Shipping.

Press, Volume VII, Issue 682, 5 January 1865, Page 2

Shipping.

Lyttelton, January 4. ▲BBXTED. Catherine, barque, 153 tons, King, from Hobart Town. Passenger: Master Hawkins. Eastern Empire, ship, from London. [The list of passengers per this vessel has already appeared] ■ ATT/BTV I3CPOETB. Per Catherine, Hargreaves & Co, agents : 4 packages luggage, Cottrell; 1 package rugs, Lyon; 1 bag cork, order; 3 cases jam, 2 crates fowls, King ; 53,158 feet timber, 155,200 shingles, 18,800 5-feet palings, 5000 6-feet paling, Hargreaves & Co. Per Eastern Empire, J. D. Macpherson, agent: 1 case, F Wright; 2 do, Recce & Hislop; 2 baler, 100 hhd, Dalgety & Co; 2 bales, W Gavin ; 1 case, Bank N.S.W ; Ido EC M'Milian; 50 do beer, J M Hey•wood; 5 cases, Benshaw; 16 stoves, Hawkes <t | Strouts; 1 case, Damergae; 75 hidee, Dalgety, Buckler * Co; 14 package*, W S Peters; 1 box, J Erie ; 68 boxes, Dalgety & Co; 1 case, Bey J HOlie ; 1 do, W R Boyd: 6 cases, 8 M Hejwood; 4 bales, J l> Macphereon; 200 bundles, Kernaode & Co ; 2 bales, W Firth; 1 case, FAWeld; 1 box, GW Walden ; 1 case, W Bruce ; 1 case, Justice Gresson ; 43 packages, L E Nathan & Co ; 1 case, Miss Kyle; 1 do, R Holland ; 1 do, J Gaygelt; 1 do,EHarman ; I do, G Gould; 1 do, J M Carter; 2 cases, W CalTert: 1 case, Captain R Greaves; 1 do, E S Clangton ; 1 do, J F Roberts; 1 do, R Armstrong; 7 cases, J A Clowes; 1 package, B Ashworth ; 14 cases, J E FitzGerald; 1 case, B J Blakesley; lease, J Cavgell; 1 case, R Smiley; 13 packages, F Cbmyes ; 20 bales, Hargreaves & Co; 50 casks, J M Heywood & Co; 31 packages, S Gossaman ; 325 packages Dalgety & Co ; 1 case, H Martin ; 1 do, A Louieaon ; 7 packages, R Salter ; 72 do, H LeCren ; II bales, W Stringer; 4 cases L E Nathan & Co: 2 do, Gavin; 6 packages, M'Lean & Co; 1 case, Miss Alexander; 12 packages, G J Luckline; 1100 do, Walton, Warner & Co; 1 case, W Young; 514 packages, B& S Hannan ; 1 case, Miss Boss; 9 packages, W Walters; 27 packages, Morrison & Co; 414 packages, T Williams; 2 packages, W Clogston; 100 bundles, 11 packages, Miles & Co; 4 cases, B M Morton ; 412 packages, E Beece & Co , 1 case, Garwood ; 26 packages, Clarkson ; 6 do, Pratt; 113 do, F Mason & Co; 20,000 clinkers, 1331 sashweights, Hilton & Co; 25 packages, 20 cases, Hawkes & Strouts ; 321 bundles, Gould & Miles ; 1 case, C J Rayner -, 8 packages, R Symington; 5 cases, G Butler; 515 packages, J T Peacock & Co; 18 do, J Anderson; 41 do, J White &Co ; 30 do, 10,000 slates, Montgomery, Todhunter & Co; 809 packages, D Davis; 1 bundle, T Williams ; 12 do, C Prince ; 6 packages, Heywood & Co ; 253 tons coals, 3642 packages, J D Macpbereon ; 2 cases, Simpson & Co ; 288 packages, T J Stanley ; 1 case, J Robinson ; 1 do W Fisher; 1 do J D Reed: 1 chest, J Hall; 22 package*, Gourlay ; 319 packages, W Neeve; 1 case, St John White; 1 do, J Smith; 1 do, J Pursey ; 10 do E Nelson ; 1367 packages, J Beswick ; 8 packages, JoIUe tcCo; 1 do, W Cuff; 303 packages, 66 bales, 49 cases, 1667 deals, 100 boxes, 2 casks, order. EXPECTED ABBIVALS. Albion, c.c., from Melbourne via Dunedin, hourly. Geelong, p.s., from northern ports, January 5. > Peeebe, from Auckland, Wellington, and Napier, on or about January 5. City of Dunedin, from Otago, January 6. Wellington, β-s, from Dunedin and the Bluff, January 6. Airedale, β-s., from