Shipping.

Press, Volume III, Issue 335, 26 November 1863, Page 2

Shipping.

Lyttelton, Nov. 35. Aftanrzo. erelong, p.n., 10» tons. Tiirnbu'l. from Ditnedln via lnterme<lU«epor»«. Paiwenger*: ea»>in. Shand. Bailer. Glhlw. Ochre, Soiners, and Watklns: steerage, 3o Challenge, cotter, M tons, Melander. from Dunedln. Ho passengers. ■AILED. Btar of the South, s.s., 147 tons, Hodge, for Wellington. In ballast. No passengers. Peaeoek * Co.j«ente. Wild Wave, scLoomt, 40 tons. Smith, for Tlmaru. AnstralUnMaid, cutter, so tons, Moreland, for Timaru No passengers. __ Gaulle, britr. MO tons, Tocker. for Wellington, in ballast. No passengers. Alkman and Wilson, agents. ntroKTs. In the Gaielle. Alkman and Wilson, agents: 13t bead cattle. Stafford; io do. 4 horse*, Ltmn. Tn the challenge. Master, agent: SO tons potatoes, Taggart. EXPORTS. In tlie An*tralian Maid Lotilsson. a<rent: 18,100 slates, 1 ea«e luggage, 2 ca«et» enrrants, l bale drapery, 1 case boots. » ca«e. \ Lonlwon. Tn the Wild Wave. Miles and Co.. apente .- S bales wnotnacks. 12 empty kegs, i chest, l trunk. 1 ease. 1 hdl bedding. I carpet hkc. 3 iron tanks and taps, 1 pke iron. 1 hair coffee. I cask pitch. 1 tin tar. 1 cask peas. 3 bags barley. 1 bag oats. 1 baer oakum. 1 keg pearl barley, l dray rover, l paper parcel. Miles and Co.; M dosea oranges, Boston. EXPECTED AIEITALi. rhocbe. S.H.. from the Northern ports. One of the N.Z.S.N. Company's steamers from Wellington on eth December. Bahia, from London. Cleared Jnly 23. Brothers Pride, from London. Cleared July 33. I'ekin. «hlp. from London. Sailed . D. fr. Flemlnc, ship, from London. Sailed Aug. 38. Zeaiandl*. ship, from London. Sailed Sept. 10. Derwenf water, uhlp. from London. Sailed Sept 13. Alpaca ship, from London. Sailed Sept 15. Canterhnry, shin, from London. Sailed Sept 32. Star of Kve. «elioon«\ from Sydney. Sneces«. schooner, from WelHnarton. Wriinm Buchanan, from Melbourne. Cbolce. nchnoner. from Melbourne. Wild Wave. brig, from Sydney. Oo»hen»Mire:. steamer, from Melbourne. Storm Blnl. s.s. from Dunedin. Star of the Sonth. steamer, from Wellington. Lady Denison, brig, from Hobarton.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Dona Anlts. for in December. KamVsl. ship, for f'allao. shortly. Gcclong s.s.. for Dnnodln. via intermediate ports. Storm Bird. s.s.. for Wellington. rbcrW. s s.. for Ofa?o and the Bluff, no'henhnrg, steamer, for Melbourne, riaOtago, about 2nd December.

IN n ARBOUR. Lancashire Wlteh. ship, from London. Itoman Emperor, ship, from London, discharged. Dona Anita, bamue. loading for London. Xamhesf. ship, dt«chargi»g cargo from London. Holvrood, bamne, dlecharglnsr cargo from London. White Star, ship, from Melbourne. Annie Wilson, ship, from Auckland, to load tor London .Tulle Heyn, barque, discharging coals from NewRptalc. r-amne. discharging timber and cargo from Pntrcr Sound and Honolulu. Catharine, barque, discharging timber, Ac, from Hobart Town. Daniel Watson, hrig. from Hohart Town. Ahhev. nrhnoner. from Port Frederick. Windhover. brts\ from Hobarton. Camilla, schooner, from Hobarton. Geelong, p.s., from Danedln, via intermediate ports.

RIVER SHIPPING.

