RIVERTON SHIPPING.

Southland Times, Volume VII, Issue 523, 20 July 1866, Page 4

RIVERTON SHIPPING.

Fon Tnj; Mcwm TCxhtng, 80th .Tfne. Juno fi— Wur TTawlc, 3 torn, Pawson, from 0 old (i olds. Juno H— -Why N->t, 24 tons, Eurico, from Bluff, with sundries. Judo 11— J<Cnh>, 4f> toim. Tcnrco, from ElufT, with cariro transhipped from Melbourne. Juno T s— Scotia, 8 ton?. Carr, from Digging?, in bnlWt. Juno 19— Jane, 2" tona, ■Rocleriquos, from DifJunn ?f> —^trucglor, 30 lons. "Rflwarrla, from Bluff, with goods transhipped from Melbourne The Panama, New Zonl-ind, nnd Austrnlia.ii "Rovnl M,til Company's sorow steamship Riiahine. wliii-li won telegraphed o(F Cape Of-.wnv on Mondnv nffernoon übout four o'clock, arrived at, (ho bonds the sinno preninu nt eleven, where slio anchored for tho night, and oam» up Uio bay yesterday morning. The. Ivuuhhio is the- neoond of (ho lino of o<van steamer* inton-Icd (n perform the Transpacific mail service between Wetlimjion. N.Z., and Panama, and her arrival in miiioipition of the April mails from TCuropo has hoen m.'»orly expected. This magnificent s('»inc>\ like, her forerunner the Knikouni, is bri<r risked, nml is a hnnclsomo specimen of yr<s"h of !ier class. She hua n sharp oritritit-o, 'tinl ;i fine '-ban f-iim fore and nf't, and her passenger accommodation is S'>mcthiiv: extensive, her mnin !ec]< lii-vSlis boin.-r fitted up lor Heventy (irst-el.-sa passonsror-i, I'ovly neeond eluxM, and seventy Ihird-ebKs Her •aloon, sevenf v-tfi'ren f -et in !on<r!h. is luxuriously furiiishod, and is filled up with a. piano, library, and plunge and shower biit'is, nnd contains almost evorv comfort, and convenience for voyairors by thii TVmunn. ronfe. The Tvuahine is registered tit 1.,fU0 tona, nnd her load displacement is stated to be 2.H00 (ons, h»r coal Ixmkera enrr.uuT 1,20(1 tons of fuel, mi amount in evcess of her rei|uiremenls. ev,>ii with full steam, durim!: <ho entiro vo\'ii>j(\ '!'))<> sloamcr ;s propel'et! by (win screws. wliieh can be driven together or separately, :ieoor'linjj a^i th«^ vensel may Fiave fho wind, >v\d the motivo powe- is siinplie.il by two pairs of ciiijine- , of tho combined uoiuinnl liorsivpower of 100. Tho on«i»<\s liavo two pair.-* of nnuulnr c-'lin-lers. vr'i'h a I\vo-fcot, strolce, anrl drivo two thnv-bhule'i serowsi, havin«r a diameter of (en f»efc and a liaif. and a. pitch of IS fee), 0 inches. By working ti'.e screws eepa-vatily the vo«.«>'l c::u !)•• turned r.niiul as if on a pivot. The boile--: ;>■•,> beared hv ten furnaces, nnd »r<) (itled with Pavison's pnient surHx-n cojiden.^ers. The (>n<riiie«» are made by ihe builders of the steamer, iWVssrs T. -\nd W. Dud-rctm, of IVriUwsill. I 1 !,,, in .] m ,,. i ( ,fj- London on April <>il», enlli-il :vt; riv'n.mlh, !«\iviii<v that port on the and avriviii'j at St. Vincent's on (he nxr.vn'T of the lStfi. From 7'lymouth io the Vine, nt'-i strong contrary winds and fine weather v ore met with The- stcmier lef! -S(. Vincent's on tho ev<nin:r of the 21st, ar.il had that N.iC. (;•:: 'e.s to the equaior, wliieh was passed on .April '27, in lon. llUo"-. 2i)min. \Y stroii'* S.F. frn.'es were experi >:ic.hl from the lino io hit ~'Jo\ '27\n\n. 5. % and :!f;erwards sri-oii:: southerly win is. wi!h a licivv sea. io ihe Cap^ of Good Hope, where rlie ai-rived on May I[. The pasture- : > the •{• ji'iine from (ho Cape, Mhere sinloft on May t?, was fearfully tempest nous, a su.