Shipping Intelligence.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 361, 11 January 1879, Page 12

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVED. January 3, —Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Stewart, from Flat Point. Pearce, agent. Napier, s.s., -18 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim.; Passengers—Cabin : Miss Butt, Mrs. Henderson and two children, Mrs. Schewsberg. W. and G. Turnbull, agents. Wanaka, s.s,. 277 tons, McGillivray, from Auckland via the East Coast. Passengers—Saloon: Miss McGirr, Mesdames Hazzard, and Jamieson, Messrs. Benner, Philcox, Edgar, Salvon, Lupine, Findlay, Shaw, Ames, Browne, Crosse. Williamson,, Williams, Clayter, Hutton, Kennedy, Brassey, and 5 steerage. Levin and Co., agents. Manawatu, p.s., 103 ions, Harvey, from WanganuL Passengers—Cabin : Mesdames Rodgers and Grossman, Messrs. Beaven, Rodgers, Turner, Simpson, Harrison, and Wekshaw. Master, agent. January 4.—-Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Sinclair, from Melbourne via the South. Passengers Saloon: From Melbourne: Miss Birch, Masters Hill (2), Messrs. Hill and Warnington. From Hobarton : Miss Barlett, Mr. and Mrs. Lang. Mr. Meredith. From Coast: Mesdames Kerr, Westlake and child, Barker, Gumming, Clark and child, Mr. and Mrs. Wood and child, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan and child, Mr. and Mrs. Plummer and child, Messrs. Erclibaum, Henderson, Smith, Petrie, Barker, McKenzie. Pollock, Moore, Seager, Chapman. Westen, Watson, Miller, Travers, Thomson, Danford, Maclaren, GranBlack, Woodcock, White, Beaver, Erlerig, and Crowley: 8 steerage. Levin a-id Co, agents. Taiaroa. s.s., 225 tons, Petersen, from the North. Passengers -Saloon : Misses Neville. Bonnington, Goodman, Smart, Dement. Dixo.n, Kealy, Murray, Davie, and Maunders, Mesdames Bonnington, Clark and child, Naim, Kelly, Nation and child, Mclntyre and child, Davis, and Tuke, Madame Cliarbonnet, Mdlle. Charbonnot, Messrs. Tliirkle, Pitt. Hart, Bonnington. Clark, Hamerton, Fitzherbert, Morley. Riest, Nairn, Burton, Dudman, Mclntosh, McGill, Gully (2), Smart. Nelson, Akustein, Andrews, Davis, Chalmers, Wood, Biggs, Patching, Gibbe, LTresin. Judge, Brewer, and Bethune ; 14 steerage, and 27 for other portsLevin and Co, agents. Jane Douglas, s.s., 75 tons, Fraser, from loxton Passengers—Cabin: Mrs. Foley, Messrs. Harrison, Dish, Dawson. Symons, Burne, Young. Johnson, Russell, Carty, and Detective Farrell. Martin, agent. - , _ Wallace, p s., 64 tons, Dillon, from Nelson. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Ellis, Mrs. Fowler, Captain Storey, Messrs. Jackson, Sheehan, Morton, Whealan. Hansen, Miller. Jansen, Pilcher. Laurie, Blendt, Jaeson, and 6 Artillery Cadets. Deacon, agent. Day Dawn, schooner, 24 tons, Gillard, from Blind Bay. Master, agent. Stella, s.s., 156 tons, McKersie, from the wreck of the Southminster. January s.