Lytteltoa, Nor. 35. ABUTZD. NIL BAILED MMgc. eiitter. for Hesthcote. with cargo ex Holvrood Cbnllenge, cutter, for Hcathcote, with cargo ex WindCreatofMie Wave. schooner, with cargo ex Daniel Wat- on. and from shore. Sisters, schooner, for Hcathcote. with cargo ex Abbey. Heatheote, Not. 34. TTMHFXa 1I« THE HIVES. Wal-o-takl. schooner. 15 font. Pea Bird, schooner, 29 ton*. Kllzabeth. schooner, is tone. Prince Contort, schooner, 35 tona. Ada. schooner, 20 tons. Nymph of the Seas, schooner. 47 tons. Cordelia, kef eh, is tons. Alarm, ketch. 18 tons. Jnlia, ketch. 33 tons. Dove. schooner, 25 tons. Eagle, ketch. IS tons. Marina, schooner. 7 tons. The Star of the Sooth arrived oft* the Head* on Sunday nl?ht, and put Into Akama on Monday morning, intending to tube her cargo of cattle on to Wago. She left Akaroaon Tuewlav morning, but the S.W gale still continuing she made for this port, arriving here at 4 p m The gale appearing to snbside she started off , again, hut on getting nnUidp.the Head*, flndintr the weather was very lad. she returned into port and discharged her cattle withont. sustaining any lose. The Geeiomr arrived at 4 p.m yesterday from Dnnedin and intermediate ports, havins experienced a very heavy m» all the way np the coast. She reports the arrival of the following "hips : -Robert Henderson, from I.omlon. «6 days out at the Bluff*, on Tueedav; Bomhav. from London. 95 days out; Star of Tasmania, from Olaegow. 94 days out. on .Sunday; Albert William and Chili, from London, on Monday. The ship Persian Twhlch arrived at Port Chalmers on the lath Inst.] sailed from Graveeend on the 25th of July; had unfavorable winds to the line, which she 'eroded when ?6 days ont; subsconently made a fair passage, with stronir winds from the meridian of the Cape, to the Lcnwin. when variable winds and wet wrat Ber were experienced. Off , the Cape she spoke the ship Vanguard, from Liverpool to Melbourne, which is since: reported as having got on shore at QiieensclinV. The vessel then pfemalled to the Persian that ehe had her mainmast sprung. The Persian's passengers, numbering Tβ. arrived in good health, and report favorably of their treatment daring the passage.—• Daily Time*.' Nov. Iβ. Testerdav. shortly before noon, the dipper bripr Lady Denlson arrived from Lyttelton, after a run of little more than ' 5 days. She came to the southward through Foveaux's Straits, and waa at anchor for one night at Stewart's Island in company with the brig Clarendon, honnd to Newcastle The barque Bella Vieta. from Hoharton to Dun«>dln. was spoken on the sth Inst in ion*. 1M s X.. and lat. 4* eB. Fine weather with moderate winds were experienced nnitllait Wednesday. —* Hohart Town Advertiser,* Nor. 13

The following , description ef the steamer Himalaya It from the Melbourne' Argua' of Nor. 13 :—

Large, swift, and powerful m have been the raeen of the deep by whom oar harbor hat been Titited, the HtraaVava fa the largest, the swiftest, and the mott powerful of all She atanda out from amonar the many fine fthtpt row In the harbor a veritable giant among ptcrales. In point of tlie. putting the Great Eautern aside, the It tm\r exceeded In the commercial marine by the Persia, the Adrtaile, and one or two othcra of the leriathant enimrrneted tor the Amniean trade. Her register t« !WTO tonm Mean*. C. and .T. Marc, her well, known builder*, probably never turned ootahandaomer Tenet; and it in to be regietted that the coal vessels hanled alongside her prevent her fine linea being aeen just now to advantage. The vititor la struck in the first Instance by the vatt sweep of the vessel's deck—37» feet In leneth by 44 feet in width. She is flnah decked—that la, without poop or forcaatie—and. consequently, them mat distention* hare their full effect On the main Seek, the one below, the hulk of the troop* are accommodated. The saloon, which It situated right aft. is an elegant apartment 100 feet in length and c feet In height between beam*. The atern It made into a comfortable lonnse. and atretcbtog from here down the room arc two rows of tables. The ofJtaers* cabins are at the tide, and are separated from the saloon by a division which form* it* walls. These are eomnoeed alternately of manla>wnod venattaat and enamelled partition* decorated with crouna of fruita and flowers. Mirror* and famitare, placed In suitable positions, add to the hand* tome appearance of the apartment. The division for the tmotM Is on the same deck as the saloon, and immediately adjacent to it. though of course tecurelr partitioned off. Thlt compartment is is* feet in length, and la fitted np with forty-six meestablce. capable of accommodating sixteen men each. During the daytime the space is clear, the men's hammocks helnsr stowed •way In chests on deck. Farther forward on the tame deck are the warrant-officer* , quarters, and two hospitals, and the remaining tpaee rfcrht forward in the bows is appropriated to the crew. who number some Iβ*. On the deck below the women and chfldrra. numbering IMsouls.are accommodated; the families beiongtog to the non-eommlsidoned officers having a separate compartment Cootigaoue to this division 1* the engine-room, where are to be seen the two slumber, lner giants—magnificent engines of 335-honie power each, which, when at work, propel the immense mass at a speed of thirteen knot* per hour. Pteam Iβ supplied from four tubular boilers, baring fK tube* in each. When worked at km pre»*ure. to drive the v«**el ten knots per hour, the consumption of coal is forty.two ton* per day, and when at full speed—from twelve to thirteen knots—9o to l«0 tons will be used. The speed given la under steam alone. With the aid of canvas a higher rate Iβ obtained. The bankers are capable of containing laae tons or coal, a quantity which, ander ordinary dmnaatancaa. to a raHMent supply for a royage of weomfle*. Orders from the commander on deck to the engineers below are given by an Ingenious mechanical telegraph, which displays the direction* "stop her, , ' Ac. in an anmistakcable manner, and at the name time calls attention to any new commands by striking a goner. Speaking tubes are aim laid down, and permit of easy commuafcattoa between tho engine.

room and the deck. The vessel is fitted with gim-rack* for the soldiers' arms, and the minor arrangements of galleys, lavatories, *c. are what would be expected in nncli a ship. It must be stated, however, that though the Himalaya is fitted with water-tank*, she has a coiidenMng apparatus, which renders tier practically Independent of them. Twenty tons of fresh water per diem can be distilled, and the cbmtnmption with a thousand persons on board dues not exceed clx tons a day.