THE INTER-COLONIAL ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY’S SHIP VICTORY.

New Zealander, Volume XVI, Issue 1491, 1 August 1860, Page 5

THE INTER-COLONIAL ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY’S SHIP VICTORY.

For some months past the announcement has been made that the Victory, belonging to the Inter-colonial Royal Mail Corn* puny, would leave this port for New Zealand ahnut this time. When first we learnt the intention we did not hesi'alt to express our gratification that, thanks to the enterprising spirit of the firm of which our worthy Mayor, Z. C. Pearson, Esq., is the head, Hull was likely to make a direct acquaintance with a trade to the Australian colonies and New Zealand, which hai none so much to enrich Liverpool. There did not then, nor does there now, appear to us any reason why Hull should not share largely in that trade, and we were sanguine that the tesults of this venture would lead to further efforts in the same direction. We were mistaken, however. No passengers, and scarcely a bale of goods, have offered from this place, and this (Wednesday) morning the Victory leaves for London, where no doubt she will soon fill. She is a magnificent specimen of naval architecture, built by Messrs. Denny, of Dumbarton. She is 215 feel long, with 27 feet breadth of beam, and Iti feet (i inches depth of hold ; her builders' measurement being about HHM) tons. No expense has been spared In fitting up her cabins. She has three saloons aft; one for general use, and two for ladies only. She can accommodate in these 46 passengers. 'The fittings and furnishings of the main saloon are superb. The scats are covered with rich crimson velvet, and the panels are decorated with oil paintings of no mean order. These are principally battle scenes, and represent some of the most stirring events in our national history. A hasty glance through the cabins leads us to the conclusion that nothing which can tend to the comfort of the traveller is wanting. The decorations have been carried out by Messrs. Wright and Dreyer, of this town, and they reflect the utmost credit on their taste and skill. All the officers’ cabins are on deck, and filled up most carefully, as are also the cabins forward for the second-class passengers. It is worth a long walk to have a peep Into the Victory’s engine-room, whore steeple-engines, built by Denny, of 350-horse power, and lilted with Hamilton's patent governor, are fixed, Every thing is as neat and orderly as possible, and one can scarcely imagine those vast inert masses of metal ever exerting any influence ill impelling the vessel. The steam is superheated by Partridge’s patent, and a donkeyengine, which is fixed to work the machinery on deck, would alone impel the ship at the rale of one knot an hour in case the principal engines broke down. The Victory is also fitted with a patent condensing apparatus for obtaining pure fresh water ; and, indeed, nothing seems left undone to secure every comfort and convenience to those who go down to the sea in her. The kitchen (galley as the sailor calls ill is a model of economy, cleanliness, and excellence. Altogether a finer sleam ship never left Hull. She is under the command of Captain Toogood, and is to re-inforce the company's fleet in the Australian waters. As we have said, site leaves I lull this morning for Loudon. We can only express our regret that the enterprising spirit of Messrs. Pearson, Coleman, A; Co., has not been belter met here, and that, while Hull has the credit of fitting out and sending forth so magnificent a ship as ihe Victory, she lias not the further credit of finding a full cargo for lire vessel so sent, —Hull Advertisei , May ii.

We understand that the Government have received by the last mail a communication from Messrs. Pearson, Coleman. At Co., on behalf of a powerful company, offering to establish a postal line forthwith, by way of the Isthmus of Panama, ou a guaranteed subsidy of £711,(8)0 fiotn this colony; undertaking, themselves, to negotiate with the other oolonies, and taking the chance of the co-operation of the Imperial authorities. Messrs. Pearson and Company express their readiness to commence the service in six months from the date of the acceptance of their offer. The Parliament being in recess, however, some delay must necessarily occur before the subject can be properly brought under consideration; and tin further time necessary lo communicate with the firm who make the offer, would probably extend tho period named by Messrs Pearson At Co. to at least twelve months. There is nothing in litis oiler, therefore, to diminish the advantages already pointed out, of establishing a temporary service byway of Torres’ Straits to Singapore. We could thus, while considering the Panama project, make ourselves fully acquainted with all the benefits and disadvantages attendant upon the route by Northeastern Australia—“ Sydney Herald,” July llth.