Wellington, Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau, January 15. Mermaid, ship, from London. Zeal&ndia, ship, from London. Sailed October 4. Glennark, ship, from London. Lyttelton, ship; and a steamer, from Boston, consigned to Messrs. Taylor & Co. PBOJBCTED DEPABTUBES. Albion, sj-, for Melbourne via Dunedin, 12 hours after arrival. Geelong, p*, for Pigeon Bay, Akaroa, Timaru, Oamaru, and Dunedin, January 5. Phoebe, S-β., for Dunedin, on or about January 6. City of Dunedin, p.s-, for Wellington, Havelock, and Picton, January 6. Wellineton, for Wellington, Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau, January 7. Airedale. s.s., for Port Chalmers and the Bluff, January 16. Blue Jacket, ship, for London, with wool and passengers, about January 14. Parisian, ship, for London, with wool and passengers, January 14. British Empire, ship, for London, with wool and passengers, in January. XH HAEBOB. British Empire, ship, from London. Discharged. Countess of Seafield, from London via Hobart Town. Discharged. Blue Jacket ship. Loading for London. Parisian, ship. Loading for London. Canterbury, schooner, from Launoeston. A wreck on Stoddart's Point. W. H. Haselden, ship, from London. Discharging. ■ Ho-Hoang, brigantine, from Mauritius. Craig BHachia, from Hobart Town. An*»*"p*s cutter, from Akaroa. Alarm, brig, from InvercargilL Pilot, schooner, from Akaroa. Maid of the from Dunedm. Don* Anita, London via InvercargilL 'Vixen, schooner, from Akaroa. Catherine, barque, from Hobart Town. Eastern Empire, ship, from London. Btvxb Skxfpixg.—Lyttelton, January 4. ABUTTED. Waipara, s-s-, Borthwick, from Xaiapoi, with 53 bales wool, Mike & Co. Heathcote, January 4. leer; James; Gipsy: The barque Catherine, from Hobart Town, arrived at her anchorage yesterday morning, 15 days out. Met with severe weather and heavy rain during the passage. She arrived off the Heads the previous evening at seven o'clock. On Tuesday night the schooner Canterbury was afloat, having water in the cabin to the height of the tables, and could then hare been towed round Stoddartfs Point to a safe place in the adjoining bay; but there was no one authorised to give orders. Two men ■were on board, one of whom belonged to the Blue Jacket, and upon the schooner settling down into deep water narrowly escaped drowning. After some difficulty they swam ashore, and were nearly exhausted, but owing to the kindness and hospitality of XL Stoddart, Esq., were veil looked after and sheltered during the night. Upon our reporter visiting Che spot, yesterday at noon, it was ascertained that the ship's boat was gone, the bulwarks and weather xaQ were on shore upon the rods, and the schooner's null was under water; the atern appeared to be upon the rocks, and the bow in about five fathoms of water, • hanging on the anchor-chain. The two masts were half oat of water about 20 or 30 feet from the shore. A •orvey hat been held, but we have not yet heard the dedeon come to on the subject. The fine ship Eastern Empire, 1751 tons, arrived off Godley Heads early yesterday morning, -where jtje anchored until the weather moderated. At 11 4JB. the ship Bine Jacket ascertained her number, -nd sent the news on shore. TJieCommisKkniersleft ttgt in the a* at 2J5 pan, returning at V-*" tc six o'clock. She b commanded by Captain

