SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1900, 17 February 1870, Page 4

SHIPPING.

"Wsia:a|:a c 16 —Fine. Wind, variable. ABRIVALS. Mary Francis, barque, 209 tons, Hammond, from Newcastle. . Steteor, schooner, 43 tons, Anderson, from Wangarei. .. Three Sisters, cutter, 30 tons, Queen, from Tairua. Albatross, yacht, Braund, from Motutapu. DEPARTURES. Donald McLean, schooner, 45 tons, McLeod, far New Caledonia via Norfolk Island. Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Brain, for Wangaroa and Russell. Ivanlioe, schooner, 72 tons, McGregor, for Mongonui. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Foe London. — City of Auckland, March : .5; Helenslee, March 5. ; Sydney.—Hero, Saturday; Novelty, early. .Njpiee and Wjelmngtox.—Phoebe, early. NokfoliK IsiiND.—Wild Duct, early.

; \ VESSELS EXPECTED. •i -CJiiy of' Melbourne, s.s., from Sydney. Kittibe, 8.8., from Southern-Ports. Williams; s.s.; from Sidney. Bangatira, s.s., from Napier. f Thomas Daniels, barque, from Liverpool :c -(BailedSept, 5). : Anna, barque, from "Melbourne. . Hbvelty, from Sjdney. V ®rowmngjßeauty, barque, fi om Newcastle. ,<JBnstano; ; ; Sartjue, from Sidney. ' barque,'fromLiverpool. . T-t'lteJlarque, ifroni'London. . Mallard , barque, from London. liSahdCity^barque,fri>mNewcaatle. Wg». ftom.-.BataTia.:: 2f®* 2640 is r; .■* jniyt,- schooner; from.rthe Jnjw v IN'HARBOUR. : (till?.-listnot.inclndecoaatlnk cuttora. 1 : &.'>®K»if£iSi.,ifr6m'Pyaney.— Cruickshank; Smart . and Co., agents. Star of the South,—s.B., from Napier.—J. S. .-Macfarlane, agent. •' _ , • f Xeera, s.s., firpm the Thaine3.—J. S. Macfar: agents. .- ; Samson, p.»., from the Thames.-—-A. Cleveland '.Sgirotp • Soya! Alfred, p.s., from the Thames.—S. H., Smith, agent. ' " Duke of Edinburgh, p.s., from the Thames.— S.;H. Smith, agent. Enterprise, p.s., from the Thames.—H. B. r i"l A fi. Morton, agsht. < : • Lady Bo wen, p.s., : from the Thames.—-J. Casey,.agent. 7; ; Go-Ahead, „ s.s., from the Thames.—S. H, : , Smith;' agent:'' " ' > ; ■*-' from Thames.—J. S. MacfaTlane, 'agent V'Bturfci : p.s.ifroin'Tauranga. < •< City of. Auckland, ship, from London — Cruickshank, Smart & Co., agents. Helenslee, ship,' 'fromLondon.—Owen and •*-->•. i iii-Grahapaj- agents.' , .. ; . ?; 1 ;from Sau Francisco —Henderson & Macfarlane,.agentst ■ ' MaryJVanceafibarque.from Newcastle; brig,-tfromr - Sydney.—-Henderson and -Macferlane^agents.; :!.•<. ••:./<. i Banshee, schooner,: from Dunedin-TrSamson, ' Midge, scho6aer, from,Tahiti.—L. D. Nathan un-. V:-rr.3,{ ' t Bdith, Government schooner from Tauranga.'' ' Mary Thompson, & hooner, from Napier. J&terprise,'B:'hoaner, from Poverty Say. t Attrora, schooner, &om Wangaroa. j

