Sydney.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 619, 20 March 1852, Page 2

Sydney.

Arrivals. — Feb. 11. Souvenir, schooner, Brown, from Moreton Bay; Juno, barque, Orr, from Howes Island ; Baretto Junior, Huggins, from San Franciico ; Ingn, U. S. brig, Barnes, from Strong's Island 5 Dart, brig, Collins, Irora Port Phillip. 12. Rover's Bride, Paddon, from tbe Me of Pines. 13. Glenbervie, barque, White, from Portbmouth 21 October; Cape Home, barque, Eady, from Melbourne ; Emma, brig, Brooks, from Auckland. 14. Conßide, steamer, Appleby, from San Francisco; Duke of Wellington, barque, Brady, from San Francisco. 15. Almeda, schooner, Bates, from Hongkong ; Unicorn, barque. Hunter, from the Downs 22nd of October ; Favourite, schooner, Stencker, from Melbourne. 16. Havering, ship, Pryce, from Plymouth the 18th November; Caldee, barque, Chalmers, from Manila; Senator, barque, King, from Portsmouth the 21st October; General Palmer, ship, Simpson, front Amoy ; Giraffe, brig, Robinson, from Manila. 17. Lavinia, barque, M'Pbee, from Newcastle; Harlequin, schooner, '1 revathan, from San Francisco; Emma Preacott, hrig, Flig, from VVahoe ; Frederick Griffiths, schooner, Dearing, from Wide Bay. 18. Mary Ann, schooner, Lang, fioin Port Albert. 19. Champion, schooner, Balday, from Geelong ; Ann Mary, schooner, Francis, from Twofold Bay ; Vanquish, schooner, Steel, from Melbourne; New Liverpool, ship, White, from the Downs, Ist November ; Albion, schooner, Love, from Wide Bay ; Supply, schooner, Strachan, from the South Seas ; Statesman, barque, Cooper, from Amoy. 20. Maitland, ship, Henry, from the Downß, 9th Nor. ; William Prowse, ship, Williams, from the Downs, loth November; Henrietta, schooner, Nation, from Honolulu ; Phantom, brig, Brown, from Melbourne; Indus, barque, Poole, from Melbourne ; Lallah Rookh, barque, Hajnaes, from San Frrncisco ; Prince of Wales, brig, Gaunt, from Port Phillip ; Coquette, schooner, Farmer, from Gee'ong, 21. Governor, biig, Hathaway, from the South Seas ; Carnngton, U.S. ebip, French, from Richmond, Virginia; Mary and Ellen, schooner, MacIpan, from San Francisco. 23. Crishna, barque, Spence, fiom San Francisco ; Alpha, whaling barque, from the South Seas. 24. King William, bnrqup, Demar, from Kiopura ; Perseverance, schooner, Marshall, from Wellington. Dsp^m-uriEs.— Feb. 12. Diana, brisr, Hanson, for Melbourne; Eagle, schooner, Shanks, for Melbourne j Mary Jane, schooner, Gourlay, for Geelong ; Wave, cutter, Fuller, for San Francisco ; Chistina, brig, Nealds, for Melbourne ; J. Lovett, 6chooner, Rees, for Melbourne ; Lillias, schooner, Hannah, for Melbourne; James Gibson, schooner, Redmond, for Melbourne. 13. Sarah, brig, Grant, for New Zealand, via Newcastle; Esther, schooner, Bordan, for the South Sea Islands; Regina, barque, Liddle, for London ; River Chief, brig, Horsley, for the South Sea Islands. 14. Fortune, brig, Wood, for Melbourne ; Emma, barque, Kelly, for Melbourne. 15. Lavinia, schooner, Wyborn, for lMoreton Bay; Wandsworth, ship, Dunlop, for London. 17. Emma, biig, Pockley,for HobartTown ; Spec, brig, Dycey, for Calcutta. I§. William and Mary, barque, Avery, for Akayab ; Solomon Saltus, barque, M Kinsky, for the South Sea Fishery ; Comet, schooner, Coulson, for Nelson ; Mary Sturrt, schooner, Allen, for Moreton Bay. 19. Raven, brig, Bowden,' for Auckland via Newcastle. 21. Jane, barque, Pdllot, for Adelaide ; Dart, brig, Collins, for Melbourne. 22. Phoenix, U. 8. ship, Winslowe, for the South Sea Fisheries; Ann Meihuish, barque, Harries, for Lima ; Mary Catherine, ship, Brokmann, for Calcutta ; Cape Horn, barque, Eedy, for Melbourne. 24. Gulnare, brig, Nos worthy, for San Francisco ; Chieftain, schr., Dawning, for South Sea Islands.

