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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2610, 29 November 1865, Page 5

Shipping, business during the month. has, maintained its briskness. The 'number of arrivals'foreignrepresent a tonnage register 'of "6, 207, and 21 vessels j whilst the departures foreign number 20, and represent 8,G00"toh». ; During 'the corresponding period last month the arrivals were' %% representing a tonnage of 0,889. The immigration during the mbnth has been limited to 99 souls, showing a. decrease 'over the preceding month ii 274. The emigration for the month also^hows a decrease over themonth o£ September of 553 souls. This, however, is due to the departure from amongst us during the month of September of H.M. 05th Regiment, 'to the number |pf 450. 'Thosmallnoss of the number of immigrant during the month can only be attributed to the ternporary lull in emigration, to this colony from the mother country. Wo have only one arrival from London to record, bringing the small' number of 43 passengers'.' Several vessels were on" the berth, however 1 , for this^port, at the date of our latest advices from London. • < ' ' ' • ' The arrivals' foreign during the month have been 21, ' namely, four from Sydney, seven from Newcastle, N.S.W., two from Hobart Town,' two from 1 Qtieehsland, one from Valparaiso^ one from Melbourne, one from Tahiti,' one from Bolivia, one 'fiom London, and one from Mauritius, Prom Sydney we ■.have hid the's.s.' Prinoo Alfred, the I)arque Kate. #ie' brig Rita, and H.M. s. Eclipse, the three former with large general ' cargoes of merchandise and 48 passengers. From Newcastle we have had six coalladen vessels, 'bringing some'2,ooo'tous; namely, the ' Anne Melhmsh, on'the 29th' October, the' brig Ann ! aud Jane on the sth instant, the brig Highlander on the 14th, the brig Hebe on the lGtb, the barqueFanny Sinail'ou the 18th, aud the bng Princess Alice on the 19th. From Queensland we have' had 'the barques Lombard and Kate V\ aters, with cattle; and from Newca9te the ship Hydra, with fat cattle and sheep. FroW Hobart To \vn' we haye 1 had ' the barque 1 Gleucoo and' the brigantino Camilla, ' with lai'ge cargoes of produoe, ijists and rail«, &c. On the ' Stli we had the barque Orita, from Valparaiso, with a full cargo of breadstuff's cousighed to an Auckland morchaut. The biig Emma Prescott ariived from Melbourne on 1 the 9th, with a general cargo' of mer- ' chandise and the machinery of a new ferry steamer. On the 12th the Protectorate cutter Rus6 (formerly the Will Watch ) arrived from Tahiti aud Roiotonga, with a cargo of fruit and oil. On the 14th the Jersey brig Vennsj arrived from Bolivia, with a cargo of giuuo,' consigned to Messis. Cruickshank, Smart, and Co.; and on the 18th the French brig Pioneer arrived from the Mauritius, with n cargo of sugais, 57 days out. The only arrival fiom London , durtug the month hut been the clipper ship Siam, Cnptaiu Aehby (formerly of the good ship Maori ) which arrived ou the 17th, with a large general cargo aud 43 passengers. ( The departures during the month number 20, representing a tonnage of 8, GOO tons. They have been as follow :— Three for Sydney, with general cargoes of colonial and other produce, and 73 passengers ; four coal vessels for Newcistle, in ballast, and two cattle vessels ; two cattle vessels for Queensland ; one for Callao ; two for London, vifl Lyttelton and Napier, where they will take in cargoes of wool ; one for Han Fi'ancisco ; one for the South Pacific; one for Coustituoion, Chili; one for Melbourne, vift. Kaipara, with a cargo of timber ; one for Norfolk Inland, with a general cargo ' aud six passengers; and one for -Tahiti, with a general xnrgo. The dangers arising from the bar on the West Coast,aud the crowded state of the diggings, have served to diminish the traffic from this port, aud very few vessels have sailed for Hokitika this month with merchandise from Auckland. Two of our ' coasting vessels have returned in safety, after