■ !-■> * -ajte/ Per DoiiaiA 'KeW Caledonia, undlJ boxes tobacco, 1l.case jancy io'ods, 1; piise? r Joolcs]ji'g y ya?3es, l Cniicl£sliatit l ana CO. -:_^®tee~goqriß^-; 26 > ooo"feet'timbeTj-2 castes ' beef,* r .■ „4 pipes,-; r t n ,. ',o £;l?' \lW.o ..Lave .on ?everal oc6a?nops cautioned masters; of ■■' ves?ell djriger;. carrying lfgfcite,and' they Will probably jnow , . vrhat wejbave repeatedly, pointed oiktytt./tliemV.* A\ collision 'Occurred; last .eyi-ning)" jwfiich. waSf-' fortunately' Jijriat- . ( ? loss of life, As the p.s. Luna' ma coming op-' froin .-the Thames," and when; abreast of tbe i ßastioh 'Rbck3, tho in£ii on the ■ jlook-out-liailedtha bridge with the cry,; " A cutter ahead.", Thi*.master at the! time was. _ just about . giving some orders to the man at 7 tliß'wheeli"-and; before the steamer could be ' stopped,,or Jier ooirs© -altet-d, • she had foulai the° cutter, carrying away her quarter. Hftithe ' / Taft been struct amidships,. she .... musfc' hßve J'sank immediately, with all on board.; Immediately the accident occurred, ' -the l ' engines: were stopped, and ' the cutter ' ' r drifled ,Mtern. . '3'he Luna fo lowed her up, the master of the'cutter- eaid'she was ' ' foabitig water fast. The Lnna' then took her in tow to the North Head, and their came on to thp wharf. A 'boat ; belonging to the - ".steameri'.with two men, was left- with the ' assist in. towingher on tothe beach. ~' J ''The - naihe of the cutter has not yet tranr spired/ - An enquiry into the collision will, no doubt, be held to-morrow. We hop* that in . future the lesson thus taught will induce • masters of sma'l tracing cra'f-o cunply with the regulations' that havo been framed for the safety of all.. Should they neglect them they - .must remember they alone arc responsible for : i similar results. - . V ■ . I ij * P THK MAEY FRANCIS. I This vessel has made a long passage from | , Ifewcastle to this port of 24 days. She brings a full cargo of coals, consigned to Messrs. Hendersoji anil Macfa lune. Captain Hum■mellre; ports leaving Newcastle on the 24th'

:ult.f.and-during the first week experienced light saa baffling winds; thence a strong gnle " i jJfepring from E.S.E. to E.N.E for eleven days. Made the Three .Kings on -'unday v noon. and -ince then light variable winds iave prevailed.

- ■ Tho s.s. City of Melbourne is expected to arrive here from 3ydney about Mond-iy next. She is advertised to sail again on the 23rd inst/ The s.s. Hero will positively leave here for r Sydney on Saturday next, arriving in Sydney about the 25Mi instant. The ship Inflexible was to leave London for tin port about the 25th December, ami may bo expected here at the end of the ensuing : month., • Tht> ship her last package of. morning. This vessel i< fust filliiig vup, having already shipped about 300 tons of gum and wool in 3ier 'i ween decks. Iho City of Auokland, which came alongside the wharf on the 4th instant, has already 10U tons ol cargo on board for the hom ward . Toyage. She will finish discharging her in- J ward cargo to-d iy. ] The I'arl of Pembroke's yaeht Albatross j returned to port yejterday from the coast. ■ The schooner jVlidgo iins transhipped her i cargo of cotton, &c., into the ship llelens'ee, and has beevj'teken round to Mechanics' Bay for the purpose of being cleaned. She will return to the Inlands in a few days. The Bcho ner Donald McLean sailed for Norfolk Inland and New Caledonia last eventing • ' WH»tBBB' it.—O iptain Hummell, of iho barqUe Maiy Francis, reports the whaling Iwrqiiff iforwaril . iT t io Bay of Islands, on ' TuHudiiy liist, bound in. The Forward was 7 xapnths out fr<mi "'ylney, and had only been i aitcct-ssfdl in ra) luring one whale. 1 luring a recent gala she carried sway a portion of her bulwar s, log* her boats, and sustained other damages, tshe h» called at Russell for again? f -