Enctish Shipping. — The mail by Her Majesty's Ship Havannah, hence the 18th of August, reached Southampton on the 13th of November by the Brazil* ian mail-steamer Severn from Kio Janeiro. The Success from Port Phillip July Ist, arrived off Falmouth 14th November. The Countess of Yarborougb, from Adelaide, arrived at Swansea sth November. Ihe Will Watch, for Western Australia, sailed froraGravesI end November 2. The Adelaide, for Adelaide, sailed from Plymouth November 8. The Maitland, for Sydney, sailed from Plymouth November 8. The Agincourt sailed on the 12th, and William Prowse on the I 13th November, from Gravesend for Sydney. The | General Sale, for Hobart Town, sailed from Graresend November 15. The following vessels were advertised i to sail for the Colonies up to the 17th November : — For Sydney — Thomas Arbuthnot, 621, Bannatyne, 21st,; Chieftain, 500, Edward, 22nd; Queenstown, | 335, Peter, 20th November ; Anglia, 567, Gardiner, with immediate despatch ; Sir George Seymour, 850, H. J. Nay lor, Ist., and David M'lver, 353, Btiley, 18th December ; Euphrates, 850, Mouro, 10th Jan.;' Roman Emperor, 793, Champion, eaily in January; Gibson Craig, 1500, Ellis, 20th, and Earl of Charlemont, 873, 25th November, from Liverpool. For Melbourne—Cambodia, 914, Hammock, 25th November; Lady Elgin, 851, and Calphurnia 4th December. The Caroline Agnes, 800, was to sail for Port Phillip and Adelaide early in December. The Sibella, 721, Coleman, for Adelaide 2nd December. The Henry Tanner, 388, Carter, with despatch, for Hobart Town. The Salophian, 381, Harvey, and Electro, 325, Oldham, for Laur.ceston, with despatch. In the Times of 17th of November, a first class ship was advertised to leave London for Sydney every 10 days, and every 14 days for Melbourne during the month of November. — Sydney Morning Jit\ aid, February If, The Havering arrived yesterday from Plymouth," after a splendid run of 90 days. Captain Pryce brought her out on the Great Circle Sailing principle. Van Dieraen's Land was rounded on the 81st day, thus adducing another pi oof of the usefulness and practicability of the science. The following vessels were spoken during the vojage:— Martin Luther, from Liverpool to S\dney, 34 days our, lut. 2° 23' N. ; long. 22° 0' 7" W. Templeman, from Liverpool to Lima, December 15, lat. 1 ° 18' S.; long. 24° W. Warrior, from London to Mauritius, 34 days out, lat. 30° 37' S. ; long. 25 ° 50' W. December 23, Alexander, from Valparaiso to Liverpool, 45 days out, Int. 25° 58' S., long 26 ° 36' W Ibid. The Yarra Yarra sailed from Greenock for Sydney 12th November. The Clarence steamer, was to sail from Liverpool early in December, for Sydney. — Ibid. Piivate letters say that the General Screw Steam Ship Company, which now has the contract for the Cape mails, were making arrangements for extending their line to Sydney. By the Ist March they would have four vessels ready for the line — the Harbinger, 920 tons, the Lady Jocelyn, 1750 tons, the Queen of the South, 1750 tons, and a ship not yet named, 1750 tons. — Ib., 11th Feb. Steam Navigation. — A project is afloat among influential and moneyed men in the City to start a line of screw vessels to Sydney of 2000 tons each, to carry passengers and cargo via the Cape of' Good Hope. The colony is of such growing importance that the Gdvprnment miiht accept some tender for the mail service when offered next month.—Extiact of a London letter drtted November 7.

Sieam.— Both the puvate advices and the newspapers received from California, yesterday, express a strong conviction that, in consequence of the gold discoveries in New South Wales, a line of American steamers from central America to Sidney is likely to be formed at an early period. Already, it is said, the plan has been broached, and with the certainty that it would be vvpll received in Australia, and would result in a remunerative^raffie. The communication between San Francisco and Sydney is at present actite, and it is seen that if the new discoveries should rival those of California, the completion of a steam route between the two places would confer immense ad vantages upon both. — In case of a glut in either market, early intelligence would be given, which would induce shipments fiom one to the other, and thus tend greatly to limit losses such as those which have hitherto been su-tainedin this uncertain trade. At the tame time there is the knowledge that the productions of the two countries are sufficiently varied to cause, under the influence of the facilities of steam, the development of a natural system of exports and imports to which the various Pacific States, and especially those of Nicaragua and Costs Rica, would offer a large intermediate contribution. On the question of passenger traffic the San Francisco writers seem to enteitain no doubt whatever that every one from Europe beyond the labouring class would avail themselves of the line. Meanwhile, although not merely this route but two others are equilly open to us, although the rate of money in America ranges from ten to fifteen per,cent., while here it is in abundance at two-and-a-half per cent., and although the Government, backed by an offer of £6000 a-year from the colony, have been considering the subject for five years, not a word is heard of any movement on this side. The little plan of sW two»monthly boats by the Cape is of coune iegarded aa abandoned, and it is equally to be hoped fortlfe credit of the'country that no monopoly contract will be tolerated On the Singapore line, where there are already sufficient inducements. Whichever route may be regarded as the best, oue thing is certain, namely, that the communication would have been established long before this, but for the deadening influence of the Government. Even those who, from their old habits of relying upon protection in the shape of public grants, distrust their, power to secure sufficient returns Without the aid of ppstages, admit that if the community were allowed to send letters indifferently by any company, at such rates as' they might think fit to pay, there would not be a moment's hesitation in organizing all that could be desired.— Times, Oct. 22. , An English fleet of five sbips-of-war had appeared before Vera Cruz. The ships are the Indefatigable of 50 guns, the .Cumberland of 70, carrying the Admiral's flag, the Wellesley 70, the steamer Express 61, and the Calypso 10. The appearance of tins fleet has given rise to a good deal of speculation as" to the purpose of its visit to the gulf. The Trait, however, concludes, that this purpose has no connection with the existing relations of Mexico and the British capitalists, but refers in all probability to the engagements of England towards Spain* on the subject ot Cuba/ The "Panama Star contains an account of a severe gale at Mazetlan on the 28ih October in which the British sloop-pf-war (Daphne was lost, all of her masts and four men ; and four, small s'chiooners were totally wrecked. H. M. Ship . Daedalus, Captain Wellesley, sailed on the Bth of December, for Valparaiso, touching at Tahiti and PitcainVs Island.- We understand that contributions of many useful articled, books, &c, were made here for the inhabitants of Pitcairns Island, and were forwarded by the above ship. — The Polynesian, December 13.