--ression vf rotatory ii'nlcs, veorimj rounil from N.W. to S.W., haviiii' been OH'ouiuerod. Imrinou heavy -tale, accompanied by Shusuier and l'mht- ! nin->-, on Afa\>^S, (lie mainv.n-d was carried away, two of tiu> life-boats slaved' in. ami considerable damage lione t. . the 'mlwarlcs. "She heavy weather continued '.miil th^ steamer was wiibin two days of this 00-isf. The c:ist-iiu: was run down botwooii tho fortieth nnd foriy-seeond parnlells ot iaiitiule. Darius' iho wholo of ihe untoward woathci* from the Oape to (lie .lustraiian coast, the Kunhine gave eonvineinj; testiniony of her admirable qualities as a seu-^oiiu* boat, and the passen- | jjers speak very highly of her capabilities in all wtv.thers. Her commander, Oapt. T. S. l>eal, is of some eminence in hi* profession, having commanded the Queen of the South, the Harbinger, the Hellespont, and other lar»<jj; steam vessels. .V' the termination of tho voyage",* highly laatlator-,' addresses wore- presented to Capt. Beal aiul hit j otlieers by the passengers. ) Tho new screw for the P. and ~$.Z. Co.'s stoamei ! Xaikoura has !>.>en broa-br out by the Company's ■ s;e:'.mer Uuahiue, and will bo forwaulo;l to Wellington with all possible despatch. Tho Alhambra. s.s., left- Jlobson's Bay at ;}.;IC I n.m., on the 2nd ins:. Kxiierk'iie.-v! fine weather I till the i"tl: i-sr. -, she tiu-n eneouTUeied v, hoavv ! gale, with tiie-lc whither. Oil' the Solamiors \\\'v. I gale was ivn-i n ... ■. :uul the sea so heavy, eausj ing the ship to roll t- : -i.-htful, that she was comj peilod to iioave ro for three hours. I>urin<j the j gate. ;»0 !iorso.s out. of ;io shipped tlied, although I all that was possible was done to save them. j Tho between dock liftings, by the heavy rolling ot i the ship, wore in grea;; danger of beimr earned i away. v'aptain M'Lojui v.as unable to leave i owing to an injury sustained to his - leg | on the last passage xo Melbourne. She arj rived at the Heads at 9 a.m. last night, and sailed ■ for Duiiedin at 3 p.m. j The William Miskin left Port Chalmers at 5 j p.m. on Saturday, tho 7th insi.. experiencing ( sp-ong S.W. winds. Arrived at the lfea;;s :U j ihiyli^lit this luorniiig. and sailoil again for J-oki- ; tika at noon. | Tho barque Isle of France left Newcastle on ; 25tli .Tune, reports fine w.ather to the 27th ; she j- then encountered a gale of wind from tho S.W., j with a tremendous sea, ihe ship laboring heavily j and straining; She now sprung a leak, and the Captain was obliged to throw ~20 tons of coals overboard to ease her in the seaway. The gale continued from tho X.W. to S.W. for the greater portion oc the passage. Captain Wisharr. of the Straggler, report? the I Apanma .and the Wiiy ot loaded w-itli coals from j the wTvck of the Calypso, ready to sail for iiivereargiii the first oppomniiry. The Strujgler was I unable to load, owing to to the low tides^but will | return to the wreck when the spring tides set in. i The wreck^ is in the same position, and seems | to have suffered no further damage, it is believed | she will be gor oil* next spring tides. | Th.2 p.s. G-cxdagai.— There is little likelihood, ; a? we feared when recorlinginouriast the strand- ! ing of this vessel on the Patea bar, of her being : g>t odi n a seaworthr condition. She is firmly ; embedded in the sand, and will likely be sold by > auction as she now lies. — War -mint i Chronicle | 4rh July. | Captain Wheeler, late of the s.s. Eaikoura, has j been appointed to his old comaiand of the s.s. j Photbe, in piaco of Captain G-ardyne. The latter : gentlornaa proceeds to Sydney by ihe first opper- [ tunirr for the purpose of taking the s.s. Pr nee j Alfred to Panama, where she will take up