braving the dangers of the bar and shifting sauds there, .which have proved destructive to so Targe a number of vessels, -*-•-• The coasting tiadb has been unusually brisk durtbe month. We have had numerous arnvals of corn, wool, kauri gum, timber, aud produce, from the i mlaud distrfots. The s s. j Beautiful Star has brought us weekly supplies of sheep from Napier, and retinned with 'ourgoes of general merchandise. The P., N.Z , tod A.X.M., audthoN.Z S.N. Companies' steamers have made their regular trips to the Southern proviuces and to Sydney during the mouth, with general caigoes and passengers/ On the Ist, 11. M. s. Falcon left the harbour on a cutiso, anil leturned on the 3rd, after visiting the Kawau. On the 17th, H. M. s. Eclipse arrived from .Sydney, where she had gone forrepain, after bumping on a roclc on the East Coast w lnlst on' active sei vice theie. On the same day, H.M. s. Esk returned to her anchorage in this haibonr from Wellington and the East Coast, having been actively engaged at the latter place since her absence from these waters. Last week, H. M. h. Falcon and 13clip3e left the harbour on a cruise,' and will probably v»it Wellington and the Enifc Coast bofore returning. II M. s. Esk is now the ouly man-of-war iv hat bour. lI.M. s. Cuiagoa, with Oommo lore Sir Win. Wiseman on boaid, is daily expected fiom Sydney, vifl Norfolk Islaud. The Government trauspoit! p.s. Huntress, Captain Stalker,' which arrived hero little more than a month ago, in order to undergo repairs by Messrs. Vickory ami Masefield, of this Oity, had recoived a thorough overhaul, and h.is been fitted with a new boiler plate, in the room of one which w»s found deficient. The steamer was ''taken on t« the hud in M.echanic'B Bay,' on Fiiilay, iv outer to have her bottom cleaned before resuming her very useful miscellaneous services for the Government, on the Ensfc Const, at Napier, and at Wauganui. She will t.ike her departure for Napier, vifl the coast, iv a day or two. The new ferry steamer Euterpiise will commcuec her useful seivice between Holmes's, North Shore, and Queen-street Wbarf, iv afqw days. Having had her machinery ' successfully fi^ed,' she was to have taken her maiden trip on; the Waitemata on Saturday, but was found scarcely prepared for the journey when the time arrived.' The ships Ida Zeigler ana feiam have been chartered by the Resident Transport' Officer at this poitfortho couveyance to, England of H.M. 70th Regimeut, who aie under orders to proceed homo without delay, f Bo,th vessels will be fitted up for , the reception of troops, and sail early in Januaiy. The cutter Will Watchj owued by an Auckland film, has been purchased during the mouth by Tahitian, merchants,, and named the Rust. She arrived here with a large cargo of fruit and oil, flying the' Protectorate flag, and is to continue a regular , trader to this pQit, on account ' of her new owners luour issue of the22ud we gaye a description of the, ship-building yards at the North Shore, which will sorv<?,to show the progress of ship-building in .this^ city during the past two years. . The article will be" f ouud re-printed in another page. Some disappointment was felt on the anival of the P., N.Z , aud A.R.AI. Company's s.s, Piinco Alfred, on the evening of the 23rd, without the English mail, as it was telegraphed at Sydney ' shortly before she left, aud would reach there two days after. The extdnsiou'of the whaifis being rdpidly proceeded with by the Provincial Government, so as to enable an incrtasfed number of vessels of large tonnage to discharge their cargoes alongside, instead of in the stream. ' , ' ' ' ' * 'The business 'of the Customs hot been removed durine tl»e month- to temporary pvemkes in order that the contractors for theereotioii'of anew Custom-bouse, on the old site, may commence thenwork Without delay. < ' The following is an analysis of the arrivals »ud departures of foreign vessels at thii port sinoe our last

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