Ferguson. The passengers speak in high terms of the commander and surgeon to whom they hare presented testimonial. She has brought 331 emigrants and one cabin passenger. The Eastern Empire left Graresend on Sunday, August 23, anchored in the Downs on the 29th, and got under weigh on the 30th; was off Portland on September 2, and off Falmouth on the Bth. Made the island of Madeira on the 20th ; crossed the Line on October 19; passed Trinidad and Martin Vas rocks on the 29th, and the island Tristan d'Acunha on November 9. On the 19th she passed the meridian of the Cape, and on; December 20 the S.W. Cape of Tan Diemen's Land. On Sunday the 25, at 1.30 p.m., she sighted the Snares, where she was becalmed for three days, and finally arrived at her destination yesterday afternoon, after a voyage of 132 days. The passengers have been entirely free from contageous diseases during the voyage, one or two cases of disease constituting all the sickness on board. Three deaths occurred among the children, one from diarrhoea, one from inflammation of the chest, and one from croup. The ship is fitted with a distilling apparatus, which proved a great convenience, distilling 400 gallons of water a day; and the passengers in general speak in high terms of the comfort they have experienced during the voyage, though, as has been the case with most of the late arrivals to the colony, it has been protracted to an unusual length. I NEW COMMERCIAL CODE OF SIGNALS. Colonial Secretary's office, Auckland, December 5, 1864. The following despatch from her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies is published for general information. Feed. A. Weld. Downing street, September 13, 1861. Sir, —I transmit to you herewith, for your information and guidance, the copy of a correspondence with the Board of Trade, respecting the use of the " New Commercial Code of Signals," which has been adopted by the French Government by the accompanying decree. I am confident that your advisers will see the importance of co-operating cordially with her Majesty's Government in this matter. I have, &c, Edwakd Cabdweix. Governor Sir George Grey, X.C.8., Sue., &c. &c. Downing street, April 30,1864. Sir, —With reference to your letter of the 21st instant, containing a recommendation from the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for trade, that the "New Commercial the code of Signals" should be used at a new signal station in Mauritius, in preference to Marry at , s Flags, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Cardwell to ask whether their Lordships would think it advisable to recommend the Colonial Governments generally to use the code of signals ? and, if so, in what terms the instructions or recommendations should be sent to them ? I am, &c., F. KOGEBS. James Booth, Esq., &c, &c, &c. Board of Trade, Whitehall, July 18,1864. Sir, —Referring to your letter of the 30th April last, in which you request to be informed whether my Lords think it advisable that the Colonial Governments generally should be recommended to promote the use of the New Commercial Code of Signals, and if so, in what terms the instructions or recommendations should be sent to them ; I am to request you to call the attention of Mr. Secretary Cardwell to the accompanying translation of a French Imperial Decree published in the Moniteur of the 7th instant, whereby the adoption of the Commercial Code of Signals is notified, and its exclusive use ordered for the French Merchant Navy, after a date to be hereafter affixed. The Signal Book and the Mercantile Navy List is also to be furnished to all French vessels of war for communicating with merchant vessels. Under these circumstances, and as it is probable that the Commercial Code will, in time, become the universal code for merchant vessels of all countries, my Lords are of opinion that her Majesty's Government ought to make every endeavor to facilitate the interchange of communications with French and other vessels employing the Commercial Code, by promoting the use of the Code in our Colonies and Dependencies; and my Lords would suggest that in drawing the attention of the Governors of Her Majesty's possessions abroad to the Decree in question, Mr. Cardwell should impress upon the several Governments that it has now become a matter of importance that all master and attendants and harbor masters, and all signal stations within their respective jurisdictions, should be provided with seta of the flags and balls for communicating by the Code, and that they should also be famished annually with the Signal Book and Mercantile Navy List, which are I now combined in one volume. ! lam to add, that if in any colony or possession there should be any port, place, or signal station of any importance, the name of which does not at present appear in the geographical table of the Signal Book, a representation of the feet should be made to the Home Government, in order that the name may be added in the next edition, if the necessity is shown. I have, <fee, Jambs Booth. The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office. * Decree of the Emperor of the French for the exclusive use of the Commercial Code of Signals for all nations. Napoleon, hava decreed, and do decree, as follows :— Art. 1. The Commercial Code of Signals for al nations, such as has been adopted by the AngloFrench Commission, shall be the only one employed for the interchange of communication by French veeaels, either amongst themselves, and with the semaphores, or with the vessels of other nations. Art. 2. Every vessel 'of our Imperial Navy, and every semaphore on the coast of France, should be provided with the vocabulary of flags, and other objects necessary for the exchange of communications with vessels belonging to the French Mercantile Marine and foreigners, according to the system determined by the said Code. Art 3. Our ships of war win continue to communicate with each other, and with the French semaphores, by means of signals at present in use in the imperial Marine. Art. 4. Specimens of the work will be sent, under the directions of our Secretary of State of the Marine and Colonies, to the Chamber of Commerce at the different ports :— let The Vocabulary of the Commercial Code of Signals, as well aa the list of French and Foreign vessels, and their official numbers in the Commercial Code of Signals; 2nd. List of French Semaphores. Specimens will also be sent to the Chamber* of Ist. Of the Universal Series of Flags contained in the Commercial Code of Signals ; 2nd. Of the Black Balls need in signalling at a great distance.

Art. 5. The details of the telegraphic transmission of commercial despatches received from vessels, or transmitted by the semaphores, will be regulated by ulterior arrangements concerted by our Ministers. Secretaries of the State of the Interior, and of the Maria c. Art. 6. An order of our Minister, the Secretary of State, shall determine the day from the date of which the Commercial Code of signals shall be exclnsirely employed. Art. 7. All rules contrary to the present decree are and remain abrogated. Tuileries, June 25th, 1864.