SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4969, 24 February 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. Hisb Water.— 1.9 a.m. : 1.54 p.m. ARRIVED. February 23.— Transit, schooner, S 3 tons. Hooper, from Picton. Waster, agent. Taupo, s.s., 401 tons, Carey, from the South. Passengers—Saloon; Misses Weston, Parker, Featherston, Buck, Mesdamcs Irons and Wotherspoon, i'lessrs. Gillies, Caffin, Skcrmer. Gwynneth, Currie, Clegg. Weston, Calcutt, White, Buck, Thompson. Pearce, Donaghy ; 28 in the steerage, and lo for the North. Levin and Co., agents. „ . Napier, s.s., 48 tons, Holmes, from Foxton. Pas sengers-Cabin; Mr. and Mrs. Kmgswell, Messrs. Overton, Coe, and Wiley. Turnbull and Co-. agcnts. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Hmey, from \\ anganul. Passengers-Cabin: Mrs. Neilson. Messrs. Baker, Eeynor. LT iuter Brown, Parker, Campbell, McClusky, Smith, Slater, Cottan ;.4 in the steerage. PUmmer, - Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk from Blenheim. Pas sengers—Mrs. Wilton and child, Mr. Jackson. Turnb'Klwlf«S?/133e toM ( Campbell, from the East Coast. Six passengers. Levin and Co., agents. SAILhi/. , FEBRUABy 23.— Albion. s.s., 501 tons, Clark, for Melbourne and Hobart Town, via the bou u Passenrrprq f or the Coast —Saloon i and Miss uinver, Miss Abraham, Messrs. Dunn, Mouldrey, Stnngleman Mackay, Myers, Mathews, and Slielheld. lor Hobart Town—Mr. and Mrs. Powles and 3 children, Mr. Wise. For Melbourne-Mrs. -Roxburgh., Miss Dunn, Messrs. Phillips, Jukes, and Gundie. Bishop, ag Tanpo. 5.3., 461 tons, Carey, for the North. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Williamson. Mrs. Marshall Misses Watts,and Forbes, Mrs. Carroll, Messrs. Beycc, Berry, Marshall, Gwynneth, and Wally ; b in the steerage. ! Levin and Co., agents. Stella, Government s.s., 167 tons, Johnston, for The Brothers. ■; '

> ' ■ CLEARED OUT. February 23.— Ruby, schooner, 24 tons, Dalton, for Kaikoura and Waipapa. Bethune and Hunter, schooner, 56 tons, Stewart, for Polorus Sound. Greenfield and Stewart, agents. Hero, cutter, 29 tons, Davis, lor Pelorus Sound. M Jes e si’e; B schobher, 38 tons, Robbie, for Picton. M Kennedy °3.b., 136 ton's. Palmer, for Nelson and West Coast. Passengers-Cabin: Messrs. Nepp, King, Swainburn, Mandell. and Moss. Deacon, agent. IMPORTS.

[J special charge U made for consignees' names mtried in this column.] ■ Napier, from Foxton ; 30 bales wool. 3 casks tallow, “ Manawatu, from ‘Wanganui; 18 bales wool, 1 bdl, 1 box, 1-pkg, X bag, 169 sheep, 1 horse. , Jessie, from Lyttelton: 70 sacks flour, 15 bales chaff. 43 pkgs furniture. , _ , Falcon, from Blenheim,: 97bales wool, 1 ton tow. Taupo, from Dunedin: 400 ft. aeal, 20 sacks, 1-2 pkKS, 41 cases. 20 boiler tubes, 6 hhds, 9 boxes, 10 bales, 2 sacks seeds. From Lyttelton ; 1 cask cheese, 4 cases, 3 trunks, S cases bacon, 20 sacks seed, 3 blocks, 51 bales. • ... Transit, from Picton: 61,000 ft. sawn timber. EXPORTS. Hero, for Pelorus Sound: 2 tons iron, 3 barrels stout. 1500 bricks. Ruby, for Kalkoura: 10 cases geneva. 14 gunnies sugar. 30 pkgs tea, 6 casks cement, 82 pkgs sundries. For \Vaipapa: 10 sacks flour, 1 hf-cliest tea,' 27 pieces timber, 1 case, 3 bdls iron. Kennedy, for Nelson: 2 bales, 3 trusses, 6 cases currants, 4 bdls spouting, 2 prcls; 1 pkg. For Westport : 1 bar steel, 1 wheel, 1 cask beef, 20 kegs butter, 1 case. For Greymouth; 56 plates, 42 do, 2 kegs rivets, 1 pkg watches. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.—Rakaia r daily; Pleione, early; NorthampSouthkun Ports.—‘Wellington, 28th Inst. N out menu Pouts.—Hawea, this day; iTatanaki, 28th inat. u ’ i Melbourne and Hobauton via the South.