—Fernglen, ship. 897 tons. Fraser, from London. Passengers--Saloon: Mrs. Cunningham. Misses H. Stedman, A. S. Bailey, E. S. Bailey, and H. T. Morris: 177 adult immigrants, and 54 children. New Zealand Shipping Co, agents. Star of the South, s.s., 175 tons, Baldwin, from Westport-. Passengers—Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Hart and 2 children, Mrs. Williams, Mr. Myers, and 10 steerage. W. and G. Turnbull agents. Claud Hamilton, s.s., 527 tons, Muir, from Melbourne via the West Coast. Passengers—Saloon : From Melbourne : Mr. and Mrs. O’Connell, Miss Smart, Mr. Bentley. From the Coast; Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby, Mr. and Mrs. Varley and child. Misses Howell and Stanley, Messrs. Nison, Player, Morris. Pickett, Bosworth, Adams. Buokridge, Baker, Bowden, Pauling, Price, Henry, Ward, Hooper, and 19 steerage. Levin and Co. agents. Ilawea, s.s. 461 tons, Kennedy, from the South. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Menclans', Webb, I.ewin, Messrs. Sinclair, Priest, Lear, Saunders, Jennings. Card, McKay, Bailey, Campbell (2), Adams, Dr. Collins, Dr, Donald: 4 steerage, Levin and Co, agents. Tui, s.s., 64 tons, Wills, from Lyttelton and Kaikoura. Passengers—Cabin : Miss Cooper, MessrsBurrows, Haward, Palmer, Cooper (2), Evans, and Burrett; 5 steerage. Bishop, a?ent. Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Wheeler, from Sydney. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames, Gole, Climie, Pollock, Day, Forrester, Payne, Rev. T. Dullea, Messrs. Gole, Climie. Coate3, Hughes, Thomas, Lewis (2), Day, Bailey, Blanchard, Christie. Kennedy, Buller, Clapham,Slade, Forrester, Langworthy, and Payne: 53 for South. Levin and Co, agents. January C.—Go-Ahead, s.s.. 83 tons. Dicker, from Wanganui. Passengers : Cabin Messrs. Owen, Brown. Largxxe, and Smith; 1 steerage. Johnston, agent.

Hniii s.s.. 107 tone, Holmes, from Wanganui Passengers : Cabin—*.liss Willis, Rev. Mr. Co flee, and Mr MencUllsolm. Bisliop, agent. Manaw-itu, ps , 103 tons. Harvey, from W anganm. Passengers: Cabin,— Misses Hutt and Weerlen, Messrs. Wain, Keith, Ayrton. Symons, Heath. Guell, Nayton, Holeworth. Madley, Anderson, Coleman, and Buchanan. Martin, agent, January 7- —Stormbird. s.s., 69 tons. Done, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin : Mesdames At stbury. Trimble, and Moulden, Captain and Mrs Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Lingard. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt. Mr, and Mrs. Rigg, Mr. and Mrs. Margetts and child, Messrs. Clapham Easton, Delamain, Solomon, Bolster, Coleman Belmont, Reaumont, McCarthy, and Goodwin ; 1 steerage. Martin, agent. ~ , Hinemoa. ss., 281 tons. Fairchild, from Auckland and Kawau. Passengers : Sir George Grey, Mesdames Hay and 3 children. < athbert and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. <>borne, Mr. Mitch-11. . Napier, s s., 48 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. W. and 'G Turnbull, ngents , H. A. Holmes, brigantine, 323 tons. Eldridge. from Boston via Dunedin. W. and G. Turnbull, agents. Jasua ay 8. —Manawatu, ps., .103 tops, Harvey, from* Wanganui. Passengers - Gabi n : Misses Blyohe (2) Smith and Howe, Mesdames Campbell, Howe, Alridge, Reid, and Smith, Masters Howe, Wallace, and Smith. Messrs. Thatcher, _ En sell Pollock. Thompson, Mclvor. Youusr. Higgins, Madden Kemp, Reardon and 2 children, Mil.s, and