SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5431, 23 August 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. A k RIVED. August 22.—Arawata, ss. 022 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne via the ~outh. Passengers—Saloon : From Melbourne: Misses Harris (2), Mesdamcs White. Parkinson, Clarke, and CallK Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. Harris Cipain Ready, Masters Harris (2) and Caliis, Mosara O’Connor. Iris, "Irvine, and 20 steerage. From Coast; Master Mclntyre. Messrs. Meek, Glonnon, and 7 steerage. Bi«hop. agent. Hawo ,s.s., 402 tons, Kennedy, from the North. T ovln and Co, agents. Kiwi, 5.0., 123 tons. Campbell, from Napier via the East Coast. Lo in and Co, agents. SAILED. August 22.* Wellington, s.a., 279 tons, McGee, for Nelson and Picton. Passengers—Saloon; Mrs. Drown and family. Dr. Bakewell, and Mr. George Morelcy, College Football team (20), 6 steerage. Levin and Co. Agents. „ .. Wakatipu. a.n., 1153 tons, Cameron, for tho South. Passengers—Saloon: Miss Prince and Mr. Atchoson. Levin and Co . agents. Stornibird. s.s., 69 tons, Doile. for Wanganui. Pas* B*nr*ra—Cabin : Messrs. Drown and Leary. Martin, agent. IMPORTS. Arawata, from Melbourne : 2 cases. Street; 6 cases confectioner , Marshal': 0 enses, Bennington; - pkgs, Pilcher; 5 plates. Mills; 1 case, Moore and Sons; 7 trunks, Lindsay; I bale. Smith; 1 pci. Bank Australasia; 1 pci, Holder; 1 pel, Barnard; 1 do, Bishop; 1 de. Christie: 2 oases. Smith; 1 do, Justice Richmond; 1 boiler. Harris; 3 cases, Brooks and Co; 2 cases, Stuart and Co: 8 boxes. Palmer; 2 pkgs. Union Bank; 1 pci, Walarapa Standard; 1 pci, Crcnao: lease. Hannah; 15 pkgs, Harris; 1 pkg, Mrs. laard; 1 case. Gray; 1 pel, Greyon; 2 oases, Lyon and Blair; 2 cases, Barrett; 2cases, Watt: 1 case, Jackson; 1 caio, Card; 1 case. Adams: 1 do, Dutton; 1 box. Secretary Customs; 1 pci, Professor Kirk. From Bluff: 209 sicks oats. Levin and Co; 7 hhda ale, Eddlo and Jack. From Dunedin: 1 pel, 1 case, Lyon and Blair. From Lyttelton : 1 case, 1 trmik, Hannah and Co; 50 sacks potatoes, Pllmmer and Co; 120 bags, Thomas; 0 blocks, Davis. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. New York.—Star. In August, Southminstcr, early. Sydney.- Eosby, early. Picton and Nelson.—Wellington. 25th. Wanganui,—Manawatu, this day. Cahtlrpoint and Napier.—Kiwi.this day. Melbourne.—Claud Hamilton, early; Ringarooma. September 1. Southern Pouts*.—Wantka. 23rd. .' Auckland, via East Coaht.—Taranaki. 26th London.—Cralgie Lea, early; Orari, Zealand!*, St. Leonards, and Rakala. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Nelson and West Coast Ports. -Charles Edward, early. London. Chnsca, early. Mklbouune. via the Sooth.—Arawata. this day. Wanganui —Stormblrd, 24th ; Manawatu, this and Poverty Bat—Rangatlra. 27th. Auckland, via tub Eamt Coast.—Haven, 2Sth. Koxton.—Jano Douglas, this day. Picton and Nelson.—Wellington. 20th. Southern Ports.—ilawea, this day. CASTLBPOINT AND N'APtKß.—Kiwi, 24th. NnnrnreuN Ports.—Wanaka. this day. Newcastle.—Now Brunswick, early. ■ WitsTPOKT and Gurymootm.—Luna, early. Kaikoura and Lyttelton.—Tui. 2Gth. BY IELEORAPH. PORT CHALMERS. Thursday. Arrived : Last night, barque Rokcby Hall, 102 days from London. She brings 22 passengers and 1000 tons cargo. 1 CASTLEPDINT, Thursday. Sailed; Early, Kind, for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Thursday. Arrived: Fiery .Cross, from Oamaru. Bailed ; Wanaka, Cp.ra. AUCKLAND, Thursday. Tho schooner Atlanta. 22 days out, bound from Patea to Mokau. with a cargo of sheep, is missing, as well os tho topsail schooner Kaiuma, from w altar a, with sheep It Is feared that they are wrecked. A native brought word to the nearest station that a quantity of wreckage was washed ashore at South Head. A constable, on proceeding to the place indicated. found 30 carcases of fat sheep (no brands), which ‘h* natives said came ashore on the previous n!"ht, and also a small ladder and semi-circular box made with 7x2 battens, 2ft. Sin. in length, painted Prussian blue and white alternately. The box is one of the kind used for cove ing rudder-shafts, and is now in the constable’s possession. Constable Bulford was also informed by a settler living atßuapuke, distant 18 miles from Raglan, that on Friday last a portion of a false k«ol. a quantity of onions, a box of candles, and several sheep's carcases, had come ashore upon the Ruapnko beach. , . The vacht Foam capdzed at Northern Wairoa, Kalpara. The -wner, Aironio <or re, was drowned. He swam nearly to the shorn, when ho turned back for his coat, which was floating in the stream, and be was unable a aio to reach be bank. Sailed: Island LPy, tar Chatham*. WEATHER REPORT Weather at 5 p.m yesterday; barometer corrected for height only Auckland—29*Bo. W.S.W., gale, showery. Napier—29*7l, S.W., gale, cloudy: sea moderate. Ca'dleoomt—29*37, W.N.W., fresh, threatenl : sea m derate Wellington—29*44. W.fresh, cloudv. Hokitika—*2o*3o. N.E.. Hvfht, gloomy: sea rough. Westport 20*55. SW. fresh, showery ; sea rough. Timarn—2!) 39. S., light, fine ; slight swell. Oamaru—29*2o, "VS. W r . fresh, gloomy; slight swell. Bluff—29*42, S. W-, gala, tal r. ; Barometer rising in the South, falling an the North. _ R. A. Edwin. The time-ball may bo used to-day for rating chronometer. A chronometer true on Greenwich time 1 would show X2h. noraln. when the ball drops. Any difference is error, plus or minus, of the chronoThs following vessels were in harbor lost night;— H M.S. Nympha; steamers-Arawata, Hawea. and Jane Douglas; ships Caitloch and Medea; barques—Sophia E. Luhrs, Abeona. Chasca, Whittington, Elizabeth, G. M. Tucker. Anne Melhuisfi. Courier. New Hrunswick; brig Jane;brigan-

