SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4908, 14 December 1876, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

■ ~— u ;x •*: ; „ , 1 "■ • tort of , ymAisbTOJsf:' *''i f I ."'''if V ARRIVED." ' ■ v ;, i November 18.- Howrah, ship, 1098: tons;:Grooves, from London via Nelson. ..N.55.3. Co., agents. ; ; j ! ’ ’ " November 22-AVakatipu, sis., 1118 tons, Cameron, from Sydney. Levin and Co,, agents. , j ' -.November 23;—Elngaroomais.sf, 623 tons, McLean, from Melbourne, via.the Sputh. , Bishop, agent. - November 26,—'Panola, three-masted brigantine, 597 tons, Liliit; from'Npw York, via Port Chalmers.. Tum•bnll and Co.j'agonts; < > ' ’ . I November 30.— Otago,- s.s.; 642 tons,-Calder, from Sydney Via the tWest CoastJ Bishop, agent;’. ? i December 4. —Malay, barque, 328 tons, TVllllman,. from Lyttelton. Bock and Tonks, agents. | ■ December 6. S.s!, 691 tons, 1 Clark, from Melbourne and iHobarton, -via the South.; Bishop, eoemberO.—/ealandia, - s.s,, 1715 tons, Ferrlis, ■from' SydnoV vlaf Kandavaui, Auckland,’ and NapMr._ Passengers—Saloon: from* Sah Francisco; - Hon. Mr. and l&s.- -Fox,.:-Mrs.vMontgomery;yl.leßsrs. Chew,Leather,,Crawford, and McDonald, and, 10 for Southern ports. Levin and Co,,'agents,. , I Neptune; 5 brlgi; 1 299 tonjv Yulle/frpm Newcastle. W Easb™*s.*i; 969 tons, Kennedy, from Sydney. TurUv fromJLbndOn. Captain Cornwall, Mrs. iMc Cornwall,tMlsael Florence K Cornwall and Ida M. Cornwall,- Masters, Richard Cornwall, Fxedk.-Wffl/ .CptnwaU, Nownham Cornwall, Chai Cornwall; -Mrs. - and Mlsjps Kenny (2),. Mr G S/’ Robertson and Mrs. Robertson and family-, (4) and .3:.servants; Sfay.,Jones; Mrs; and Miss Barton,’ Air.' Wprdswprtli.. Mtas Wlber, Mr.,, krs,; and .Miss ,Barnett,, and family.(6)/ Mr “ Frost, and 'DA ClaHdge.-; Second cabinr-,-H Vf. flann: >LWHonefleld,-'--;T. ■ Dugard, A - E.iDugard, ,Ml»a -I Leslie, t.AVr A. Ford, ham, Eligth.,M;, Fordham; r W v Aj Pordham,-. F. E.s Fbrdharo, C. ’ Lbeoh,' Susan leech, Constance Beech, y 'Young add H, Nlckolls. ‘ SteorageAj.' Nellson; M. Campbell. M. Campbell, A. M. Blow, H Andrews J.Butcher. J. Yamofd,-E.'A. Yarnold, r-W, A* <A«h«v T H Piercy, A. Boyos, E. Powell. Emma Powell, > Eamest'E;' Towel, A.',H.’.’ Ppwoll,'Mary >JI. Potvell, Mr H. ■'•Taylor, Thomas' Taylor, J. Power, E. ,W. Gooch, E. Vlnoc; T. Wareham, and Anna Wareham, Turnbull and Co., agents.

—BobtarHood; "Williams','agent.',’.- 1 AJ>. -*v, u ■*’•-Vh t Anne MelUuisbi J bp.T*luocj?94 .tops, QhaqLwipk, from Newcastle*. wiUiamß» agent, rt<z r I r from., • Melbourne,'via .West'Coast - agent. •- CahiiUer’bartiue;‘3os ton 3., ftdm New/castie'; TTPassenger-t-Oabin: l Captain Stafford. Dransver,, from ,Neweastd!e.baWUU«PMS •g? : bte'> * * Edwin Bassett, barque, 398 tons, Poster, from Ne.w.castl^WllUams.'agent. SAILED. ; .... Novembeu-17, —City; of tons; ‘Caverly, for Kapier.'Auckland, Kandavau, Honolulu, and San 0 toe? San Francisco.—Mr. and.-Mrs; Levin ..Eor-Auckland —Mr. and Mrs;'tingard, "Mf. ana‘Mrs:"Eii(lo,' Messrs. ‘Morrah. 1 Prichard,’and. ,Wurts. "’.’For Napier-(Alessrs. Proctor, Graham, Luke, Wellwopd;),Davis, jShields,; and Nancarrow : 2 steerage for" San Francisco and 1 tor Coast,. ■iXurnhuUathd.'Ood'agcnfceo,; ;-'..’ J ’ Ceara, three-masted schooner.. 172 tons, . Johnson,, tor Newcastle, 'intobidl and' Go.’rageats.- - j Novkmbek 19.—Araivata.-s.s., 623 tons,,Underwood, for Melbourne via the South’. Bishop,, agent. 1 November 23.—Drover, brig, 113 toiia;;Stephen, for’ Newcastle. Williams, agent. 1 l-Diike for Newcastle. Wimams.-agent-.; ..uiim-: 11 j . November 25,—KingaroQma,s.a.,623 tong, McLean,for Melbournervla'the JSoiilh‘.- Blshbpy agent. -. -N'oviMtßEK 30.--Otago';s,s,, ! .ol2 : tors, Calder, for / Melbourne . Jfqbqrjtgn “yia., .tbq 0 gputb. . L- —"IV/ik-itiißi, a,5.," 115S''tf)iis, Carneron,for Sydney, ria-WeSt CoastAlLbvin and Oo.,>agents.q November. B.':-Albion, s.'S-. -SOI, t0n5,,,01 ark, for. Sydney, via the West Coast,, }i ßishpp,.agent.,-: I .'December ; 9:—Malay;-" barque, ."3-28 toils, Mlliman;o ■ . for.Hobarton. .‘ Williams;- agent. ‘ : -'Af- 1 Alhambra, s.s., 479 tons,. ,Jluir, : for Melbourne, via the South, r ..^ishpp, i os .niirii j "

BY TELEGRAPH. ‘ ■ _ j, ’AUCKLAND', December '’ Arrived : Tam ay a,- barque,, from London.^^ The American schooner Laval, Peacock,, master, from California to. - Adelaide, putdn -leaky- last mgty,,, making two feet of water.-per.hour.,Tiler deck cargo has been thrown,overboard... ' 1

