Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 647, 8 December 1865, Page 4

Shipping Intelligence.

POET OF AUCKLAND.

Whxtheb.—December 7—Fine. Wind Northerly. ARRIVALS. Soa Belle, cuttor, from Hokitika. . fi'oro, cutter, from Mercury Bay. General Cameron, schooner, from Rxissell. Three' Sisters, cutter, from Hokitika. DEPARTURE. Aliquis, ship, for Nicobar. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Fob "London.—lda Zieglor, 29th. Bvdn'KY.—Kate, this day. Cantebbury.—Celt, early. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. H.M. a s. Esk, from tlio East Coast. Bella Marina, coal hnlk. "Celt, schooner, from Christo ureh. JFalcon, schooner, from Hokitika via Cabbage Bay. Tanny Smnil, barquo, from Newcastlo, N.S.W. 3?ancy, schooner, from Tairua. General Cameron, schooner, from Russell. Hur.trcss, p s., from Opotiki. Ida Zieglor, «hip, from London. ■Kate, bu.vfjue, from Sydney. .Lark, schooner, from Poverty Bay. Marion, coal hulk. 3'ionnier, brig, from tho Mauritius. Susan, coal lmlk. Salamander, ship, from Glad-stone, Queensland. .Southern Cross, schooner, from tlio South Sea Islands via Sydney. f<iam, ship, from London. Tawera. schooner, from Poverty Bay. Venus, brii;, from Bolivia. William and Julia, schooner, from Mahurangi. Zillah, schooner, from Napier Tia tho Coast.

VESSELS EXPECTED. IST.M. s.s. Brisk, from Sydney. H.M.S.S. Curacjoa, from Sydney. 'H.M.S.S. Eclipse, from Wellington. 11. M. a s. Falcon, from Wellington. .Alio,! Cameron, barque, from Adelaido (now code) T.N.C.P. IBallarat, barque, from Loudon, 2 d p., 8209, sailed Sapt. 21. •Cossipore, ship, from London, 3 d p., 5917 (loadin;;). vCoral Queen, schooner, from tho South Sou Islands, 3 d.p., 295. Francis Ilenty, ship, from Melbourne. 'Freak, brig, from Sydney, 1 d.p., 4069. -Gala, ship, from London, 3 d.p., 3519, sailed Sept. 7. ■Golden City, ship, from London (loading.) Killermont, schooner, from Melbourne, 1 d.p, 6559. Liverpool, ship, from London (loading.) Mary Gumming, schooner, from Melbourne (new code), Q.C.U.P. Mary Shepherd, ship, from London 'Novelty, barque, from Sydnjy, 2ml d p., 6421. Percy, ship, from London, 1 d.p , 95! 3, sailed Aug. 27. •Queen, s.s., from the South, due to-morrow (Oth.) .Sarah Ann, barque, from Hobart Town, 2 d.p., 651. ENTERED IN WARDS. DECBMIIEB 'I—Lily, 17 tons, Joseph, from Waiheki, with 30 tons firewood. 7—Morning Light, 23 tons, Tiller, from Mahurangi, with 48 tons lirowood, 1 box eggs—s passengers. 7—Comet, 17 tons, Silver, from Matakana, with 30 tons firewood. V.—Waterlily, 25 tons, Allan, for Omaha, with 45 .ton 3 firewood —s passengers.

CLEAEED OUTWARDS. DECEMBER .'7—Four Sisters, 17 tons, McAlley, for tho Wado and Hot Springs, with sundries—s passengers.—J. Cad man, agent. —Lily, 17 tons, Joseph, for Waiheki, in bal)a3t—J2 passengers. 7—Comet, 17 ton!, Silver, for Puhoi, with sundries. 7—Waterlily, 23 ton?, Allan, for Omaha, ia ballast. ARRIVAL OF THE GENERAL CAiIERON. The clipper schooner General Cameron, Onptain Joyco, arrived in harbour last evening from Rusaull, laving left that port at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. She brings a cargo of 31 bales f f wool, 40 fowl", one caso eggs, and 4 passengers. The Sea Breeze was to loavo the Bay of Islands the same night, and may therefore bo hourly oxpectcJ.

