SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4460, 29 February 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND. BlOa Wllf.r., This n.xr: 9.29 morn.: 0.49 even. Jliaabn: 0.9 mnrn.: 0.24 even. Tirr Son: Ris-l, 6 49 ; sets, C.30. TM Hoos: First Quarter, 3rd, 9.2G p.m.

ARRIVALS. Hawea, s.s.. Wheeler, fiom the Sonlhern Portl (in the Slaxrokan). ' . ti Ebenezsr,.achooner, Is orris, from RusselL

DEPART (TR.ES. lona, s.s., W. Farquhar, for Russell and the North-- ; '' ' Argyie, s.s-, Sfephen«on. for "Wangarei. City of Ancklnml, ship, G. Ralls, for London. Atlantic, schooner, Spooncr, for Dnnodin. Clyde, schooner, Anderson, for "Waogarei. Bonito, 3Choon«r, for Wangarei. Ocean, schooner, Kawlin?.«, for Mercury Bay. Ness, cutter, Silra, for Kussell.

ENTERED INWARDS.

Pretty Jane, s.s., 101 tons, C. F. IFelander, from Kapler and Poverty Bay, via Thames.—A.S.P. Company agents. iJatavia, barque, 333 ton<j, St eon, from' Melbourne, with general cargo.—Owen and Graham, agents.

Priuce Alfred, barqxientine, IGI tons, J. Bennett, from Xyttelton. Cargo: Grain, flour, &c.— John Held, agent.

Ocean, schooner, 28 tons, Rawllngs, from ilercury Biy. Cargo: 17,000 feet timber, 7 tons gum.

Golden Isle, schooner. 78 tons, JVlatzon, from RusSsll. . Cargo : 102 tons coal. Orpheus, schooner, 53 tons, J. Dunn, from 2iapier, ii ballast.

Ebenezer, schooner, 2i tons, "W. Morris, for Russell. Cargo: 40 ton* coal. Advance, schooner, 50 ton 3, Kennedy, from Gisborne. Cargo : 199 bag 3 maize, Owen and Graham ; 13 bales -wool, 250 bags maize, 59 bags grass-seed, 3 bales fungus, SO bag* "ditto, 50 pig 3.

Cr/EAURD OUTWARDS. Marathon, barque, 378 tons. A. Emciy, for .New York. Cargo as per exports.—Arnold, Hines ana Co., agents , Ocean, schooner, 28 ton 3, R.iwlings for Mercury Bay, with cargo. , „ Pearl, ketch, 50 tons, Murray, for Aitutake. Cargo Si per exports.—Owen, and Graham, agents. Ness, cutter, 31 tons, Silva, for Russell, in ballast.

PASSENGER "LIST. IJTVViMtDS.

Per "Hawea, s.s., from Southern ports:—Messrs Cook and Wallace, Mesdamcs Spencer, Kilgour, and Booth; Captain and .Mrs Ferguson, family, and servant; Mr and Mrs Holt, Mr and Mre Mann,' Rev Mr Galloway. Messrs Skeen, Dodd, Mitchell, Wilcox, Colquitt, Fleming, Cross, Lucas, Shaw, flining, Ullathorne, Battley, 5 steerage, and Reuben Fleming for Naval Xraining School.

OUTWARDS. Per Pearl, ketcb, for Aitutnke: —air. Jame: Nicholas.

IMPORTS. [A. special charge is made for consignees' names in this column.] Per ship Salisbury, from London:— 22 bales paper, G cases paper, \V. C. Wilson (2Tew Zealand Herald). 13 cases, 5 bales, 1 truss, Owen and Graham. S3 coses galvanised iron, 1 bale plough lines, 7 cases chandeliers, IGIO sash weights, 2 cases stationery, 4 cases brass found*./, 50 cases tinware, 3 crates filters, 4 cases cordage, T. and S. Morrin.

EXPORTS. Per Marathon, barque, for Now York:—33so cases kauri gum. Per Pearl, kotch, for Aitutake :—3D bags sugar, 2 boxes tobacco, 1 qr.-caskrum, 40 cases geneva, 6 cases drapery, 1 truss drapery, CO bags rice, 1 trunk boot 3, 6 nests boxes, 30 cw». preserved meat, 10 boxes soap, 100 feet timber, 0 casks beef, 3 tons bread, 2 tons flour, 1 case sundries, Owen and Graham.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. SrDKRV.—City of Melbourne, s.s., shortly after arrival. Southern Ports, via Natier.— Granada, mail steamer, about 2ud prox. San Francisco, die.—Granada, mail steamer, March 13. Russell, &c.—lona, s.s., Monday text. London. —Carnat c. ship, early; Glenlora, barque, early. Taukaxga, &c\—• Rowena, s.s., Friday nezt. — Southern Ports.—Hawea, s.s., this morning; Ladybird, s.s., Saturday, Penruyn Island. —Pearl, ketch, to-day. Mission Cruise.—Southern Cros3, auxiliary screw barquentine, rext rr.ont!. Samoa.—Martha, barque, to-day. Nkw York.—Marathon,, barque, to-day. XjEVUKA.—Llewellyn, s.s., noon to-day. Gjsbornk and Napier*—Pretty Jane, s.s., this afternoon; Bouthern Cross, s.s., Thursday.

