SHIPPING SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6495, 11 September 1882, Page 6

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVALS. August 14—Australia, K.M. s.s., 1715 tons, Tulloh, from Sydney. Passengers :—For Auckland : Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Russell, Mr. and Mrs R. Fo;ile, Miss E. Foale, Alias A. S. cert, Misa J. Blake, Miss Gray, Captain J. McKeozie, Messrs. Samuel E. Lloyd, C. C. I>aughton, J. R. Gray, Hamilton Fletcher, M. Congreve, W. R. Kelly; and 10 steerage.-T. 1. Gamble, agent. , 15—Hermione, ship, 1120 tons, Roberts, from London, with general Passengers : Saloon: Miss H. R- K. Little, St. George Smith, W. Herbert, Misses C. Shaw and Louisa Grimley, Allen Cotterell, Fred. Cotterell, Mrs. Cotterell, John Cotterell, James Cotterell, Fred. Cotterell, Mrs. Oakden, Miss Oakden, h. Fltzherbert, John Andrade, and Dr. Edward Jennings. Secoßd Cabin-Mr. Frederick layior and Airs. A. Taylor. Steerage - Mr. aud Mrs. L. Griffith, Miss Jane GriiSth, Cornelius Grilhtn, William E. McKay, Miss J. McKay, Walter U. Nuun, Herbert Jenkiuson, Charles ,T. Mitchell, John Baird, Mrs. Wallaso, Charles Bowen Mr. aud Mrs. M. Good, Edward Good, Ethel Good, James Ramsey. Mis. L. Ramsey, Charles Kamsey, Misses B. Eolliwell and A. Holhwell. Michael Murray, Catherine Murray, Abraham Totman, aud S6 Government emigrants, as follows, for Auckland. Families: — 51cKelvie : Robert 44. Mary Ann 37, Kobert: James 11; Pearson : Samuel '2~, i?AUI 4, Minnie 1; Ro3emau : Jutues 43, Sarah 39. Jamea 19, Robert 17, Joseph 13. 3eors6 11, Elizabeth S, * Eiward 6, Alexander 1; Rowe: Thomas Heurj 26, Mary 28, John S, Mary 1; Doull: Alexander 32, Catherine 31 t Magg*& 13, Alexnudtr S William 5, Dora 1. Single Jlen :-Firta : Amos LB, Thomas 10; Keneally, Michael -1: O'Connell, Davi«! 22; McFeiridge, Alexander O-l • Mu si m»ve, Henry IS ; Creen, Richard 14 , Lie, Andrew John 26; Donoghue, William -4 ; O'Sullivan, Horace 19; il*<»n, David 23; >inclsir, James 25; Meide, William 14 ; Vance, William 13. Single Women :-Fitth : Elizabeth 13, Sarah 9 ; Keceally : Bri.ipei lb, Eliza 15, Maggie 15; O'Connell. Julia 19 ; Bnckon : Hannah 23, John 2 ; Bradford, Kate 2S ; Creen, Ellen 22; Coyle : Henrietta 16, Margaret 13; Church, Agnes 13; Friend. FlaraS-i; Frerch, Mary 16; Flanagan, Sarah IS ; Gillou, Catherine 21 • Grainger : Martha 3b, Sarah Ann 10, Ada 5 'William 6, Mary 4. George 2; Mus;;rave : Margaret 22, Annie 19 ; O'Keef, Mary -2; Ro:*che, Minnie 18 ; Walshe, Mary 20 ; O'Sullivan : Mary 21, Bridget IS ; Barry, BridKet 19 ; Bowler, Ellen IS ; Copies, Ellen 19; Dinger, Johanna 21; Enright : Ellen 25, Kate 21; Fioming: Mary 16, Margaret 17; Hickey, Kate 22; Long : Elizabeth 23, Robert 5, Mary 4 : Meade. Bridget 17; Miles, Emma 20; O'Grady, Catherine 26 ; O'Connell, Johanna 20 ; Reedy, Bridget 20; Riddell, Mary 33 ; Steward: Emilv 30, Edith 11; Smith, Martha 18; Caslin : Mary' 20, Anne IS; Meade, Mary 12 ; Bluett, Kliz* 21; Boosnabar: Timothy 9. Mary 7, Patrick 6 ; Vause : Mary 32, Mary S, Ellen 3, Lucy 2 ; Mallett: Theresa 25 (matron), William, 6 months.—Cruickshank and Co., agents. IS Tsukuba, Japanese man-of-war, Kasama, from tiohart. , 18—iratspu, bngantine, Bower, from Sydney.