Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 188, 20 June 1864, Page 3

Shipping Intelligence.

l> 0H T O V AT;C KL A X D PKrARITRE.-J. Paiv.lily. gunboat, for Taunniiin. .Man Ann Christina, schooner, for Taranaki. GeK'ontla, ship, for the sitniits of Malacca. KXTKKKP 1 NWAKI'S. .IVNK IS—Pi.t, 27 ions. McCaskill, from the Timmcs, with Id ions poiatoes. l>!--Falcon. 11 tons. Owen, from Cabbage Cay, with SO.iKA) iVi'i timber. CI.EAHKII OUTWARDS. .; c x i: IS-F!v, 10 ions. Tokomaha, lor tho Thames, with IS- Falcon, -11 ton N Owen, for Cabbage l.av, in ha'ln-t. :s>--l.i'nl Clyde. 531 tons, "Withers, for Iloiifj Kong, in balla.-;.- Brown. Campbell A: Co., agents. Tiu- tfun'.'oat S.-uulllv. Cnpl. IT. Marks, left for T.iar.-i:.;.'!i <>n afternoon last. Tin- brigs l'akfha ami Kita bavi- been chartered by l-,v Government lo proceed round to tli.- Waikalo. The Kiia is transhipping Government stores hum '.in- ship l}-.:ccn ot the Peep. The -.-. l.ady llird. Capt. Konner. sailed from tho ' Mai:\ik:in lor l!u- South on Saturday last. fa,' tifh!. ;i.!a sail, d tor tkeS'lraits of Malacca y.-;. :.i..v n;i ri:ii:ir. Tl.e Lord Clyde i,.r Hum; Konir, *:id S;att Milan. :'..j- (.'a];.;... both .-ail this day." 'Mi, i'.i:!..wii:- ves.-<•!> had r.rriv,.! ~; Sydney lVom ihi.- i-Tt :—bii.ys I'raij:ovar. '-'nd : Ui/ille, -It!.': and l..m;u- Ci:y >•' Melbourne. ,')th in.-taiit : tho >.'ilc aisu arriv.,l at .\. \vca>tle . n tin- l>t Juno. The f.-il..uiiur vo.-.-.-].- m-u-o on the b.-rth at Nv.inoy for tiiis 1" i: on tliv lith infant :—Charlotte Andrews, ;,, s.'.ii o:i !■!•■ 7:! i; Alin- Cameron, and J.utiis and Mii-i..:i.. «-i:!. ! 11.M..V5. Salal.lallder. 1 !_'Ul-.s. dpi,in tin- Hon. ; ,i. r..v:.,:;H. ariiv.d at Sydney nom l'ort.-ui, ulh via ti,.■ t ■■] ■<■ <■! <'><i>l '■■ i <-. i u ;!.,- .'.ill instant. I T'a. City . t .Vi.!l«-uim', bu.p-.c. U-sr Taiiranira mi t!i -)>t m'tim... and on tlu- -'.Sid, at 7..50 p.m., when ..:;":!..■ Thiv. Mi !lU >, a .-hip'* and al.-o .i.-u-v.-.ibiue limits Kin- burnt. lU.re d,,wn on| :;. l. \\'.::ii >:■■■ p'."M'd l>> be tin- N.Velty bait|iu-, li-. .m i A-.:. !.'.-.: .i :'' t >yd:.ey. 11.-i- Waster. I.apuiu Austin, j ~•!::, .■!. !■•■:■.:.i a:i-l !<-]na!i,i hi.- vess.-l a* very leaky, | :;.,■ u .-i .-!.d> i'- iwai.i b. ii:ir .-1.n:..;, and j-."iiui-Mi'-ii I :!,.::::.•■ ritv .-I'M. :i..:n-i:..-"w, i:-.,! n:il:1 ; : , by 1,:,n. ! < •.•.!-:..■.>: I:.".':.- :.! oi:.-i- c.iiMnte,i f> .io so. Tinw, :::.,:■ u.i.- v.-rv lint-. a::.l ]!;<• i.-11. winir day tli.- , i.,w v i til.- Nov. lty aot a .-ail uiulcr tl-.o b.'.ws. wlii.-h :i; ■;■. :-.i..d to l.avt- tia- d.sir. d < i:.-,-t i;i .-1.-miii-.y tin-U-ak. .Ti l!u- -V,:h. (.'a;.r; ; m AIL-lin auan, taii.u . u !, :n,:. ; ,r.a. .-i;.-.ii,g thai IK. y w t i t . :1 1-!.- to U.o- \.w I ::,■-. .'., :t:i;:ir..d .■ n pi.-iuii:.- on his voya»L- a., no, j a:.d !■ i: av, iy (a>l .-l.iji. .-1... \va> .-o-.-n 0u;'..l j ai. <■■■;■ Ti.i-"'raiiur :. u.aii.id lint- until tin- liMli, I .'na,',^ , '.:;;!;!';';'" ?:a' l iL;'!; : .' v. I ';';,'^ , C; \ .-,-,;:.;:> -..- ti:,- .a.nvaid. Ti:,- >.-v,-ity has nil .-int.- I h.:i.-:i;i;;..i.—N. -V-.' 7/ ; -,■„-.•',/. Juia- ti". ! T'.u- tu.-loins K,v t i.iu- k,r tho Wn-k t-luU'd IStli ,l!;:.i', l>ol. u.is .tS.'