SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4916, 23 December 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

FORT OF WELLINGTON. Hion Watrb.—B.24 A.M.: 8.40 r.M, Sunday-9.9 a.m.; 9.33 p.m. ARRIVED. • . ■ Deczmbeii 22.—Taranaki, s.s.,i32J>tons, Andrew, , from Northern .-ports. Passenger's—Saloon: Mrs." • and Miss Syms, Mr. and Mrs. Spence, Mr. and Mrs. Fjmjwon and servant, Mrs. Oiley and child, Misses Coail, Bowen, Clark, and Player, Mesdames Chigwell, Mcintosh. Juckey, Bowden, Burnes, Joad, and Oxley and child, Messrs,.„pownie, Pareonaee, - Godriff, ' Bnnny, Fumess;-B6Wrell,'Sparks, TSowdeVFlowers, Mulligan, Mathla's,'and'Keiten, Masters Maunsell (2) ; 17 in the steerage. .Levin and Co., agents. : '." Ringarooma, s.s., €23 tons, McLean, from Nelson. Passengers—2 steerage. . Bishop, agent. Stormbird,; s.s.. 69. tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Passengers Cabin : Inspector: Atcheson, Messrs. Harrison, Smith,' Cootall,"" Smith, Fitzherbert, McGuire, Parks,- and Richards; 0 in the steerage. , Turnbnll and'Co., agents. ... Merlin, schooner, 41 tons, Grubb, from Onehunga. Beaton, agent. ' ' ".:' j Eliza McPhee, schooner, 41 tons, McLeod, from Pelorua Sound. Master, agent. . Aspasia, schooner, 46 tons, Thompson, from East Coast. Pearce, agent. Tui, s.s., 6*4 tons, Bonner, from Kaikonra and Lyttelton. Passengers Cabin: Misses Gray, King, Palroa, and Evans, Messrs; Rundle and Saunders (2), Master Evaas. Bishop, agent. • ~ -SAILED. ' December 22.—Rlngaroomn, s.s., C 23 tons, McLean, for Melbourne, via the South. Passenuers—S3loon: For Coast—Mrs; Salmon and child, Miss Halliday, Madame Fletcher, Messrs. Gardner, Edwards, and Frankland. For Melbourne—Mr. Flowers ; 5 in the "steerage. Bishop, agent. Dido, Cutter, 37 tons. Shilling, for. Blenheim. Turnbull and Co., agents, i Falcon, ketch. : 37 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Turnbull and Co,, agents. Taranaki;" s.s.. 327 tons; Lloyd, for South. Passen-gers-'-Saloon :;.Mre.' Linklater, Miss Corbett. Messrs. Rosa (2); 14 in the steerage. * Levin and Co., agents. '. ~- CLEARED OUT. ' Australind.'baraue, 481 tons, Olliver, for Newcastle. Passengers—Cabin :. Mrs. Olliver and child. ~ Williams, agent. '' Star of the Sea,; schooner, 38 tons, Turner, for llavelock. Master, agent. IMPORTS. {A special charge is made for consignees' names inserted in this column.] ; - Taranaki, from Onehunga: 12bags. 5 cases, 4 pkgs,, J 8 kegs,. 6 trunks, 30 bores. From Nelson :' 61 cases, 20 bales. 75 sacks, 8 boxes. , Suffolk,'from'Melbourne: 30 cases acid, 20'bales woolpacks, 4 cases pastilles, 300 sacks flour, 4 cases . jujubes, 20 casks vinegar, 600 bags rice, 15 do pepper, 338 pkgs sugar, 20 qMiasks vinegar, 20 casks sulphur, .25 boxes',' 65, pkgs machinery,! case furniture, 60 baskets bottles, 888 hf-chests tea, 921 boxes dp, 292*; bars iron; 55 bdls do, 3 cases, 50 do schnapps,t6 qr--casks -wine, 25 cases pickles, 20 cases old torn, 14 qr-. . casks port, 60 cases geneva; 5 bales sacks, 10 qr-'casks whisky, 20 cases Vestas, 4 bales packs, 37 bdls wire, 62 coils do, 12 cases galvanised iron, 36. ovens, 1 bdl saws, lease "hardware, 1 do gasfittings, 7 do glass, 1 cask hardware, 100 cases geneva, 50 do brandy, 16 do confectionery, 35 chests tea, -5 pkgs (a mower), 3 cases, 5 do perambulators, 23 casks port, 28 do sherry, 1 bhd do, 6 qr-casks. do, 50 cases claret, 37 do stout, 40 do ■ champagne, 36 casks beer. Merlin, from Onehunga: 36,000 ft. timber. ' Elim McPhee; from Pelorus Sound: 30,000 ft. sawn sawn timber. Ringarooma, from Nelson: 75 hf-cases fruit, 5 cases do, 11 coops fowls, 1 pkg rhubarb, 2 cases cucumbers, lpcl. Elizabeth, from Queen Charlotte, Sound: 15 cords firewood.' ' i .. - - Stormbird, from 'Wanganui: 116 bales wool, 2 bags do, 12 cases beer, 2 hhds do, 1 cheffonier, 1 case. Aspasia, from East Coast: 85 bales wool, 2 do skins. .