SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4636, 22 September 1876, Page 6

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

: ARRIVALS. I August 25—Fanny Fisher, barque, 219 tons, Roel, I from Sydney, "with a general cargo. 1 50—Sam. 1 Mendel, ship, 1033 toot. Steel*, from London, with general cargo. I SO—Marion, schooner, 6€i tons, Jacobs, from Nor-1 foU Island. Cargo: Produce. 31 Glimpse, barque, 335 tons, Harris, from Newcastle, with a cirgo of coal, coke, and bones. September I—Stranger, brigantine. 249 tons, Garth, from Melbourne, with general cargo. I—Fanny Fothergill, b;ig, 179 tons, Hnghes, from Newcastle, with a cargo of coal 4-Albion, brig, 248 tons, Robertson, from Newcastle, with a cargo of coal and coke. o—-Loch Fergus, barque, 772 tons, Caon, from London, with general cargo.' • '' 6—Mary Melville, schooner, 62 tons, Urqaharts, from Noumea, in ballast. B—Oceola, briganfioe, 231 tons, Mathieson, from Adelaide, with a cargo of erain. i n—City of Sydney, P.M.s.S., 3016 tons, Dow, from Sydney, via Kand*vu, with general cargo. 12—Ephemey, schooner, 55 tons, J. Ross, from Samoa, with a ctrgo of Island produce. I(s—Woodbine, barq-ie, 252 tons, MeLaren, from Newcastle, with coal. 16—Helena, brigantine, 60 tons, Campbell, from Tonga,'with copra. 17—Canterbury, schooner, 73 tons, Moller, from Noumea, with produce, -*c 17—Martha, barque, 251 tons, M. McKenzie, from Tong i, with copra and cucoauut oil.

DEPARTCRES. August 27—Ryno, brigantine, 84 tons. Bower, for Savage Island, Cargo: General. 28—Zealandia, P.M. ss., 1713 tons, for Sau Francisco, via Kandavu and Honolulu. Cargo: GeneraL 30—Hero, s.s , 851 tons, Logan, for Sydney and Melbourne. Cargo: General. September I—Vivid, b*rqu®, 238 tons, Jones, for Melbourne via Wangaroa, with timher. 2—Dilpussund, barque, G2stoi'S, Kel>y, for London. Cargo, as per export*. 3—May Queen, schooner, 78 tons, Menzies, forßaro- • t'>nga. Cargo: General. 7- England's Glory, ship, 751 tons, Knight, for Newcastle, in ballast. 7- -Fanny Fisher, barque, 219 tons, Roel, for Guam« in ballast. 9—Llewellyn, s.s., 359 tons, Cooper, for Sydney. Cargo: General. 10—Edith, schooner, 65 tons, Trayte, for Haubine, with general cargo. 14—Stranger, brigantine, 249 tons, Gaitb, for Suva. General. 14—Star Queen, barque, 264 tons, Skelton. for Newcastle, in ballast. 14—Bebington, barque, 941 tons, Holdicb, for Calcutta, in ballast. 16—Glimpse, barque, 355 tons. Hams, for Newcastle, in ballast. 20—Crowntborpe, barque, 812 tons, Everett, for Portland, Oregon, in ballas). 20—Albion, brig, 248 tons, Robertson, for New< astle, in ballast.

PAS3KNGKR LIST. IN WAR OS. Per Martha, from Tongatabu:—Miss C. Bartley, Messrs. Savory, Nye. and BerrilL I'er Helena, from Tonga and Samoa : Messrs. Comwa 1, Gribbon, and Nolan. Per Ephemey, schooner, from and Tonga: Messrs. E. Had rill, \V. Brown, and Captain Rich. Per P.M.S.S. i ity of Syduey, from Kandavu Saloon : Henry Wilson, Mr. Hamilton, Hon. Mr. Holmes, Wm. Grieg, J. Kirkli** d and wif«, H. \\. Goodhue. Steerage : L'has. Lawlor, W. G. Grey, H. Hills, B. Trevertiu, Thos. Randall, John Jeffrey, T. Tawen, Wm. Rodin, Misa Martha Wilson. Per Sam Mende>:—Chietcabin: Air. \V. Young, Mr. W. Shaw, Misses Alice, Evelyn and Camillia Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson, Mr. H. Lockwood, Mr. Alex, liarr. Mr. P. J. buelin, Mr. H. G Carr, Mr. B. B. Sto ken, Mr. Y. O. Kahorty, and Mr. H. Herman. Strerage: G. Clinch, Mrs. Clinch, Elizabeth Clinch, Henry CJinch, W. J. Hutcbiusun, Mrs. Machin, Mr. A. Herman, H. N. Denne?, W.W. Ball, N. Byron, W. Bedford. J. G. s-mi h, G. Wood, H. Higginson, and J. Knox Per Hero, s.s., from Sydneyj—Cab n — Miss McsSweeny, Miss J. Willcox, Fauny and Charles Willcox, MissMoorhea i. Mr. William Fol«», F. Anthony, J. N. Walker, G-. M. Russell, Miss E. Spruhen, Cuptain and Mrs. C. C. SVyst*, Wr. and Mrs. Looker, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Pavenpurt, Mr. and Airs. T. M. Wilson and child, Mr. and Mrs. L. Daniels, and two I children, Mrs. Sinnet and iulant, Miss nmithson, Mr. J. W. Henderson, J. R. Street. G. W. Telford, B. ; Berens, Mrs. Curnan and child, and 26 in the steerage.