the \ position of tue Company's spare ship/ Wo heartily welcome Captain Wheeler back to his old ; comaisai — yew Zealand Advertiser, 9;h July. Er?or.xsD ITrEDEE ox the High Seas ok bojl2D ike. Snip .Hsp.Koy. — By tie arrival of the br:g Fi-eai tre learn the following particulars, mrrfshedby Captain Sutton, her commander — tfe r.;-uch?d at Tahiti en 'the iCtti May, on Ins passage from Tome, and, among other -vessels c<iun,i ro tne Wc=t Coait and San Francisco iii poi't. ic-oi-i i_ie Hcrraon, from Svunev to Sau Fra"cUi:o, with passengers and cargo of ■ ral. Ihe r-?~~?ly?.i in the hands of the British eo:.-ul,. itzi-i Hi- c's;-.*t oificjrr. uair.rtl-Coiiin, in cust^dv. eiiarr--j. v.-;-... .^m^ murdered Ciiptain Perkins, the cor^:iii.:.i- r, jini thrown ti:e body orerboarJ. These were nu. r.ie partisulare Captain Sutton eoula The Hfcrmon was chartered by ->l>:s??s G. A. Llov.l and Co., for San Fraccisco. T^& cniei cifLer, jX- CoSai^was formerlj master of t : i2 Alabauui whsilfrr, ancJ' he lost lier some fivr -.: 3 since on the Middieton Shoal ; he subse- ■._■---. _r reached S_> dnfcr, and. being in great dis- ..--- Capt'iin Perkiji.-; took him on board The h-? ;&o u;zu:.—S: 3f. Herald, June 25.

Tho h.s. South Australian left Hobson's Bay ;it 5 80 p.ra of the' l2th, and pissed through tho head* at 8. »0 p.m., prtssod Swan Island 5 p.m. 13th. Strong easterly winds till the 14th, whon tho wind increased to strong gale from east, heavy crocs son on. At 4 p m of the 16th, tho connecting rod of t!ic valve motion broke, which dolaved her for 13 houre, but at 4 p.m. went ahoad again, but not at full speed, as being rather afraid it might might break again. Blowing a heavy gale of wind with tremendous cross sea. on ; at 8 a.m. of the 17th, sighted Innd about Chalk Island, blowing a heavy galo from c ist.frtoppod the engine at 3 a.m. on 19th, and arrived at HlufFat daylight. Tho N 7i S.N. Co.'s s.s. Taranaki arrived from Northern Ports at 10.45 a.m. yesterday. She let the Manukau at 1 p.m. on tho 3rd ; arrived at Taranaki at 7.30 a.m. on the 4th ; discharged cargo for that port, and left same evening at 5.30 ; arrived at Kelson ut 8 am. on the fo'lowing day ; left on tho 6th at 1 p.m., and arrived at Picton at 9 p.m. ; left at 4 a.m. on the 7th ; arrived at Wellington at 8.30 a.m.; left on the 9th at 3.30 p in.; arrived at JyUolton at 10 a m. on the lOlh; iolt same dny at 3 p.m.; and arrived at Port Chiilmers us above. Yovy thick ?b_'gy weather was experienced from Wellington. Sailed t'rom Port Chulniew at o p m. on tho 13th ; experienced fine, weather, and arrived at tho wharf hare at 8 a.m. on the l'ltl\ inst. Tho Railway Pier, at Sandridge, on Saturday afternoon presented an unusually busy .-uid stirring aspect, in consequence of the departures of various vessels. Tho chief scene of excitement however, was in and near the Jjlnekwail li:ier Dover Castle, where the iu.iicaiions of a crowded passenger ship about to pvoo.ed to soa were Humorous and evident. This favorite ship, although she has had but a brief stay in port, has not only discharged her inward cargo, but l:a;< also taken in a !ar:;o freight of colonial produce for Jjoiulon. Her passenger accommodation has been (i!ied iij> to its entire extent; and sho takes on account of Iho various bantu about 45,(i01.'0z. of sioid. The ship is in Urst-nito sailing trim, and he I.'1 .' commander, Caplaiu i\. K. Deacon, is sanguine of a favorable ruu homo. — Anjtts, 2nd July. Tho K.M.S.S. I'^ior.)