SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5406, 25 July 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POBT OF WELLINGTON. CALENDAR AND TIME-TABLE, 187 S.

TIIABSB OF TUB MOOS. : ' , First quarter.—Soventh diy at 60p.m. past 7.. Full moon, 10.25 p.m. of tho 14th. Lost quarter, IU4O p.m. or the 22m1. Now moon, 0.10 a.m. of the 30th. . moil waterl 00NS1ANT3. • To ascertain high water at Tory Channol add 3h. 15min. to Wellington. Picton, add Sh. Fronch Paw, mill cli. 20min. Nelson, aild4h. OOmiu.. Wanganui, odd Oh, 20m1n.,. Foitan. add sh. Porlrus, add 4h. .. . : AKICIV«|>; June 24.—Murray, s.s., 78'tons, Conway, from Nolson. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. Lalng and family (5). Deacon, agent. „..,.■ Spray, schooner, 50 tons, Kuxton. from Ly ttcltoil. ■'■ Master, agent. „ . Wellington, s.s., ,279 tons, McGoo. from Nelson and I'ictoo. Passongors-Saloon : Misspelling, Mrs. -""-" Saunders. Rev. J. C. Andrew, Lord H. Ptalpps and • servant, Colonel Richmond, Captain lijUlio, Messrs. ..Tones, Brighton. Dowling, Owduier. Phillips, and Bering; Ostoerago. Levin and Co., agents. Euby. sohooner, 24 tons.Backstrom, from Kaikoura. . Bethune and Hunter, agents. . '"»" SAILED. • July 24.—Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers - Cabin: Messrs. Townsend, Hiddcton (2). Johnston, and Sullivan ; 3 steerage. Martin, agent. , ■••■.. _ Eiizaboth, ketch, 33 tuns, Short, for Felorus Souad. . Master, agont. Luna, pis.. 207 tons, Bascand, for Westport. Passengers— Cabin: Miss Forsyth, Messrs. Kennedy and Harris. "Williams,'agent. - • * ' IMPORTS. . . „„ ■ Spray, from Lyttelton:l2. pkgs, Lysaght; 60 bags flour, Anderson and Jansen; 110 do, Jansen ; HO • do, Logan; 110 sacks chaff, Plimmer and Reeves; 170 loose cheese. 10 sacks outs, .6 cases bacon; Mclntyre; 100 sacks. Williams; 110 bags flour, Scott; SO cheese, levy and Campbell. • ,-'_'. _ Ruby, from Kaikoura: 4 bales wool, M.L.A. Com- ' - pany; 37 sacks barley, 3 casks oil. 0 sacks oats, 102 do ' potatoes, 4 hides, Turnbull and Co* '"Wellington, from Nelson: 3 pkgs trees, Laery and Campbell; 1 case, 1 bdl, McCawdle; 1 bale hops, Pascoe and Co; 1 bdl trees, Barnard.-From Picton : 1 box, i saddle. Commercial Jiotol; 500 bricks, 2 ca3ks, 1 case, 7 drums," 3 pkgs, Levin and Co; 40 sheep, 2 pkgs, 1 box fowls. Hart., '■'.'"'' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.—Cralgio Lea, early; Aboona, Medea, Orarl Zealandia. Nkw Yonic, via Dunedin.—G. M. Tucker, early. New Yoke.—Star, in August, Alma, Mercury, and Southmlnster. ' Sydney, via. Auckland and the East Coast. - Wakatlpu, this day. Southern Ports.—Hawea, this day; Taranakl. 23th. Picton and Nelson. —Wellington, 27th. - Auckland, "via the East Coast. —Talaroa, 29th. Mewbooene.—Claud Hamilton, early; Arawala, this day. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Southern Ports.—Wakatipu, this day ; Talaroa, 20th; Maori, 30th. Melbourne, via Trns South. —Arawata, this day. Melbourne, via tub West" Coast.—Claud Hamilton, early. Castltspoint and Natter.—Kiwi, this day; GoAhead, this dayj ' Wanoanui.—Stormbird, this day;Man»watu, 27th. • FoxroN.—Jane Douglas, 27tlt Napier axd Poverty Bay—Rangatlra, early. Auckland, via tiieEast Coast.—Hawea, this day. 3yd»»t, via Napier and Auckland.—WakaUpu.Aug. 3. . Lyttelton and Kaikoura.—Tui, this day. Picton and Nelson.—Wellington, this day. Nelson and West Coast Ports. —Kennedy, early. Nelson and TiRANAKr. -Murray, this day. Valparaiso.—Uralgmullen, .early. . - London.— Chandiere and Chasca. early. BYTELEGRAVB. NELSON; Wednesday. . ■ Arrived ; Early, Maori, from Wellington. .."■•■■ FOXTON, Wednesday. . AjuutsD! 8 a.m., Jans Douglas, from Wellington. "• »' NAPlEß,'Wednesday. Arrived v 10.30 a.m., Rangatlra, from Wellington. PORT CHALMERS, Wednesday. Arrived :.Taupo, from Lyttolton.. Sailed: Taranaki. for Wellington. Pa3sengera— Mr. Blai-, Mr." Murphy.'