SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1839, 6 December 1869, Page 4

SHIPPING.

VTeatiiei!. —December 5 —Fine. Wind, IT. K. ARRIVALS. Star of the South, s.s., IG7 tons, Bendall, from Napier, with sheep. Belsizc, barque, 380 tons, T. Ruudle, from Mauritius, via Geelong, with sugar. Sea Gull, brigantine, 150 tons, Cooper, from Eaipara, with timber. .Tessic, schooner, McKonzie, from Waipu, ■with produce. Kuto Grant, sehoor.er, 40 tons, Davies, from Wangarei, with produce. Volunteer, cutter, from Bay of Islands, via tlie Thames. DEPART ORES. Eagle. s.s. : 147 tons, Captain Maillov, for Sydney. . Tauranga. s.s., CcHem. for Sussel 1 , with I sundries. Passengers—l 2. Jane, schooner. Moller, for Tauranga, with sundries. Passengers—l-. Dimedin, schooner, Gt? tons, ttewart, for Russell, in ballast. Eagle, s.s.l 224 tons, Mailler, for Sydney. Passengers—s. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For London—Countess of Kintorc and Pride of the Thames, curly. lIOKIAXGA.— Herald, early. Sydney.—Hero, s.s., Sth insl. IMPORTS. Per barque Belsize, from ?.lauritius : 13.282 small mats sugar.—Henderson and Maefarlane. agents. MANIFEST OF THE HELEXSLEE. In our issue of Saturday we announced the sailing of the ship Helenslee, Captain McDonald, from London. We are indebted to Messrs. Owen and Graham for the manifest of her cargo, which is as follows : —1 case, J. Wallace; 2 ditto, W. B. and J. H. Upton : 10 tanks, Bucholz and Co. ; 4 cases, S. Brown ; 63 boxes, Brown, Campbell and Co. ; 1 case. A. Deithelm ; £ packages, A. Price ; 50 cases, J. Kobertou and Co. ; 3 ditto, E. and 11. Isaacs; 20 bales, order; 1 box, 11. Firth; 5 packages. Leighton and Co. ; 46 ditto, J. "Abbott ; *" 100 cases, order ; 160 cases, Bnown, Campbell and Co. ; 1 ditto A- Walker ; 30 trunks, E. and n. Isaacs : 1 case, R. Neal; 3S packages, Cruiekshank, Smart and Co.: 13 ditto, Combes andDaldv : 1 case, W. Parker : 110 packages, Cruiekshank, Smart, and Co. ; 100 cases', order ; 10 packages, E. and 11. Isaaks ; 30 eases, order ; 1 case, Ireland Brothers; 1 ditto, H. S. McKellar; 163 packages, Henderson and Maefarlane : 30 ditto, Oweu and Graham ; 15 cases, C. Bonuington ; 11 pockets, K. Seeeombe and Son"; 62 packages, order ; 2 ditto, T. 11. Hall ; 1 box. Captain Eyre ; 4 «»ses, Keesing. Doitsh mwl Keesing : 2 trunks, J. Cawkwell; 2 trunks, 1 case, G. T. Chapman; 25 packages, order; 1 case, T. H. Hall ; 31 Phillips and Son : 1 box, J. "Wallace; 4 cases, C. Shipherd ; 3 bales, W. J. Cawkwell; 4 eases, J. "out; IS3 casks, order ; 4 packages, J. Braund ; 1 ■ box, E. W. Browne ; 22 packages, order : 1 case, S. Hill : 4 cases, G. Nash and Co. ; 1 case, P. Leslie; 4 cases. Ireland Brothel's ; 1 case, A East, 1 case, J. W. Williams; 1 case. A. Deitbelm ; 1 case, G. R. Breton; 1 case, order; 1 case, J. Farmer ; 4 coils, order ; 2 packages, J. G. Gif Ford ; 33 packages, T. H. Hall ; 1 box, J. Bolton ; 15,000 slate?, order ; 50 cases, J. S. Maefarlane ; 1 ease, J. D. Busliley ; 49 packages, H. Fendelow ; 2 crates, CrnicVshank, Smart and Co. ; 13 cases, order; 10 quarter-casks, Criiieltsliank, Smart and Co.; 74 packages, order; 1 case. S. H. Mather :

43 packages, Ireland Brothers ; 2 packages, I/usk; 10"casks. Ireland Brothers; 16 tanks, order; 84 packages, T. Boylan; 2 cases, Morris Lewis ; 0 package.;, order : 1 case, J. Buller : 9 packages, T. Short; 4 ditto, S. and J. E. Vaile; l'case. A. Groldie; 2 ditto, li. Thomson; 13 packages, Keesing, Doitsh and Keesing; 24S ditto., L. D. Nathan and Co.; 24 casks, order ; 1 case, W. l'ricton, on account of J. Beecroft,- 15 cases, E. and H. Isaacs ; 277 packages, J. Cane ; G crates, G. Gledhill; 2 cases, SclicrtT and Co. ; 2 ditto, E. and H. Isaacs; 0 packages, Keesing, Doitsch and Keesing; 12 ditto, order ; 4 ditto, J. Rout; 11 ditto, E. and H. Isaacs; 14 cases, G. Hutchison ; 113 packages, Williams and Co. ; 7 ditto, J. Gilmour; 345 ditto. L. D. Nathan and Co. : 109 ditto, E. and H. Isaacs; 100 cases, E. and H. Isaacs; 1 ditto, S. J. Edmonds; 38 packages, 11. Fondelow; 4 cases, C. Bonuington ; 5 ditto, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 