SUMMARY OF SHIPPING NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XX, Issue 1131, 12 September 1863, Page 3

SUMMARY OF SHIPPING NEWS.

FOB THE MONTH ENDING SEPT. 12. ABEIVED. August 12, Wonga Wonga, s.s., 104 tons, Cellem, from Dunedin. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Wake, Messrs. McNeil, Forsayth, Jorett, Irvine, Percy, Love, Richards, Renahaw, and Jenkins; and 9 in the steerage. August 13, Lady Deriison, brig, 129 tons, Clarke, from Hobart Town. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Stanford and child, Mrs. Harvey and 2 children, Mrs. Sharp and 2 children, Messrs. Foster and Bloomfield j and 12 in the steerage. August 16, Auckland, s.s., 632 tons, Gibson, from Wellington. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. W. Hall, Messrs. Campbell, Hilyard, and Zinchroff; and 30 in the steerage. August 17, British Crown, ship, 1121 tons, Whitfield, from Liverpool, with Government immigrants. August 18, Kirkland, barque, 453 tons, Colledge, from London. Passengers — Cabin: Messrs. Williams and Pearce; steerage: Eli and Thomas Stanbridge, August 18, Lady Bird, s.s., 220 tons, Renner, from Wellington. August 18, Lady Bird, s.s., 220 tons, Renner, from Wellington. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Fraser and servant, Messrs. R. and W. Octenden and Trent, and 7 in the steerage. August 19, Geelong, p.s., 108 tons', Boyd, from Dunedin. Passengers—lso volunteers for the North. August 21, William and Mary, schooner, 22 tons, Ryan, from Wellington. Passengers—Captain and Mrs. Austin and 4 children, Messrs. Edwards, Frazer, and Scott.

August 21, Bandolpli, schooner, from Wellington, with timber.

August 21, Shepherdess, 40 tons, Sedcole, from Wellington. August 22, Auckland, s.s., 532 tons, Gibson, from Dunedin, with the English mail. Passengers —Mrs. Parsons, child and servant, Messrs. Hamilton and Halket, and 10 in the steerage. August 22, Lady Bird, s.s., 220 tons, Renner, from Dunedin. Passengers—Miss Adlington, Mrs. Dunlop, Messrs. Travers, McCowell, Manning, Williams, Fisher, and Hodgkinson, and 8 in the steerage. August 24, Nautilus, schooner, from Wellington and Nelson.

August 24, Mary Elizabeth, ketch, from the Wairau. August 24, Alhambra, s.s., 497 tons, McLean, from Melbourne via Otago. Passengers—Misses Mudie (2), Mr. and Miss Marks, Mrs. Lumley, Mrs. Dayson, Messrs. Johnson, Brownlow, and Eonnington, and 17 steerage. August 25, Mary Ann Christina, cutter, 42 tons, lifwersen, trom Wellington. Passengers—Mrs. Knigge, Mr. King. August 25, Choice, schooner, 162 tons, Pleace, from Melbourne.

August 29, Geelong, p.s., 108 tons, Boyd from Taranaki and Wellington. Passenger—Mr. Watson. August 30, Salcombe Castle, schooner, 114 tons, James, from Hobart Town.

August 30, Clutha, brigantinc, 150 tons, Dobson, from Wellington. August 30, Heron, schooner, 91 ton 3, Laing, from Wanganui. August 30, Antelope, cutter, 17 tons, Malcolmson, from Akaroa.

