Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 214, 16 October 1875, Page 10

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVED. October S. —Stormbird, s.s., 60 tons, Doilc, from Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon: .Messrs. Lough, McLean, Nathan, Jefferstouc, Wells, and two in the steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. Lyttelton, p.s., SO tons, Scott, from Kekeranga. R. S. Ledger, agent. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, from Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Carter, Bucket (and family), Miss Sinclair, Messrs. Horsey, Taylor, Sweeney, Carter, Black, Finnimore, Brookes, Campbell, Baillie, and Bucket. R. S. Ledger, agent. Tlie Colonial Government p.s. Luna, 190 tons, Fairchild, from Foxton. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Mainwaring, Woodman (and two children), Gannaway (and child), Misses Ward and Knowles, Messrs. Knowles, Blacket, and Master Duncan. October 9.—Border Chief, ship, 1011 tons, Leslie, from London. Passengers- Second cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Raimil, Mr. and Mrs. J. Armit, Mr. and Mrs. Veal, Miss Bailey, Messrs. Hamilton, Taylor, Bruce, Crayslon, and Freer. Intermediate: Misses Emma, Hester, Caroline, and Catherine Ganc, Mr. and Mrs. Benbow and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. Daubney and child. Steerage: Messrs. Panrucks, White, Fisk, Aglat, Stedall, Des Forges, and Jennings. Johnston and Co., agents. Opotiki, schooner, 3S tons, Hamilton, from Poverty Bay. Turnbull and Co., agents. Rangatira, s.s., ISS tons, Griffiths, from Napier. Passengers—Saloon: Two Ladies of Mission. Mesdames Mitchell and Taylor, Misses Brown, Felton, and Sutton, Messrs. Dunlop, Turner, Ingpen, Bishop, O’Meara, Beckenham, Tyler, Brown, White, Anderson, Griifen, Blowers, Mason, Ayrton, and Faulkner. R. S. Ledger, agent. October 10. —Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Macfarlane, from Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames McPherson, Parsons. Pearson. Montgomery, family, and servant, Whitehead, Smith and child, Archibald, Misses Dickson and Watts, Messrs. Pearson, McPherson, Parsons, Montgomery, Brown, Bell, Garsten, Calcutt, Valentine, Kelly, McLellan, Barr, Monaghan, Crothers, Morrah, Robinson, Sairod, Hughes, Hassal, Sibbald, Tonks, Captain Walls, and the lion. Mr. Peacock. Levin and Co., agents. Kgmont, s.s., 53 tons, Irvine, from itangitikei. Levin and Co., agents. Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Lloyd, from Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Buekland and Stewart, Miss Cronin, Messrs. Green, Tustin, McNair, White (2), Reece, Maclaren, Thnw, McGuire, Woledge, Greenup, Thomson, Martin, Jamesqn, Smith, Peacock, Hunter, Mills, North, Johnston, Wilkin, and 14 in tlie steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. October 11.-- Ruby, ketch, 24 tons, Dalton, from Kaikoura. Passengers Cabin : Mrs. Jones and child, Messrs. Carpenter, McGuire, Palmer, and Broadhurst. Bethune and Hunter, agents. Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. McColl, Seager, and Welch. Turnbull and Co., agents.

Jessie, schooner, 38 tons, Schennel, from Lyttelton. Master, agent. October 12.—Star of the South, s.s., 175 tons, Carey, from Auckland. Passenger—Saloon: Mr. Jones. W. Bishop, agent. Napier, s.s., 44 tons, Butt, from Foxton. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Lucas, Messrs. Gomley and Evans. Turnbull and Co., agents.