■ - : LYTTELTON, November 18. Arrived : Stedne, -barque, 35 - days from . the Mauritius. .. t ; „■ q-To.lr-i "t‘ ' ! o," *- , . - November 24. The Norham Castle," barguei ’has - made tlie passagq, in 88 days fromiportlto port; and-79-from land to. land. Sho oxperiened tolerably,fair weather through--cut. She brings four Btoerage,.p»sse.(gers and a full c ! lgo ' ■ ■’ December 2. The N.Z.S S Company’s ship Waitangi.sailed for London this morning, with sixty-seven passengers and’ a cargo valued at £185,000. ‘T; . , i do -• .r.... • -December 11. The Rangitikei has made .'the -passage in 87 days from land to land.. ..She brings-828 immigrants, all well. Eight deaths , occurred on tlie vpyage. seven of them being children. - The other was an adifft, who died' from '-phthisis.- The weather'experienced was chiefly.light and,variable.. ■ ..-i .-'..u.T | , ’ PORT CHALMERS,. November 19. The ship Dunedin, which arrived at' the Heads on Wednesday, has been towed up;i jShe,brings3o7 paf;, sengers. There were 10/‘deaths and ,3, births qn the. voyage, and 40 cases' of "measles."" ' The"first, case oc--curred on September,l3, and the last; was discharged 1 on November 13. .The- sbip !hos:)beon.;quarantined.. There were/8 deaths. of .cljlldren,and_,2, »dultß; I'occurred from measlSs."'''"*'' TT I " T ‘November 24. ■ The ship Dunedin has received) pratiqn’e. i The cabin passonge-s-wero landed;,the, others,are at the. Quarantine Island. No fresh'cases,have pccpyrtdj;, 5 - . -I:. " : ': i;: , -- -■■ "■ Noiembcr2s. Sailed : Albion Company’s ship -WllliamDavieVfor ' London, with 22; passengers; . Henoargq,.consists"; of 3136 bales wool; ‘ 467 casks - taffory, . 52 -jjaga ,boi(es,> 65, ! packages, and 10,006-burices’ gold;' ’total/ value,.£112,622;; -T,.'T.-i.-miH ii'i': ‘■"■■At ’., \ .- .■; ■ ,;Decembqr7. ' - Arrived : The, brigantine. Josephine,, from New . York, with a cargo'for DUhedin,' JJyttelton,i and. lington. '. I'iJJ/ /uiiv., Lt'. j s'/ t;;: , THOiDecembpr 9.. Arrived.: Ship Christian TMcAuslaiKl.'- froTA Eon" don; ninety-four days 'but, with nine passengers and,800 tons cargo. She reports speaking the ship Indian., Empire, from. .'London to,New!Zeaiknd;’ ; off the/ Equator. ■ , - Tq-r; vo.dnU 1 , -1 ; ‘

■ ■" ~, i The Otago Times of the 4th inet.'SaysPromotion has fallen to the share’of two’deserving-officers in tho New Zealand Shipping Company's aervice.-Mr. late chief officer of the ship ,'WaitangVhaving been;. . appointed to the, command .of the White Eagle, .and, ' Mr. B:’ Gardiner, late Second officer oh the Wsikster having been appointed chief officer of the Mafaura. . Captaiu PoNVC.r joined his ship on Saturday, and Sir... ..Gardiner.,will where-the| Waikato now, is, by the first steamer. ■ Captain;'Roberts,* ' late of the White Eagle,' proceeds to England as a passenger in the Mataura. . , , * Unfavorable weatherlSnOw allthatdelays the departure of the ship .Zealandia , for London:She cleared at the Customs,on.thh,l2th,,and hpr.passengersjwere conveyed to her by the'sis,’, Moa, ( A large number of. people, despite'the wet weather; assembled oh the.wharf) to 'witness,' their- departure and to bid themjj '• good-bye” and, a. safe; and prosperous voyage. ’ The' 'Zealandia's cargo is) as we haye. stated.before,„a large--one.'ahd is'valued at £97(909 Is.. .The following! toia-i list of the cargo, its separate valuos/and the shipped:; —IBB2 bales wool, value £36,182 3s 9d; 92 bale's skins,' ■327 casks-tallow* SSOpkgs spelter; load, and sundries, value £3714 : : shippers, Levin and Co. 1344 bales:' wool, value ‘£28,537 6s 3d;' 57 bales skins, 5 Casks,tallow, value £413 9s; shippers,Edwayds and Co. CObaloc ■wool! value ’£1733 15s;, 4-bales, skins, ,10 casks tallow," value £lO9 7s;'shippers, Taylor’and Watt. 278 halts' ■,wpol.'valuei£6729: 10 bales skins, 23 casks taUtavlu _do whalebone, 250 platsspelter,-value £.291; shipper?,, Bethune and Hunter.-, 3Q:bale3',wooJ,f value £338;, 3 bales skins, 4 cases sundries, value £168: shipper,-C. Dakin. , 1 trunk, valuf£2s; shipper, W. W. Tkylor.. GOO case’s tallow,? 350 cases ineat valuo ’£,1750; shipper, j. Gear-; lO1.3ib!>lek:w0ol;'-velno;£17,2s4:;8 bales skirisi; rSO casks .tallow,fi bags.bones and horns, value £369.1 ' shipper,E; Pearce; 94 bales wool,. ,yalne„£93p; 7, hales skins,(value £s;'shippers, T, and W. Young. -88 \ bales wool, value £1322; shippers, Turnbull and Co. l ease sundries, :value.£3o;i shipper, G. -Walters. Total., rvalue of cargo, ,£?7,909 Is. ,The - cargo has-been-’stowed by Mr.' HI .Crawford, who .has given geperalt satisfaction by the, way in which, he; has acoom-f. plished: his '-work.* She’l'has *also received ,a„ fair number of passengers,’-j:whose- names i are as follow -.—Cabin: Mrs. Pearce, .family (5), and (servant; Mrs;’Cutvlllek’nd daughter, Mrs. Farrah, |Mr,i and Mrs/Peel anrt'family (5), Miss Leedham, Master Williams,- Dr.- Booth. —Second cabin : Mr;',and: Mrs., Wdoler; >wv. s and,’ IMrs.? Wilson; - - Mrs., i Oarribgfon, Meaars.- Nares, Paul/ and Reldal.- i CWd Ji. i " The Panola, 'from.