August 30, Maid of Kent, schooner, 50 tons, Martin, from Auckland, with 20 passengers in tlio steerage. Sept. 2, Airedale, s.s., 297 tons, Kennedy, from. Wellington and the North. Passengers—Mr. ana Mrs. Standish, Messrs. Young, Fleming, Alexander, Strange, .Mallett, Mills, and 16 in the steerage; also 8 cabin and 10 steerage for Dunedin. Sept. 2, Wild Wave, schooner, 70 tons, Warren, from Wellington and Picton. Sept. 3, Harriet Armitage, barque, 287 tons, Musgrave, from Wellington. Passengers —Mr. and Mrs. Ellis. Sept. 3, Lady Bird, s.s., 220 tons, Eenner, from Wellington. Passengers —Mr. Death, and 4 in the steerage for Lyttelton; 4 saloon and 49 steerage for Dunedin. Sept. 5, Success, schooner, 44 tons, Carte, from Dunedin. Passengers, Messrs. Jackson and Edmunson, . _ * Sapt. 5, Accrington, ship, 1900 tons, Christie, from London. Passengers —Mrs. JEames, Mrs. and Miss Baker, Messrs. Sydney, Charles, and Frank Baker, Leslie (2), Sing, Pons, Carver, and 310 Government immigrants. Sept. 7, Catharine, barque, 500 tons, King, from Hobart Town. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Mills, Mr. and Miss Cullen. Sept. 8, Prince Alfred, s.s., 704 tons, Wheeler, from Sydney, via Nelson, Picton, and Wellington. Passengers —Saloon: Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Macasell and child, Messrs. Conway, A. Hilton, McNeill, J. McGregor, Hadfield, •Monks,.and Gavin. Second class : Messrs. King, Briggs, Noble, Mucross, and Clarkson. CLEABED. August 13, Brilliant, shooner, 90 tons, Wishart, tor Auckland. Passenger—Mr. Payne. August 13, Crest of the Wave, schooner, 40 tons, Buxton, for Hobart Town. August 13, Windhover, brig, 207 tons, Anderson, for Hobart Town, in ballast. August 16, Auckland, s.s., 532 tons, Gibson, for Otago. Passengers —Messrs. W. Fraser, Green, and Brownell; 5 in the steerage; with original cargo and passengers from Northern ports. August 17, Antelope, cutter, 17 tons, Malcolmson, for Akuroii. August 18, Lady Bird, s.s., 220 tons, Eenner, for Dunedin, with original cargo and passengers from Wellington. August 18, Indus, barque, 368 tons, Macdonald, for Newcastle, N.S.W., in ballast. August 19, Geelong, p.s., 108 tons, Boyd, for northern August 21, Metropolis, ship, 1082 tons, Kenny, for Callao, in ballast. .. „ August 21, Fanny Fisher, barque, 239 tons, Smith, tor Sydney, in ballast. August 22, Auckland, 5.8., 532 tons, Gibson, for Wellington. One passenger in the steerage, and original cargo and passengers from Dunedin. August 22, Lady Bird, s.s., 220 tons, Eenner, for Wellington. Five steerage passengers and original passengers from Dunedin, Including 33 volunteers for Taranaki and Auckland. T . , n August 25, Alhambra, s.s., 497 tons, McLean, for Melbourne via Dunedin. Passengers—Mr., Mrs., and Miss Minchin; Messrs. W. and J. Minchin, Forsaith, and Du Moulin; 6 in the steerage for Melbourne, and 5 for Dunedin. . , „ August 26, Lady Denison, brig, 128 tons, Clarke, tor Newcastle, N.S.W., in ballast. „ a , August 29, Thames, brig, 223 tons, MeKellar, for Sydney, in ballast, with 3 passengers. „ August 29, Fanny Fisher, barque, 350 tons, Smith, tor Sydney, in ballast. August 31, Geelong, p.s., 108 tons, Boyd, for Dunedin. Passengers—Mr. Ferrard, and 4 steerage. August 31, Heron, schooner, 91 tons, Laing, for Auckland, in ballast. _ , _ . September 1, Sylph, schooner, 60 tons, Swanson, for Nelson and West Coast. Passengers—Messrs. Cave, Thompson, Hodgson, Warner, and Saunders. Sept. 1, Clutha, schooner, 150 tons, Dobson, for Newcastle, N.S.W., in ballast. Sept. 2, Airedale, s.s., 297 tons, Kennedy, for Dunedrn and the Bluff. Passengers—Mrs. Hanmer, Mr. Collough, and 9in the steerage; 10 saloon and 8 in the steerage from Northern ports. _ „ Sept. 4, Lady Bird, s.s., 220 tons, Eenner, for Dunedin. Passengers—Messrs. Inglis, McLaren, and original passengers from Northern ports. Sept- 8, Antelope, cutter, 50 tons, Malcolmson, for Akaroa. .

