THE WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6668, 2 April 1883, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

} " ' WEATHEK QUAIITi—SATURDAYi'MAECII 31, 0 A.M. | ; • , AUBT».alia. ] NEW ZeAIAKD. ' . )

- ♦' ! EXI*CiANATIO2i OF THK CHAttT. ! Tilt? diagram showa tlio weather over touiperato latitudes in Australia and Now Zealand. The (lotted lines, or i.iciukh connect oqual readings of tlio barometer at 9 a.m. on th« above (Into, and thus indicate tlio general circulation of tlio atmoiiplicro. tlio wind always following these line*, changing Its direction as they change, and increasing in forco according to the amount of difleconco of barometer which tliey express. Tlio arrows fly with tlio wind, -which always blow 3 in a contrary direction to tlio movement of tlio hands of a elook, round tlio area of moil barometer, and with the clock hands runnrt a low barometer or cyclonic area. , Changes of weather clileflv arise from tlio eastward process of these latter disturbances, at tho rato of SO# to 600 miles iu 24 hours. All local deflections of tho laobaTS, duo to tho shapo of tho land, aro omittod. SYNOPSIS Of TEE WEATHER. New Zealand : Depression to Westward, with strong N.W. winds in North and S.E. in South ; heavy raiii and, win ! over Conk Straits during yestordiy (rain 7 Gin. in Wellington). Australia. High pressure over East Australia ami Tasmania, with lino weather and light variab'n winds. Low pressure to Weativard. Barumoters.: New Zealand—Kussell, 30"; SVellington, 29'S; Bluff, 30-1. Australia—llobart, liO'l; Portland. 30*0; Sydney, aO"2.

rOKT CHALMERS. March 31—Arrived: Haurotoand Stella, from tho North, bailed : Natal Queon, for Hoburfc ; Rloniiich,. b.uque, with 1000 baga for Falmouth.

