SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1518, 6 October 1868, Page 4

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

v< " OOIOBEB 5. J, - \ ;Yi tATurjt.— Fine; Wind. S.W.' . ;• ARRIVAL?. I Hoyal• Alfred, p.s., Farquhar, from.the Thames, with passengers., , .Favourite, p.s., Adams, from the Thames, witn '"passengers. " ' , Tauranga, s.s., Sellars, from the Thames, witii passengers.. . , Halcyon,---b.s.,'. Wing, from the Thames, with passengers:- . _ Falcon, schooner, 40' tons, from the Thames, in. ballast. Jane, schooner, 37 tons, Holier, from Tauranga TiatheTham.es. . Harriett, cutter, 17 tons, from the Thames, m ballast.

' Sydney, cutter, 16 tons, from the Thames, in

Wave, cutter, 16 tons, from Taupo, with firewood. Xiee, cutter, 22 tons, from the Thames, in ballast. Henry, cutter, 17 tons, Kobinson, from the Thames, ill ballast. — Stag, cutter, IS tons, from Taupo, with firewood.

DEPASTURES. Boyal Alfred, p. 8., Farquhar, for the Thames, with passengers. Duke of Edinburgh, p.s.,' Marks, for the Thames, ■with passengers. Tauranga, s.s., Sellars, for the Thames, with passengers. Enterprise, p.s., Seon, for the Thames, with passengers. Balcyon, s.s., Wing, for Tapu, with passengers. _ Derwent, brig, 200 tons, Trenier, for Newcastle, in ballast. Avon, cutter, 19 tons, Murray, for the Tha es, ■with sundries. Margaret, cutter, 17 tons, Inness, for Matakana, in ballast. lizzie, cutter, 19 tons, Gibson, for Kennedy's Bay, in ballast. PROJECTED DEPASTURES. FobXondon.—Ballarat, early. ItrvEßßKiT)—Gemini, daily, at 11 a.m. : Thames. —Royal Alfred,[Tauranga, and Favorite' to-day. Sydney.—Novelty, early. Bat of Islands.—Zephyr, andTauranga, to-day. aj7d Southern' Poets.—Storm Bird, ( early. .... - JSaIKeB.-— Airariri, to-day: Tabanaei and Wamgaktti.—Charles Edwardes, ' tc-dav. ■

VESSELS EXPECTED. fi.M.s.s. Blanohe; from England via Sydney. Hero, s.s., from Melbourne and Bydney. Wellington, s.s., from Southern ports, due to-day. . Beautiful Star, s.s., from Napier. Lord Ashley, s.s-, from Southern ports. Star of the South, s.s., from Napier. Bxctilsior, ship, from London (sailed May 16.) No ,:c.;6942, 2nd dis. p - Siam, ship, from London (sailed July 4th.) No. 319, 2nd dis.'p. . Ida Ziegler, Bhip, from London (loading.) No. 76, 2nd dis. p. 1 Celestea, barque, from San Francisco. No. ,1046, dis. p.. HarrietArmitage barque, from Sydney. Bella Mary, barque, from Hobart Town. Prince Alfred, barque, from Sydney. Wamrley, brig, from 'Hong Kong. No. 2540,2 nd

dis p. . Ilea, brig, from' Sydney. No. 7138, 2nd dis pen. Margaritha, brig, from Mauritius. schooner, from Napier. Muriwai, schooner, from Poverty Bay. Tawera, schooner, from Poverty Bay. Stanley, schooner, from' Japan.. f "Success, schooner, from Napier. ' ; Onward, schooner, from Dnnedin. ■' "Faiiny, schooner, from Melbomae, No. 3781; Ist j ';dis. p. .* ' . schooner, from Melbourne. Breezei. schooiier, from Bay of Islands. Saucy Lass, schooner, from Napier. ■ Woodstock, cutter, from New Caledonia. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. - • [This does not includ# coasting cutters.] Ahuriri, s.s, from-Wellington and Napier.—Combes and Dalay, agents. ! Phoebe, s.s., from .Southern Ports.—H. M. Jervis, agent..-: . ; ' \ [ ' 1 -Favourite,... p.s., from the Thameß. —Malcolm Niccol, "agent.' ; •- "' 1 ■■' Lalla Kookh, p.s."" "

Enterprise No,. 1, p.a., (oil ferry service). Bernini, s.e., (on ferry aervico). Jane, s.s. (repairing).,, . floyal Alfred, p.s./from the Thames.—S. H. Smith, "" .''agent. Halcyonj b.s., from the Thames.—H. M. Jervis, t agent h Tanranga',' b.s., from the Thames. —T. Macky, agent. "Dnie.of r Edinburgh, p.s., from the Thames.—T Macky. agent, ...v-yA. . -__ - jtlje Thames... Prince, Begent, barqua.irom Kewcasfle.—Master'," agent. - • / . . . "Ballarat, barque, from Nelson.—Brown, Campbell, and Co., agents. Paramount, barque, from. Ear) Francisco. —J, S. ■' -Macfarlane, agent. Bita. brig, from-Tahiti.—J. 8. Macfarlane, agents. Astrea. briar, from Kaipara.—Thornton, 'Smith, and Firth, agents. Novelty, barque, from Sydney,—Henderson and Mac- . agents. , -3je6nid!iß,-'-'barque, from Newcastle. l —S. H. Smith, agsnt. , .Southern..(Soss. 'scfioon'erj'ifrbm Norfolk Island. —3. H.,Smith, agent." ' ? v* - salvia-:. i'J;.. . Mariner, schooner, from Kaipara.—fSzown) Campbell,. and Co., agents. . " ' ' \ Joanna, schooner, from Wangapoa. Midge schooner, (undergoing alterations). —L. D. iS athan and Co., agents. Exce'sior, schooner, from Bay of Tslands. Herald, schooner, from Bay of Islands, Zephyr, schooner, from Russell. * Neva,.schooner, from, Tahiti.—Owen and Graham, agents. _ ' " . ( Engenie, schppnerj' froin Tahiti—Owen & Graham, Taur.mga, schooner,"from Bay of. Islands Dnnedin, schooner, from Kaipara. . >' -■■ Jane, schooner, from Tauranga.