ARRIVAL OF THE THREE SISTERS. The cutter, Three Sisters, Capt. Abrahams, arrived in harbour Inst night from Hokitika, bringing a small cargo and nine passengers. She left on tho 28th of November; had a fine passage with the exception of one day ofT the mouth of Cook's Straits where she experienced a heavy N. K. gale compelling her to heare-to for 24 hours under balanced reefed

v: '■•'lil. After that had three days' calm, since then }i. :;:ie weather. Sighted a largo vc3sol oflf Cape Mam Van Diemcn bound to this port. -he cutter Kingdove, '."aptain Turner, Bailed a week before the Three Sister?, but as yet the had not put in an appearance ; it is supposed that she was caught in the severe gale, in Cook'B Straus, and some mishap befallen her.

The Sea Belle.—Tli£ cuttcr Sea Belle arrivod m hirbour yesterday morning from Hokitika ; she roports having experienced verv bad weather duriug the passage.

The Salamander —The ship Salamander, Captain Clarke, sails early for Melbourne direct, for the purpose of shipping hoc. boilers, machinery auxiliary screw, &c., she will then proceed to Gladstone, Queensland, for another cargo of cattle for this port The Aliuuis.—This fine ship, Captain Davison, sailed early yesterday morning for Nicobar. The clipper brig Pionnier, Captain Ducassec, has been laid on the berth for Tahiti with despatch. Ihe p.B. Tasmaninn Mnid, Captain Jackson, is due from Wangarei at midnight to-morrow. The p.s. Waitemaia. Captain Martin, after being thoroughly overhauled, will resume her usual ferry service to-day. The " Cicular Saw " Liner Kate, Captain Carter, is announced to sail again for Sydney to-morrow. .Tho N.Z.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Queen, Captain Renuer, is duo from tho South to-morrow.

The clipper Ida Zeigler, Captain Keynold s, will be dispatched for London on the 29th instant. The cutter Hero, Joiner, master, arrived in harbour last evening from Mercury Bay, with a full cargo of sawn timber, and several passengers. Tho schooner Tawera, which has been loading coals alongside the hulk, leaves for .Napier to-morrow. A short time ago a French fishing boat, haying injured tlie nets of a Cornish craft, and refusing to indemnify the Englishman, was pursued andbrcught to "Whitby by an -English gunboat. Here the matter was made up by the Frenchman paying £8 damage, and the dispute was supposed to ba settled. Not bo, however, for a few days afrer a French frigate Appeared off Whitby, an officer of which came ashore and demanded redress. He was informed that the matter had been settled, aud so departed. But the matter did not end here. A letter was sent by the captain of the French frigate to the Comptroller of Customs at "Whitby, in which it is plainly declared that the matter may not rest there j that a French nsmng boat, taken by a stronger force has been con- ° . an port. "No settlement (says Sf Q fn P hereforo * can llave taken place: for and oiiffhf ?n^? ne nder control of brute force is }J J and of 110 cutset.' Tho captain, forward ' hU^T^f 8 tlie Comptroller of Customs to ZzJZi 6r t0 tho G°vernme n t.-i>«%

OexeS L i TBA5 J EM AKD Pomreuuß am ÜBIENTAL SteaMebs.—As many inquiries and surmises are current about the relative speed of the Bteamera employed in the mail service fmm the colonies to the Sound, we place bef re ourreaders the following facts relative to the late pissaze of the Wonga Wonga and the Madras :-Xh e Wonsa Wonga steamed from Melbourne to Adelaide last month m forty-one hours, and after receiving the South Australian mails, steamed from G-lenele to King George s Sound in 101 hours ; total, 142 hourswhile the passage of tho Madras from Melbonrne to the Sound direct was 147 houra. Now, taking into consideration to fact that the Wonga Wonga steamed a distance of 120 miles at least more than the Madra?, by having to proceed up St. Vincent's Gulf and back, it must be apparent to even non-nautical minds that the Australasian Steam Navigation Company's •teamers surpass to a great extent the speed of the Peninsular trad Oriental Company's, This is a

matter to which public attention requires to be called, as it can be proved from stutistical accounts thai for nearly the last five yours tho branch mail stoariors employed by the South Australian Government h.avo as a rule-beiton the Peninsular «nd Oriental stealers in fair steaming properties.—South Australian Register, Nov. 18.