—Master, agent. r £, 20 —Zealandia, P.M. s.s., Webber, frem San Francisco and tonolulu. Passengers :—t or Auckland—Siloon : Mesers. D. McKellar, M. Palmer, Captain Baldwin, Mr. W. Bouron, Mrs. Armstrong, Messrs. John Dickie, Wm. Dickie, R. D. McLean, A. F. Halcombe, A. H. Shipley, A. Kirby, A. G. Brown. Steerage : Mesdanies M Carlisle, Harrison, Messrs. Ellerbeck, McCarty, Mrs. McC.irty and 4 children, Mr. Cornelius. Fur Sydney—Saloon : Mesdames Butcher and child, Cameron. McLelJan, MiasC. Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Showman. M and Madume Pallu do la Barriere, Mr. and Sirs. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Ryman, Dr. Weir, .Messrs. P. Ewat, Kesterton, S. Watson, A. W. Watson, A. Mort, Wm. Carson, Thomas King, Thompson, S. Levy, Puech, Lefeire, Nicolas, Lawton, De;irin, Bishop, Perkins Dixoc, Lawless, Heywood, L. M. Bayless, Conk, Barrett, and 3? steerage.—T. T. Gamble, agent. 20—Bella Mary, barque, Sopwitb, from Melbourne (in the Mannkau), with a cargo of bonedaHt.— Stone Bros., agents. 22 —Ringarooma, a.a., G23 tons, Eaie, f com ! Sydney, with h cargo of general merchandise. Passengers: —For Russell: Miss Warling. From Russell: Mr. and Mrs. Williams. For Auckland : Mrs. Early and infant, Masters (2), and | Misses Early, Roid, Jones, Hou. J. Lucas and i servant, Withers, Marshal!, and 1G steerage. For Wellington ; Marks, and 1 steerage. For Lyttelton : 3 steerage. For Dunedin : Mr. Murray, Mrs. Bothamley, and 1 steerage. Union S.S. Co., agents. 28—Te Anau, s.s., 1020 tons, Carey, from Mel- ! bourne and Southern ports, with general cargo. Passengers Saloon from Melbourne : Sir. F. W. Luxmore, Mr. C. Mc-Kenzie, Miss I L5 29-Rspido, barque, 229 tons, Davcy, from New York, with general cargo. Passenger: Mr. Chermun Cohn.—Walker Gum Co., agents. 31—Geinsbok, barque, 496 tons, G. W. Hall, from New York, with general cargo. Passengers : Airs. F. R. Webb nnd Miss Webb.— F. R. Webb, agent.

31-Loongana, barque, Fisher, from Hobart, with a cargo oi> fruit, timber, etc. Passengers . Mrs W. L. Coward, Mrs Bodel and 3 children, Captain J, McCabe, and Mr. Arcbard.—stone Brothers, agents. September I—Ashmore, ship, 1090 tons, Whitmore, from London, with general cargo. Passengers : — Saloon : Mrs. Dawson Welsh, Miss Dawson Welsh, Miss Alice Dawson Welsh, Mr. Ralph Dawson Welsh, Rev. Alexander Thomson, Mr. Thos. R. Moore, and Mrs. Whitmore. Second Cabin—Miss Mary A. Motley, Mr. John E. Millar, Mrs. Emily Millar, Mr. Henry E. Reynolds, Miss Jessie Walker, and Miss Catherine Phillips. Steerage Edward Shemilt, Clara Shemilt, Lilian Shemilt, Thomas H. Shemilt, Arthur P. Dixon, James Scott, John Scott, Thomas Crisp, Betsey Crisp, William Crisp, George Crisp, Kate Crisp, Dinah Crisp. George Brant, Annie Brant, Eliza J. Brant, William H. Brant, Edith E. BraDt, Harry Brant, Charles Smith, Sarah J. Smith, Julia Smith, Harriett E. Smith, Charles Smith, John Hill, Elizabeth Hill, William Hill, George Hill, Martha Hill, John Brumpton, Annie Brumptou, John F. Brumpton, David Morrison, Mary Morrison, Tbomas Thompson, Fanny Thompson, William Thompson, Alice Thompson, Charles Thompson, John Thompson, Eliza Hollyoak, Alice Hollyoak, Robert McKinuon, Mary E. MacKinnon, Margaret