SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1309, 27 January 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

JANUARY 25. AYeatimiu— Fine; Wind, N.E. ; lignt. ARRIVALS. Tauranga s.s., Bellars, from the Thames, with. 10 passengers. Enterprise p.e., Eeon, from the Thames, with 40 passengers. A. H. Badger, barque, 530 tone, Brownell, from Lyttelton, with wheat and flour. i Mavis, schooner, 30 tons, McKenna, fromWaagarei, with horses s*nd produce, 5 passengers. Don, cutter, 21 tone, Wilson, from Wangapoa, with timber. JANUARY 26th. Tauranga, s.e., G7 tons, Sellars, from the Thames, with passengers. Elf, BChooner, from Puhoi, with shingles and firewood. Mary, schooner, 23 tons, Brown, from Maraiti, with firewood. Severn, cutter, 19 tons, Downes, from the Thames, in ballast. Clyde, cutter, 18 tons, Kasper, from MahuTangi, with firewood. Orpheus, cutter, 21 ton», Deers, from Wangapoa, with timber. Glance, cutter, 18 tons, Dickson, from Matakana, with settlers' produce and passengers. Gazelle, cutter, 23 tons, Jagger, from Great Barrier, with firewood. Mary Ann, cutter, 21 tons, Ford, from Great Barrier, with firewood. Stag, cutter, 18 tons, Joseph, from Matakana, with firewood. Hero, cutter, £0 tons, Davies.from Wangarei, with, produce. PasEengers 10. DEPARTURES. Tauranga, 5.?., Sellars, for 'the Thames, in 'ballast. 20 passengers. Midge, s.s., Stuart, for the Thames, with. 40 passengers. Joanna, schooner, 42 tons, Norton, for Russell, in ballast. Mary, schooner, 22 tons, Brown, for Maraiti, in ballast. Meteor, 42 tone, Loverock, for Napier, with gerji , - ral cargo. 3 passengers. Aspasia, schooner, 45 tons, Lamb, for Ovalau, Fiji Islands, with general cargo. 2 passengers. Woodstock, cutter, SO tons, McLecd, for New Caledonia, with timber. IMPORTS. Per A. H. Badger, from Lyttleton—l,l36 bags of wheat, 66 bags oats, 9 bags beans, 196 bags flour, J. S. Macfarlane and Co.; 170 sacks flour, Captain Brownell. EXPORTS. Per Woodstock, for New Caledonia: 20,000 feet timber. Per Meteor, for Napier : 10,000 feet timber, 102 bars iron, 4 bales do., 26 sacks coala, 4 cases bottles, 28 doors, 3 kegs nails, 25 double architraves, 6 bundles mouldings, 7 pkge eaehes, 1 case clothing, 1 keg rum, 4 bags flour, 1 keg rum, 20 empty hhds., 1 crate bottles, 1 cask do., 1 case do., 13 cases glass, 1 case sundries, 1 cask colors, 10 bales bags, T. W. Brown, agent. Per Aspasia, for Fiji Islands:—Ex warehouse, under bond—2 qr-ca<ks rum, 15 boxes tobacco, 48 j cases bottled beer, 15 boxes tobacco, 40 cases geneva, ! 9 hhds. rum, F. Hill. Free goods—l9,ooo ft. eawn timber, 56 bags potatoes, 10 ca3es and 10 bags biscuits, 2 coils rope, 20 bags fine salt. CLEARANCE. Meteor, 42 tons, Loverock, for Napier. Passengers ; —Mrs. S. Corbett, Mary Corbett, and 1 other. Aspasia, schooner, 45 tons, Lamb, for Ovalau, and Fiji Islands. Passengers : —Thomas Williams, Fred Bill. Woodstock, cutter, 24 tons, McLaod, for New Caledonia.

Thb Panama MaHi.—The s.a. Taranaki, is due in the Mauufemi to-day from "Wellington with the Panama mail. The steamer Ilidge, which arrived from the Thames on Friday night, brought up about 300 ozj. of geld, and 70 passengers. The cutter Don, arrived from Wangapoa on Saturday, with a cargo of timber from the mills. The 6teamer Enterprise arrived from the Thames on Saturday, with 200 OZ3. gold, from Barrj's claim, and about 40 paesengere. The barque A. H. Badger, Captain Brownell, which arrived off the North Head on Friday night, came up harbour on Saturday morning. Her cargo of grain is consigned, to Mesare. J. S. Macfarlane and Co.

The SeA Bei.i,k.—The Sea Belle, cutter, trhich recently stranded on the bar at Wangapoa, Has t>een lightened by her cargo being transhipped on board the Janet Grey fur Auckland. It is doubtful whether the vessel will be saved from going to pieces. She has drifted out beyond high water mart, and her stern-potts have already been started in two or threplaces. A party will proceed to War.aiapoa to-day in the Orpheus to endeavour to get the Sea Bel'.e off the bar. The Heho. —The fine cutter Hero, Captain Danes, arrived from Wniigurei yesterd y evening, with i ton bark, § ton cheese, and the following passengers: —Mr. W. Grahume, Mr. Ohas. Watson, Mr. Wright end 7 others. The Hero left Wangar.i at 8 p.m. <>n Friday, and the Heads at 10 am. on !»aturd:iy, expeiiencina; lijiht winds and calms The cutter AVan"irei was ljiny at the wharf at Wangan i, and tho Roa'J -Ann off the Heads. The Hero leaves again for Wanntirei or» Tursday night at 8 p.m. sharp. The Johx i?'coiT.—The Times gives tho following account of the arrival of tliis vessel: — "Ihe chartered transport ship John Scott, Captain Stewart, from Auckland, New Zealand, arrived at the T pier, Woolwich Arsenal, yesterday morning, having been 116 days at sea. After leaving harbour the ship was becalmed, and she exDerieneed contrary winds the whole way from Cap 3 Horn to Ascension, where she lay to three daye, and bore up against strong E.N.K. winds coming up channel. There were three births and one death during the voyege." Kelics of a wreik were found on Chalkey Island by the Martin Bay Exploring party. They consisted of a cannon, a ehip's figure-head, and a small hatch. The weather and waterworn ; but some of the gilding and paint Ktill remained. It was the figure of a sailor, in wlii'e trousers and b!ue jacket, with gilt buttons—the figure itself being 6 feet long, and the scroll to which it was attached 2J feet in length. The fuca and arms had been rubbed, off. The following opinion was hazirded by the Otago Times' special reporter concerning this •waif:—"duch may l'nve been the figure-bead of the American ship Jncis Frost I iiin li ible to correction; but I believe thut vessel left the Muff one Sunday evening five or ,ix years ago ; that on the following day there was a lieavj gale ; and that eho was never heard of more."