SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5236, 4 January 1878, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT OP WELLINGTON*. ARRIVE!). January 3.—Jano Douglas, s.s., 75 tons, Fraser, from Foxton. Passengers—Cabin : MBs McKcen, Mrs. Dowling, Messrs. Nye, Weavers, Morris, Dean, Dowling; 2 steerage. Plimmer, agent. Manawatii, p.s.. 103 tons, Harvey, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Miss Burcham, Mesdaraes Signal, Beavis, and Freeman. Messrs. Burns, Wilkins, 'Eyton, Schultze, Signal, Thomson, Young. Stewart. Ghilonl, Exley, Christopani, Finley, Rogers, MoMann; 3 steerage. Plimmer, agent. Clematis, ketch, 65 tons, Bonner, from 'Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Captain Dempsle, Messrs. Duncan, Amler<on, and another. Master, agent. Herald, schooner, 50 tons, McKay, from East Coast. Thomas, agent. . _ Napier, s.s., 49 ton?, Fisk, from Blenheim. Two cabin passengers. Turnbul, and Co„ agents. SAILED. January 3.—Crownthorpe, barque, Sl2 tons, Everett, for Napier, passengers—Mrs. Everett and child, N.Z.S. (’o., agents. Aspasia, schooner, 60 tons, Moore, for Peiorus Sound. Master, agent. IMPORTS Manawatu, from Wanganui : 148 bales wool. Jane Dough'.-*, from Foxton; 2000 ft timber, Greenfield and Stewart; 250 sleepers. General Government; 4 casks, Gas Company; 1 pkg, Turnbull and Co,; 1 trap, Morrison. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.— Renfrewshire, Hereford, Rialto, Gainsborough, and Araby Maid, early. Ndil'Htenn Poms.-Taranaki. 4th. Mklium'unic. via tih-; Wk,st Coast.—Albion, sth. Melbourne.—Malay, early. ' Clarence River.— Mary Grant and Darcy Pratt, Pouts.—Taupo, tliis day ; Hawea. stli. Auckland, via the East Coast.— Ladybird. 7th. Melbourne and Hobarton, via tub South.— Tararua, sth. „„ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London.— Zealandia, this day ; Wairoa, sth. Pictdn, Nelson, and West Coast Ports.— Charles Edward, 7th. Napier, Poverty Bay, Taubanga, and Auckland.—Taupo, sth. , ' Southern Ports. —Taranaki, 4th ; Hawea, 6th. Northern Ports. —Wellington, this day ; Taranaki, 11th. Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangatira, early. Wanganui.—Manawatu, this day, Foxton. —Jane Douglas, this day. Blenheim. —Napier. sth. Melbourne and Hobarton via the South. — Albion, sth. Melbourne, via West Coast.— Tararua, oth. BY TELEG It A PIL IA'TTELTON, Thursday. Arrived ; Ellcrton, from the Thames ; Lizzie Guy, from Kaipara ; Omaha, from Chatham Islands. Sailed : Taupo, for the North, at 4.30 p.m. Passengers for Wellington—Mrs. Boag, Misses Webster and Boag Messrs. Oxley, Barnett, smith, Moore, Bull, Brain, Bolton, and Hayes. For Auckland—Revs. Potter and Tinsley, Messrs. Puddeycomble, Hassal, and Cockroft. . A ship is signalled from the South. It is supposed tobe the Opawa from London, 93 days out. PORT CHALMERS. Thursday. Sailed : Hawea, for Auckland, via the East Coast. BLUFF. Thursday. The Tararua arrived at daylight this morning. She left Melbourne on the 2-Ub ult. at 4 30 p.m., and arrived at Hobarton on the 2Gth at noon.; left on the 28th at 6.30 a.m. She experienced tine weather during the passage, and arrived in Milford. Sound at 12.30 p.m, on the 31st; left on the Ist instant at 10 a.m., and experienced fine weather along the coast. She brings 33 saloon and 30 steerage passengers and 209 tons cargo for all ports. She sailed at 4 p.m. for Dunedin. Passengers for Lyttelton—Saloon : Mrs. Chapnell, Misses Lucas and Kuhlar, Messrs. Goodair and Baker; 9 steerage :42 tons cargo. For Wellington—Messrs. Bennett, George, Levinson, Professor Davidson ; 4 steerage ;48 tons cargo. For Nelson—Mrs.‘Darke.- child, and servant, Mrs. Fox and child, Messrs. Edwards, Hammond, Fadguen. Blackwood (2), Buxton, Fox, Perkins; 3 steerage. For Napier—Rev. Mr. Sidey.

