Shipping Intelligence. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIV, Issue 1091, 11 December 1857, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ENTERED ItfWATtDS. December B— Dot, 27 tons. Grange, from Mahurangi, with 30 tons firewood, 10,000 laths, 10,000 palings, 2 bales wool. 2 passengeis. December B— Hawkhead, 22 tons, Clark, from Matakana, with 25 tons firewood. December B—Anne,8 — Anne, 26 tons, Ryan, from the Hct I Springs, with 2000 palings, 5000 feet sa wn timber, 16,000 shingles, 10 tons firewood. December B— Mary Ann White, Nicholas, from the Thames, with 20 cwt. pork, 450 bushels wheat. December B— Tere, 17 tons, JTisk, from Matakana, with 28 tons firewood. December B—William,8 — William, 18 tons, Edwards, from Ngu ruru, with 10,000 feet timber. 6000 shingles. December 9— Ellen, 40 tons, Wedggood, from the East Coast, wi'h 150 bushels wheat, 200H>s. pork. — Low and Motion, agents. December 10— Pelsart, 40 tons, Symonds, from Kawhia, at Mamikau, with 500 bushels wheat, 300 bushels maize, 2 tons bacon. December 10 — Henry, 45 tons, A. McGregor, from Aorere and New Plymouth, with 50 ounces gold dust, Fletcher and Solomon ; 1 cask rennets, 2 cases bacon, j 1 cask butter, 41 sheep, Newman and ' Buckland ; 1 dog cart. Passengers— Messrs. Cooper and Bell. — Combes and Daldy, agents. December 10— Ann, 2o tops, Jackman, from "Waiheki, with iO tons firewood.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. December B— Dot, 27 tons, Grange, for Mahurangi, in ballast. December B—Oceana,8 — Oceana, 42 tons, Stroud, for Wangape, with 6 kegs gunpowder, 6 gallons rum, t case champagne, 90 lbs. tobacco, 2 cases axes, 4 bags bread, 5 boxps and 2 bags slops. December B—Coroniandel,8 — Coroniandel, 12 tons, Makeara, for Coromandel, with 23 bags flour, 68 packages merchandize, and sundries. December B—llawkhead,8 — Ilawkhead, 22 tons, Clark, for Matakana, in ballast. December 8- Phantom, 16 tons, Davis, for Coromandel, with sundries. 3 passengers. December B—Mary8 — Mary lia. 18 tons, White, for the Bay of Plenty, with sundries. December B— Tere, 17 tons, Fisk, for Matakana, in ballast. December B— Petrel, 21 tons, Mair, for Wangarci, with 1 cow, and sundries. Passengers —Messrs. J. G. and li. A. Anderson, and 5 in the steerage. December B— William, 18 tons, Edward 3, for Ngmuru, with 400 lbs. flour, 2 bags sugar. December 10— Ann, 25 tons, Jackman, for Waiheki, in ballast.

Tha barque Gleaner, Pentercost, Commander, (one of Morrisons line fiom London), arrived on Thursday last, the 19th instsnt. She was signalled the previous evening, but the wind proving unfavourable, she droppod anchor at the Heads, nnd came into port the following morning. She left Gravesend on the 29th of July, but owing to strong westerly gales in the Channel, did not pass the -Lizard till the 7th of August. She came round by Stewarts Island, which she sighted on the 12th instant, and has had to beat up against a head wind nearly the whole way fiora thence. Fiom land to land she has made the passage in 97 days. Her passengers comprise 6 cabin, and 172 steerage and 2nd class. Of the latter 120 are on account of the Government, being part of Messrs. Stuart, Kinross, and Co/* contract. The Immigrants consist of Agricultural Labourers, Ploughmen, Shepherds, Dairy Maids, and