Per May Queen, for Kurotonga :—Mm. Menzies. Per England's Glory, for Newcastle:—Mr. Alberts. Per Edith, for the Islands; Messrs. Semisch and A. Hannal. Per Crownthorpe, for Portland:—Mrs. Everett and infant. Per Stranger, for Suva: Mis. Garth and three children, Mr. and Mrs Bailey and three children. Per Dilpussnnd, for London: Mrs. A. Patient, Mrs. A. Brown and infant, Messis. C. Lot>ley, and G. Metcalf. Per Llewellyn, for Sydney Mrs. Fee You, 2 children and servant, .-teeiane: Me srs. Mankttlow, Cullen, Hjgginson, J«cob Watson, and W. G. Hayes. Per Hero, for Sydney: - Saloon to Sydney: Mr. Barker, G. Read, J. Macfarlaue, J. Guild, J. Booth, Mrs. Emm and infant, Mr. McKenzi*, Mr. and i>lrs. Bates, Mr. K. tf. iarker, Poyeman, Mr. Cohan, Mrs. Weeks, J. F. Kobinson, Mr. D. McLeod, Vr. J. F. Foreman, Miss Hodge, Mr. F. Mace. Saloon to Melbourne: Miss M. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor and family. Twenty in ihe bteerage. Per Zealandia, for .-an rr»ncisco: Booked at Auckland—Saloon: Messrs. M. Jacobs, J. Giover. J. B. Heaves, Captains S. sewel), Blac*, a- d Barker. Steerage: Messrs. fi. Mabiu and m. Smith, booked at Wellington—Saioon* n.ess's. T. K. Marsh and E. Buchanan. Booked at I unedin-Saloon: Messrs. W. Ci-risty, Talbot, tiurst, W. Calder, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart. Steerage: Messrs. J. McCullough, O. hucklin, \V. Frost, J. Peterson. For Kandavu:—Booked at Auckland—Saloon: Mr. J. Waierhouse. Steerage: A. McComb, W. Brown, J. banner, and Henry. Booked at Dunedin for Kundavu—Saloon: Mr. Richardson. Steerage: Messrs. Wanton and oanto.

EXPORTS Per Dilpussund, for Londonl quarter-ca<-k braudy, 9 cases, 1 t«nk, 8 hags copra, 37 sacks ditto, 302 cases pearl ahull, 2 boxes curio?, 739 cases kauri gum, 75 casks tallow, 3 boxes 2 cases appartl, 73 bales wool, 1 box merchandise, 2 leather, 660 empty ammunition boxes, 2 ba>;s mineral, 1 box ditto, and a quantity of copra in bulk 7 cases, 47 b.lts wool, ?S9 packages shell, 1627 cases kauri gum. 62 hags ditto, 141 bales cotton, 512 bags of copra, and a quantity of ditto in bulk. — Owen and Graham. ARRIVAL OF THK SAM MENDEL. The good ship Sa«" Mendel, Captain >teele, arrived in harbour on the 3otli august, after a fine weather passage of 02 days from ravesend to * ort. She comes into harbouraclean ship, and although num rous p*s sengers were on board, there was not a case of sickness. That a feeling of-goodwill and friendship existed between the passengers, officers, ai,d <*rew of the vessel, is evident, from the flattering testimonials recently presented to Captain - teele and Mr. Murdoch, chief officer, and we have much pleasure in publishing t e same, which will be found appended to this acount. The passengers (peak very fl-tterirgly of the assiduousness bestowal to tht-ir comfort by these gentlemen, and as a slight token of t> eir respect, the passengers invited La t tain Steele and Mr. Muidoch and other officers, to a dinner. The -am Mendel brings a cargo of merchandise, the details of whuh will be fouud in our impoit list, and 28 passenger*. Ihe vessel is iron buili, of 1033 tons, con tructed by the celebrated North of ; ufel»nd firm, M«sarj. Pile, Spencer and Co., of V»st Hartlepool, and is by Messrs. John coui land an Company, under chartcr to Messrs . v haw, Saville and i 0., and is consigned to Messrs. Cruickshauk and to. She has splendid accommodation for passengers; her saloon is * qual to any vessels we have seen in port for a long time, while her forward accommodation is also comfortable. Ihe following is the report of the voyage :—• n Tuesday, 30th May, at 6 a.m , Lit the Last India Dock; proceeded to Greenwich, and adjusted compasses, then to Gravesend, and embarked gunpowder. Wednesday, discharged the ri-er pilot at 2 j».m. in the Downs; made sail, and dischaigtd thejst»am tug. Saturday, 3rd June, discharged the Channel piiot off ftart Point, five days out, encountered the'i strong south west wn-is with thick weather. On the Bth June passed Ushaut Island, distant twelw miles, ten days out. Wednesday, 14th June, passed Madeira, having had moderate noith and easterly winds, sixteen days out; met with light nor)h-eiat trades, and passed the Si. Antonio on Tuesday, 20th Jnue. Crossed the Line on the 30ih June, thirtytwo days out from London and tweiity-two from Ushant. On the Btn July passed the island of Trinidad, having met with south-ea*t nades, forty days from London and thirty from Ushaut. Monday. 17th July, pa sed T istan d'Acunba, having met with light winds th s t<*e. On Monday, 24th July, we passed the longltudo of the Cap*, from W- ere, down to Tasmania, met with a succession of heavy north-west and north north-west gales. On the Bth inst. rounded Tasmania, eighty days from London, and on the Monday following was iff tke New Zealand C3:ist, beat ng up with westerly wind.'). On Tuo-day night sighted the Little Barrier, and arrived as above.