E. McKinnon, Janyt Robjnson, James Young, Janet Young, Marion Young, John Young, Thomas Young, William Young, Robert Young, John Hall, Jane Hall, James Henry Hall, Charlotte Hall, Jane Hall, John Hall, jun., Anne Hall, John Hall, John Taylor, Julia E. Taylor, Arthur J. Taylor, Herbert W. Taylor, Julia E. Taylor,Charles F. Taylor, Charle 3 Claydon, Anne E. Claydon, Frances Claydon, GeorgeClaydon, Sarah Claydon, James Mcintosh, Mary Mcintosh, Annie Mcintosh, John Mcintosh, John Bramby, Martha Bramby, Sarah G Bramby, Hannah Bramby, Betsey Bramby, Rosamond Bramby, Alice Bramby, Charlotte Bramby, John Bramby, James Brnmby, Charles Ward, James Curtis, Mary A .Curtly, Mary h. Curtis, Fred Curtis, Rose Curtiß, Arthur Curtis, Ernest Curtis, Alice Curtis, William Curtis, Thomas Coupland, Rhoda Coupland, Amy Coupland, Elvin Townshead, lillen lownsbend. Win. Fergusson, Joseph Lakin, Eva Lanliam, ' Gorge Lanhatn, Sarah Harper, William Sarah B. McLcod, George McLeod, William McLeod, Sarah B. McLeod, John Catherine McLeod, James McLeod, Samuel Cochrane, Ellen Cochrane, Margaret E. Cochrane, William Cochrane, Joseph Masdell, and Mary A. Masdell. - New Zealand Shipping Co., aS 6-Rotomahana. s.s., 864 tons, Underwood, from Sydney, via Russell, with general cargo. Union S.S. Co., agents. 7—Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, MeHillivrny, from Levnlca, via hussell, with a cargo of fruir, cotton, etc. Passengers : —From Levu-ta : Mrs. Niccol, 2 ohildren, and native servant, Captain Mair, Messrs. Lesley, France, McNight, M<j°fe, Taylor, Barnett. From Russell: Miss Golfe, Master Goffe, Mrs. Black, Messrs. Hall, Hesketh, Handystder. Steerage—Mrs. Campbell,

Messrs. Neill, Benfclay, Gillett.—Union S.S. J Company, agents. I 3 —Laogstone, barque, Fevgusson, from Lon- ; don, with a cargo of general merchandise. PasseDgera : — Saloon : Mr. Charles Berber, Mrs. Isabella Bergcr. SteerHge : Kobert Montgomery, Mrs. C. liyan. B. M. A. Ryan, 11. H. Fuller, W. Fuller, Julwird Mitchell, John F. Eustace, Mrs. L. Eustace, Amy Eustace, Louis Eustnce, Albert Kustuce, Elizabeth Batey, John Jackson, Thomas i'arry, IV. Andrews, Arthur Dye, Jas. Kitchen, and John Kitchen. —L. D. Xathau and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. August 12—Hero, s.s., 851 toni, McGee, for Sydney. Pitssecgers : Misses Blampier and Xiinuer (2), Master Buiner, Sirs. -McGowau, Mr. and Mrs. CWiidge. Mr. and Mrs. Bit on. Mr. and Mrs. Joabert and family, Mr. and Mrs. Pratt, Messrs. Hall, McGowan, Howard, Biilej, Lodercham, Thompson, Blampier, G. Khodes. Wilson. Joubert, Vail, Bradley, Flegeltaub, N. James, and M. Goldwater. —Union s.s. Co., agents. 13—India, barque, 202 tons, Harris, for Tongatabu, with general cargo. Passengers I Edwin K. Carr, and Frank McKenzie.—Henderson and Mact'arlane, agents. 13—Coronet, schooner, 05 tons, Hayward, for Stoppers Islan.l, with general cargo.— Henderson nnd Maciarlaue, agents. 14—Welcome, schooner, US tons, Fry, for Sydney, with timber, kc. — Master, agenr. 