SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 4620, 4 December 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. AiIHIVED. Dec. 3—Flying Cloud, schooner, IS tons, Andrew, Croat Pioton. Dec. 3.—Beautiful Star, s.s., 116 tons, Piotorson, from Dunedin via Timaru. Passengers—6 in steerage. , Deo. 3—Wellington, s.s., 262 tons, Carey, from Dunedin. Passengers— Captain Worstor, Mrs Sutherland and child, Mrs Griffiths, Miss Ferguson, Messrs Richardson, Whitley, Sheen, Milner, Longhnan, and 13 for North. , , „ Doe. 3—Melrose, barque, "SO tons, from Newcastle, N.S.W., coni laden. CI.KIBSD. Dec. 3—John Kindall, brig. 242 tons, James, for Newcastle, S.S.W.. in ballast. Doc. 3—Albion, brig, 248 tons. Gnnaway, for Newcastle, N.S.W., in ballast. Passengers—J. I-lotoher, S. Hudson. sailed. Deo. 3—Witch of the Wave, barque, 253 tons, Guthrie, for Newcastle. Doe 3—lsland City, barque, 121 tons, Brown, for Sydney, N.S.W. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Galsford, Mr and Mrs Bees and two children, and Mr JB. fcjyloy. Doc. 3—Jessie, schooner, 38 tons, Gibbs, for Or.ihamstowri. , , Dec. 3—Ethel, brigantine, ISO tons, M'Lood, for Auckland. Dec. 3—John Kendall, brig, 212 tons, James, for Newcastle, N.S.W. Dec. 3—Wellington, s.s,, 232 tons, Carey, for Wellington nnd Northern ports. Passongerssaloou : Mr Dawson, Mrs Cnft, Mr Smith, Mrs Mill, Miss Mill; steerage; Messrs J. Dawson and N, M'lXnnrid, and thirteen original, laroura. Wellington : 1(1 cases, 36 pkgs, 2 bales, 2 trunks, 1 pel. Consignees—M'Lood j Walton; Black; Gee; Mason, Strut hors, and Co.; Cooto; Harris; Cuff and Graham. . „ Flying Cloud: 23,000 ft timber. Consignee—F. Jeuhius. Beautiful Star: From Dunedin, ox warehouse, under bond—s qr-casks wine, 3 do whisky, Ido brandy, 10 oases whisky, 200 mats sugar, 6 ht-ohesta tea, 10 boxes do ■ free—lo casks cement, 35 cases, 35 kits, IS casks, 2 hf chests, 6 brls, 4 ht-hhds, 1 hhJ, 17 boxes, 20 bogs nails, 6 bags, 1 hdl, 2 bales, 1 wheel, 1 bale leather, 13 bars pig iron, 3 trusses, 1 Jar. From Timaru—26 boles wool, 1 case, 1 box, 1 trunk, 1 bale. Consignees—Levy; N.Z.L.M.A. Co.; Miles, Hassid and Co, ; Fisher; Cuff and Graham ; I’avitt; Ward nnd Co.; Twoutyman and Cousin; D. and l>. Cameron; E, B. and F. A. Bishon; Boharrell; Reed and Bain; Scott, Bros; Immigration. EXPORTS. Ethel: 43 cases bacon, 23 kegs butter, 675 sacks flour, 13 oases produce, 100 sacks wheat, 21-00 bags ■flour. Shippers—Watt and Co.; Gilmour; Saunders and Henderson ; Green; Eoyso, Stead, and Co.; N.Z.P. and P. Co.: J. B. Way. Wellington ■, Ex Otago, under bond, for Wellington—! pel; ex Buko of Edinburgh, 8 cases; free—l box, 5 bales, 12 bugs rhubarb, 1 pkgs, 1 do, 2 trunks. For Pictou—l3o pkgs flour, 20 sacks wheat and oats.. For Nelson—3 casks eggs, 30 sacks malt. For Taranaki—3 cases meats. Shippers—Maokay; Vaughan and Co.; P. Cunningham; Lightband; Hey wood; Collins; Cuff and Graham; Vincent and Co.; Telegraph; Dalgoty, Nichols, and Co.; N.Z.P. and P, Co.