'J he following is the address :—Ship Sam Mendel. To Captaiu William Stee:ff/of the ship Mendel.— The undersigned being the passengers of the gcod ship Sam Mendel, on her voyage from Loudon to Auckland, now neatly completed, desire to testify their appreciation of your abi.ity and carefulne s aj captain, and at tue same time to thaak youi most sincerely for the uniform Undoes*, attention, and gentlemantly forethought, which has caused the voyage, generally so tedious, to passed in a pleasant and agr.eable manner. We would also ask you to convey to Mr. James Murdoch, your able chief officer, and all your other officers, our be<t thauks for many kindnesses to allf: Wishing you a quick and safe return to the old country, and trusting you in>«y be long spared to enjoy health and prosperity, —We are, dear sir, y «ur sincere well-wishers. —Signed by the whole of the passengers. lleply of Captain steel:- Ladies and Gentlemen.—l thank you for tho very kind opiuiony-u hnve expressed towards myself a d otiice s. I hope that we have always done our best to make things agreeable for you all. Believe me it is far pleasanter to have things going smoothly than disagreeably. Thankijg you for your kind ad<ir«ss, we hope that you will meet with every success in the country that we are now approaching. May you have all your fondest hopos realised, and may you ail enjoy a I»»ng and prosperous life, and Hoiuetiuies give a thought of the old "Sam Mendel"—Yours ever truly, War. Stkele, for Bell and officers. ARRIVAL OF THEBAUQUE LOCH FERGUS. The barque Loch Fergos, Captain James, arrive l in harbour on 6th Sept., from London. On the Press boat running alongside, it was ordered off by the assistant pilot. Captain Jan es, who cried out that sickness waa prevalent on board. ■ l he ex«ct nature could not be identified by the master, Captain Caun, aud it was therefore necessary that the He'lth. officer should go aboard era the public were admitted. A little before 6, Dr. Phiison went off in the Customs

Unocb, anrt, in a very tbort tins the Bxg wmlmw down. In oimr to Inquiries, it wis found thitthi ailments were or a temporary ziatturr. The fr»M ■ r frthe report, »„d it will De seen the voyage has been an uneventful one, onlf «iirhUn» a few icebergs to relieve the monotoqy. of the T ov«J» The ship r»n further Bonth than is usually this time of the year, and a wvere met with, but beyond this the passage may be rxlli? a fair weatiier one. • The following fa the hrS repot famished by the captain—and it will be seen that a fair pa-sage of 92 days has w„ the ran-or 82 days from Land's ll J® Ba , rrlfir " Gravesend the 4fh June, and was off c tart Point „ the Utb, bnt could not Blgbt it in consequence of the thick mnggy weather. I'rorc thence had li.vf unfavourable winds to the Line, which was reaSffS on the 6th of J nly. We had, however, picked ud thl 8 K. trades if. latitude 4 drg. N., which w„eXht the average bearings of them b*-ing S.E and bv * with the barometer varying from 30 04 to \v off the meridian of the Cape of Good Hone. of August, in latitude 47 deg. 37 min.lonritaft 19 deg. 44 min. B. We had been 58 days from th! start to this, but henceforward, to ihe sightin* nr Tasmania, we averaged a nice run of 245 miles * ' day. From the meridian of the Cape we had th* usual westerly winds and on the 12th August siehtTrt in lat tode 49 deg. 48 min., and longitude 54 dee s* min., a large iceberg on our starboard, about half i! mile distant. Early the following day another much larger one carae in view, and at ihe time it was sighted,snow and h«il was coming down pretty freelwith the wind varying from S.S.W. to W.S.U' which eventually increased to a moderate gale.* Between Kergueiens and Macdonild's Islands, in latitude M 52 min. and Jongitude 84 deg. 42 min ex perienced a severe snowstorm, it descended so thick]* that it was almost impossible to see many feet ahead while the decks were so thick that all hands lad to turn-to ta free them The wind at this time wm S, by W. and the snow ceased falling when ihe wind went down. Reached tl»e meridian of Tasmania on the 28 h of August, in lat. 4S'3S, and sighted thn Three Kmgs at 3.30 p.m. on the 4th ins, , bearing N. W. Northwest winds Carried u* as far as the Little Barrier, and from thence to port W S.W The Loch Fergus is a fine modt-1 of a Glasgow iron-built vessel, ajd was constructed by the celebrated firm of Messrs.. Henderson of that port. >he is of &4g tons register, and this is her second voyage, her previous one being to Montevideo. She is owned by Messrs I>. and J. Sproat, of Liverpool, and is chartered and consigned to the *ew Zeal md . hipping Company She dirt net bring any p*s>engers, but has ua board two splendid stallions for service in thii province

