SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5497, 8 November 1878, Page 7

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVED. . , Dotobeti 19. —Tararua, s.* . 563 tons. Sinclair, from Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. October 14.—Wakatipu, s.s., 11»>S tons, V heeler, from Sydney. Levan and Co, agents. October 16.—Adiambra. s.s , 497 tons. Muir, from Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. October 17- 'n'ares barque. 821 tons, Lewis, from London, Levin and Co , agents. Arawata. s.s., 6?2 tons. Underwood, from Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. _ T „ Mfl . n Waima. ship. IUM tons. Adams, from London Passengers—Saloon; Mr. and Mrs. -Twining. Mr. and Mrs' William Sharp. Dr. Torrance. Mrs. lorianc", Ml-s Jflno Tot moo. Mrs. Cairiiß A. IC. Blssil! Miss Jessie Purcheon. Mr. WlllHm Ward, and Mr. Robert Cobb Second cabin : M » Catherine L. Brown, Miss Henrietta Mater. Ernest Wilkinson. Mr. T. B. Howarth.Mrs. Hnwftrth Mr. Frsnk TTowartb. Mr. Ir denePenmen Wr Arthur I'hapman, Mr. John Omban Mrs. Grub’in. Miss Manrarefc Orphan, Mr. dame. MargetH. Air. 151158011. Mrs. Eusaell. M'» s Jfanm Russell Mr John Russell. Miss Carry Russell, Mr Frank Russell. Alias Kittv Russell. Mr. Paul Russell ami Mr. Charles Russell. Steerage : .PMriclc J. O’velll Louis Seary, Ernest Lan.b. Philip Scott, Lydia Scot', John Brazier, William Mclntosh, George H. Crass. Jan. Crass, Mary Cragg, SJi* pdward William Greenleaf, H nry Paco, Albert HoP, Edward Holt, Antonio Vannini. and Richard pewis. October 25.—Rlngarooma. s.s., 023 tons, Clark, from Melbourne, via the South. Bishop, agent. October 29.-E<sbv. s.s.. 1489 tons. Anderson, from Sydney. W. and G. ’Turnbull and Co., agents. November I.—Rotorua, s.s.. 576 tons, Carey, from Sydney via the North. Levin and Co., agents. Albion, s.s. 661 tons', Tozor, from Melbourne via the Sovth. Bishop, agent.

SAILED. . , , . October 12.—Tararna. s.s , 503 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne via the West Coast. Bishop, aeent. Rotorua, s.s.. 576 tons. Carey, for Sydney via Napier and Auckland. Levin and Co., agents. October 16. Mha-übra, s.s, 497 tons, Muir, for Melbourne via Ihe South. Bishop, agc’ t. October 21 Arawnta. a s.. tons. Underwood. for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, aaent. October 25.—Wakattpu. s.s., 1153 tons, Wheeler, for Sydney. Le.vin and Co, agents October. 29 —’Ring-iroom *, s s , 023 tons, Clark, for Melbourne via the South. Bishop, agent. November 8 -Albion. 59i tons, Tozer, for Melbourne via tho South. Bbhop. agent BY TELEGRAPH. - AUCKLAND* October 19. Arrived : May Queen, from London, with 250 Immigrants. after a fine wat.W passage of 90 nays There were four deaths (children) and two births during the voyage, ’ October 23. . Arrived : Avona. from London. The voyage occupled 100 days. She brings only one pas-engr-r. The cargo is valued at £27,000. November 1. Arrived; Glenlora. from London with 15 passengers. Voyage 00 days. LYTTELTON. October 11, , Arrived': Crusader, ship, from London, 91 days from the Downs, and 82 days from land to land. She brings 02 passengers, all well,. October 14. The Waitangi has been placed in quarantine owing to there being scarlatina on board. There are at present three cases under treatment, none of which however are serious. Four dcatho and eight births occurred on tho voyage, tho deaths being three of Infants and one adult from phthisis. The Waitangi left Plymouth on July 18, crossed tho lino on August .27, meridian of th« Cape on September 5, made the Snares on October 6, and-arrived last evening. Tho chief characteristic of the voyage was the very variable nature of the winds, and the extreme west weather in the Southern Ocean. October 16. Arrived : Lurllne, from Calcutta. October 17. Arrived : Olustce, barque, from New York, October 21. Sailed: Tho N.Z.S. Co.'s skip Walmate, for London, with a full cargo of wool, tallow, wheat, gold, &c., value £130,009, October 24. Arrived : Sunbeam, from Mauritius. She has some cargo for Wellington. November 1, Arrived : Chusan, from Calcutta in 48 days. November 6. Arrived : Tho French barque. Cite Daleth, from Dupe, Peru, with a cargo of sugar. OAM AHU. October 31. Sailed : Barque Ceylon, for the United Kingdom wlih a cargo of grain. PORT CHALMERS, October 17. Sailed : Harrington, barque, for Valparaiso. October 21. Arrived: Enterprise, 100 days from London, with 43 passengers, and 2000 tons of cargo, including 800 packages of powder. October 27. Arrived: Calypso, ship, from London. 00 days out. She brings 1700 tons cargo and 41 passengers. Experienced very boisterous and. uncertain weather across the Southern Ocean. October 28. Arrived : The New Zealand Shipping Company’s barque Mataura, with 1000 tons cargo and 31 passengers, from London, after a passage of 88 days. Sailed: Isle of Erin, barque, for Portland. Oregon, November 3, Arrived : Hopeful, barquentine, with a cargo of tea and sundries from Foochow, after a passage of 73 days, November 6. Arrived : Tlmaru, 89 days from Glasgow, with 365 immigrants, 12 saloon passengers, and 1000 tons cargo. The general health of the passengers throughout was good: four deaths occurred, three infants and one adult. Mr. Gibbs, a saloon passenger, died from consumption. One case of gastric fever is now existing. The commission decided to admit the ship to pratique upon her being disinfected and tho single women’s bedding destroyed. BLUFF. October 23. Arrived: Auze, barque, from London, after a passage of 09 days; all well—Ringarooma, from Melbourne. She left at 2.30 pm. on the 16th, and arrived at Hobarton on the morning of the 18th ; loft same evening, and arrived at the Bluff early this morning. She satlßat4p.m for Dunedin. Pissengersfor Wellington : Misses Stevens (2), Mr. and Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Me Best, family, and servant, Messrs. Reid and Smith.

