MISCELLANEOUS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3094, 17 June 1867, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

A ihlp wu signalled at the Flagstaff at randown bat evening, wiiicfc. may be expected to make the harbour this morning. She will, no doubt, prove <&• Ironsides, now over-due. . The i.a. Tauranga sails for Tauranga to-morrow, carrying pauengeri and cargo for Opotaki. The Sea Breeze sails to-day for tbe Bay of Islands., The ■.■. Star of the South, Captain Bendall, ii announoed to tail for Napier this evening, and receive! cargo at the wharf dnring the day. Th* Babqt™ Kati.— The Circular Saw barque « *®^ £ fc ' "» aed e* rl y y«»terday mornine for San Francuco, with » cargo of coals (part of original cargo from N.wcaatle, U.S.W.), and the following passengers i— tiabin: Mr. Thomas Henderson, Mr. JEtenrj Monro, junior, Mr. Thomas McNall, Cot tUv. Mr*, and Mt». Hoapfle, Mm. Standwell •nd.two oUldren. Stetrage s Mesiw. D. White, 9mm VivhVti^'VwHW'TlhmvQtinU,

John Marshall, Donald Gunn, D. H. Cowan, Assher Sargent, Jaines Ardle, Thomas Cunningham, J. Nichols, George Stephens, George Franoia, William Wallis, John MoAuley, Pendergast, E. J. Cox, T. George, J. Smith, W. Robert*, Berwin, Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. MoAuley, Mrs. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, Mr.- and Mrs. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Clow and two children— total, 39. The Niva.— The sohooner Neva, Captain Young, sailed on Saturday afternoon for Tahiti, with, a with a general cargo, 200»heep, &0., and the follow* ing passengers. Passengers— cabin : Messrs. Louis Nathan and Sellars, and Captain Haymet. Second cabin: Messrs. George Hearder, Francis Elliott, Thomas O'Connor, Edward Buckley, Mr. Henry and Mrs. Wiserder and two children, Mrs. Buckley and two children, Mrs. O'Connor and three children, Thepassage of the s.s. Star of theSouthfrom Auckland, on her last trip, appears to have been unusually lengthy and stormy, judging from the following report in the Napier papers : — " The favourite stock steamer Star of the South, Captain Bendall, arrived in port on Monday morning last, afterbeinganxiously expected for several days. She left Auckland at 7.30 on Sunday, May 26. Had fine weather with variable winds as far as Mercury Bay. Experienced strong S.S.E. winds, with squally weather, and ac> companied with lightning and heavy rain, acrosß the Bay of Plenty, — rounding the East Gape at noon on the 27th ult., wind still from S.S.E., with a heavy sea setting in from the southward. Towards evening the wind had increased to a heavy gale, the sea roUins tremendously. Finding it was useless to try to make any headway, Captain Bendall bore up, at 8 a.m. on the 28th, for Eawakawa, where she brought up at noon the same day. Remained there till noon on Sunday, 2nd June, at which time steamed again for Napier. The weather was still from the southward, blowing stiff with nasty •ea. Brought up in the roadstead at 8 a.m. on the 3rd inst. It being ebb tide, remained outside till about 3 p.xn., when she entered the Iron Pot." The s.s. Midge was beached on the hard in Official Bay on Saturday, to ship her screw. The Nautilus.— The Auckland cutter Nautilus, Captain Loverock, arrived at Napier at3p.ro. on the sth instant from Wellington, with about 40 tons of cargo (mostly bonded goods). She left Wellington on Sunday, June 2 j experienced strong S.E. wind to, Cape Palliser ; from thence to port strong easterly wind, high sea, and heavy rain. Arrived in the roadstead at 3 p.m., entering the Iron Pot about 5 p.m. Captain Loverock reports a terrific sea running off Cape Turnagain on Tuesday night, over which (to use his own words) the, tight little craft "rode like a bird." The Nautilus was open for freight or charter to any northern port when the Star of the South left. The Auckland cutter Grayling (late Sarah Alice), Owen, master, left Napier for the Wairoa, with a general cargo, on the 4th instant. Arrival or the p.s. Enterprise. — The paddle steamer Enterprise No. 2, Captain Davies, arrived shortly afternoon on Saturday from Wangarei via the Eawau, with his Excellency and suite