ARRIVAL OF THE P.M.S.S. CITY OF SYDNEY

Tlie punctuality which has disunguMied the pre" sent mail service caused the community on Sept. lo to be on qui tire, and her non-appearance ** contract time was the cause of much comment* Shortly after business hours, however, the next morning, the mail hoat was signalled, and arrived al< ngsiue the wharf a little oeforenoon. it wm soon ascertained that the twenty-four hours' d«l*r was caused by the non-arrival at Kandavu of 'tU steamer city of San Francisco, from San Francisco, which was three days behind time in consequence of heavy foggy weather which debarred that vessel from entering Kandavu The run of the City of Sydney from Kandavu to thi* port was extremely quick, «*oing it in the unprecedented time of 3 days 20 hours, and this rapid travelling in a great measure compensates for the delay which was caused at Kandavu. The vessel is a magnificent one, and was built by the same firm is the City of >«n Fancisco, the two being sbter ship* and in every respec the counterpait of each other* This being her first appearance in our harbour, tie vessel was thronged with visitors throughout the'day and her beautiful appearance was the theme of general admiration. On the first visit of the City of San Francisco we gave & detailed account < f that vessel's bize and appearance, and of which the City of Sydney is a facsimile. The following is the report of the passage from Kandavu, furnished by Mr. J. O. Lyman the purser, t» whom we are indebted for this ami other favours:- The P.M.S.S. Co.'s steamship City of Syduey, 3016 tons, John M. Dow commauuing, left >ydney on the 25th August, at 315 p.m.; discharged pilot at 355 p.m.; arrfved iff Kandavu (Fiji) ou the 31&t. at 2.10 p.m.; entered port Ist Sep. tember, 3 p.m.; discharged mails and passengers into company's steamship Zealandia, which vessel Mt tliat port for San Francisco at 6 p.m. same day; on 7th received mails and pass ngers from comp&oy's steamer City of San Francisco (from San Francisco August 16th), and left same day »t 1.35 p.m. The City of tan Francisco left same day, and at aame time for Sydney. Weather from Sydney io Kandavu fine; off Kandavu thick and"iainy wrath-r, detaining sl.ip from entering 24 hours 50 minutes. She brings upwards of 300 tons of cargo and 84 mail bags for Auckland. She left for the South (at midnight on the 11th.

AUCKLAND BUILT VESSELS IN T THE SOUTH SEAS. Our special correspondent gives us some interest* ing particulars concerning Aucklwnd vessels, now owned and trading in the i?outh Sea-. Be commences ty giving us an accountrf two interviews he had with Messrs. J.. C Godeffroi and .*ion, and Captain Ounter, the owuer and master of the schooner Tongatabu, which was built for them about twelve months ago, by Messrs. H. Niccol and Son, at the ftonh Shore. She is described as being without doubt the best, finest, and m-.st handsome craft s ilingout of Samoa, a» d a credit to her builders. It will be re* membered that « n the arrival here some few months ago, of the schooner Vavau, belonging to the firm at >atnoa, her captain hinted that whilst the Vavau, which was built in San Francisco, gave great satisfaction to the firm, the which had cost a great deal more money, was i ot to be compared with her, either in bui.d, workmanship, sailing qualities, or price. Messrs. Godeffroi and Son do nt coincide with th se views. 3 bey state that home time ago they ordered, a<* an expeiiment. three vessels to be built lor the Samoan race—one id Auckland, another in Hamburgh, and the third in San rrancisco. The Up* 10, built in Hamburgh, is of iron construction. Th»-y are perfectly satisfied with the Tongttabu built in Aucklat.d, and as a pro'f that tbey give the palm to this port—they will have their next vessel built in Auckland. Our correspondent asked if it was trun that th^\av.tu cost less money in pr< port on to the Toog&tabu? The reply was ''Yes; but she will Jast>ix V»vaus, Jor j-treugth the Vjivau will not compare with her." They denied 'hat they had anything to complain of the workniHnsh'p, and asked h.m to assure the Messrs. iccul that they were perfectly satisfied with the vessel a d ihe manner in which hha hid been built. 'Ihey were in fact now in treaty with their agent- 2 , Messrs L'ruickshank au<> Co., to hive another vessel built. Captain Gunter was next interviewed on board his vesse . 'i he appearance of the Tongttabu, as she lay at ambor gave ev;deuce that she was well looked after ai d kept in excellent triui. Her cican, liness could not tie surpassed by a man-of-war. Capt. Gunter fully endorsed Messrs. Godcffroi's views, and was surprised to hear that anything had been said to her disparagement. She was we>l built, staunch, and no fault could be found with It wa-* quite true that a piece cf ironwork (the toppiug lift I lock) had carriedaway but that was all. H- cotlcl only su*-ak in terms of praise of Auckland shipbuilding, if the Tongataba was a fair specimt n. This should set at r- st all doubts on the .-übjeci, of Auckland versus C&liforniau :hipbuiiuiug As f.ir as Me *-rs. G«dcffroi and Son a*e concerned, Auckland carri« s the palm. In addition to the Tongatal/u, the schooner Anne Mcleod, now called the Fongi-loa, an Auckland built vessel, is owued at Apia. Th« yacht Geraldine, formerly belonging to Mr. Wardro:», and now named the Manua. also belongs to Apia. Both in .-arnoa and the Friendly ].-iand?, Auckland built vessels are to be seen con.-tAnt-y; nd in open sailing boats and whale boats, the names of C. I aitey, J. W. Carr and others are as common a most a3 in Auckland. The Wealeyan Mission, at apai, has a sailing b> at built by iff. B ilc-y, that nothing in the pot can hold a candle to. /1 Tonga, a wnalebont luilt by Mr Clare, for the pilot service, won the Nukulofa regatta, without bring p»evioa>ly tried, aga<nbt all comeis. Scarcely a voyage of any of th»» tr--d nj: ves-seis passes without taking down souie bats t rdered from Auckland for t itht-r the trade* *nrt» e nai.ves The cuttr Bella. of Auckland, has jus b en purchased by the Tongft Guvci; ment, wo also have asn art-locking cutief named the » nnce. u>rm»r»y .he Ch.ul- tie, of Auckland, b< longing to Mr. Williams; aud a ketch which our corie-i ondeiit >aw in t'upai was Auckland buJt, and v. ry much re embleti the eld Eagle. Thero is no doubt thai with the of the tines, an in-ctea-iiig !ra«:e is likely to b«? done with these Islands in the matter of shipbuilding.