-New ’Nork,■ via jPort - Chalmers, | arrived Off the'Heads early Ori Saturday; Noy. £5, and with a light wind from'tlie southward’came“into port,. and dropped anohqr.ih the stream at 9.30 a.m. ThePanbla was.once a gunboat In the. American navy] at ■ . the time of the war there, and-pas’seen some active kerVice : but when peace settled, down over that 'eofintry, and wheh the prowllrigsba-dOgs were.called (iij to l headquarters, her services were! dispensed'with; and; she was sold and converted,,for the.more, useful pUK; poses of oommercq, Iritq asaUin'g. vessel, Her rig,' as the Americans term it,is that of z'barquentine, buf in the strictly” oorreott'seß’sO ’she 13 a three-mas,todf brigantine, a barquentine being,riggedzquare on both main and foremasts, .but - do not,,carry, standing 'courses,' and spreads‘ large'(trysails ,instead. To J look at her she -isf’iidt ’TCTy' tqklngltp the aye, her heavy stem anduflnsh ; decks, fandlc possessing, scarcely any .sheer, doesnot rendeifheyvery; attractive, biit In fhose'days* when bpposition.is.kbgn, -beauty in g. vesssel ts not much sought after, bfit gopd carryingcapacity,', combined with’good’sailing‘qualities, and these the Panola is said to possess... .The Panola corner, into port with the maiptopmast,struck,,-that spar having been sent dowil owing to the,head of the mainmast been sprung shortly after leaving New York. Sh&/ ; has'made a.protraoiedipassage.fropfNewiYorktoPprt Chalmers of 128 daya. owing to the unfavorable windß ( , which she experienced'neariy thevyhoie,of.the voyage. •The Panola’lcft New YOitk on June 28, and "had light vbylable! winds to Julyfith;-when she'felLitt-with the. -north-east trades ; they were-moderate,-and-gave out, onithe X7th; thence she hud a spell Of light 'Variable, winds and calms for nine days, and on the 28th picked upihe first of the south-east trades.. She crossed the Equator on July 31;-ih'd-had- thO' tfades' well to the southward, just managing to keep cleat of the coast; sighted ytl?o. Island I of,‘Trinidad, and lost the trades on August 0; thence the wind worked right round to E.N.8., and again round by the westwarditdf the south-east on August‘2lon the following day the wind shifted to the westward, blowing fresh and holding for several) days/ ; ,Sho crossed the meridian [of Greenwich on 26th August,'and that of the Cape -of Good Hope -onrlsfr, September, seventy-one days outfrom. New York; encountered strong easterly winds off’ tlie' pitch of' the Cape, which lasted_till the fifth Beptomber, an'd'on:that.day picked;up;tho westerlies/, •which'field to the iSth. when ! a break ensued," which losted'for four days rfintthfiiOth thbiwind backed the westward,--and, .blew heavllyj iby fierce ; squalls and furious seA’ the vessel labouring heavily; and shipping ImtaOhse'quantities'’of syater"- Similar weather' -prevailed.while .ranking Jdowtftthß eastings. between tho 4prdAnd,,44tli,pi;ißUels September; she encountered ft, .terrific ~easterly gale !fr'om ; '9!8. ! t0 NIB.;’ Wlii* hove-to' for several hours,, and shipping seas overall,‘ which stttHed’^'everything;! moveable about the'decks, and.filled .the,cabin with water. Somewhat similar weather:,prevailed,;Wit, more moderate was mot with till passing the meridian - of Capo Louwin, oh the 4th October, and thence she exp'erfono'e'd light variable winds.'niidlfifae, weather up, , to the land a passed the Snates on the 21st October, hhd hafi light airs and calms, alQng.the.oqast to arrival ’ in Port Chalmers,; on ,the;27th/Octqb6r.. ;j She landed there ahout'o2s' tons' .‘measurement cargo, ttnd sailqd • for this port on the 20th’ NaVo'mb'er/ and cxperienced light winds up. After.'Uischarglng 325 tons Yankee notions here,.she will proceed to.Auokland, tploadfpr, New York. 1 ” She haukd into No. ,2 berth at .the wharfoh; Saturday afternoon.-' Messrs.' W; and G.‘ Turnbull and Co, are her agents hero., .. -■ i . The unfortunate apprentice, P.--:looro, w]io fell from the main yard of the ship .Howrah on Jher passage from Nelson to this port,; was .removed to the hqspftal on Saturday,' Nov. 18, whore - he‘was shown every attorn Won.. - The poor, yopng follow never rallied, but gra-. dually sank, and at B.o’clock.. on Sunday-night 1m .breathed.his last. - .The flags on the shipping in port on Monday .were hoisted palf-mast high, out of-respect for the deceased; - - . , . WRECN PJ7 THE. a'S.'joTAGO.; . ! '■ A telegram received in .town on December 6th brought the startling -.intelligence that .Messrs., i McMeckan, Blackwood,‘and- Co. s atcamship Otago , ‘ had gone -ashore ,and was.a total wreck. V :T|to ne*s, 1 was very meagre, and simply stated that she wasashpre: at Chasland’s Mistake,, a place lying between Dunedin and the Bluff, and that tho passerigers and crew_were saved.' Blight as this information WM.rit .proyedisuf- - fleient to cause quite ahubbubamongst thp nauticalpor"'tloh of the community.'and viirioiis wpre the surmisps made as to how she got into her unfortunate position. Nothing definite .was,fcfaown until 8 o clock last night, wh»u a telegram was received which gives some few