from the latter place. The steamer left Wangarei Heads at 8.30 p.m. on Friday, and called at Omaha at 1 a.m. on' Saturday, leaving again for the Eawau at I.SO. Arrived at the Kawau at 3.30 a.m., and left for Auckland atBo'clook, arriving, at the Queen-street Wjharf at one o'clock. Passengers : From Wangarei: Messrs. John Taylor, Holman, Thompson, Smith, Captain Gibbs, and 10 others. From the Eawau : His Excellency Sir George Grey, Major Gray, the Bev. Mr. Thatcher, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Pitt, Mrs. Gamble, Mr. Lynch, and five others. Cargo : 3 head cattle, 12 boxes butter, 9 bundles hides, 3 pigs, and settlers' produce. — Butt and Anderson, agents. (The cutters Orpheus and Bluebell arrived on Saturday morning from Coromandel, the former with 8,000 feet of sawn timber, and the latter with 900 posts and rails, and each with a number of passengers. [Arrival of the Sia. Briezb.— The schooner Sea Breeze, Captain Norris, arrived in harbour early on Saturday morning from Russell, Bay of Islands, with a cargo of cattle, &o. She reports having left the bay on Thursday night, and had a moderate bteeze along the coast. Saw no vessels during the passage, and reports none lying at the bay when she sailed. Passengers : Messrs. Busby, Ireland, Cross, Christie, Strong, and three in the steerage. Cargo : 25 head of cattle(whioh were landed at the Tamaki), 2 <tons kauri gum, 1 ton oil, 45 sheep,— George Webster, agent. JTsn Schooner Helen.— The schooner Helen, Martin, master, left Wangaroa on Tuesday last, and had head winds and squalls for the first part, with light airs afterwards, and arrived in harbour on Saturday night, Reports the cutter Avon leaving Wangaroa in company with her for Auckland. Cfrgo :] 3 tons kauri gum, 18,000 shingles, 2£ tons tdwai bark, 70 bushels maize, and 6 head of cattle, the latter being landed at the Tamaki before the vessel came up harbour. Passenger : Mrs. Martin. Hokianga.— The schooner Mariner, Stroud, master, sailed on the 30th May for Parengarenga, to load kauri gum to the order of Messrs. Yates. She proceeds thence to Auckland, calling probably &i Mongonui. ;Thb Thistle. — The cutter Thistle, MoEenzie, master, arrived yesterday from the Nova Scotian settlement at Waipu, withja cargo of 28 head of cattle (landed at the Tamaki, before coming up harbour), 13 pigs, 40 kegs of butter, 250 turkeys, 50 fowls, and 12 passengers. She left Waipu on Friday, and had light airs along the coast, arriving at the Tamaki on Saturday. 'The schooner Boyd, Tamati, master, arrived yesterday afternoon from Tairua, with] a small cargo of 3 tons kauri gum, 2 tons flax, and one passenger. ' The cutter Glance, Dickson, master, brought up 20 passengers yesterday from Matakana, and a cargo of settlers' produce. ; The cutter Mary Ann, Wood, mtstsr, brought up a cargo of 18,000 feet of sawn timber yesterday from T-airua mills. The cutter Severn, Downs, master, arrived on Saturday from Tairua, with a cargo of 8 tons kauri gum, 1 ton maize, 9,000 fat of sawn timber, and 5 passengers. I The Maori cutter Albert', Anderson, master, arrived on Saturday evening from Hickory Bay, where she had been to procure a oargo ofseedpotatpes for the Coromandel natives. She brought ujp 6 native passengers, and returns to Coromandel with her cargo to»day, [The cutter Lee brought up a cargo of sawn timber on Saturday from Mercury Bay. [ The cutter Sydney arrived last night from Coromandel, with a cargo of firewood. ( Tme Dof.— The cutter Don, Wilson, "master, arrived in harbour last evening from Wangapoa, with a cargo of sawn timber. She reports the cutters Gazelle, Morning Light, Bob Boy, and 'Janet Grey loading for Auckland when she sailed. The schooner Success, J. Trimmer, master, left Wangapoa for Napier on Saturday, and the cutter Betsy, H. Trimmer, master.'