Shipping.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 302, 8 November 1873, Page 2

Shipping.

A working man whose work is confined to dry land, is not usually imprisoned when he refuses to carry out a service contract. But we see in a late Irish exchange, that certain seamen wore imprisoned for refusing to go to j eea. It does seem strange |ihat while we abolish imprisonment for debt, We retain the power to imprison for breach of contract in the coße *bf men whose muscles constitute their sole means of livelihood. Tho Bhip Halcione sails with the first slant of wind, with a cargo of Colonial produce, tho value of which is L 45,000. The iron clipper ship May Queen has again made her appearance in our waters, this time her passage being, made in 89 % days from London docks to anchorage in Port Chalmers quarantine ground, where she came to anchor at noon until the powder portion of her cargo is lightened 5 after which sho will be berthed at the Railway Pier. The May Queen left London on the 6th of August, Gravpsend on the 7th. the Downs ori^the Bth, had adverse westerly winds in the English Channel. Took hor departure from off Start Point on the 13th, with strong westerly breezes and thick dirty jteather, till talcing her final depai'fcure from T?ape Finisterre ou the 18th. Made the Snares at 4 a.ra. on the 4th, and passed between them and the Traps. She was then favoured by a splendid sou-wester, sending her along at the rate of 13 knots, and she arrived off Otago Heads at 11 p.m. Eeceived Pilot Stephens on board at 6 a.m. yesterday, and was towed up by the tug Geelong. She is in fine trim, and tfie passengers unanimously express their thanks to her captain, officers, «d crew, far the kindness shown them during c passage out. The Lady Joeelyn, a fine large ship, was , towed to the quarantine ground at 4 p.m. on Thursday last, by the p.s. Samson and r tug Geelong. Pilot Kelly brought her up there I tnowiug there was sickness on board, and moored her, pending the orders of the Health Board. The health and cleaning officers shortly afterward went off to her, and on ascertaining the state of affairs ordered her into quarantine, and prevented any further communication until the Board of Health should meet and decide upon the case. She has 213 passengers on board, and during the passage there have been nine deaths — four from diptheria and six from causes not infectious. At present there are six cases of diptheria and one of scarlet fever being treated. At 2.30 p.m. the Board of Health returned from theiv visit to the sliip, having decided that the families now affected be sent to the Quarantine Island, and the rest, together with the ship, to be thoroughly fumigated, and subsequently admitted to pratique. There were nine deaths on the passage, eight being children ; the other being Mr. Coe, a saloon passenger. Of her passengers, there are 33 couples, 53 children, 32 tingle women, and 47 single men. The following ships were spoken : — On the 4th September, ABterope, in latitude 4*lo N. longitude 20-37 W. ; 19th, tho John Lawrence, from Glasgow to Batavia, and the Cart Vale, of Grcenook, from Liverpool to Calcutta, both in latitude 2917 S. longitude 25*46 M. JZfcPECTEP ABRIVAIS. From London.— Christian M'Aueland. 1 August 23 ; Zoalandia. Augu.BtJ29 ; Calicr Ou, August 29 ; Elizabeth Graham, September 15; Surat, Sept. 27. From Glasgow. — Jessie Headman, August 27th; City of Dunedin, September 25. ' 1 PROJECTED DEPAETtTBES. For London. — Peter Denny, early ; Wild Duck, 10th inst. For Melbourne. — Claud Hamilton, 19th inst. ; Albion, early.