Turnbull and Co., agents. Napier, s.s., 48 tons. Holmes, for Foxton. Turnbull and Co., agents. Cynthia, schooner, 56 tons, Welsh, for Pelorus Sound. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. Hannah Broomfield,. brignntine, 134 tons, Dawson, for Kaipara. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. CLEARED OUT. December B.—Agnes, ketch, 24 tons, Calvert, for Patea. via Waitapu. Master, agent. Waimea, ship, 848 tons, Devitt, for Lyttelton. N. Z. S. Co., agents. Malay, barque, 329 tons, Millman, for Hobartoti. .- ' Beck and Tanks, agents. • 1 .PORTS. [A special charge is made for consignees' names in- ._ serUd in this column.] Eliza MePhee, from Have'ock: 30,000 ft. timber. Robin Hood, from Newcastle: 00 tons coal, 2do nails, 20 doz. brooms. Lyttelton, from Wairau: 188 bales wool, 97 bdls Standards. 32 bars. Anne Melhuish, from Newcastle: 500 tons coal, 40 do kerosene shale, 5 logs cedar. EXPORTS. Easby. for Lyttelton : 2 cases drapery, 1 truss do, 1 case pills, 2 do chocolate, 10 kegs soda. 25 cases currants. - . . Hannah Broomfield, for Kaipara: 2 tons flour, 2 > - do merchandise. Napier, for Foxton: 6 hhds ale, 17 pkgs, 5 kegs staples, 1 case kerosene, 13 pkgs groceries, 1 case axe3,l -do glass, 10 bags coals, 1 pkg paper, 2 colonial ovens, 1 bell, 1 cask port, 4 butter kegs, 2 cases glassware, 30 pkgs ironwork, 1 cask soda, 13 pkgs groceries, 2 cases galvanised iron, 53 pkgs sashes, 2 cases hams,' 1 do wine, 4 mats sugar, 15 sacks potatoes, 5 casks lemonade. 3 do tar, 2 bdls scythes, 10 boxes tea, 1 octave whisky, 120 bags flour, 4 cases fruit, 1 ; box soap, 1 case tacks, 1 do hardware, 7 pkgs tea. Dido, for Blenheim : 44 mats sugar, 4 half-chests tea,lo boxes do. 1 sword case, 27 pkgs sacks, 4 lamp posts. 38 sheets iron, 4 pels.' 2cases drapery, 5 pkgs groeeJies, 1 keg skins, 12 pkgs, 52 boxes soap, 16 pkgs !', groceries, 10 casks ale. BXP.«i!TKi» x ARRIVALS. London.—Ocean Mail, early ; Hurunui, early; Himalaya, early; Leicester, early. Southern Ports.—Taranaki, 12th inst.; Hawea, '•' 18th inst. Northers Ports.—Taupo, 12th inst.; Wellington, 15th inst. Newcastle. Australind, early ; Edwin Bassett, early; Camille, early. Hobakton.—Young Dick, early. t Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, loth inst. ■"Melbourne, via the West Coast.—Alhambra, this day. PRO.lEirrW Dim-ARTORES. Lonbon.- Zealandia, this day; Waikato, 15th inst.; Jessie Readman, this month; St. Leonards, Jan. 5. Wanoandi.—Stormbird, 11th inst.; Manawatu, Uth inst. Northern Ports.—Taranaki, 12th inst.; Hawea, 18th inst. Napier and Castlepoint.—Kiwi, 13th inst. Nelson, Westfort, (Jkeymoiith, andHokitika. —Murray, 12tb inst. Kikeranoi.—Lyttelton. this day. Napier.—Rangatira. 13'h inst. Foxton.—Tui, 11th inst.; Napier, 11thinst. CASH,EPor»T. —Aspasla lltli inst. Melbocrnb asd HiißAßt'H via the South. — Albion, 29tb inst. (BY TPLEGRAPH.) LYTTELTON, Friday. Sailed : Ladybird, for the South. AUCKLAND. Friday. Sailed: Taupo. Passe"gers for "Jelson: Mrs. Moss Stanton, Mrs. Gil'ies. Mr and Ms. Hutchin, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. McShane, Mirror of England Tronpe. For Picton: alias Dohsnn and Mr. : Ingram. For Wellington : Mrs. ilacholz. M>. Krull and .family, Messrs. Dunscombe, Hunter, Maginhity, and Pope. For Lyttelton : Mrs Fugale. For Dunedin: Mr. and Mrs. Gellibrand, Messrs. Mains and : > .Howden. WEATHER AT r, r.si. YESTERDAY. Barometer correc' ed for height only.- . . Auckland.-3003—5.W., light; fine. Napier.—3ooo—Calm: gloomy. Bar smooth. Castlepoint.—29-94 N.E.; light; fine. Slight - -'- Wellington.—3oo2 S., light; gloomy. HOKITIKA.—3OO6—N.W., light; fine. Bar good. ..-. Westport.—29 94 S.W., fresh; fine. Bargood. TiMARU.—3O'OI—S.S.E , tight; fine. Sea smooth. Oamaru.—3o 04 —E., light: fine. Sea smooth. . "- Bltjit.