15—Australia, P.M. s.s., 1715 tous, Tulloh, for San Francisco, via Honolulu. Passengers Cabin : Mr. G. W. Griffin and son, Miss J. S. Buttle, Mr. T. S. F. Tinne, two children, and servant, Messrs. J. Pickering, W. F. Shakspear, F. C. Shaw, Baron Von Bulon, Mr. and Mrs. S. Morrin. tfr. F. Lyon, Miss Lyon, Miss Farmer, Mr. James Farmer, Mr. and Mrs. Hope. Mr. Savage, Messrs. S. Cartwell, W. C. Leamolly, Tempest Leslie. Dr. and Mr-. Stuart, Miss Stuart, and eighteen steerage. — T. T. Gamble, agent. 16—Mazepna, schooner. 111 tons, Robinson, for Sydney, via Tairua.—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. 17 —Kotorua, s.s., STG tons, Tozer, for Southern ports and Melbourne, with general outgo. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Misses Solomon and MofTatt, Messrs. Vas, Carr, St. John, Reid. —Union S.S. Co., agents. 18—Alcestis, barquo, Evans, for Sydney via K:dpar*. —Stone Bros., agents. 21-Zedandia, P.M. s.s., Webber, for Sydney. Messrs. Thos. fciroma, .J. B. GilfillaD, J. H. Durneil, T. G. Grehan ; and three steerage.—T. T. Gamble, agent. 21—A.. X. Stallknecht, barque, Schutt, for NewBedford. Passenger :-Captain Wennett.— Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. 22—Taiaroa, s.s , McGillivray, for Levuka. Passengers Dr. Chalmers, Messrs. R. Dunn, Lockhart, N. Gibson, C. B. Smith, VV. C. Golmer, and W. H. Linsey.—Union S.S. Co., asents. 22 —Rotomahana, s.s., SG4 tons, Underwood, for Sydney, with general cargo. Passengers:—Mr. and Mrs. Cresswel], Mrs. and Master Montague, Mr. and Mrs. Kenny, Mrs. J. P. Ricbter, Mr. and Mrs. Burgess, Miss Quigley, Mr. aud Mrs. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Herman, Mr! and Mrs. Seabrook, Miss Shiphard. Mrs. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, Father O'Sullivan, Messrs. Leopold. Smith, Gray, Harker, Bousorti, H. J. Phillips, C. C. Naughton, J. Clark, C. Hilder, Wadman, McKaig, A. Brown, Hatwell, B. Hatwell, Kelly, Forbes, Allan, Malcolm, Jolley, Schaffer, and Piauur.—UnioD S.S. Co., agents. 22—John Knox, barque, Foster, for Sydney — Stone Bros., agents. 25—Elsinore, schooner, Murray, for Rarotonga, with general cargo. Passengers : Mr. and Mrß. C. E. Goodman.—Master, agent. 26—Tsukuba, H.1.J.M.5., Captain Kasama, for Japan. 29—Cumbria, barque, Nicholson, for London, with a general cargo.—Neur Zealand Shipping Co.. agents. 29—Cygnet, schooner, Kou, for Tongatabu, with a cargo of timber. —Master, agent. 30—Orpheus, schooner, Duun, for Rarotonga, with general cargo. Passenger: Mr. Washborne. — Master, agent. September s.—Aiawatfl, 8.8., 523 tons, Sinclair, for Sydney, with general cargo. Passengers: Miis Amy Woodward, Messrs. Bishop p.nd «T. Hogan, Mr. and Airs, ffouffman, Messrs. C Purger, W. Mills, W. Moore, J. Baker, R. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. T.-une, Messrs. C. H. Rugdell, J. Horsfall, IV. H. Boylan, Mr. and Mrs. Hay, Mr. Priestly, Mr. and Mrs. B. Ireland, Messrs. R. Painton, J. PairitOß, J. Pamby, W. Simmons, Wells, J. Dillworth, S. Cooper, J. Mitchell, Hodgson, J. Packard, Miss Packard, Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths and Miss Griffiths, Messrs. J. Peteruon, S. Wright, and J. B. Crothers. — Union S.S. Co., agents. G —Hawk, Government schooner, Grey, on a cruise. B—Loongana, barque, 279 tons, Fisher, for Newcastle. Passenger: Mr. W. T. Acock. Stone Bros., agents. . B—Hands Isle, barquentine, 231 tons, Davis, for Sydney.—D. H. McKeDzie, agent.

ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP HEKMIONE. About 7 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15, Messrs. 3haw, Savill, mil Go.'s tino ship Hermiono arrived in harbour, after a passage of 104 days. She brings a full cargo of general merchandise, valuodat £43,800, and in addition to that she lias also brought 17 saloon, 2 second cabin, 24 third cabin passengers, as well as 105 emigrants, the total number of souls on board, exclusive of the crew, being 143. The passage throughout whs r comparatively plea* i sant one, and nothing of any importance occurred during the voyage of special interest save two births. The easting was run down between tho latitudes of 40 and 45 deg. S. ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP ASHMOKE. The barque Ashmore arrrived in harbour on Friday, Sept. 1, from London, after a passage of 103 days. She is a fine full-rigged ship of 1009 tons ai.d was built at Port Glasgow, by Messrs. Charles Reid and Co., in 1877. She comes under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, and brinss a very laruo general cargo, valued at £40,500, an well as Of passengers, who all appear in eaaellent health. During the voyage some very rough weather was experienced. On ugust sth, in latitude 43 S., and longitude 70", during the prevelance of a gale, the vessel had ouo of her topgallant masjis and jibbooin carried awny, and it was not until the 10th that matters were put right. But for the accident, a much shorter passage would have been made. ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE LANGSTONE | FROM LONDON". The barque Langstone,another of tho overdue vessels from London, put in an appearance on September 8, and ha»ing a quantity of gunpowder on board, anchored in the usuul ground in tho harbour. Captain A. M. I'erguson conies in command of tho vessel, while the chief and second officers aro Messrs. Wiso and Baird respectively, tho latter gentleman having roeontly been promoted from the position of third officer. Tho voyage, which lias occupied 104 days from London, and 100 days from Falmouth, has been a remarkably line weather one, and little of interest has transpired. CASUALTIES.

From intimation roceivoil on August 24, it uppours tli;it chu Union S.S. Co.'h b.u. Uuautiful Star, while couiiuu out of We»tj>ort 011 tlnit morning at 4 o'clock, with a cargo of coal, wont aahoro. Thu weatlur was stormy, anil 11 very houvy bo a was running at tho time of tho occurronce. Afurther tolegmm from Westport Rf.tos that tho captain of tho vessel hail signalled, 14 Grounded 011 shoal at 5 a.m. Want lmmediato assistance. Havo two anchors out astern. May bo got oil if prompt Wellington, Außuat 25.—Tho steamer lioautiful Ktur, which weut aslioro ut tho North bpit, Weatport, yesterday morning, was got oil satoly tltia mornißg. ... Tho sohooner Nolson K o ' aahoro at tho Kaipuri on August 24, while attempting to orona tho head», but vrui towed olf by Captain Fail child with tho Stella, and conveyod far out

to sea. A subsequent telegram from Dargaville the same day is to the effect that the vessel had again gone ashore. It appears that Mr. r. Marriner, of the cutter iEolus, who crossed the heads after the Minnie Casey, that tbe Nelson got ashore again, and w;ia piled up amongst the breakers, tthe i%a schooner °t ojo tons, was built iu Nelson in 1870, and is still owned there. . , , Telegrams were received in Auckland, on Thursday, August 24'b, to the effect that the brigantine Ada C. Owen (183 tons), a vessel owned in this oity by Mr. G. W. Owen, Mr. Dewar, and three others, had been stranded on the evening of the 19th, at Westport. bhe left that port for Port ohalraers with a cargo of coal on the date mentioned, in charge *f Captain Rogers, and Willie she was being towed out to sea by the tug-boac, the Hue connecting the two vessels became entangled and snapped. Being unprepared for the occurrence, some confusion existed on board, au«l although every effort wis put forth to prevent her stranding, she drifted on to the spit. ' . Westport, August 28.— Ada C. was successfully floated last night, with the assistance of the ste.imers Beautiful Star and Result. . . . Waitara, Aug. 20.