'particulars regarding ■•ketch- n'nmed-thkTalmerßtoß had'arrived at Punedin, the captain of-which reported sighting onl Monday . moraing; at;10/o’cloak;,;a ,vcsseVmn;tlmrqcts, Which -proved to bo the Otago. .He was boajded Byj Captain ' ■ Balder, who stated that his- steamer'had gone ashore, at 2 o’clock on Monday morning, in a dense Vestel-had,.lost/Jwr. forefoot; frqrarvrid^^^^ I arts In a very pfe'earioffis p'oßlti6h,Tlable‘at any moment, yethe l o*e»'<ißhoiddi-iJnc«»S9<; l toyb.? tdxlTWt rocksand smashed to pieces; and her chancesjof being saved are very small considering the spot whore she i, ! ashbrej ialAt!. short accoint other hero.may »qt be untinterestlpg. to .opr,, readers, although owing tej her fro 0 Scotland, by Mr James Lawi ie, and ia l 3 y<?ars old. When first const uctea she was intended asalilocfcafls runner in the American Seve^sedTf^that-purpose the Panama the Intercolonial.-ser-tbats>company ft)w.ndomng the n?ajl «or VicA the t>sa£o rerriamed. some time trading in the colonies, and snbtTequeVitly i w<int to China, where shq remained in .ani i stateo until three years -since: when 'On arriving in Melbpurne she was furnished ;ne t \v, 3 from the poop/in-’ crcaaiog'her. .capacity'tO/dts present measurement. < TKeiengines also underwent extensixe.tspairs, ana were; ~,15Q-h P- she Aventatj a rate of lp^cnots. i -Her cabin extensivo and comfortable being capable of providing beds for 10Z saloon ;and )40 cabin passengersl r i i ” s j " , No further particulars .ottho ilLfatodivcssej will be. ■lx ceived tjl} the s s Express which was instructed pyeßtdfdsysto proceed ’from' the’ Bluff tot lie (cone of ;tho idisastei returns “Of course ot is gratifying to hear, that all, the,passenget;s'and Drew hayeibeep saved, 1 tifiTitiU it'&fanoi’ he forgotten that., the. loqs of the Otago will be severely feltbylier owriers/aswo understand. that MessifUoMeMJjckan,-Blackwood, find Co. ihVuld' thei only fpr half their valup. The Otago waa-'bfi'her voyage from Por£ Qhalmera to the ißluff, toiproceßditKbnCS'tb'iMelbourne and Hobarton., 1,-- c' ■* Notice is' hereby given, to the master or, if there be' no master, thSoperson ip charge of every vessel freSqnSntilig' , Pbrt rj Lytleltbh;‘ that* thejrm’ust not janchqrq with the westermestremity of tpe Eastern Breakwater J bearinranytbing-tq i thqjiprthwqrd;of}N : .W. m|tg,'.‘-‘_," Vessels anchoring under, the the WesternBreakwater must leitvfe 'the 1 ; approach I .' to Peacock’s!. i,Whotf'quiteblear.,Bt)Ji3it-‘b( i oeivi' ii j The master or other pcfapn imoharge of every vessel ■- anchoring to the .westward.,Of these limits is liable -to i a ■’penalty *of £sd. “. /-T •J-’- 4 . U * ■ !ii Strangers to!the port’are recommended to bring up wq11.19 the; southward, of.the breakwater. | j. .fiotjuoin Chief Harbor Master. isl/day' of DecemberplSfel dVed light will bo exhibited from a staff on the north-end of Breakwater, Oamaru -Bay:f The light, iGftb aboye :thev sea level", and' will be seen, in clear weather three. to ; four miles from seaward, between.,bearings N. W.'ahdS.S.W; (maguetiol.brhs-'nmr.o o’l ? During .bad .-weather, when -the-danger lights (two , white Jiglits horizontal with qredbght betweenjthem) ■ are ’shown from the ’flagstaff, the red light at the > breakwater will nbt'TTo exhibited. ~ .i uttji oi uu'di ■•uAOku.KI J, ’v^^hmn£tk{ n.or'ri j.-..(Harbor Master. Oamaru, No,verabqi;,7, ,18^6 Vj ,;, j ’ 1 o . • .'AimrVAt/OF fTHB • HOWRAH..' | j.,,,, * The New-'Zealand’ Shipping--Company Vfgobd ship Howrah.from London -via, Nelson/wasisignalled as at the. Heads early on Saturday, Npv. 18. At 10 a.m. It’.waanptlfied 'that the s.si Hinemoa iad her in low. ; and, at 'M.3O/a.m, ~they u qntered the harboi the, ’ Howrah anchoring'in the ppwder ground. On bo'ardIjngS her’wo'Sweie ivfelcolhß'rby Captain Greeves, who ia so Ibngiand ’favorably.known in connection withi /this shipj and. tO’ him-iwe; are.findebted for all partioulafetogcfding'Ber,',ijind4lipse'inoer his care - Tlle NsUwwtf'.tlia #th instant, at Bp.idiJ' with ZEKllmlhlgriiile dn board, all in excellent' health, ,'afteT a.ipa|sag6:,of!ilo2;days from Gravpsend, and, -'&6 - days irqmjand t . to land. There were two ‘deMhs'dn the vpyageione a ohild;flve months old, who, ■Was 'dying when the ship left ! Gravesend; and -' the ! tether aohild four.daiis old that died through inanition., Most qf(the..immigrants,v?ere landed at Nelson! only m 6f them'being for this port.,.,They are desorlqed by, fine healthy lot, who spoke Jhighlysofi'the'gedtlemen 'Whpt haa charge of Ithem during the voyage—Dr. Percy Lee ,(a gentleman of considerable experience in the (management of immigrants; ainiwliohjis .be’eii'to" this' colony jin thelsame" ) capacity' several* tlinbsO.'tarid .the captain- and oncers. jFer'uur.parfcjndglng.fromtthenumher we havejseen,-.. they appear to be a yery. desirable Jq tot imimgranta .of:the rlghrcl&s; -and" whd"will have no difficulty in obtainingemployment-Kro!, a.,c[ J “ Ji: The tO.Nplson '■was'nneyehtftti; and is/rather oyer, her average runs;c butishe -haV made good-time’ df it. oonsldering. the unfavorable weather-which she experienced. - ; She left Gravesend, at 3 ,p.m.: Ob’the 29th. JulyDfand had towork'down the,(Channel, against light(,winds. ; The Channel pilot left/the ship on tbe‘ 2bd A,ugust,,and at 8 p.m. on the Bth tho Lizards wefe passba,‘then variable wqather was. experienced; with-winds which “were for the moat part.,ahead; till,the first,,of the Jf.E. trades' wefe plcked- uj on the 21st, In latitude 32 N., ’longitude-18‘ r W.