-■•■■ EXPORTS. ■ Ringarooma, for the South: 3 qr-casks brandy, 6 hfdo do, 5 cases. 2 pels, 9 rolls, lease tobacco. For j Melbourne: 37 bales flax, 3 casta, 2 casks hides. Star of the Sea, for Havelock : 10 sacks coal, 6 pkgs furniture, 2.cases sundries. •-.'; "'•■'■ Taranaki, -for Lyttelton: 2 horses, 1 pel, 7 cases, 9 bales, 1 hat-box. For Dunedin: 25 empties, 14 pkgs luggage, 2 cases, 692 bdls iron, 1 pel. BXPKCTKD ARRIVALS. London. Leicester, early ; Himalaya, early; Hurunui, early. 1 Southern Poms.—Taupo, this day; Taranaki, 29th inst. Northern Pouts.—Hawea, 27th inst.; Wellington, 30th inst. Napier, and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, 25th inst. Sydney, via the West Coast.—Alhambra. s.s.. 28th inst. Melbourne and Hobahton via the South.— - Taiarua, s.s v 29th inst PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ; London.-Jessie Readman, this month ;. St. Leonards, Jan. 6. Northern Ports.—Taupo, this day; Taranaki, 29th inst. Soothirn Ports.—Hawea, 27th inßt.; Wellington, .. 80th inst. . ,: . Foxton.—Tui, this day. AND HoBARTON VIA* THE SOUTH.— Albion, ».».. 29th Inst. Melbourne, via the South.—Alhambra, S.S., £th January. . Sydney, via Nelson, Greymooth, and Hokitika.—Tararua, 30th Inst. Nelson, Westport, Greymoutb, and Hokitika. —Wallace, this day --,- ■„ Rlenhexw. —"Lyttelton,-this day. Wanoahd-i.—Manawatu, 27th inst.; Stormbird, ■"27thinst. BT TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Friday. Arrived : Hawea, from the South. She sails again on Saturday at 1 p.m.—H.M. gunboat Reynard, from Sydney. Sailed : Go-Ahead, for Gisbome and Napier. ' , .■ LYTTELTON, Friday. Arrived : T. B. Taylor and Ulie Hawkins, from Wellington. Sailed: 4.45 p.m., Taupo, for North. Passengers fox Wellington—Hon. C C. Bowen, wife and 2 children, Mesdames Smith, Packard, Wyatt and child, Hisses Morey. Leash, Messrs. Leysaght and family, J. G. Lillie, and T. Seager. For Manukau—Misses ■. Speechly (3), and Mr. Kennedy. ' WEATHER AT 5 P.M. YESTERDAY. Barometer corrected for height only. , ~ -Auckland.—3o'lo—Calm; cloudy. Napier.—29'9B—N.E., light; fine. Bar smooth. ■Castlepoint.—299l—N.W.,fresh; gloomy. Slight Wellinoton.—29-91—N.W;, fresh; gloomy. Hokitika.—29 - 92 N.E., light; gloomy. Bar ' g00d.., Westport.—29-90-N.W;, light; rain.. Bar gsod. . Timaru.—29-62—5.E., light; fine. Sea smooth. BZCIT. —29-50—W., gale; threatening. ,'... Barometer falling slowly. ' The Union Company's s.s. Taranaki, Captain Lloyd, from Northern ports, arrived at'the wharf yesterday at 1.15 p.m. She left the Manukau at 10.30 a.m. : on the 20th, and arrived off New Plymouth >t 3.30 a.m. ©n the 22Qd; left at 6 a.m., and was,in Nelson at 9.30 p.m. same day: got away at 12 o'clock that night, and arrived at Picton at, 7.15 p.m. yesterday; sailed at R3O a.m.. and arrived here as above. She sailed ' again South at 6 p.m. yesterday. The s:sj Stormbird, from Wanganui, arrived I in harbor yesterday at 1.30 p.m. She left there at 12.30 am.; but owing to her-being deeply laden and the ' river shallow she grounded several times coming down, and did not succeed in crossing the bar till 2 a.m. Had light westerly wind throughout. Passed the Manawattu at .6 a.m. off Kapiti. The Stormbird sailed for Wanganui at 8 last evening. ~. ', The s.s. Tui, Captain Bonner, from the South, arrived here last night ati 10 o'clock; She left Lyttelton at 6 p.m. on the 21st inst.: arrived at Kaikoura at 6 p.m. on the 22nd ; sailed at 10 a.m., and arrived here as above. Experienced light N.W. •wind to Cape Campbell,' thence till arrival strong iN.W. gale. On taking a sweep round TeAro beach to come to the wharf, one of the blocks of the steering gear gave way,* and she* had to come to anchor for half an hour, when the defect was remedied. She ... will sail for Foxton this afternoon... i ; The schooner Aspasia arrived from the East Coast with a cargo of Wool yesterday. », ■ > The s.s. Ringarooma returned.here from Nelson . ■ yesterday at 9.45 a.m., after making the round trip in the exceedingly short time of 19} hours. She left '' Nelson at 1.15 yesterday morning,-and experienced ~ : fine weather, with light; variable winds/across. She sailed for Melbourne and Southern ports'at 3:15 p.m. ', The p.s. Wallace will,sail for Nelson and West ,'. Coast this afternoon. ,;',.