Port of Auckland.

New Zealander, Volume 11, Issue 992, 17 October 1855, Page 2

Port of Auckland.

SHIPPING IN TEL LI GENC E. ARRIVALS. October IJ—Ocean, brig, 181 tons, Cain, from Melbourne. Passengers—lf. Greenaway. Mary Hart, Mary Heath* Elizabeth Marks, Captain Jacobs, Mrs. Jacobs, Captain f.oieb, Mr. Cottell, Andrew Judd, Robert litres,‘brd, Robert Walmsley, Simon Forster, James Rudge, James Holy, Elizabeth Holy, George Holy, Michael, John, Ellen, and Timothy Holy, Maria Bellingham, Amy and Rose Bellingham.— Combes and Daldy, agents. Oc ober 15 —Zingari, s.s., 148 tons, W. \V, Mdlton, from iho Southern Settlenn nis, with Senses eurid'ies, 1 parcel, 10 kegs butter, 200 sheep. Passengers— Messrs. Clone, Knight. Williams, Hunt. Simtnonds, Redman, Gill, Dr. Prendei gast, Mr. Justice Stephen, Messrs. Grab m, Mackwotth. Gay, Mr-. Foley, Mrs. Harris, Messrs. Ilarbican, Everett, Vickers, Ward, A. Kesiel, P. Kesiel, Hoskin, King, Mrs. Hoskin, Mrs. Travers, Mrs- Chesney, Mrs, Brown, Mias Baddeley, Messrs. A. King, 1. King, Wilson, Veins, Ya'es, Motherail, Moon, Mrs. Latimer, Col, Wyny„rd, Col. B iddeley, Capt. Travers, Major Greenwood Mr. Wynynrd, Mr, Shipley, Dr. Fox, 7 tappers, 5 gunners, and a number of privates.—Connell and Ridings, agents. October 16— Coromandel, 14 toss, Girven, from Coromandel, with 7000 feet sawn timber. October IG—Hawkhead, 22 tons, Innis, from Waiheki, with 22 tons firewood. Departures. October 16— Hawkbead, ‘22 tons, -Inina, Waiheki, in bal'ast. 1 M PORTS rORUON. Per Ocean from Melbourne: 4* case* iron. J, W. Bain, 60 cases window glass, Sieveking ; 126' bags rice, Gdfillan ; 35 windows. 10 American stoves, 4 cases, James Watt; 7 ton* guano, C. A. Harris; 7 cases, iron, 43 packages ironmongery, 71 bundles iron wire, Brown and Campbell .* IS stoves, McDowell ; 109 bundles gunny bags, 20 cases chains, 1 case castings, Williams, Hinckley and Co; 13 bundles iron wire, J. Macky ; I propeller screw, Daniel Simpson ; 1 case tools, Henderson ; 1 cose boots, Cain ; b horses, Colley. The steamer Zingari, Captain Million, arrived in the Manukau from the Southward on Sunday eveuingShe will be detained until Saturday, in consequence of injury sustained bv her machinery from having taken the ground whilst in charge of the i c ing Pilot, Mr. Lewis, formeilv in command ofthe brig Kirkwood has been appointed Pilot at thissta'ion. The Zingari has brought a port! m of a Menagerie for exhibition, and an Equ strian Cornpan , now performing at Nelson under th ■ management of Mr. Foley may we are told bo speedi y expected here. The steam ship William Denny, Captain Mailler, sailtd for Sydney on Saturday at 1.30 p.rn. The brig Heather Bell, Captain Jones, tailed for Sydney, on Sunday, at 11 a.m. The schooner Zillah, Cap'ain Hunt, sailed for the Co ;Pt at 11 a.in. on Sunday morning. The brig Gertrude, whith recently arrived from Hobart Town, has been transferred to our Auckland list of tonnage, having been purchased privately by Messrs Salmon and Donning. Sue is a smart, sightly looking, brig of 120 tons register, and will, we learn, p oceed to Sydney forthwith, under the command of Captain Dunning, late of the Daniel Webster. The smart little schooner Pelsart, of 30 tons register, was sold by Auction on Saturday, by Messrs. R. Shultz and Co. She was knocked down to Mr. Bain of the Thames for J. 375. The brig Ocean, Captain Cain, arrived in port at 3 p.m. on Sunday after, a fair passage of fifteen days from Melbourne. She brings 31 passengers, b horses, and au assorted cargo. The Ocean weighed from Hobson’s Bay on the 28 1 H nlto. and took her departure from Port Phillip Heads at noon on the 29th. She experienced very rough weather,* strong westerly winds with a cross heavy sea. On Friday night, it blew n haid gale from the S.F.. with torrents of rain and a greet deal of thunder and lightning, breezing up to a perfect hurricane during the squalls. Under such circumstances, Captain Cain deemed it advisable to put into Wauga'ie from whence he sailed on the following morning, passing the William Denny off Kawau in the course of Saturday afternoon. The Ben Nevis, with the June mail, had notarr.vcd at Melbourne at the dale oi n>e Ocean’s departure. There were, then, three English Mail si i,is duo. The brig Drover, arrived at Melbourne on the 19th u to. Arid the long-looked barque Invincible arrived on the 23rd, with a cargo of flour from Valparaiso, which had been sold at an advantageous rate. The I vincible may be expected in Auckland in about a fortnight. The captain of the Inviocib'e (writes the Melbourne Age, of 27th ulto.) reports having spoke, September 10 b, 1855, lat. 30-24 south, long 157° 2’ east, the American whale ship Oliver Crocker, of New Bedford, MCleave, master, twelve months out; GOO barrels sperm oil. Spoke, August 18ib 1835, lat. 24 ° south, lung, IG9 ° I’east, barque- Jane, of Sydney, Wybrow, mailer, two months out; 103 barrels sperm oil ] all vfell.

