SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 594, 16 December 1869, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

WESTPORT. HIGH WATER. This Day ... 7.9 a.m., 7.33 p.m. To-morrow 7.57 a.m., 8.21 p.m. ARRIVALS. Dec. 15—Wallabi, s.s., from Wanganui. John Penn, s.s., from Wanganui. Charles Edward, p.s., from Onehunga, Taranaki, and Nelson. Waipara, s.s., from Hokitika. Kennedy, s.s., from Nelson. DEPAHTURES. Dec. 15—Waipara, s.s., for Greymouth. Charles Edward, p.s., for Hokitika. Kennedy, s.s., for Greymouth. John Penn, s.s., for Hokitika. Wallabi, 3.5., for Wanganui, PASSENGER LIST. Per Charles Edward, from Nelson—Mrs Anderson, Mr and Sirs Horton, Miss DerbyFhire, Rev. Mr Flavell, Messrs M'Dowell, Shannon, Price, Hunter, Gardiner, Galland, Morris, Grant, Carter, Pickard, Moller ; and 2 for Hokitika. Per Waipara, from Hokitika —Mr and Mrs Gibson, Mr Hayman. Per John Pent), from Wanganui —Mr Russell, Mr Scat n. IMPORTS. Per Charles Edward, from Nelson—4G bags potatoes, 7 do onions, order ; 24 bngs potatoes, Gardiner ; 8 kegs butter, Smyth and Co.; G do, Patterson ; 10 cases apples, order ; 1 case, Field ; 6 kegs butter, 2 cases eggs, Stitt Bros.; 2 kegs butter, Bailie and Humphrey ; 3 eases eggs, 2 bags bacon, 10 casks butter, Alcorn and Co.; 4 sides bacon, 6 kegs butter, 3 cases eggs, Gardiner; 1 truss, 2 casks, Roberts and Simpson; 1 case, Bishop ; 2 sacks lime, Leslie ; 4 coops fowls, 1 case onions, Gardiner; 12 cases eggs, 8 coops poultry, 8 kegs butter, 10 cases cherries, 1 bag seed, Hunter ; 3 cases fruit, Carpenter; 10 bags bran, Bailie and Humphrey ; 10 bags bran, Stitt Bros.; 10 do, Alcorn; 10 do, 40 do flour, Powell and Co.; 1 case, fruit, Cooper ; 2 bales, Rowlands ; 1 case, Sontgen ; 1 case acid, O'Conor; 2 cases drugs, White ; 1 trunk, 1 pkg, Roberts and Simpson ; 1 case eggs, Falla ; 2 cases do, Allen ; 12 sacks potatoes, 3 cases eggs, Alcorn and Co.; 1 basket, Dobson ; 2 pkgs, Carter ; 3 kegs, Falla; 1 case, Whyte and Pirie; 6 kegs butter, Falla; 1 parcel, Brown ; 1 case. Fair and M'Coy; 1 parcel, Bishop ; 1 do Thomson ; 2 casks glass, Field; 10 hhds beer, 1 barrel do, Falla; 1 cas", Hardy and Co.; 1 case, 2 trusses, Ching and Henderson ; 30 cases cheese, order ; 4 trusses, Thomas and Co.; 1 ease, 1 truss, Hardy and Cato; 3 kegs butter, Patterson; 10 do, Powell and Co.

Per Wallabi, from Wanganui—ss head of caUle, 150 sheep, 50 lambs, 4 cows, 3G bags oats, 1 case fowls, Freeth and Greig. Per John Penn, from Wnngamii—4o head of cattle, 400 sheep, 20 pigs, G calves, 1 horse, Dick and Seaton. Per Waipara, for Brighton—6 brls beer, G casks butter, 1 cose sardines, 2 do milk, 1 jar acid, 1 ease pickles, 4 bags flour, 1 pkg handles, 2 bags, 2 boxes tacts, 1 bale brooms, 1 keg nails, 1 case, Patterson ; 1 bale merchandise, Thiol. For Charleston—l2o bags flour, order; 0 barrels, 1 tierce tobacco, 1 case cigars, 1 do matches, 1 pkg merchandise, Hayman. The p.s. Charles Edward, which arrived in the Buller at half-past live yesterday morning, left Manukau at G p.m. on Saturday, called at Taranaki at 8 a.m. on Sunday, left at 9 a.m., arrived at Nelson at 1 a.m. on monday, and loft at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Had light winds and fine weather throughout the passage. She leaves for Manukau on Saturday. The steamers John Penn and Wallabi arrived yesterday morning, both with cargoes of cattle from Wangauui. The John Penn proceeds south, and will then make her usual trip to Nelson and Manukau. The s.s. Kennedy arrived yesterday afternoon, and sailed for the south during the same tide. She returns to sail for Nelson to-morrow morning.

The John Peim left Westport on Saturday last at 4 o'clock p.m. and arrived alongside the Wanganui wharf the following afternoon at 3.30, making a smart run of 23£ hours from wharf to wharf. Shipped a full cargo of stock on Monday a7id sailed for the West Coast on Tuesday at 5 o'clock a.m., arrivinS in Westport on Wednesday morning at 6.30. Captain Carry reports fine weather throughout the voyage. By the Merchant Shipping Act Adoption Act, 1869, all masters of vessels over 50 tons register will, after the Ist of January, 1870, hare to enter into articles of agreement, with their crew. All men engaged after that date will have to produce certificates of discharge permits to ship. The Flying Squadron will probably arrive in Wellington about the middle of January. The squadron consists of six vessels, and the number of men on board is something about 3000 ; the number of officers belonging to the ships is 112, but there are also a large number of supernumeraries. The Challenger, Blanche, and Rosario will probablv be in harbor along with the ships of the squadron. The s.s. Taranaki is to be refitted and put in sea-going order at. Wellington. She will then be clocked elsewhere. CHAELESTON. AUBIVALS. Dec. 12—Nile, schooner, from Greymouth. DEPARTURES. Bee. 13 —Nile, schooner, for Taranaki. IMPORTS. Per Nile, from Greymouth—l case axe handles, 2 do ling, 5 do champagne, 2 do bottled fruits, 5 do eld torn, 2 do pickles, 2 do salt, 2 qr-easks sherry, 1 do port, 2 do brandy, 1 do rum, 20 chests tea, 20 cases claret, 20 do brandy, 15 do geneva, 5 do milk, 2 do candles, 10 do raisins, 6 bundles long handled shovels, 4 boxes tobacco, 1 case ruustard, 1 do salad oil, 4 bags rice, 3 boxes spice, 32 bags sugar, 82 bags flour, 50 do oats, 20 do potatoes, 50 do oats, Kennedy Bros.