-on the previous day fcr t)ie tame destination, both with cargoes of sawn timber. The Don brings a cargo of 16,400 feet of sawn timber! I The sohooner Argo nils for Wangarei this evening. ' > ! The schooner Elf, EnhJ, master, arrived yesterday from Puhoi, with a cargo of shingles, &o. \ The cutter Lee, whioh arrived on Saturday from Mercury Bay, reports the barque Atlantic loaded with timber for Sydney, and to sail on Saturday, j The cutter Petrel, Dornwell, master, sailed on Saturday for Coromandel, with sundry merchandise and passengers. , The ketch Speedwell, Bolger, master, sailed on Saturday evening forSussell, Bay of Islands, with a general oargo and passengers. ! , The cutter Spey, Smith, matter, arrived on Saturday morning from Wangapoa via Waipu, with, four head of cattle and one passenger. : Steamer Pareora.— Fears have been felt for the steamer Pareora, now very much overdue. She was built on the Clyde for the Southern Steam Navigation Company of Dunedin. According to a paragraph in the Home News, the missing steamer was spoken in latitude 19° S., longitude 81* W. She was then eighty-seven days out. This must have been about the 26th of January last. The reports adds that "she would neither steer, sail, nor stay." This being the character of the vessel, the date of her arrival in New Zealand is uncertain, as she would most probably bear up for Pemambuco to get provisions. . Martin's Patent Self-canting Anchor. — An interesting and severe trial took place a few days ago at the testing machine, Low Walker, near Newcastle. Two of "Martin's 26cwt. Patent Self -canting Anchors." ordered by the French Government for the imperial yacht, the Jerome Napoleon (to replace two 45cwt. ordinary ones), and which were manufactured at the Gateshead Ironworks, under the immediate supervision of Mr. Martin, were proved under the hydraulic machinery. The fall Admiralty proof, 25| tons, was applied to them without the slightest deflection. Mr. Martin, who was present, requested that the anchors should be tested 50 per cent, beyond the Admiralty proof, as he is wont to test themat the Woolwich dockyard ; and thereupon an additional strain was applied to the anchors, which were' worked up to 38 tons 14 cwt. 1 qr. 141b. The anchors were then ■ examined, but -they did not exhibit the slightest permanent deflection. In order to understand fully the importance (of this remarkable tost, it murt W'borne itf'mintf

that the Admiralty proof ia already severe enough, and that an allowance is made with regard to deflection, and an anchor whose permanent deflection at the test does not exceed half an inch is considered fit for service. Martin's patent self- canting anchor is of a most peculiar shape and construction. Both arms take hold of the ground at the some time, and* the steadying stock, set at a certain angle, and of a particular form, acts in conjunction with the arms and increases its holding power to an immense degree, especially in sandy and soft grounds. This anchor possesses considerable grasping power and strength, combined with diminished weight ; and as every part is brought into requisition, no portitfn of it projects above the ground to injure the snip's bottom. Nor can the anchor ford or get fouled, and it cats flat alongside like a board. In addition to a great many other advantages, it possesses this material one— that it is the only anchor without weldings, the apparatus being formed of three distinct pieces of malleable iron. There are at the Gateshead Ironworks a great many fine specimens of these anchors, of different sizes, either finished or in course of manufacture, for several Governments and steam shipping companies. There are instruments of 69cwt , 50cwt., 21cwt., for fitting »H.M. ironclad and turret ships Prince Albert, Pallas, Industry; 57cwt. and 21cwt. ones for the U.S. ships Frolic and Colorado (flagship of Admiral Goldshorough), 3,600 tons ; and also of 21cwt. for the French Government; and 19cwt, 14cwt., 12cwt., &c, for sundry companies.- All these anchors are made with the best scrap iron; and their workmanship, when examined at every stage of their manufacture, appears to leave nothing to be desired. The Martin anchor is most simple in its construction, and professes to be the most powerful in existence. Mr. Martin intends shortly, and previous to sending an anchor of 4 tons to the French Universal Exhibition of 1867, for which space has been granted to that effect by the Royal Commission, to make a public trial on the Tyne, in competition with any anchor in use. — Times.