Tsrarna, this day. Melbourne—Anthons, early. , .. New York, via Port Charmers.—Marie, daily. New York.—William Cobb, early. PROJECTED, DEPART CUES. London.- Ocean Mail,, early ; Avalanche early. North kUN Porto.-, Wellington, 28th inst. _ Sodthern- Porto.—Hawea, this day; Wanaha, 26th inst,; Taranaki, 2Sth inst. Wanganui.—Manawatu, this day; Stormbird, zoth inst. ' . ‘ Foxton.—Napier, this day. Melbourne, via the South.—Alhambra, 2nd March. ~ Sydney, via Nelson, Greymodth, and Hokitika.— Tararna, 26th inst. Blenheim.— Lyttelton, early, ■ Castlepoint and Napier.—Kiwi, this day.] Sydney.—Wakatipn, this day. Newcastle. —Leicester, daily. _ . Napier and Poverty Bat.—Hangatlra, 27th inst. Blenheim. —Falcon, this day. ■ Kaikodba and Lyttelton.—Tm, 25th inst. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Friday. Arrived': Taranaki, from the South. - ' LYTTELTON, Friday. .

Sailed: -Wakatipu, for the North. Passengers for Wellington—Miss Black, Messrs. Bowlett, O’Brien, Leddie, and Eotherham.—The Tatatua sails North at 1 pan. to-morrow.

NELSON, Friday, Sailed: Hawea, for Picton, “Wellington, and the South, at 2.30 p.m. Passengers from Nelson: Mr. and Mrs. Talbot, Mr. and Mrs. Hadfield,- Miss Coward, Mrs. Hartfleld, sen.. Miss Infield, Mr. and Mrs. Strong, Bishop of Dunedin, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, Misses Atkinson (2), Newman, Richmond, Strong, Glhbs, Captain Hayter, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, Messrs. McDonagh, Donald, Baigent, Wheston, Werd, Richardson, Hodder, Gully, Cook, Saunders, Freeth, Rother, and Harkness. WEATHER AT ft P.M. YESTERDAY. Baronietercorreoled for height only. Auckland.— 3o-30—Calm; fine. • Napieb.— 3o-06—N.W., fresh : fine. Ear smooth. CABTLKPOINI.—3O“S— N.W., fresh; threatening. Sea moderate. , , „ , v Wkllinutow;— Bo 01— N.W., heavy gale ; threatening. ------ Hokitika.— 3o-06—N., fresh ; gloomy Bar rough. W kbt r mtr, —29'98 N., fresh ; gloomy. Bar good. Timaud..—29sß—S.E., light; cloudy. Sea smooth. Oamabii.—29-51—N.E., fresh; threatening. Sea smooth. Bluef.—29‘42—"W., gale ; rain. ■ r Barometer falling.