.i-i; Id. , I r o i; to v on i-i ii i" x a a. l«i—Kangaroo, s.s., lsn tons, W. IMI, from >\>w- ! ,a.-tk-. >'..<. \\'.. witli 10S tons coal, UIS lu-a.l ,-at- i i!f. lo ba'..-s. 4 ions hay. order. l'ass-i-t-r-Jlr. i A\'alitT Allen.—,l. KobJrton A L'<\. a^.-ia.-. ! ci.KAKKD onw.vuns. .ir sk i IS—Lady IU-.i, .«.s.. 220 tons. F. Ri-iiuor. for Tar-anuki I and toutherii l'urtf, with 1 j ar,ei, Webster. Jiro- : tlu-rs: 1 i-a.-t-and 1 j.art-el. Collt-i-ior ofl'ustoms, j for Tnranalii : -!0 crates oranges, (>rder : 1 jiarcel, Bak.r. lor >,-].-on : 1 ea-e draperv. 11. J. Duiirai! : : 1 b;il.> of iv;i t ;.., N.Z.S.N. C".-!i;) :'ii.v. r..r W.-llim:- ! ton: 1 j-anel. Allwood; 1 Jit'o.' Alb-C'olle,tor. Havtluc-k: 2 L-a>es, Collerii-r of i.'i:st(un«. lor I'iu- j ton; 1 case weights ami im-a-utv.-. Jli- Ikiiioi' tin? ; Suporinteudfli , . ; 1 box. Dlliry ; I pai'iel. ilorri- I s .ii. for lmn.-diu. l'assi-n-i-rf—Mr. W. 11. liar-': ri ? . Mr. Kerr. Mr. tf. K. llmnraii, Mr. A.J. •' \V!,it.-. Caj.t. F. K. Chesin-y. H. K.. and servant : i ■1 j>rtv:it.-=. :3rd W.iikato P.f-imei.t. Kn>iun, Ser- ! p.-aiit ar.d 1 private. D.C. : \\lr. Snell. \\ r. Lelll- ! brills-. Mr. A. KoderiL'iA-r, Mr. iJit-kinson, Mrs. ; Medium-, Mr. K. ])riiry. r. J. Kuteinant, Mr. i 11. Kerr.—Combes ec l'aidy, agents. ! Thf s.s. Kangaroo, dipt. Tell, left Newcastle on ! tiieVll. ins:., and si-]ite.i the on the 15th. ! with the 10.-s of only three lieail of cattle. Wind i var\iiit; fruin E. lo >A-'.. it communed liiowiiiu a ' fi-ariiil caie: the vas hovc-tu under doui.i..- \ TcvW'i liiaili lop-.-ail and . ul.lhuied -o in,lll the even- ■ inn of tin.- IMli. ami up to the [.resent lime lost : 'li:e ;..s. J'rir.c-e Al'red. Lowrie. master, from Port i Wuikato. arrived at Onthuniza y.-sterday allenioun. | The Won»:t Wcn-a uas due in the .Alanukau yes- j U-rday, but had not made her a].l.,araiu e up to 7 Th.-Sturt, p.s., J'nniL-11 master, mid the Excelsior. Davis n:aMer, for I'ort Waikuto. are ,-lill laying at tiie head.-, there beini; too much bar to uo out. I

THE ROY.VL SIiVIiRKIGX TIRRKX HUH'. Tin: K"\u] Sovereign,turret ship.wa- on the Nth March i'ljiitcd oiif of No. '■'< (ic.k, 1 ort.-ii.outh. in the pre-H-'icc of a ron-idcntbie number ot spectators, chieiiy naval olheers. The Kovai Sovc-r.-i»n »;,- for.-i.eilv :i ]m..-of-1. ! .t11,--lii].. mill we niiiv attribute her transformation t>) In r pre.-rlit form to the fiimous action lit-tH<>c!i th..- .Monitor and the .Mii-iinutc. which seemed to .-upplv u .-triii:;: argument in favour ol Captain C:>K-'- plan oi -hip.- with lieiivy μ-ms. protected by cupolas, on ihe u ji]n r tle.-k. aipi Captain Cole- at on.-.- be.ame a fanioti.- man. The Admiral" v. uriied l.y -ho Jlou-e of Commons.;:) last consented to the con.-ti'iietion of :i li.ointor for the Krili.-li servi,-c. ami the Koval .<<.v.T-i.'ii wsi- a-suned as tile ve.--d iip,.i, whi.h'ihe .-xperiim-n: ».-i.< lu be trieil. Sin- »;b thenloiv cut down, r-o a< when i a-cd with ii-iui. to U-iui: her upper deck w itliin a few feet ol tin- w;:i, :•,::,e. aim se lo limit tin- e.\poed to an <.-.:, 1../* iir,. JJ,,t the ,hip. n< >l.e i= t:uilt, Tin."eoiv'u'l'a, 'or 'liome, lia, with, iti.il tlie turret is r ub.