Galvin ; o in the steerage. Mart n, agent. Taiaroa s.s., 223 tons, Petersen, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers -S , a2oon : Two Sisters of Mercy, Misses P.ntler, Wakefield, Jones, 2k)hrab and Weatherman. Mesdames Enter and Maloney, Mr. and Mrs. Love, Mr. and Mrs. G-orutz, Messrs Nor rate, Andrew. Pickering, Wak-field, Wv monel f Campbell, Capper, Oatsley Burrett, Richards. Irons, Farthing, Rompei Arkell Lewis, Sneel Henderson, Thomson, Young, Perkins, Parker, Mowbray. Raven, Master Maloney, and 6 steerage. Levin and Co, agents. Huio ss 107 tons. Holmes, from Foxton. laoseneers—Cabin : Mesdames Taylor, Cunnerfield. and Gray Miss Dick, Messrs. Mace, Gould, Kingston, Mourall, Taylor, Johnston, Grendevsen, and beck. Pishop, agent. „ . . - rr Ttuby, schooner, 24 tons, Packstroni, from Iv'U.koura. * Betlinne and Hunter, agents. January 9. —Ladybird, 287 tons, Garrard, from the South. Passengers —Saloon : Misses Donkin and Lloyd Mesdames Davis, Dawson, Black, Callaghan, and Davie, Dr. Baird, Mr. and Mrs. GiHigan and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart, Messrs. DArcy. Dagg. Harris Jones (2), Roberts, Atkin, Rich Williams, Twentvman (2), Scott, Coon, Daroy, Black, Nmimo, and Holmes; 7 for other p-rts- Levin and Co-, Edwards, p.s., 12(5 tons, Wliitwell, from Kikirargi. Deacon agent. , . _ Lyttelton p.s , S 6 tons, Scott, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Wilson, Allen, and Jones. Deacon, agent. . . Rangatira, s.s., 196 tons, Evans, from Napier and Poverty Bay. Passengers Cabin : Mrs. Smith, Misses Lomas. Rowbottam, Taylor, Wilson, Messrs. Wood, May, Gollop, Grey, and McGregor. Martin, ketch, 23 tone, Hamilton, from Pelorus Sound. Passengers-Mesdames Beauchamp, Lomax, ami children. Master, agent. . __ . Napier, s.s , 48 tons 5 Disk, from Blenheim. and. ■ G.*Turnbull, agent. Comet, schooner, 58 tons, J. C. Hiscox, from Huor, River. Master, agent. Kennedy, s.s., 136 tons. Palmer from Nelson Passengers—C bin : Mr. and Mrs. Mace and child, Mr. and Mrs. Schultlis, Misses Clarke and Speed. Messrs Postletliwaite (2), Coote, Levy, Gardiner, Emeney (2>, Allen. O’Connor, Hart and troupe (5), and 5 steerage. Deacon, agent. SAILED January 3.—Huia, s s.. 107 tons, Holmes, for Wanganui, Passengers—Cabin : Messrs. Kingswell, Steel, and Langlands. Bishop, agent. _. . Napier, s.s., 4S tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. W. and ■G. _ Turnbull, agents. Wanaka, s.s , 278 tons, McGulivray, for the South. Passengers —c abin : Messrs. Nancarrow, Broomhail, and Wilson. Levin and Co, agents!. Kiwi, s s., 133 tons, Campbell, for the East Coast. Levin and Co, agents. . , Jasuabt 4.—Tararua. s.s., 563 tons, Sinclair, for ■Sydney v a Napier and Auckland. Passengers— Saloon : Miss Dowd, Mr. and Mrs. Rhind, Mr. and Mies Cochrane, Mrs. Alexander, Messrs. Johnston, Hall, Syuies, Lyons, Sinclair, Clark. Levin and Co, Tucker, barque,' 490 tuns, Forster, for Newcastle. Williams, agents. Unity, ketch, 43 tons, Thompson, from Terawiti. Master, agent. „ . , Rangatira, s.s., 196 tons, Evans, for Napier and Poverty Bay. Passengers—Cabin ; Mrs. McMahon and family, Messrs. Fraser, Taylor, Wickham, Benan, and