SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5720, 30 July 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON ARRIVED. Juiy O''—'Tni ss., Cl tons. Holmes, from WanRannl, "passengers—Cabin : M'S K»««Wb. Miss Barnes, 'Messrs. Nathan, Bills, Elliot*.. Woods, Wheeler. Butcher, Cotter, Ah Km*. /alconer, Jones, and Edwards ;C in the steerage. Itishop. agent Kiwi s s., Kit tons, ‘'ainpbeil. from the East Coast, Pa‘S9nier»--oabiu: Mrs. Hanson, Messrs. King. Dean, Fry. Morton. WhiUive. Pidgeon. Hankins, and Wisiiart ■ 9in the steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Stormbird, s.s., 09 tons Doiie, from Foxton. Four steerage passengers. Martin, agent. Jane Douglas, s,a.. 79 tons, Fraser, from Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Passengers—Cabin ; Messrs. Montgomery and McCoy. Martin, agent. Napier «s, 43 tons. Ei-sk, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cahin : Mr. and Mrs, Budge, Messrs. Sergeant and Beauchamp, Turnbull and Co., agents. SAILED. Jolt 29,—Stormbird, s.s., 09 tons, Doiie, for Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin; Miss Brasser, Messrs. Gorman. Parker, and Pollen. Martin, agent. IMPORTS. Stormbird, from Foxton; 2 cases, Anderson and Janson; 1 trunk, Smith: 1 pnmp, Dawson; 1 case, Turnbull and Co ; 4 pkgs, E. W. Mills : 1 do, Josiaa from Pourere : II hales skins. Order. From Akiteo : 1 cask tallow. Order ; 2 bales wool 29 casks tallow, 1 «nck bacon. Murray, Heberts, and Co. Irom Napier; 1 dog.Gilion; 1 box, Kirk; 10 ) hides Hirst; 10 casks E. Pearce: 31 pices. Jones; 31 casks. Hurray, Roberts’ and Co; 2 pkgs, Anderson : 1 box. Cole. Jane Douglas, from Lyttelton ; 300 sacka potatoes, W. and O. Turnbull and Co; 1 case, Thompson, Shannon, and Co; 1 do, Cooper; 4 do, Smith. Tu!, from Wanganui: 1 keg. 1 case, H.M. Customs; 2 cases, 1 pci. Miss Chevauncs; 1 case, Duthio aml ° o ' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London—Red Gauntlet, Loch Creo, Halclone, Kakala, Zealandia, Walmea, Bt. Leonards, Beemab, and Thames, early. Melbourne via the South.—Albion, August 3; Rlngarooraa, August 10. JVEtfTPOKTAND Gbetmouth—Grafton, early. Soi;tii*hm Forts— Wakstipu, August 4. Manukau, Taranaki, and Wanganui.—Raogatira. 31st. Manukau, Taranaki, and Nelson.—Talaroa, 31st. Picton and Nelson —Wellington, 31st. Auckland via the East Coast— Wanaka, August 1 ; Hawea. August 7. Southern Forts —Ladybird, August 4. Wanganui—Manawatu, this day, Foxton—Hula, 31st. Blenheim—Lyttelton, 31st. ' Patba and Nelson—Patoa, this day. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. The Malay has arrived from San Francisco. PICTON, Tuesday. AjrriyEd ; 2.30 a*m., Wellington, from Wellington. BLUFF, Tuesday. The steamer Albion left Melbourne at 3 p m. on the 23rd, and arrived at Hobarton at 1 30 p.m. on the 24th ; left again at 7.50, and arrived here at 8 this morning, having experienced light south-east winds throughout. She sails for Dunedin at 5p m. today. Passengers for Wellington : Miss Glume. Messrs. Mauldlng and Scott; and 0 In the steerage. Cargo-: 54 tons. NAPIER, Tuesday. Arrived ; 10.30 a.m., Hawea, from Wellington. i TARANAKI. Tuesday. Arrived : 11 a.m., Ilinemoa, from Wellington, LYTTELTON. Tuesday. Arrived ; 0.40 a.m., Arawata, from Wellington, TIMARU, Tuesday. The Clan Campbell has sailed for Liverpool with 1100 tons of grain. ENGLISH SHIPPI NG. Departures—Wellington, St. Leonards, Tod, 1054 tons, Juno 9th. Loading—Tona, to sail June 2lst; AVairoa, July 14th ; Zealandia, 1116 tons, Sellars. AMERICAN SHIPPING. Loading at New York for Wellington—Barque Haukhoke, 332 ton*, to sail July 15th : up to the present time she has on board 2000 cases of kerosene. The Amelia Ross, barque, sailed from New York for Wellington and Auckland on June ICth. Cargo for Wellingtonlß7s cases kerosene. 120 pkgs dried apples, 3 pkgs pumps, 95 pkgs lamps and glassware, 20 barrels resin, 40 cases turpentine, 119 cases axes and hatchets, 8 cases shovels, 3 cases tacks, 103 cases hardware sundries, 152 eases agricultural implements, 13 cases handles, 5 cases broo « ! 8. 93 cases tubs and pails, 200 boxes panes, 12 dozen wash boards, 5 cases wooden ware, 200 cases lobsters. 05 cases druggists’ sundries, 180 cases sarsaparilla, 210 cases chairs, 124 packages merchandise, 3 cases machinery, 8 cases tools, 20 boxes corn flour, 12 cases scunapps. 12 Ricks’ churns, 6 cases slates, 70 boxes wire, 34 cases furniture, 12 cases forks and rakes.