ABBIVAL OP THE SHIP BBITISH CKOWN, 1,121 tons, Whitfield, from Liverpool. This ship, with the first batch of Lancashire immigrants, arrived in harbor on Sunday, the 16th August. In the afternoon the Commissioners reported the ship with a clean bill of health, but gave strict orders to prevent people boarding. This order had the effect of preventing oik reporter from visiting the ship, and it was only through the courtesy of Captarn Sproul he was enabled to do so on Monday morning; many of the people and the watermen having been refused. The British Crown was built at Boston, United States, in November, 1858, is .1,150 tons register old measurement; length of lower deck, 17» feet, and 23 feet beam, with 8 feet space between decks at the main hatch. She is part owned by Messrs. W. il. Daunt & Co., of Liverpool. Since the commencement ot the war in America she has changed hands, having P re YJ" ouslv been called the Franklyn Haven, when carrying the U S flag. The Captain left the tug steamer oft the Tursca light on the the 6th May, with immigrants, num. Bering 406 souls, or 342£ statute adults. Nothing of importance occurred during the passage out, mm t» e ception of .adverse winds and calms; crossed the line on the Bth June in 24 long., passed the meridian of the Upg. July 7; sighted St. Pauls on the 22nd, the only land seen till passing the Snares on "Wednesday, August 11 tn; a good run to m Heads, with fair wind, making the voyage m 103 days from tho docks. Twelve deaths occutred, all children, and 9 births. The ship is in command of Captain Whitfield, and the passengers ore under the medical superintendence of Dr. Joflie; this gentleman is selected for his office by the Emigration Commissioners at home, and is entitled to a .gratuity, of£L per head on all passengers landed alive. The people-Bpeat in high terms of praise, of the captain, doctor, and officers of the ship tor their unceasing, endeavors to make them comfortable. An address-was presented to our Local Commissioners, tlianking the Government for,.the assistance rendered to the passengers and their families, and another istoberoi-

