SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 649, 3 July 1852, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

AHMVALS. jj u ly i,_ Cresswell, barque, 574 tons, Captain Williams, from London. Passengeis — Mr. and Mrb. Somerville, Mr. Cookc, Major Nixon, Mr. [luttor, Mr. Wilson, family and servant, Mr. Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Ward, Mr. Boalt and family, Mr. Pickering, Mrs. Pickering, Mr. and Mrs. Mai Mo, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, Mr. Meare, Mr. 11 SomeiTille, Mr. Jamea, Mr. J. P. Brown and family. — Brown & Campbell, agents. July I—Endeavour,1 — Endeavour, 14 tons, Christian, from Waiheki, with 25 tons firowood. July I—llawkhead,1 — Ilawkhead, 22 tons, Lawrio, from Mahurangi, with 20 tons firewood, 100 posts. Jhlj> I—Napj,1 — Napj, 17 tons, Tautan, from Russell, yin Ngunguiu. Passengers — Mr. and Mrs. Harvey and four children, two natives.— P. A. Phillips, agent.

DEPARTURES. July 2— llawkhead, 20 tons, Lawrie, for Hokokino, in ballast. July 2— Mary, 25 tons, Davies, for Waibeke, in ballast. July 2— Children, 30 tons, Jones, for Russell, witb \ ton salt, \ ton hay, 2 boxes soap, 2 casks ale, 10 bags sugar, 7 packages furniture, 3 boxes raisins, 10 parcels sundries, 1 case merchandize, 1 cask do. 100 kauri pmlings, 1 cbest tea. Passengers — Mrs. -Evans, Miss Uargreaves, Mr. F. E. Craithwaiie.

IMPORTS — FOREIGN. Per Cresswell, from London . — 1 case, 100 casks, 10 hhds., 1 punobeon, 1 box, 9 bales, 6 ditto, 1 case, 18 packages, 1 case, 20 ditto, 6 trunks, 1 cask, 5 ditto, 2 cases, 2 do., 35 packages, 1 case, 2 do., 4 do., 1 do., 1 package, 48 do., 4 do., 9 do., 4 cases, 1 do., 2 do., 2 do., 1 do., 3 packages, J case, 2 do., 1 case, I parcel, 2 packages, 8 do., 11 do., 3 cases, 4 bales, 43 boxes, 2 cases, 40 boxes, 13 casks, 1 case, 8 packages, 6 barrel?, 1 box, 5 bales, 1 box, 3 cases, 1 do., 10 kegs, 8 boxes, 6 bales, 1 case, 9, packages, 18 do., 7 do., 23 do., 6 do., 2 cases, 9 do., 1 box, 3 do , 7 cases, 23 packages, 4 do., S do., 2 cases, 1 bale, 1 case, 11 do, 15 packages 1 case, 5 do., 23 packages, 350 packages, 176 do,, 1 case, 20 ithds., 16 bundles,] 1 box, 5 package!, 19 do. 194 iron pots, 22 weights, 2 cases, 6 do., 1 box, 1 do., 9 packages, 1 box, 32 packages, 24 d0., 715 do. t 1 box, 2 do., 503 packages, 36 casks, 42 packages, 200 bags snlt, 22 packages, 1 box, 2 do., 60 packages. For New Plymouth : 33 casks, 3 barrels, 5 cases, 18 packages, 20 kegs, 3 cases, 6 packages, 1 parcel, 36 packages, 7 do., 1 case, 16 packages, 3 boxes, 1 case, 1 do., 1 do., 18 packages, 17 cases, 11 casks, 20 casks, 3 cases, 22 packages, 120 pieces, 67, packages, 1 box, 10 casks, 7 cases, 3 packages, 15 do., 2 bundles, 4 packages, 1 box, 2 do., 2 packages, I cask, 3 cases, 5 bales.

The Cresswell sailed from London docks on the 3rd, and the Downs on the sth of March, and arrived on Wednesday night last (30th June), having made the passage in 117 days— notwithstanding tbat she experienced generally light and adverse winds. She did not touch at any intermediate port, nor speak any vessel connected with these colonies. The Emigrant, hence the 9th October, had arrived. The Persia sailed from Gravesend for Wellington and the Southern Settlements on the 22nd February. The Samarang was laid on to sail for Lyttelton, and other ports in New Zealand, on the 24th nlarch. The Stately was advertised for Wellington, to sail on the 10th April, and the Sir Edward Paget, for Auckland, ia April. Neither of the two latter vessels had arrived home. — The Australian Ro\al Mail Steam Navigation Company was about to commence operations, in conformity with the terms of their contract with Government, for the conveyance of the mails to Sydney. They had already four new iron screw steamers far advanced ; the first of which, the Australian, was to be despatched, from London, on 28th April, and Plymouth, 3rd of May, with the mails for Sydney—calling at St. Vincent (Cape de Verds), the Cape of Good Hope, King George's Sound, Adelaide and Port Phillip. The Australian is a new vessel of 1500 tons and 300-horse power; she was to be followed by the Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, new vessels of equal tonnage and power, which were in course of construction. The rate of passage-money, we observe, is fixed at 80 guineas for first-class passengers for the Australian colonies throughout ; 40 guineas for second class, and 17 guineas for third class : these rates exclusive of wines and spirits, but with bedding and cabin furniture provided. Homeward rates of passage-money 10 per cent, on these prices. Their dietary scale seems liberal, and altogether their arrangements such as deserve the best support of the colonies at large — opening up, as this line of steamers does, a new era in our communication, with the Mother-country. — The Panama route to these colonies, however, is still more desirable, and we are glad to learn that active steps are being taken at home to encourage the Pacific Steam Navig»tion Company to lay ou a line of packets to run between Panama and Sydney. New Zealand, of course, would participate more directly in the benefits of this line than of any other.