RIVER SHIPPING.

XiVttelton, June 13. ABRtVED. NIL SAILED. Gazelle, s.s., for the Heathcote, with cargo ex Golden *" Emerald Isle, schooner, for the Heathcote, with coals ex Windhover. Alert, ketch, for the Heathcote, with coals ex indhover. THE SHIP IVANHOE." BIRTII*. ' Catherine Jordan, of a eon. March 27.. Mary Kent, of a son, Slay 5. ' Hannah Thompson, of a son, May Iβ. Died from typhoid fever, 13 :— Snnnnah Moore. March 21. Alfred Jackson. Rhoda Smith, April 3. Kmilv Arkinnon, April 3. L.et:tia MidillctoD. April 9. Alice Brown, April 7. Georgre Rlackmore. April 24. Mrs. Williams. Margaret Jebb. May 5. Alice Jordan. May 5. 8. Kent, May 25. Emily Woodford, June 4. E'Ua Atkinson. June 6. And 12 others ftom various causes; in all, 25. LIST OT CABIK PASSENCERS :— Mr. and Sirs. Williams, and fonr children, (Mrs. William* died on the passage): Sir. and Mrs YVarrington. Mr. and Mrs. Tripp, three chi'<lren. and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Allcard. Misses Paynier (2). Mies Downes and servant. Key. £ J. Granirer. SlVssrs. Kenaway, Enyss, Back, WiHongnby, Pettigrew, and Bovey. The s.s. Waipara towed the ship Ivanhoc up to Camp Bay about 1 p.m.. but wae delayed an hour and a half by the hawser frettinor foul of her screw. The lmnikrrarton Commissioners left the jetty at half-past 9 yesterday morning, and howled the ship a the Heads*, and alter Drs. Donald and Rouse had none over all the different compartment*, they found it necessary to put her in quarantine. She i» reported to lie very dirty, and the ealiin complain loudly of the want of fresh provision*, especially during- their six weeks' passage through the tropica. Yesterday there were thn* persons still ill. It is intended to keeti the cabin passengers on hoard, and to land the immigrants this morning at the barracks in Camp Bay. There were on IkmM 275 immigrants iv addition to several perrons who went on board at Tiniaru, and were detained in - eoneequence of the quarantine regulations. The Ivanhoc is commanded by Captain Dunn ; her register is 1030 tons. She left Plymouth on February 25. from whence she is 108 days oat Agent, J. D. Macphersou.

The ship Indiana was again disposed of by auction to day. alonjr with her rigging and some stores on board. The vessel was purchased l>v Captain McKiniion, coal merchant, lor .£IOSO. When la , efy sold, she realised .£llBO, the purchaser being Mr. Jotinstone. of Gipps Land, who had intended her as a hulk for slaughtering imported cattle, but according to the resolution of the Government, he was prevented for putting her to that use. It is possible that, after undergoing some alterations, the vessel will again be fitted out for sea.— Daily Times, June 10.

Mr. Fisher, of Fisher Brothers, informs us that as the schooner Eclipse was about to sail to-day for Sydney, a disturbance was created by some of the passengers, who objected to the quality of the provisions. Mr. Monson. the emigration officer, sent off an officer to examine everything, and he reported all an satisfactory according to law. While he wast preparing to pive the vessel her clcaraucc, tike grumblers, nine in number, were called down to give reasons for their complaint, but they declined to /live any. The asrenf. who was on board, then threatened to put them on the leeal dietary scale, and the men rushed to tlie cabin, for what purpose our informant did not clearly explain. It appear*, however, that the signal was- run up for the police boat, which was alongside in a few mlnntes. The discontented nine insisted on going off to the s.s. Otajro, then under weigh for Svdaey. and their pas;-a<re nv'tu-y was accordingly returned by the agent, and the schooucr at ouce proceeded to sea.

Chief Mate's Responsibility.—A ease of eea wajre* was decided last week, before the presiding: magistrate at the Thames Police Court, which involves a question of •onfe importance to chief officers of ttKiehant vessels, as well as to their employers. The master of the ship M c-dway was sammoned by the chirt mure .f that ve«erl to answer a claim for wages'amountins to £16 155., from which the defendant claimed to deduct €10 for loss of oaiyo, which loss ho attributed to the nccli-Pt of the complainant It appeared that the Mcdway. for her outward voyasre to Calcutta, took in a number of boiler plate*, amounting, as per the mate's receipt and the tills of lailing, to 900. On delivery at Calcutta this portion of the car.ro was found to be eleven plates short. The raln>» of the deficient plates was £36, but the owner of the Medwav consented to lose jfcie, the remainiiur .£lO to be deducted from the mate's wasres. In addition to the ordinary liability inenm-d by the mate io respect of the taking in "or discharge of carsro. there was a clause appended to the articles continuing this liability, but which was pronounced hv the magistrate to be •* mere'onrplaxnjrc It was admitted on the part of the Blaster of the Medway that the shii> was taking in cargo at Calratta at lhe. same time that she was di-tehanrinir. also that the Calcutta boa'nien are iiotorion--lv pilferers, and that the ship wa« at some 600 "yards from the •hore. The nruri-rtrat*. I » ki i r t»» the HaW 'itv of tin- mate Mlmpo*e«l hy thearti'l•<. cam- t> the conclusion that in orlertofix thee.implain:iiit w';Mi rfspo'xibility iv rcrard to the cartro. it was necessary to show that he hud been guilty of ftiil>czzK , tii<»tif, rcik-cf, or incnmp*-tency— a* nil erenio. that neglwt or must U> proved lienore a mate or a sfamau can b • d.- irivol of his He >u>ld tha> neither h id bt-eu prove-l the mate of the Jledirav, and. therefore, dcc->x«d f»r the whole of the wns-'e claimed, aud one guinea cx>sts.— M!t<htirs Maritime Hefitter, Xarcb 10.