Shipping Intelligence.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 117, 1 April 1862, Page 4

Shipping Intelligence.

ENTERED INWARDS. March 31.— Nil. , ENTERED OUTWARDS. March 31.—Dunedin, 208 tons, Walker, for Newcastle, in-ballast. March HI.- Almeda, 210 tons, Pryde, for Newcastle. 203 ozs. gold. INWARDS —COASTWISE. March 31,—Alplia, 40 toii3, Do'dd, from the Chathnm Islands. J. Darwent & Co, agents. March 31.—s.s. Otneo, 605 tons, McLachlan, from LyUloton. I' 4 passengers. Dalgetty & Co, agents. March 81.—Put the Rover, 79 tons, MeLeau, from Napier. 9 passengers. Master, agent. OUTWARDS —COASTWISE. March 31 .—Nil. . IJtrOKTS. March 31.—Per Orneo, from Lyttleton.—l box locks, Dalijety & Co: 3 pkgs bedsteads. Mr. Hodge. March 31.—Per Alpha, from the Chathaius. 40 tons potatoes. . , Maruh 31. —Per Pat the Rover, from Napier.—: 420 sheep, 2400 ft. tiinbei-, 9 empty casks, Dalgety & Co. March 31. —Per Alcyone, barque, from Melbourne. —1 case paper-hanginjrs. 1 case colors, D. Milne; 3 cases paper-hangings, 3 cases window-glass, 2 boxes chalk, 1 cask glue, J. Kerr & Co.; 32 cases oilmen's stores, T, Croft ; 450 hrgs flouri 5 bams oatmeal, E. Wilson & Co ; 7 bales paper, Webb, Panttin & Co.; 7 drays, 12 axles, 1 cask ironwork, Robertson ; 6 pairs 'bushes!, 2 boxes iron-work, J. Ferguson ; 21 pieces deal, Oleve & Co. Per Salcombo Castle, from Auckland: 120,000 feet flmber, 08 bags maize, 2 packages, sashes, 2 packages doors. EXPORTS. March 31.—Per Almeda, for Newcastle.—263 ozs. gold.. • ■ . PASSENGERS LIST. . March 31.—"Per Onieo, from JLyttieton.—Saloon : Messrs. Barker, Banks, Anstey, "Waschelski, Mrs. Black, Mr. J. W. Wrigley, A. It. B. Thomson, Mr. Murphy, and 6 in steerage. March 31.—Per Alcyone, from Melbourne, Mr. and -Mrs. Qunn, Miss Humphrey, Miss Abbey, Mrs. Benimay, Mrs. Jas, Matthews,; Mr. and Mrs. Throp, Messrs. Armstrong, Buckley, and Newbigging ; 119 in the steerage. * POUT CHALMERS.—March 31. Wind at Noon, N.E. ; strong breeze; weather, fine ; barometer, 29.92; thermometer, 67 ; high water to-morrow at Port Chalmers, 3.59._ a.m., and 4.23 p.m.; at Dunedin, ar. hour later. - ;.: ■ ; ARRIVALS. March. 31.—Omeo, s.s., M'Lachlan, from Lyttelton, 21 passengers. Dalgety, Rattray & Co., agents. ■ Salcombe Castle, schooner, 115 tons, James, from Auckland : timber and maize. The Wild Wave, schooner, passed up. The Omeo arrived at the heads on Sunday evening, and dropped anchor at Port Chalmers on the following morning, having left Lyttelton on Saturday. The City of Hobart was able to obtain about a hundred tons of coals at Lyttelton. and, after coaling, proceeded to Melbourne on Friday. Several vessels have "been cleared out for some days, and are now in readiness for sea, but are detained by the strong wind which continues to blow from the north and north-east. The prevalence of the same wind for days has, no doubt, delayed the arrival of several vessels known to he on the way from Melbourne. , ■ . " ' The dearth of coals at Port Chalmers has not yet been met by the arrival of any coal-laden vessel, and the Samson, steamer, and those plying between the Port and Dunedin, have been compelled partially to use firewood as a substitute. An extended delay of the vessels now expected from Newcastle will bring matters to a dead lock, and those interested in the local, as well as the inter-colonial steamers, will have a lesson to be better provided in future. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.1 Prompt, Henry, Eli Whitney, and Shawmut, from Melbourne. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Chariot of Fame, for London, loading. Genii, for Melbourne, April 1. City of Nelson, for Nelson, early. Anna Kimball, for Melbourne. , . Dunedin, for Sydney, early. Rita, for Auckland, early. Star, for Invercargill, early. Matilda Hayes, for Oamaru, April 1. Australia, for Sydney, April 1. Albatross, for Auckland, early. General Jessup/ for Melbourne; April 5. VESSELS IN PORT. Astrea, ship, from Melbourne. , Southern Cross, ship, from Bluff Harbor. JHLouis, 3-masted schooner, from the Mauritius. Chariot of Fame,'ship, from Melbourne. Anna Kimball, ship, from Melbourne. Alice Thorndyke, ship, from Adelaide. Hannah, barque, from London. ■ gGenii,'ship, from Melbourne. Australia, brig, from Melbourne. Yarra, schooner, from Melbourne. Arabia, sliip, from Melbourne. . General Jessup, ship, from Melbourne. Dunedin, harque, from Melbourne. | Edward, schooner, from Melbourne. : . ' India, barque, from Launceston. Isabella, barque, from Hobart Town, gjjttita, brig, from Auckland. . The inconvenience to. which ;passengers hence are occasionally subjected by the delay of vessels, beyond the advertised-time of sailing, is likely to occupy the attention of the Magistrate's Court in a day or two, informations having been laid against the master of one vessel nor/ in port for a breach of- the Act in the case of several passengers so detained. The Evening Star, 1500 tons, and the Mermaid, .. 