—Alhambra, lor the Bluff. LYTTELTON, Wednesday. SAilhd : 3.30 p.m., Arawata, for North. Passenger for Wellington—Mr. Dickenson.—s p.m., Hawea, for North. Passengers for Wellington—Mr. and Mrs. Charters. Mr. and Mrs. Hooper, Misses Lawson, EUey, Turnbull, and Hooper, Messrs. Pattsrson. Nathan, Redmond, Turnbull, Sullivan, Garoni, and . Geard. *"BLUFi', Wednaiday. Arrived : Stella, from Wellington; Swordflsb, from Auckland. Sailed; Queensland, barque, for Newcastle. ' ■ AUCKLAND. Wednesday. - Sailed : Omaha, for the. Chatham Islands. - The Hiacmoa left for Wellington at 1 o'clock today. ...Passengers'— Mr. O'Rorke, M.»H-R., Mrs. O'-Rorks. Hons. Chamberlain. M.L.C.. Kenny, M.L.C., and tho following M H.ll.'s: Messrs. Douglas, Swanson, Dlgnan, Whitaker, Most, Hamlin, Wallis, Hobbs, and Messrs. Brett, Lnckie, Montro3e, Mete Kama, and Haki Banglrl to Whata. OAMARU, Wednesday. Sailed : Ulysec, barque, for Cape of Good Hope, with produce. MELBOURNE, Wednesday. Sailed : Emgaroonfj. WEATHER REPORT. Weather at 5 p.m. yesterday; barometer correotod for height only:— Auckland—29-72, S.S.E., light, fine Napier—2oos, S.E., light, showery: slight swell. Castleaoint-23-00, S.S.W., light, showery ; mueb swell. Weliin?ton—2o'S7, S.S.E., light, cloudy. Hokltlka moderate. c Westport—29 95, calm, fine; sea smooth. Tlmaru-29 97, ealm, gloomy; slight swill. Oamam—29-95, cilni, gloomy; slight swell. . . . Bluff—29os. E., light, fine. B >romcter rising steadily at all stations. ...... R. A. -Edtvin. Tho following 'vessels were in harbor last night':— H.M.S. Nymphs ; steamers— Wanganui, Wellington, and Manawatu ; . ships Caltloch and Pleione; barques—Chandiere, Chasca, Craigmullen, Whittiugton, Firth of Forth, and Elizabeth; brig—Robin Hood; brigantines—Endeavor, Enterprise," Zior, and. Sarah Pile. The s.a. Murray left Nelson at 7 a.m, on Tuesday, and al 3 p.m. same day mot with a strong S.E. breeze. ' which compelled her to go into Queen Charlotte Sound for shelter, anchoring there at 0 p.m.: left again at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, and arrived in harbor at 4 , o'clock yesterday afternoon. Experienced strong S.E. - wind across the Strait. The Murray will Bail for, Nelson and Taranaki at 8 o'clock this evening. . . The Rose of Eden, for Pelorus Sound, and the Sarah Pilo, for Kaipara, cleared the Customs yesterday. The brig Robin Hood hauled out from the wharf yesterday. The Jjarqua XJlysee sailed from Oamara yesterday, with a full cargo of colonial, produce, for the Cape of Good Hope. The steamer Luna left yesterday afternoon for the West Coast for another cargo of Greymouth coils. ' The Arawata, from tho South, is due here this morning ; also, tho Stormbird from Wanganui. The Murray leaves again to-day for Taranaki. The Union Company's Bteamer Wellington returned to port at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. She left • Nelson at 2.45 p.m. on Tuesday, and arrived at Picton .at H p.m. She experienced strong" S.E. weather on the passage across. 'l'he Xtlugar joma left Melbourne. yesterday for New Zealand parts." The steamer Hawea is due here this morning from the South. Most of tho cargo has been taken out of the threemasted schooner Ellerton, which went ashore last week at Wanganui. There 13 every probability of the ve:sel being safely floated. The fore-and af t schooner Ruby returned from KaikouM at 7 o'clock, yesterday morning, after a good run of~twelvo hours. Strong S.E. winds were experienced. Tho ps. .Manawatu left-yesterday forenoon for . Wanganui. • The topsail schoonijr Spray, from Lyttolton, arrived In harbor early yesterday, but anchored at tho Heads