Storinbird, s.s., 09 tons, Doilo, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin: Miss Quinlan, Messrs. Sutton, Farquason, Douglas, Baker, and three in the steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, from Wanganui. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Orr and son, Hogg, Watt and daughter, Franklin and son. Misses Taylor, Messrs. Behan, Brough, Stevens, and seven in tlie steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. October 13. Hawea. s.s., 402 tons, Wheeler, from Northern ports. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Earl, Well and 2 children, Andrews, Miss McKenna, Messrs. Earl, Shaw, Kelly, Well, River, O’Connor, Engell, Brown, Briarton, Jobberns, Eager, Leithficld, Stevens. Levin and Co., agents. Phoebe, s.s., 410 tons, Worsp, from Northern ports. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. Ward, Messrs. Seymour, Chayton, Haynes, O’Brien, McCarthy, Dickson, l’ollyraine, and Thompson. R. S. Ledger, agent. Alhambra, s.s., 497 tons, Bawden, from Melbourne, via Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon : From Melbourne —Messrs. Mcßride, Jameson, Radcliffo, Rowatt. From Lyttelton—Mrs. Aitken, Miss Loekic. W. Bishop, agent. Star of tlie Sea, schooner, 38 tons, Turner, from Havelock. Master, agent. Rose of Eden, schooner, 30 tons, Johnston, from Havelock. Frances llenty, barque, 451 tons, Payne, from Melbourne. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. Brand and son, Messrs. Brown, Gill, and Townsend. O’Shea, agent. October 14.—Kiwi, s.s., 133 tons, Campbell, from Napier. Passengers—Saloon: Messrs. Peters, Hansen, Smith, and 0 in the steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Enterprise, schooner, 84 tons, Holmes, from Kaipara. Levin and Co., agents. Storinbird, s.s., 09 tons, Doile, from Wanganui. Turnbull and Co., agents. SAILED. October 10.—Storinbird, s.s., GO tons, Doile, for AVanganui. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Nnrgrove, Miss Turner, Messrs. Fleetwood, Biddle, McLean, AVall, Finlay, Nathan, Tod, Lough, Norgrove, Porter Rev. Mr. Ross ; and 4 in tlie steerage. Turnbull and Co., agents. Lyttelton, p.s., 80 tons, Scott, for Blenheim. It. S. Ledger, agent. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, for AVanganui. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Allen, Messrs. Ranson (2), and Pipe. R. S. Ledger, agent. October 11. —Taupo, s.s., 401 tons, Macfarlane, for Northern ports. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Standcn and child, King, James, Mainwaring, Misses Slnimpf, AVright, Good, Messrs. Unsworth, denser, Macready, Kingsbury; and 3 in tlie steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Taranaki, s.s., 209 tons, Lloyd, for Southern ports. Passengers Saloon : Mesdames Livingstone and AVhite, Miss AVatts, Messrs. Henderson, McDonald, Palmer, Cannon, AVastney, McArthur, Smith, anil Andrew; and 24 in the steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. October 12.—Egmont, s.s., 52 lons, Irvine, for Wanganui, via Foxton. Levin and Co., agents. Star of the South, s.s., 175 tons, Carey, for Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon : Messrs. AVilliams, Footman, and Smythy. AV. Bishop, agent. Rangatira. s.s., 185 tons, Griffiths, for Napier. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Ingpon (3), Greenwood, AVatts, Messrs. AViUiams, Kewing, Ingpen (3), Back, Davies, AVhite, and McLaren. R. S. Ledger, agent. Teviotdale, ship, 1260 tons, Nicoll, for Calcutta. Johnston and Co., agents. October 13.—Phoebe, s.s., 410 tons, AVorsp, for Southern ports. Passengers-Saloon: Mesdames

