SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3752, 28 July 1869, Page 4

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. St. KlMft, CO. p.8., Fox, from Tauranga. Xojr*l Alfred, p.s., 130 tons, Jfarquhar, from tha Thames, with pftuongers. Duk« of Edinburgh, p.g., 61 tons, Farquhar, from the Thames. H«len, Bchoon«r, 23 tons, Scott, from Mahurangi, -nith 2S tons firewood, 30 piles, 10,000 shingles. Passenger— 3. Tay, cutter, 18 tons, Sulliran, from the Hot Springs, with 80,000 shingles, 1,200 spokes. Mary Ann, cutter, 21 tons, Jones, from Thames, ffcather Rell, cutter, 2t tons, Dam, from Mahurnngl, with 85,000 shingles.

ENTERED INWAKDS. Hero, 5.% 705 tons, Logan, from Sydnoy, with gonoral cirgo and passengers. Wellington, s s., 262t0m, Holmes, fioni Southern ports K»te Grant, schooner, 40 tons, Da\i33, from Whangarei, with produoo Passengers— S. Helen schoonci, 25 tons, Scott from Miiluuangi. Avon, cutter, 20 tons, K.isper, from M'tliuiangl, with 80 tons firewood Heather Hell, cutter, 24 tons, Dam, from Mahurangi Tay, cutter, 10 tous, Sullivan, from tho Ilot Spiings

CLEARED OUTWARDS. Coulnakvlo, ship, 57n torn, Morrison, for Newcastle), in ballabt Kate Grant, schooner, 40 tens, Davies, for Whangaroi, with sundries P.issengeia— 0 Helen, schooner, 23 ton 1 ! Scott for Afahurangi, with sundries. Avon, cnttor, 20 tons, Knspor, for Mnhnra>ii;i in bal'a^t Heather 13ell, cutter, 2i tops, Bum, for Mahurangi, with sundries. P/wjengeis— 2, Tay, cutter, 10 tons, Sullivan, for the Hot Springs. Bosiy, cutter, 25 tons, Ohhon, for Waikawau, with hundnos.

DEPARTURES. St. Kikla, C G. p ■?.( Fo\, for Eist Coast ■Royal Alfred, p.8., ISO tons, Faiqulur, lov tho Thames, v.'ith "oassengors. Duke of hdinbuigh, p.s., 61 tons, Farquhar, for the Thamo«, with passengers lalla Rookh, ps , Adams, for tho Thames, with passengers. Catnille, barque, 3G5 tons, Tuckei, for Newcastle, in ballast. Kate Grant, schooner, 40 tons, Davits, for Whangarei Helen, scliooner, 23 tons Scott, for Mahiunngi, withsundiics. Avon, cutter, 20 tons, Knsper, for Mahuraugi, in ballast. Heather Beil, cutter, 24 tons, Dam, for Mahurangi. Tay, cutter, 1C tons, Sullivan, for Hot Springs Bessy, euttei,2s tons, Olilson, for Waikawau, with sundries

NOTICE TO MARINERS. Lights in the Fiutk of Thymes. 1. — Lhjhl on G rail mn's Town Wharf. A Limjj Post lias been erected on the outer end of (J raham's Town Wharf, in the Port of Shortland, and a Green Lu/ht has been exhibited therefrom since the 13th of April, ISG9. The light is a green light, of low power, and will continue to be regularly exhibited from sunset to .sunrise. Tt will be visible between the boaiiugs of fc>.E. i-E. round by E.and N. to N.N.W.-|W. The light is elevated IS feet above highwater, and will be seen in clear weather about two nautic miles. Westward of S.E.JE. the light is cut off to clear Ihe mud flats mshoro, and it ia out o\\ to the -westward of N.N.W.'.W. to clear the mud flats, and as a guide for vessels entering Tvauaeranga Creek. 2. — Light on Tararu Point. A small timber Lighthouse has been erected on Tararu Point, and the light will be exhibited from sunset to sunrise on and after J the Ist day of August, I<SG ( >. The light will be a Jled Lif/JU, of moderate |>ower, and will be visible over about twothirds of a circle, or from about >S. round by E. and N. to about N.W. The tower, which is octagonal, on a square base, and painted white, is IH feet in height over all, and the light will be about 28 feet above high water, and should bo ween iv clear weather about six nautic miles. Ycssels may anchor in f to 8 feet at low "water when Tararu Light bears N. by W., and (iralitim's Town Wharf Light bears >S.E by E ?E. A depth of 10 to li feet at low water will be obtained by anchoring when Tararu Light bears N.E., Graham's Town Wharf Light bearing S.E. by E ]E. as before. (Xor^. — Tho beat iug* are compass bearings towards the Lt^ht-i m every c& c )

ARRIVAL OF THIS OLOMIAL GOVERNMKNT S.B. bl'. KIuVA. The Colonial GoveiiMii -nfc ss St. Kildn, Captain Foy, an vi'd ri Inilinii ysieul y in niing from 'L'auiiii'M, wljioli ]il,i"l v s!ic lift on ilond.iy last. Duiiiiu' lliu i'.iSoil'c had light \ ,u table winds fioin the W, aulS. lo., ,uid !i-i j woa'hor. Dr. Polltn \\\u a passeiiyei by ln>i. iho Sfc Kilila li ft again for Tailran^a and Ka^fc Coait m the aflouioon.