'flip schooner St. Hilda, Captain Ellis, arrived in liarhonrlaßt night after a very tedious passage from Ahurtri. A schooner coastwise, and a sail outside Tiri Tiri, ware signalled at sunset.

The August Mail or the sth. —There appears to be some douht as to which venae! of the two will hi ing tins mail. 'The European News says:—The next mail f om England will be carried out by the “ White Star’’ ship Slialimar, Captain Robertson, on the 20th inst. and those of (he sth proximo by the celebrated clipper ship James B«in»s, Captain C. M Donnel, of the Black Bill line; whilst from another English paper we extract the following— “The Champion of the Seas will he succeeded, on the sth of August, by the magnificent clipper Schomberg, which had sailed, and was daily expected at Liverpool from Aberdeen (where she was built), when the Champion left. This new vessel, the largest British merchantman evei constructed, is commanded by Captain J. N. Forbes, who has done such wonders in shortening the passage between England and this country.’’ —Melbourne Age. Launch of an Australian War Steamer.—A c-remony was perform d on Saturday, which, although happily of frequent occurrence upon the hanks ol the Th uncs, was in this instance invested with sonin pe cttliar features of interest The shipbuilders of London, and thoir hrethern in other parts of the kingdom, have frequently been engaged to construct vessels of war for foreign states, but the present is, we believe, the first instance of a colony ordering in this country a hip or war to be built at its own expence. The colony of Victoria, with a creditable independence effecting, hiving resolved to provide in some measure for its own defence from present or future foes, ordered, through Mr. Barnard, the agent for the Crown colonics, a war arrow-steamer, to be constructed in this country by Messrs Young, Magnay, and (,’o., of Limebou.se. I In* vessel, which is timber built, designed by Mr. C. Lung, and put together in the strongest manner, measures 580 tons burthen, the length between perpendiculars being 166 foot, and oxtrem* breadth ol beam 27 fa t 2 inches. Her intended armament, which is to bo supplii d from her Majesty a arsenals, is one pivot 32-pounder gun, weighing 56 cut., and two medium <‘>2 broadside guns of 25 cwt.; but thia armament c m be doubled if necessary. The vessel, which is constructed on very fine lines, will be rigged as a tbree-mastod schooner, and her future captain, Commander Lockyer, R. N., entertains the Lighecl anticipations ol her sailing qualities. The engines are to bool 150 horse power, capable ol being worked up to 600 horse power, to he supplied from the factory of Messrs Rennie. Such is the vessel which may prove the foundation ol n great navy in the southern seas, and which was launched, on Saturday, from the clockpard of Messrs Young, Cur 'ing, and Magnay, in tiro presence of an immense assemblage of persons of all ranks, including, am mg other distinguished persona, Earl Talbot, Mr. Ingram, M.P., Mr. Baklock, M.P., Admiral Sir S. Rym, and others. ’1 he ceremony ol christening was gracefully perfonnod by Lady Constance Talbot, who bestowed upon rln- ship the in every way appropriate name of “ Victoria,” and the launch «vaa imm«dlately complete I in a moat kuc* cesaful ma.iner. —The Loudon Times, July

