VESSELS EXPECTED.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 987, 18 March 1873, Page 2

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Edinburgh Castle, ship, from London. Sailed 29th

December Parsee, ship, from London. Sailed Zanga, barque, from Liverpool. Loading Corido, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed 2Sth February East Lothian, barque, from New York. Sailed 20th

December Florence, schooner, from Dunedin Sailed 21st

February Ladybird, s.s., from Sydney (in the Manukau) Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town. Sailed 26th

February W. C. Wentworth, barque, from Sydney Wonga Wonga, s.s., Brown, from Sydney Dauntless, schooner, from South Sea Islands Satellite, cutter, from Levuka Thames, barque, from New York, via Sydney, loading Zior, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed 26th February Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney Lietitia, schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed 11th March Excelsior, schooner, from Dunden. Dakota, mail steamer, from Southern ports Victor Persani, Italian war vessel, from Sydney. Sailed 4th March Derwent, brig, from Sydney. Sailed 3rd March

The T.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Go-Ahead, Captain McGillivray, arrived in the Manukau this morning at 9.30. She left the Waitara at 12 noon yesterday, and crossed the Manukau bar at 7 this morning, arriving in harbour as above. Experienced light easterly winds with smooth water throughout. Passengers :—Mrs Lairig and family (5), Messrs W. Bayley, Earles, and Wilson. Cargo :38 head cattle, 200 sheep, W. Bayley; 7 kegs butter, 2 boxes, Brand. The p.s. Paterson, Captain Kennedy, cleared outwards at the Customs this morning for Southern porte with a large general cargo and the following passengers. For Tauranga : Dr Cowan, Messrs C. Pike, J. Beer. For Poverty Bay : Messrs J. Banbury, Wallace. For Napier : Mrs Hamlin and child, Mrs Poole and infant, Miss McGougle, Messrs Petre and Willis. For Wellington : Messrs J. Henderson, C.E., and L. Mangham. For Lyttelton :D. Payne. For Port Chalmers : Mr J. Clark. Total, 16. The Paterson will leave this afternoon.

Captain Robinson, of the brig Albion, spoke the barque Bella Mary on Sunday off Cape? Rodney. The barque Briton also passed her, she may therefore be expected hourly. The Wreck Eegister and Chart for 1871 discloses some most valuable statistics. Taken altogether, it is a merciful year. The smallest average of loss of life for seven years is recerded, and the total of vessels lost is small compared to other years. Six hundred and twenty-six is the total of the one class, and one hundred and thirty five of the other. Two causes are mentioned to account for these cheering statistics —the noble services of the boats of the National Lefeboat. Institution, and the life preserving apparatus of the Board of Trade. All honour, then, both to charity and science, and may these figures —these 626 deaths in 1871, compared to 1333 in 1867 —sink deep into the hearts of the charitable. When the wind howls these dreary winter nights let us remember those that go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in deep waters, and promptly send our thank-offerings to the Secretary, John-street, Adelphi, or drop it into one of the numerous boxes provided for the contributions of the charitable. In connection with the statistics on wrecks it -would be instructive to hear how many accidents have happened to rotten old ships. The s.s. Wellington left Nelson at 9.15 p.m. last evening for Taranaka and the Manukau.

The Government steamer Luna, Captain Fairchild, will leave for the Bay of Islands immediately after the departure of the s.s. Hero, in order to bring back the Hon. Mr McLean, who accompanies his Excellency Sir George F. Bowen to Russell. H.M.S. Blanche left this morning for Bay of Islands this afternoon.

The following additional passengers have also booked by the favorite steamship Hero to sail this afternoon. Melbourne—Saloon : Mr S. M. Dalgliesh, Miss Stothard, Mr G. Cootes, Mrs Braithwaite. Sydney—Saloon : Messrs Ruddick, J. S. Grahame. Steerage : J. Cox, T. Andrews, J. Andrews, J. T. Murray, Fritrise, J. Gilbert, C. Bartholomew, Campbell. & The cutter Flora McDonald arrived in the Manukau from Raglan this morning. She brings the following passengers:—Dr. Harsant, Mr Harsant, Mrs Mitchell, Miss Kiscel, Mr Kiscel, Mr Gage, and one native. She also brings 54 bales flax, A. Barnes ; 18 bales, A. Buckland.