Billings- Martin, agent. • , _ Samson, p.s., 124 tons, Bascand, for Opuaake. Ledger, agent. . , January C, —Manawatu, p.s.. 103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers : Cabin —Messrs. Beth, Marriott, Scott, and 60 immigrants ex Fernglen. Martin, agent. , _ Huia, s s., 107 tons, Holmes, for Foxton. Passengers : Cabin Captains Holmwood and Gibbons. Bishop, agent. , . Jane Douglas, s.s., 75 tons, Fraser, for Foxton. Passengers: Cabin—Mesdames Dawson and family, and Simpson. Misses Webb, Vernon, and Scrimshaw, Messrs. Russell, Mordan, Gotch, Cobb, Tattle, and •Scrimshaw. Martin, agent. Taiaroa, s.s, 228 tons. Petersen, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers : Saloon —Messrs. Mowbray and ■ Chait“l, Masters Watty and Hounsell. Levin and Co., agents. Hawea, ss., 461 tons, Kennedy, [for the North. Pass n^ers: Saloon - Mesdames Mclntosh and Morris, Mess s. Taine, Keith, Tinney, and Bigg. Levin and Go, agents. Star of the South, s.s., 175 tons. Baldwin, for the South W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. " schooner, 52 tons, Stewart, for Flat Point. Pearce, agent. . Claud Hamilton, s.s., 527 tons, Muir, for Melbourne via the West Coast. Passengers : Saloon—Mr. and Mrs Williams and child, Mrs. Webb, Miss Aus-ustus, Messrs. Richardson, Frank, O’Malley, Forges, Mowbray, Robertson, Morris, and Lightband. Levin .and Co., agems. _ January 7.—Nap er, s.s., 43 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Passengers : 60 immigrants ex Fernglen. W. and G. Turnbull, agents. .. Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Wheeler, for the South, passengers—Saloon : Miss Wilcox, Messrs. Rose, Mills (2), Hickson, Cunningham, Borndy, Russell, Dawson, and Kitchen. Levin and Go, agents. January B.—Stormbird, s.s., 69 tons, Doile, for Wanganui. Passengers - Cabin : Mr. anti Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. and Miss Mason, Messrs. Morton, lonian, Hughes, Eiclibone, Marshall, and Read. Martin, agent. Hannah Barratt, topsal schooner, 57 tons, Renner, for Lyttelton. Master, agentDecember 9. —Lyttelton, p.s., 86 tons, Scott, for Blenheim. Deacon, agent. Charles Edward, p.s., 134 tons, Whitivell, for Kelson. Deacon, agent. Go-Ahead, 5.3., 86 tons, Dicker, for Wanganui. .Johnston, agent. . Huia, s s., 107 tons, Holmes, for W anganm. Passengers— Cabin : Messrs. Gardiner and Ellis. Bishop, a °M mawatu, p.s , 103 tons, Harvey, for Wanganui. Passengers —Cabin : Messrs. Westerholm and Moore. Martin, aaent. Taiarotu s.s., 228 tons, Petersen, for the Manakau via Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Mesdames Moulden and Campbell, Messrs. Leary and family Long and family, Eastan, Kells, Williams, Andrews and Orchision ; 12 steerage and 15 immigrants ex ship Fernglen. Levin and Co., agents. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Sailed - Moa, for Dunedin. The mail steamer sailed at 6 o’clock, with 22 saloon and steerage passengers for all ports. LYTTELTON. Thursday. Arrived : Araw&ta. from Port Chalmers. _ Sailed • Williad Muggett, for Oalao. with 10.000 sacks wheat. Passengers—Mr., Mre., Mias Harding, Messrs. Gracia and Pedro.