tines— Endeavor, Zlor, G. Al. Coleson. Messrs. McMeckan and Blackwood's Arawata. with the Suez mail, arrived at the wharf at C o'clock yesterday morning’. She left Sandridge railway pier at 3 15 p.m. on the 11th, with the Suez mail, and cleared Port Philip Heads at 5.45 pm. on the 14th. and passed Wilson's Promontory at 1.20 a.ro.. and Swan Island at 11.40 a.m. next day; strong westerly winds prevailed the first two days out, and light southerly winds afterwards; passed the Solanders at 1.40 p.m. on the ISth.and arrived at Bluff Harbor at 7.30 p m. on the same day, after an excellent run of four days (allowing the difference in time); sailed again at 5.30 p!m. on the 10th, and arrived at Port Chalmers at 0.30 a m. on the 20th: sailed at 4.10 p.m„ and arrived at Lyttelton at 7.3i)a.m. on the 2l«t; sailed at 4.20 p.m., and arrived as above. Wo thank Mr. L. C. aiiller, purser, for files and report. She sails for Melbourne, via the South, again to-day. The s a. Wakatipu left for the South at G o’clock yesterday morning. The Stormbird, for Wanganui, left the wharf at 8 a.m. yesterday. The 8.6. Kiwi, from Napier via the East Coast, arrived In harbor at 2 o’clock this morning. The s.s, Wanaka, from the Sou h, la duo here tobrig Eobin Hood, from Newcastle, arrived at the Heads yesterday afternoon. She left Newcastle on the 13th. and has made one of the smartest runs for some time, of sis days. Tbc ship Abeono. was berthed at the wharf yesterday morning, and br ke bulk. So far, the cargo has come out in good order. The rep -irs to the barque Elizabeth are going on apace, and in a few days she will be ready for sea. The G, M. Colson ban led into he breastwork yesterday morning, and commenced discharging. Mr. J. H. Wallace has sold the wreck of the steamer Osprey to Messrs. Hill and Goodman for £B,

