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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 21, 24 December 1863, Page 2

.- Tho. Alhnrdbra. Tefit- Melbourne on. tlie lytb. Inst, at 530 p.m. . ExpHriencod light easterly winds throughout tho 'passage." At 2 "p.m. on MiC 20 h instant, in lat. '42 deg. 48 rnin. south, long. 1 5* de^.. 22 njitv. cast, passed tho Oaico at S a.m. On the 21*t, in lat. 42 dejr., 48 sniu. soath, lonjr. IGO des»., 7 mm. oast, passed the Aiding • and arrived at the' Bluff at 4 p.m.iOn the '22 rd instant. She brings nineteen ealo m.nnd fifty steerage passengers; landing twenty for S mthiand. Tb-- following ships. were loading a*. London for New Zealand^— Scimitar 61a.ii.itor, G >lden City, Vernon," Mermaid, Bdnklav.l, Parisian, Indian Erapi; e, Gazehound, Lady Milton,- Cecilia, Otago, Comtnod ire. Oscar, Hob?. VESSELS Spoke sr "With: — Dauntless, from London fnr-'.'Uew. Zpalatid, 6th September, lat 2dcg $, )r>n£ 24-W-W; Ocean Uone, from Lnn don for piago, NZ, 17th' July, lat,-48deg S. Ion? SSdeijE; Queen of Beauty frum. London for Na-v Zealan-', oth June, Ist Sleir N, Ion? 23de»W; Shackamaxon, from New Zealand, I6:h Aucrust, lat4>3deg S, long 126degE; Lancashire .Witch, from London for .New Zealand,- 2iith July, lide^ N, lon<j 27 lejr W ; Eiherel, from London to New Zealand, 4th October, iat 49dcg N, long Qdeg W; Mallard, from London for Otajjo. Bth July, lat. 32de.j .S, lon,' lOdeg \V ; Brothor's Bi-ide," from London for New Zealand, 2dth August, lat 16.1 eg N, 1.-inj 27-leir W. .; \. Trial Tuip of the SorjCirAXS.— We extract from the. Argus the following account of the trial trip of the *-'ouchays, another steamer, intended for the New Eeal-.nd tra c: — •' The trial trip of tha Si .vi hays, one of the most recent additions to our intercolonial fleet of steamers, which had been postponed in consequence of the unfavorable weather which prevailed for a day or two Inst week, took (lace on Saturday. The agents, Messrs "»Vn«dvide, J.irrett and Co, had not- .been sparing in their invitations for the occasion, and a large number of gentlemen availed themselves of the opportunity of having a pleasant trip down the bay The Souch.ays was built in 1853 by Marshall, of Shields, and is a very handsome, sound-looking vessel. - She has only, ho vcver, done some two years of regular w >rk sinre : first making her acquaintance with the tea, and having been pretty carcfu'ly handled in that time, may be looked upon ns nearly new. Her rig is that of a tbree-n,a red scho.iucr of some power, and her appearance in tlie water, whether at onehor or underway, is graceful. She has tine lines, and will doubllt-ss prove thut she po-susses a " speedy foot," a very fa-orable indication of her speed having been given in her run down the bay ou S ituiday. Tho Soucbays is also a vessel of .-ize, her measurement showing 533 tons register, ami 750 tons burthen.- LTer length over all is 210 f.-et, her breadth twenty-seven feet, and her depth of hold, sixteen feet. With a luli car^o she \\ ill draw about thirteen feet of water. Tiie Souchays may be said to have to been originally designed ior carryiug cargo or st'.ck, a-d tor tlie latter purpose she appears to be admirably adapted, havirtgntnple ventilation, roomy decks,- and sp^ed, while her casein a seaway has been already established. An idea of her capacity, as regards tho conveyance of slock, may best be givtn by Faying that she can find ample roum for some 200 head of cajtle, or a proportions !.e number of sheep. H^r passenger accommodation it also of a high class, . the saloon being handsomely iHfced up, while the sleeping -bertUs are commodious and well-ver.tilated. Her cngi-'.e» are of the soundest description, nnd display first-clfl'S workmanship. . Nominally they arc of 1-iOdiorse power, anil nra the only ma me engines in the colonies which have three cylinders. The boilers are in fine condition, and arc calculated to last for poiiie six years at least. The Lial trip of tire Souchays on S.Uurd-.y was in every respect a successful.one, and the rate of speed attained i"- her r ms between thn li .htshi-js was highly satisfactory. Sue gr>t 'under .way shortly after one o'clock, and the run down Lorn lightship to lightship was made in 1 h 53 imr: 31 sef, the return j-urney bei >g accom; lished in 1 h 49 mm 13 sec ; j >owi>w:irus, tho slesmer bad to face the disadvantages o! a fre*u breeze ahead- and a-fl-;od tide, wml'S in fictiiiighosne yard again, th re was the ehb tide to interfere with her progress. From t lie 10-v r lightship tlw -Souchays steamed righ^ a »-ay Uo-vu the Western Channel until "ucarly off Q'iee! : '-e!iiT. when she in-fidc a long turn, and be.gau the liomoward run. On reaching IJobsou's Buy, the fcri" having been ended between sii and seven in tin.evening, a turn was made, to test the steering power of the steamer, and - she was found to «ns.»er her hdhu hke a yacht.- It will be remembered ihnt the Hero Jalelv undo a successful trialtrip over fhe same course, and it may be interesting to maurion, thai, wnile tho Hero burned the best Welsh coal, the So.ichays consumed colonial Coal only. T c latter h under the commajid of Captain 'G. H: Dowel!. She is intended chiefly for carrying stock in tae New Z.'alaad trade, anil will wake a useful addition to our already large intercolonial steam fleet." . ♦