The ship Merope hag now over 700 bales of wool on board. The s.s. Hawea is expected to arrive in harbour to-day from Northern ports, and will sail for Dunedin at I p.m. The s.s. Easby will arrive early this morning from Dunedin, and will sail for Wellington, Newcastle, and Sydney at 11 a.m. The loading of the ship Waikato is being pushed on with energy. Yesterday the vessel had on board 360 tons of wheat and flour, 2038 bales of wool, and 126 casks of tallow. There is also ready for the ship in the stores over 100 bales of wool. Tho Waikato will be a full ship next week. The cargo of the ship Himalaya is turning out in excellent condition. Captain Grant wishes to state that the delay that consignees experience in not getting their goods is from no fault of his. His ship cannot get a berth at the Gladstone Pier owing to the want of wharfage accommodation, and all the cargo has to be lightered. The discharging of the ship Duke of Edinburgh is progressing most satisfactorily, and the cargo is coming to hand in excellent order. During the past two days 360 tons of general cargo have been discharged, and early next week she will—with the exception of getting out railway iron—finish her discharge. Tho s.s. Wellington, Captain Carey, arrived in harbour yesterday at 10.30 a m. from Port Chalmers. The purser reports that the Wellington left the above port at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2; experienced light North-west winds and fine weather. We are indebted to the purser for Dunedin exchanges. The Wellington sailed for Northern ports at 1.45 p.m. The union Steamship Company’s s.s. Beautiful Star arrived in harbour yesterday at 11 a.m, from Dunedin, via Timaru. Left the former port at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Deo. 1; experienced very thick foggy weather; arrived off Timaru at 7 o’clock the following day, and anchored at 9 a.m.j sailed at 5.30 p.m.; had light North-west winds to arrival. The Beautiful Star sails on her return trip to-day.

The strength anil solidity of the Oamarn breakwater has been thoroughly tested by the recent gale and consequent heavy seas, and with the most satisfactory results. No damage whatever has been done to the completed portion, although the assault of the seas have been heavier than at any time for twelve months past, and was continuous for more than forty-eight hours, A centre block weighing about 150 tons, made only on Wednesday last, however, not having quite set, has been disturbed nnd cracked round the edges, but the damage done can easily he made good as soon as the weather becomes calm. The contractors' rails at the extreme (seaward) end of the wall have been torn up and twisted, but nothing fortunately was carried away. The value of the structure as a shelter to shipping has been most satisfactorily proven, the Mary Ogilvie being able to finish her loading, and the steamer Samson to load and take her passengers aboard during the continuance of the storm, while the schooner Zior end ketch Palmerston went on with the discharging of their cargo without interruption from the sea, and lay under the lee of the will in -perfect safety and in almost still water. — N. O. Times,

The Sydney HcraM reports of the steamer Lord Ashley as follows: —Tho s.s. Lord Ashley left Sydney for Noumea on Wednesday, Oct. 20, with moderate South-west wind, which gradually increased to a gale. Thursday, Oot. 21, daylight, blowing with hurricane force and terrific sea running. At 7.30 a.m. sea struck ship on the starboard quarter, heaving her on her beam ends; on righting herself found port boats carried away, engine-room smashed in, with six or seven feet of water in the engine-room and stokehole, with fires all out, saloon and deck-house full of water, horses knocked down, fittings smashed, carpenter crushed to death by the horses, and other damage done. Immediately brought ship to the wind under reefed mizen and mizen-ataysail, and set all hands bailing. Noon, gale blowing with increased force , all the crow and passengers bailing water from engine-room, sea constantly breaking over the ship. Finding the water increasing in the engine-room and hold, notwithstanding all our exertions, deemed it advisable to throw overboard all dock cargo, consisting of 15 horses and 100 sheep; midnight, still 6ft of water in the engine-room. Friday, Oct, 22, daylight, gale moderating; water going down in the engine-room; 10a.m., water down to 2ft in the stokehole; lit three fires at 2 p.m.; started the engines: kept ship going easy to the wind, sea too high to ran; found all pumps choked with coal; kept people baling from the engine-room. Saturday, Oot. 23, gale moderating, sea going down; made sail and kept ship on her course for Noumea; experienced fine weather remainder of She passage; arrived at Noumea at 8 a.m. tho 29th.

