MONTHLY MARITIME RECORD.

New Zealander, Volume XV, Issue 1429, 28 December 1859, Page 6

MONTHLY MARITIME RECORD.

The foreign arrivals of the last month have been considerably in excess of those of the preceding, not only in ships and tonnage, hut in the number of passengers. At the Northern ports, the whalers are beginning to make their appearance ; and we gither, from the reports of those that have arrived, that they have had good success during the few months they have been absent from port. This season, one of our old and intelligent Mongonui settlers, Captain Duller, makes trial of the Whale Fisheries, with the brig Prince Edward, purchased and fitted out by him fiir that purpose. Should even a moderate success reward his laudable cffirts, there is little doubt that it will lead to the equipment of other vessels from the port of Auckland, where the shipping in the inter-colonial trade is at present much le-s actively employed than it was wont, and we could wish, it to he. Nor is ibis at all surprising; since we have again a monthly line of steamers competing with and jostling our sailing craft in the Sydney trade—a trade which, consequent upon the large amount of importations from Great Britain, coupled with shipments now made direct thereto—is much less brisk than it used a short time since to be. These are matters which must naturally aitjust themselves according to the laws of supply and demand ; new sources of commerce never failing to divert traffic into their own pacticular and most available channels.

The ship Harwood and the barque Catherine Pemberton are alongside the Queen-street Wharf loading for London, for which port they will both be full ships. The Mary Ann, with a large cargo of spars, from Kaipara, is likewise expected to touch here in a few days cm her way to London, for which port she advertises for light freight and passengers. II M.S. Iris, 20 guns. Commodore Coring, sailed for Lyttelton on the I9:h instant. She expects to remain about a week at that port, after which she proceeds to and will maka a like stay at Wellington, and then return here. H.M. Steam-Corvette Niger, Captain Cracroft, is also, at present on a cruise with his Excellency the Governor, in the Southern waters. She, too, is expected in Auckland towards the close of the ensuing mouth. The Shalimar, from Liverpool, Captain J. H- Brown, which was signalled outside Tiri Tiri Maitangi on Wednesday afternoon. brought up ofT the North Head on Thursday at 5 J' p.m., after a passage of ouehundrel and one days. She was towed to sea from the Mersey on the 12th of September, casting off her tog when within sight of Tuscan taking her departure with the wind, a fresh breeze, at North east, and without meeting with any detention in the Channel. Sighted Palma, one of the Canaries, on the 3*llo September : and passed to the westward of San Antonio, one of the Cape dc Verde group, on the 7 1 h October, Had a fresh North-east trade, which she caught in 11 s North latitude, and carried to the equator, which she crossed on the 19th of October, being her thirtyseventh day out. If long in reaching the line, experienced no detention there, having run at once into the South-east trade, a fine smart breeze, which carried her to the 33 = of South latitude. Passed the island of Trinidad on the 25th October; and the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope, in latitude 42 s South on the 14th November. Kan down her Easting in about the 43 s Southern parallel, experiencing beautiful weather, with strong winds prevailing from North-west. On the 20th November, in latitude 44 ° 13’ South, longitude 52 z 20' East, sighted four icebergs; and passed a fifth, on the 23rd November, in latitude 42 ° 1.5’ South, 63 * 4' East longitude, Fetched Cape Otway on the Hth instant; passing through Bass' Straits on the huh: making the Three Kings on the 17th. and cuc inhering light winds, from South-south west, along the Coast. Ou the (sth of October a marriage was celebrated. Captain Brown officiating; the bridegroom was Mr. Hugh Wylie and the bride Miss Caroline Swift. There were three children died, but no births. Colour* were exchanged with one or two vessel* at the early part of the passage, hut none were spoken. The Shalimar is a flue roomy ship, one of the largest yet seen in these waters; she comes into port in the most creditable state of cleanliness an good order; and her passengers who, in point of appearance, are quite equal to any of the superior clast of immigrants now arriving, speak in the warmest terms of commendation of ship, captain, officers, and ship's company. The Whalers.— Our Russell correspondent reports the arrival, on the IBth instant, of the ship Desdetnona, 295 tons. Captain Smith, New Bedford, 49 months out, a full ship, with l/iHi barrels sperm, and with oil on deck. Captain Smith reports as follows: August lo—Oneida. Vincent, 1150 barrels sperm. August 30— E. C. Corning. 320 tons, Rotch, New Bedford, 1150 barrels sperm.