134 packages, L. D. ]S T athan and Co.; 6 ditto, order; 2 ditto, Dr. Dyer; 39 , ditto, order; 50 trunks, E. and 11. Isaacs; 2 I cases, Edmonds and Jakins ; 100 casks, Brown, i Campbell and Co.; 3 cases, C. Bonuingtou ; 1 ditto, E. S. Ledger; 18 cases acid, Bank of New Zealand; 29 packages, order ; 21 ditto, T. H. Hall; 8 ditto, G. Farrell; 2 trunks, T. H. Hall; 224 packages, Owen and Graham; 61 ditto, Brown, Campbell, and Co.; 138 ditto, Owen and Graham ; 2 cases, Acclimatization Society; 5 packages, Owen and Graham ; 297 ditto, J. Robertson and Co. ; 386 ditto, E. Porter and Co ; 1 ease, J. C. Smith; 9 packages, order; 1 case, C. Smith ; 26 packages, A. K. Clayton ; 1 dog, Mrs. Clayton : 13 cases, order; 100 ditto, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 10 ditto, E. and H. Isaacs ; 9 tanks, Owen and Graham ; 42 packages, order; 7 ditto, order; 17 ditto, order ; 50 tons pig iron, Combes and Daldy ; 6 casks, T. and S. Morrin; 104 packages,'A Clarke and Son ; 142 ditto, M'Artbur, Sbnra, and Co. ; 52 ditto, order ; 4 eases, order ; 202 packages, K. and H. Isaacs : 215 ditto, T. and S. Morrin : 7G ditto, order ; 7 uitto, Newman and Ewen ; 23 ditto, order; 1 case, A. Lascelles : 3 packages, Keesing, Doitsh and Keesing; 1 case, Mrs Hanltain, on account of Col.Baultain ; 11 bales, Brown, Campbell and " Co.; 7 cases, E. Bonnington; G ditto, S. Brown ; 2 d'tto, Cruickshank, Smart and Co. ; 1 cask' S. Mitson"; 4 cases, E. Wayte ; 102 ditto, c'. Davis ; 1 ditto, Cruickshauk, Smart and Co ; 1 octave, unknown (2 Government bills of lading, freight payable on return of certificate.) For transhipment to Napier : 1 truss, Cuuiniin"s andßus3ell ; 1 quarter-cask, order ; GO easifs, Watt Brothers ; 14 cases, 7 packages, J. W. ♦Towing; 1 case, order ; 103 packages, Watt Brothers; 124 ditto, N\ Williams ; 2G packages, Newton Irving ; 2 ditto, order.— Owen and Graham, agents. THE CELESTIAL QUEEN. The clipper ship Celestial Queen, Captain Watt, is expected daily from Liverpool. She lias on board a number of passengers, and the following cargo :— 237 bundles, order; 112 packages, Bank of *f z "iland; 12 packages 27 cases, order ; 100 cases, Crnickshaiik, Smart, and Co. ; 271 packages, .T. Roberton and Co. ; 500 ban-s, E. ; 1,050 sacks, onl.-r ; 155 bnVr-cls, Brown Campbell, and Co.; 130 barrels, T. H. Hall ; 2o sacks, 01 dozen mats, order ; 100 casks, Brown, Campbell and Co. ; 23 cases 10 tons iron, order ; 1 box, G. Jameson; 15 crates, L. D Nathan and Co. ; 552 packages, Owen and Graham; 30 packages, 11 crates 43 packages, order ; 154 packages, order ; 11)0 tons coal, order; 73S packages, E. Porter and Co.; 522 packages, order; 5 hhds, '!'. juul H Morrin. For transhipment to bta.-'o • packages, Bright, Bros., and Co. ; 105 adages, Dalgety, Eattray and Co.; 1.325 order ; GO bundles, Cargells and McLean : 2-jrj packages, order. —Owen and Graham, agents. ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE SOUTH. The s.s. Star of the South, Captain W. Bendall, arrived in harbour from Napier en Saturday morning. She left Napier on Thursday, at five a m., and experienced fivs-h south winds and a heavy cross sea in ILiwke's -Bay. Called in at; Wangawai, and landed passengers on the following day ; and since rounding the East Cape she has had li"],t grinds and f me weath.-, arriving at the Tamaki at half-past four a.m. on Saturday. -Llie Stav brings three passengers and tb> J ■>

following cargo • HOD sheep, Mr. Auckland ; 12 head fat cattle, Messrs. Carey, Gilbs and Co. A man-of-Var steamer, supposed to be the Rosnrio, lias passed in the Bay of Plenty. ARRIVAL OF THE BELSTZE. Tlie ,15elsize, a fine roomv vessel, of nearly 400 toils register, anchored In harbour yesterday morning, bringhis a canjo of sugars from Mauritius, specially selected for this market. Captain T. Rundle reports that he made the passage to Geelong in forty-three days, and on airival there discharged* a portion of his cargo, which was landed in splendid condition. She nn-ived at G-eelong on the Stli, and left on the 22ud November. "She was detained three days iu trie Si raits with