WEATHER INDICATIONS, Yesterday, 9 a.m. Wind. —Between north-west and west and south in both islands. Barometer.— Rise at places south of Hokitika ; soon fall at other places during next five hours, then rise. Sea.— Likely heavy at Greymouth and Hokitika ; considerable sea at Wellington Heads. ■Warnings for southerly gales have been sent to places South of Napier. The barometer fell very fast in the South during the last 24 hours, and this movement has been generally felt throughout the colony, though in less degree. The glass had risen to the southward of Lyttelton by 9 this morning. Telegrams were sent on Wednesday giving intimation of the approaching fall. At 2 p.m. yesterday there was a strong S.W. wind blowing at Lyttelton, and at 5 o’clock it reached this port. The time-ball may be used to-day for rating chronometers. A chronometer true on Greenwich time would show 12h. 30min. when the ball drops. Any difference is error, plus or minus, of the chronometer. The Napier left Blenheim at 5 o’clock last- evening, and arrived here at midnight. She sails for Blenheim to-day. The ship Wairoa is expected to finish loading today for London. She has received very quick despatch ; in fact, the wool, &c., has poured into her so fist that the stevedores have found the greatest difficulty in stowing it away. The barque Crownthorpe sailed for Napier yesterday morning, but as the wind increased to a gale shortly after she left, she anchored in Worser Bay. She will load at Napier for London. All was ready on board the Zealandia yesterday morning to leave for London. The wind was fair, but as the day progressed It increased to a fierce gale, and as it was impossible to get the ship under way in such weather, it was decided to postpone her departure till it moderated. The p.s. Manawatu arrived in port from Wanganui at 9.45 a.m. yesterday, with a full cargo of wool and » fair complement of passengers. She left Wanganui at 7.30 p.m. the previous day with the ketch Clematis in tow, and experienced northerly wind down. The Manawatu will sail for Wanganui to-day. The s.s. Jane Douglas crossed the Foxton bar at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday last, and arrived here at G o’clock yesterday morning. She will leave for Foxton to-day, The cchoon-r Herald, wool laden from the East Coast, arrived in port last night. The following shipping intelligence was received from Lloyds' Melbourne Agency yesterday:—Arrived: Allumbagh, from Melbourne. Sailed; Cutty Sack, for Sydney, which put into port after collision ; Chile, for Auckland, which came into collision with the Osprey, and put pack for repairs ; Celestial Queen, for Nelson, which put into Portland to repair damages received in collision with the Wansbeck. The brig Johanna Rudolph, bound from Manilla to Sydney, has been burnt at the Philliplnes. The ketch Clematis.arrived in port at 2 p.m. yesterday from Wanganui with a full cargo of wool, tal ow, and skins. She left Wanganui at 9 o’clock on Wednesday evening, and for the first two hours experienced light weather. Thence met with a northerly breeze, which took her to the Heads at 9 o’clock yesterday morning. From there she had to beat in against a moat severe head gale, and it was only by her very excellent weatherly qualities that the port was gained at the hour above stated. When coming up the entrance the wind blew with terrific force, taxing the ketch’s canvas to the utmost, which, however, suffered-but slightly. The Clematis made the passage down in IS hours, and 12 hours to the Heads, while the round trip from here to Peiorus Sound, thence to Wanganui and down here, has been done in remarkably short time. Owing to the large quantities of wool pouring into this port for the New Zealand Shipping Company they have been forced to put the Mataura on the berth here for London, instead of sending her on to Lyttelton. Already she has a large quantity of cargo on board, and several hundred bales are now in port waiting to be shipped into her. She will be the next vessel to follow the Wairoa, The 5 5. Taupo, from the South, will arrive here today. She will go to Auckland, via the East Coast, tomorrow. The departure of the Wellington for the North has been postponed till to-day.