—29-99—S.E.,light: fine. Barometer rising slowly. ARRIVAL OF T E AVALANCHE. - Yesterday morning the U3nal indications of a ship '. ."being Off the Heads were announced at the flagstaff, Mount Victoria, and of course it was generally set down to be the Ocean' Mall, now fully due from London. Contrary to expectation, she turned out to '..1. be the Avalanche, from London, after performing another clipping passage of eighty-nine days. This splendid ship of Shaw, Savill, and Co's., has always been noted for rapid passages to New Zealand since her construction; and although the present oho is nothing like her quickest, still, despite being hampered almost from first to last with light winds, she lias.maintained her name creditably. .The Avalanche comes into pdrt in splendid condition, which is a . credit to everyone concerned, although to keep her so was not an extra hard task, as the voyage out has been more of a yachting cruise than anything else. The passengers, of whom she has 84; and the crew, enjoyed most excellent health, and the former speak in very ••' complimentary terms oithe: manner in which they . have been treated, and the kindness and attention. shown them by Captain Williams'and .his officers, together with the excellent arrangements provided - for their comfort on beard. There was no lack of amusements on board during the voyage. A paper was published, an illustrated one, which contained some excellent sketches, done in water-colors, of the various scenery.met with, and also some well written poems and skits. Several theatricals performances were given, amongst which waa one written by a Mr, Robertson, entitled "Love v. Money, or Shifting Sands." The captain also composed a comedy, en- . titled "Beating to Windward, or How to keep your Luff," a sequel to which wan at a later period written, .. bearing the name "Maggie's Trial.' Indeed, we might say the passengers were a happy family throughout the voyage, to judge from their conduct. To Captain Williams we are indebted for a few particulars regardini the' voyage out from' London to this port. She left her anchorage in the Downs on September 10, and landed the pilot off Portland on the 12th; had to beat down the Channel, and passed tho Lizards on the 13th. Ran across the Bay of Biscay with fresh fair winds, but after doing so fell in with light •variable winds. Sighted Madeira on the 24th September, with the winds still very light, and when the N.E. trades were reached they'showed no improvement, but gradually died away. The equator was crossedonthel2thOctober,inlat.'23deg.W. TheS.E. trades proved the reverse of what was expected, and like their predecessors were light, but had one redeeming feature in theni, namely, that they kept well to-the eastward. • n the 19th October the barque Eta ' was spoken and boarded, and as she was bound from CarroseltoSwansea,.withacargoof copperore, theopportunity of sending letters home to England was .-■■ taken advantage of. On the 20th October the ship Robert Kerr, of Liverpool, bound from Shields to Bombay, sixty days out, was spoken. The prime meridian was crossed on the 21st October, and the same day the barque Primera, of Liverpool, was seen, and on the 29th the Island of Tristan D'Acunha hove in sight. The sth November saw the vessel on the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope, and instead - of running before the brave west winds, she was slowly dragging along with light airs, which continued for over a fortnight, accompanied with a low barometer, ranging from 2870 to 29.30. during a whole fortnight, and the thermometer registering as low as 3P deg., while its highest reading never exceeded 40 deg. during ' the same period. On the 12th November a very heavy gale broke out from the S.E., accompanied bv blinding snow and heavy sea, and during the height of it the lower foretopsail was blown to ribbons. After blowing very hard for 12 hours, it gradually took off, . and was succeeded by fine weather. On tho 13th the Crozets Islands hove in sight, and the weather being beautifully clear and fine, the ship came pretty close to them, about one mile off, and with the aid of glasses they were thoroughly examined. Mr. Wordsworth, one - " of the passengers, and also a survivor l of the ill-fated ship Strathmore—the wreck of which vessel will be still fresh in the memory of our readers—pointed out the spot where she was supposed to havo struck, . and the place where they lived for ■ several weeks on the most > scanty food, until they J j were.rescued by,the friendly whaler Young Phoenix.