THK BAKQd K MuNEYNICK. Nothing lurther has beeu heard of this craft by tbfl owner.-, (Messrs*. Jagger ami Hamock, of this city,) than what r» l.Ued af« w days ~gO, If w- except the precise time of lier leaving >ewcstl-». It appears she left Newcastle with h c -rg-> cf 41C toi.s of coil fOi 'i imaru on 1 e 18ih of .July, and during the niglu s terrific pale < HU*injr*iiej*.-y disasters to vessel* • n the ne «Ml.<»urlHiod tf ••twcastle Ihe day following she s ood off the h.rbour, a: d signalled for the as-istanco of a s:e.»m-»ug, hut none dared to venture out in the tt-eth of the ter ;iMe g*le raging. >helb<s fl stood out to St a, and from that time to the pre=wfc not he slightest clue to her whereabout has b*cQ heard of. Ther*- m iny reas ns 10 believe that she fotindeted. aud the wreck at Fort Stephens is believed to bi her, fr«.tn th»- Net that the Moneynick bad topmasts painted blue, and wreckage coinciding with th s is recorded at Port Stephens. lb® master, Captain Wm, Slavers, is- well known in ih:s port, and we regret to"say that hia wife accompanied him this trip. It is unknown who are tfafi other officers and al>o the oumner of crew. The hull was insund for £1750, and ti*e £25d, dja* tributed aiuonu the local office as under: £1500 is South British Insurance Co , upon the hull, and £250 iu the .New > eala:.d i_o , the latter office having tha tame amount upon the cargo.

THE S.S. LALLA. ROOKZI. For some time pa »t Messrs Holmes Brothers, tlid proprietor-, have had upon th-i stocks ?it their Iforta Shore thip-bu'ldtig yard, this well-krowo steamer, which was so iong cunu«-cie>l with the Thames and Coroiuaxd I ir.de. Her former rate of speed, however, Mndiuadaptability for the trade, militated agvesh*r success, uud the proprie'Ois therefore determine® to place h»ron a par with ot' er vessels, by such a iterations and improvements as snill could suggest. to iimke. It w.s tkcr-.f-e decked to convtrt her into a sc< »-w, also to rU-' u;'on her. which has oe* done to the exten- two fe*-t, n>akinc her appearance mil-h more pn-p.*>esii>K thin before. P re *f_ 6 f dimensionsare: 85 ft over.,J; beam, 13J f hold in tl.u clcr, 7 f..: widtn, 13 ft. ; ami 30 ft.. Los& capable of carrying SO tons of cargo. ° r . 4 e \ h ",f c ule. Mie has revived new beams, decks and been refa-tene.: t roughout. so that in ra.y ne termed almost a new boat. Iter motive pow.£ , has been contracted by Mr. llawk.sv.-00.-l of Uus city and jiulgiug from the <-a.so with winch '* •»» ciiarge I it. d.Ttie", the engine and f, nUhongh diminutive to lo k at, are ually capable o g tli-. wssel »t a steed that oil trial eclipsed with which she competed. The engine 13 Vl_. a ' with a .ncli cylinder. IS-inch strode. M»E " workn.e O'iJlbJ. efsicamto tbo U"-b-------boiler is L'lt.ular, and c ipabl><-f generating greater rxteiit thau will be quir. d l y the en = It 1- 8 feel 7 inches long. 5 f«=, t 3 inchei tn diameter, with a dome on tho top of 3 * 3. tion nothing but the best material has used, til." tube plates being of low Moor iron, the s! ell "f B B.K Formerly the vessel w»» as a paddle, . ut her most prominent been her conversion to a* screw, which is * I *

to .TAt nnt of her Themaln propelling shaft were got out ol ner. Xiio M a Uof the stern ta i "iLml nuts in order to avoid corrosion. ?» p feature of her improvements ia that the Mrine is disconnecting, thereby enabling advantage be taken at a breeie. Her passenger accommodation both on deck and below, is in proportion to the of the vessel, and considering that}, he traffic on ♦if.rnnto which she i* going to run has b*en very large % li te her accommodation in this respect will be fnntid impl*. The Government lnspc<3tor and other rentlemen were on board, and the measured mile was traversed against wind and tide, «nd her stemming nnalities were well tested, for, with & pressure of 65lbs steam and 145 reyoluti-ns, she accomplished the distance in 7min. or at the rale <f 7.35 knots per hour. Returning with the tide* the same distance was done ii» Tmln. lOsec., or 8.45 knots per hour.