warded to the Emigration Commissioners at home for providing them with every possible comfort and convenience during the voyage. Dr. Donald, on behalf of our Government, made a suitable reply, giving them a welcome to Canterbury. The ship, internally, presented an appearance creditable to all concerned —captain, officers, crew, and passengers; she is a real specimen of cleanliness, and her arrangements much superior to what we have hitherto witnessed under the old regulations. She carries one of Normandy's apparatus for distilling fresh water, capablo of supplying 300 gallons per diem, with the consumption of an average of 5001bs. of coal. The British Crown is the first ship from Liverpool direct for Canterbury, and is consigned to Messrs. Dalgety, Buckley & Co; she brings 601 tons of general cargo, but no cabin passengers. ABBIVAL OP THE BASQUE KIBKLAND, 453 tons, Colledge, from London. The barque Kirkland arrived in harbour o* Tumday afternoon, the 18th of August, at half-put four o'clock, 114 days out from London. Captain Colledge reports that he was off the heads four days previous, but not seeing any distinguishing beacon enabling him to make out the entrance, and the wind increasing with hazy weather, he was obliged to run to the northward. She left the Downs on the 27 th of April, and beat down Channel in 8 days. About lat. 48, spoke the barque Starbeam, for Adelaide from London. On the Ist August, in latitude 48*26, a heavy sea struck the barque amidships, which carried away bulwarks and stove the gig. Th» Kirkland brings a large cargo for this port, amongst which is a portion of plant for the Lyttelton and Chnstchurch Railway. She is consigned to Messrs. Dalgsty, Buckley and Co. ABBIVAL OP THE SHIP CAPTAIN COOX, H. C. Cleaver, from London. This ship arrived in Lyttelton harbor on the 29th of August, and was placed in quarantine. She left Gravescnd 9th May and Spithead on the 17th, having one chief cabin passenger, Mr. R. H. Nicholson, 18 second class, 66 in the steerage, and 369£ assisted immigrants : making a total of 498 souls, including crew. Six births are reported and 11 deaths; one, a young girl, from consumption, one elderly married woman from diptheria, one aged female from chronic bronchitis, one female from chronic disease and emaciation, one married woman from rupture of a blood-vessel on the brain, one seaman from softening of the brain, one middle-aged man from a series of epileptic fits, and four children from ordinary diseases. Fever of a malignant character, and, at one period, to an alarming extent, prevailed, but neither contagious nor infectious in its nature; no deaths occurred from this source. One case of small-pox occured in a seaman, and which fortunately spread no further. Icebergs were encountered, August 5, m lat. 52-1 S., long. 67-51 E., and two or three heavy gales, one merging into a fearful hurricane, during which the ship was crippled, to which circumstance must be doubtless ascribed a voyage more protracted than would otherwise have occurred. Owing to the overstraining of tho ship, many of the passengers suffered inconvenience from wet berths. All the immigrants speak highly of their chief officer, Mr. Henderson, and have testified their admiration of his character by presenting him with an address, and a purse of gold to purchase some kind of memento of them. This latter gift must be truly gratifying, inasmuch as the proceeds are the voluntary contributions of the poorer classes. The son of the Rev. R. Brickdale, of Felthorpe Rectory, Norwich, died suddenly from rupture of a blood-vessel just before entering port.—Communicated by the Surgeon-Superintendent. ABBIVAL OP THE CLIPPEE SHIP ACCBIITGTOH, 1,900 tons, Christie, from London. This ship arrived at the quarantine anchorage on sth instant. The Commissioners, on going on board, soon found that she was entitled to a clean bill, but, owing to a robbery.on board, they gave strict orders not to admit anyone on board from shore without an order. Twelve deaths and five births occurred during the passage. She left Plymouth on the 18th June, having accomplished the passage from land to land in little over 75 days. Nothing worthy of note occurred during the passage, except a continuance of gales and squally weather a Tittle time after she left the meridian of the Cape. The Accrington is a remarkably fine vessel, having a flush deck of 280 feet in length, and, from a slight inspection, she appears all that could be desired to bring out immigrants from home. That great desideratum at sea —plenty of fresh water—was supplied almost ad libitum from the distilling apparatus on board during the greater part of the voyage—equal to 500 gallons per diem.