< - - ■ -■' The sis. Wellington sailed for Northern ports yes- .-■ terday morning at 8 o'clock. She reached Picton at ,- 3.16 p.m. V ■ ■'•''' " ■'"■■■ ... The s.s. Taupo will arrive from the South this fore- '" Tioon, and sail North at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. !• *'•-' 'The schooner Merlin, Captain Grubb, from One-, - hunga, reports leavingon Thursday the 13th Inst.,with a fresh breeze from N. W.; arrived off Albatross Point at 4 a.m. on the 14th; at noon same day wind : ' shifted-to S.W:, and blew a furious gale; at 3 p.m. it shifted again to N.W,, with thunder, lightning, and ~ rain, which lasted till the 16th, when during a heavy squall of wind it suddenly shifted to S.E. and blew 'so hard that Captain" Grubb was forced to heave the -vessel to. At 7 p.m. the wind went down. Made ..- Cape Egmont on Sunday with a SiW. wind ; but at midnight it commenced'to blow; strong again from ' 8.5. W., and lasted till Thursday, and then the vessel - was blown back to within four miles of Waitara. .. At - midnight a N.W.'wlnd set in, and she arrived here at . .8 a.m, yesterday..-'At 6 p;m.ibn*the 15th inst. ia ~ large waterspout was sighted about five miles distant ' from'the Vessel.' ,"'-' , -. > r: The sailing races which will take place In Lyttelton j, in a short time will be well contested. '.'Forthoyacht. race, Auckland sends down one of her fleetest 1 crafts, which,,to. judge from the accounts ofher pcrform- ■' ance as given in the' Northern papers, will maintain . the honor of Auckland shipbuilders: Two smart fore-> and-aft schooners—thSj Belle -Brandon and Min'nekaha—from Auckland, are to go also to Lyttelton to" eompete ta the trading vessels' race, and as these vesjKlshare been famous in the North as clippers we should j! sot be at all surprised to see one of them pull the - race off.; • An Auckland contemporary says:,— Apropos ) ,«f yacht aailing, » lew words about the fastest craft ' ' now afloat will Interest* nautical men. The fastest ,: yacht afloat at the present time is the 'Ocean Queen, which was constructed by a shipbollder at. Bombay. "With everything In her favor, she cau make 20 knots : an hour. The masts, of, the . Ocean Queen rake heavily forward/ and she may be termed ketch-rigged, M her largest sail is forward. She only carries 'two ' sails, ana they much resemble those triangular sails carried by inland canoes. Unlike most yachts; her greatest draught of water is forward, ana her '; smallest .amidships, so that her keel is or concave shape,,or quite the opposite of the Sydney , yacht Xarifa, Next, to the Ocean Queen comes the •' American' yacht Amaryllis, which is built on the catamaran principle, and which lately defeated all the crack centre-board and keel yachts of America. But pttbaps the Amaryllis being of such extraordinary

build, should not rank with ordinary yachts, being not a vessel, but a mere sailing machine. Far different from these was the celebrated yacht America, built for ocean sailing, and which won her laurels in 1861. Modern shipbuilders, with all their skill, have never yet improved upon her. ',Her masts raked heavily aft, and she drew nearly three times as much wateraft asJ'.forward. Perha-gs some of our ship•builders may be able to "inform us how two vessels built and rigged on such opposite principles as the Ocean Queen and America should both have such wonderful sailing qualities.