September I—Gazelle, 340 tons. Baker, Nantucket, 1000 do. September—Zone, 365 tons, Frazer, Fairhaven, 150 do. September—Two Brothers, 288 tons, Davis, New Bedford, 150 do. September—Canton Packet, 274 tons, Allen, New Bedford, 960 do. October I—Mount Wollaston, 325 tons. Coffin, New Bedford, 280 barrels whale. October 20—Petrel, 360 tons. Fuller, New Bedford, 850 barrels sperm. November 10—Sea Shell, 3'il tons, Ware, Warren, 800 do. Immigration and Emigration. The arrivals have been pretty numerous, notwithstanding that most of the vessels have made rather lengthened passages for high classed ships. By eleven vessels of 552/ tons register we have received an accession of 004 souls to our population; whilst by five vessels of 1580 tons register, only 41 souls have departed. From the other Provinces of New Zealand, there have arrived vessels of 1155 ions, with 29 passengers : the departures during the same period, amounting to ten vessels of 1059 tons, with 60 passengers. The total immigration of the month has therefore been 633 souls ; the departures lit 7 souls, leaving a balance of 526 souls in favour of the immigration of the month. Arrivals from Ports of the Province of Auckland. From the 25th of November to the 27th of December, a period usually considered to be the dullest of the year, the arrivals from the coast consisted of 142 vessels of 3194 tons, with 385 passengers The following are among the principal items of their cargoes :—3476 bushels wheat, 1534 bushels maize, 25 cons potatoes, 137 cwt. salt pork, 19 cwt, bacon, 6Cli lbs. lard, 43 pigs, 290 sheep, 33 head cattle, 17 tuns whale oil, I tun sperm, 3 tons flax, 4 tons tanner’s bark, 166) tons kauri gum, 1392 tons firewood, 13,580 lbs. wool, 3(>77 post and rails, 164,100 shingles. 255,600 feet sawn kauri timber. It is necessary to repeat that these are merely the more prominent articles coming coastwise. The entries are not complete, as many native vessels and small licenced craft, evade making any entries. And further, very large quantities of produce—by far the greatest proportion of sawn timber for example—are received by boats and carts from creeks and stations within the limits of the Auckland district, exclusive of those brought to market in native canoes, or baek-borne by those industrious purveyors to European wants.

Departures for Torts of the Province of Auckland. The departures coastwise during the same period were 139 vessels of 3100 tons, with 393 passengers, and the customary cargoes of stores and supplies. The coasting trade, even already, is exhibiting a considerably increasing tendency,—a tendency which will exhibit itself much more palpably in the course of the ensuing year. Many Auckland built craft have found their way to the Southern ports, where they have been readily purchased i but these have been quickly replaced by vessels of larger capacity and superior constiuction ; indeed we may proudly point to many of our recently launched coasters both as models and as admirable sea boats. The numerous immigrants now locating themselves northwards, are creating a large immediate passenger traffic tor those vessels, and to this in a year or two, will be added the carrying of (he produce which capital and labour are destined speedily and largely to augment. The Customs Revenue collected at the Port of Auckland during the month of November amounted to £4,577 iss. BJ., being £1(132 ?s. Bd. in excess of the receipts for the month of November, 1858. The receipts during the four weeks ended the S?4lh instant, amounted to £6123 9s. 6d. FOREIGN ARRIVALS. November 26 —Jana, Hobart Town whaling biig. Captain Comstock, from the whaling grounds, 1(1 months out, nine banels oil.