LYTTELTON, Tuesday. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s Rangitikei will be a full ship for L ndon this week. She has over 4000 > ales of wool aboard now. and is taking is» the balance. PORT CHALMERS. Friday. Arrived ; Norval, 90 days from London, with 2400 tons of cargo and 48 passengers P RT CHALMERS, Thursday. Sailed: 5 n-ra., Rotorua, for Hobarton and Melbourne. Captain Carey was unable to go owing to sickness in the family. Mr- Irvine, mate of the Arawata. took charge: There is a great want of trucks here. The ship Wanganui only'worked 12 hours during the last four days- • On Christmas Day the sailors .on board the ship Pleiades presented 'Captain Setter with an address, wishing him and Mrs. Setter the compliments of the season. Such marks of esteem are seldom bea-d of from the forecastle of a ship, and shows how much the master was respected by his crew. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship Leleu cleared the Customs at Auckland, for London, last week. The following is the valne of her cargo:—Wool, £24,337; kauri gum, 316 J tons, £12,605; leather, £3414, copra. 113 tons, iM7I9 : mangenese, £760 ; cocoanut oil, £705: candle nuts, 21 tons. £315; nnt Ivvr. £215 ; cotton. £145; tallow, £OO ; bark, £80; miscellaneous, £150; total value, £44.555. The brigantine H. A- Holmes, a comely-looking vessel, with Yankee notions, arrived in harbor on Tuesday forenoon She comes from Boston via Dun din. having left the latter port on the 4th, and experienced fine weather, with strong north-west winds, until off Kaikouras, when she was favored with a sou h-easter, and sailed in as above. The following is the new arrangements with refer, enceti the Union Company's new boats: The Melbourne and New Zealand service will be clone by the Ringa-ooma. Arawata, Albion, Claud Hamilton, Rotorua, and Tararua, the la-t two running alternately in tli • Sydney trade with the Wakatipu. Die East Const service will be carried on by the Hawea, Taupo, and Wanaka, and that to and from Picton, Nels >n, Taranaki, and Manukau by the Wellington and Taiaroa alternately. The Maori will continue to conduct the service round the South Island, the Waitaki that between Dunedin and Oamaru. and the Beautiful Star that to Tim 'in, The Claud Hamilton is the on y steamer which will run to and from Melbourne via Hokitika. A Sydney telegram, dated December 21, says:—The brig Jserbrook, fitted out at Rountree’s dock for a beche-de-mer voyage, caught fire yesterday afternoon about 4 o’clock. About that time Captain Jarvis noticed the smell of something burning, and went down bplow to ascertain the case. Boon afterwards the mate beard him calling him, and proceeded down the main hatch, and was about to follow the captain when an explosion oc :urred in the vicinity of the locker, where the sai's were stowed. The mate wa3 knocked back and scorched about the arm and face, and fell dowu the hold. He managed to scramble on deck, and immediately afterwards the fire bur-t out all through the ship, which was afterwards scuttled. The capt-iin is supposed to he burnt to death, but the body is not recovered The vessel is insured for £IO6O. The mate of the I erbrook to-night states that liis previous story was incorrect. That he and the captain and another man went down to get a bottle of rum ; that the captain incautiously opened a cask supposed to contain molasses, which proved to be rum, which began to run out on the floor. lu a hurry to stop the flow he lighted a match, which dropped on the floor and communicated with the spirit cask, which exploded. The mate and the other man eseped with a scorching. The captain no doubt is killed. THE FERNGLEN. The ship Fernglen was cleared by the Health Officer on Monday. The slim arrives very clean, and is a credit both to her commander and officers. The pas age on (he whole has been an uneventful one.. There was little or no sickness during the voyage, though three children died as follows -.—December 1, John Hanis. aged one year; Ada Harn. December 28, one year; and William Harris, December 14, one year. All the deaths were from natural causes. During the passage Mrs. Morrell gave birth to a female child. The immigrants are all well satisfied with the treatment they rece : ved on board, and in proof thereof have presented Captain Fraser »rd Dr. Sproule, Surgeon - Superintendent, with flattering testimonials. The Fernglen is not a strancer to New Zealand waters, having been twice to New Zealand before under the same commander as she has now. Captain Fraser reports leaving Plymouth on October 12th, and experienced southerly winds for two days, when it veered to the north-west, and carried the vessel to 34deg. north latitude. It then changed to the W.S W. and blew a hard gale with terrific squalls for 24 hours, when it moderated, and . she passed the Island of Madeira on the 21st. Lig!:t north and north east then prevailed up to latitude 22deg. north, when the trade windr were picked up. This proved to be light, and carried the vessel into 