Tire mission barqno John Williams, from 185 days’ cruise among tlio Islands, arrived at Sydney on tho 9th October. Captain Turpey, of tho barque, reports that on the last Sabbath of June the people of Rlata, ono of tho Society group, were astonished to see a fine barquo come on shore about noon, with a fine steady breeze blowing along tho reef. Sho proved to be French barque Nouvoll St. Michael, from Bordeaux, for Tahiti and New Caledonia, with a valuable cargo of Government stores, and a number of passengers. From she story told by the chief-officer and passengers, tho captain must have been insane. As soon, however, as tho vessel was hopelessly wrecked, he shot himself dead in tho cabin. Tho wreck as she lay was sold to a gentleman residing on shore, and a goodly quantity of property saved.

ARRIVAL OF TUB ANTARE3, FROM LONDON. Tho barquo Antarea arrived on October 17. She left London on July 18, and Gravesend tho following day. Took her flu 1 departure from Portland on the 20i.1i, Had favorable winds untd getting tho N.B. trades, which were picked up on August 3, in lat. 25deg. north, long. 20deg, west. They wero lost again on theOfeh. Experienced moderate weather until crossing the line, on tho 18th, in 22deg. west The southeast trades wore lost on August 20. Spoke tho ship Alexandra-Duthio, from Norfolk to London, on August 27. in lat. 20dcg. sou'll, lonv. 20deg. west. On tlio same day spoko tho Forfarshire, from Gulf Bothnia to Melbourne, C 6 days out. Tiionco had a succession of N. W. and S.W. winds until rounding the Cape of Good Hope, on September 10, in 39deg. south. Aha vygalo was hero experienced, but did no damage to the ship. Had then moderate weather until crossing the Southern Ocean. The meridian of Capo Lewin was passed on 30tU September, In 47dog. south, and Tasmania on the 6th instant. From thence had N. and W.W. winds until making Capo Farewell, at 7 p-m. on tho 16th. Had light winds through tho Straits as far as Torawitl, when a strong breeze was mot with, which carried the vessel to tlio Heads as above She brings a large general cargo, and is consigned to Levin and Co. ARRIVAL OP THE SHIP WAIROA, FROM LONDON. The Now Zealand Shipping Company’s flno ship Wairoa, from London, w s signalled as beimr off the Hoads on tho morning of the 1 th. All day the wind blow from tlio north-west, and she was unable to beat In against tho ebb tide. After dark the wind changed round to tno south, and she was brought safely into harbor between 8 and 9 o’clock. Sho brings a large number of saloon qnd other passengers, whose names v?UJ ho found ahovo. She is commanded on this voyage by Gupta n Adams, who, it will be remembered, was last here in tho ship Hurunui. Her passage has been a remarkably fine-vveathor one. and nothing out of tho general routine of a long sea voyage occurred on the passage. She left Loudon on tho 13th July, ami experienced very light easterly winds d->wn tho channel. On the 16th passed Baachy Head, and St. Katherine's the same day. Was off the Lizards on tho 16th, with light variable winds. For three days very Uttle progress was made, which may be judged from tlio fact that the Lizards wore in sight on the day after sighting them. Tho Island of Madeira was passed ou tlio 25th, with tho winds still light fr m W. and S.W. On the Slst, an able seaman named Kitto, who was engaged at work on the main rigging, lost his hold, and falling headfirst Into tho water, was drowned. A life-buoy was immediately thrown to him, and tho ship rounded tq. A boat was lowered In less tlpii* three minutes, but no trace of the poor follow could bo found. The north-east trades wore light, and were lost on August 0, in 11.50 north latitude, and 25.30 west longitude. The Fquator was crossed between tho 17th and 18th. What Uttle wind there was there came from tho south, but tho regular trades were found in latitude 8 north, longitude 19 39 west. These wevo very light and indifferent. Tristan d’Acqntyi ivfi* sighted on .September 0, In latitude §7 44 south, longitude 7-13 west. Then had a good wholesale breeze from S.S. W.. and veering round to tho north-west, came on to blow hard. Rounded tho Cape of Good Hope ou September 14, with the wind from tho south-west, aud occasionally changing to the no.th. After passing tho Capo, on tho 17th, it fell almost calm, and at 4 a.m.a terrific squall cameon with such v'olcnoo and so suddenly that It split the three Upper topsa la and main tryga lantsall. The barometer at this time was as low as 2810. She ran down her easting between tho parallels of 44 and 40. Passed Tasmania on October Bth in latitude 47.49. Had a strong breeze off the land tho following day. Thence north-west winds until making Cape Farewell on tho 15th instant. Stephens Island was sighted at 4 p.m. tho same day, and The Brothers light was seen the same night, and was off Torawitl by midnight. Knocked about tho Strait all night, making tack and tack until daylight. Several rockets wove sent up during tho night. On tho mornlngot tho 17th Pilot Holmes boarded her, and brought her In as already reported, A second cabin passenger named J. E. Russ&ll died of consumption o the 6th Inst. Nr. It Berg, of Clyde-quay, has just turned out of bis shed a largo clinker-built boat. Her dimensions are—Blft keel, 35ft overall, 14ft beam, and Oft depth of hold. She is built principally for fishing purposes, but iu the summer time sho will bo let out to pleasure parties. Sho has got alargo cabin, and sleeping accommodation for eight persons. The builder expects to have her in the water by next Saturday. From the boat’s appearance as sho lies we think sho will be able lo fluid her own in a breezo of wind against a”y of tho yachts in harbor, T> o New Zealand Shipping Company’s flno iron ship Parcora got under way shortly before 9 o’clock this morning, and a short time later disappeared r« uud the Heads on her way to London. She took a large general cargo, valued at £28,600, and the following passengers Mr*. Fergusson and family (0), Mr. and Mrs. James "Wilson, aud Mr. J. WoNahy. We wish Captain Power a safe and prosperous voyage. —Auckland Star, October 30th.