The schooner Star of Tasmania, from Christchurch for Timaru, put into Akaroa on tho 13th August, through stress of weather. . ' The new steamer Auckland, 532 tons, Captain Gibson, left Auckland on the Bth, arrived at Napier on the 10th, left on the 11th, arrived at Wellington on the 12th, left on the 15th, and arrived at Lyttelton on the 16th Aug. The Auckland Was detained by the Government till the Bth Aug., having been sent on a reconnoitering cruise to the Wairoa, but with little result. She left Wellington on the 13 th at 5 p.m., and anchored in Cow Bay for the night, m consequence of a heavy southerly gale, and as it increased, and the ship began to drag her anchors, Captain Gibson thought it prudent to go back to Wellington. On the 15th, the gale having abated, she made a fresh start at 8 a.m., and experienced a tremendous sea in crossing the straits, and passing through Wellington Heads. Captain Gibson reports:—On the morning of the 11th, at 8.20, Ahuiria Bluff (Hawkes Bay) bearing west by computation 2 miles, and Cape Kidnappers S.E., struck on a rock, ship's draft being 11 feet forward* 12fit. 6in. aft, and soundings alongside being 9 fathoms. Immediately stopped the engines, closed the valves in the watertight bulkheads, and sounded each compartment; upon finding that the ship made no water proceeded for Wellington. There having been several severe shocks of earthquakes felt at Napier, quite recently, and, there being no such danger notified on the Admiralty Chart published 1857, on the above bearings, this rock may be the result of submarine volcanic action. - The Alhambra, on her arrival off Rhodes Bay, on Sunday 23rd ult., was immediately placed in quarantine, by the orders of the harbormaster, and the pilot boat was sent ashore for the health officer, to clew the ship; by tins time several persons from shore, including the reporters tor the papers, and the boatmen were alongside, and some ot them unwittingly went on board, thus rendering themselves liable to a penalty of £100, for a breach of the regulations. JLlna is the first instance of the enforcement of the law, afreetinpr steamers arriving from Otago—one of the proclaimed districts. The steamer being free from any infectious disease, was soon released from quarantine, and after the Captain had satisfactorily answered the questions put to him, as per schedule A of the regulations the vessel was admitted to pratique. It seems desirable that a public notice describing the pains and penalties for breaking the quarantine regiSations, and the proscribed places deemed infected with small-pox, and other diseases, should be at once published. At the same time, if this enforcement of the law is to be of service, all steamers m: sailing vessels filing in at intermediate ports, should be under similar conditions at the ports of call, or it will be useless to enforce the regulations only when they arrive in Lyttelton is the Haebotjb—On Wednesday mornintr, the 26th ult., the lighter What you Like belonging to Ehodes and Cameron, after with a full cwgo from the barque Ismay, was unfortunately capsized We learn the following particulars from the master in charge. He says that after leaving the barque to laadput of his cargo at Peacock's wharf, and therefore stood in, and having occasion to bring the vessel up into the wind, whilst shaking and in stays, with no way on her a sudden puff from the north-west struck her, and «he gentlj capsized; the hands had a narrow escape for their hyes-. The accident was observed from shore, and immediately the watermen and others put off to their assistance, as did a boat from one of the vessels near at hand ; Captain McLellan also went off with the s.s. Gazelle, and rendered valuable assistance in recovering the floating packages and in towing the vessel to the wharf. The cargo comprised, besides a quantity of spirits, bottled beer, and candles, a lot of perishable goods, viz., drapery, matches, Btarch, blue, perfumery, and furniture, whieh are all more or less damaged by sea water. The following packages have not come to hand 4 casks dry goods, 2 crates earthenware, Peacock & Co.; 2 cases pickles, 1 cast blacking, Woledge & Co.; 1 case perfumery, J. V. -Mcpherson ; 3 drums oil, D. Daviß; and 2 cases oilman s stores, Heywood & Co. This accident w'Hjj"? * serious loss to somebody, and will no doubt afford soma

(fapt. Toomey, of the schooner Gipsy* passage over the bar of the Ashley l ast . ~.., J mi:' finding plenty of water for the purpose at higl. tide. The <W&*L Sal»»«« fSe sufficient water to come out, the PP try the Ashley, and with his mate staked off the channel ; long expected vessel is re'J--1 4?k rw Kins, of the Catherine, to leave the day I ported hy ready for sea, but detained in f r ?n account of the robberies which had been perpeP or , J? board her whilst lying m Hobart Town. The West Coast. — ■ schooner Sylph, Captain Sanson cleared at the Customs on the lst instant for the Buller River. She proceeds first to Nelson, thence to her destination'; with a valuable cargo suited to the of ft digging population. It will be seen from-her manifctf S tlS&aaid agents have not j£ the necessariestfikely to be in demand - on the surinff. We belief*) tbftt the Sylph u : Messrs. J. T. Bfeaoock and Co), ilnderthe : ogentleman well known by the digging frftWiw*.