-‘ I They Were light'ahd 1 fickle) and gave out! ini tenidays .in latitude 12 Nf,-longitude 26 ,W..; line, weather ;wlth;-inqderate, winds were qftsr‘.Wards experienced/tiU tossing the, line ,on September ’llth; when* again llghttwinds held’Sway. - . Sighted the island .01 Tristian d’Aculla on the 27th. ’ The B,E. trades wore run. through and.found to be pour and ■ 'vijiriable. ri occasionally,,, shifting, .into tlie squth. Kdtinded* ’ the ‘Cape’' of. ’Odod‘;.Hbpe , on ’ the • ?th,, iOotob‘eZj’''aild v -ran* thei easting' J dpwn‘ between the pdfailelaifrdo and Hf-with'theiwesteriy winds, w)iich .yayied frpm-lJghj;,breezes,,-tq strong .gales, and) the'} Vessel here made her best rnnnirigy doing, in one day, October^*l4/317' miles,’ ’fliid .her finest day’s work)-320 miles; JonaGotohei 25.m'5PnisSed Tasmahialon thej2nd‘ NovemherS vrith.atfZesljihPeeze, fromlthe isouth.iand thence had strong variable 'viniis till sighting Cape Farewell on the morning of ,thaßth ins tan t.whcn a fresh S. E. ’breeze sprang up and carried the vessel-lo an an chorage at Nelson next day. , The - following -vessels Were spokenron, the voyageramt .wishe iiarque Hopewell, ’from London. for Sydney; on August 30, in lat. 12deg. 57min. NZ/long.' 26fieg. ,16min. W;; b’arque Xooh Crce, 1 ’ froth'Liverpool to' Hongkong, ,oq. same .date; iship -Balloohffieyle, ,from Liverpool to ,'Caldutta, saiqor.datog. shipXityh Of [Andclimd, from i Lond6ttS''fdr^ncklAtid-jbnSeptbtnberS l in lat. Bdeg. Liveaey, from Liverpool, for-Calcutta; ;on cOctobari 2, in lat. 39deg.!.,31m1n...5„, 1 long. f?deg. ;.,B6ndn., ship, • 'Calypsb,’ 'froiii 'London;; fdr OtegdfVdlL.OctQber 29, in lat. Aldeg. B7min. S„ Idngil'lSsdeg.’-BSndp. 1 E - After /disembarking her immigrants at'Nelsbri; the Howrah sailed fdr this portion rjthd Mth'inst., with light westerly wind, and oamo thrdugh tneStraitas far "ds Gape* Jackson. 'At 10 a.W. dh,Wednesday, the 15th, the wind veered to the S. 8.E., ahd’aU plain'-sail had tq be . . taken inpat noon. nfcpertopsnllandiatdwed the” msd'nsaU, blit srpUe, B di<Joing anapprentice?.named P. ! Mdore; feli f/oin the maifiyard/dn'to'itho' (feck; brepk^.. iqg'hls‘ldg/kHbckitfginfouri'df 4 hiß u teetli; out, and sevetolyislaoeratuig htochlnpJandaheslddS' recelvjing Bevjlrai qtherrlniurleß, The-poor, feilow.ls.-iHp to latest accounts,'very low, and! (ears- nje entertained for jhis S,E. aile blowing, and at i o’clock that idVttfilagf ’a married .woman,’named WoodsyiQrth,aged 23, diedof cdnsdmpried, and at-10 n(ornlng v -th0 fl corpse was” buried. All the prcvloua night a terrific galo ljlew, and in thc morning Stephen's IslAbd bdrd'SWi biy S., distance 23 miles. That afternoon the,.wind fell to a” ca)m, tapd at 40.20 - spiffing Up and broughther tq, the -llea(ds„,vdiere Jhe Hinemoa picked her uji and(owed her Intb'pqrt., The iHowxahffiringßa largo'gendfaltafgo) fe.’i jn Ood 1 The immigrants were landed on Satii|rd»y.Mtetnqoni, by tho.s.a. l)Ioa.. The following m,A{list,(Oj i their u ‘nam'ei 1 and George St, Grace 21, Elizabeth 3 months. * Johnston':' Lawrence ;40IHaeb'araj38, i Gilbert"/ 111, ,i Elizabeth) 0, Lawrence 5, George 4, Catherine 1. hPjrqyqst; ,32, Marie 32. Quigley.;, John,4o, Catheritie 1 34„-Mary •10- 1 '-WdltßrS f'Alfred 1 20,<‘Enima 19. ''Wordswottn: ■William 26, Frank 2, Andrew 9 months;! Seegdl: ,Cliristian,2o, Caroline 24,Loroazll months, Wright: Edward,?o., Mary(23,/ ißaylis..! ‘WllUain, f 2s; f ®lizabeth';7,’i'Willl4nl-6,;!Rlchard r 1. Biirgess : .’Henry 28, iMary’44. ( tKldiieyV‘J6Veph ißo; , Mdria 30. Gott: Thomas 80, EUeh'f2S:tli > MaleV so Samuel; 37, Pauline 3fl. iSinglawomenif-fAnneDatam 16j)Bri0set, Barrett 20, Mary Campbell/29, Elbabeth i ’Mary^'Qbddard''27v a ‘MArgaret HoggaH Ui 2l, ' Sitaan,., Hoggan 19, Margaret Johnstone! 33;; Margaret Ryftri; .22,, Susan,, Towsend;i2Xi MArthq,xingrqra-;ISqiMary' 'Stevenson 30, Ca'therine;Blow,,2s.,Mergarof,Patterson 19, Sarah Anty 33, X|u7t}iit|e2:l7,'&fiue'CSnU«r 15, :EUzabcthßayllßl3,'Kate-Evenden27. Bridgoi'Hoffermann 22, Mar,y Hoffermanrt* 16,’-iMafgai;etiiO;Shea 85, 11 Kate.O ’Shea; 8 ,t Margaret O’Shea, 2/ Eliza , McNamara 19.Maggld MoNfcmara 20 I ‘,EUzabbth;Gott 20. Single 'mteWlllfiffil’JohHstOn- 1 16,/JdtiU' JbMston ~13, ■ Stephen )Sarrett'22, John! Campbell'B3;’. Johii 1 Moqtgomery,26,.WUlia}n. | Qirinnri4(iPeqi9yEahyf2s, n Denson 25,', Bqbert Anty 12, George Baylttdu, ■ BayUs’ 18, MtolmerDbnbvkd" 22,' ! 