Immigration and Emigration

The account of the present month is very neatly balanced. This is well ; for, considering the non-progressive slate of the war at Taranaki, and the ungracious, indeed we may say the offensive and overbearing, mariner in which the pains and penalties of the Militia Act are sought to be enforced with a people who voluntarily came forward with lire utmost enthusiasm to support the authorities, it is, we say, well that under suctr unnecessarily galling circumstances the exodus should not have been far greater than it yet has been. By five foreign arrivals of 1747 tons, we have received 180 passengers ; whilst hy eight foreign departures of 3710 tons, 123 poisons have left. By eleven vessels of 1832 tons, 101 l passeugeis havearrived from the other New Zealand flounces; whilst twaive vessels of 1332 tons, with 33 passengers have departed. There is therefore a balance of fill souls in favour of the immigration of (he mooiii. ARRIVALS TItUM IVIKTSOf TUB I’ItUMNCB Of Al'C'liBAND. Thci»e return* exhibit a considerable increase in the principal items of produce as compared with our last They are still, nevertheless, far short of wlut they ought to be, and what they undoubtedly would have been, but for the paralysis with which the agricultural, commeicial, and maritime industry ot the country has been injuriously smitten : There arrived 14b vessel* of 3'»3n tons, with 3(>» passengers, 13, Mb bushels wheat, 11114 bushels maize oil bushels oau, I<M bushel* apple*. Hd tons potatoes, II tons pumpkins, bo cwt bacon, 33i cwt pork, 250 lbs lard, 44b lbs butter, 424 lbs honey, <>4 pigs. 120 fowls, 3 horses, 4 oxen, 2 cwt onions, 43} tons kauri gum, 5 tons towai bark, 4 tuns oil, 1333 tons firewood. .30(1 bushels sand, 300 bushels shells, 13.137 bushels lime. ! boat, HUM) fruit tree*, 1 bundle sheep skins, 3 casks tallow. II casks beef, 12 hides, 4/5 rails, 323 posts. 3000 palings, 10.000 laths, 137.500 shingles, i 35,700 feci sawn kauri limber, loot) feel blocks, pot mi bricks. I Cj It is necessary to repeat that these are merely the more prominent articles coming coastwise. The entries ate 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 ire receive! by boats and carts from creeks and stations within the limits of the Auckland district, exclusive of those brought to market in native canoe*, or back-borne by those industrious purveyors to European wants. Dbrautirbs i uh Pouts of tub I’iiuvincb of AUCKLAND. There ,ailed during the past mouth 110 ve.sels of 31u7 tons, with 2IW passengers, and the usual cargoes of Native and Buropeatt supplies. C ' L’STC MIS ]{K VE N I'M. The Returns of Customs Revenue collected at the port of Auckland continue to be of a satisfactory character. The receipts for the month, quarter, and financial year, all exhibit a marked Increase over the corresponding receipts of 133!), as will he seen by the following statement. Receipts for month of June, IHiiO, £3841) 4s!) I—increase ovet 1839 £1293 10s 2d. Receipts for quarter ending .'kith June, lotto, £14,102 4s 3d—increase £222(1 7s (Id. Receipts for financial year ending 30th June, infill. £33,373 13s lid—increase £11,321 17s 3d. The receipts of the five weeks since our last Summary have been as follow: June 30th—£1273 Ills 4d, July t tb—£ll!4l 13s 3d. July 14th—£938 3s (id. July 215t—£1392 Is lod j July 2(1th—1334 .3s lOd, amounting together to £51102 2s 9d. FOREIGN AKRIVALS. July 17 —Lord Ashley, (s. s) 290 tons, A. Kennedy, from Sydney lllh instant. (J passengers, and a general cargo.—l C U M Co., agents.

July ||)—Egtnont, ship, (kill tons, Gibson, from London, Passengers; Dora, William V, Ada M Richardson; Richard, B Lealham. Henry Scotland, Warrington Travers, John B Anting, G K Allen, Hugh Caven, William I) Richardson; David Richardson, John H Mnskcti, Joseph, and Walter Hobbs; John C and Dose Hoyle: Martha Berry, Edward, Kate, Edward, George, and Ann Marker; Thomas, Elizabeth Edward It, Marian, loseph 11, and Fanny Allen: Thomas Cox, Henry Wainwright, Mary Sarah West,—llewson, John Brears, William Slnrges, Edward and Sarah J Venning: John, and Robert Hay ; William. Fanny, Fanny. William H, Elizabeth, Benjamin and Arthur Ashdown: Francis w’hichcllo, George H Fletcher, William, Adams, Joseph H Gann, James Fry, Richard and Elizabeth J. Harrison; Alexander W Atkinson, Henry Gorton, George W Vales; Rebecca McKenzie, Charles. Isabella M, Charles VV, Richard, Isabella M, Mary L, and Alice Whiltard ; William, and Atm McG'ashan: Thomas C Smith, William, William C, Edward B, John, Joshua, and Maria Reynolds : James. Mary A, Mary, Julia, John, and Jessie Waluie; Leonard R Hobb*. Sarah Docking, Joseph Hoc, George Simpson. George Mackie, I. Louis Green, Edward Honis, Charles and Cornelius John Walsh, Timothy and John McCarty, Thomas Lawless, James Barrett, William Gill, Patrick D Malone; Cecily WiL lidtn, Ann, Thomas, Jane, Joseph, and John Burton ; John Doff; and a general cargo,—Cruicksh.mk, Smart and Co., agents. July 2o—Constance, barque, 3.11 tons. Philip Jones, from Sydney, 12th tost, 12 passengers, and a general cargo —Henderson At Macfarlane agents. July 21 —Kate, barque, 311 lons, J. Butt, from Newcastle N.S.W., with coals, 2 passengers—Henderson A: Mactariane, agents. July 21—Tyne, schooner, 81 tons, James Riddle, from Hobart Town, with a general cargo.—C. J. Slone agent.