SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5484, 24 October 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP 'WELLINGTON. ARRIVED. - n. rm'i-n AVelliucton, s.a, *279 tpiw, ~Pe c’ ricl'ii' . Ps ?K^™T?lC'd •Jlierry, Loyal. Miller, Muter. >*&""wents^ angur : Mr. CoUlo. Deacon. went. HAILED. . . '■ , ; TaXr,^r, i Vton3?Fi?kri'ot Blenheim. W. and ' : c"!i: 101)3, Dicker, for Wanganui. Eawcneer—Cabin: Mr. Henderson. Johnston agent. IHnomoa, Government..»., 231 tons, Fairchild, lor Lyttelton, y. 0., B£J tons, Scott, for Blenheim, tenon, ngent. IMFORT3 Wellington. from Nelson; 4 bales, Bentley: 10 ska, ‘lirat; 1 case, Watt: 40 plies, Wanganui Coal Co,: 1 truss, Pallant; 4 pkgs, Barlow ; 1 do, Chisholm ; 4 •o. Walker ; 2 c*. Jamieson ; 0 ca, Price ; 1 do, Raw;on t X do, Deacon, Lyttelton, from Blenheim ; C 4 bales wool, 0 do ran'■lt skins. 24 bags potatoes, 2 csks, 1 cs tallow,Deacon ; J 5 boxes tongues. Leary and Co. BYIELKGRAPII. , , MELBOURNE, Wednesday. Assivittn Tararua, on Monday. Sailed: Albion, to-day. AUCKLAND, Wednesday. The mall steamer Australia left Auckland on the JOtb August, encountered strong gales fora day or two, ifter which she had light breezes until her arrival at Honolulu on thr 2nd September: leaving next day, she arrived at Baa Francisco on the 11th September. She left again on the 80th September, and arrived at Honolulu ort the 7th October: left next day, and arrived at Auckland at 8 p.ra. on 22ml October. Sailed : 5 am., Australia, for Sydney; Taiaroa. Passengers for Wellington; Messrs. McLovi, Ludtlam.and Phllsoo. PORT CHALMERS, Wednesday. Amtxvso J Blngaroorna, from Bluff; Arawata, from Lyttelton: Hawea, from Lyttelton. Sailed : Rlngarooma. for Lyttelton t >\akaUpu, for Wellington. Posscagers: Meadames ElUby, Wardrobe. and Cargill, Mr, and Mrs. Bryce, MU? Burns, Master Cargill. Capt. Webb, Messrs. Patton.McKlrpjr, farmer, Wilson, McKay, Bundle, and Montanan. T.YTTELTON, Wednesday. A/uuyeb * Kennel!, from Mauritius, 4C days out. Sailed ; Lady Bird, for North. 8.45 p.m, Pwaen. ,'ors for Wellington; Captain Day. Messrs. Shields, vouthoy, Willey, Christian, Kirk, King (2), Duff, and Briggs. ■ The following vessels wero in the harbor last slight Steamers M&nswAtu, Wellington, Napier; ihips Kali ala, St. Leonards, Wairoa, and Zealandia ; barques St. Louts, Malay, Antares, and Cralgle Lea. . . , The Manawatu leaves to-day for u anganul. The steamer Wellington left Nelson at 3.50 p.m. . yesterday, and Plcton at 2 o’clock yesterday morning, i»iKi arrived here six hours lator. Experienced thick weather and a heavy north-west galo across the Straits. ... . ~ The steamer Lyttelton, from Blenheim, arrived m harbour at eight yesterday morning, and returned again last night. Tho steamer Go-Ahead, for 'Wanganui, did not leava until early yesterday morning, owing to the strong: north-west breeze. The s.f. Napier, for Blenheim, left early yesterday morning. The steamer Taupo sailed yesterday afternoon, for Auckland, via Nspier. . , ' Tho Kingaroora*. from Melbourne, via the Synth, is duo here to-morrow morning. The ship Wairoa was hauled alongside the wharf yesterday, and will commence discharging tomorrow. Tho new shed on the wharf will shortly be finished. The frame work Is of wood, with iron stays. The whole of the sides aud roof will be of corrugated iron. At the end of this week it will be all but finished. The Hlnemoa left yesterday at midday, for the scene of the stranded ship City of Auckland, at Otaki. At eight o'clock last night the Hinomoa was at anchor under KapitL ANOTHER SAILORS* COFFIN. The Newcastle correspondent of the Sydney Erruiiw Sties writes“ The Marine Board held on enquiry on Friday, as to the circumstances connected with the stranding of tho brig Mary Grant. There were present:—Captain Allen (President); Capt. Cross, and Messrs. R- B. Wilson, White, and Stokes. Dugald McLaughlin deposed: I was master of the brig Mary Grant, of Sydney-, and I hold a permit os master in the coasting trade. In lieu of my certificate of servie* lost. No. 50. We left Newcastle on the morning of-the 2Mh instant, at 7 a.m., bound to TowuariMe-, with a cargo-of coal amt general merchandise. At 10 a.m. of that day I was called on deck by the mate, who said the ship was going down. I tried to draw tho pumps to sound her, but the lower boxes were lammed so that I could not get them up. I then went and took the fore hatch off, and told the mate to jump » down and see what water was in her. He told rur. there wero four feet and a-half in her. and the wate* was running la in a stream forward. I then took All sail off her, excepting the two topsails, nod rental them. I was trying to steer for Pork but she was going so fast down by the head tbht \ rolled the orew aft to see what was best to be d'ue. when ft wao decided to beach her to save life. At ift3o»a.m. 1 headed her for the beach, and to jfc ground at 11.30., about seven hundred yatds (**&*. tho beach. By Captain Cross ; The ship i' IS3 Wna-repister. We had about 133 tons of coal, t»nd aC\tonftof dead weight f on board. I have been Va thfj Alary Grant about two years altogether. Sb.a often leaked before. aud on the last voyage she rnaje as x&ugh.&s eight inches an hour. She has been repaired alncetlicn, but not docked. SU» was pat on the gridiron. at.Woolloomooloo Bay, oaS weeks altogether. We were in Newcastle before soiling for Cooktewr. about six days. We pumped her during that thne:l%iry night and morning. We had the coal on bgsrii throe days before railing. She made* 1 more wader.after the coal was put on board. She wa* making, about fourteen inches In the twenty-four hours before she was loaded. After she was loaded she was puruiicd out 11 At morning as usual. We had live minutes’ spell I went to the forehold to look because it vraatbb handiest. I did not go below. T sent the mate and boatswain, and they reported fc),at the water was running in at such a rate that it put the light out, and th» teak appeared to be at both sld- as of the stem.—Franefe Shecdy deposed: I was mate c ,f tf>o Mary Grant. X had a master's certificate of competency grunted by the Board of New South WeJea. j was on board at seven o’clock in tho evenin'? oa Hio 23th Instant. We started from the port with •* strong breeze from the west, with the sea smooth. About 10 o’clock the roaster left orders with rao -that if the hreazi freshened to call him. We bad. «il salia set, steering north-east. About ten p.m. th,e w | n d freshened, and I noticed tbo vessel down bj/ the head, and some water lodging on deck forward, j culled the captain and told blm abauttho w%tcr forward, and I told him I thought she was settling down. He gave me orders to sound the pumps try to drain the lower box. We could not get P 4 o nt, as it was jammed, and wo could not, therefore, anpnj. Wo tcok off the fore hatch, and wont *cui I found four or five feet of water in the foithoW,. and still making in at f stoh aide of the stem* I ta?dr tho captiin of this, and be shortened all sail, andbetda cmsultation with the crew, and they catOn to, tjie conclusion that to save our lives and c&rgo it was-best to beach her. At about half-past ten abe wa* heading for the beach. About a quarter or half-pasti eleven she.struck the beach, atvk ■ went about Other evidence was glvejj. and the Baud* found, that tlie vessel (a leaky • under comUeious of bad weather) had to be bra'ibod in oriler to save life And property, in coascquen'jfe ©f aleak breaking out. There is nothing in the crriftence upon which to found a charge against the rrifeta,. the ufikors, or the crew.'*