MISCELLANEOUS Tho cutter Lapwing onl-uicd outwards at the Customs yesterday, and will sail in a few day-j for Qvalau, Fiji. The barque Caraille took lw depntuie for NewCMstlo yesteiday morning. The sohooner Kato Grant sailed yofcetday evening for Whangarei, with » cargo of Bimdiies and 0 passengers. Tho a.fl. Hero will haul alongside the wharf to-day to discharge her cargo. She will leave again for Sydney on Saturday next, at 3 p m. Tho p p. Royal Alfred will leave for the Thames this afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the p.s. Duko of Edinburgh at 6 o'clock to-night. The s.u. Wellington will leave for Napier and other Southern ports on l<"iid,\y next, at 3 p.m. We understand that whon the wharf afc Tararu is completed to the length proposed (450 feet) there will be never less than 18 inches of water at the lowest tide, and at high water there will be fully 12 feet, no that the steimers can run alongside at half tide, aud watermen's boats* can land pa^engers at ! any time. A wharf 1,200 feet long would give cix feet of water at tha outer end at ths lowest state of the tides. — Adveither, July 27. j Tho ship Challenger arrived in PorfcjChulmeisfrom London afc 1.-10 p.m. on Tuesday. — Ilawla's Bay i JJmdd. The Colonial Government gunboat Sturt/j Fuirchild, will leave for Wellingbou the that favourable ohange ia tho woalliei. -luid, The N.Z.S.N. Oo.'s ab. JRangat'va steamed for Wellington on Tuesday afternoon, She arrived at tliat port at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday.— Ipid, The Venlai arrived ia Wellington at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, from London. The Behooner Liamorf, which arrived in the Eay yesterday in tow of the steamor Resolute, cleared out originaly from Auckland for this port j but in conaequeuce of a succession of heavy westerly gales she put into Port Frederick, through *tresa of weather, on the 25th ultimo. She theie filled up with a cargo of produce, and ou the passage from Tasmania had to oontend again with strong westerly winds. Argus, July J2.

Accident on Board the Novelty.— The dipper barque Novelty, Captaia Neariug, arrived yesterday morning from Auckland, whence she sailed on the 9fch instant, and by her we have received our usual files. Captain Neariug reports that the weather as a rule has beyn fine. '1 he barque Prince Alfred waß sighted 80 mile? from Aucklaud on the 9th instant, and the nnrque Kate, hence for the same port, 120 milea to the eabfcward of Syduey Heads ou Saturday. A very Had and fatal accident occurred on board on her passage f r om Auckland. On Friday night, the 16 h inaf.auf, it was blowing very freab, with heavy rainaquatls and high sea, when the crew were sent aloft to take a reef in the upper main-topsail. The yard hail been lowered, and the men laying out, whenone of the seamen, named Gittsrs, unfortunately from some caut,o lo9t his hold and fell overboard. Oapt»»iu Nearing saw the aooideut, and seizing the ooil of the pt.rt main brace hove it over the man as bs passed the quarter, but without any good result ; he then ordered the heln "hard down," the vessel *t the time going tree to port taolr, and at the same time cut adrift the life buoy, the alarm being given, '« Man o»»rboard. Captain Trouboa, raauager of the A,S.N. Company, who waaou board, »6 once jumped intothb together with Mr. Kirwing, also *. passenger, and formerly an offioer in th« Royal N-wy, These two gentlemen, with the Miistauos chip's officer*, manned the boat, and, although a very Leavy Bea wai running, pushed off to the rescue of the drowning man, They were abient nearly an hour, causing great uneasiness to those on board the Novelty, from the fact that heavy r«n. squalis completely shut out everything from view. Captain Nearing kept his ship as near as possible to the spot where the aooidentooourred, when at last the boat returned, unfortunately without succeeding in pioking up either man orlife-buoy. The boat was kepb in the ship* vtjtke att^r being lowered, and the

willing hearts and string artna of her crew exerted to *he utmost, but at last they bad to abandon fche hope of rescuing the poor fellow, and returned on board.— Sydney Morning Htrald, July 19. The batque Claymore left Adelaide on tho 10th instant, and reports fiae weather throughout. On Thursday morning, 15th instant, J. Kaefe, the Cook of the vessel, died after a few hours' illneaa, apparently from natural causes. He complained of being unwell the day previous, and such remedies- as the ship afforded were administered, but without i fifect. He leaves a wife and family in Adelaide, Ihe body was buried the following day. — Ibid,

July 27,~Wc»ther-Fine. Wind-S.S.E,