Shipping.

Colonist, Volume II, Issue 184, 26 July 1859, Page 2

Shipping.

ENTERED INWARDS. Jci/x 22.—Esther,-schooner, 8, Hicks, from Motupipi. July 22.—1. R. M. steamship Lord Ashley, 550, Stewart, from Wellington. Passpngcrs—cabin : Mr. ; and Mrs. Lachlan, Messrs. Tinline, Smith, Clark, Lawson, Kirk wood, and Mason. Steerage: Messrs. i Lake, F. Coulthan, R. Coulthan, J. M'Ray, and Daniel. j July 23. — Marion, barque, 34-7, Walsh, from j Sydney. July 25.—William Alfred, brigantinc, 150, Tinley, from Sydney via Wellington. ENTERED OUTWARDS. July 21.— Martha, schooner, 100, White, for Melbourne via Taranaki. Passengers—Mr. and Master Hemphill, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Herbert, Mrs. Brown and 8 children. IMPORTS. Per Esther, from Motupipi: 2000 feet timber, N. T. Lockhart: 1 ton potatoes, Skeet. Per Lord Ashley, from Wellington: 1 parcel, I.KM. Company; and part of original cargo from Sydney. Per Marion, from Sydney: 30 pieces China matting, I 1 bale leather, 100 boxes soap,! case furniture, 500 tons coals, Order. EXPORTS. Per Martha, for Melbourne: 240 sacks flour, 234 do. oats, 176 do. barley, 4 kegs butter, 15 trusses hay, G packages personal effects, 1 crate fruit trees, 1 bos clothing, 1 bundlo fruit trees, and part of original cargo from Melbourne and Wellington. The barque Queen of the Avon, Captain Gilbert, from London, arrived on Wednesday last, after a passage of 110 days. She sailed from Gravesend on the 23rd March, and experienced rough weather and contrary winds -until she passed Maderia, when she had fine weather and light winds until rounding the Cape,

when she encountered a severe galo which carried, away her maintopsail yard, aud she shipped some heavy seas, which washed away part of tho port bulwarks, poop, ladder, hencoops, &c. Shortly . after crossing the Lino a seaman, of tho name of Painter, Cell off the foretopsail yard and was unfortunately drowned, although the life buoy was thrown overboard, a boat lowered, and every exertion made to save him. Tho Queen of the Avon brings 18 L passengers, 70 being for Wellington, and tho remainder for Nelson: There were four births and two deaths during the passage. She proceeds to Nelson as soon as the passengers for here are landed, all her cargo being for that port.— Wellington Spectator, July 16. We understand* from Messrs. Macandrew and Co. that a splendid new ship—the Alpine—upwards of 1100 tons register, was to sail punctually from the Clyde for Otago direct, with a full complement of emigrants, under their contract, upon the Ist of June, and that she would be succeeded by another vessel from the same port in August. We may look for the Alpine any day after the close of next month.— Otago Colonist, July 8. ■ : Wreck op the Schooneh Valentine Helmoab.— News readied town this morning of the wreck of this vessel at Otaki during the heavy gale of Sunday night last. She was bound.from Melbourne to Lyttelton. All the passengers and crew, as well as the whole of the cargo, including four horses, were landed; the vessel is high and dry on the beach, and not much damaged, but we have not yet heard whether it is likely she will be got off again or not.—iVeu> Zealand Advertiser, July 16.

The Cameo, with her living freight, has at last arrived. Her passage has been long, but free from any of those accidents and disagreeable events which stamp so many voyages with melancholy. She is not the finest nor best appointed vessel which we have seen in our harbor, but the immigrants which she brings, who number about 800 souls of all classes, aria a good-looking lot of people. A considerable proportion of the whole have come out at the invitation and no doubt at the part expense of their friends in tho colony. The next vessel on the list, the Mary Anne, was to leave on the 2Gth April, and should therefore be now nearly 80 days out.— Lyttelton Times, July 18.

The Great Eastebn.—Active steps are being taken in order to have the Great Eastern ready for sea by tho latter end of the month of July or the beginning of August. The unrestricted freedom of access which was given some weeks since by the company is now followed by a system of most rigid.exclusion. Ths directors (tho Observer says) found that the privilege accorded to the public was grossly abused; had it been .extended to a much longer period thero would not have been a moveable or portable article left in the hull of the great vessel. Wherever there was a piece of moulding or metal which could be wrenched off, the visitors appeared to think it a fair trophy. The knobs and handles of the cabin doors rapidly disappeared, and Captain Harrison's cabin was literally stripped of everything beyond the bare boards and partitions.— Morning Chronicle. Light on Cape Schank:.—This important light was exhibited for the first time on the night of the 80th ult., and has been maintained every night since. Cape Schank w in lat. 83 deg. 30 rain. S., lon. 144 54 mm. B. Tho lantern is 328 feet above the level of tho sea, and can be seen seaward nt a distance of about 23 nautical miles. The light is a catadioptric, first-class, fixed and flashing white light, showing a bright light every two minutes. It is clearly visible from Port Lonsdale, and was seen.by Captain Walker of the Wonga Wonga steamer, ten miles up Port Phillip Bay, above the upper lightship of the Western Channel, until shut in by Arthur's Seat. This is owing to the flat country inland from Capo Schank towards the Bay.— Melbourne Argus, July 3.

Caution to Mariners.—The Gbeat Basses Reef of Ceylon.— As many shipmasters are said to entertain the belief that a lighthouse has been established on tho Great Basses Reef, Ceylon, it is important to mention that, owing to circumstances not necessary to particularise, the intended light has not yet been established, aud the construction of the necessary erection deferred. It is probable that the site will be removed, and that a lightship may be moored close to the reef, when notice to that effect will no doubt be given.— Times, May 18.

On the 7th of May the Sir George Pollock, one of the Passengers line of Packets, sailed from Gravesend for Auckland direct. Besides a large cargo she takes out 90 passengers and 4 officers aud 70 men of the 65th Regiment. The Valisneria was ulso despatched last week for Canterbury, with passengers and a full cargo. She will be succeeded by flic trader Catherine Peniberton, now loading.— Home News, May 18.