SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 245, 6 February 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF POVERTY BAY. ARRIVALS. FEBRUARY. s—Rnngniira, s.s., Capt. Griffiths, from Wellington and Napier. DEPARTURES. FEBRUARY. s—Ransniira, s.s., Capt. Griffiths, for Napier and the south. The Pretty Jane’s mail bags have been transhipp'd to the Rangatira, they will catch the Phoebe leaving Wellington next Tuesday, and should reach the Manakau on the 13th. The local agents here have, with praisworthy promptitude, telegraphed to Auckland an account of the Pretty Jane’s accident, and advising that the Southern Cross should be put on the berth for this port. The Cross should be leaving Auckland to-day and may, therefore, be looked for on Monday, but whether she will go on South, or return to Auckland cannot be known until she arrives.

The New Zt*aland Shipping Company have chartered the ship Merope. She sailed to-day, with 5036 bales wool and 101 packages, valued at £03,000. She also takes 33 passengers.

Apropos of the Golden Crown, a singular announcement appears in the Melbourne Herald in the form of an advertisement convening a monster prayer meeting to-morrow (December 22) on Sandridge Beach, “to beseech the Lord to sink the Golden Crown if the ungudh revellers should embark in her on the Lord’s D.iy. All sincere and practical Christians are requested to attend at 9.30. a.ui.”

The meeting of the New Zealand Shipping Company w.-is largely and influentially attended. Mr. Reeves (the chairman) made a statement, showing that the company was in a more successful position than it had ever been, and it was the intention of the directors to add four or five new vessels to their fleet of ships. The adoption of the report and accounts was moved by the chairman, seconded by Mr. Prosser of Dunedin, and carried. The utmost unanimity characterised the whole proceedings. At a meeting of directors, held after the annual meeting, Mr. Coster was elected chairman, and Mr. Murray Aynesley, of Miles and Co., deputy-chairman. The telegrams confirm in every particular previous advice regarding the Cospatrick, but no further particulars. Wellington, January 29.

Captain Mundle, formerly of the p.s. Paterson, has been appointed Pier Master. There were four applicants.

The ship Berar will be admitted to pratique to-day. The Immigrant ship Humbolt managed to get into harbour this afternoon, after being blown from the heads on Monday. The immigrants are all well. Auckland, January 30. Arrived—lnvereme, from London, with 208 immigrants, all well; 90 days from Falmouth. At the regatta yesterday, in the yacht race for bouts under 9 tons, the Lilyard capsized and sank; all the crew were rescued. Lyttelton, January 26. Arrived: Waimate, eighty-nine days from f Gravesend, with 362 immigrants. There were three births and eight deaths on the voyage. The single girls were landed yesterday. London, January 17. The steamship Faraday returned, and sailed again to complete the laying of the new Atlantic cable. Arrived—Miltiadcs, from Melbourne ; Ethopian, from Sydney; Beltana, from China; Ramsay from Adelaide. Melbourne, January 27. The steamship Somersetshire arrived in 57 days with the Torres Straits mail. The steamer Brisbane arrived at Townsville yesterday. O’Farrell, the lands office defaulter, is on board. The Panama mail steamer Japan was burned on the passage from Sun Francisco to Hongkong, with 433 passengers on board. 117 were saved. The steamer Ningpo is totally lost.