'Aiffed’HooKiy,2o, 'John o’Shea.ll,’.Jomes'o’Shoa‘‘lo, 'Jbhtf S 3, MlchaolMulmhlll 28, John DwSer.lS.ioT ■ofoT ’ On December Bth the.usual Indications/of ,a.ehip being off the'Heiids wdfS an'hqiinWd; At’ 3 the flagstaff, ’iMoimtiiVictbria;-'ahdrofieohieo'lt>'.waavgenert.Uyset down.'tq he itiie iMail, pfiff, f.irily idueufrom another clipping passage of eighty-nine!days. Thjs ,splondld; ship j of,.Shaw,jSavilL and'Oo'Si.ihea always been noted for rapid passages to'New.. Zealand since; her construction; and although' the' 'present ,pqe Is nothing like her ; quickest/ still; 'despite 'beihg diani(pored almost from first: to float with light vrindsV'she has maintained her name creditably. The, Avalanche comes Into port in, splendid condition, ‘which is a credit tq ovoryond cobperned; although*to kbeb'bei; so lWa a not ali extra hkrd task, as tho voyagobut has'been more of a yachting cruise than.aiiythlng.elso. Tho complimentary terms of tho manlier.in/which .they have been; treated,' And .’the kindnesa . and''attention t shown .thorn by, (Captain;WflUama/apd/Wfl ( flfllcerq, 1 together' with 1 the. excellent, .arrangements, provided * for their! c6tbfbri'Sb/bekra; U! 'THero , ’wiß' no/lick qf amusoments’oniboardt dnring’Jthe voyagd.:>«Avpopqr was ’published/mWlnstratod' ,ono, ■whiohj contalued aomeiexcellent, sketches,,,dope in watqr-.eqlorq, of the various scenery mot with, and’ also some veil written poems and. skits. Several theatricals performances were given, amtmgst whlch was' one.written’by aMr, Sands/’'' The, captain also composed' q comedy, .entitled f < 'fßeating ,J i6 ,| Wlndward l icf flow to keep your ■Luff;", a sequel to .which was at a later period written, bearing the name “Maggie’s Trial.’ 1 .,, Indeed, wo might say the passengers were a happy family throughout tho voyage, to judge front their conduct. f To Captain W llllams we are Indcbtedf or a few partlculars regarding, the .voyage, pnt.frqmXqndon to this port. 1 She left her anchorage in the 1 Downs on September 10, and landed the pilot off Portland the 12th: bad to beat down tho Channel, and p.' q

• -Lirardff-ott-thel3th. Bayof-Biscay-with-- . frMhifalr'Sviri'ds, .blit after-ddlng 80. fell in with light variable winds,., Madeira on the 24th Sep* tember, cwith the. winds still yery light, and .the ' NiE/ trades were'reached Hhey l ßhd\TOd no improve-' , ment, but gradually died away. The equator was crossed t^esproved f( the .yrhat waM expect^d^and, • ;Uke Hhai^\^V6deceßßorß'* n but had one 1 t&' >-5 deeming: featu& i a’. th omy hamel jythat th e'y kept welU to the eastward. 4>mthe:lJ>thiOctober,tliejbat'que was spoken and boarded, she was bound from ! portunity of sending i letters > home to England taken o :pn\the 20th> October |the ahip' Robert days iout'v'wka “spoken. The' prime meridian v waS r -cro'Bsed ,f bn the' 21st October, :and the i same the Liverpool, was seen;* and of Tristan o?Acunha .hove in'jSightr* Thasth;November saw the vessel on the'meridian 6ft he'Cape* of'Good Hope, and' insteadofjunning before l the brave weat winds, she wris slowly dragging along;, with 'flight aiis, which contimied t fof over a fortnight, aocompapied'with a, low barometer, . ranging frbnr2B*7o tp*29:3(V;dhring a whole fortnight, .andthetheftnometer registering as low as SO,deg., while its highest ireading nevev exceeded 40 deg; during the. same; the I2fch 'November a veryheavybtoke out froih'the'S:E. k , accompanied by blinding snow and heavy J Bea] : %nd "during the height of it ,ithslower:foretdpsailiwas‘blown,tofribbons.j After. , blpwlngyery kardforlfthpurg, it gradually took ’ off, r .’ arid was'sueceeded by On the 13th,’ the? Crozets Islands hove in the weather being . -beautifully;clear and flnerthe"ship ( ;‘came pretty closer ■to the nhlabout one' mile off,’ and with the aid of glasses 1 they were thoroughly examined. Mr, Wordsworth; one; of the, ,and, also,: asuryivor of the ill-fated | ship week' of-which vessel Swill he,, still fresh in the memory of our readers—pointed out the spot,,whece;>she: was' Supposed to have {struck; and the place___where they lived for [several, weeks on the most.- scanty food, until they were reacued’hyHhe friendly whaler Young Rhcßnixl Captain Williams-intended landing there, but a’fallr.ing a, advisable.''The warning’ pf, -the "barometer ‘proved . 'another galebrqke bu,t, accom-t] ’ paniedl by ! a frightfully- heavy sea r , ; -'Shortly : after pass- ! i ing the Crozets, a long chain of icebergs ,was: sighted:' l { The meridian.,of; Tasmania was. passeci; with leading: 1 wlptjts, pn4the[lst Llecember—the vessel having run ,> down l her ea'stihg'bn 'theA7tTi‘ parallel, After!a spell of ;S>E.” . wind; Cape’.Fare well rwas sighted on the sth. .inst, .J?7ith. ; fine. weather . and; variable winds the Avalanche came'through' 1 the Strait, and with a freshstyle, giving ©ur smart-sailing collier the Robin Hoad, _all.she-COuld-do-in coming- in to-hold her own} The Avalanche has xnade;no eXtraordlnaty yunning coming ’ out this* time during a given period, her greatest day's sailing being and the best week’s work 1812 miles. . She .has'beaterr bn the voyage out the Rahgitikei and Waitara and several other vessels, including’ ,the noted fast-sailing Ocean Most pf these vessels f left either before.h'er th bp the same day., This is not a,;bad. considering ‘that she has not had her bottom dry since she was on the Patent Slip in wonv for;the’ t thorough manner., in - which her bottom.