CtTSTOir-HOUSE. Outwards — Ballarat, barque, 685 tons, Allan, for London.

The barquo Ballarat took up the berth vacated by the BiflCehorae yesterday morning. The Eugenie •Trill haul alongside to tranship Her cotton to-day. Tte,fioe. steamer Go-ahead may be expected to return Irom the Bay of Islands on Thursday next. Tho'fino brig-Astrea has nearly finished dis- . charging her of. timber, and i», we understand, oppn for freight or charter- to any part of the world. : • The p.s. Charlf s Edwards,* which arrived from the "Westward yesterday morning, will .be despatched 'from the Manukau'at ten o'clock this morning for Taranaki, Wangar.ui, and Westport. The schooner Dunedin is announced to sail for Kaipara on Thursday next with cargo and passenger*

xlokittka. HiVEp.—The West Coast Times, of the 28th uUimo, says':'—" The • north channel is now .. alniort useless for the shipping purposes of the Port, " 'and its navigation onnnot be attempted with impunity • by • even" the lightest draught among the harbour boats. On Saturday, the p.". Yarra, whilst going out •to tender the Rangitoto, got into difficultie* several " "Hrires even before reaching the white water, and it "8 at one time thought that her return to port was y h Stable ; but after a deal of maneuvering on the lnev. Captain Nicol ►he managed, although not °i - a gallant struggle, to reach deep water. The unded on the shoal which extends seaward r rnt ~ r0 " ">ngue of the .south Spit, and for fully from, the tj- scraped the bottom. Her return inside •600 yards sne >aaier by the assistance of the waves, .■was rendered, t j. 0 have'fairly hove her into the which may e r>fu. ; The new channel, , whicli is rlong reach ot .c r. nearly übreast'of the flag- - ' Deing cut throng i * ourably, and would have been staff, > progre««ngfov. , tfJ . a heavy sea tbat ro]led opened last '.A junction bet ween the home during the afternoon mornsea and fre river wiUbec-ffe . ag ia h t the sea have gone dptfn and of a freshet in the river, it is fa. to . ni bt \ r tQ _ new chantteb will be in working o* » morrow morning," « V*

Tha schooner Jane, Oaptain Mohlar, arrived from Tauranga via the Thames, yesterday morning, with 2 horses, 7 pigs, 85 -shoepakins, 15 hideß, 1 cask tallow.

The s.s. Ahuriri will leave the,wharf to-day for Napier and Wellington with cargo and passengers. Thb John Penn.—This smart little steamer has made a rapid passage to and from, Manukau. She left Nelson on Thursday last with 112 passengsrs, and returned on Sunday night, haying baen absent only eighty hours, including a detention of twentyfour, hours at tho Manukau.—Nelson Examiner, September 29.

A Ship Capbizbd.—A Bomowhat remarkablo occurrence took place nt Millwall, on Thursday, July 2. A largo iron-built ship, called tho. Conflict, 1,190 tons register, has for some time been in Messrs. Carter's dry dock, undergoing painting and' repairs, preparatory to taking out emigrants for the Government to Australia. On Thursday, at highwater, preparations were made for towing tho vessel out into tho river, and a steam-tug had a tow-ropo secured to the ship for that purpose. She towed her out absut forty feet over the cells of tho dockgate, when the Bliip showed signs of being top-heavy. She gave a great list to siarboard, and all of a sudden eho capsized, and fell with a great, crash on the side of the dook, while the yards drove through the roofs of the workshods on tho quay. Fortunately the riggers on board the vessel escaped without injury, as also did tho workpeople connected with the yard. The force with which the vessel came down on the edge of the quay waß so groat as to stavo in some of her plates, whon tho vessel immediately filled with water, and settled down in the dock on her beam ends, apparently a wreck. GaDgs of labourers wero immediately employed to unrig the ship of her yards and upper spars, so as to lighten her; and as the tido went down workmen. could get to tho stoveplates in the bilge to poccli the holes up, and make tha ship buoyant. At the next flood tho ship floated, and she was hauled back into the dock, whore she was subsequently, by removing her ballast and strains put on her masts, brought upright; but it is needless to say that the ship is supposed to have been much strained, beside the damage to her starboard Bido. It is said that the causo of her capsizing was substituting 250 tons of coal instead of 200 tons of Btone, the coal having been shot ia formed a pyramid in tho centre of the vessel, and allowed to remain in that condition without precautions being taken to trim it. The result was, that when the ship commonco 1 moving the ooals.shot down the starboard side, and thus caused her to capsize. It is fortunately tho casualty occurred in the dock; for, had it happened in the liver, the vessel would have be6n totally wrecked.