Jones, Gilmour, AVatt, Franklin, Miss AVatt, Messrs. Faulkner, Ayrton, Master Franklin, and 9 in the steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. Manawatu, p.s., 103 tons, Evans, for AVanganui. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Hansen and Gabey, Messrs. Fenimore, Kelly, and Sibbal. R. S. Ledger, agent. llawea, s.s., 402 tons, A4 r hcelcr, for Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Taiaroa and child, Ellis, Menzies, AVcmyss, two Sisters of Mercy, Miss AVilliams, Master AVilliams, Messrs. ShcrriiT, Ellis, Alenzies, Hughes, Innes, Daly, and 4 in the steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Napier, s.s., 44 tons, Butt, for Foxton. Turnbull and Co., agents. Storinbird, s.s., 09 tons, Doilc, for AVanganui. Passengers—Saloon: Mrs. McDonald, Miss Martin, Messrs. Boodle, Ingles, Jameson, AVilson, Martin, and Bar. Turnbull and Co., agents. October 14. —Alhambra, s.s., 496 tons, Bawden, for Melbourne via West Coast ports. Passengers — Saloon: Mrs. Taylor, Miss Vincent, Messrs. Taylor, Bennett, O’Lcarey, Dempsey, AVaclcher, Smith, Carmichael, Brown, and Kiernan. AV. Bishop, agent. CLEARED OUT. October 14.—Falcon, ketch, 37 tons, Fisk, for AVairau. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. Fincli and child, Messrs. Bragge and Mills. Turnbull and Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.— Howrah, St. Leonards, Rakaia, Otaki. Pleiades, Avalanche, and Commissary. New York. —Canny Scot; Jessica, barque, left about the end of April. N ew York via Dunedin.— Frances Lewey, brigantine, early. Newcastle. —TTnversham and Australind, barques. Hobarton. —Malay, barque, early. Foociiow.— May, schooner, early. Melbourne via Southern Ports. —Ringarooma, s.s., 24th inst. Melbourne, via Hokitika. —Albion, s.s., 23rd inst. Northern Ports. —Taupo, s.s., 18th inst.; Taranaki, s.s., 19th inst. Southern Ports. — Ladybird, s.s., 10th inst.; Hawea, s.s., 20th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London. —Ilalcionc, ship, early in November ; Howrah, ship, January next. Adelaide. —Dilawur, barque, early. Levuka, via Napier and Auckland.— Star of the South, s.s., 20th inst. Melbourne, via AVest Coast Ports. Ringarooma, s.s., 25th inst. Melbourne via Southern Ports. —Albion, s.s., (with outward Suez mail), 24th inst. Sydney via Newcastle.— Jane Spiers, early. Northern Ports. Ladybird, s.s., 16th inst. ; Hawea, s.s., 20tli inst. Southern Ports. Taupo, s.s., 19th inst.; Taranaki, s.s., 19th inst. Castle Point, Napier, and Poverty Bay.— Rangatira, s.s., 18th inst Foxton. —Napier, s.s., 10th inst. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Monday. A ship, believed to be the AVhite Eagle, from London, eighty-nine (lays out, is signalled: She has no immigrants. Tuesday. Tlie AVhite Eagle passed the hull of a large iron ship, burnt out. The letters T I of the vessel’s name, and LIR of the port were made out. They boarded her, and not a bit of wood except part of the jibboom was found aboard. Tlie vessel was seen in lat. 25deg. sSmin. south, long. 35deg. 42min. west. The AVhite Eagle’s passengers are all well. A Hokianga telegram reports a brig stranded, name unknown. No sign of tlie crew aboard. AVednesday. A little steamer which will carry 30 tons dead weight was launched to-night to the order of Adair, of Gisborne. The schooner Echo, wrecked at Opotiki, was insured in tlie New Zealand office for £4OO. Thursday. Arrived: Taupo and Taranaki, from South; St. Kilda, from AVanganui; Hannah Broomfield and Helensville, from Westport, with engine for Kaipara railway: Jessie Niccol, from Dunedin, at Kaipara. HOKITIKA, Thursday. Arrived: Maori. Sailed: Maori, for Dunedin via Jackson’s Bay—passengers for Dunedin: Rev. Mr. and Airs. Kirkland and seven children. LYTTELTON, Thursday. Arrived: Phoebe and Hawea, from the North; Herald, from Havelock. Sailed: Barque Jessica, for Wellington: J. G. Coleson, for Havelock; Lizzie, for Greymouth; Phoebe and Hawea, for tlie South; Ladybird, for the Northpassengers: Rev. Air. and Airs. Bluett, Air. and Airs. AlcPherson, Atessrs. Delores, Clifford, Gardiner, AlcKolien, Pappell, Rose, Smithson, Nicholson, and Thompson. PORT CIIALAIERS, Alonday. Arrived : Veloce, barque, from Newcastle, 29th September. Sailed : Portland, ship, for Alelbourne, with 1022 ons cargo, principally grain.