ballling winds, and t hen caught a fresh westerly breeze, which enabled her to make n capital run of six days to the Three Kings. The himl was made on Wednesday last,"and since .S.K and S.W. winds have prevaik'f!. After discharging her cargo, this vessel will ho op?n for sakC freight, or charter to any p:irt of the world. .She has been mostly employed in tin; sugar t-ado between London and the Mauritius, and always discharges her ea-go in Urst-rate order. The liels'ize has very large carrying capacity, and generally makes goo;! passages. THK CITY OF AUCKLAND. Bv the mail just received from England we have received a letter [1-0111 Ciiptnin Ashby, of the new clipper ship City of Auckland, lie says—" We are fa* I filling up with cargo for your port, and shall be full of saloon passengers. We have also 2o second class, and 3D steerage passengers. The ship Maori will not come to Auckland again, Captain Roberts having left her to take charge of the Cadueeus, one of the old New Zealand traders. She is to sail from Plymouth for Australia on the Hith October, -with 350 emigrants. We shall leave Gravesend on the 20th October, and T hope, to reach Auckland about the middle of •lanuarv, leaving r> gain for England on tUe 2Sth February." DROWNING OF CAPTAIN STAFFORD. We regret, to learn by the arrival of the schooner Mary Ellen, on Saturday morning, of the death, by drowning, of Captain Station*, who for a long time was master of that vessel. On Saturday morning an enquiry was instituted at the Custom Honse before JI- S. McKellar, Esq., to ascertain by wh.it means the unfortunate man was drowned, when the following evidence was adduced .- — John Wilson, master of the May Queen, sworn : We left Grahainstowii "t S o'clock on Thursday, December 2, in tue evening. About half-past nine, tlic oupl.j'n. .Tohn Stafford, came on deck, and went to sleep on the cabin companion. About tc» minutes to twelve my mate relieved me, and I bad been below about forty minutes, when be called to me, and said, " Jack is overboanl." T jumped np and called his brother-ui-!:i«-. Ho and I reached the

deck at the same time, in about half a miuute, and also one of the passengers. We called out Ms nnine and t'ac others launched the boat. We -were not three minutes from the lime at which the alarm was given. We pulled round in the wake of the craft for about forty minutes, and could see nothing of him, so we proceeded back to Shortland, and reported it to his brother-in-law, so that he might take the news up in the steamer. He was quite sensible in his talk. I knew he had been taking some liquor. He told me that he woidd trust the vessel in my charge. He gave me the course ; [it was not quite correct. I had charge of the vessel. The vessel vras going about one or one and a half knots at. the time of the accident. The night was tine ; very little wind ; it was clear ; no moon. It ivas about the first o£ the Hood tide. It happened about half way between Tararii and flie SmuUpit — about (he middle of the Frith of the Thames. There was no sea ; it was quite calm. We had three hands, aH told, and three passengers. William Welfelt, seaman on board, said : I was on board the Mavy Ellen on Tuesday night- last between twelve and one. John Wilson came and asked me to relieve him at the helm. I did so. Stafford was lying on the skylight asleep at the timo ; he had his clothes on. The wind being very light, I went forward to haul the staysail sheet to windward, and while doing so I heard Station! vomiting, and almost immediately afterwards I heard a splash, and ' I ran aft, but I could not see Stafford. There was a motion in the water as if somebody was overboard. I could not distinguish anybody. I could hear a gurgling noise. I immediately called John Wilson ; we got the boat out directly we came on 'lenk, and two men and I got into her, while Wilson looked after the boat, to try and find him. We could not sec any appearance of him. We were about twenty minutes looking for 3iim. It was light enough to see him. The bulwarks are a little over three feet. The skylight is about level with the bulwark. He could not have been knocked over by the boom because there was not sufficient wind. Sale of Her Majesty's Ste.uiees.