Sydney Shipping.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 680, 20 October 1852, Page 2

Sydney Shipping.

Arrivals.— Sept. 23. Liberty, sch., Trevetban, from Geelong. 25. E-ther Arthur, brig, Bremner, from Port Phillip. 26. Ayrshire Lass, scb., Mnody, from Honolulu. 28. Shamrock, steamer, Bell, from Melbourne ; Freak, sch., Irvine, from the South Sea Islands ; Zone, sch., Elliott, from Morelon Bay. 29. Quinten Scitch, ship, Potter, from London, June 2. 30. Ascendant, banjue, SpeDcer, from Liverpool, Bth June ; Jack, brig, Spencer, fiom Moreton Bay. Oct. 1. Lalla Rookh, brig, Blilmer, Port Phillip; Monarch, barque, Gourlny, from Melbourne ; Wanderer, brig, Boggis, from Melbourne. Departures.— Sept. 24. Titan, for Wellington. 25. Don Juan, Picari, and Warata, steamer for Melbourne; Eureka, for Geelong; Waterlily, for Hobart Town; Shamrock, and Margaret, scbs., for Geelong; 26. Rimswell, ship, for London ; Nautilus, for Launceßton; Dart, for Melbourne. 29. Asiatic, ship, Ferguson, for Madras; Clara, brig, Eady, for Melbourne. Oct. 1. Cape Horn, barqw, Hawkes, for Melbourne; Harp, sch. Sommerville, for Moreton Bay.

llobart Town Shipping. Arrivals.— Sept. 8. Mariposa, from Melbourne. 50. Annie, from Mauritius. 14. Emma, from Sydney; Jennr Lind, fi om Victoria ; Pryde, from California 15 Mniy Ann, from Port Albert. 17. Europa, from Boston, U. S.; Emma Prescott, from \ ictorm ; Flvinp Squirrel, from \ictoria. 20. Esper-inza, John Soucbay, Maid of Erin, Harriett Nathan, Yarra Lady /.eieii, Frances, and Apollo, from Victoria; Aiadin, from the South Seas. U. Derwent, barque, 404, IJarmswortl), from Plymouth, 7th June. Diimijtuiifs. — Sqrt. 11. Columbus, for Guam; Scotia, Gold Seeker, Melbourne, Glencoe, Sword *i?b, and Triad, for Melbourne; Flying Fibh iorGeelong; Lord Dnlliousie, for Calcutta. 13. Grecian, for Wellington ; Spy, for Melbourne. 15. Fmr Tasmania, for Twofold Bay. 17. Sacramento and Juba, for Victoria. 18. Cosmopolite, for Port Albert, Olmda, for Melbourne; Gertrude and Sarah Ann, for Geelong. 22. William Melville, for Melbourne. 23. Providence nnd Jenny Lind, for Melbourne.

Captain Wispman. — At tbo meeting which took place on Saturday, at the office? of the Clarence Steamship Company, upon the occasion of the division of the proceeds ol the sale, it was proposed and unanimously carripd, *' That a sum of Three Hundred Guineas be presented to Cnptain Wiseman, for his service in connection with the Clarence steam-ship, and that a letter of thanks be torwarded to that gentleman, expressive of the high estimation which the proprietors entertain of ihe mode in which he has j carried out his instructions." — Empire, Octobci 4.^ The Pryde, bug, but lately arrived at Hobart Town from California, has been sold to Mr. George Lew is, for the sum of .£1700.— Ib. The Esperanza, brig, was advertised in the Launceston papers to be sold by auction, on the 25th ultimo. \\ u The Ship in Quaiiantine.— Fourteen cases are still repoitetl under medical treatment, and a fresh case of fever broke out yesterday. The B'ck were drafted into the Fanny yesterday, and it is theiefore probable, it no fresh cases occur, that the Wnnota will speedily be released from qunrontine.— MeWwiirne Herald, Sept. 20. The Australian, steamer, has nude a good run down from Sydney, she Ims on board about 10,000 ounces of cold sl.n.ppd in Sydney for home. She sails from this port for Adelaide on Sunday. She reports the Lnuncesion, baique, find a schooner entenng the Heads. — /&.

Tho Governor Wynyaid, steamer, winch arrived yestciday, rigged as a k/ip-mid-iift scboonei, will, when refitted", ply between Mclbouine nni Hobson's I3,iy, nnd although sinn)], will do»btle-s prove an ncqui«ilion lo our numerous i>assengur arrivu's.— Argus, Sept. 24.