The ship Teviotdale, Captain Nicoll, sailed on Tuesday for Calcutta, where she will receive a cargo of first-crop cotton, and then sail for London direct, via the Cape. By Captain Alundlo’s report for the month ending September 30, it appears that 66 steamers arrived at this port, of tlie gross tonnage of 17,520 tons; and 33 sailing ships, gross tonnage, 5029. lie also reports tlie engines and gear to he in good order. The clipper barque Frances Henty, Captain J. E. Payne, anchored in Wellington harbor at 3 p.m. on AVednesday. She left Alelbourne on the 4th inst. with a favorable N.AV. breeze, which continued as far as Cape Farewell, which she passed on the 11th inst. A S.E. gale then came on, materially retarding the progress of the vessel. After that she experienced light northerly winds until her arrival at Terawiti on Tuesday last. The pilot came off on AVednesday at 7 a.m., and after contending with headwinds, let go tlie anchor at 3 p.m. AVith regard to the missing ship Strathnaver “ A Visitor to AVellington” writes to the Argus: —"ln noticing the fact that the ship Strathnaver, from Sydney to London, is long overdue, you have omitted a circumstance that may help to explain the fate of tlie ship. Her last voyage out was from London to AVellington with passengers. She made the Heads on a fine evening, with a light southerly wind, but a long rolling sea was on. Captain Davey appeared to mistake tlie proper entrance, and got into dangerous proximity to a rugged line of rocks known as Barrett's Reef. The steamer Storinbird was going out of the harbor, signalled to the ship the danger of her position, and steamed close alongside, eventually getting the ship in tow. Just at that time the pilot boarded tlie ship, which the Stormbird towed to an anchorage. The master of tlio Stormbird averred that when he got the Strathnaver in tow she was on tlie rocks, and the owners of the Stormbird brought an action for salvage. Captain Davey asserted that the ship had not touched tlie rocks, but was slowly answering to her helm in discolored water, when the Stormbird came up. The pilot took the same view, and towage out was offered to the steamer. After long delay the trial took place, and the jury found for the ship. The plaintiffs intimated their intention to appeal to the Privy Council, but security for costs having been given, the ship was allowed to proceed to sea. She was not examined in AVellington, but went oh to Sydney in ballast, and was there loaded for London—also, as far as I observed, without being docked. It is possible she did strikeon Barrett’s Reef, and that the ship (a wooden one) was strained, and felt the strain when going Homo loaded, in a heavy sea, foundering in consequence.” Tlie loss of the schooner Dauntless is thus described by the Levuka Argus of August 27tli:—“ AVe regret to say that this beautiful schooner, commanded and owned by Captain Berrill'(a resident for some twentyfive years of Honolulu), was stranded on tlie outer reef north of tlie island of Alabalau, oil the night of Friday last. This vessel, which flies the Hawaiian flag, has for the last twelve months boon in the trade between Fiji and Auckland, in which trade it was intended she should have been kept; and left Auckland with a full

cargo of lumber and merchandise for Messrs. Owen and Graham, of Auckland, that Urm having also an establishment at Tongatabu. She made the run to the Friendly Islands in seven days, whero, having discharged the lumber and other articles, she took in twenty-live tons of copra and started for this port. On Friday she was well in sight of Ovalau, and on the evening of that day was near Agau, steoring her course with a fair although light breeze. At midnight, to the great surprise of all on board, she took tho ground, a strong westerly current having evidently carried her many miles to leeward. Tho vessel having gone on tho reef at flood tide, was carried considerably on to its crown, there being little surf, without great damago. Captain Berrill endeavored to get her off, but fruitlessly, and unfortunately lost his only boat In endeavoring •to carry out a kedge anchor, the weight of which burst and sank it. A cutter passed on Sunday, and, strange to say, did not go near the wrecked vessel. By this boat news was convoyed to Levuka of the disaster. His Excellency the Governor, on hearing that a vessel was on the reef, promptly despatched Lieutenant Knollys, A.D.C., to make inquiries, and with offers of assistance. By the Government boat Captain Berrill was enabled to reach Levuka on Monday evening, lie at once reported what had occurred to Mr. Murray, the Consul for Hawaii. With great consideration, Captain Stephens, of H.M.S, Barracouta, despatched a steam pinnace in charge of Lieut. R. Wonham to the wreck, and on Monday afterneon the steamer l’ride of Viti, having on board Captain Berrill, Mr. Murray, Lieut. Maxwell, and Mr. Childs, carpenter of H.M. ship, with Captain Hedstrom, proceeded to the wreck for the purpose of holding a survey. A protest having been entered, the cargo on board was sold by auction for the benefit of all concerned, by Mr. Cudlip, on Wednesday last. The Dauntless was insured in the National Insurance Office for £SOO, and in the South British Office for a similar sum. At the date of the Ocean Wave’s departure the Dauntless was still on the reef, and it was supposed that she would become a total loss.”