—By order of the Royal Commissioners of the Admiralty, a public sale took place on September 23, at Lloyd's, of two of Her Majesty's steamers lying at Sbeerness Dockyard, namely, the Landrail, 427 tons measurement, with engines of 80 horse-power, built at- Deptford in ISGO ; and the Falcon, 751 tons measurement, built at Pembroke Dockyard in 1554, and engines of 100 horse-power. The ships' fittings, rigging, Ac, and engineers' stores were included in the sale. The Landrail steamer was knocked down for .-61,328, and the Falcon sold for £2,200. — Evropvnn Mail, October 8. The s.s. Keera was to leave Napier, with a cargo of cattle and sheep, on Saturday last, for this port. The s.s Rungatira may be expected in harbour to-day, or early to-morrow, from Southern ports. Moa.—The Auckland brig Moa, Captain Robertson, sailed from Melbourne for' this port on the 24th ultimo, with the following cargo:—l cask colonial spirits, 8 packages cordage, 20 casks treacle, 3 casks blacking, *\o cases black lead, 5 Sases machinery, 22G < eases old torn, 3G5 pieces pavement, 30' cases stout, 100 bags flour, 32 quarter-casks, 139 cases wines, 20 cases salt, 200 boxes candles, 3S cases vestas, 120 kegs nails, 1C crates stone bottles, 2 bales corls, 10 bottles quicksilver, 19 crates gingerbeer bottles, 2 cases magnesia, 16 packages drapery, 2G bales paper, 5 packages saddlery and leather, 4 cwt. bar iron, 12 tons sheet iron, 11 packages wood ware, 20 packages colza oil, 134 wrought stones, 24 barrels sulphur, 3 packages (1 chailcuttei). 0 packages (1 spring cart), 80 quarter-barrels powder! 711 packages hardware ; 75 chests, 101 half-chests, 105 boxes, 10 packages tea ; 70 cases geneva, 10 quarter-casks, 20 cases whiskey, S ijuartereasks, 220 cases brandy, 1 quarter-cask rum, 83 cases sarsaparilla, 5 tons sugar, 143 packages oilmen's stores and provisions, 70 cases kerosene, 3 cases cigars, 10 tanks mall, 12 i)acks»cs sundries. " " A sail in sight, supposed to be one of the English ships now due, was signalled inside of Tii'i 'J'iri last evening. Eagle.—The s.s. Eagle left tho wharf, f.jr Sydney, with a portion of her original cargo from Duncdin, and the followinc passengers :— Mr. Bennett. Steerage : Messrs. Quac-k Coults, Collins. Sea. Gum.—Tnis vessel has had a ion<* passage round from Kaipara of eight dav° •She left the Heads on Saturday, the 27! li ult., with a light S.W. wind, and was oil , Cape Maria Van Diemcu on Thursday last. Had strong S.E. winds thence to Cape Bivtt, and since then light winds and calms, arriving in harbour at three p.m. yesterday. Cai-o ~ SO ■ tons kauri gum, and 37,000 feet timber, for < ™f '*• Brow ". Campbell and Co. i 1 lie schooner Aurora, from the Bav of Islands to the Thames, was sighted by - the Gull on Thursday last. " ( The brig Dova was passed olf the Kawau, : yesterday morning, by the schooner Seagull. !

The schooners Kate G! rant and Jessie arrived in harbour veslenlav, with cattle and produce. The Priiuv Alfred and Elizabeth Curie were loading timber at. Kiiipam when the Seagull sailed, and the. cutter Maxwell was loaded and ready for sea The cutter Aquilla hud also arrived. γ-jht of ojn'ehu^ga. CLEARED OUTWARDS. Dkckmhbic 4. Willie AVilkie, 13 tons, J. Abner, master, Tor Raglan, with 20 bags Hour, 1 sack sundries, 1 keg vinegar, 1 case drapery, I bale drapery, 4 boxes candles, 1 ease pickles, 1 cheese, 2 packages sundries, G. Vnusc : 7 mats sugar, I box" tea, l.Mceg viuegav, A. Charlton ; 1 screw-jack, Johnson ; \ parcel, W. Wallis ; 6,ooo'foot timber. Ogilvie, Campbell and Co. Passenger—H. M'Nish. —A. Barnes, agent. John t'enn, s.s., 122 tons, M. Carey,'master, for Wancanui and West Coast,' with 8 > packages sashes, order, for Wauganui ; 40 I cases fruit, 2 tons potatoes, 8 bags nuts, •'■ I ba-rs and 2 !• kits oysters. 4 kegs butter, "0 | oases fi'uil. 10 bags oysters, 3 barrels fruit, Dick and Seat on. for West Coast. Passenger _. s —Mrs. Grillilli, Messrs. Mowat, SheoJ.V, L' ek) Forrest, Binney, Sims. J. S. Maeiiir mnt , ; agent.