ARRIVAL OF THE BEBINGTON, FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4206, 21 January 1879, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE BEBINGTON, FROM LONDON.

" "" "This well-known barqne of Messrs Shaw, Savin and Co.'s chartered line of colonial traders sacliorect at three o'clock yesterday afternoon from Ixjadon. "The OrSVernmeßt steam launch at once ' : ■pas off to "toft and Mr CMlmau, of H/M. Customs, officiating as health officer, poesed her at once, - there b«2g- do 'sickness whatever on board amon< ' Ist tlarty-*wo passengers. Captain -Boberts wel- ; conwliße' Tress 'representatives on board and furmisiied the report of the passive given below. The passsaras speak in.the highest terms of the attention "paiathem on board, and presented Captain ... Jloberts with * testimonial to that etfeet. The tweutyrnfete second and steerage passengers had ifcei* quarters in tlseafterpart of the 'tween deoks, whefe, though somes hat closely packed, they all say they were extremely comfortable aad had a Tety jolly time of it. The ves3el brings a large cargo, some 1500 tons, sod, as mil be seen from her r«3>o*t, had aa unusual proportion of ligbi winds ou "Use* *oy&g«, twofacts which jo to account for her * ' riEher protracted passage of days from ■date pi landing her pilot, and 101 from the East %ndi» Docks. YoHowVng is her report:—Left East Tcdln Docks*on October 11th, aad trot away from Ooweaeßd at 6 a.19. nert day, landed pilot off Bold Head an October 14th. sad met trith southerly and i B.E. winds and dirty weather down the Channel, xiirit And variable winds were experienced across file Bay, Balm* Island being passed on. October 27th caught the N.E, trades on November 4th in 2942 N., 30.40 W. They were very lig-ht and the ahip lostth*™ in IO.M N. on November 10th. The Knuaior was crossed in 28.07 "W. on November lyth. —The 3 B trades were fairly fresh but of "brief duration, "loeiog them November 27th. 3957 W. and 19J598- Prom passing Trinidad on that date had lisrht northerly -winds until making Tristan JYAoasa, where a call was made, changing in trade same ftoor cod wine for fresh potatoes, sheep aad f rest. The inhabitants of the island were re- " ported all well, excepting an aijed lady, who.was sttßouneedae a matter of astonishment to,lβ ill, suffering from dropsy. The westerly winds were & 33.17 8- and 6.20 W. oa December 9th, aad proved fairly etrom?. Oa January Ist, when ia lit *8.« and BWO E, ft* fmh gale from W.N.W. was. erperießced, with tremendous sea. At. steering gear got adrift and the -ship teoatflwd to, a heavy seu bresltinj aboard from ■ the fere to the main " rifflrinjr. erryinff away &c whole of the bulwarks on the starboard Bide; fie ''maintop-gallant yard earned »w»y at the satae and tie forotop-tnast sSa/swl wag blown: to 'ehreSs. The g»le Ueted until the next Say, the •" weather eoattanh* Btormy and squauy to Jannury - 13thj-»hea it medereted. Oa Jaunary 16th, at 7 • mJie ship was t» the soutb/ard oi the Snares, -«Bt*ttoe2s*ne», The coast of Sew Zealand was - 'eigkted th* next day at 3 p m., between Nngtet Foiat end Cape Sanoder*. the *>md being northeuL Calms and variable lighf winds were act with tie foHjwjnsr day, »nd or. SondAy a s bre«re • -*o« BfS.W. epran? tip. BjldW Poniranl*; betng v «i S JUBJ. yeawrdsy. The following vessels 1 "Sl« spotew ot, the passage :-Octpb«2tth, Waaa, l««M«£Tor Yalparwao, in 3&.4 CK» 1/58 W.; " Aeifiber ZTth German ship, showing E. D. I". G., : -'fee* l»a. O.SO iT, 2907 W., ship Sonkarfrom CasterbniT. The Bebiaatoa is waeigoea to mesars