MISCELLANEOUS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2603, 21 November 1865, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tho cattle-ship Ilyclrft, Captain Skono, repented horsoH at Hio diatoms yestoiday, from Newcastle, N.B W., with fat stock, and entoiod ontwaids foe tho samo destination, In ballast. Sho will como up hnibour and disohargo hor cargo of maize before sniliug 'i ho lino i London ihip Siam, Captain W. Ashby, entoied inwards at tho Customs yesterday. >• TheFronch brig Pioneei, Ciptain Duoatto, ontoiod at tho Custom* yestorday, from tho Mauritius, with mgius lho Chilian barque Orltn, Captain Slncoder, ontered outwards at the Customs yosterday for Valparaiso, in ballast. Tho bilg Princess Alice, Captain Kiddy, from Newcastle, NSW., reported heuelf at tho Customs yesterday, with a cargo of conls and hay. The biiquo Hoiald of Light arrived at Raptor fiom Melbom no on tho 11th instant, uud was laid on for Valpaiaiso by I a Duuedlu firm Tho ichoonui Zilluli, Capt iln Sullivan, arrived at Naplei from thii port on tho 10th instant. The s s Auckland, from the Manukau and iT.nanaki, arrived at Nelson at midnight of tho 11th (Saturday). She left the Mnnukau on tho 10th. Tho s s UuiigUuto left Nelson on the 10th foi Itokitika and Melbourne Tho * s Airedale left Wellington on tho 15th, with tho supplementary, though laiger, portion of tho English homeward mail, for Lyttelton, Poit Chalmers, and tho Bluff. A Norwegiim baiquo fiom somo port in Norway, and tho s s Star of tho South from Wellington and Lyttelton, ai lived at Port Chalmeis tho day tho llangatira left— tho 10th inst The N.Z S.N. Company's s i Queen, Captain Homier, dropped anchor in Almuri roadstead fiom Auckland early on tho morning of tho lOtli Tho ss. Wanganui arrivod at Wellington on tho 14th instant, from Wanganui, and reports as follows .— " Left Wanganui, and ciossed the bar at 7pm on Monday, towing out tlio bug Australian ; passed Mana Island at 1a m , tho light only being seen at intervals , arrivod here at * 80 a m , thus making a splendid run of only »J hours from the bar Experienced thick lia/y weather, with a strong breeze from tho north-west, coming down Had fine weather going up. Four schooueis, two from Dunedin, one fiom Newcastle, N S.AV , one from Auckland, and two steamers crossed tho bar inwards on tho 10th One of the schoonors, tho Vistula, from Dunedin, got on the bar, but was got oft next tide. The steamer favourite got on the bar at tho P*tea again, and it is now doubtful whether she will be got off." Wo learn from tho " Wellington Post" that "Mr. E W. Mills has been declared tho successful tonderer for tho repairs of the screw-steamer Lady Bird " The Molbourno brig Emma l'rcscott, Captain Stanton, will clear at tho Customs to day for Newcastle, whore she mil load for Melbourne. The brig Highlander, having nearly completed discharge of inward cargo, will bo ready for sea in a few day* The ship Ida Zeigler is loading for London in the stream. Iho London immigrant ship Aliqms, Captain Davlsoa, has almost completed dischaigool her inward cargo. Hor destination is jet unknown Hie barque Fanny Smaile and tho brig Princess Alice arc lying m the stream, with full cargoes of coal on board The brig Venus, from Bohvi I*,1 *, with guano, has not yet commenced to discharge hei inwurd cargo II M s Falcon, Captain I'arkyu, loft tho harbour early yesterday morning, under sail, fora cruise, and will probably visit the East Coast before returning to her anchorage Tho P , NZ , and All M Company's s s Prince Alfred may bo expected in harbour to day with tho September English mail ihoNZSN Company's ss Kangatiia, which airhcdyesterday, will leave the Queen street Wharf for the Southern provinces on Thursil \y noxt The new foiry steamer Enterprise will havo her engines fitted and be leady to make a trial trip towaids tho end of the week. The ship .Siam has commenced the dischaige of her inward cargo, and will be laid on for Loudjn direct when discharged The " llawke's Bay Times," in noticing tho arrival of tho barque llci aid of Light at that port, says, ""We cannot but legard the entering into the Pot of this vessel as a great factone that will do more than \olumo3 of writing could do to piove to shipmasters and owners residing out of the province that the port of Napier is not nearly so bad as somo would like to make it appear Captain Hunter expressed his opinion that, with 430 tons of cargo on board, ho could Ho alongside tho wharf in the Iron Pot and float "We havo no desire to puff up the capabilities of the port , we would rather let facts speak for themselves We may here state that the tides have not been know n to bo so low for a lengthened period as at present." The Norwegian barque Bergensieen, Captain F. Wesenberg, from Fredntkst ult, arrived at Lyttelton on Saturday afternoon. Loft Norway on the l(lth July, making the passago in 112 days , from the Downs, 05 dajs Experienced favourable w inds and w eather during the w hole passage. Tho s s Storm Bird left Wellington on Monday sennight foi Opotiki, with Commissariat stores She was under charter to the Government Tho following coasters cleared at the Customs yesterday : — Prince of Wales, cutter, for Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier . St Kilda, cutter, for Matakana , Bihk, cutter, foi Great Barrier, Mary Ann Nlnto and Lily, schooners, for Waiheki , Julia, schooner, for Thames , Wanderer, cutter, for Coromandel. The follow ing coasteis entered inwards at tho Customs yesterday .