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Colonist, Issue 97, 24 September 1858, Page 2

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ARRIVAL.

September 22.—Australian" Maid, schooner,- 17, Hooper, from Waitapu. DEPARTURES.

September 22.—General Wool, barque, 171, Tonner, for Melbourne. Passengers—Mr. C. Tayman, Mr. <J. Hynes, Mr. Buriter, ami Mr. J. Thomas. September 22.—William Alfred, brigantine, 118,. Tinlcy, for Sydney. September 23.~Supply, cutter, 20, Walker, for Collingwood, September 24.—Spray, brig, 148, Scott, for Lyttelton.

IMPOETS. Per Australian Maid, from Waitapu: 7000' feet timber.

EXPOETS,

Per General Wool, for Melbourne: 50 tons potatoes, 200 bushels wheat, 400 ditto barley, and part of original cargo from Melbourne. Per William Alfred, for Sydney: 1 case containing 750 ozs. gold, 1 ditto containing 340 ozs. 18 dwts. 4 grs. gold, 1 ditto containing 80 ozs, gold, and 1 parcel containing 12 ozs. gold. Per Supply, for Collingwood : 20 casks bottled beer, 10 cases brandy, 10 cases geneva, 1£ tierces tobacco, 2 quarter-casks sherry.

Per Spray, for Lyttelton: Part of original cargo from Sydney.

The Ariel, from Nelson, N.Z., on the 30th u!t., in latitude 36 south, and longtitude 152-40 east, encountered a tremendous gale, which carried away her maintopmast, split her foresail into ribbons, with other damage. The Ariel further reports having seen, on the day following this disaster, a barque, name unknown, 'going to the eastward with most of her sails carrje.cl away.— Melbourne Herald, September 7. .... - ■ •-• 'the,favorite schooner Marchioness anchored. : in Hobson's Bay, from Wellington, N.Z., on Saturday afternoon. She accomplished her run from this port in 17 days, against a strong south-east gale; which continued for three weeks without intermission, during which she was obliged to put into Guard's Bay, where she remained for three days. Her return passage to this port has. occupied 15 days.— Melbourne Argus, September 7. Life-Boats.—An experimental trial of the,lifeboats built at the Marine Yard, Williainstown, was made • yesterday from alongside the Government schooner, Empire, moored for that purpose off Gellibrand's Point. These life boats—three in number-— are constructed upon Peak's principle^ the material employed being jNew Zealand pine, laid diagonally, the pknks running from gunwale to gunwale, thereby conferring the greatest strength. The dimensions are as follow:—Length, extreme, 30 feet; length of keel, 25 feet 6 inches; breadth from out to out, 7 feet 6 inches ; depth amidships from underside of iron keel to upper edge of gunwale, 3 feet 8 inches; depth of stem and post, 5 feet G inches; sheer of the gunwale, 1 foot 8 inches, draft of water, with crew and stores on board, 1 foot 5 inches; displacement at load draught, four tons. Each boat is fitted with six of Well's patent life-boat valves, and the utmost care has been used in building to cany out the principle of construction as faithfully as possible, which, from the complete success of yesterday's experiments, appears to have been thoroughly accomplished. The extreme buoyancy of the boats was at once manifested, and severe tests applied to them by the crew of the Empire, who, to illustrate their self-righting powers, parbuckled them over by means of a purchase carried to the windlass, in order to overcome their resisting power, which was found so considerable, that it was not until each boat had her keel elevated several inches out of the water that the resisting power was overcome. The self-righting capabilities were then found to be extraordinary, being effected in three seconds, while the self-relief of water averaged about thirty-five seconds, but on one occasion was effected in the astonishing short space of ten seconds; in fact, the trial throughout was deemed most satisfactory. Each boat rows ten oars double banked, and on trial the day previous, they pulled from Williamstown to the white buoy and back, a distance of two and a quarter miles, in twenty-five minutes The stowage in each will accommodate forty persons, and Aye understand a boat will be sent forthwith to stationa established at Portland, Belfast, and Port Phillip Heads, while two others are in the course of being built for Port Albert and Warrnambool. Each of the crew will be supplied with an improved patent life belt, which does not inconvenience the wearer in pulling; and we have been informed that in addition to these admirable measures for] the preservation of life on our dangerous .coast., mortar and rocket apparatus for each station has been' sent for to England. In conclusion we have to state these boats have been built under the supervision of Captain Ferguson, the Chief Harbor Master, and reflect much credit on the use made of the comparatively limited resources of the Marine yard, Williarn&town. — Melbourne Herald, Sept. 3.