Shipping.

Press, Volume VII, Issue 805, 30 May 1865, Page 2

Shipping.

Lyttelton, May 29. JLRBinn). Bambler, cottar, 10 tons, from Akaroa. SAXXiBD. lady Darling, sj., for Donedin, wifli 176 passengers originally from north. XXPOXXS. Per Bambler, Master, agent: 8000 feet timber, order. XXPSCTBD ASKtriXA. Lady Bird, ■*, from Auckland, Manakau, 2?apier and Wellington, May 30. Queen, •&, from Dunedin, June 1. Otago, {torn Auckland, Manukau, Napier and Wellington, Jane 5. Wellington, «*, from Otago and the Bluff, Jane 6. lord AsMey, flj., from Auckland, Napier, and Wellington, Jane 10. - Canterbury, ship, fromliondon. Tfulam Empire, ship, from London. PROJECTED DBPABTOKS3. Bacbel, barque, for Oallao, daily. I*dy Bird, for Dunedin, Jane 1. Queen, β-s., for Wellington, Jfapier and Auckland, Jane 2. Otago, β-s., far Otago, Jane 6. Wellington, »jl, for Wellington and northern porta, Jane 7. Ashley, m., for Otago and the Bluff, June 11. Xusroa, m., for Otago, May 31. Betsy Douglass, a*., for Pigeon Bay, every Taee4ay, Xhnraday and Saturday. nr HABBOX. ■ Coonteae of Seafield. Discharged. Bachel, barque. Cleared for Callao. Greyhound, »hip, firom London. Discharging. Isabella Jackson, schooner, from Wanganui. Cadierine, barque, from Hobarfc Town. Wild Ware, brig. Cleared for Sydney. Hebe, brig, from Sydney. Shamrock, schooner, from the Feejee Islands. 3ararna, ul, from Sydney. New from Melbourne, via Hokitika. Bjtzb Smanse. —Lyttelton, May 29. ASBITXP. GazeEe, sa, from the Heathcote. . ..J ■ OTJCABES. CStallenge, ketch, for Eaiapoi, with 3 casks, 19 cases tea, 2 cases starch, 3 kegs sundries, 4 cases confectionery, 1 do chicory, 3 do sago, 1 case drapery, 2 bags pepper, 10 drutna oil, Heywood and Co; 128 baodlee standards, 214 coils wire, Louisson. Heathcote, May 29. ISEITD). Bandolph; Virid. CUtAXED. " Sagk} Dore.

' A measure for establishing a monthly steam line to Cbfflft lisa been approved by the Washington Congress. San Francisco is to be the port of departure, and the vessels on their route to China will touch at Honolulu, and also at some port in Japan. The subsidy per annum is not exceed 500.000d015., which at the present value of the American currency will be equal only to £50,000. The schedule of time, it is to be observed, between London and China is now about 62 days, and it is proposed to make it by this route, when the contemplated Pacific railway shall ban been buflt, only 50 days. Further, it is remarked:—"With regard to the practicability of maintaining asteamline between San, Francisco and China, with esoßoragement from the general government, there seems to be no doubt. The apprehended difficulties respecting the supply of coal on the Pacific have essentially diminished since the subject was first considered, and steamers now run with much smaller consumption of fueL Besides, there has been? in course of development among the nations of Eastern Asia an appetite for foreign traffic. They have nunemas wants of which they were before unconscious, aodJbey offer tor expocfestlk; tea, and other products in increasing quantities. The specie-freight outwarde and sDk freight homewards promise to be the most remunerative. Added to this is a passenger traffic to Oβ treaty ports in China, the ports on Formosa, Japan, and the Ambor river, while the eastward travel would embrace a large proportion of those having business with the Pacific coast of America, north and south. The distance from San Francisco to the south-eastern point of the Japanese island of Matamsi, which has been spoken, of as a good place at which to touch, is 4100 miles; to Cape A wa, at the southern end of Niphon, is 4474; from San Franeieoo.to Honolulu; 2100 miles;. and to the Bonin Islands 3200 mike. The whole distance to Shanghai through the Straits of Matsmai is 5373 miles, or about 21 days* steaming at 250 miles per day. This line onoe established, 90 days will beeumcient to make the dreuit .of the globe. Aβ compared with the old routes, nothing will be. experienced from the typhoons of the China sea, fths hurricanes of the Bay of Bengal, or the fearful storms which prevail in the Straits of Malacca.— Home .New.

There have been several accidents to tbe shipping dnringthe past few days. OnSaturday quite a strong gale was blowing, during which we learn that the Xady Dafiing'and Omeo steamships loet'an anchor and cable each, and the former a lifeboat in addition.

3Phe.Favorite.broke away from the Omeo, leaving on board tbe captains of the Yara, Baby, and Favorite, and with great difficulty reached the river, chipping several seas as she did so. The Baby rode oat tbe gale manfully, but loet an anchor and cable, and got ituide the bar on Monday, her funnel, which had inadvertently dropped overboard, being carried out to her by the steamship .New Zealand. The Wakool, engaged in lightering the steamship Omeo, yesterday had* signal of distress. Hying all day, but before high inter she was steaming on to the beach, where she ' now Bee, high and dry l —another offering to the sea gods who particularly "patronise the 'West Coast. It appears that she was found to be making so much water that this was the only course left open to the captain to prevent her from sinking. The Wakool endeavored to get in on Monday night, but, it seems, without avaD. She now lies on the beach about a * stile to the north of the township. Crowds rushed off to render assistance, and one enterprising drayxnanxrla && horsesiirto' the surf, quite close to the alnp, to bring ashore the .passengers, who, however declined this mode of conveyance; and 'a heavy sea coming in, upset the dray and nearly drowned the Bones. A subscription was immediately started by lie. 3s. Beeves, auctioneer, of Hokitika, and Captain Bdwards, to reward the plucky fellow—each of those gentlemen- at once subscribing a note—and which we before, was -duly followed. The Wakool had on as passengers, the absent skippers above named, and Thatcher, who certainly can have but a poor opinion of Sokxtaka as having made his debut ijndar rather disagreeable The "XTntintoentato lm" has been fertunate enough to escape tiiis mishap, at all enents, liavmg beenaahbre some efarfe. Thepassengerswejwall safely landed last night, without some'difficulty and much danger, fists'Qe surf was Tery hejtvy.— West Coatt Times, yu&mL .-,.-■-■':; .:;;.;,:-