December 1-Shootmg Star. ship. 1160 tons, Ed. from Liverpool. August Uth, with , general cawT^"* 8 * chandize. 1?3 passengerj.-O. r, Strickland, A rv December s—Nourmahal, m ton*. Brayley t-. S,***'*100 days with a general bargo of merchant Ad sengers.4'l lan & Co., agenti. Sr December 7-Zillah. C 8 tons, g J William., from Hohar. +■ • , with a cargo of none aud other merchandize 6 —J Salmon St Co, agent., * * l,, * to |*r». December 9-Smithern Crow, ?o tons, H, Graner t South Sea Islands, with 770 Hss arrowroot. .4 * oai d ~"l;Z7 h - m - s - December 13 - Frowning Beauty, barque. 36? tons W w from Newcastle. N.S.W., with 511 tons coals. —Bain Crahame & Co,, agent., December 13—Sptay, schooner, lt« l0 n», MaclonsM Sydney, with a general cargo of merchandize. 5 Bain, Grahame tk Co., agents.

December 15—Tyne, schooner. 91 tons, J. trnm town, with a general cargo of merchandize, l U Hohw ' C. J. Stone, agent, ’ December 17—Lord Worsley, ,m , on!> Sydney, with a general cargo cf merchandize S D „ * K. Coleman, agent. ’ December 19—Breadalbaiie, 215 tons, Jones f, with a general cargo of merchandize. 22 derson St Macfarlane agents, December 23 Shaiimar, ship, 1403 tons, J. R ■ Liverpool, September 12. Passengers— Mr hlellin Andrew, Mr Wm and John Bonar, Miss Patou I**” and Mrs Huston, M. Albert Duly, George, Mary »i' l,l Geo., Agnes, Augusta, Ada, and Eva VVyaR ’ James Garden, William Murray. Samuel Johnso? and James Wylie, W Thomas, Teresa g™ James, Mary, and Mary Lamb. Edward Mrs. Mary Ann. Wm., Thomas, Deborah, llarriJ . Thomu Agues, Francis, and Isabella White, p Dircev Bostock. Geo. Roberts, Daniel Pettigrew Tbo ®»» John Cockroft, Wm., Helena, and Ann Flirell John and Sarah Edmondson, John Freeman Th S Christopher and Isaac Smith, Wm. Thorn'm Perris, Mary, A and Bridget Daly, J Doddridge J ’ U R ' C,, * ,,, « . Fulton, D Delany, Mr Jones, Mr Davis, Win* u " * T ' * Janet, Wm., and J V Kerr, John, Mrs Chui Thomas and James McDonald, Charles and T*JI , * r ** m ' L Kuching, J Foster, J Riley. Win., Mrs. Florence, Ernest and Meteor McKini.try, Bridget vt’ v- ■ * Thomas Waring, Edward, Margaret, Anne? Suub l‘ l,T * henry, Edward, James, and Elizr, Pilkington.’Ren,, aTL 0 *I*' 1 *' ton, D Fisher, S Young. Anne Fisher. T SißghLmfT Brandon, JasFaughey, George, and Susan Unzlani. w ** Backhouse. Thomas, Mrs. Eliza, Georgina, Mar * Fanny and Jess Kidd, D- Carden, a. Wo^dbur/’G*^' 11 ’ Sarah, and Sarah Gumming, Wm Sterling, John .A? V’ Beadon, W McCallum, Geo Hunt, John * Ur, « , " B 2 children, W B and Eliza Evans, Charles and Eiiacl** 4 land, Anne Bagshaw, James and Mary Durrani J k Susan. Peter, John, Bridget, James, Charles, Mich*eL‘P° s* and Mary Anne Drongool, Mary Hanlon, ThomAHro Geo and Wm Smith, J Watson, J Curtain, P Kermh A ‘ Cleaver. Win, Anne, Geo, Arthur, Jane, and Wm 1 ’ u yard, G Cooper. Mr and Mis Horton and child Joh, a Mrs McLeod and 3 children, C H Jones. Jam«, M„ Thomas Walker, Mary and Henry Thomson, Alexander A Hugh McLean, J. Muvain, W. Brown, R. Ettam a * McCormick, Jas McKeown, W Hawes, Geo Bradbury.Ai»elu Geo and Wm Clackersley. Henry and Geo Kent,* Edis 4 Morton. R Smith, J Kemp, J Rushwortb, J Mile,, jJL Miles, J Crossley, R Goodwnrih, Geo R ymer, Jos., Isabella Jess, Isabella, Joseph and Robert Dixon, Matthew Hermit J ousely, Joseph Cliff, Andrew Hunter, Jas Banks, Dsnisi Cuddy, James Edmonson, John Longworth, John Mofiitt '■ Mr <sr Mrs, Jane, and Susan Dilgliesh, aud a genets! car™ 0 f i merchandize—O. R- Strickland it Co., agents.