-, was thbh bleanbd and Oh the - AValahche coming Alp thb'harborthe Iviml -went' round to" the south," rind she was enabled to be berthed: at the wharf about five .hours after arrival, a fact wluch'i-B - notan everyday occurrence. ■ She brings a full cargo >M she will commence to and G. Turnbull. «mdJ'Co!!«Sri'a»tfajSsnii .She is announoed to'loadrhere'.- r-'-f hi* oit-io j—■itu . , Earl y; on; tb e;j 0 thls'o yemb e r steam was got lip :in the 's.'s!"Taranaki, and at 6 o'clock she was propelled fortHe first time by her new machinery rbpnd to.Evanb Bay, where, after adjusting her ■ compiaHses, she took a run' ;dowal,the father .and; wharf at 11.30 a,m.- .At 3.3o;p;clo,clcia;thefaftetnooh shei again left the wharf. with about’ 150 people-on board, the fair sex being represented inlarge'numbers, and proceeded ' idown: thej.harbor, ground l Somes 'lslaud; 1 andi then : headed out towards the heads.!! The engines worked .one time 68 revolutiohs pef mlMute iHth,a pressure of]6oib; Cteam, hu'trithe .avprage frate’ ; was’ about' 60. ; Eefreshknents were provided by Mr. Ei Wg Mills, 1 and the healths of the Union Company anc( .contractors were drunk. On prpcee(Ung about, two,' miles, outsider the lighthousethe return trip was commenced; the vessel arriving at the wharf at 6 p.m. uHer rate- of speed far exceeded, the most sauguipe.expectations,) and althoiigh she, ups not driven.at top. speed- oyer any .lneaypred dis-’ taheci still sue ' made 1 the- ruhTrorh" the oulef rock of Barratt’s reef to the wharf ih ! a few minutes .oyerlthreei, quartersof thus.(Joing f l2 knots Vl»,hpur;;..and:itlis .expected that when the stiffness'wears out pf the engines she will 1 be able to reach thirteen-knots,’ The to r ,the ( above 1: steamer oare > now 1 , completed,l .the"change of her machinery, from .the old style," to the modern being -thp .most .important! alteration itvhich-haissbeen effecl'ed Id her. Wien we speak of the modern style of maohihety, we; mean compound, engines 'Oil. the. direct acting surface' condehsfhg principle', and, are.the kin4rwhich the Taranaki now possesses. i ;^hey'arehfi9sh.prnominalp i fitte4wlth 'aU tno latcat'impfbve'd patents, including doubleacting circulatingpainps, . -The diameter of the high' pressure cyUnder is 27in.,fand, that of, the low pressure one ,16in., ,with'2ft. ■ 3in,,stroke. The engines !were constructed,’ with ;,the .exception of " the foundation- 1 plate,' bed-plate, { and 1 - shafting^which; belong ;tb the. old engine;;by Mesars. Blackwood’ and Gordon, of Glasgow, and ,were ( sept, qpt > heref, in piedes where"' they have r had.’ to be fitted together., : The. boiler has'also’Jbeen 1 fitted up here, which is the largest of the. kind . tilat has been put together in the; Australasian add , when it is taken into consideration 'that' it has been nvetted together; not. by - Steath. i as' is the ’only means' which would he thought of at Home, but b>-hand labor, it reflects thepgrCatest .credit, upon .bur. colonial workmen for the really first-class' manner, in which they have 5 finished their work. ’The weight of the boiler is-25' construfeted'bf irbri’plsltesiof the best mate-s rial, and when tested withs cold w ter withstood a-' ,i ressure of ..ISplfis.; ,cm. square inch;.although the 1 ■fiilT working' prespurb with .pteam is 0n1y,651b5.l It ) measures 12ft. fibt. 'in diameter, 10ft. tn length,! has agrate-healiugesurface of v 6O ■square ft’et.'khd. three fufnapes,.eaoh .tqeqsmdng>3fki3ln.iihVdiameter. Thq wliolb bf the" machinery erected ;by Mr; Kg' W. Mills, Won .Foundry, under the personal supebo vision of- his’able' & Svager, who undertook, to-cbmpletoj the-, whole 1 of l the - work In’ eight weeks, and although the (materials;at his service for the'harrying, out^ ht .such ~;i large,work- Imso shoit a : time w-re' nbt'df readiest ;description; still on Wednesday afterimon; the'day oh \vhicn the contract expired, the work,Was finished,;and steam raised to a pressure of COlbs,, jfnp.d,the engines stood a; mpst'satis- - factory trial, evorythiqg;,workihg exceedingly smooth, the condcnser uluintaining a steady .vadnura of 27iin. Besides the mere putting of the ieugines togetlfer ,thp ; cont W BUi.ply,:hpr,With patent spring safety valtbs; the jprincipal adyantagp, of, 'which is. tiiat when the vessel is i ih'-a t ’sea i way hb steam is allowed ! to escape, owing to their beingS’sb'cbhstructed that,, the pressure on them is .(distributed equally oh evpry.