Shipping.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 389, 16 July 1861, Page 2

Shipping.

ENTERED INWARDS,

July 12.—Rapid, schooner, 20, Blackmore, from Massacre Bay. July 13.—Grace Darling", cutter, 30, Childs, from the Wairau. Two passengors. July 13.—Australian Maid, Bchooner, 17, Groat, from the Y/aitapu. July 15.—Ann, schooner, 18, Eure, from the Waitapu. Four passengers. July. 15,—Supply, cutter, 28, Walker, from Collingwood. Twelve passengers. July 15.—Clutha, brigantine, 149, Bain, from Melbourne. Passengers—Mr. Williams, Rebecca Short, Mr. Pitcher, Mr. Neffu, and Mr. Pordeatre, and a general cargo of merchandise for Nelson and Auckland.

ENTERED OUTWARDS.

July 9.—Supply, cutter, 26, Walker, for Collingwood. Two passengers. July 9.—Ann, schooner, 18, Eure, for Waitapu. Four passengers. July 9.—Mary Jane, schooner, SO, Gibson, for the Mariawatu, in ballast.

July 11.—Surprise, cutter, 16, Games, for Picton. July 11.—Storm Bird, steamer, 105, Malcolm, for Picton. Paa3engers—Messrs. Palmer, M'Artney, Neal, and Greig. July 11.—Airedale, steamer, 286, Johnson, for Wellington. Passenger—Miss Burns. July 12.—Prince Alfred, steamer, 1200, Bowden, for Sydney. Passengers—Lieut. Leonard, Mr. Blythfield, Mrs. and Mm Sharland, Mr. and Mrs. _We»ton,Jand Mr. Boiler. Second cabin—Messrs. Goodwin, Walmslsy, and part of original passengers. July 13.—Lord Woraley, steamer, 550, Kennedy, for New Plymouth. Passengers—one officer of the 55th, Mrs. Gunby, and Mrs. Scaife, and part of original passengers. July 13.—Necromancer, schooner, 25, Terry, for the Wairau.

On Thursday morning, June 27, the interesting Bight was presented to the inhabitants of Napier of tho noble ship Prince Arthur, which had been for some time expected, steaming up the Bay. At 10, a.m., she anchored in the roadstead. She brings an addi - tion to the detachment of the 14th stationed at Napier, consisting of Major Douglas (officer to take command of the detachment), Captain Vivian, Lieut, Keogh, Assistant Surgeon Grace, Ensign Langtry, and 109 non-commissioned officers and privates, who were all landed in course of the day. Tho Prince Arthur is a fine powerful iron ship of 1246 tons, with an auxiliary screw driven by engines of 120 horse power. She was built on the Clyde by Messrs. Denny, and was immediately afterwards taken up to convey horses to the Crimea. After trading in the Mediterranean for Borne time, she wa3 purchased by Her Majesty's Government during the Indian mutiny, and used thon and since as a troop-ship. She is commanded by Lieutenant Walker; the ship's company consisting in all of 195 souls. The Prince Arthur left Auckland on Monday at, 1 p.m., came down under canvass, and on Wednsday at 3 p.m , was off Portland Island. Steam was then got up, and the ship, after entering the Bay, kept off and on till daylight admitted of the anchorage being made in safety. She sailed for Auckland yesterday, being under orders to return without loss of time. Her ne^fc port of destination is Melbourne, with invalid soldiers; thence home to India. It may be many years before so noble a specimen of naval architecture again enters our water.— Jlawlce's Bay Hearld. Our Auckland clipper Constance, Captain Butt, has returned to port from San Francisco after a run which surpasses her previous rapid voyage by two days. She took her departuro hence on tho 18th February, and, with fine weather and favouring winds, made- an excellent run to California of fifty-seven clays. Sailed from San Francisco on the 12th May, with the wind at N.W., which she carried into tho N.E., Trade. On approaching the New Zealand coast, the wind then fresh from the Westward, Captain Butt carried a press of sail, and sighted the Great Barrier on Tuesday at 1 a.m., and worked through the passago, anchoring off Hobson's Bay on Wednesday at 2 a.m., tho voyage out and home being thus effected in a hundred and twenty-seven days.