VESSELS IN II ARBOUR. Steamers: Llewellyn. Ships: Carnatic, Salisbury. Barques: Martha, Marathon, Batavia, Glenlora, Ardvar, Queen of the Sea, Stag. BarquentircJ: Fairlie, Southern Cross (Mission vessel}. Prince Alfred. Brigantine: Amherst. Schooners: Southern Cross (training vessel), B.M. gunboat Renard, Pearl, Mary Melville, Peerless, Prince Rupert, Golden Isle, Elizabeth.

VESSELS KXPKCTBD. City of Melbourne, mail steamer, from San Francisco; due to-morrow. Granada, P.M.S.S., from Kandavu; due to-morrow. Tuscarora, U.S. conntte, from Sydney. Edinburgh Castle, barque (VGMQ), from London;

sailed >"ov. 15. Brodick Castle, ship, from Plymouth, sailed Dec. 14. Dilpussund, ship, from London. Merwanjee Krauijec, ?hip, from Loudon. Aline, barque, from Glasgow. Skimmer of tho "Wave, barque, from New York, via

the South. • "William Ackers, barque, from Newcastle. Ethel, brifiivntine, from Melbourne. Ryno, brigantine, from South fcfeA IsTancla. Occan Wave, brigantine, from N«di, Fiji. Loch Lee, barquentine, from South Sea Islands. Vision, brig, from Samoa. Irfctitia, schooner, from Fiji. Transit, schooner, from Dunedin; sailed Feb, 20. Peerless, schooner, from Caledonia. Canterbury, schooner, from New Caledonia and .Nor-

folk Island. Kate Macgregor, schooner, from Tjmaru and Ljfctel-

ton; sailed Feb. 24. Blanche, schooner, from Rarotonga. Wave of Life, schooner, from Sydney. Magic, cutter, from Penbryn Island.

Arrivals Coastwise.—Durham, s.s., from Hot Springs; Helen, schooner, from Omaha, with 12,000 feet timber; Ellen, cutter, from Maraitai, with 10.000 shingles and firewood; Anno Milbanfe, s.s., from Mahurangi and Hot : ; pri»g3:Bes«y, cutter, from WaiIcawa with timber; Isabel, cutter, from the East Coast, with produce. m. Coastwise outwauds.—Adah, ketch, for Thames, with cargo; South Carolina, cutter, for Blind Bay, in ballast: Iris, cutter, for Cabbage Bay. in ballast; Mary Ann. cutter, for Poit Charles, in ballast. iaThe sbip Star of Germany left Newcastle for Bombay on the 12th instant. The schooner Ebenezer arrived yesterday early from "Rusaell. with a cargo of coal. The schooners Clyde and Bonita left yesterday for Atlantic sailed yesterday morning for Dunedin, with a can:o of timber. The schooner Columbia arrived atLyttelton from Kaipara on the 23rd instant. The s s lona left yesterday afternoon at the usual hour for Russell and the North, with passengers and departure of tho Auckland Steam Packet Comnanv's s s Pretty June, for Gisborne and Napier, has been postponed until three o'clock this afternoon. The Auckland Steam Packet Company s 1? jjx mail steamer Llewellyn will leave at noon to-day for L °Tbe barque Marathon cleared out yesterday at the Customs for New York with a full cargo of kauri gum. Sh The?arque Batavia has hauled into the Marathon's berth alongside the wharf, and will commence to discharge her Melbourno cargo at once. The barque Anne Lewis, 671 tons, arrived at Dunedin on the 2lst instant from New York, Part ot her cargo is for this port. . Tho ketch Pearl, Captain Murray, leaves this morning on another pearl fishing expedition. She is expected to be ab3ent about four months: The Union Steamship Company s fine s.s. Hawea, Captain Wheeler, arrived in tho Manukati yesterday morning from the South, with passengers and cargo. She leaves again on her return trip this morning. The mail steamer Granada, belonging to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, may be considered due tomorrow. She will leave for Napier and the South six hours after arrival. The s.s. Otago, which arrived at Hokitika on the *>3rd instant from Sydney, was pioneer vessel of Messrs McMeckan, Blackwood and Co. in the New Zealand trade direct. His Excellency the Governor proceeded on a short cruise down the harbour yesterday afternoon in tho steam launch belonging to H.M. Customs. We understand that IJJs Excellency is about to take a cruise North in H.M. gunboat Renard. The good ship Cit* of Auckland took her departure from this port for London last evening, with a light southerly breeze. Previous to weighing anchor she was visited by a large number of friends of Captain and Mrs Ralls and of tho passengers, for the purpose of taking leave and wishing bon voyage. The usual official inspection of immigrants was made vesterday on board the newly-arrived ship SlSburT by Dr. Philson, Health Officer, and Mr. H. Ellis Immigration Officer, and a clean bill of health riven the ship. The passengers were permitted to 2nd during the day. The ship will be berthed alongSide the wharf as soon as practicable to discharge