THE CROWNTHOKPE.; We are glad to learn that the services of the officers and a portion of the crew of this barque, in their efforts to protect the of t»e vessel, and mamtain discipline under very trying cinumstances on her voyage from London, ba*e met with the approval of the Insurance Companies and merchants of this port, who on Monday forwarded a complimentary letter to Captain Kveritt, enc'oM sr a cheq *e for 2~ guineas, to be distributed to the ffticer* mentioned in the letter:— 41 We have much pleasure n handing you a cheque for 22 guineas, t * l»e « istributed between your first ard d officers, c*Tpenter and steward as a slight memento of our appreciate n of the assistance rendered to you, and more particularly of their forbearing conduct whilst in daily co-tact with a mutinous crew."—Signed by th»» Js«»w Z-?Alan'.j>outh

British, and National Insurance Companies. Crnickshank and Co.. New Zealand Shipping ( ompin>, L. D. Nathan and Co.; E. and H. Isaacs, and Owen and G TLe m foUowing is the acknowledgment of Captain Kveritt, on bolia'f of ih- i"®" : a ~ A "^1 pa n c lM S |ndmeTrha7.t'nf U Auckland. antlom P n-i bog to ackn- w!r«lc>- 'lv rocipt of yonr letter, enclosing 2' cninea.-. for which pleas,- to nc. ept my thsnks, on behalf of m.v first and second mates c irpenter, and stewaul, for th« handsome anil lr er*i maMnt-r in which vou have rt-<vg«.iscd their exertions ami good conduct du ing a most trying ar ; d anxt-vis voy« S e. I am strorely of opin-on that thi* liberality may t rt rd to encon ace officers of nv reliant in their efforts for the snfety of the and carpr. es in their care and consequently may he of g-« at ben- fit to all insurance companies by le<senlug the cUuus upon them.—l am, «Vc., H. P. Evkritt, Master of Crownthorpe, of L- ndon." LAUNCHES. On sth a launch took place at the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Henderson and Spraggon, of a handv little «rrew t- g-steamer, named the Lsonel, intended f-r s-r>ice in Whang-ip« harbour, on the North-West Coast. She is about 35 tons register, and comtrucd to the order of Mr. McLellan, and will be found extremely useful among the timber vessels tliat frequent that locality. Her dimension* are -L«ne'h GO f et: btam. lGft-et; depth of hold, G feet C inches. T: e ergine and boiler haw been supp'ied by Mr. R. J'. Yeoman, and immediately after the laum-h the vessel was taken round to the Feiry tee. they were l'»wer« d on board by the heavy crane. The engine is of the hi£h procure direct actin? principle; cylinder 12 inches in diameter, with 11 inch st*"ke The horsepower is2s nominal, nnd about 50 irdic-ited Theboiltr measure* S feet by 5 feet, nod is calculated to sustain a pressute of 751b«. to the «quar»» inch. A fine schooner uamed the Clanapine was Hunched on the Ct!i Septemh*-r, from tl»e ship^u : ldinp ya-d of Messrs. VcQuaTrie at d McCuUetn, x echnnicV Bay. The Clana-ine is a >-tro- gly MiiU and we'l finished Tessel of 40 t"ES recistef, drawing nbout G feet 6 inches, and is intended f-«r the V. r atigarci coal trade, her owner being Mr. McQuarrie. Her dimensj- ns are* as fallow:—Loi:pth of ke-l, 57 f-et; beam, 17 feet; depth of h<ld, G feet: ai d length ove a 1, 05 feet. The vessel was ligg* d while in the stocks, and will consequently be r ady for sea in u d «y or two, raptain A. Sloan taking command Th" NN angaiei trade has Increased bo in ch of la:e t)i:vt it h*s been found absolutely neces ary « employ m« re than the two or thrte vesse's which are now engaged in the trade. We wi-ih the Clanapine aud her owner evary success.