tho night previous. She left Lytteltdh on Monday. and cleared the: head* the following morning. Sho reports tho barque Queensland, from Newcastle: to ~Ly ttelton, In the Strait. Tho chief officer of the barque Elizabeth was- summoned before the Resident Magistralciyesterday for . being, absent.from the vessel 'without leave. After hearing tho evidence his Worship, suggested that tho captain slieulrt. give the. mat© his discharge, as therewas 111-feelin? betweoii them. Tho master was unite willing, but the mat?, from private reasons of hi) own, rcf usedi to. take' his discharge. His Worship then tattered, him on board the vessel. A report of the case appears elsewhere. The steamship Chiidwall Hall, of Uvorpool, on the l?tu. 'April, was stranded at Sagrcss. near Capo St. Vincent., The captain's conduct' and'that et the officers was a*edceinlng contrast to that of tho cowardly and treacherous crew, who went off in the best lifoboit, leaving ladies and children to their fate. Thiitcandw^to so. utterly un-English (says a cohtcmporarv> that we trust some moan 3 may be found of marine the. back* of tho deserters, if they survived, acquainted with, th* taste of the cat. Tho doctor of" j . the ship, died-a true martyr. Finding that ho was one. too. many in a boat which contained ladles, ho voluntarily. gav» up his Anal chanco of safety. When lailt a/ven on tho doomed ship ho was looking-sad, as wettho might, for it ii certain, such a -man knew that jus death would carry sorrow to many hearts. Tho I presence of mind and persevering courage dlsplaycY by the ladies who survived the repeated capslzlngs 0 r their bo»t was remarkable. One rescued her hus'nond ♦rom drowning, ami, be. It noted, that Mrs. iS jmi.Ke* awed .Hie,-preservation of her U' o 'to ier thowludgo of swinvhing. Tho tale is a ve £JS ™ and in. apm*. respects reflects dlsgraco on \{l ™ o j British sailors if tho deserters were , o alfvEms tin tho other, the conduct of tlioladi e ."u» uirfortE. nite capita,'and the self-sacriflcl- ,£% '* [* w 0 m room, to. think .veil of hnman mf to bo proud SStt'5 1 ?!, "ft?-" - -" old. evidently life had wi t !?J? n 0l " "'J**, llit "> body before its parents ™„ i^ C . omlnc , no ?, tb ? lon '<* struggle to preserve their own exls.ten.C9 to the fog . c tmpted waters. ".. ' tXVJIVII (ij. a. BiUGANTIiTE. Mewrs. McCaV.am and McQuarrlo, shipbuilders, Mechanics' Bay, ltundicd from their yards this morning a hii*. brjgantiue of 185. tons register. The christening cerwnony was performed by Miss Sarah yraser; who In a' few well-chosen words gave her the iiamo of tho Meg Merrillos. The vessel was gaily decorated with bunting, and sho presented a very pretty spectaclo as she glided down tho ways, amidst tlio cheers of tho assembled spectators. The Meg Merrilics is a One, staunchly-built brigantlnc, possessing many good points, and very fine lines. Sho Is 88ft. length of keel, JBft. (iln. breadth of beam, and lilt, depth of hold. The timbers used in her construction were pohutakawa framlug and kauri planking, v,}j and 2} inches thick. She is copper and galvanized fastened throughout. Sho has got good passenger accommodation, and wi'l cirry about 200 tons, of cargo. }!oth masts have already been stepped, and. a portion of tho -work of rigging hor completed. Sho; was brought round to tho Gotc-street Jetty to-day.

where she will be fitted at once. It is expected that she will be ready for sea in about a week. Messrs. W. McArthur and Co. have chartered her for the Island trade from tho owners—Captain Anderson and the builders. It is likely that she will make her first trip to the Friendly Islands. Captain M°ller, formerly of tho Flirt, takes command.— Auckland Even’ ino Star, 10th Inst. ; '•• ~ ■ ■

■ "— aim. r T lligli Water. Days. AnnaroutTlmo.' Mean Thno. ' uisos. Sot3. •; n *r n. m. -. ir. at. n. m. July 25 .. 7''»a-ni- 4 45p.m 1131a.m. p.m. 7 |o .. 7 S „ -4 40 „- 0 14 „ 0 52 „ " 27 .. 7 7;, 4 47 „ 1 30 „ 2 0 „ •" 23 .. 7 0 „ 4 48 „ , 2 41 3 9 „ - 20 .. 7 5 „ 4 40 ',. 3 34 „ 4 1 „ 30 .. 7 4 „ 4 50„ 4 25 „ 4 40' „ " 81- 7 3 „ 4 51 i„ 6 8 „ 5 30 „