SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 533, 30 April 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF 'WELLINGTON. High water .. .. 8.10a.m.,F.20p.m, ARRIVED.

April 29.—Neptune, brig, 290 tons/ Chadwick, from Newcastle. Williams, agent. , .. Toupo, 8.8., 491 tons, Andrew, from Auckland yla the East Coast, Pnsaengerß—Saloon :: Mr. amt Mira. Gardiner, Mr, and Mrs. Headier, Mr.' and Mrs. GibMra, and Miss Nelli, Mesdnmes Howard and two children, Healer, and Mfiling,'Misses Brookfield and JVUurr. Hon. Hr. Pollen, Judge-Munro; Captain' Mating, Master Bratliwaito, Messrs. Edwards,’' 1 Judd,' Mallard, Healey (2), Harley,' Warden, Koskruge, Carter, Cummins, Bruce, Stewart, Bishop, Lyon, Bony, and Saline. Levin and Co, agents.

SAILED. April 29.—Manawatu, p.s,. 103 tons, Harvey, foi >y anganui. Passengers—Saloon ;Jdr. - and Mrs. Gibson, Messrs, Lake and: Mitchell ' PHraraer, agent. - '

Wellington, s.s., 270 tons, McGee, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon:. Mr. and MrAPurrbnd,: Mrs. Osgood, Mias Pyke, Messrs. Admans, Otterson, Buncombe, Goodman, Duncan, and 'Baker, Levin and Co, agents: ' - " : Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Andrew, for Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. Perrier and child. Misses WMteford (2), and Jackson, Dr. Knight. Messrs. Green, Moore, Perrier, Levy, Lancaster, and Griffiths, Levin and Co, agents. Jauo Douglas, s.s., 75 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Plimmer, agent. Tui, s.s., 04 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : ; Miss Donnelly,' Rev. Father Yardin. Bishop, agent.

CLEARED OUT. April 29.—Gainsborough, ship, 074.t0n5. Carter, tor San Francisco. N.Z.S. Co, agents. 1

IMPORTS. . Tul, from Kaikoura: 5G9 sks potatoes. Levin.and Co; 2 boxes. Cooper; 1 hide, Guildford. - 1 Wellington, from Nelson: 8 pkgs. Stephens; 1 bdl trees, 19 pkgs, Pharazyn; 1 prcl, Felton, Grimwade, a'nd Co; 0 cases fruit. Curie and Co; 6 do, Jnmiosoh Brothers; 12 cases fruit. 4 kogs butter.. Gandy; 50 sks malt, Wolrarapa Carrying Co; CO pkgs, Defence Department; t casirfruit. Storey. From Picton ; 4 bales wool, N.Z.S. Co; 3 bags Ash, Beauchamp. Campbell, and Co; 1 prcl, Felton, Grimwade, and Co. Uno, from Nelson; 18,000 feet timber, Scott, Manawatn, from Wanganui: 1 chest drawers, 2 cases, Marshall; I axle arm. Mills; 51 hides, Guildford; *l2 tallow, Johnston and > Co; - X box, Telegraph Department. Rangatira, from Napier; 1 gun. Levin and Co; 1 do, Rhoder; I case, Whlttem, Nicholson, and Co; 3 do, Tile and Co: 20 ska grass seed, Murray, Common, and Co.

Taupo, from Auckland: 10 coses sauce, Jacob Joseph and Co;, 1 case/ Evans; 7 bags oysters, Pounceby; 1 pkg, Evans; 1 ck, 1 pkg, Order. Neptune, from Newcastle: -500 tons coal, quantity of timber, 21 eases oranges* Williams. 1 . - \ EXPORTS. ;

Wellington, for Picton; X ck; 1 case, 1 pkg,' Young; 19 pkgs. Levin and Co; 18 do, Turnbull and Co; X case, Railway Department; 1 roller, 7 pkgs. Mills, From Nelson: 2 \ chests toa,< Levin and Co; 1 pkg, Thompson, Shannon, aud Co; 1 ck, Railway Department: 1 case. Ban-ami and Sons; II pkgs. Baker; 1 cam, Felton, Grimwade, and Co.' Manawatu, fur Wanganui: 27 cases, 129 boxes tea, 9 J-cks wine. 10 cases brandy,;2 bales, 25 i-chests tea, 10 pkgs boots. Bishop; 6 pis knaves, 6 do shafts. Beck and Tonka; 8 pkgs, Mills; 10 do, Dawson: 1 prcl, Kirekaldie and Stains; 4 pkgs. Levin and Co; 7 do, Heaton; 5 cases, Johnston.