1300 tons, are loading wool at Lyttelton, for London. • The brig Windhover, 350 tons, is to sail from the same port for Sydney; and the Mary Merrill, barque, and the cutter Aquila, for Wellington, March 30. The pilot schooner, Caroline, which was noticed as having proceeded to Catlin's river, under charge of Captain Thompson, .returned to Port Chalmers on Saturday. Captain Thompson reports the river in question to he of as easy navigation as the Taieri and Clutha rivers for vessels drawing not more than five ■ feet of wateiv Having projecting headlands and islands on either side, it is well sheltered, and the bay also affords good anchorage. One of the Maories who accompanied Captain Thompson, and who had been a reoMeht on the island, states that many more opportunities occur throughout the year fpr entering the river than occur at the Clutha. It opens up a beautiful river, navigable for sailing vessels for seven, nii[es, and for boats two miles further, through a fine heavily timbered country. ..'■•-..: , Johnson's Deep.Sea Pressure Guaoe.—This instrument is designed to ascertain the exact pressure of the' water in. very .deep soundings. It is made entirely of glass, and consists of a'cylindrical vessel with a' finely-graduated long stem or neck, within which is ulaced an elastic ring and an elastic stopper. The, latter, in action, pushes the fonnerdown the stem, and leaves it at its lowest depression, where it \ remains acting as an index, while the stopper itself . again ascends the stem. - Before being used, the instrument is filled with seawater which has been boiled, and thus freed from air. This fluid, possessing as it does a very slight and yet an appreciable degree of elasticity, is found to be admirably adapted for the purpose. A compression of one jpart in 20,000 is caused-by a pressure, of 15-81bs. avoirdupois, or a depth of seawater of 35,456 feet, and upon this and other data,_ tables of ceinparison and pressure have been compiled, so as to enable the experimenter to determine the pressure at any given depth with great exactness. Mr. Johnson has also invented a deepsea thermometer, which appears admirably adapted for the purposes intended. The barque Alcyone, which arrived at Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon, left Melbourne on the 14th inst., had only light airs during the passage down, and was off the ;coast three days before the wind favored her entrance to the port. At the termination of the passage, both the cabin and steerage passengers presented Captain Gray with testimonials, /conveying in very flattering language, their sense of his conduct as a commander and as a gentleman. The cabin passengers bore testimony, to the care and attention, as well.as the tact and judgment, which he had exercised on all occasions, and the steerage passengers expressed themselves highly satisfied with his conduct towards them, as alleviating the disagreeables of the voyage, or inconveniences incurred by neglect at Melbourne. To each letter a suitable reply was, of course, made by Capt. Grey. The City of Hobart left Lyttelton on Friday^ 2Sth Mnrch, after coaling. The Prince Alfred arrived at the above place on Monday afternoon, and war to leave on Saturday last, at noon. Owing to it being so dark, the Omeo could not come iuto the tream. The following tables show the arrivals to, and departures from the port of Dunedin to the end of Fe <? ruary, by which it will he seen, 'that there was at that date a total balance in^ favor of immigration over emigration of 1,893 male I;adults, 378 female adults, • 132 male children, and..131 female children,-or 2,531 souls. - The balance in "favor, of immigration at the end of 1861 was 15,619. . . As by far the largest, proportion of arrivals was caused by the gold discoveries, we may estimate the present gum in population mainly pitunoted by this cause, to be 18,153 souls. On reference to the tables, it will be seen that the balance in favor of Otago against Victoria, for January and February, is .1,753, making, - with the number (10,570) contributed in 1861, a total of 12,323. New South Wales figures in our favor for 70, which, added to the bak nee (514) against that colony in 1861, makes a total of 584. The table shows_ the balance against Otago, and in favor of Tasmania, to be 155; but, as there was, at the end of 1861, 777 in pur favor, there is still a total of 622 in favor of Otago from this source. (Treat

, Zealand, a balance of departures over arrivals of 431; but, as we had at the close of IS6I 2,070 in our favor, the balance at the close of February was'l,(s39. The Coromandel reports have contributed considerably to increase the coastwise departures, besides which, it must be borne in mind that the passengers for Sydney by the intercolonial steamers are included in the list •- of passengers coastwise.

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