to the time-table published in the Sytaey papers, the mail steamer Colima ■a adverSri to leave that port for Kandavu on the 10th March, to connect with the Granada, from 2jew Zealand, whicb gutter steamer proceeds on to San Francisco. The Granada left Sydney on the llth instant for Kandavn to connect with the City of San Francisco. She had on board-at time of-her departure 2000 tons of caal. Since her itay in port she had been docked, cleaned, and pained, and her engines carefully overhauled. She left in beautiful order, and was expected to make good time. t The Sydney Morning Herald of tlic 14th instant says:— Captain M'Kay, of the ship Ann Duthie, whidi arrived from London yesterday, reports that on De-cember-20, in latitude 27*46 s. and longitude 29 22 yf he saw to S.E. a white flas with a black ball flying on'a flagstaff, about 15 feet from the water's edge. He at once bore down, and found that the flagstaff was attached to three casks, which were lashed together With part Of a bo-it's gunwale. Loworcd a boat and nicked up the casks. wl.icli were empty. Upon onn end of one of them was the lollowins: J. C. ffldridKC U.S. navy, raval inspector \ork, lOT" tho otll-r end having,, "J-avj.l depot, K lO I»7S, t«e a a])on it. "\v. Y. Eacon. mSier D S navy, Bio Janeiro, Braiil;" and the Kfon'Sd^Ulesible.

H;M.S. Sapphire, Captain Murray,: arrived -at Sydney on the 12th instant, from England. The Sydney "Horning Herald of the 14£h instant states that she is decidedly one of the handsomest"men-of-war th*t has ever visited the port. She is a newship, this being her first commission, aud is fitted with all the modern improvements One peculiarity is the formation of the quarters, which are thrown back from the natural side sa as to admit of a-fore-and-aft fire. ~he 13 armed with 14.muzzle-lo\ding rifle guns, (H-poundere, including stern and bow chaser, and she is sparred as a full-rigged ship, and has a complement of 220 men. The Sapphirel-left, j Plymouth onlGth September, touched atMa'deiraon lst> October, and arrived at Cape of Good Hope on 22nd November, sailing again on 3rd December. Very lizht winds were experienced in running dowu the easting on a parallel of 40 deg3. s >uth. Feeemantle was the next port of c ill, whence she sailed 22nd January. The following are the names of her officer-5 .—Captain E. H. Murray ; Lieutenants G-- £• Atkinson, E. "W. Burt, G. T. Wfngfield. G. H. C. McArthur: Navigating Lieutenant, A. C. Dennys , Chaplain, Rev. J." C. Edwar-les; Staff Surgeon, D. O'Connor; Paymaster, C. Aylen; Chief Engineer, J. T. Harris; Sub-Lieutenant, F. L. Langdale: AssistantPaymaster, J. W. Taylor; Midshipmen, A. B. Wilson, W. K. T. and C. R. S. Payne. The Brisbane Courier of the 11th February says. The United -tates corvette, Tnscarora, Jriuch arrived in the bay last evening, has just completed a line ot deep-sea soundings for a cable between San Francisco and Moreton Bay. She is a war steamer of 8 guns, is and is of about SOO tons burthen She left San Francisco on Is ovember 3 last, and proceeded under sail to Honolulu, for the purpose of there continuing the line of soundings which had previously been carried on as far as that place. She arrived on the 29th of the same month, and on December G commenced the work of sounding, rounding the line on to Enderbury Island in the Phoenix group. Thence the cf>a«.iuue?l the soundings to Ysiwa, one of the western islands of the Fiji. Ate visiting Kandavu and Levuka, for the purpose of obtaining coal and supplies, the line was agaiu taken up at Ysawa on January 25, and cairied on to Moreton £-.v. She ar.lveu fit Cap« Moreton early yesterday morning, and arrived at the anchoragoat"half-past 5 the same evening. After remaining at this port for about a week, she will go on to Auckland, via Sydney. The ship's complement consists of ICO men (12 of whom are marines), and the following officers:— Commander, J. M. Miller; Lieutenant-Commander, Chirles J. Train; Navlgating-Lieutenant, J. ST. Ilemphill; Sounding-Officer, Lieutenant E. H. C. Leutzor; Lieutenants, C. O. Allhone and C. W. Jarbor; Masters, S. L. Graham and M. T>. Hyde; Ensicn, T. E. Muse; Midshipmen, W. C. Cutler, F. F. Fletcher, and R. I£. Townley; Surgeon, W. Simon, M.D.; Chief-Engineer, Cinrano Andrade; Paymaster, H. T. Santeliffe; Assistant-Snrgeon, W. A. M'Clurg; Captain's clerk, J. De B. Hiagins; P. A. Engineer, J. M. Emmanuel; Paymaster's clerk, W. L. Smith; Boatswain, J. C. Thomson; and Carpenter, B. Agnew.