The schooner Jessie Ticel arrived at Tort Chalmers yesterday aiteruoon' from Macquarrlo Islands, bringing, in addbion to 5 tuns of oil, a young sea elephant. The creature is a male, and stated to be only 29 days old, A second one, a female, was washed

overboard and lost on the 2Sth instant. The Jessie Niool left Port Chalmers on September 13, experienced variable winds along the coast, and cleared Fovtaus Strait on the 10th.; thence she encountered strong gales from north to north-west, which brought her down to double-reefed topsails, and on the •-nd of September she reached the Macquarries.-anc -onng in the north-east harbor at 1 p.m., after a capita, run of 9 day* C hours ; owing to the state of the weather she was prevented from landing her stores, &c., until the 26th of September, when the boats were put out, and provisions, c*sks, and o'hcr requisites for the •dephant hunters landed; at noon she hove up her anchor, and proceeded to the south-east harbor; on arriving there the wind backed to the eastward, and compelled her to stand off and on, and on the 2Sth she encountered a fresh S.S.W. gale, attended by a heavy snowstorm; she reached off the land till the next clay, whan it moderated, and she ran into the east side of the island, intending to land at its southeast end, but meeting a thick fog from the landward nothing could be done. At 3 p.m. on tho 30th she brought up In north-east harbor, and on the next dav landed the shore party. Loft again at mlclni-hton October 2nd. with threatening weather from the eastward ; thence she had adverse weather until October 4th. when she ran into north-east harbor at U a m. and embarked 6 tuns of oil, but was compelled on the same dav at 5 p.m. to stand off the land again; at. noon on the sth, by observation. Captain Cowper discovered a current setting the vessel to the north-east at tho rate of two miles an hour ; adverse weather was experienced till the 13th when it moderated, and she made north-east harbor again, and endeavored to pick up one of her anchors ; being unable to do »>o she stood off again at 4 p.m., and was unable to return until the 23rd, when she ran in, picked up tier anchor, shipped 9 casks of oil, and thence proceeded to the south-east harbor. Owing, however, to thick weather prevailing nothing could be done there, and she loft, on tho 24th for head-quarters. Experienced light south-east and easterly winds for the first day or two, and thence strong southerly and south-west winds; at 4 a.m. on the 27th Instant she passed abreast of Disappointment Island, one of the Auckland Group, distant 6 miles; had strongW.S.W, winds thence, and 8 a.m. on the 28th passed the barque East Lothian, 85 miles north and east of Stewart Island, standing to the southward under her lower topsails. Fresh gales prevailed along the coast, and she arrived off Otago Heads nfe 3.30 a.m yesterday ; thence it fell light, and she sailed up yesterday afternoon.— Otago Daily Times, October 30.