-titulcl. I hese turrets (of which tlu-iv ;ire four in nuinlicr, ciicli arnici | willi a iiesivv jinn), are sunk into I lit- U])[ier (leek of | !.:•■ >:ii]-, ai:Il are maiie to revolve on tin: .-ami: prill- | e];.)e as :i iv.ilivav turntable, the motive power h.ing within tin: luiret, so that the jnin may Li- removed in a lateral direction lo any poii;t of a circle. In i t'ii-li turret then: is a narrow ova! porlliolc lor the I muzzle of the [run to be run out. and I hi* is but a I short diMauee '(iierhaps a fo:.t or 1 wo) aliove the, .-'irii.e..- of the <ieck, wliic-h fail- from I lie centre to j tue M<le. 'Hi,- top of the turret is protected by j parail.-l l.ars oi iron, in wlii.-h there are three eireiliar | l.iilr-, throir'h niiv one of which ihe olSicer of ihe i !iiui may in.-.-rt Ins head totake>ii;hl of the ..bjeet | "J he iir.d at, and al J Jit- Minn- lime n> diru'-i the,! liinvciiii'iiis of liie men in?iilc. Tin- imi-.varks of the -hip will h,. altached at the lower part by hinges. ■""I «iil l»!l ba.lc w a> to hail- over the broadr-lde whin ill,; aims are fir, d. Tin-' lurrets being thus sunk, -u i j nit Ihe basi nienl Je.-ts on the main deck, do hot j.irui a con.-picuous mark for Ihe enemy. They arc heavilv ea.-ed with iron, and are of sueh Miviimh that .-alh Ki-i-h-. n>. l-.-s iban 13S tons. Tia- .i.-ek, lu.wewr. i« Hot bomb ~■•< -l\ ..-oliM^ill" "n!y <'i' plates of iron one in, li line!; and c-.nrri-d with the tj.-ual pianks ol' uoo.i. so that il a heavy ■■hot «,,.,. lo j.,ji \c-i-ii'-iiltv it is not iiii])rob.ihii- it would find its nv out of the bultoni of tbe sliip. In I Ik- interior tin- cabin* ale loi'lv. our, a- a iiiaitur of i-i.ur.-c. not well limited. A "very important iiij K ,s, however, been introduced to ini)ir<n c tin.' veniilation. ll i.- ;i plan desiL'tieii by Dr. ivhrion-ione. stall'-Miireon of licr Majesty's ship Vii-iorv. aii.l eon-ists of air eliaunels running Ihe whole "lenush cf the ship, and eommuni.-alir.g willi tbe lioid. where the ioul air aeeuuiulat, s, mid is carried oil' through these tubes into the funnel, instead of perinealhiL' the decks to the. injury of the lu-iillli of the erew. Jt is believed that it will answer perfectlv. inasmuch as, evui when the lires are not increase the draft up the chimney "inc-l;, there in a considerable current of air upwards through tin; tubes which communicate ivilh the funnel. The ship under water is coated with JliinU nii-tal, and to prevent galvanic action a band of vitreous shealhintr has been attached for soiii..liiMance below and above the water line. This sheathing consists of small plates of iron covered with a preparation of glass, and is intended to be an anti-i'otiliiijr a s Wl .n as a protective agent. C'ou-

tiyiry to tho expectation of niaiiv persons, tho displaeoinci.t caused by tile Koyal Soverei-n when s:ie floated was found to b<: rather less tlian was antß'llwted, and H!,enow draws, without herout.stores.riLr. I liW.Oi-ifiiMs, IS feet forward and ■> 1 feet aft. Although a:i uiiMoiitly ship on tho water, mill strangelv at v.nanee wnh a so-.man's no|io n ~f what a man-of-«nr should lip, them can he no doubt tliat the Knynl •S jvercijjn is a most formidable vessel for the. purpose lor which she was designed.-/;,,,-,,,*-,,,, 77,,,,-J. — <-