The following vessels were in port List night:— H.M.S. Emerald. Steamers Go-Ahead, Napier, Tui, Jane Douglas. Kiwi, and Huia. Ships—Pleione and Parcora. Barques—Chaudiere, "Western Belle, O. M. Tucker, and Sophia It. Lulus. The steamer Stormbird crossed the Foxton bar at ip m. on Monday ; strong head wind and sea, and arrived hero at 5 a.m. yesterday. She left for Wanganui same night. The steamer Tui arrived in harbor at 0 o'clock yesterday morning She left Wanganui at 5 pin. the previous day. Had strong southerly wind, with heavy sea. through the Strait. The Tui leaves for Wanganui atlpm. to day. The steamer Huia did not leave for Foxton last night os advertised. She will sail at 3 p.m. to-day. The steamer Manawatu should arrive hero this morning from Wanganui. The steamer Napier, from Blenheim, arrived In harbor at 2 o’clock yesterday morning, experiencing strong southerly wind, with a nas y cross sea, to the Heads She leaves for the same place to day. The stea-* er Kiwi left Napier at 7.50 on Saturday night; called at Puriri and Cane Turnagain, and arrived here at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. She leaves for Napier and East Coast port* at 4 p.m. today. The steamer Tane Douglas arrived here at 2 a m. yesterday. She left Lyttelton at 6 p.m. on the 27tb ; xeachfd Kalkoura at 10.30 a.m. next day : sailed for Wellington at 3 p.m., and arrived here ns above. Experienced strong southerly wind, with thick fog and heavy sea, throughout the passage. She leaves for Foxton and Kangitikei at 3 p.m. to-day. The Union Company's steamer Taiaroa, with the San Francisco mail on board, left the Manukau at 3.30 p.m. yesterday for Wellington via Intermediate ports. She may be looked for on Thursday afternoon.

The steamer Fatea should arrive here this morning from Fatea and Nelson. ;

The Union Company’s steamer Wellington is due here this evening from Flcton and Nelson. Th» sailing of the steamers Kiwi, for the East Coast; Hula, for Foxton; Tui, for Wanganui; Napier, lor Blenheim; and Jane Douglas, for Kaikonra and Lyttelton, has been postponed till this afternoon.

A new instrument, which promises to be of great service in navigation, ha< been recently described in the French. Academy by M. De Magnac. It is called a navisphere, and its use is to indicate in a few seconds, without calculation being required, the names of the stars that are above the horizon at a given moment, to show their altitudes and azimuths, to determine approximately the proper angle of course for going from one point to another by an arc of a great circle, and the distance between these points. The instrument has two parts—the first consisting of a celestial sphere, having stars of the first and second magnitudes marked on it. This sphere rests on a apherical'zone, wherewith it can be placed in all possible positions. The second part (receiving the specia X name of metrosphere) comprises the system of U io horizon, the meridian, and tho vertical, represented fcy a circle, a semicircle, and a quarter.of a circl e of metal The arc representing the meridian ssfiz te( j a t right angles.to the (horizontal) circle of thob o rizon, joining the latcer at zero, and ISO degrees, its own zero is in the middle, and represents tb e zenith, thence it is graduated to 00 degrees on e ither side. One end of tho quarter circle, representing the vertical, turns about a fixed axis in the middle of ».he meridian; its other end is adjusted to pass along the circle of the horizon. With this system, then, it is possible (1) to trace arcs of a great circle on the sphere and measure their lengths; (2) to me?.sure the angles formed by two great circles. Ob viously, too. all spherical triangles may bo solved w\th the apparatus. Experiments have already been ma.de with it on board the steamship Washington, of th c Transatlantic Company, and with very favorable results.