SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1052, 10 December 1862, Page 4

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LYTTELTON. ABMVED. Dec. 8, brig Tyra, 275 tons, Leys, from Wellington. Dec. 8, a*. Maid of the Yarra, 97 tons, Elmsley, from Timaru. Passengers: Mr. & Mi's. Brown. Dec. 9, i.B. Prince Alfred, 703 tons, Wheeler, from Dtmedin. Passengers—Rev. Mr. Vickers, Messrs. Holmes, Glew, Lumley, Tribe, Brace, Mr. and Mrs. Gator, and 6 in the steerage; 7 saloon and 8 steerage for nar&ern ports. Dec. 9, bng Windhover, 207 tons, Allen, from Sydney. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Maberly and 3 diiHwri _ Dec. 9 schooner Rifleman, 82 tons, McClatchie, from Wellington. CLEAEED. Dec 8, trig Tyra, 275 tons, Leys, for Wellington, 111 ballast. Dec. 8, schooner Surprise, 54 tons, Brftund, for Passenger: Mr. Forrester. Dec.9, schooner Wild Wave, 40 tons, Martin, for Auckland via Kaiapoi. DCPOBTS. In the Tm, Maser, agent: 130 head cattle, Order. In the Maid of the Yarra, Miles & Co., agents; 35 bales wool, J. Macpherson; 27 bales wool, Dalgety, Buckley, & Co.; 122 bales wool, Miles & Co. 'lh the Prince Alfred, Miles k Co., agents: 2 cases drapery, Bymington; 5 horses, Cator. In the Windhover, Peacock St Co., agents: 1406 bags sugar, 20 chests, 40 half-chests, 50 boxes tea, 100 cases brandy, 4 bales woolpacks, l case nutmegs, 1 case pepper, 10 barrels currants, 177 tons coal, 30 boxes raisins, 29 cases oilman's stores, a quantity of boards, 27 pkgs. sashes, 40 dobrs, 4 bundles pine boards, a quantity of skirting, 12 pieces timber, 1 wool truck, 13 kegs paint, 12 mays and carts, 1 waggon, 1 woolpress, 1 ton rope, 20 tons flour, 19 caaes acids, 8 boxes soap, 4 bales bags, Peacock & Co.; 4 chests, 8 half-chests, 12 boxes tea, 10 boxes soap. Or. C. Black; 1 case ironmongery, 12 half-chests tea, order. utile Rifleman, A. Louisson, agent; 60 head of cattle, order. EXFOBTS. In the Surprise, Dalgety, Buckley, & Co., agents: 2500 bushels wheat, 7 tons flour, Forester. la the Wild Wave, Hall, Ritchie & Co., agents: 30 tons flour, 800 bushels wheat, White & Co. The Prince Alfred arrived yesterday at haU-past ten a.m., she left the Bluff at five a.m., on the 6th instant, arrived at Port Chalraer's anchorage at 4 p.m. on the Bth and arrived here yesterday morning, accomplishing the passage in the unprecedented short period of 16) hours. The cutter Dolphin, 10 tons, a cargo boat belonging to this harbor was wrecked on the reef near Quail Island yesterday afternoon. It appears that the boat had been taken to one of the bays up the harbor to load with lime. Q» starting back to Lyttelton both tide and wind were against her and on getting oat into the ftrearo she began to drift and the men being unable to wear her, she vas carried on to the rocks and became a wreck, The three men escaped to the dingy. HEATHCOTE HIVES. ABBIVBD. ©fee. % schooner Southern Queen, 20 tons, Clarkson, from Wellington, with 2 coils rope, Dunsford; 16,000 feet timber, % coils tow, 1 box, order. Dec. schooner Juno, 50 tons, Woodgate, from Wellington, With 2103 pieces timber, 3 coils tow, } ton Mlt. order; 13 coils tow, 2 cases drapery, Baldwin. Dec. 6, schooner Herald, 28 tons, Wallace, from Auckland, with 16,200 feet kauri timber, Hall, Ritchie* Co,

Dec. B,ketch Emu, 27 tons, Johnston, from Akaroa, with 23,800 feet timber, Aikman, Knight & Co. ■. v■ . ■ ■ " ■ The * Daily Times' of 29th' November, speaking of the Victory, says—lt will be seen in our telegraphic news from Port Chalmers, that all hopes of floating the steamer Victory are at an end. This unfortunate result ,of theenterprise of the shareholders, and the skill of their engineer will be a subject of general regret, the more so, that only a short time ago, the success of the operations was considered all but certain. It will be remembered that the Victory was actually afloat, and would in all probability, have been steaming out to sea in a few hours, when the chain cable to which ithe was secured snapped, and the unlucky vessel drifted again ashore, into a worse position than she was before. We now learn thatshe lias broken in two near the main gangway, is full of water; and is rapidly filling with sand. A later date mentions that she has leen sold in her present position for £200. NEW CORAL REEF, TORRES STRAIT. The Governor has directed the publication of the following notice, issued by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, respecting a new coral reef in the inner passage of Torres Strait ; and also in respect of the exact position of the Chilcott Rocks, in the same vicinity. . Hydrographic Notice.—No. 10. AUSTRALIA. — NORTH - EAST COAST. The bearings are magnetic.* Variation east'in 1862. Information has been received from the colonial Government of Victoria, Australia, dated May 23, 1862, that Commander Norman, of H.M. colonial steam sloop Victoria, on his passage through the inner route of Torres Strait, discovered a dangferous rock about eight miles northward of Cape Sidmouth; also that he has verified the existence of the Chilcott Rocks, which have hitherto' been considered doubtful.* The Norman Rock is about thirty yards broad, of coral formation, and has only two feet on it at low water. It lies about one-third of a mile off the west side of No. VIII. Island, in a position which passing vessels might choose for anchorage with easterly winds. v The Chilcott Rocks, lying off the eastern side of the same island, near the fairway of the inner route, were found 'at low water, the southern one in the position marked in the Admiralty Chart, and the northern one bearing north from it, it is stated at 150 yards apart (Lieutenant Wood's plan, which accompanied Commander Norman's report, places them one-third of a mile apart); they are both flat topped,.about 20 to 25 yards in extent, steep-to all round, with 7 fathoms water between them; a small lump of coral was dry feet on the southern *rock. The safest course to avoid them is to borrow to the eastward towards the Barrier Reefs, rather than towards No. VIII island, until well north or south of the island. Hydographic Office, Admiralty, London, 7th August, 1862.