SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4636, 4 July 1872, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Hioh Watk*.— ThuDay: 5.U a.m.; 0.7 p.m. SCNRiai and Sunibt.— Thil Day : 7.18 a.m. ; 4.60 p.m. WiRT) and Wkathir. — July 3: Wind, N.W. ; WMther nining-. Moon's Phask. -New AToon, July 6, 6.* *.m.

ARRIVALS. Tower Hill, brig, 181 tons, Harless, from Warrnambool (Victoria).— <;. Thome, jun.; and Co., agents. Merlin, ichooner, Ohlion, from Ru«s til.— M. Niocol, agant Mary Elii», outter, 30 tons, Jones, from Kuwell.— M . Kiocol, Agent.

DEPARTURES. Vincent, for T&umnga ; T»wer», for Poverty B»y.

VESSELS EXPECTED. From LoKDON.-Kalw.irk, ship, sailed February 29 Ooronllla, siiled March 21; Celestial Queen, ship, Willed April 25 ; Countess of Kintorr, ship, loading; City of Auckland, ship, loadinp. From Sidnet.— Surprisa, soli., loadinp. From Newo\sii,e. — Briton, bq.; Herculos, sch. From Sooth run Ports. — In the Manukau; Wellington, i.s., early. From Lyttslton.— Han let King, «oh., tailed June Frok Wkminoton — Thames, bq., early. From Diinkdin — Strathnaver, «oh., early. From IUROTONaA.-Queen. soh., Jessie, sch , oarly. Fhom M\ldpn Island.— Onward, sch., e»rly. From LtvuKA —Julia Prlco, early. Frou South Sia. Islands.— Edith, sch , early.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. In this list coastors itro not included. Fon London —Tyrol, bq., early; Cruickibank and Co. agents. For Stoney. — Stoamer, early. For Honolulu.— Nevada, p s , July 11 ; Henderson and Miicftulano, agents. For Southern 1'orts. — From the Maimkau : Wellington, s.s., early ; Combos and Daldy, agonts. Fon New York -East Lothun, bq., early; II Walker a»d Co., .igents For Nett C'alkdonia —Martha Ellen, scb., early; J. Roborton and Co., ngmts. For Mauritius.— Ayr, bq , early; Owon and Graham, agent*. For Tono\.— Kenilworth, sch , e.irly ; Cruickshank and Co., agents.

A charge is made on consignees' announcements inserted in this column.) IMPORTS.— Jcily 3. Per brig Tower Hill, from Warrnambool : 193 tons potatoes.

The Colonial Government p.s. Luna, hence, arrived at Napier yestt-i\lay morning. The s.s. Kangatira arrived at Tauranga from this port yesterday. The baiquo Mary Millar will (sail for NewCi.sfele to day. The schooner Merlin and cutter Mary Eliza botli anived hero yesterday from llusscll, with full cargoes of coals The cutter Vincent left last evening for Tauranga, with a general cargo and one passenger, Miss Wiigley. The brig Tower Hill arrived in harbour yesterday morning from WarrnambooJ, after a fair run of 11 days, bringing a splendid cargo of potatoes, and which have arrived in excellent condition. Captain Harless (to whom we are indebted for late papers) reports having left Wnrrnambool on the 21st ult, with strong N.W. to S.W. and S. winds. On Monday last experienced a heavy W. N.W. gale, during which the vessel was hove to for 12 hours Passed the Three Kings on Monday morning last, and arrived off Kangitoto ou Tuesday night, corain-i up harbour yesterday morning. The Tower Hill will commenco to discharge her cargo to-day.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] TAUnANGA.- Arrival : Wednesday, 2 45 p.m.,R a »g at ' ra s.s., from Auckland. Sailed: 6 p.m., Rangatira, a.s., for Southern ports. Napier. — Arrival : Wednesday, 11 a.m., Col. Gov. \).8. i una, from Auckland. "Welllington.— Arrival : Wednesday, 9 a.m., Keera, s.s., from Northern porto.

In addition to four firsfc-ela9g full-powered steamers now building on the Clyde for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (two by Messrs. Caird, of Greenock, and two by Messrs. Denny Brothera, of Dumbarton), the company have just entered into a further contract with the latter firm for the construction of three similar vessels, and are also in treaty for another largo steamer now building in Scotland. These will be adapted in all respects for the requirements of the company's mail contracts, but at the same time are intended more especially for a direct line between England and China via the Suez Canal, for which service they will be well suited on account of their speed and large cargo capacity. A Scotchman recently paid a visit io Victoria, and took his passage home again in a ship which sailed a few days ago. Donald however was too late, and when he got to Sandridge pier the vessel was at anchor som6 hundred yards away. The boatman offered to take him off for a shilling, but ho refused to giro it, and coolly jumped into the sea, ■with the intention of swimming on board. The bystanders were horrified. Tho bay was rough, the day was cold, and the professor of economy was rather heavily clad. A boat put off to his rescue, and he was seized by the soruff of the neck and dragged to the gunwale. "You mean to charge mo a shilling for taking me off to the vessel V "We do, indeed," replied tho watermau. " Then 1 will not pay it ; let me go." As soon as Donald found himself free, he struck out towards the ship, and arrived there wet through of course, but apparently none the worse for his exploit. Whether it would not have been more economical to have paid the shilling, and to have saved his clothes, may be a matter of opinion.