The S. M. Herald of the Ist instant says:—The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Company have published a handbook containing all the necessary particulars for the guidance of intending passengers. They have at present five steamers running from Hongkong to Melbourne, touching at Manilla, Singapore, Batavia, Samarang, Sourabaya, and thence to Somerset, the northernmost port in Australia; and thence down the eastern coast to Melbourne, via the Queensland ports and Sydney; tho average length of passage from Singapore tc Melbourne being twenty-two days. The company are also in correspondence with the Messageries Maritime of France from Marseilles, the Glen lino from london direct, as also the Castle and Oliia line. The handbook contains a diagram of tho projected lines cf communication, by which it would appear that tho company contemplates running steamers from Biwen to New Caledonia, thence to Brisbane, and os to Auckland and Wellington. They intend building much larger boats than those already in service. The first will ho the Queensland, 2500 tons, now nearly isady for launching; the last built being the Bowen, GOO tons. Captain Park, now in port, and a perfect sjecimen of a first-class steamer. An inquiry by the Marine Board at Brisbane lately into the cause of the wreck of the Isablla, has resulted in the finding that the wreck was ocasioneil by an error in the chronometers. The poiu of interest is a suggestion by the Board, that this oror had been caused by a sudden vibration produced by loading coals into the vessel at Newcastle frm a height of 30ft. This suggestion (says a contempu'ary) should be looked into, it would seem strangethat the danger should have escaped notice so lon in connection with the Newcastle coal trade, if t’ere be anything in the matter. But there should oe no great difficulty in ascertaining whether it he* ever been recognised or suspected at English coalports. Should the danger be real, it could probably jp readily conquered by mounting the chronometers in such a way as to prevent the transmission to diem of shocks that make the vessel vibrate. Or Bey could be taken ashore during the process of losing. It may be that ships suffer far greater shocks -nil are made to vibrate more violently by the impivt of waves at sea than by the discharge of a trucl-load of coals into the hold, even from <■ height of-SOft, But that might not necessarily disprove the siggcstion. The loading of coals is an aAnost con muons and comparatively regular procef, and its elects, as compared with those of the occasional shocks of heavy waves, might possibly bear some &rt of analogy to the effects produced oy the reguar tramp of soldiers marching across ;> suspension bridge, which would bo far greater than those poduced by the irregular rush of as many bullocks. ARRIVAL CF THE BORDER CHIEF. The iron clipper ship Border Chief (100 Al), under the command of Qptain Leslie, dropped anchor in Wellington harbor it 3 a.m. on Saturday, 9th inst. The following is i record of her voyage:—After leaving the Thames she discharged the pilot off Portland Heads on the 4th of last July, and passed the Start the following day with a light easterly wind. On the 10th of Juy she passed Madeira on the starboard bow, being favored with a light N.E. trade wind. On the Ith of July she sighted Cape de Verde Island. Ii 14deg. S. lat. she lost the N.E. trades, and expeienced much delay from the prevailing light sonherly winds, which prevented the ship from crossig the equator until the 31st of July (twenty-eight dys out). She crossed the line in 25deg. W. lon'- From the line she had light S.E. trades, which >ere lost on the 9th of August in 20deg. S. lat. and 34- e ff- W. long. For the following eight days she esterienced light southerly winds, which considerab) retarded tier progress. On the 22nd August sl v encountered a strong S. \V. gale and heavy seas, wild l caused the ship to roll heavily, and obliged her to Bl under reefed topsails. The following day she