- ■ ■ Captain Williams intended landing there, but a falling barometer Indicating a galo.it was not thought advisable. The warning of the barometer proved correct, for on the 15th another gale broke out, accompanied by a frightfully heavy sea. Shortly after pass- , ■ ing tho Crozets, a long chain of Icebergs was sighted. '■■'■ ~Tho meridian of. Tasmania was passed, with leading winds, on the Ist December—tho vessel having run U ' down her easting on, the 47th parallel. - Aftoraopell of S.E. wind. Cape Farewell was sighted on the sth inst. With fine weather and variable winds the'' T;"" Avalanihe canie though', the .Strait, and with a fresh ■'-'•'> Vf.N.W. 'wind she beat into harbor In magnificent style, giving our smart-sailing collier the-Robin Hood all she could do in coming in to hold her own, Tho { Avalanche has madonoextraordlnaryrunnlngcomlng |

out thia time during a given period, her great. Bt day b sailing being 302 miles, and tie best week a work 181 J mile 3. She has beaten on the voyage out the Kangitikei and Waitara and several other vessels, including the noted fast-sailing clipper Ocean Mail, which vessel left either before her or on the same day. This is not a bad performance, considering that she has not had her bottom dry since she was on the Patent Slip in this port last year, and it speaks well for that institution for the thorough manner in which her bottom was then cleaned and painted. On the Avalanche coming up.the harbor, the.wind went.round to.the south, and she was enabled to be berthed at the wharf about five.hours after arrival,a fact which is not an everyday occurrence. She brings a full cargo of general merchandise, and it is expected that she. will commence to discharge on Monday Messrs,. W. and G. Turnbull and Co. are the agents. She is announced to load here. The s.s. Easby, bound for Southern ports, left the wharf at 1 p. m yesterday. The ke'ch Eliza MePhee, from Pelorus Sound, timber laden, arrived here yesterday. , The s.s. Alhambra, for Melbourne, via the South, is expected to sail to-day. The barque Anne Melhuish, Captain Chadwick, arrived here from Newcastle yesterday forenoon. She has made the best run from there of <aptain Williams' three vessels, the Neptune, Robin Hood, and herself, which left within a week of each other. She left Newcastle on: the 23rd ult., and had fresh S.E. wind for the first two days, thence E.N E. and southerly winds until making Cape Farewell on Tuesday morning at daylight. Had variable winds through Cook Strait. Reports being in company with the barque Australian Sovereign, bound to Lyttelton from Newcastle, in the Strait. She had left there the same day as the Anne Melhuish. The. brig Robin Hood, Captain Paton, from Newcastle, reached port at 9 o'clock yesterday forenoon. She left Newcastle on the 21st ult., with light westerly wind. On the 23rd ult. it set in from the E.N.E., and for the next three day's blew a hard gale, with heavy sea. On the 25th a high topping sea broke on board amidships, carrying away ■ a portion of the stanchions, rails, and bulwarks. After the 26th the wind moderated to a strong breeze, which continued to the 3rd inst., when it again increased to a gale, this time from the N.E.; next day it worked round to the N.W. Was off Cape Farewell early on Wednesday morning, and came through Cook Strait with variable wind. The Robin Hood was also in company with the barque Australian Sovereign, bound for Lyttelton, off Cape Farewell. The brig brings a cargo of 500 tons coal for Captain Williams. The ketch Unity, with a cargo of wool, arrived here yesterday afternoon from the East Coast. The s.s. Nepier sailed for Foxton at 8 o'clock last night. The ship Waimea has cleared at the Customs for Lyttelton, where she will load for London. The schooner Herald, Captain McKay, from Terawiti, wool laden, arrived here last night. The brigantine Hannah Broomfield, for Kaipara, and tho schooner Cynthia, for Pelorus Sound, sailed last evening.