ENGLISH SHIPPING.

West Coast Times, Issue 705, 27 December 1867, Page 2

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

(PKOM THE HOME NEWS, OCTOBER 26.) AEBIVALS AND DEPARTURES PROM AND TO

New Zeaiand Poets.

Arrivals. — At Gravesend — Countess Russel, Penfold, from Auckland.

Depastures. — For Otogo — Celoeno, Renant, from Gravesend, September 26th ; E. F. Bouvevif, Lynch, from Broomielaw, October 17; Warrior Queen, Wilson, from Gravesend, October 23 rd. For Nelson — Queen Bee, Leslie, from Gravesend, September 29th. For Canterbury — Mermaid, Rose, from Gravesend, October 5. For Auckland — Maori, Roberts, from Gravesend, October 5 ; TTovelty, Nearing.from Gravesend, October 24. For Wellington — Leiehardt, Philips, from Gravesend; October li. VESSELS XOADIXG TOR. NEW ZEALAND PORTS.

For Auckland — England, Fox. For Canterbury — Motoaka, Stevens. For Nelson — R. T." Turiibull, Cummings. For Otago— liochiel, Minkman. For Wellington — Commodore, Colville ; Franz Scbastan, French, For Invercargill — Maria Duncan.

During a violent storm on Sunday, October 27, several wieeks took place in the Irish Channel, off Holyhead. Among them was the ship Earl of Chester, 462 tons, from Liverpool for Madras. All hands were lost. London was visited by a severe storm the same day. The Greenland whale fishery this year is said to have been the most unsuccessful within living memory. The armour-clad ship for which a contract has jii3t been taken from the Admiralty by Messrs Palmer, of the Jarrow Works, New-castle-on-Tyne, is intended for the defence of Melbourne.

The hired convict ship Hougoumont, which has been taken up by the Government for the conveyance of a numerous party of convicts to Freemautle, Western Australia, left tho Nore on October 1, and proceeded down Channel, after receiving on board about 150 convicts from the establishments at Chatham and Millbank. The convicts from the Chatham establishment, at St. Mary's, embarked from the dockyard on board the paddle- wheel steamer, Adder, Mr W. J. Blakey, and were in charge of a numerous party of convict guards and wardens, all heavily armed. Among the convicts shipped were a party of fifteen Fenians, who were engaged in the late conspiracy in Ireland, together with the officers and crew convicted of scuttling the ship Severn, and some others who have achieved notoriety from their crimes. Tho Fenian convicts, like the remainder of the prisoners, were chained together in gangs, but it was observed that they were kept apart from the other convicts in a portion of the vessel by themselves. The steamer Petrel also took down a number of convicts from the establishment of Millbank, for shipment on board tho Hougoumont, in charge of a strong escort and convict guard. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, the Hougoumcnt arrived in Portland roads. Shortly before midday ninety convicts were marched down to the Government pier at Portland, under a strong escort of the 13th Light Infantry. ' The party included twenty-three Fenian convicts, among whom, it was said, was Moriarty. The Government steamer employed in the breakwater service was used for conveying the convicts on board the Hougoumont transport ship. The convicts were chained together on embarking, and on board the steamer a strong guard of marines from her Majesty's ship St. George was formed, and saw the - convicts safely placed on board the Hougoumont. Tho governor of the penal settlement at Freemantle, Captain Young, is on board the Hougoumont, and returns in that ship to his sphere of duty after paying a visit to his Kntivo land.