hs* to contend with a terrific N.W. gale and high cross seas. The seas flooded her deck with heavy wat f - So tempestuous was tho. storm that a portion 0 f the cargo in the hold broke adrift. Tho main p.tches were taken off to admit of the removal to the *eck of the powder, boxes of cartridges, and some miscellaneous cargo. It being found impossible, in consequence of tlie gale and heavy cross seas, to secure any of this cargo on the deck, and fearing the powder might by an accident explode, the captain ordered it be thrown overboard, to ensure the safety of the passengers, the ship, and cargo. The gale continued all that day, heavy seas at intervals washing down into the hold and seriously damaging the cargo. A quantity of iron got loose in the lower hold, and a number of the passengers assisted the crew in trying to secure it. On the 24th she encountered a strong westerly gale, with heavy cross seas, the crew and passengers being employed all day in securing the iron, the weather being most tempestuous, causing the ship to labor heavily. At 10 p.m. the hatches were battened down. The westerly gale and heavy sea continued throughout the next day. On the 23th of the same month she passed the meridian of the Cape in 42deg. S. lat., anil ran down her easting on a parallel of from 43deg. to 41deg. S. lat., experiencing the usual 8. W. and N.W. winds. On September ‘>B the shir passed in sight of the South Cape of Tasmania On the oth October she entered Cook Strait At naon the following day she passed the Brothers Islands, and sighted Bencarrow Lighthouse at 3 30 p m the same day, and was shortly afterwards ooarded by Bilot Holmes. The strong northerly wind blowing prevented the Bilot from bringing her in and on the following morning (Friday) she was driven down as far south as Cape Campbell. At 11 p m the same day she caught a southerly breeze carrying her into harbor, where she anchored as stated above.

NAUTICAL ITEMS. Another powerful steamer has been added to the North German Lloyds line of steamers to New York She was built by Earle’s Shipbuilding Company, at kunclerlaiHl, aiul made her trial trip on the 14th Julv She averaged thirteen knots on a very small consumption of coal. Her tonnage is 4000 and horso-nower 200° She is magnificently fitted up, says tho Roister, but tho American trade being so dull, will lay bye for a while along with some eighteen other vessels belonging to tho same lino, for which there is no employment. Her name is the Salier.

The erection of two new lighthouses on tho English coast, one at Morte Boint, on the north coast of Devontempwod ° ther ° n 1,111:16310110 Head, Dorset, is conMaritimf o ßeg?s°te U r nl nf fe ecks and casualties) of the mawnmo register, 0 [ July, are as voluminous as

usual. Tho brigantino Elcnoro, abandoned, was sighted on May 23rd, lat. 45'50 N., long. 39 W., by tho Elida, of Bhiladelphia. The Elenoro had ’ lost staunchions and bulwarks on starboard side, foretopsail and topgallant sails set, mainsail stowed, and other sails blowing adrift and split. She was very deep in tho water. On thifsame day tho Elida passed a boat bottom up, about 18ft. length of keel. On May 23rd, a cargo launch was sunk during a hurricane at Valparaiso, and the master and his wife and seven children, who were on board, were drowned. A severe shock of submarine earthquake was experienced by those on hoard the Hamilton Ross, which arrived at New York from Manilla in July last On June 4, when in lat. 19 N., long. 58 \V., the shock and noise of an earthquake were felt and heard, and lasted about ten minutes. The ship pitched bows under in the sea that was raised. A water-logged vessel named the Louis, with both lower masts gone about Sft. above the deck, and in a position dangerous to navigation, was passed by the Reine Adrienne on June 21, lat. 43 N„ long. 37 IV. The ship Mairi Bjian, which was at this port last year, arrived at Liverpool from San Francisco on June 29tli. She met with severe weather on April 18, lat 54'13 S., long. 