The s.b. Taiaroa took hor departure for Southern parts on Saturday last. The biigarttinb. Myrtle, from Bolmngu, arrived in harbour or: .Saturday lust, briuging.a of timber, &c. From thin, port tlio Myrtle will proceed to Samoa. The schooner Wuiwera, from Whangarei, ariivod in harbour on. Saturday morning with u cargo of coal,'6to*-' Sho will lonvo Hgaui for tho j same port to-morrow evening. ■Tho schooner Throe OheoT*,- from Suvu (Fiji), in b-tlUsc, arrived iu Imrbour on Saturday last. Captain M. Mckenzie reports having loft Mercury Hiy on. March 2nd. Arrived sit. Suva, on tho 10th; wind E. imd N.E. all tho time. Left Suva oh. tho 2?. nd March, with easterly winds, which continued for two days, afterwards strong S.U. win>ls until wo made tlie North (tape, on the tfUtb,then S.W. windn along the coast and vintiljuiiv.il. The s.s. Glonelg from lluwroil and Northern porta arrived in hfirbour Saturday List, bringing.as c-irgo 208 sheep, 1 horso, &c. She will leave ag«in this afternoon for Tauruiiga. The B.B* "Wellington, from Tauranga, arrived in harbo'uc on Saturday, uight last with passengers and cargo. Sho is announced to leave again this afternoon for Kussell and Northern ports,. AKIUYAL OF TEU4STEAMERZISALANDIA. Quite unexpectedly, tho mail stesmiriup Zsalandia put in an appearance from San Francisco via Honolulu on Saturday evening last with tho February English mail. O w i Q U 'to tho thiok showery .weather the steamer was not seen until-'she waa up to tho liangitoto reef, so that .the firing of her arrival gun off The Railway Wharf was quito a surprise, and could hardly be: credited. The steamer has upon this occasion fully sustained tho good reputation sho h^s. of being a.cm&it vessel, having made tho present, trip two days in advance of contract time. Some considerable delay wns oxperienced in gettiDg the Zealandia alongside the wharf, fully an hour being lost in this direction; -Of the passage Captain Webber reports as follows:—Discharged San Francisco pilot Maroh 11th, 3.50 p.m. deceived Honolulu pilot March 18th, 12.4 p.m.; discharged Honolulu pilot March 18th, 5.25 p.in. Passed West Cape, Tutuila distance ono mile, on March 25th, 8.45 p«m» Received Auckland pilot; March 31st;, 5.45 p.m. Captain Webber reports having' experinced light winds and foggy weather the first two days from San Franciscry thence to Honolulu Moderate easterly winds and heavy. S.W. sea.' From Houolnlu to Samoa Island moderate tirades and fine, thence to Sunday Island moderate to fresh N.B. winds ani following sea, when very unsettled weather, with deluging rain* was met with-for twelve hour*, thence to part light to fresh westerly winds and fine. On the up trip the Zealandia. experienced a good doU of rough weather and ▼ery heavy rains throughout. Owing to the slowness of receiving her coal from the hulk, the departure of tho vessel on her way to Sydney was delayed- until 2.30 p.m. yesterday. Being Sunday, a very largo crowd assembled at tho end of the wharf to see the vessel away. I ARRIVAL OF THE BAKQUKNTINE MALAY Lli AKING.—TWO OF HER CREW LOST. Yesterday the signal for a schooner w»s hoisted, and it.wsia surmised that "iln! would itnrn out to bo tho Linda Weber, how fully due from Queensland, but at about one o'clock tha numbers exhibited showed her to bo the Malay. Speculation ran high as to Where sho was from, ts no. advices had been received of aer coming to this port. * However, upon boarding her off tho North Head, it was found that tbe Malay wis from Newcastle, N.S:W., bound for Honolulu trith 1100 tons coal, and that owing to bid weaiiier, the vessel being in a. leaky condition, and having lost two of the crew overboard, it was: deemed advisable to run for the nearest pori. Hence her'appearance in this harbour yesterday. , Captain Peterson reports having left Newcastle on the 21st February. Nothing unusual happened ;uhtil tho lßili March, when the. vessel ; was in lat. 33.15, S., long. 175.13, W., when it. began to blow from tho S.E., and the gala quickly increased to a fierce huriioane. The vesiel was then under-balanoed, reefed mainsail, lower topsail, and fore-topsail staysail. At half-past three a.m. the vessel was struck on tho starboard bow by a heavy sea, which carried away boats, forward house, and everything on the deck. The same sea took tho second mate and one of the mco overboard, and they were never seen again. Tho cabin ami every state-room were flooded with water. Tho oargo shifted to port side, and the vessel was on her beam ends. . The vessel also was found to be making water, and the inen were in conseqence lashed to the pumps for seven hours. Upon it being ascertained that tho Malay had sprung aleak, tho crew requested tho captain to return to port, as they were worn eut, and could not stand at tho pumps any longer. Captain Petersop, therefore, decided to make for Auckland for repairs. Tho brigantine anchored off the heads at 3 p.m., and will come up harbour this morning under tho assistance of a tug. THE CITY OF SYDNEY.—ONE OF HER r CREW LOST OVERBOARD. From Captain Webber, of the R.M.S.S. Zealandia, which arrived from San Francisco on Saturday evening last, we learn that the mail steamer City of Sydney when three days out from this port (that would bo on March 2nd, sho having left hero on the 27th of February) met with a terrific gale during which ono of tho seamen was washed overboard and drowned. A quantity of the live stock was also swept away. Excepting ■ the carrying away, of sheep and poultry pens; etc., no other damage was douo to tbe steamer. ENGLISH SHIPPING. The following passengers for Auckland are booked for thes.s. Ballarat, to have left London on.March 29 : —Mr, and .Mrs. J. Pickering and two children. Tho ship Oxford, Captain Braddick, which has so often visited this port, was towed up tho Penarth Roads on February 17th disabled. The ship, it is reported, appeared to be a complete wreck above the deck, with only her throe lowet masts standing. Tha captaip reports that a few days before tho ship encountered fearful weather in the'.Bay of Biscay, and became unmanageable, he and tho orow being injured. The captain triod to bear up for the nearest port, and when off the Land's End his signals of distress were observed and responded to by tho screw steamei Trentback, of Newcastle, who tried to get line! on board to tow the ship. Owing to the fearful Beas running this was found to be impracticable, and it was only off Lundy Island that a hawser was got on board. The Oxford had on board a( the time iOO immigrants for Australia. AMERICAN SHIPPING. The schooner Handa Isle was on tho bcrtl loading at New York for Lyttleton diroct. Tho barque Mendoza left New York for Anck land and Lyttolton on February 26 last, will the following cargo For Auckland : 1200 casei koroseno oil, 190 oases turpentine, CO cases lari oil, 25 cases lubber oil, 150 barrels resin, 7 casei machinery, 17 oases scales, 94 cases kxos, 3] sewing machines, 92 cases tools, 9 casei nails, 7 caseß bolts, 3 cases lauterns, 2& cases chairs, 62 cases handles, C cases wag gons, 11 caseß brooms, 6 oases perambulators 220 cases clothes pins, 4 cases wringers, 5 oasei clocks, 800 oars, 53 paokageo washboards, C packagos tuba, 2 packages pails, 4 paokagei churns, 15paokages furniture, 50 cases oysters, 50 oases lobsters, 50 cases sarßapariUa, 3 casei canned goods, 100 J-barrols sugar, 87 cases to bacco, 12 J-boxas tobacco, 150 packages dried apples, 7 cases leather, 6 ca°os harness, I bales bags, 2 barrels glassware, 12 barrels ink, 5 casks seed, 74 pieces ash plank, 54 pieces Hickory plank, and 20,000 pieces roofing slate. Freights BliU continue about as quoted ii our last. Present raten are, say, Melbourne, 22J cents; Sydnoy, 20 cents; Biiabane, 27J cents ; New Zealand ports, 27 cents-and prim' age. In the past woek charters have become iesß stringent. Tho rftanlny having been de/ayed, for reasono stilted in our last, the .Parnell was substituted in her place, and sailt to-day for Wellington ; the Stimley going or berth for Dunedin with Wellington as a seconi) port. The Gerhard Erdwin has nearly completed her loading for Townsville, but is beint despatched privatoly and carries no outside Cargo. B Y TISLE QK A I' n. LYTTELTON. April I.—-Arrived i The a.s. Hawea, from Woliiiiglon. \ GREYMOUTH. 'Aprikl.—Arrived; Tlio s.s. Grafton, from Wellington. Sailed: Tho Kennedy, for tho North, /n . ,