SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4743, 6 November 1872, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

High Watch. This Day : 10 6 a m , 10 31 p m. Suxr.isr. a d Sunset I'his Day -1 5i am • fa 33 p m Moon*- Hmst.— first Q>i rter Nov. 8. 8.30 p »i. Wivd — Norein hi 5, S W., tijjhfc, WEATutß.— November S, II i<>.

■DEPARTURES. Wong* Wong*, fvr Syduer

VESSELS EXPECTED. Ships' numbers are from " New Commercial Code." ITiiom London — Northam Castle, ship, tailed Aug. 21; Agnes Muir, ship, sailed Sept. 4 Loading: Chile, Caducous, Harrebt Home, ships. From Glasgow. — Helen Denny, ihip, sailed Aug. 3 From Livirpool— Gladiateur, bq., sailed Aug. 23, BCPT. From Niw York.— Polar Star, »hip, sailed July 10, HPnc. JTrom Mauritius. — Ayr, bq., hoaW. Fjiou Honolulu. — Nebraska, p,«., early; Dakota, p.s. Fkoh Milbodrni. — Hero, s.s , early. FkomStdnst —Hero, a s., early ; Southern Cross, ich.; Amateur, bq., loading From NiwoAaiut.— Hercules, sen., early. From Tahiti.— Edith, «eh., early. Trom South Ska Islands. — EOiih, sch. Froic Ltttklton.— Charybdi], sch., loading. Fkom Southern Ports.— ld .the Manukau : Wellington, s.s., Taranalci, s.s.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. tn this Ilit ooMteri are not included. Tox London. — Counteii of Kintore, ihip ; Owen and Graham, agents. Uty of Auckland, snip, early; Oruickihank aud Co , agents Eon. Nnw Your.— Coronilla, bq., earl/; Bolph, B terry, and Co.. agents. For Honolulu — Nebraska, pi.; Hendenon and Alacfarlano. agents Fob stdniy.;— Hero, s.s., Cruiokshank and Co., agents. For Nkw Caledonia. — Ivanhoe, ich., to-day; Cruickshank and Co , ugeuts. For Norfolk Islands. — Iranhoe, suh., to-day; Oruiclcshaok and Co , agents. jfuß Southbrn Poais. — From the Manukau: Taranakt, i s., Wellington, s s.; Combes and Djiidy, agents.