Jane Douglas, for Fasten: 1 case, Levin and Co; 2 pkgs, Lindsay; 3 cases, Barlow; 22 pkgs, T. and W. Young; 1 do, Reid; 1 do, Bowden: 2 boxes. Farmer; 3 pkgs, Bank of Australasia; I do. Miller; 20 sks seed, Murray, Common, and Co:; 2 bbds, Mace and Arkell; 45 pkgs. Mills: 25 do, Jamieson Brothers; 19 do, Dawson; 3cas s, Felton, Grimwade, and Co; 1 prcl, Kirckaldie and Stains; 3 pkgs, Wiggins: 0 do, A. F, Stuart; 4 do. Paacoe and Co; 36 do. Xrull and Co; 40 do, Turnbull and Co.

Taupe, for Lyttelton: 3 pkgs, Thompson,'Shannon, and Co; 1 do; Mills; 2 bales, Jacob Joseph and Co; 4 do, 1 truss, ilirst; 1 case. A. P. Stuart; 4 do. Telegraph Department. For Fort Chalmers: 53 casks, 1 box. Levin and Co; 1 case Stationery Store, 73 poles, 3 cases, 13 bundles, Telegraph Department. Tui, for Kalkoura: 2 cases, Dawson and Co; 2 hhds, : Mace and Arkell; 4 pkgs, Grady; 45 pieces timber, 6 doors, Waddell and Co. For Lyttelton: 7 cks whiting, 20 boxes raisins, Turnbull and Co; 1 prcl, 1 case, Thompson, Shannon, and Co. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

London.—Lcacadia, Canmore, Cralgie Lea, Craigmullen, Flelcme, and Frith of Forth, early. New Yoiik, via Dunedin. —Sophia R. Luhr, early : G. M. Tucker, early. .. New York.—Star, early. 1 Clarence Rivkr. —Darcy Pratt, early. Singapore.—May, early. So onus itn Pouts.—Hawea, this day Auckland tia East Coast.—Wanaka, 6th. Melbourne via tub Sooth.—Arawata, 2nd. Auckland.—Chosen, early. Northern Ports. —Taiaroa, Ist. PROJECTED DEPARTURES./ ..

London.—Klalto and Carnatic, early. Napier and Poverty Bay.—Rangatlra, this day. Picton and Nelson.—Wellington, Ist. : ; ■ Southern Forts —Taiaroa, Ist. Auckland, via the East Coast.—Hawea, Ist. Nelson and West Coast Ports. —Kennedy, this day. Wanganui.—Stormbird, Ist. NmirtiuitM Ports. -Taranaki, 4£h. Blenheim. —Napier, this day. Castlepoint and Napier.—Kiwi, this day. • Sydney and Newcastle.—Easby, Ist. Melbourne via Tine South.—Arawata, 3rd.

WEATHER REPORT. Weather at 5 p.m. yesterday; barometer corrected for height only. Napier—JO’li, N.W., fresh, fine; sea smooth Castlepoint—29*9l, N.W., fresh, gloomy; sea moderate Wellington—2o*Bß, N. W., stormy, gloomy Hokitika—29*B4, N.E., light, gloomy; bar good Westport—2o7B, North, fresh, gloomy; bar good Timnrti—29*4s, S. W., light, fine; sea smooth On.mam—29*4o, calm, gloomy ; sea smooth Bluff—-29*47, N.N. W., fresh, gloomy Barometer still falling generally. R. A, Edwin. J3T TELEGRAPH. LYTTELTON, Wednesday. Sailed: liav/ca, at 6 p.m., for the North. Passengers for Wellington—Mrs. Holmwood and child. Miss Macarfcbur.

The Union. Co.'a s.a, Tanpo, witu cargo and pasaongerj, from Auckland via Bast Coast ports, arrived at the wharf at 7.30 a. m. yesterday. She left Auckland at 4.30 p.m, 1 on Thursday last, and reached Tanning* at 7.30 a.ra. next day; delayed therj till 11 a.m., and Iheu pushed ahead for Poverty Bay, making Gisborne at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning; left same afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, and got into Napier at 7 a.m. on Sunday. Stayed there 5 hours landing and shipping passengers, cargo, and mails, and then headed for 'Wellington, arriving as above stated. Experienced fine weather till noon on Sunday last, when the wind chopped into the southward and blew a hard gale from that quarter, lasting till 4 a.ra yesterday, when It went into the N.'W’., and continued so until arrival here. The Tanpo sailed for> South at 3.45 p.m. yesterday. - Captain Williams' brig Neptune, with a cargo of coal, fruit, and timber, from Newcastle, arrived* in port at 11 o’clock yesterday, and came to an anchorage abreast the wharf a quarter of an hour afterwards. .She left Newcastle on the afternoon of the 18th Inst., with a northerly wind and hazy, dull weather, which was . followed by light breezes .from the westward, which carried the brig across'the middle ground; Cape Farewell was made on Saturday last, and when etf Stephen’s Island same nightshe wp? obliged to lay *3 tiU next morning, ewing to extremely thick weather setting in ; g it off the Heads on Sunday evening, and had light southerly winds and calms tiU 3 o'clock yesterday morning, .when a breeze from (bd'KtWV set : in; commenced to work in at 8 am., and madea; smart beat tip, against a strong N.W. breeze, of three hours. i