—ltangatira,. — Itangatira, ss , from Tauranga and tho Suuth , St Kilda, cutter, from Matakana , Maiy Ann White and Lily, schooners, from Waiheki , Punce of Wales, cuttei, from Great Barrier , Brisk, cutter, from Great iinrrioi , and Julia, schooner, from Thames, The following coasters were discharging timber alongside Custom-house street yesterday . — AVanderer, cutter, from Coromandel , Julia, schooner, from the Thames ; Americi, cuttor, from Tairua , Annio Laurie, from AVangarei Heads , and the Frances, cutter, from Ngunguru The two latter were dis chuigmg piles for tho wharf contractors. The cutter Elizabeth Ann has been taken on to the hard in Custom-house street, in order to undergo repairs, before resuming the coasting tiade Hi! cutter Sir Duncan Cameron, Eattray, master, arrived at Napier on the 14th instant, from this port, via Wangapoa, with 19,000 feet sawn timber. The schooner Mary Ann White, Knight, master, sailed yesterday for Waiheki, in ballast, with 3 p^sscugeis lho cutter Brisk, Doidge, master, sailed yesterday for Trjphena Bay, Great Barnor Island, m ballast Tho cutter St Kilda, Hooper, master, sailed yesterday, for Matakana, with sundries The cutter Prince of Wales, Lawrence, master, sailed last evening for Port Fitzroy, Great Banier, with sundries and three passengers Tho schooner Julia, Colcmtn, master, sailed last evening for the Thames, witti bricks and sundries The schooner Lilj, Joseph, master, sailed yesterday for Waiheki, with 20 tons flour and one passenger. Tho cutter Wanderer, G Mirk, master, sailed list evening for Coromandel, with a cargo of sundry merchandise and eight passengers • The schooner Falcon and the cutter Three Sisters may be daily expected in this harbour from (lokitika The former will bring a cargo of sawn timber from Cabbage Bay. The Dan i -ill brig Emma has made a passage to Otago of 42 days from Poit Louis, Mauritius, with a cargo of sugar of the new crop Tho departures of the month included the Nemesis and II Nicholson for Melbourno, tho Wolverine- for Adelaide, snd the Ingar.ima, Fanny Nicholson, and Scotsman for Sydney. A French brig, tho Pioneer, was loading for Auckland, tho Coorong for Melbourne, and the Sea Nymph for Adelaide Freights to Australia. £1 17s Od to £2 , to New Zealand, £3 to £i 2s. od.— Wellington " Advertiser," November 15. The barqno European, from Wellington, arrived at Taranaki on the Sth, and was discharging cargo when tho Auedale left —Ibid The Yamu.— This v essel, of 120 tons register, which went ashore at the south spit on tho Sth July, was got into the river safely on Saturday last, tho 4th instant. Wo congratulate Mr Higgio on the successful result of his enterprise The Yarra, liko the Lady Denison, was brought over tho south spit and launched into tho river.—' ' Wanganui Chroniole," November 11. The Favourite —Wo learn that Messrs. Taylor and Watt'i p s Favourite was got into deep water at the Patea on Saturday last Hor i udder is considerably injured and her funnel gone. So toon as theso deficiencies are temporarily remedied, sho will bo brought round and laid up for repairs.— Ibid. Man Drowned from tiir Wonoa Wonoi.— A man was going ashore from the AVonga AVonga while she was lying at Hokitlka, and he missed his footing and fell into the river, and was never «e«n again. His name is not known — " Colonist," November 10 The schooner Rifleman arrivod from Hokitika at seven o'clock on Tuesday ovening, having left on AVednesday, November 1— " Lyttelton Times," November 9. Arrival op the Star op the Sooth —This vessel arrived yesterday at five o'clock pm , from AVollington. By her wo havo received later news from Hokitika She left AVellington at twelve o'clock on Tuesday. Shortly nfter coming to an anchor one of her quarter boats get unhooked from the davits , it fell on the top of one of the watermen's boats and stove her planking, and tunic directly, and those in charge fortunatoly escaped unhurt — Ibid French Men-of-AVar.— Quito a sensation was created in Port Elizabeth on Sunday last, by tho appearance of two large French men-of-war in tho harbour. On the landing of the port-boat it was discovered that they wore tho steam corvette Primauguet, 8 guns, and tho steam frigate Semiramis; 34 guns, for Mauritius The former is tho vossol that was lately on shore in Simon's Bay, and tun latter is conveying her to Mauritius to undergo repairs. They called in for tho purpose of coaling. Since, they havo been hero tho place U quite enlivened by the number of French oflicors and men who are moving about. Yesterday the band of tho frigate eamo on shore and playod somo excellent muiio in the quoit ground on the hill, to the delight of a very largo number of listeuors. — Grahainstowii paper, Juno 29.