The Government steamer Stella proceeded to .The rothers with stores and lighthouse material yestera ymoxning , - , . Owing to the heavy N.W. gale which blew yester T y,the s.s. Kennedy was unable to.sail.for Nelson dthe Weat-Coast last night at the advertised hour. The Wakatipu. frOm the South, will arrive here today, and sail for Sydney in the afternoon. The Dttiij/-Times-of- November 22 says that the Bessemer steaipship, < purchased from the original proprietors by Mr. W. Sugden, iron merchant, of Leeds, has been rearranged and refitted so as to be adapted for sea-going passenger traffic, A trial trip will shortly be made in the Humber, and a speed of seventeen knots.an hour is looked.for. , An important "definition of the distinction between a crossing and an overtaking ship was recently’ given by Sir W. B; Brett, Judge of the Court of Appeal in the Franconia case. The facta iof ;the case are, says the OtagorDadly Times, thus statedßoth of the ships werC, -proceeding down the. English Channel one behind tbo other.’ - The forward ship; the Strathclyde, was steering! south-west" by south ; the hindership, the Franconia. was steering south-west by west; therefore the-lines on which they were steering crossed each -other, • the Franconia was going faster than the other; and gradually overtook her. When the—Franconia - had overlapped the other,and was about three ship-lengths distant from her, she suddenly ported her helm, and almost Instantly came into violent collision with' the Strathclyde and sank her. The Court of Appeal decided (confirming the decision of Sir Robert Phillimore), that the Franconia was alone to blame. In the course of his judgment, Sir William B. Brett said that terms employed in the regulations were not to be regarded as mathematical terras.'but a* terms of navigation. He then stated the distinction between a crossing 'and an overtaking*ship in the following manner:—lf the position and courses of the two ships were such that the hinder ship could not possibly see either of the side lights of the other, the ships were not crossing ships, but the hinder one was an overtaking ship. In such a case, though the mathematical lines representing the two courses would intersect, yet, unless the hinder ship was going faster than the other, a collision co<dd not occur. The Floral Star commenced discharging cargo yesterday, and turned out 94 tens. A fore-and-aft schooner from the North came to an anchorage outside the Heads.yesterday afternoon. The steamer Kiwi, from the Bast Coast, arrived here yesterday afternoon at 5.30. She.left Napier on Wednesday last, and Called In at Cape Tnrnagaln and Castlepolnt. Experienced fine weather on the coast, and a heavy N. W. wind from Cape Palliser till arrival. The Kiwi brings: about - : 50 bales wool..; She went round to the Patent Slip shortly after and will be taken up this morning to receive a cleaning. The schooner Transit, Captain Hooper,'from Picton with a cargo of timber consigned to order, arrived here at 4 a.m. yesterday. She left there on Thursdaymorning at 7 o'clock, and had moderateS.E.wind till off the Heads, when a fresh-N.W. wind came on, against which she beat’into port, arriving as above. The ketch Falcon arrived in port yesterday at 10.30 a.m., from Blenheim arid Robin Hood Bay, with a full cargo of . woo,l and tow. She will return to Bleinheim this afternoon. The steamer Albion took her departure for Melbourne and Jlobart.Town, via the South, yesterday at 12.15 p.m. * ' - The s.s. Napier arrived here from Foxton at 1 a.m. yesterday, after a twelve-hours’ passage. She will return to Foxton to-day. The Union Co.*s-B,s.'Taupo, Captain Carey, arrived , from the South at 9 a.m. yesterday. Sire left Port; Chalmers on the 21st, arrived at Lyttelton on the." 22nd, sailed same afternoon at 6 o’clock, and arrived here as above. Experienced fine weather throughout. The Taupo sailed tor the North at 12 o'clock last flight. The p.s. Manawatn arrived from Wanganui at 5 B.m. yesterday with a cargo of wool and. sheep. She left Wanganui at 3 p.m. on the 22nd, and crossed the twr at 3.45, arriving here as above. Experienced fresh westerly breeze with beam sea throughout. The Manawatn will sail for Wanganui to-day. The Hawea will sail South thls afternoon.