Tun Gin at Bkhaim. — The leviathan screw-steamer is about (o be transfei red to the Eagle line of Austrahan packets belomng to her present owneis, Messrs. Gibbs, Blight, and Co., Liverpool. She is announced to leave that port for Melbourne, Port Phillip, on the 21st of August next. She will carry three clast.es of of passengers, upper saloon, seventy guineas; foro salooD, forty guineas ; second cabin, 25 guinea*. The Great Britain will have accommodation for about 1000 pas-senger*. She arrived fiom New York on Wednesday, having made the run in 10 d.iys and 23 houis. Our townsman, Mr. J. C. Matbews, the bioth. r of the commander, is the agent for Plymouth.— Plymouth limes. New Route to Australia.— We inciuVntsly mentioned, in noticing the launch of the Arabia, that Messrs. Bums and Co. were about to open upn westerly route to our Australian colonies, via New York and P.inama. We believe that their arrangements aie already bo far completed, that in about four months they expect to ejUend their steam fleet to the Pacific; but the precise details will, of coui.se, bo subject to the orders of the post office and admiralty authorities. Mow that the Panama railway is partially finished, so as to afford an ea-.y transit across the Isthmus, the main objection is removed ; and Messrs. Burns have acted well in so promptly availing themselves of the facilities thus opened up for a speedy and regular communication with our Australian colonies, which have so suddenly sprung into an importance never before dreamt of, in consequence of this discovery of vast and inexhaustible fields of gold. The Panama railway is to extend across that narrow porlton of the Isthmus situated between Chagres on the Atlantic, and Panama on the Pacific. The length of the line will be when finished, 47 miles ; but, in the mean time, it is only intended to execute 21 miles, extending from Panama to Gorgona, on the river Chagrea, at the highest point of navigation, up to which place passengers, &c, will be conveyed by river steamers from Chagres. The country is favourable for the formation of a railway, as the summit level is only 2(50 feet above the ocean on either side, with a gradual ascent from the coasts ton-aids the culminating lidge near the centre of the Isthmus. A few hours will therefore suffice to convey passengers from sea to sea. Chafes being situated at the mouth of the river of that D name, and consequently unhealthy at certain seasons, the Atlantic teiminus of the lailway is to be at Limon Bay, a good roadstead, about two and a half miles to the eastward, where tho steamers can ride at anchor safely, and land their passengers at all times. The section of the railway from Pananvi to Gorgona will be very soon completed, anil the traffic earned across the Isthmus with a degree of celerity and safety far superior to any other route hitherto adopted or suggested. As far then as pabsengf-ra are concerned, it may be considered that, practically speaking, the navigation from this country to the antipodes is uninterrupted ; and a choice of two routes will then be offered to those desirous of visiting our Aii'-tiahan colonies. The presenl and ordinary loute of sailing vessels is by crossing the Atlantic until the coast of South Ameiicji is neared, then changing the course so as to double the Cape of Good Hope, and thpnee nearly due west to Port Phillip or Van Diemen's Land —New Zealand by this route lying about 1500 miles fur ther off to the eastward beyond Australia. Steamers, howevei, take a shoiter course, and after calling at Madeira and the Cape de Verde Islands, steam along the west coast of Africa, south to the Cape. By the new route about to be opened up by the Koyal American Mail Steam Packet Company, tho traffic will be carried westward half round th« the globe until the antipodes are reached. Passengeis will be conveyed in the magnificent steamers of Cunard's line to New York : there a second series of powerful steamers will be ready to convey them to Chagres. A few hours w ill suffice to waft them from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus to Panama, where another linp oi powerful steamers will receive them for the last and longest stage of the journey. On a large 50-inch Elobe we measured the distances roughly in nautical miles, and taking the courses as being direct, we fouud the distances to be :— Miles. From Liverpool to New York 3120 " New York to Chagres 2100 " Chagres to Panama 47 <• Panama to Tahiti 4500 j " Tahiti to New Zealand 2400 " New Zealand to Port Phillip or A r an Diemen's Land ....... 1500 The distance from Pinima to Australia is too great foi an unbroken run, and the steamers on this branch ol the service will call and coal at Tahiti, one of thr Society Islands, and the most advanced in civiltza'ion Thence the course will be westerly to New Zealand and still farther west to Australia. As our antipodes have to be reached, it is obvious that they would beequally near this country, if a direct course could hi steered, whether that course was eastward or westward but as there is alieady a line of steamers between this and Ameiica, unequalled in the world for comiort, power, and regularity, it is clear that, if we can take advantage of them so lar.iv will be a great point gained. We believe it is not yet decided at which, or how many of the ports in New Zealand, Van Diemen's Land, and Australia, this new line of steameis will call, nor how frequent the communications will be; but a general outline of the entire route is indicated above, from which its importance and convenience to the mother country nnd its colonies may be appreciated.— Noilh British Daily Mail.