The owners of Hip Macellnn Clonrt r ciwd letters from Captain Irvine, «hich state that he to «k a la<-&e 140 barrel sperm whale, but < nlv saved 95 barrels. There were good prospects for liutupbacking atTouge, so the first report is a mistike. The tebconer Acadia, while on her passage from Mercury Kay to i yttelton, with timber, met with heavy weath'tr and *10-t h*-r masts The helmsman, named W. * oodban, was washed o-erboird and drowned. The s.s I'rcttv Jane towel the vessel ii.to Poverty B;«y, where she was repaired. Captain itluck *nd crew of the American birque Onward, which was wr« eked at the Island of .Su warrow, on the 21st of June, 1-ft on Aue. 23 for San Francisc\ p r the P.M.*.* 4 . ZeaUndia It w.ll be remembered that they were brought into port by the brigantine Ryno. who fortunately made the Island the day *ft» r the casmlty. The brigm tine arrived c-rly on Saturday morning, fn m Tong* tnd Stmoa, after a t*n weeks' voyage *ith a cargo« f copra. \-> fi Auckland on July S, and arrived-at Tonw on the 17th Trade" through the Friendly and Navigator Grou: s u t'l the Jrh >epl>ft Tnng* linmew.ird l-nund on 7th, and h-id strong, hut fav nrahle wind* during tJie passaee Sighte » 'he Poor Kuights at «.»'cl ck on Friday night. From th<»oce a favourable wind to hirbour. H.M.S. Nymphe, ie, arrived in harbour on Sunday afternoon, and anchored in the man-of-war ground. Vhe left WV at 1 p.m on the Uth instant, Pa?s«-d the mail steamer City of Sydney at 1 p.m. on the 13th i itant, going into Napier. Anchored under Mohia Peninsu a for the night. Left next moroii g, at 6 a.m. At 5.30 pm. c mmunirated with the l)rigantine Sea B rd, i f Ly ttHton. from the Chatham Islands, bund for i uckland. h*d no news corce'niug tke ua sing schooner Ifad very st'tng hend winds across tlie Bay of I'l-nty until the evening of th« lGt k >, wh»n the wind moderated. Arrived in harbour h( 240 pm. on f?un ay. Spoke the barque Cabarf idl», of i uc - land, r-n the 14 h, off Poverty Bar. We are indebted to Mr. Wh»< helo, paymaster. fo»-the al ov- particulars. The ymphe will he relieved by the -apphire, ai.d will then proceed to Sydney, via Kji. We are glad to rec rd that th» directors of the A.S.P. Co. h'ive determined upon,running thp L'ewellyn in t *» Sydney trade, and w;th a f.iir of success. The vesse: is «wn d bv »n Auckland pn pnetarr, a- d ih it pmpri* tary chiefly c 'nsi-«ts of the merchants upon whom alone th" tr.td* between the two pt rts depe d«. it has hitherto conduct'd very .vatisfnctorily, but it would no doubt b«* better if it c«»uld be con<lucted in an Auckland owned ve-sel. sho- Id th*< ?upp rt that has been promised be faithfully carried out, th»» service will prove pr-fitabl** t'» the company, and conduce to the general pro«j»«»ritv nf the city. Jhe Llewellyn left on h<T maid* n trip for Svdwy at 2 p." . on September 9. Sht h undergone some important alterations in accommodation f'»r p»s.spng«rs, and will henct-forwird be f«"«nnd very comfortable in this Mr Griffiths, so lone an>l 'avourahly known as a provfdore, is in charpe of th«* caisine, and t'ft vesprl will therefor*, in this important branch establish a r«'j ut-«tion under tl.i- gent cman's Buperintenden e Consider ng that the inaugurition of the service was only before public for a very short pe iod. the c»r<o the vessel has is a respectable or.e t —at.ont 130 tons, and we tru«t that she will rrceive The patron »ge of our merchants to a greater exte-.t on h*r r.-xi trip.

From our S\dnty tel-grams it will be seen that both the s.s Hero and 5 lewellyn on 20 for this port Jtw.Ube interesting to note their arrival, ns we doubt not Mr th it the capt-iin o" etch vessel will do his utmost to at his rtvil into port. The French man-of-war Vir»\ Captain Timer*, arrived at Aj>i* "n th»* 23' d June, fn ni Tahiti, and salutel the .\isting Government (the Tainui atid Faipcle) with 21 guns. She stiyed three rlav.s The barque:- and Cirl. and Auguste, and ship f-u«anne G defTroy w*-i> 1.-ading robra at Samoa, t:r when the Ephemey left. The Wesleyan Mission bri? John Wesley arrived at c amoa, on the Bth July, from Sydney vi t Fiji, and Wt again for • uinea on the 20th. Th* Lnridon ilissiotiarv barqnn John Williams arrived at Apia on the 21>t J' ly, from a three months'cruise, and sailed acam for .Svdney on the 27th Tbe America" whaling Gnzellc, wli : ch had been king at Tongi for some wreVs, put to sea on the ISrb AncuU. in .-Pirch of sperm whales, she had ■ met with ind fTetPii* success since leaving th.i Bay of Islands, four rnonilis hack, and l;ad only 50 barrels sperm on b^ard. There can, w« fear, be no fjue tion bnt th it the barque Union, which left Newcastle with a ea-go of