The s.s. Tauranga, which 'is expected from the Bay of Islands early this morning,' iB announced to leave for at noon to-day. The schooner Meteor arrived in harbour yester,lay morning from Wimgaroi, with 20 he-id cattle, 6 tons gum, mid settlers' producc. Passengers, 15. • The Shipping Owick.—Business in the shipping office commences early. When the clerk has taken his scat and prepared for work, the boarding muster saunters in, eyes the bulletin board for the next ship where lii» services are required. He lias probably a large stock of impecunious tars on hand whom he wishes to dispose of, and return to their native element. If a vessel requires a crew immediately, the boarding master brightens, and hurries off to his don where his victims, sodden with the villainous whiskey of tlio last night's debauch, lounge and smoke listlessly.. Ten to one they are in his debt, and completely at his mercy. He can despatch them to any port ho pleases, and is, of course, their self-constituted treasurer, taking admirable care of the three months' advance. After selecting his men he returns to the shipping office, where the captain awaits him, and takes in at u glance t.hc merits of his men, in whom the safety of his ship is to depend in a great measure, during the coming voyage. Although a slouching awkward looking sot of fellows ashore, when once they have established themselves •in the forecastle, they lose the heavy listless air, and come out in the blue shirt bright, intelligent seaman. The sailor on shore is aniptly conscious of his ignorance of the wiles of the land sharks, and becomes in consequence uncomniuiiicativc and distrustful ; but when once out of their clutches, and when the effects of his month's dissipation h.ive passed away, he is again ns willing and confiding as any other mortal.—San Francisco paper.

POUT OF ONEHUNGA

CLEARED OUTWAUDS February- 16.

Stormbird, s.s., 68 tons, Peter Doyle, master, for Taranaki, Wnnganui, and Wellington, with.part of original cargo,'tinder bond, duty paid and free goods, short landed at Taranalri. Shipped at Onehungn, tinder bond for ' Tara'naki : 26. cases whisky, 2 quarter ; casVs ditto, 20 cases wine, ; 12 ditto old torn, 1 quartercask brandy, 10 cases ditto,: 1 quarter-cask ruin, 25 cases "brandy, 1 quarter-cask wine, 1 quarter-cask ditto, 1 box 5 cases geneva, order. Duty paid and free goods : 1 trunk boots, Giedhill; 8 eases wine, 3 ditto beer Shuttleworth ; 1 bag nee, 1 cask'soda, 9 cases sundries. 1 bale paper, ,6. boxes tea, :W. Beale;..l package ; blue, 10 cases sherry, C. Brown; 48 mats sugar, 5 half-chests tea, E. Ford ; 13 sacks malt, 9 brigs sugnr, MeDougall; ,20 bags salt-, 17 bags sugar, 10 boxes , candles, 2 half chests tea, 4 cases groceries, J. Colesby ;.,2 cases wirie, 1 cask,currants, Humphries ;1 quarter cask sherry, 12 eases beer, 9 cases wine, 1 case' whiskey,' 1 case sarsaparilla, .Middleton; 4 cases !,beer, .4 cases wine, 2 cases old torn, W. George; 1 driim soda, ;i cask resin, Smith., For Taranaki—l package, H. .Williamson; 13 "bags hone dust, H. eNeil . 5 packages sashes, 2 packages doors, 18 doors, Bett and, Robertson, for Wanganui. ' .PassenOe&s.—Mrs. Wilcox, Miss Carlaw, Messrs. Smith, Webster, Lewis, Enmamore, F. Webster, Powell, ' Nimmo, Douthwait'e, Darling, > Bailey, Taylor,; King, McDonnell, Robb, dutton, Pitcher.—A. Barnes, agent.;