FOREIGN DEPARTURES. November 26—Maori, ship, 799 tons, C. G. Petherbridge, Guam, in ballast; luo tom coals, original cargo from London. —Cruickshank, Smart <Sc Co., agents. November 23—Airedale <s.s.), 286 tons, Johns, for Sydney, with part of original cargo from Sydney 59 bags katrti gum’ 10 bales wool, 2 cases merchandize, 258) feet boards, 2n06 feet boards, I donkey engine, £ ton cheese, 4 boxes cheese Cl tins cheese. 1 case merchandise, 1 case merchandise, I case plants. SC passengers.—E. Coleman agent. December s—Jane, Hobart Town whaling brig, Captain Comstock, for the whaling grounds. December B— Gil Bias, brig. 175 tons. J Butt, fur Adelaide, via Wangaroa, with 100,000 feet limber, 5(1 spars. Hendtriot & Macfarlane agents.

December 17 —Gazelle, schooner, 212 tons, A. Cunningham, for Shanghai, with 45 tons coals, N-S.W , 111 tons firewood. 70,000 feet kauri timber, 25 cheeses (600 lbs.) in (ini, fi span. —Henderson 4r Macfarlane, agents.

December 24—Spray, 108 tons, John McDonald, for Sydney, with 192 bags (13 tons) kauri gum, 181 salted hides, a-cask! cement, 3 cases calico, 2 cases personal effects, 240 bags salt, 25 tons flag stones, 14 passengers.—Bain, Grahame ft Co., aKenu - s -a ARRIVALS FROM SOUTHERN PROVINCES. November 30—Effort, 32 tons, Fiost, from Napier and Wairoa, with J2iki bushels wheat. Us) bushels maize.—J, S, Mac-* farlane, agent. December s—While Swan, (as). 198 tons, Cellem, from Wellington, with 2 i-lierces tobacco. 5 J-do. 10 keg», 55 bundle* palings, 1 saw, 238 sheep. 2 passengers.— W. P. Kukwood, agent, December 9 —Catherine Pemberton, barque, 319 tons, Wm. Harris, from Lyttelton, with P2 tons coals, I»7 blocks, t rigging screws, 4 deep sea lines, 6 harpoons, C hand lead lines, 6 grooves. I bag copper tacks, I pin, 6 bales twine. It) roils malted cordage, 4 serving boards, 2 winches, part of original cargo from London. 100 barrels blasting powder transhipped from Vallisneria from London, 2 paiseugets.—Bain Grahame, & Co agents. December Ift—Zephyr, 56 tons, J Clarke, from Napier, with • part of her original cargo from Auckland, 3 passengers.—C 4 Harris agent. December 17 —Elieier, 56 tons, Kean, fro Napier, in bsllsst. —Bain, Grahame & Co., agents. « December 13—White Swan, (s.s.), 138 tons, Celieto, from Pert Napier, with 2 kegs tobacco, 8 hhds ale, 8 cates earthenware, 5 passengers.—W. P. Kirkwood agent. December 27—Lord Ashley, (*.*.) 296 tons. Kennedy, from tbsSouthern Ports, with 1 case cigars. 1 case. In casks (Sib lbs.) butter, 1 bale (2<Xl lbs.) leather, 6 boxes fruit, 9 casks (400 lbs.) 1/ passengers.

