MISCELLANEOUS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3203, 22 October 1867, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

Thb s.s. Star op the South.-— The s.s. star ol the South, Captain Bendall, has made a trip to Nelson, with sheep and cattle, since her last visit to Auckland, and left Napier again for Tauranga, the Thames, and Auckland, on Saturday last. She was passed off Portland Island by the steamer Wellington, and may be expected here this evening. The barque Merrington, Captain Graham, sails to-day for Callao, in ballast. The s.s. Tauranga and p.a. Enterprise No. 2 lefb the Queen-street Wharf yesterday for Kauwaeranga the former in the morning, and the latter in the afternoon — with sundry stores and about 100 passengers. The NautliUS. — The cutter Nautilus, recently wrecked at Wbale Island, has been thoroughly repaired by the purchaser of the wreck, and has made a trip to Whakatane with cattle. She may he expected here in a few days, with a cargo of potatoes from the latter place. The Schooner Queen. — The schooner Queen, Captain Vtale, arrived in port yesterday morning from Kaiapoi, Canterbury, with a cargo of wheat and oats, after a very stormy and protracted passage. She repot U having lefb Kaiapoi on the 7th instant, and had very tempestuous weather nearly the whole passage, which compelled her to seek shelter at the Eaat Cape, and ab the Mercury Islands. Eemained at the latter place, wind-bound, three days, and left on Saturday. Was in company with the schooner Tawera and cutter Miranda at the latter p3ace, bound here. The Queen brings 400 sacks wheat on account of Messrs. Thornton, Smith, and Firth, and 150 sacks oats consigned to Mr. A. Buckland. The Cutter Miranda.— The cutter Miranda, Jud.l, master, arrived yesterday morning from Napier, via the East Coast, with 25 tons of potatoes. She reports having left Napier on the 3rd instant, and had northerly winds to Portland Island, succeeded by westerly winds, and could not round the Cape. Kan back to Waiapu on the following Saturday, and subsequently beat up to Whale Island, but, westerly winds prevailing, was compelled to run back to Hicks J3J 3 Bay, and remained there three days. Had south-west and north-west gales after leaving, and lay off Mercury Island for two days, leaving there on Friday. Reports having been in company with the schooner Saucy Lass off Hicks's Bay, and the schooner Argo and cutters Three Sisters and Bittern off the East Coast, together with the cutter Agnes for Tairua, and the schooners Tawer* and Queen off Mercury Island. Cargo : 25 tons potatoes. The Schooner Joanna.— The schooner Joanna, Captain Norris, arrived early yesterday from Russell, Bay of Islands, via Kohimarama, with cattle. She reports having left the Bay on Saturday, and had moderate weather along the coast, with severe squalls, accompanied by thunder and lightning, on Saturday night ; and arrived at Kohimarama on Sunday evening. Discharged 15 head of cattle there, and came up harbour as above. Reports the sohooner Zephyr loading when she left, and the schooner Sea Breeze arriving from Auckland on Saturday morning, and the cutter Woodstock about to load coals. Passengers : Dr. Streer, Mrs. Streer and two children, Mr. F. Russell ; and two in steerage. — George Webster, agent. The Cutter Whitby. — The cutter Whitby, W. Doughty, master, arrived yesterday from Opotiki. She left Opotiki on Monday last, in company with the cutter Bella and schooner Boyd. Spoke the Nautilus same night, bound to Whakatane, with cattle. Had strong W. and W.S.W. winds all the way, putting into Mercury Bay on Wednesday night for shelter. Left again on Friday night, and arrived here a3 above, after a tedious passage, with five passengers, and 5 empty hogsheads. A new siale of pilotage fees has been issued for the port of Nelson. To regular traders the fees have been reduced nearly one-half. The barques Omega and^'Armistice, with coals from Newcastle, N.S.W., arrived at Wellington on the 13th imbant. A barque, supposed to be the A. H. Badger, from Auckland, was entering the harbour last night at 6 o'clock. The A. H. Badger is 15 days out.— Canterbury Press, October 14. The schooner Iv%nhoe, having received her new masts, sailed last evening for Mangonui, with a general cargo and the following passengers : — Messrs. Ball (M.G.A.), Hull (M.G.A.), Clarke, Smith; and two others. The Colonial Government Bteamor St. Kilda left Napier for the Chatham Islands on the 12th Jnstaat. The iron clipper ship Portland, Captain Peters, arrived at Melbourne from New York on the 3rd instant,