The departure of the Bangatira for Kapler and Poverty Bay has been postponed till this afternoon. * The p.s. ilanawatu, for Wanganui, and 3.8. J ane Douglas, fpr-I'oxton, left tho harbor yesterday. w j t u passengers;, the former at 2:40 p.ta, *ul tei;. at 3 p.n^ The-s.a. Hawea. ft6m the South, is exp ,„u,Ti; Ar fl r this morning. She wiU sail for At**' via the East Coast to-rno-row. a ia;XUB

ITie jtaa.no™ Kenwdr from and Storrnbir-I, from wiU arriva ho** morning. Thi fanner will sail for Nelson »jjA \v ß »t Const in the afternoon.

The s.s. Wellington, othiich laf c be ro at 2 p.m. yestorday, arrived in 7.V 0 p ln * * 'Xhe s.s. E .Sby acted tr, hcr , to-morrow from the South, spi,sail for 'Sydney direct at 11 a.m. A barque fro,® the South yesterday, bnt owing Ktbs heavy N.W. Ka!e blowing she had not reaefcptoport last n ght. ,c aß Is supposed to be tho Chjuaa, from Auckland. Which comes hero to load

ASSAULT ON T_fIEIHIGH SEAS. (From tho Melboorno Leader, April 13.) Carl Sager, captain oJC the barque Cardiganshire, was charged on the sth instant, on remand, at the Williarostown Police Court, with having feloniously assaulted one Adolph Witt, able seaman, on the high seas, while on a voyage from the Mauritius to this port. Adolph Witt had. by (be captain’s orders, been confined in the lazaretto, for, as it is alleged, refusing to obey orders. Alfred McDonald, the chief mate, and John Nelson, the boatswain, upon the nap- : tain's authority, placed a chain round Witt’s waist, thereby fastening hint to a stanchion in the iaznrette. Witt's hands were, also handcuffed, and be states that unnecessary violence and cruelty were used towards him while be was being fastened down. The chain was an inch and a half topsail sheet chain. Witt alleges that his health suffered in consequence, and tlmt rats were so numerous in the lazaretto that they gnawed away at tho tips of his fingers. He remained chained in the lazaretto from the 10th February nntll the 13th March, when the vessel arrived in port. It Is urged in defence that Witt was an extremely violent and intractable seaman. Also, that the captain removed the irons from Witt’s legs to his waist for humane purposes, and that the lazarette was the only place in the ship where a prisoner could be kept, and that it was not a very uncomfortable j compartment. Witt, upon his arrival here, instituted ■ civil proceedings against Captain Carl Sager, laying damages at £IOOO. He was subsequentlyinduced to' abandon a civil action upon receiving fifteen guineas and his lull wages. Sub-Inspector Lamer, however, instituted a criminal prosecution against Carl Sager, and the case was heard at the Williamstown Police Court on 2Ctb March. The case was subsequently dl«mlssed on a technical objection founded upon an Jrregularity> in the procedure of prosecution, there having been no Information sworn. On the 3rd inst., Adolph Witt swore the necessary information, and the captain was arrested and brought before the City Court, from which place he was remanded to Willlamstown. He was represented by Mr. D. Harooart, while Mr. J. G. Unity appeared to prosecute. Mr. Harcourt took a preliminary objection that the Court liad no Jurisdiction, having already heard and determined the same information, and that It hail no pimer to go behind Us former (UimiMal. The Bench overruled the objection, and evidence was taken. Tho following document, which Adolph Witt admitted having signed, was put in by Mr. Harcourt In tho Snj reme Court, No. 1212, between Adolph Witt, plaintiff, and Carl Hager, defendant. Xu consideration of tho rtbovenamed defendant this day paying me the sum of fifteen pounds fifteen shillings, also seventeen pounds. Die full amount of my wages to date, ami giving mo my dl-rcharge from the articles of .(ho ship Cardiganshire, of which ho hr waster, I hereby acquit, release, and discharge him from all claims, indictments, suits and actions Inthoabovo action, and all things relating to the cause of action or any other cause of action arising through or in relation thereto, or otherwise howsoever from the commencement of the world to this data. As witness my hand and seal, this 22nd day of March, 1878. — Apolph Witt. Witness:'Signed, scaled,and dellveredby the within-named Adolph Witt, in the presence of Durant Harcourt, solicitor, Williamstown." After hearing the evidence tho Bench considered that a prlma facie case had been made out, and committed Hager to take his trial at tho Central Criminal Court on the 15th iimt. Tho defence was reserved. Ball was -allowed la £25, and one surety of £*2s-