DEPARTURES FOR SOUTHERN PROVINCES. November 26 —Mimmie Dike, 97 tons, Kensett, for Otagowith 1 mainsail, 31 kegs nails, 30 sacks 40 bags flour, 4 boxes wearing apparel, 1 cate furniture, 2 boxes crockery, I boxes hardware, 2 kegs sugar, 2 bags salt, 1 box groceries, 2 qr-chests tea, 1 box soap, 1 grindstone, 3 packages sundries. I box books, 88,000 feet kauri timber, (i passengers. —Owen <fe Graham, agents. December 7 —White Swan, (5.5.,) 193 tons, W G Celletn, foj Napier, with I truss, 1 case, 2 tons flour, 2 tons salt, 5 case, merchandise, 3 crates earthenware, 1 cask,! case, IS packager merchandise, 10,000 feet sawn timber, 300 posts and raiU* for Napier, I case for Wellington. 2 passengers,— W. P. Kirkwood agent. December 9—Dove, 21 tons, Jones, for Lyttelton, with 13,04 feet timber—Bain, Grahame& Co., agents. December 18— H. M. S. Iris, 26 guns, Commodore Coring, for Lyttleton and Wellington. December 19—Zillah, 68 tons. Williams, for Wellington, with 1 box, 35 packages, 1 box samples, I box, 2 cases, 8 halo, > boxes, 6 bales, 2 boxes, 3 cases, 4 bales, 19 cases, 2 kegs, 100 boxes soap, 1 box, (transhipped from Shooting Star) 14t4 slates (shipped at Auckland.) la pas-engers.—J- Salmon hj Co., agents. December 19 —Zephyr, 56 tons, Clarke, for Napier, with 1 hhi rum, 1 cask wine, 2 hhds ale. 20 bags sugar, 4 bags tugs'. 4 bags flour, 6 packages groceries, 20.000 feet sawn timber, ?• casks bottled porter, 2 dozen brooms, 6 do. lines, 5010 2 crates feet, 2 kegs nails, I case drapery, 1 do. type, S’-® feet timber, a billiard table (6 cases). —C. A. Harris agent. December 20—Effort, 32 tons. Frost, for Oraa and Ahuriri in ballast. December 22—Satellite, 30 tons, G. H, Cleveland, forXsf,erwith 8000 feet house blocks, 2io posts, 35 tons firewood, and 4 passengers. December 24—Dolphin, 41 tons. Doughty, for Napier, with 4 cases gin, 3 kegs rum, s<iOO bricks, 100 flu. tobacco, li>o posts, 300 rails, 21 tons firewood, 25 house blocks, 4 cases jams, 30 packages sundries, 1 passenger.—Bain, Grahame <st Co. agents. December 24—Pegasus, 45 tons. Brier, for Napier, with 6rt*o feet sawn timber, 6<ioo shingles; 200 sack* salt, 200 boxes soap, 20 barrels 50 cases bottled beer, ex Shooting Star; 12W

palings, 1| bales wool lashing.—Combes ie Daldy, agents. December 24—White Swan, s.s. 198 tons, W. G. Cellera. f°r Napier and Wellington, with 80 bags flour, 20 cases beer, 20 casks biscuit, 6 cases wine, 5 chest* tea, 20,000 feet limber, 15.000 shingles. 7<»» posts. I bate merchandize. 12 package* merchandize, 13 doors, 2 cases, I case tobacco, for Napier; 22 tubs 20 tin* oil, a quantity of passenget’s luggage, « Shalimar, for Wellington, 28 passengers.—W. P. Kirkwood, agent.