Domestic Servants, with a few tfeojJKfW; a large por* tion of these are from the north d^Veed. They are decidedly the best lot that have been brought out by tTie piesmt Government, and we wish them every success in this their adopted home. Great credit is due to Captain Pentercost for the excellent order which he has maintained on board, the result of which is to be lound in the good health" of the passengers. Two births took place on board, and, we regret to say. one poor fellow, a single man, committed iuiczde while in a deranged state of mind. Nine children and one adult died while in the tropicr.— 2V. Z. Spectator, Nov. 21. . - The chip Aahburton, one of Messrs. Young and Co.'s line of New Zealand Packets, arrived in this harbour,on Thursday moruing last, from London, after a pleasant passage of 110 days. She sailed from Graveeend on the 7th August, and made the' rUn'ttrom land to land in 98 day*. She brings 7 cabin and 92 second cabin and 'intermediate passengers," the majority of' whom are for this • lace. One birth occurred on board ; but no deaths, and the general health- of the passengers has been good. There are 20 guaranteed Government immigrants among the steernge passengers. The passengers speak in high terms of Captain King and the surgeon of the ship for their kindness and attention during the voyage. - The Ashburton is a splendid ship, very roomy 'tween decks, and 1000 ton's burthen. She it to be followed by the ship Westminster, which "was to sail early in September — Wellington ludependent, November 28. The Wonga Wonga left yesterday morning for ths Ahuriri, with a large number of passengers, among whom we notice several of the late arrivals per Gleaner and Ashburton. Upwards of 20 labouring immigrants by the former vessel were passengerg. under engagement for six months to the Government, for the Ahuriri road*, but with liberty to engage themselves to the settlers. As many of them comprised good Scotch agriculturists and shepherds, they w ill no doubt prove of valuable assistance to employers in that district. -Ibid.

This Great Easterx.— We learn that, at the meeting of section G, Mechanical Science, of the British Association, at Dublin, on the 29th ol August last, Mr. J. Scott Russell read a paper describing the mechanical details of the Great Eastern steamship, now in courseof construction at Millwall. The first point, he s»id, related to the peculiarity of her great size ; the second, on which her merits or demerits as a piece of naval architecture depended, was the general structure or lines of the ship ; the third point would be the distribution of materials in the construction of the ship, so as to obtain the safest and strongest possible sttucture with theminimum of materials ; and the last point -would be toallude generally to the mechanical arrangements for her propulsion. With respect to size, it was found by experience that no steamship could be worked profitably which was of less size than a ton to a mile of the voyage she was to perform, carrying her own coal. Thus,, -a ship intended to ply between England and America would not pay permanently unless =he were oi 2500 or 3000 tons burden. In like manner, if a vessel were intended to go fronv this country to Australia or India without coaling on going out, but taking her coals with her, she would require to be thirteen thousand tons burden ; and, turning to the case before them, it would be found that the big ship was a little short of the proper size. Her voyage to Australia and back would be 25,000 miles ; her tonnage, therefore, should be -25,000 tons, whereas its actual amount was 22,000 tons. /The idea of making a ship large enough to carry her own coals for a voyage to Australia and back again was the idea of a man famous for large ideas — Mr. Brunei. After explaining that the Gfeat Eastern was built on " the wave principle," first announced at the British. Association 22 years ago by himself, Mr. Russell continued:—Mr. Robert M'Kay, the builder of the great American clippers, paid him a, visit twelve months ago at Millwall to see the big 6hip, and he then very candidly said : " Mr. Russell, I have adopted the wave principle in the construction of all my American clippers, and that is my secret. I first found the account of the wave line in the publications of the British Association." Mr. Russell then proceeded to give an elaborate descnpti»n of the old method of constructing on iron ship, contrasting it with the improved style which he pursued at present. Instead of the mass of wooden rubbish, which did not strengthen the ship, and involved enormous expense, he placed -Inside the iron shell as many complete bulkheads as the owner permitted him to do, and then constructed in the intermediate spaces partial bulkheads, or bulkheads in the centre of which holes had been cut for the purposes of stowage.