ENGLISH SHIPPING

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3100, 24 June 1867, Page 4

ENGLISH SHIPPING

Abrtvais. — March 28, Great Britain, from Mel1 bourne, at Queenstown ; April 7, La Hogue, God- * dard, from Sydney, at Deal ; April 8, Lincolnshire, , Skinner, from Melbourne, at Isle of Wight; April 9, Royal Standard, Whineroy, from Melbourne, at Deal ; April 9, Bombay, Sellara, from Canterbury, at Deal ; April 9, Siam, Ashby, from Auckland, at Deal ; April 10, Winterthur, Hunt, from Auckland, at Deal; April 10, Ensign, Sangster, from Napier, at Deal ; April 12, William Davie, Logan, from Otago, at Gravesend ; April 21, Star of Tasmania, Culbert, from Otago, at Deal ; April 22, Blue Jacket, from New Zealand, at Deal ; April 25, Racer from Melbourne, St. Vincent from Adelaide, James Lister from Sydney, and Melita from New Zealand, all in the Downs, Depabtubes.— March 26, Norwood, Bristow, 785 tons, from Gravesend, for Swan River, in ballast ; March 29, Lancashire Witoh, King, 1,574 tons, from Gravesend, for Canterbury ; March 31, Avery, Hill, 343 tons, from Gravesend, for Nelson : April 12, Merrington, Graham, 641 tons, from Gravesend, for Auckland ; April 19, Otter, Croscombe, 499 tons, from Gravesend, for Wellington ; April 19, Hebe, Wilkinson, 214 tons, from Gravesend, for Launceston; April 20, Silistria, from Broomielaw, for Otago; April 24, Chariot of Fame, from Liverpool, for Melbourne. Vessels Loading at London.— For Auckland, N.Z.: Ballarat, Allan; Siam, Ashby. For Canterbury and Wellington: Devonshire, Holt; Red Rover, Halbert. For Nelson and New Plymouth : Cissy, Spencer. For Otago, N.Z.: Lady Egidia, Curry ; John Temperley, Liddle. For Wellington, N.Z.: Asterope, Stuart; J. Bunyan, Allan. At Glasgow : Silistria, Artis. Launches. There was recently launched from the building' yard of Mr. Humphrey, shipbuilder, Inches, Aberdeen, a clipper ship of the following dimensions :—: — Length, 187 feet ; breadth, 33 feet ; and depth, 19 feet 6 inches. She is 825 tons register, and 936 tons B.M. On taking the water, the vessel was named by Mrs. Captain Philips the Carnaquheen. The Caznaquheen is owned by Messrs. Richard Connon and Co., Aberdeen ; Bailie Wood, Banff ; and her commander is Captain Phillips, late of the City of Dunedin. The new vessel is intended for the South Australian trade. On April 5, there was launched from the buildingyard of Messrs. Walter Hood and Co., of Aberdeen, a beautifully-modelled Bhip of the following dimensions, viz. : — Length, 200 feet; breadth, 34 feet; depth of hold, 20i feet; registering, 1,061 0.M., and 901 N.M. As the Teasel slid into the water she was named the Jerusalem by Mrs. George Thompson, jun. She is to be commanded by Captain Largie,. late of the Centurion, and employed as one of the Aberdeen clipper line in the Australian and China trades. The Marquis of. Argyle put baok. from Deal to London on the 15th April, A to repair damage after collision! . The Norwood, for Swan River, sailed from Portland on the 18th April. '