The cutter Rob Roy, Edwards, master, arrived yesterday from Kauwaeranga, Thames, in ballast. The cutter Lee, Hedges, master, arrived yesterday from Mercury Bay mills, with 18,000 feet of sawn timber. The cutter Willie Winkie, .Fletcher, master, left the Bay of Islands on Friday evening, with 18 tons of coals, and arrived here on Sunday. The cutter Shamrock was spoken by the Miranda off the Ea»t Coast, where she wa3 to take in the cargo of whale oil which floated ashore from the wreck of the Lady Wynyard. The cutter Glimpse, Captain Rattray, arrived at Ficton on the 290h ultimo from the West Coast. The cutter St. Kilda has sailed from Napier for Wellington. The cutter Wangarei, Anderson, master, eail to-day .or Whangarei, with a general cargo and passengers. The schooner Ju!i» arrived yesterday, with a cargo of firewood, from Waiheke. The schdbner Prima Donna, Captain Cook, sail yesterday for Noumea, New Caledonia, with a general cargo, calling at Kennedy's Bay to load 50,000 feet of timber. The cutters Clyde and Tay, and schooner lily, sailed yesterday j the first-named with ship-chandlery, sails, anchors, chains, &c, for Mahurangi, and the others in ballast. The cutter St. Kilda, Burr, master, arrived at Napier on the 10th inst. from Auckland and Matakana, with 30 tons of firewood. The schooner Success, Captain Trimmer, left Napier on the 9th instant for Auckland, via the East Coast, with 12 tons potatees and 8 tons bones. The Auckland cutter Ringleader, with maize from Poverty Bay for Wellington, left Napier on the 15th instant. The schooner Rose of Eden arrived at Wellington on the 14th instant, five weeks out from Sydney. The cutter Severn, Downes, master, sailed yesterI day evening for Kauwaeranga, Thames, with a fall general cargo and several passengers. The Woodstock, cutter, was sighted by Captain Fletcher, of the Willie VViukie, off Cape Brett last Friday afternoon, beating into Port Russell, Bay of Islands. The cutter 3 Frances for the Hot Springs, with sundries, Peter Cracrof t for Cabbage Bay, in ballast, Petrel for Coromandel, and Alacrity for the Wade, with general cargoes, sailed yesterday afternoon. 'lhe cutter Heather Bell, Dam, master, arrived yesterday morning from Mahurangi, with a cargo o£ Hour and settlers' produce, and several passengers. The schooners Mavis and Mapere sail to-day for Whangarei, with general cargoes and passengers. We have been requested to call attention to the alteration in the Government time-table for the sailing of the s. s. Wellington. She will in future sail from Wellington on the I7fch of each month instead of the 22ud a3 heretofore. The date of the sailing of the s.s. Lord Ashley is also changed to the 29th, so that Napier will now be almost certain to receive the Panama mail shortly after its arrival. — Independent, October 15. Tne schooner Lady Don arrived in harbour at 3 p.m. yesterday. Captain If wersen reports leaving Auckland on the 30th of August for Mercury Bay, for a cargo of timber. After loading, she was detained ten days by strong south-east and east gales, which having abated she sailed on September 24th for Timaru. Experienced strong north-east winds, and arrived on the 30th. Left again on the 3rd instant, and experienced strong north-west winds till off the heads, which were reached on Saturday morning. The Lady Don brings a cargo of timber consigned to Messrs. Brownell and Co. — Canterbury Press, October 8. On Wednesday last, William Hopkins, seaman on board the Donna Anita, made a most unprovoked attack on Mr. James Lowe, the second pilot of this port. Mr. Lowe was engaged in his duty, moving the ship from the wharf into the stream, a course which, it appears, did not suit his assailants, as it deprived them of the chance of quitting the ship at a short notice. Hopkins suddenly attacked Mr. Lowe and threw him on the deck. Four other seamen, namei Albert Christmas, George Ross, James Jones, and Charles Smith, at the same time used violent and threatening language towards Mr. Lowe. The men were brought up before Mr. Poynter, and Hopkins was convicted of the assault, and sent to prison for two months. Christmas was discharged, and the three others were convicted under the Marine Act, and fined £50 eaoh, and in default were sentenced to imprisonment until the five was paid; but the absurdity of this provision of the Act was so apparent that subsequently Mr. Poynter recalled his judgment, and sentenced the men to pay a fine of £5 each, and, failing that, to be imprisoned for a month. — Nelson Colonist, October 11. The Wreck cxf the Manukaf. — We have been favoured by Captain G. Briant with the following account of the passage of the