The p.s. Royal Alfred proceeded to the Hot Springs yesterday for the purpose of towing up a raft of timber. We notice that the Thames annual regatta is to be held a3 usval at Christmas time. A meeting has been convened to meet and carry out arrangements. We are glad to notice that the Auckland Rowing Club members are entering into their new season with vigour. Every evening and morning, when the weather permits, crews are to be seen practising; in their four-oared gigs in anticipation of our aunual regatta. The opening day of the Auckland Yacht Club is to take place on Saturday next. The s n Wonga Wonga took her departure for Sydney yesterday morning. The missionary schooner Southern Cross will sail for Norfolk Island to-morrow. The barque Coromlla will commence to load with gum and flax for New York tomorrow. The s.a. St. Kilda will leave the Manukau for Whanganui to-day. The Enterprise No. 1. — At the invitation of the Messrs. Holmes a number of gentlemen, principally master mariners, assemoled yesterday afternoon on board the ferry steamer Enterprise No. 1 for the purpose of testing the capabilities of the steamer since the completion of the alterations. The changes made consist of the 'widening of the deck to the outer edge of the sponsons, then gradually narrowing off to the original beam of the vessel at each end. She has also been fitted with a large and very comfortable cabin for passengers to take shelter m from rough or wet weather. On >the trial trip yesterday the steamer proceeded as far a3 Brown's Island, and the weather being all that could be desired a most enjoyable couple of hours was thus spent. On the way home, after having partaken of a cold luncheon, the excursionists assembled in the_ cabin, when, after tho health of Messrs. J. and J. Holmes had been drunk, Captain Rkttray said that he had been connected with shipping fcr the last 50 years, and of that time he had been 30 years at sea. He certainly considered that the alterations made to the Enterprise would be to her benefit, for the extended beam would assist to steady her if anything, and he considered it an insult to all connected with the vessel to say the alteration had tended to make her unsafe. Captain Kean also said that he saw no danger ; in fact thought the alterations were an improvement. Mr. Bach, engineer, said he could discover no want of stability in the boat, and would be glad to travel by her at all times. 'Captain Alexander said the boat was perfectly iiafe in all respects, and Captain Anderson also considered the boat quite safe, and in every way fitted for the ferry service. Captain Williams had not seen a boat he would prefer travelling in to the Enterprise, and, as to her being unsafe, it was perfect nonsense. The accommodation afforded was quite equal, if not superior, to that in the ferry boats at home. Captain Culbert said that if the boat had not been safe he would not have come on board. It must be prejudice, and nothing else, that had caused any assertions that might have been made to the contrary. Captain Elliott said that if he had had his way he would have had the sponsons carried out stdl further. Captain Adams said the Enterprise was perfectly safe, and with all she could stow away — say 150 persons. Several other gentlemen also spoke of the efficiency of the steamer for the work for which she was intended. During the run up the passengers on board were asked to gather together on the bridge — first on the port side of the boat and then on the starboard, but their combined weight failed to immerse the sponsons in the, water. The following testimonial was handed to Messrs.' Holmes before the steamer reached the wharf: "To Messrs. J. and J. Holmes.- — We, the undersigned Excursionists by the Enterprise No. 1 on the sfch> November,, hereby testify that she is perfectly- safe to carry passengers to and from the North" Shore, and we also consider that the recent alterations area great improvement to the boat in every 'way. — William Rattray, sen., Master Mariner ; H. Elliott, Master Mariner ; William Adamsi Master Mariner ;]?. Ohlson, Master Mariner'; D, H. MoKenzle,' Master Mariner ;, David J Burn; Richard Bach, engineer; E. Williams, Master' Mariner; W. Peel Npsbitt, i Physician ;' W. M. ' Alexander, Master Mariner ; W, J. v Smith l ; Hugh ' H. Anderson, Master Mariner.; J. McKenzie, Master, Mariner ; James Smith, Master Mariner ; William Kean, Master Mariner ; A. Culbert, Master Mariner; -H. Bow'ton, Master flfariaer j J; Boulter ; David" Gallagher." -i . j• ' i " Mr. Robert Mallet vrritea An Naval Science: — "Experienced iron shipbuilders, though, perhaps, hot with 'madh > experience as to torpedoes, have expressed the 'opinion' that aa the explosive power' of the" torpedo may be increased without limit, and as the stroke from even a very moderate'eharge is proved ' to be so destructive,, ,any f , attempts, to,' make an iron-clad ship/.fcdrpedd-proof' must be' abortive ; grsatly more so,* iv fact, than to make her « shot-prppfHd increasing power of gun, because, -increase of the latter some limit is set! by the. nature of ? matemls and, otherwise,. ItthWeas'1 tthWeas' '-there-is . little or no limit ; Wthe 1 power oi tite torpedo. "And those' of this opinion come at once to the «ontelusion-ihat it is not by" farther loading the already ove.r-burdened irqn-clad ship with • still stronger hull, of an armour-plated one,', that we should proceed; but by.fjoontriving means, whether carried by the ship or other-, 1 wise, to push aside or awajrftfi safe distance from the hull the toroedo. -siieh is encountered, permitting it then "to" explode or, not ; or by some means for'tfishing them out,! or otherwise >disabling'them E op their igniting apparatus by 'dredging'or 'sweetiing' from a distance. All that the nSlfellligent I proposers -of any of these methodstcan Bay ia,> | *£?* "vtrJ^ « f e^eHectual they!, oblige th^pponentWemplo/fmore power, 1

on this subject which have from time to time appeared in the technical and military journals (in England at leasb), and that raised at the late meeting of the Institution of Naval Architects on Torpedo Papers read before it, evinced such loose or imperfect notions as to the nature of explosion generally and the laws which govern those of subaqueous torpedoes, that real progress either in more effective -trncturai resistance to or in keeping off to the minor limit of safe distance marine torpedoes is not to he expected until the cardinal conditions of their explosive stroke become better understood generally. Here, as in every other branch of engineering, if we are to make much or safe progress, we must begin by distinctly grasping the conditions of our problem as presented to m I y tho properties of the substances, and the play of the forces concerned."