6deg. north latitude. Easterly winds were then met with the Equator being crossed on November 7th in longitude 32dev. west. Moderate north-east winds_ prevailed until picking up the “westerlies ” in latitude 39deg. south. On November 6tli the meridian of Greenwich was passed in latitude 41deg. south. She ran her easting down between the parallel of 43 and 47 with light breezes. Sighted Cape I ewin on December 21st, and Cipe Farewell on Janu-ry Ist, ■ ut the wind falling lieht came to an anchor at midnight off Astrolabe. Left there at 4 a.m, on the 2nd, and arrived at Nelson the same day. As the immigrants were not required there she received orders to come direct on to Wellington She accordingly weighed anchor on- Friday and left at 1 o’clock on Friday morning with a light wind from the southwest. IVhen she got clear of the bay it came away more from E.N.E. At 2 o’clock on Soturday morning s iglited Wanganui light, distance about 14 miles. Tacked the ship when a light breeze sprung up from the north west, and arrived off the Heads at 4.30 p m. on Saturday. She knocked about thereuntil 10o’clock, when the wind came away from the east with heavy showers of rain, and every appearance of dirty weather. She then ran in and anchored at 11 o’clock close to Barrett’s Reef. The pilot came off at 5 o’clock on Sunday morning, got underway at a quarter past, and arrived in harbor at 6.30 with a strong south-west breeze. SHIPOWNERS’ LIABILITIES. Since the first shock of the recent calamity on the Thames has passed away a good deal of attention has natural'y been directed to the provisions of the Mer chant Shippiug Acts relating to the limitation of the liability of the shipowners for damages for loss of life or personal injury. The general scope < f these provi sions will be known to our readers ; but it may be worth while to draw attention to the course adopt d by the Chancery division of the High Court in exercising its useful jurisdiction, under ‘ecti >n 614 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, of entertaining proceedings at the suit of a shipowner against whom numerous claims for damages are made or apprehended, for the puipose of determining tlie amountof his liability, and distributing the amount recoverable from him among the* several claimants. According to section 54 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1862, Hie damages recoverable in respect of loss of life or personal in jury, “either alone or together, with loss or damage to ship boats, goods,” Ac, are limited (where the owner is not actually in fault) to an aggrega e amount not exceeding £ls for each ton of the ship s tonnage. The course adop ed in the Chancery chambers in an action under section 514 of the Act of 1854 was clearly laid down by the late Master of the Rolls in Glaholm v. Barker (14 W R_ 10u8>. The total amount for which the owner is liable is first taken at £ls per reeisiered ton of the ship. Then the course is to asc rtam the damage suffered by each person as if there were no limit to the owner’s liabi ity, and when this damage has been so ascertained the sum for which the shipowner is liable is applied in payment of the damages ; if the amount of damages is equal to, or less than, the amount of liability, all the claimants are paid m full, the balance in the latter oase being paid to the Shipov ner; but if the . ggregate amount of damage is Greater than the sum for which the shipowner is liable the amount for which he is liable is paid rateably amo .g the claimants in proportion to the amount of their damages. Interest will be added to the amount for which the shipowner is liable, it seems that he will also be liable beyond the statutory

limit for Hie cost of assessing the damages. Lord .Selborne stated, in a case of this kind heard in 1872, that the ex?ierience gained in Glaholm v. Barker had shown that all the claims in actions of this description might he settled in Chambers wifcho-ut meaning much expense. — Solicitors' Journal. ■WRECK OF THE LA PEROUSE. (per press agkncy.) The steamer Platypus arrived at Sydney on the Ist, with the crew and officers of the ship La Perouse. The captain reports hec:earetl Clarence Heads on 26th ultimo with round bark piles 43,000 ft, bound to Lyttelton. Apparently all well, and nothing of no o recurred unt 1 about half-past 2, when water was noticed washing in. Sounded the pumps and found nearly 2ft 6in. The crew immediately commenced hard pumping, but the wa'er still gained, and 4in were made in half an hour. At 4 o’clock 3ft 6in in the hold. Kept the ship away for Long Point, hoping to reach Richmond Bar. At 5 o’clock again sounded the pumps ; found nearly 4ft. The vessel gradually settled down, and at 6 found she could neither fetch the beach nor Richmond ; and the water still gaming he took to the boat, but stood by the ship till 9 o’clock, when she canted over on her side and went down head foremost. The La Perouse was nearly a now vessel, built and owned by Mr. Oul me, of Jervis Bay. She was insured in Metcalfe’s office.