., N. .T. Skolfowe, commander, sieaMic! f oni her anchorage ye.sterd.iv ufientoon, ;it ;t !'i v minutes pa-! two o'clock, with tiie European and Indian mails on board, in ohar:»o of G.iptiiin ivi'ig, KS. la e nis.ujience of llio ii ■ civa»e-.l consumption of fuel on her stormy pa.-'-n.^e from Sydney, the tOllui'.i look in an .•i.idiJ.ion.-',! Mii;»i<ly of coal Ivlbiv proeeediu/ In King vjvorgo's S<-!is;.l. Captain Black. MMVe!li:i_; .super'iil.eudoul i'o\' the P,>:iiu<ular and Orier.t:il Company, proceeds by her to lii.ie.s before the .'iivei.ors ihe result 1 , of his mission !o ti:ese colonies vritn ;v.;nni in the mail e-^ni !"!.■•('. Cau'nin 151a ■■■'.{ expresses hi;ns.-ii' salisli'\!, so fir, with the re(vpiiou ;ire-.)i* -*:-* t to his in'criii'VM iiy tlie iiViv .South Wale* v..ioviT.ir.K".il'. The views of the Victorian Clow/iiineiu. on the subject will follow C."!p!aiu iiiaek by '.he July mail. — Argus, 'I\)\\\ June. The barque Pasiihea., from London, with a largo jfiMii'rul <'iirgo and p.in.-n'ji^ers. is stilt iie-t-ained at. the .Heads by adverse win. is. She .-.ailed from li.nnioii JJoeks on March ihh, and roinaiMi'.l ar Mr;i v .eseml until tho 10th, wiien she i-t»ok iier uepartui'tf ; passed iiuvnii;ii flic Jkuvns s:mi; v day wit i i siron-t easterly winds, which carried her io the Sinn Poinr ; one day's norllierlv wind was lien e\perie!;ee;l, after •.viiicii slie en-eounti-re.l a fear lul :ra-!e, commencing at. W. and ba.'-king I'ousul I > .S. W., with a (.iMueiulous crc-.-js sea, (tuviug wuie!) tiio shi]) behaved nobly. Moderate v inds ami weather were atierwai'tls exjierieneetl ti> tiie .Kiiuii! or, wiiieh was in long. -■i.iiO \\'., iheii o.) d; \o out from G-rave.se.nil. .■lie liad \'i.'\-y in.ili.'iviil suiu h-easl. trades, and losi r-liem in in;, i t.;>v» S., which was sueeeeileit l>y 10 ilays' vari-.slue winds. On the 2Sth April, in hit. 2(i-2u rf., long. 27. 10 X .V., spoke the liavqitu Glenatton. »».? days from Valparaiso, bound to Liverpool, which ]M 1 omi-sed to report the ship on arrival home; next day exchanged .signals with ihe ship Kensington, from London to Bombay, ■!."> days out, posiiion nearly tho saino ; from thence lyid fre.yh winds towards the Cape, having passed* iy sight of Tristan da Cunha on the 7t.ii May, and tlte meridian of the Cape on tiie With day out. A succession of heavy gules was encountered in running down her easting. On one occasion, she was compelled to heave to for 40 luurs. Passed the Snares on the .nine, arrived at the Heads and anchored- inside on the 29th. Tho Pasithea is a beautiful iron built clipper of 587 tons register, and classed in Liverpool underwriters' books for 20 years. She prove.t herself a splendid sea boat during the heavy gates. The passengers speak in the highest terms oi' the ship, and Captain Boniner, her commands. — Daily Times, 33rd July. An important treatise on the water for locouiotive engines ami the incrustations in their boilers, has been recently published in America. Some instructive facts relative to the mineral constituents of water are given by the author, Dr Chandler. The solubility of sulphate of lime in water — or.linarily about 150 grains per gallon - -ii modiiied by the presence of other substances. The chlorides of calcium and of magnesium, al'ohol, and even a high temperature, diminish it. whilst the chlorides of sodium a;d ammonium, sugar, and organic substance.:;, increase it. Above 212' Fahrenheit, the solubility rapidly diminishes as the temperature increases. At 200 - Fahrenheit, equivalent to a pressure of 30 lbs., its solubility is diminished nearly three-fourths ; at 272" Fahrenheit, equivalent to a pressure of 45 lbs., its solubility is diminished nineteen-twentieths ; and at a temperature of 280' to 30J- it may be said io be almost totally insoluble. — Mitchell's Shipping Gazdfe. Tho Panama, l\ew Zealand aud Australian Royal Mail Company's steamship Airedale, \V. It. iUeikleham, commander, left Manukau on the 25th June, !Now Plymouth on the 28th, Nelson on the 2bth, Picton on the 29th, Wellington on the 30th; and arrived at Lyttelton on the 4th July. Experienced strong northerly gales to Wellington ; from thence ilrst part of passage strong JN'.W. wind, latter variable ; left Lyttelton on the 2nd at 3 p.m. ; had a strong southerly wind and heavy sea, arriving at Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. on the 3rd ; left again at 4.30 p.m. on the sth, and arrived at theßiulTou the 6th at 11 a.m., discharged her cargo, and sailed for Jiokitika at 2 p.m. The Ah-edale landed a large number of passengers in Wellington, amongst them Maior-G-enerai Chute, Sir David and Lady Monro and family, Colonel Gamble, Mrs Gauible and family, Lieut-G-eneral Pitt, 12 members of General Assembly, and 4S others. The Airedale proceeds on to HoKitika aud Greymouth, thence to Nelson and i*ou!:h, leaving Dunedin again for Biuff, liokitika, and Greymouth about 21st icst. The largest ot' the Transatlantic packet boats built in Frauce was launched on Thursday last a: the Chiuitier de Penhouet, St.. l!fazaire. This vessel is named the St. Laurent, and having been originally intended for a pacldlewheel steain°r, has been lengthened, to provide space in the stern for a screw propeller. She is the i«rgest craft of her class ever built in France, and wid compare favorably with any of the finest Transatlantic or, any other Company's fleet. Her length is 356 ft .; breadth, 43it. Gin. ; depth, 30ft. Bin. She i< tit tea with a i^;:r- bladed screw propeller of 19ft. diame- j ter and 2?" ; 'fc. pitch. The spar deck, wliich occupies her whole length, gives her an appearance of irrout height ; in. tiie water, while it increases the iuternai accommodations. The latter are calculated for a company of 300 passengers. Since the establishment of the Transatlantic Company's agency at St. Xazaire, aud of the ship -building yard of Mr John Scott .nearly four years ago,. the population of that town has increased from 300u to 20.000 inhabitants. — London Times'

LiVßii-eijot. April As^izks. — Wiidox akd ASOTJiER V. THS BiSK 0? VICTORIA. — (Bpibrn I iix Ju3:ice Aleilor.j — Mr Miiwarci, Q.C., and Mr Baylis, were counsel for the plaintiffs ; the Attorney- Greneral of the County Palatine, and Mr MeUishj.Q.C, -were counsel for the defendants. This waa aa action to recover general average. The defendants had shipped on board the plaintiffs' ship (Rojal Standard) £30,0U0 worth, of gold, to be carried from Me-bjurne to Liverpool. The vessel ran against an iceberg, and so injured her inaste and sails that the was obliged to

. ..-,,... ■.. . r| . ■ || | |Ifl - | -„■ ■ TTff|rr[rn . |r|l|r - ririr l KinH|ii > | i . l n| llM - litl jr.||»|».f^' () ,^^, ifn'i"-' put into Rio to refit, and it was in respect of the co<t of coal from Rio to Liverpool (it being considered that it wa9 better to purohaso coal and steam homo than wait at Rio to repair the masts) that this claim for general average in respect of the £30,000 worth of pold was made upon the defendants. A verdict was taken for the plaintiffs, with leave to defendants to move to enter a nonsuit or the verdict for them. — Mitchell's Maritime Register.