coal, f r tlr's por% on July 17, hts gone <1 «n, and up to the no tidinps whatever have heard Of h'.r. The owners, Messrs. • cott, Hei;d*rson, and Co., of Sydney, have been ia with { Mes'rs. f-»r infornntion; hut th : B latter firm arr <-3 ignorant of her wher-**»mts as ; theowneis. We on-"eist;»nd that if;#- «•*r:o v k insured on the other side for £f»00 in the N» w Zea«nd < Irsuriince Cornj nor, it is thought. B -sides ' xptain Sherlock th'-r- wuM he nino or t*n of * c r » w. th>* exact number and - the" detail-* not having vet re ;che<l AuckVncL. .jf, ■ T?ot:ce to Maj.inkrs.—Npw ITarbouu. Thinitt Bay.—The followii.cf inform ition relative in *h- n«-w harbour in Trinity IJav ha< been received from the harbourmaster at I'.it ilichinhrook. ' i„. France lo the river i~ fclK.wn on the Adndialty eha t and le* aonth-wevtfrr.ro K»l- (ape l n the ch*m.#d over the bar there is 9 m I w water, with a ri*.* of 12 feet at springs. To brh'tr the ea t*T» 1 i*:»d «-f he river month to br ar h. } iV v.\ h\v , H i.d st-» r that course. AY her. within about on* mile of <h • the water wi 1 dtr»-peti t<% 4 fathoms, width d'-j>th will be carried into the riwr.-f; I*. Jf«■ at»i, Cntnm.<nder R.N., Portmv»ur. < .p«rfnent. of l'«. r ts and Harbours, llmbane, Mh Au int. 1 Notice to Mai.ism s — Exiintmo r>p INVOLVING WniT" Lmni «•*. CAIT. Foilwisd, Wkkt Coast ep Mim-l 1 Is'.A<t».-Cu«v in* ]> ~V,,n (. n t (Marine JJranrhh "We'lif'ton, frh Aiu-n-t, Kcticf. jjiv.-n that on and afh-r tii fir-' -I *v of ?«= rt p inb«-r i»ex* a lipht will !»• exhi'.it d from a llghth'»n«ewh-ch has V.-oen erected or- <'np>< p., ,j w j ,» the position and ch:irart«T's'ics « f »vhu;h -.re a* folio* he f*ap» t'oulwimi liuhthi.in.. tinted on th<* C«p'- of th it ram<* on U*<-st ■ o*st. of tht* Middle I-lard of N;w Z.-rland. Th- tower s r.3 fe.,t in hf'ight from the to the top of th<* J .»th rj), an<i is construct* d <-f tiro* er nnd painted white: fie npp** r part beinq close boirdod, ai.d the lower j art < f open framed work. Th»» be a s cond oriler Eevo.vinu' V/hite TJclit, visible rouii<t the I orizon as far a-» th« land v> \ 1 allow. It will attain its greatest brilliancy every thirty second.*. The li«ht i« elevated | 190 fee', ab ve the -e.i. and, allowing 15 feet for thp height of the eye, will be seen at a distance of 19J n&ntic in clear weather, and at lesser distances according to the state of the atmosphere.—Geo. McLean. SAMOAN SHIPPING. Port ot Apia. AIiRrVALS. May 18—San /"ranctsco, barque, from Tonga froup, in ballast; Adnlphe, brig, from a cruise, copra. May 22. —H.MS. Pearl, fiom Auckland. May 23.—Therrs*. barque, from Melbourne# In b&llut. May 24.—1T.M.5. Sapphire, from a crnise. May 26.—Upolu, schooner, from Sydney, gentrtl Cfcrgo.

May 26.—Tongatabu, schooner, from a cruise, copra. j May 23.—Reconna'isancp, *wque, from Sydney, general cargo. I May 30.—-John Cavv, barque, from a pru*se, copra. June 6.—Ada i'ay,-scjjo'iu. r, from San Francisco, general cargo. I , June 11.—lIe«a:H, Lwrqnc, from Sydney, general cargo. I*.. I June 14.—H.M.8. Sapphire, from Fiji.) June 16.—Carl and Auguue, barqueJ from Ham burg, general cargo. I June 19.—Upolu, schooner, from a cruise, copra. June 23.—Vire, French man-o'-war, from Tahiti. June 30.—Upolu, schooner, from a cruise, copra. July I.—Ephemey, schooner, fromj Auckland, general cargo. ... „ I July 5. —Cftsilda, barq>i<% from Buetos Ayres, in 7 Tellus, barque, from fab Francisco. general cargo. < „ . July 8.- John Wesley, Missionary brig, from Sydney, via Fiji. July 12.—Susanne Godeffroi, ship, from Hamburg, in ballast. ! July 18.—Vavau, schooner, from Auckland, via Tonga, general cargo. ' July 21.—John Williams, Missionary barque, from a rruke. DEPART ORES. May 26.—H.M.5. Sapphire, f®r Fiji; Batavia, barque, for Tongatabn, copra. Mar 23—ban Francisco, barque, for Sydney, ballast. June 1.- -H.M.S. Pearl, f >r Sydney. June 3.—Johann Heinrich, l for Hambuij, copra. J uue 4. — Upolu. schooner, for a cruise,general zargo. June 7. - Etienne, barque, f;r a cruise, general cargo. June B.—Julia Reitz, schooner, for Sydney, ballast. June 10. — Vision, brie, for Line Inlands. June 11.—Reconnaissance, barque, for Sydney. June 10 —H.M.S. Sapphire, for Sydney. Jun« 18.—Ilarmonie, ba que. for Tooga, ballast; brig, for a cruise, general cargo. June 23.—Upolu, schooler, for a cruise, general cargo. June 24.—Ada May, schooner, for San Francisco, sundries. June 26.—Vire, French man-of-war, for New CaledoniaJune 27.—Metaris, tarque, for New Hebrides, general cargo. June 28—Johann Cceiar, ba que, for Sjdney, sundries. July s.—Bernhardt Carl, barque, for Hamburg, copra ami coiton; Upolu, j-thouuer, for a cruise, general cargo. July B.—Tongatabu, schooner, for a cruise, general cargo. July 20.—John Wesley, Missionary brig:, for New Guinea. July 22.—The.rese, V-arque, for Fiji, ballast. July 27 —John \Villi«ms, Mfesi* nary barque, for Savage 'sl nd ud Sydney; Kphvmey, schoouer, for Tonga Group and Auckland.