SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5318, 12 April 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. . ARRIVED. -V'’ April 11.-Jane Douglas, as , 75 Ilonjk IrasPL from Foxton. Passengers—Cabin : M sses- Iliorpe and Nicholas. Messrs. Brown, Dnnond, Cornwall, and Barnett; 1 steerage. Plhnmcr, agent. Stormbird s.s., C 9 tons, Doile. from Wanganui. Wall Messrs. Duthie. Karp. Cash, Glegg, Hoddinnott, Johnston.McGregor, Kenny. Norton, and Lowes.• Pliramor, agent. V,,, ■. n’ / *V r Charlc Edward. p.«„ 126 tons, Whitwoll, from Nelson. • X’asacdipts—CatinT"'MlSSrMltlloney,*/Mcsst3'.' Ilaslam, Wimble, Rumbold,, ..Angarde, Clayton, Cooper Page and tlireo others; Deacon, agent, ■ WiiltkUi.CTSaiSS’WOTrCttWerhß. frttnTtho Sr)itfh. Passengers- Saloon : Captain and Mrs.-Rose',- Messjrs. Dellow Lawson, Vile,- Brown, Williams, OlhjEr, Eaton/Eobart«,-;Tookei and Circus Troupe (ISO); 6 steerage. Levm aivd Co., agents. 5 : ' ' ‘ - SAILED. ' v April 'll;—Tul.‘ s.s.. Cl ’ tons, Wilis, for Waitapn jmd-Southern ports. Bisliop, agent. *. Jane Douglas, s.s.. 65.-. tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Passenger -r Cabin Mr. Frost. . Plinmier, agent. Charles ‘ E v\ f ar d,' p; a , 120 ton?, Whitewell;, for Nelatm/ ‘Deacon,'agent.’ ■ . - IMPORTS. Stormbird,-f-om Wanganui: 2 casks, G?s Company: C pkgs/ Suiitii; -10 bundles,- aipd Johnson; 1C 'casks tallow’. Rrull and Co. ’ . Wakatipu. from South ; 1 picture, Pcrcival; menu-, gerie. Cooper and Bailey. • ••. Kiwi, from 4 Napicr: 40 sacks maize, Kreeft; S casks oil, 40 tons limestone, ship Rialto.' * . , Charles'Edward; from Nelson : 20 sacks lime, Scott; 2 cask* wine, Tooffood: 11 coaes fruit. Curtis andiCo; 3000 feet limber, Scott: 4 cases Waller; 3.pkgs. Dawson ;22 ba’ca wool. Deacon; 4 pkgs, Cfayton.^ * ‘iTnl; from "Foxton : 150‘sleepers.- Munt; 650 sacks potatoes, Wallace; 5 boxes, Hammond; 1 cask tallow, J2 bdl?sheepskins, Ty® r * ol’ Jane Douglas, from Foxton : 14,097 feet sawn timber, Greenfield and Stewart; 2 cases, J aC °b ‘arid C6;T pkg.'Dniiisfielil: s'cTdl Mace,and Arkelß S - - •

EXPORTS. Tui, for Waitapn: Quantity telegraph material. Telegraph Department. . „ . „ , Jane for Foxton : -3 pkgs,-Turnbull and Co; 2 do; Thomson, Shannon, and Co; 170 do. Zoluab, Knocker, and Co ; 2 do. “A: P. Stuart: 10 do, W. W. Taylor: ! case. Krtfll and Co:7 pkge, Railway Department; 10 do, Johnston and Co; 1 do, Gandy; *23 do, Dawson; 4 do, Levy ; 21 do, M£ls; 1 case, Cheymol; 2 kegs, Port. ‘ ’ , Charles. Edward, for Nelson : ,8, Armstrong givns. Defence Department; 1 case, 2 packs, Dawson. For Westport: 1 keg nails. I case, Mills. Dunedin, for Picton : 20 tons coal,-Williams. ~ . EXPECTED..ARUIVALS.' -London,—Craig' Lee, Craigmullen, Canmore,.and Xeucadia. early: * ‘ Clarence River.-D'Arcy Pratt, early. T: ; -SingapoTvE,—May, early. . , , . . >. Koutiikmn Forts. —Taranaki, this day. Southern Ports —Taiaroa. tliis day. Melbourne, via tub South.— Alhambra, ICth. jvSynyujY, Napier, and Auckland,— Rotorua, via. East Coast.—Wanaka, 15th. : ■ PROJECTED DEPARTURES;^ London.—Uiaito and Carnatic early*. Napier and Poverty Bay.-—Rangatira. 15th. Picton and Nelson.—Wellington, 19th. Southern Ports.- Taranaki, this day*; Wanaka, Auckland, \ia the East Coast;—Taupo, ISth. Melbourne, via tue'South.—Alhambra, 18th. Nelson and West Coast Ports.-Charles Edward* this day. , . ■ i ■ • • Wanganui.— Stormbird, this'day." ■ ** Northern Forts.— I Taiaroa. this day.Sydney via Auckland.— Wakatipu, 17th.