ENGLISH SHIPPING. The following shipping items are taken from the European Mail of last month : Passengers per Messrs. Shaw, SavlH, anti Go's St. Leonards, Captain Todd, which sailed from London for Wellington on the 25th June Saloon: W. J. Printer, Charles 15* Printer, Mrs. M. Reader, Mabel Reader, A thalo Reader, Kather nc Reader. Emma Arthur. Mrs C. 3S“. Bell S. ST. Bell, El le N, 8011, W. Wienske. James Boro, Mrs. Stevenson dam *s Stevenson, Miss M. Smith, F. E. Eraddick, M. K. Oroome, Mrs. Groorne, Charity Groorne Thomas 11. Groorne, AUcs Groomo. Godfrey Groorne, Miss Clara Lucena, G. ameron. Edward Baker, Miss Bruce, N. *. Chilt n. aot! Bob rt H. Minor. Second Cabin; Frank Asprey. Walter Richmond, Robert Young Edward A. Compton, John Jackson, and Isaac A. M Callum. Steerage: Frank Chappell, Sarah A. Chappell. V’olefc Chappell, Chas. Chettleborougfa, Percy Burrell Edward Wood, Thomas Cowell. 11. E. Scott, Isaac W. Baxter, Isaac Whitfield, Thoma 1 Price. John Sawve s, Harriett Sawyers. Evelyn Sawyers, Maude Sawyers. Henry Sawyers, George Frost, Robert J. Hall, and Richard Watt. The St Leonaids, for Wellington, passed Beal on the 28th June, off Start on the 30th, landed pilot and proceeded The ship Eakaia, for Wellington, left London on 29tli Tunc, passed Deal on 80th, and was at Plymouth on Ist July. The ship Jessie Headman was loading at London for Wellington on the sth July; also the Antares and ilermlone. The number wrecks reported for the present year, to date of 29th June, amounted o C 97. The Knight of Snowdoun, barque, from Newcastle (N.S. i’.) for Manilla, has been totally lost at Punto Santiago; crew saved. The tonnage loading on tho berth at London on 4th July for India. China, and the Cape of Good Hope amounted to 43.000 tons, and for Australia and New Zealand t0C7,254 t ms. London, July s.—The freight market continues steady, with but few trifling alterations in the rates last quoted. There is -till a fair Inquiry for steam and sailing tonnage for tho Kast and the colonies, b *th from London and the coal ports. Homeward transactions continue depressed. From Java a few vessels have Hcen fixed at 00s., and 455. to the United Kingdom or Continent.

THE WRECK OF THE GROSSER KURFOR3T Twelve bodies recovered from this wreck were buried on Juno JO In Folkestone ccmeteiy, each coffin being drown on an artillery gun-carriage by six horse*. The procession was headed by the bands of tho 21st Hussars and doth Regiment, which played tho Dead March. The funerd was at'ended by many thousands of parsons, and Lady Bryan. Lady c; Lennox, and many others cast wreaths of immortelles into the grave. Tho ho ly of Count Schwerrin. the commander of tho Grosser Kurfurst. who sank with hU ship, was brought into Folkestone from tho wreck. It was dressed in full uniform, and wa very much dccomposed. Tho German Consul gave directions for tho body to be enclosed in a leaden coffin and conveyed to London, v/henco it wil bo taken to Germany. A reward of £IOO had bean offered by tho relatives for tho recovery of the body of the Count.— European Mail.

TFJUtWLK HiSPPJ&aiSC, OX \ JAPANESE JUXK. The barque Athelstone, Captain Bayley, on her voyage from Newcastle (X.S. \V) to *an Francisco, and while in latitude 20.49 N . longitude 144.2 W.. at 8.80 on the morning of May 29 fell in with a disabled Japanese junk, which had the appearance of being abandoned, and from which an offensive smell proceeded. The chief oflicor and a boat's crow were sent to the Junk, ami a deplorable spectacle w.ia aeon. Two dead bodies lay on the deck, and four otner men were found in the last stage of prostration from hunger and exposure. These were at onco taken off ami attended to on hoard the Atholstone, and from their story it appeared that the junk was employed In coasting service at the Island of Yesso, or Malslual, and had been disabled by a succession of heavy storms, which carried away the masts and the upper deck. There were 2J persons on board, but the severe and iooi'-coullaued privations they had to endure—the juuk hwi»s bsta drilling about ia the oetso

since November 17—caused all but tho four men taken off by the MheUtone to succumb Toe c;v tain was the last victim, hU death bav ng occurred ten days before the rescue. —European Mail. NOTICE CO MARINERS. Marine Department, Wellington, 20th August. 1878. The following notice to mariners received from the postmaster. Brisbane, js published for general iofor—G. Grey. BWOAL PATCH OFF TORIXE GROUP. IKNER ROUTE. Captain Brown, of the s 8. Gungv. reports the existence of a ah -al patch, over which the vessel grazed, and on which there probably would not be more than 12ft at low water, lying one mile to the northward of the north island of the i’urtm Group, and with that island on with Lookout Point Nothing less than 7 fathoms was obtained by the load. G. P. Heath, Commander R N.. Portmaster. Department of Porta !, nd Harbors, Brisbane, 22nd July, 1873.