82 AV.; encountered a hurricane there, and had toheaveto, and lay for four hours with the upper dead eyes under the water. The cabin was filled with water, and all the starboard bulwarks washed away. During the gale, she passed a spar with rigging attached, supposed to be part of a ship’s mast. Tho boilers of the steamer Renown burst on July 1, when that vessel, hound to Suez from Newcastle, was off the Kentish Rock. Three men were killed and several wounded. The steamer England, arrived at Liverpool from New York, reported that, during the outward passage, on Juno 17, lat. 44, long. 47 AV., she fell in with and took in tow the derelict barque Rogate. She towed her for thirty-six hours, and then, the hawser parting, she left her. The brig Curlew, of San Francisco, water-logged, abandoned, and dismasted, with bowsprit and jibboom standing, was passed by the Eskdalo, of Liverpool, in lat. 23 N., long. 124 AV. She had apparently not been long dismasted. The sea was too high to board her. The following vessels were lost in a late hurricane at Valparaiso Barques Esmeralda, Jules Bordes, Eden; launches Bearl, Egeria, and Ocean. The steamer State of Nevada, whilst on the passage from Antwerp to New York, struck an iceberg on June 12th, and stove in the upper part of her port bow. Large quantities of ice fell on deck. The Luz, arrived at Gibraltar, reported that, on the 3rd June, she came up with the berquo AVisby hove to under two topsails and fore topmast staysail. She was water-logged and abandoned, and balf-an-hour afterwards went down head foremost. This was in tlie Mediterranean, lat. 38 N., long. GE. Ice was prevalent in the North Atlantic up to the end of June. The Bermuda steamer arrived at Quebec from Shields, reported having, on the 21st of Juno, found the Strait of Belle Isle completely blockaded with ice. She had to steam 175 miles to the southward to get clear, and for a long time was surrounded and unable to move. Immense bergs and drift ice impeded her wav until she arrived at St. Paul’s. The La Bonne Intention barque, sugar and rum laden, from Demerara to Liverpool, was passed by the Cambria steamer on June 23rd, lat. 49 N., long. 20 AY, on fire all over. The Cambria rescued the crew and one passenger from their own boats. A letter, dated Zanzibar, June 4, from the Zanzibar correspondent of the Western Mornimi Heivs, mentions the capture of a large slaver, by H.M.S. Flying Fish, on the _ Madagascar coast. The crew, finding escape impossible, ran the vessel ashore, and all tlie slaves, except forty-two women and children, got off. The slaves had been suddenly kidnapped by Arabs, and driven to the coast and embarked. The correspondent greatly regrets the ignorance of the natives in the interior as to the object of the presence of the British ships. The slaves on board the vessel now captured bad been told that the English were cannibals, and desired to eat thorn. Hence the great panic which ensued. Mothers actually left their babies to perish in their haste to escape from capture. The Flying Fish also captured a slave ship flying the French flag, which, therefore, had to be given up to the French authorities, and was let go. The correspondent, deplores the absence of any treaty against slavery with France, the only civilised Bower which encourages slavery on the east coast. The French flag is hoisted by slavers, who thus defy our cruisers, and nullify our efforts to abolish the infamous traffic.

Mitchell’s Register states that “ a return has been presented to Barliament of all vessels ordered to be surveyed by the Board of Trade, under 12th section, 3G and 37 Vic., c. S 5. It shows that from August. 1873, to 31st March, 1575, out of 495 vessels surveyed as defective 4G4 were pronounced unseaworshy, 10 seaworthy, and in 18 cases the survey was pending. Fortyeight vessels were reported as overloaded, orimproperly laden, and in every case the allegation was proved correct. The number of steamers found to be unseaworthy was 20, and to be overladen 41.”