schooner Manukau from Newcastle, which was recently wrecked at Manawatu: — "The schooner Manukau left Newcastle, N.S.W., on the 4th September, and experienced strong easterly winds. On the Bth September she sprung a leak, which increased more after every gale. The easterly gales continued until the 2Sth September, and it was with great difficulty that the vessel was kept afloat. On the 29th she experienced strong north winds, varying from N. to N.N. W., which continued until the Ist October, when Bhe i 3 Bupposed to have made Cape Farewell. The wind being from the N.W., with thick weather, my observations were not good. The vessel making so much water, I was compelled to run longer than I otherwise would have done. On the 3rd instant, when I thought I had run my distance, the weather being thick, at 10 p.m. I hove to until daylight. After wearing the ship round, and in the act of making sail, she struck the ground four miles north of Manawatu river. 1 then saw that there was no hope of getting off shore ; the wind being about W.S.W. at the time, and blowing very hard, I ran her on to the beach to save the iive3 of the crew. Unfortunately the chief officer and a seaman were lost. The vessel has since broken up, and become a total wreck." — Wellington Independent, October 12. The Jessie Kelly. —Captain Snadden, who took charge of the Jessie Kelly when she put in here leaky some time ago, returned by the St. Magnus, having made a first-rate passage hence to New Zealand. During the voyage he succeeded in discovering the leak which had been the cause of the schooner calling at Western Australia and Port Adelaide. At the former place she was hove down and carefully examined, and at the port a second overhaul failed to discover the defect ; but one afternoon when at sea the master was lying on the afterlockers, and heard the water making its way through the rudder- casing. The panelling being removed, it was found that the main-piece of the rudder had chafed a hole in the trunkway, which leaked water enough to keep one pump almost continually going. It was satisfactory to learn this, as, the vessel being almost new and of superior build, the leakage was very annoying.— South Australian Register, September 26. A Caution to Captains. — The Shanghai Consular Gazette states : — "A very unexpected occurrence took place during the voyage of the brig Argo, which arrived at Shanghai a day or two since from Sydney. It appears that, while about ten miles distant from Anoda Island (one of the Hebrides), three boats filled with savages were seen approaching — one from the starboard and two from the pott side. They came alongside the vessel, which was carrying a moderate breeze, and attempted to board her, but fell astern at the sight of firearms. They then consulted together, and made another attempt to reach the vessel ; butjthe breeze stiffening, they were prevented from coming up with her, and gave up the pursuit. The savages were quite naked, and had long hair of a dark-brown colour reaching below their waist, and were all of them beyond ordinary stature. Shipmasters will do well to be on their guard in going through these passages. The island above mentioned has hitherto been considered uninhabited, and it was thus that the boats were not discovered until they were almost under the ship's stern ; and but for the breeze blowing, the savages might have been on board before a musket could have been loaded." Intelligence reached town on Saturday that the schooner Caroline, with a cargo of potatoes for Sydney, had been wrecked on the bar of the river Forth. The vessel, which was about 130 tons, was owned by Captain Brown, and, we believe, was not insured. She was coming out of the river on Thursday week last, in company with the Spunkie and another vessel, which latter got safely over the bar, but, the tide having somewhat fallen, the Caroline was not so fortunate ; the vessel struck on the bar, and all efforts to get her off proved fruitless. " She was sold as she lay to Mr. John Williams for £250, who immediately took steps to get the vessel off, but up to the 24th instant without success. A strong N.W. gale having set in, the vessel was driven broadside on to the beach, in a much more perilous position ; but we understand that Mr. Williams is not without hopes that he will stul succeed in getting her off. — Launceston Examiner, September 30.

Thb Milkman's Best Cow.— -A milkman was »woke by a wag in the night with the announcement that his beet pow wag choking. He forthwith jumped up to save the life of his animal, when lo } he foijnd Ik turnip in tbq ■pout of bis pump,