■ part.. The contractor al3p,wemiglit.say,'TobulUtlie coal' J bubkefsd‘ l, Beriffealeaelvihg;hbw 'englneß, the oarpen-S ters have not been idle’oh the Thranaki.' ' A consider-! able portion -of-the main=_deek;had: be removed! tb. get/the' pldlhhJlofsibti't.-ahdtthp bridge;! galley, don-key-engine, and cabins oh the port sido had also to be: pulled down for.the,saipc, The main-deck has been re-covered'with kahri/the bridge being |reconstructed altogether,-and the engine-room skylight has thrbhgh'thdbridgerdeolc from fhe maih-depkirpThe mhins hayp.beenxejbuilt and made laigei'ihd.tne binders 'how’ will 'haye ap ; toemy and comfortable quarters- as" any Gbbat” oh ‘ the ’oPast. Thoogalley.ihasi heen- constructed ~with'lron, aind fitted’ with 'h ‘ handsome" apd; .serviceable range, made by Ei W. ’Mills, ftnd tlie donkey boiler has been removed fr.om>! the into the stoke-hole, f i where It will be under.the immediate supervisionjof. the engineer.. attct part.of the ship has also been 'thbhbhghlyJrerioWtbd, the bb6p”deek fyeihg entirely ’ ■ :Bheath'ed’,witho2diio!i''kahrf planking,-and bn it;iserected a handsome hoUEP;'2lft'/x 9{t.;;which contains cap.t»lri’Bj:abln,,CQinpanion, and smoking-room, -It is fitted up in a ohiMite' apd;elegant style, and will ho doubt prove a'cbhsidorahle* acquisition to the many conveniences Dosfh belowi tliefsalobii has teoeivodh most complete overhaul. EverythingJias been taken out of it except .the .bare,shelf pfr.thevoabins, tand.replaped.wlth new ‘material. 1 The horbe-hklr fittings’which once used to adorn it have, been discarded, and in their stead elegant -■ptrpcfftiyplybtJ.islMed.!j' , .The .wholb place has been painted, enamelled, and varnished, the latter .being of suph, a -character that .it - will bekr ■favorahlb'-bbihpSHsoh-’Wltlri.'work' of. its. ■ class tlni Bnyiiiof.'iouriviatest; arrived, boats' from ■■'Home, lOfisMniJ- (dependent j,uppn the, tone steetihg apparatus as she'was formerly, a hew gepy has been erected, which is worked from the "bridge, right forward of w*y. is a npw ( - one.- Tl)e fbrp,-mbih hayemot beep neglected; asit has rßc'elvbd a-thMough .reppyiitlbn,' 'everything that was necessary ioWtt6 ( ft ibbmfbriAplb ‘been, done. The quartera .bt JJack arid thetfiremen ‘has-not 1 been forgotten, fqrfp'mcpiOjjjpmfprtphle.iiweU-vehtnated, and roomy forecastle it would be difficult po find.- rA n«jw mainmast has been stepped ipto her," and she has also received a new topsail yard, bothkpars'beirifc'suppliad by Mr, Coffcy ( whlle all ;tliO;old, rigging Ims given place to new. •'A J hßW*iriudlasß'; i r‘a i patent has.-also ;beeri>Bdded , Wh#/'#Hi6lPis : wbrked by' a messenger clialn from the .stoabi:winch, tills latter piece of niiichinery haying been oyorhauledlna niannqr,which makes it • o4ualto hew 1 .; Irifaot, the Tarariakf has undergone such repairs that she is ri'ow.ttJ r good/.lt not better, than the. first day she arrived hereiiprid'we have-no hesitation in saying that siic wlllprove iierself to be one of the most serviceable arid bqst.naylpg' boats whiph this enterprising company, the Union SiS!,‘ now possess; for< looking at the facts thM'the'Tarariikl'is'about the, right sized boat which": is: now . suited-for the coastal .trade pf. New Zealand. that,her consumption of coal wlU'be nritiSuauy small, bnly hliie tqns per diem, and that, as regards passenger* traffitij pho has,always been a favorite Bteamor .wlthotlio’iravelllrig ■ public, which will, without doubt, be greatly, increased Owing tb hpr greater. travolUugi powers and excellent accommbaßtlon,*’'aria' to ‘the 'Has MwSyS 'been rioted as, an excellent Beaboat, 'wiiioll carried 1 her cargo safe and dry, she cannolfdb,otherwise than attract the oustom of-merohanta.whose business It, .Is to imperjt and oil>6rt': tlibrefore we’say tljat,, taking those facts into consldbtiitibtv'thb Tatantikl’cariridt tio otherwise than make herself one of the bost payingffibats of the Company., ,To.Mr.-E. W!.,Hlillß, tliocontractor for thp machinery, the bwnom 'cqiinOt' feel otherwise than pleased for the raannep'.lnwhichhe has carried outtlie ■ work entrusted to his care, anflfor our part-wo must say that a bettor job [Oonld;’not be produced in any other pari of the colony. •" ’Mr;.Pollock, acting on bet, half of the Compaby. ainJerlntended the whole of the alterations to the Taranaki, and he, expresses himself . thoroughly satisfied with,, they manner, in- which the work has been carried' out! Mr. S, Brown has done the -whole ! ofi ,! tha woodwork j Mri Tustin.thq,painting', and Mr.' Mlqlioison upholstery, Mr. Andersoh,. tho chief, biijcer, who Has been in ■charge of tho, vessel since sho has bpon laid up, roriggedrher,l arid 'assisted,ln'divera ways In getting her Into tho expellont triiiain which, she is at present! His work has beell of a most arduous character, and we are glad to see that the company place such implicit conflderico' in- Him That they have appoirited him to take the stcamer down to Dunedin, for which port she will soil to-day.