THE B.S. TUI. Tlio s.s. Tui leaves Dunedin to-day ; the following account of the trial trip is taken from the Otago Daily Times According to the invitations issued by Messrs Sparrow and Co., about 250 persons assembled yesterday on board the new screw steamer Tui to take part in a trial trip or, os it may with more propriety be termed, an excursion trip. The steamer left the Eattray street wharf at 1.20 p.m., Captain Tall being in charge, and a more competent man to navigate the barbouf could scarcely be found, A strong band of musicians enlivened the scene considerably, and refreshment in galore had been provided for the visitors, to which it is scarcely necessary to say ample justice was done, perfect order prevailing during both the upward and downward trip. The downward trip was mode in tho face of a fresh North-east breeze and strong flood tide ; lr.it, despite this, tho good little boat made the distance from the red beacon at the end of Eat"tray street to Port Chalmers in one hour and a quarter; very good time Indeed, taking all the adverse circumstances into consideration. Dp to this time tho engines had worked very araoothly indeed, making 115 revolutions with 6Slba of steam indicated on the pressure gauge, the vacuum gauge indicating 22in. A stay of an hour was made at Port Chalmers, during which the band enlivened that township with a few airs. Then a fresh start was made, and a capital run effected to tho Tlmaru Lightship, round which the steamer was headed and the return trip commenced. Port Chalmers was now passed by, and a straight run to Dunedin made, the Eattray street wharf being Touched at 6.30 p.m., every .one being highly pleased •with their outing, no mishap of any kind occurring to mar the day's enjoyment. The upward trip, it may be mentioned was made at US revolutions, 651bs pressure ami 22in. vac. Mr Crawford, Inspector of Machinery, and Mr Darling, Engineer to the Union S.S. Company, wore on board during the trip, and expressed themselves in high admiration -of the manner in which the engines worked. Now for » few words concerning the Teasel. She was constructed by Messrs Sparrow and Co., to the order of Messrs Seager and Co-, of Wellington, and is intended to trade between Lyttelton aad the Waitara, calling at tho Kaikonraa and Wellington, and will be commanded by Captain Bonner, who is -well known on the West Coast aad other ports of New Zealand for his many excellent qualities aa a master mariner. Mr Berryman Will be his second, while the engines will be entrusted to the charge of Mr Spiers. In length, she is 100 ft on keel; overall, 118 f t; breadth, 19ft; depth of hold, 7ft 6ln. Her frame consists of ZJinoh angle iron,with 18 inch -centres. The plating varies from jin in the gar board streak to fin plates on the dues, the shear streak being din thick, and Sft wide. She has not been measured yet, bat it is calculated that she will carry 110 tons on a draught of 6ft, her probable register being about 70 tons, She has a vary -oommodlbnh and wen appointed cabin aft, capable of accommodating 17 passengers. • there being also, what in not often found in small vessels, a lavatory and roomy steward’s pantry and Store room. On deck, on the port side, are quarters for the master, mate, imd engineer, while on the starboard side is a Ja/lieo cabin for six passengers, and fitted with many necessary conveniences. A steam Winch will be shipped at Wallin s-t on, where it has been prepared for her. Bho £ very spacious hold and roomy deck, which will be wanted in the trade in which she will be ena gteab portion of it comprising sheep are of 22-horse power nominal, capable of ftorhdMg up to 100* tukl it U expected the

vessel will attain a speed of eight knots at son., on a consumption of four tons of coal par day. They have been constructed on the compound principle —the low-prcssuro cylinder being 20in and the high pressure llin, with a 12ln stroke—and are certainly a credit to the makers, being wall finished in every point, as waa conclusively proved yesterday, Tho boiler is a tubular one, having ono fur; nace, is made of tho best material, and is well calculated to perform tho work which it will have allotted to it. The screw is throo-bladod.and so constructed that tho fans can bo screwed off and on at pleasure—a groat advantage, as in tho event of a fan being broken, tho vessel can bo hauled on a bank, and, at low water, refitted with another fan, while, under the old system, it would have been necessary to have the vessel docked. Tho Tui is now open to receive cargo, and will have as prompt despatch for the VValtara, vi 4 intervening ports, ns circumstances will allow.