SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3966, 9 May 1870, Page 3

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

High Water This Day. —Morning, 0. 35 : afternoon, 1.3. Wind axd Weather. —May 7 : Wind, easterly, strong. Weather, showery. Bth : Wind, northerly, fresh. Weather, unsettled. Phase op the Moon. — First quarter, May 9th, at 3.17 a.m.

Arrivals. — May 7. Woodstock, cutter, 30 tons, Baker, from Opotiki. Passengers— Mrs. Jeff, Mrs. and Misa Delaney, Mrs. Buss, Mrs. Edwards, and 10 others. — J. S. Mactarlane, agent. Heather Bell, cutter, from Maliurangi. Passengers — 9. — Master, agent.

Cleared Outwards, — May 7. Volunteer, schooner, 23 tons, McKenzie, or South. Sea Islands. — Master, agent. Departures. — May S. Tauranga, s.a., 68 tons, Bolger, for Russell. Passengers— l3.— TV. J. Hurst and Co., agents. Sturt, Col. Gov. p.s., Fox, for East Coast.

Projected Departures. London — Mallard, May 23 ; Inflexible, early China — Alice, to-day. Sydney — Constance, to-day : Auckland, May 10. Newcastle— Alice, to-clay. Southern Ports — Phoebe, to-day.

Vessels Expected. H.M. s.s. Rosario, from Tauranga. St. Kilda, Col. Gov. s.s., from Tauranga. Comerang, p.s., from Napier. Mary Shepherd, ship, from London Scillonian, ship, from London Ismay, barque, from Liverpool. Sailed Dec. 22 Kate, barque, from Sydney A. H. Batger, barque, from Lyttelton Onward, schooner, from Tahiti Midge, schooner, from Tahiti Margaret Campbell, schooner, from Oamarn. Saucy Lass, schoonei", from Napier.

Vessels in Harbour. Luna, p.s., from Bay of Islands Inflexible, ship, from London. — Brown, Campbell, and Co., agents. Mallard, ship, from London. — L. D. Nathan and Co., agents. Alice, barque, from London. — Owen and Graham, agents. Kate Waters, barque, from London. Constance, barque, from Sydney. — H>nderson and Macfarlane, agents. "W. C. Wentworth, barque, from Newcastle. — J. S. Macfarlane, agent. Cantero, barque, from Newcastle. — Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Island City, barque, from Gladstone. — J. S. Macfarlane, agent. Waverley, brig, from Hong Kong and Batavia. — Crinckslmnk, Smart, and Co., agents. Deva, brig, from Newcastle Sucqesa, schooner, from Napier. — H. G-il-fillan, agent. Queen of the Isles, schooner, from Lyltelton. Kauri, schooner, from Napier.

THE WEATHER. During the last few clays Auckland lias been visited by one of the strongest easterly gales that have been evperienoed for some time, and which had the effect of putting a atop to shipping business during its conJtmtanoe, The steamers Stuyfc and Taumnga, find several other vessels, were unable tv proceed to sea on Saturday j and thoro is no doubt, from the fact of tho p.s. Samson not having arrived from the Bay of Island? on Friday, when she was due, that the gale has also been felt along coast. Captain Baker, of the cutter Woodstock, which arrived late on Friday night, atates that he never before experienced such heavy weather on the coast as on his trip from Opotiki, his vessel having been exposed to the full force of the gale during the ran up. Yesterday morning the weather moderated considerably, and during the afternoon the wind shifted to a moderate breeze from the W.IST.W. The ss. Tauranga and Sturt took advantage of the change, and steamed out — the former for lUissell, and the latter for the East Coast.

The Ph(eee.— The ss. Phcebe is announced to sail for the Southern ports from the Mamikau this afternoon, at three o'clock. The following is, a list of the passengers already booked :— Mr. Heslop, Mr. Sherrard, Colonel Thompson, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Commissioner Branigari, Mrs. Mahi Piroro, Wiromu Te Kopa, Mr. P. Power. Steerage : Robert Cox, Messrs. Walker, John Yenning, James MoDonald, 0, Rankin, M. Roach, P. Donovan, A. Stanton, R. Callan, C. Fiunerty, P. Mcltenna, and J. Hood. The cutter Heather Bell arrived in harbour last night from Mahurangi, with a full cargo of produce and several passengers. The p. s. Duke of Edinburgh made a good run from Grahamstown to Auckland on Saturday, being under five hours in the face of the atormy weather. She did not return on Saturday night, but will leave the wharf at 5 o'clock this (Monday) evening. The p.s. Royal Alfred will leave the wharf at 8.30 this (Monday) morning, and take up the early trip from the Thames. The barque Constance will take her departure for Sydney to-day. The Tauranga. — The s.s. Tauranga, Captain Bolger, took her departure for Russell yesterday afternoon. She took 13 passengers, and a general cargo. The Colonial Government p.s. Shirt sailed yesterday for the East Coast. H.M. s. Rosaeio. — H.M, s. Rosario, Captain Palmer, may be expected from Tauranga to-day. The s.s. Lord Ashley may be looked for to-morrow from Southern ports. The Woodstock. — The cutter Woodstock, Captain C. Baker, returned to harbour on Friday night last from Opotiki, with a cargo of 130 sacks wheat, 100 sacks potatoes, for J. S. Macfarlane, having experienced some very heavy weather during the run up, and in which she proved to be a capital sea boat. Captain Baker informs us that he left Opotiki on Wednesday last, then experienced heavy S.S.E. andS.E. winds with high N.K seas. Rounded Cape Colville at 4.30 p.m. on Friday, arriving in harbour at 9 o'clock the same evening. The Volunteer. — The schooner Volunteer cleared at tlie Customs on Saturday last for the South Sea Islands, with the following cargo : — 1 ton flour, 13 tons potatoes, 2,000 ft. timber, 13,000 shingles, 2 tons onions. She will take her departure to-day. The cargo of the schooner Colonist, which arrived from Napier and the East Coast on Friday last, consists of 7 horses, 40 bags wheat, 80 kits onions, 7 bales, 80 bags wool, 38 cases apples, 54 pigs, 10 casks salt pork, 1 ton sundries. Slie also brought six passen gera. No More Sea-Sickness. — Allusion is made in the Raihoay JVeics to a patent brought out by Mr. Henry Bessemer (the inventor of the steel process) which, if it answers all the expectations formed of it, promises to make a comple revolution in gteam navigation. The article states : — Mr. Bessemer proposes to do away at once and for ever with sea-sickness. By an application of the principle upon which a ship's compasses are suspended, he provides a room v which will he perfectly free from the rolling ■ .or pitching motion of the vessel. A working f model, which has been already constructed, ihows the simplicity and efficacy of the plan. l The suspended chamber in this model is k hemispherical in shape, and can be made with ¥ a glass roof. It moves inside a guard, to I protect it from any wave dashing on the ! ' deck ; and, as applied to such a vessel as ' - - Mr. Fowler proposes to construct, would seat - comfortably 200 passengers. ' A break is ' fitted to it, which in case of need would fix it, and permit it to answer to the motion of the vessel. We hope that, when the new . Channel steamers are built, they will be provided with this invaluable asylum. The , first ocean steamer, too, which adopts' the . invention will reap a rich harvest, as berths " J fitted up in a chamber of this sort in a i> v Cnnarder, pr a Peninsular and Oriental boat / 1 wosld command any |»ice asked. ' - v ' ' ~ , -