. : - BY TELEGRAPH. .. - MELBOI'ENE, AVednesday. : .Arrived : Albion, ..to-day; from Hobaaton , and New Zealand. , ;...i ■LYTTELTON, Thursday. ■ Sailed; Spray, for Napier ‘. Taiaroa, for the 1 North, .at 6 p.m. Passengers for Wellington—Mr. and Mrs. Eardsley, Mr. and Mrs. Martin and two children. Miss Durran, Mr. H.. B. Sarensen. Per Wanganui—Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Faifclongb. For Taranaki—Mr. Francis. -J . AUCKLAND; Thursday. Sailed : Wanaka. ; Passengers for Wellington— Messrs. Canning, Eobinson, .Baker, Parker, AVilson, Short, Chase, Miss Canning, Mr. and Mrs, Garden. • ; ’ POET CHALMEES, Thursday. Arrived ; lEanpie - Sabina; ;; 991: days _ from London, consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company; ' She brings 1800 tons cargo, including about 2 tons gunpowder, but no passengers. After leaving the Start-she. encountered a very heavy gale, and shifted cargo and smashed the magazine. • From thence fine weather prevailed'till April. Indat. 10, long.' 15111 "she ' encountered'a terrific gale from the S.W., the barometer standing at 28.30. The gale lasted four days, and the ship labored heavily. One ' luge sea struck her, filled thb decks, and smashed the 'wheel; The gale moderated on the Gth. The current drove the; vessel’past the port to Oainaru on the 7th. She worked back, and sailed in to-day.

ENGLISH SHIPPING. -itiJChei Merchant Shipping andtUnderwritersVAssO- * ciation (Limited) telegraph as follows,:—.;-.- - .i :i,j-7 JO,;.- ■ ~-.,r,.:—;i LONDON, 10th April. 'KMA*BTntD.r‘.Th«; ships Lochnagar ,and Langatpne from Napier; ship Zealandia from Wellington ; and B.'.tp'anienoth from .Auckland, o o •■■■■.>V

The time-ball may he used to-day for ratin' chr’onojneters. A chronometer true, on Greenwich time t would' shpw 12h," SOmin.’when the, ball drops,Any " difference will be error, plus or minus, of the chronometer.

The Union-Company’s s.s. Wakatipu arrived in :: -port yesterday morning at 11 o’clock with Cooper and -Bailey's circus’ and menagerie. She - left Port Chalmers at 3 p.m. on Sunday last,-and reached Lyttelton •on Monday at S a.m. ;-took in the circus troupe, etc., and left against 6.30 p.m.. on Wednesday, arriving as above stated: had southerly weather up. The ■<a WSkatipu will, *e understand, go oh the. Patent Slip for a thorough .cleaning previous to proceeding to Auckland on Wednesday next. She will be one of the largest Vessels that has ever been on the slip, as she Is witMiri a trifle of 1800 tons gross measurement, ;. himd : l2so h-py - - The"steamerds’an excellent model, and to all Jover? of marine architecture she will afford an'inferesting study while oh the slip.’- - The s.s. Kiwi,.which arrived hero ear’y yesterday morning, • left Napier ; on -Monday evening, last, and experienced strong head wind -with liigh'sea to Cape Paliiser. She will sailagain for Napier and East .Pi-Coart stations this, evening.,d •■ / A The schooner Herald arrived in port late on Wednesday, night-from Xyytelton, Laying left there on Tuesday evening.--—Thes;srJanrJsouglas reached port at 2 o clock-yes- , terday morning, having left there at 12.60-p.mwthe ’’ previous day. She sailed again i for I-’oxtoa- last evening. '* J ~ The s.s. Stormbird ieft-Wanganui at 2.50 p.m. on '■ • Wednesday,-grossed the bar at 4p.m., and arrived in harbor at 8 o’clock yesterday morning. Experienced a Ircah S.E. wind and heavy sea.,throughout. .She ■ •’returns t o Wanganui at noon on Saturday. l r . . ■ • The p.s. Charles Edward left Nelson at 830 p.m. on , Wednesday, gnd arrived in harbor at 10 o’clock yesterday morning, .She sailed again for Nilsou and the West Coast lastlevening. The Taiaroa; which: will hd here to-day .from the South, will leave" for. the Manukau via intermediate ports at 5 o'clock in the afternoon- . , -,r The Taranaki, from- the North; is expected hero during the day...lf -.rsiie canrwork the one tide in Nelson site will be here about 1 p.m. . ’ ■