A fow particulars respecting tho Peninsular and Oriental Company's mail b.b. Eilorn, now hourly expected, may provo interesting. Slio is a vessel of 1,573 tons and 300 horse-powor, and formed ono of four built for a French Company, "who sold tlicm to tho Poninsular tin ! Oiiental Company a few years since. Tho olhor three wero tho China, 2 010 tons, ■100 horse-power; the Orissa, 1,610 ton?, 300 horsepowor; and tlio lieliar, 1.G03 tons, 300 horse-power. The Boliar has already once brought on tho Australian mails. Tho Ellora was built about Savon years ago, and has just received now boilers, fc-ho has been lately employed in tho Company's service between Southampton and Alexandria, and Marseilles and Alexandria, and is supposod to tako tho p.aco of tlio Nortliam, 1,330 tons, 400 horso-powcr, whoso boilers noed renewing, and whoso engines wero in such a stato that the screw could hardly be turned. The othor steamers in tho Company's Australian fleet are—the Bombay, I,IBG tons, 275 hor3o-powcr; and tho Madras, 1,185 tons, .'275 liorso-powor. It will thus bo scon that tlio Ellora will bo tlio weakest of the lot, considering the relation of tonnago to horse-power, while h!io takes tlio place of the 111035 powerful. A comparison shows that tho horso-powcr of tho Northam is to her tonnagu as 1 in 3 325, that of tlio Madras 1 in 5-036, that of tho Bombay 1 in 5 031, and that of the Ellora 1 in 5 213. One advantage tho last-namod vessel will have, is being ab!o to stow away all her coul ill her bunkers, thus not encumboring hor dorks. It must bo reim inhered that the trip from Galle to King George's Sound is tho longest now mado by stoamors-which call nowhere on tho voyage. From Galle to '.'he Sound is 3,330 mil 'S, and the steamer has to be under steam for 5,'200 miles. From Livorpool to New York is only 3,080 miles, and the longest trip on tho West India lino is 2,219. On their other lines tho Poninsular and Oriental Company, generally speaking, employ moro powerful steamers. Between Southampton, Marseille.-*, and Aloxamlrii, the lnrgest steamer is tho Poonah, ?,152 tons, 500 horsopower; the smallest, tho Enxino, 11 Go tons, -100 horse-powor. Tho most powerful is tho Kuxi.ie, whose horso-power is to her tonnago as lin 2 91; and tho weakest the Delhi, whoso horse-powor is to her tonnage as 1-4745. On tho lino botween Aden and Mauritius, with tho Seychelles to call at, the hor.iopowor of the two steamers employed, viz , tlio Singapore and the Noma is, in comparison to their, tonnago, as 1 in 2 555, and I in 4-178 ; tho former, tho Singapore, being of 1,190 tons, 470 horse-powor ; and tho Noma, 969 tons, 230 horso-po-ver. In fact, the only other steamers in the company's servico of 1 )ss or equal power to tho Ellora, are the Mooltan, 2,257 tons, 400 horse-power, on tho Suez and Calcutta line; 4757 miles, with threo calling places, viz.:—Aden, Galle, and Madras ; and tho Orissa, IGIG tons, 300 horse-power; tho Emeu, 1538 tons, 300 horse-power ; the Ottawa, 12Gt tons, 200 horao-powor; and tho Sultan, 1124 tons, 210 liorso power—all on tho lino betweon Bombay and Suez, 2U72 miles, wi h one calling place, viz., Aden ; and Bombay and Shanghai, -4742 miles, with four o tiling places, viz., Gallo, I'onang, Singapore, and llong Kong. Notwithstanding all, tho Ellora is said to be a good convenient boat, and capable of keeping up a speed of 13 knots without difficulty.