TRIAL TRIP OP TOE S.S. ARGYLE. The official trial trip of this screw steamer took place in harbour yesterday, before Mr Jobson, Government Inspector of machinery. The Argyle is owned by Captain McGregor, Messrs H. F. Anderson. J. S. Macfarlane, and D. B. Cruickahank, a few of the "Wanirarei merchants also having an interest in the screw steamer. She is rigged as a three-masted i schooner, similar to the lona, and hasbeenbuilt especially for the "Wangarei trade, having a flat bottom and a nice run fore and aft. She is constructed of Polmtukawa frame and heart of kauri planking 1 , and will register about 100 tons. Her dimensions are: Length of keel, 114 feet; breadth of beam, 20 feet 2 irches; depth of hold, 7 feet 6 inches; draught of water, 7 feet. Her draught exceeds what was intended, but a sacrifice has been made to give her one good roomy hold, suitable for the conveyance of cattle, the engines being placed aft instead of amidships. She has been creditably built by Messrs McQuarril and McCallura, Mechanics' Bay, the builders of the Boderick Dhu, and lier machinery was constructed by Messrs Eraser and Tinne, of the Phoenix Foundry. Her motive power is supplied by compound engines, with surface condensers of 25 horse-power, actual horse-power ICQ. The diameter of the cylinders are, 1G inches high-pressure, and 30 inches low-pressure; the stroke is 15 inchcs; the screw is forr-bladed, 5 feet 7 inches in diameter, and 9 feet pitch. Tho boiler is multitubular, 9 feet in diameter, and 10 feet in let gtb, and is mado of £ inch Lowmoor p'ate; there aro two furnaces. In the trial yesterday the machinery worked exceedingly well; a full head of steam was kept up throughout without any blast pipe, the engines going fu»l speed without the sligtest sign of priming or vibration. The revolutions were 143 per minute; pressure of steam, 70 lbs. In her performance the measured mile was run in C minutes 20 seconds with, and 8 minutes against tide.„averagic g knots. The distance from off CJ'ieen-street "Wharf to the Bean Rock Lighthouse (3£ miles) was accomplished in 17 minutes 20 seconds, and to Brown's Island in 33 minutes 30 seconds from the wharf, and 21 minutes 10 seconds from the lighthouse. From Brown'* Island back to the lighthouse 22 minutes 30 seconds were occupied, and to the wharf 47 minutes, against a strong ebb tide. Reckoning Brown's Island as distant seven miles, this would give an average speed of 10 knots; not so bad when only 7or 8 kuots were expected. We have already given a description of tho cabins, but may add that the accommodation is of a superior kind. Tho saloon ha 3 been tastefully decorated by Mr J. Henderson, and handsomely furnished by Mr J. Halyday, upholsterer. Eveiything* for passengers' comfort is supplied on an improved scale. The steamer's lifeboat is fitted with Clifford's patent lowering apparatus, made by Mr MtMillan, who also constructed aH the ironwork of the vessel. The saloon is amidships, with a hurricane deck above. Tho bridge is over the engine-room, and abaft the funnol. Tho steering apparatus is on the bridge. Tho vessel answers her helm remarkably well. The new steamer will be commanded by Captain E. Stevenson, late clref officer of the s.s. lona. Mr Laird will be chief engineer. At the trial trip yesterday the customary congratulatory addresses and toa3ts wore dispensed with, "drink to me only with thine eyes" being the order of the day. The trip ever, the steamer at once commenced to take in cargo and stores, and she left at 6 o'clock last night on her maiden trip to Wangarei, with several passengers.