—A European arrived from Mokau, bringing particulars of tbe catastrophe to the two tishing boats. The Euterprise got into the breakers on tbe bar, and was washed broadside to the noith bank. The three occupants were exhausted, and unable to do anything. Te Rerenga and the natives lit a largo fire, and took care of them, and did everything necessary to protect the cargo. The second boat, with one occupant named Herman, was seen oif the Mokau bar on Saturday in a very rough sea. The natives watched the beach, but could render no assistance, lhe boat was faced for tho bench at Awakiuo, but the man was not see-n after coruiug into the breakers. Tho boat cf.iHe ashore safe. A second messenger reports chat Herman s body has been recovered. The behaviour of Te Wetere and his people is spokeu of in the highest terms. . By the ssose ("asey, which arrived from >Yaiwera on Wefisiesduy, August 16, information was received that the nailing boat Blanche had capsized about four miles east of Waiwera, through being struck by a severe squall. Mr. R. Dunning, the owner of the boat, was the only occupant at the time of the accident, and but for tho prompt and timely assistance of the captain and men of the s.s. Rose he would assuredly have besn drowned. Lpon noticing tho accident, the captain of the steamer at once backed the engines, and got one of the boatu out and manned. A strong head wind was blowing at the time, and the men were able to make very little headway, being still a good distance from where the boat had gone over. The steamer, however, had ere this gone round and approached the place where the man was struggling. A second boat was lowered, and those who manned her succeeded in rescuing him from his perilous position. He had been in the water for about nine minutes, and during that time had gone under several times. It was found that Dunning had been coming out to hail the steamer, for the purpose of sending a message to Dr. Dawson, of Auckland, to visit Mrs. Dunning, who is said to be dying. When picked up he was much exhausted, and half drowned, and the captain of the Rose Casey took him on board and landed him at Mahu* rangi; in the meantime placing bim in blankets and giving him hot brandy and water, so as to revive circolation. Captain J. MoCabe, late master of the ill-fated barque Stag, ariived from Hobart on Ihuraday, and gives further particulars regarding the vessel of which he was master. The Stag, it appears, left Wbangaroa on June 5, for Melbourne. She had on board a large cargo of sawn and baulk timber. A series of terrific gales were experienced, during which a number of sails were lost, nutjl August 1, when at 10 p.m. of that day, the wind being from the westward, tbe barque was driven ashore by a strong current, which was running on Vancettar's Shoal, to the eastward of Flinder's Island, in the Reueuux Group. Every effort was made by the crew to get her off, but she bumped heavily until 2 o'clock on the following morning, when the vessel upparently having received very serious injury, Paptain McCabe considered it advisable to abondon her, and accordingly launched the boats, and the crew and himself made for Launceston, a distance of about 120 miles. Five days after leaving the barque the men were picked up by the s.s. Avon near Ringarooma, and taken on to LauucestoD, where they were landed the following day. Captain McCabe ascertained that tho Stag hnd remained ashore until Friday night, August 4th, and after drifting about for some time in a water-logged condition, she was boarded by some men belonging to tbe Flinders Island, who endeavoured to bring her up. The anchor let go proved irifuflicient, anil she again went ashore at the S.E. end of Flinders Island. The wreck, ic., were subsequently sold by auction at Launceston, Mr. Gunn being the purchaser, for a aum of £114.

For some time past much anxiety haa been felt in Aucklrtixl regarding the fore and aft schooner Josephine, and those interested in the vessel have now given her up for loßfc. She left Foxton for Sydney on May 1(5, with a cargo of timber on bo-«rd, and has not siuce been heard of. She was owned in Auckland, and her crew, including Captain Phlumi), were Auckland men. Mrs. Pulman has returned to Auckland from Foxton with her four children, and ia in a state of great anxiety regarding the matter. The Josephine was a fore anil >ift schooner of 66 tons register, and was built in Auckland in 1875. Her last visit to this port was iu the latter end of March last, when she brought ft cargo of machinery from the Kaipsra, returning hence to Foxton in ballast iu the beginning of April. Tho names of the crow shipped here were as follow Peter Duull, a native of Greenock; Henry Browne, of Norwich, England ; O. "W. Wormian, of Holland; Henry Petersen of Schleswig; and Peter Webb Pullman, master of the vessel. Messrs. Henderson and Spraggon launched from their yard, nt Customhouse-street West, on rfatuiduy morning the new ketch Agnes Martin. The vessel, which has been built to the order of Mr. Anionio Martin, recently deceased, is a pretty little craft ot' 40 tons register. Her length is about 45ft. on the keel } beam, 17ft.; and depth of hold, 7ft. Tho customary christening ceremony was performed by Miss Agnes Martin as the vessel entered the water. The launch was a inost successful one. The new steamer for tho Northern S.S. Company, to bo engaged in the Mercury Bay and I'auranga trade, whs launched on Monday evening, August 28, from the shipbuilding yard of Messrs.* MoQuarrie and McCallum, Mechanics' Bay. As tho vessel left the stocks Bhe was named tho •'Douglas."