THE MERCHANT SERVICE

The Merchant Shipping Act which came in operation on the Ist of May, is likely to prove of great service in elevating the morals of the seamen belonging to the nothern ports engaged in foreign trade. By this act, cna fearful cause ol dtunkeness, immorality, and danger to human life—the advance note, has no longer a legal value ; that is the crimp or holder of it cannot summon the owner of tho vessel before the magistrates f>>r I lie value of it. Previous to the passing of the Act tire sailor was famished with an allotment note a d >y or two before a vessel upon a foreign voyage sailed, which he generally cashed with a publican or Jew crimp at an immense discount, and then drunk the money, and generally had to be taken on board the vessel by the river'police after she was over the bar. A vessel was lost, with twenty six hands, off Sunderland last winter while the crew were all dead drunk in the forecastle, and many other fearful wrecks have occurred in the like manner throogh the crew having become intoxicated after they had cashed their advance-note. An excellent provision is also made by this Act—v the establishment in every shipping otiice in the larger perts, of an establishment similai to tho money order department of the post office. 'i he shipping- master at the various ports will receive from seamen any money they may deliver to them for their friends, and will issue money orders for the sums so received, to be made payable by the shipping master at the port where the seaman’s friends reside. The remittances are io be made free of expense or deduction wha ever. The Act also contains another clause which will abate much tyranny on hoard vesse’a on the high seae, and prevent collusion among officers to convict a seaman of an offence after the arrival of a vessel in port; a captain or officer cannot take proceedings against a seaman for aa assault upon the high seas, unless the nature of the occurrence is immediately entered upon the log-book nod read over to the offender—lie at the same lime to have the privilege of making his own statement, which the captain is obliged to lake down and enter in the log-book with the charge, to bo produced before the Magistrate. — Times. Kegistuatiun or- Coionjal Ships.— The following copy of a letter addressed by the Board of Trade to the Commissioners of (he Customs, on the subject of continuing, fora limited period, the system of registration de novo, in this country, of colonial whips, as practised before the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, came into operation, and an order of the Commissioners of Customs thereon, is taken from this day’s (Juzette: — *■ Office of Cominituec of Privy Council for Trade, Marino Department, May 25, 1855. Sir,—Various communications having been made to my Lords couceroiug the inconvenience sustained with respect to ships registered in the British Possessions abroad, in consequence of the mode in'w hich the changes effected by the Merchant Shipping Act have been brought into operation, lan directed to bring the subject to the notice of the Commissioners of Customs, and to request their attention to the following observations and suggestions. The cases complained of are twofold:— 1. Where a ship being registered in a colony, a bill of sale, or a power of attorney to execute a bill of sale have been sent by tho registered owner to the linked King, ora. 2. Where a ship being registered in a colony the registered owner is in the United Kingdom, and wishes to sell her here. In both these cases, the registrars of shipping would, before the first of May, have registered the ship, de novo, without waiting to nscertu n the state of the colonial register, whilst, since the first of May, they have refused to register ships, de novo, in this country, and the Commissioners of Cusloms liave'supporied them in such refusal. The Board entirely concur with the view which the Commissioners hj ve thus taken of the principles on which tho system of Ship Registry shou ! J he carried into effect. One of the’moet important objects of the system introduced by the recent Act, is to prevent a ship from being disposed of in two places, to two different persons, at the same time ; and to eff .ct this object it is necessary that all dealings with the registrar of the ship should either ho effected at her port of registry, or appear on the register book kept at that Port. If it is wished to sell or mortgage the ship in any part of the empire other than that in which the ship is registered, statutory power of attorney for tho purpose (called in the Act * Certificates of Sale or Mortgage,’) 'can he procured at the port of registry. These certificates will confer a perfect title on those who take under them, whilst, as they will he entered on tho register bonk at the poit of registry, persons who might desire to purchase or lend menty on the ship there, will have full notice of their existence. My lords consider it of very gn at importance for the interests of shipping that these certificates should he brought into use a» quickly an 1 as universally as possible, and that nothing should he done which would have the effect of permanently infringing the principles of the new system, or of inducing persons concerned in shipping to believe that it will henceforward be possible to confer a title to a ship by any moans except those which tho Act and the regulations which have been issued under it, point out as necessary. But since it appears that it has, un ler former Acts, been the practice to register colonial ships de novo in this country upon the production of duly executed bibs of sale, without first ascertaining the state of the colonial register ; and since it further appears that many ships have lately been sent, and are now being sent from the colonies for the purpose of being sold in this country, according to the practice which has heretofore prevailed, and that considerable inconvenience would he caused if the new system were brought into stringent operation, my Lords wish to suggest to the Commissioners the expediency of adopting the following relaxations, to take effect at once, and to hist during such time otdy as may be necessary to bring the new system into operation. 1. Ships registered in the colonies may, for such time as hereinafter mentioned, he registered de novo in this country upon the pioduction of such documents or evidence of title ns the registrars have heretofore been in the habit of receiving as sufficient. 2 In nil such cases the vendor or his agent shall give to the registrar security that the transaction shall be completed, and that the registrar and the commissioners shall he kept harmless from any loss or damage which they might iocui if it were to happen that the ship was in the meantime disposed of in the colony. A suggested form of bond for this purpose is enclosed. 3. The vendor or his agent must fill up and sign and deliver to the registrar at the port of registry, dc novo, a form ol application to the registrar at the port of original registry in the colony, calling for a transfer of registry under the previsions of the Act. Tin-

application the registrar at the port of registry de novo will forward with the old certificate of registry to the colony. A suggested form of application is enclosed, with forms of letters from the registrar in this country to the colonial registrar, and of the reply to be sent by the latter. 4. On registering the ship de novo, the registrar will insert in his books the words ‘Registry to.he transferred from the port of ; ■,’ end on receiving the requisite information from the Colonial Registrar, lie will write under those words 4 Registry complete by transfer from the port of—with the date. 5. The relaxation is to take effect at once, and to last, as to ships registered in the American colonies, until the end of September, and as to ships registered in more distant colonies, until the end oi February next. The effect of the relaxation will be to plate the persona who accept the title in this country in as good a position, ns tar as regards registry, as they could have enjoyed under the former acts, while they will have the additional advantage (which they could not have had under former. Acts), that their equitable title to the ship will, under the provisions of the new Act, he perfectly good. lam, &;c., T. 11. Farreu.”