The Calypso, for Adelaide, put back to Liverpool, with damage, having experienced heavy gales, and sailed again on the 17th April. The Sussex sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne on the sth April. Two French sailors belonging to a vessel lying at Penryn Wharf werereoently convicted by the Penryn magistrates of stealing a oat belonging to John Tregelles. They were fined £1 18s. 6d., inoluding the value set upon pussy. On the cat being missed, her owner, having a shrewd suspioion as to her destiny, went on board the vessel and demanded his oat. The crew were unanimous in protestations that no such animal wab on board ; but a police officer, who was then sent for, found hanging up a dead cat, skinned ready for cooking. The crew were thus disappointed of their dainty dish.— Some News. April 26. At Marseilles, on Wednesday last, as the steamer Dauphine, of the Compagnie dcs Transports Maritimes, was about to leave the Port Napoleon for Bona, she was, by the violence of the mistral and the breaking of a cable, driven with great violence on the blocks of stone on which the jetty of Areno is built. Her bottom was broken in in one of the compartments, and water rushed in. She fell on one side. The Duke of Edinburgh and the officers of H.M.s. Galatea, with a great number of men, immediately went on board and rendered every assistance— the Prince not only giving orders, but lending a hand to the work to be done. Assistance also arrived from other quarters, and, the pumps being set to work, the vessel was saved. — Mitchells Steam Journal, April 26. St. "Vincent (s.), from Adelaide, with 61 passengers, and a cargo of wool, copper ore, and wool, for London, put into Plymouth 24th instant, with her oargo on fire. She was towed into Cat-water, grounded on the mud, and filled with water. The fire was first discovered on board on Good Friday, when she was nearing the English Channel, and fearing the smouldering fire might burst out into flames, 55 passengers were transferred to the Delta, from Havana, which arrived at Falmouth next day, The fire was subdued, and the steamer will be pumped out. — MitcTiell's Steam Register, April 26. Loss ox* ths Ship Trraura. — This fine ship, wbioh, under the command of Captain Pinel, became so great a favourite in the London and Australian trade, was wrecked on the 11th April, near Liverpool, from which port she had taken her departure bound for Quebec. MitcfieWs Register of April 13th has the following particulars : " Tip tree on shore beyond Crosby, near Formby, was reported to be breaking-up ; three men drowned." Loss op the Annie Arohbell. — This vessel was chartered in Sydney by" Messrs. Willis, Merry, and Co. to proceed to Apia (Navigators' Islands), and there take in a cargo of guano for home. . By the arrival of the last mail we learn of her loss, the following particulars appearing in the Times of the 15th April -—"Annie Archbell, Blacklock, Apia for Hamburg, lost on Terschelling Bank, four of the orew drowned, fourteen saved ; the captain and six hands still on board on the 13th." Her loss will not affect any of the colonial insurance offices. Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum. — The committee of this atylum have just received from Captain Goddard, of the ship La Hogue, the sum of sixty guineas, being the proceeds of two bazaars held on board that vesrel during her late voyage to and from Sydney.— Daily Telegraph, April 16. On Saturday afternoon a twin screw-steamer was launched on the Clyde from the yard of Messrs. Seath and Connal, Rutherglen. She was named the Go-ahead, and is intended by her owners, the Clyde Shipping Company, for the NewZealaud coasting trade. Her dimensions are : — Length, 125 feet ; breadth, 20 feet ; depth, moulded, 7 feet.— lbid., April 26.

MAURITIUS. .Arrivals. — April 6, Sfc. Pierre, from Melbourne ; April 7, Ziska, from Sydney ; April 10, Sarah, from Adelaide ; April 17, Silver Star, from Newoastle. Sailto.— April 12, Sparkling Dew, for Sydney. '

HONGKONG. Arrivals.— April 10, Y*ng Tze, from Sydney ; Kantipole, from Newcastle. "Vessels Loading. — April IS, Atrevida, for Sydney ; Joshua Sates, for Melbourne.

SHANGHAI. A krtvaiiS. — April 2, .John Banks, from NeYroastle; Guiding Star, from Sydney; April 6, Frances, Eosella, from Sydney ; April 13, Anglo-Saxon, from Sydney,

BA.TAVIA. Arrivals. — April 9, Krimpenerw&rd, from Melbourne ; April 23, Johanna Christina, from Newcastle ; April 24, Saint Aubin, from Newoaatle ; April 27, Bilderdijk, from Sydney.

CALCUTTA. Arbival.— April 21, Emile, from Sydney,

NEW CALEDONIA. Abbivals. — May 25, Reconnaissance, from Sydney, leaky ; May 30, Bluebell, from Auckland.