SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4118, 1 June 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON. Huai Water.— s.G a.it, : 5.20 r.ar, ARRIVED. May SO.—Ladybird, b.s., 2SO tons, Andrews, from the Northern ports. Passengers-—Mrs. Hartmann, Mr. and Mrs. Whyte, Mr. and Mrs. Young. Misses A\ hootton, Morris, and Wi Take, .Messrs. Allen, Matthews, Drown, Wi Take, Wi Parata. McKay, Rockingham. Stevens, Wemyss, Marks, Robertson. 11. S. Ledger, agent. Janet Gray, ketch, 21 tons, Oipon, from Havelock. No passengers. Master, agent. May 8L Rangatira, s.s., ISO tons, Lloyd, from Poverty Pay, via Napier and Point. Passen-gers—-Mrs. Drown, .Messrs Silver, Smith, Mann, Grierson, and oin the steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. Paterson, p.s., 2UO tuns, Mundle, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Mr. an<l Mrs. "Waters, and Mr. Tire. Broguen and Sons, agents. Aurora, schooner, 52 tons, Muuro, from the East Coast. No passengers. E. Pearce, agent. SAILED. May 31.—Ladybird, s.s., 410 tons, Andrew, for the Southern ports. Passengers—Messrs. Matthews, G. Russell. Smith, W. Gibson. Steele and Keogh’s Dramatic Company, and 7in the steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. Napier, s.s., 14 tons. Putt, for Foxton. No passengers. Turnbull and Co. agents. ENTERED INWARDS. May 30.—Beucleugh, schooner, 05 tons, Promus, from Oanmrr.. via Alb ding Bay. Chevcrt, Tahitian barque, Martin, from Newcastle. CLEARED OUT. May 30. —Dagmar, schooner. -14 tons, Lambert, for Hokitika. Plimmer, Reeves, and Co., agents. Thames, ketch, 22 tons, Smith, for Pclorus Sound. Pilcher, agent. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Melbourne, via the Southern Pouts. —Alhambra. s.s., 3rd instant. Melbourne, via the West Coast.— I Tararua, s.s., sth instant. Southern Pouts. —City of Adelaide, mail steamer, 2nd instant. Sydney.— lLM.S. Challenger. Adelaide.— Kangaroo ; sailed 20th May. Newcastle. —Australind, barque ; sailed 21st May. Result, barque ; sailed 21st May. London. —Weymouth, ship ; Waikato, ship ; sailed ISth March. Lyttelton.— Fiery Cross. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Melbourne. via West Coast. —Alhambra, s.s, 3rd instant. Melbourne, via Southeun Pouts.—Tararua, s.s., sth instant. Kandavau, via Natter and Auckland.—City of Adelaide, A. and A.M.S.S., 4th instant. Newcastle.— Golden Sea, ship; McCallum More, ship : Edwin Bassett, barque ; Heversham, barque—early. Lighthouse Cruise.— Colonial Government’s xd.s. Luna, Ist instant. London. —Wennington, ship. IMPORTS. Ladybird, from the Northern ports—3 pels, G stoves, Igun case, II pkgs furniture, 18 cases, 9 sacks oysters, IS hides,, 1 trunk. Bencleuch, from Oainaru—Soo sacks oats, 250 do flour. Janet Ramsay, from Havelock—2l,ooo feet sawn timber, Aurora, from East Coast—23 bales wool, 21 tons limestone. Paterson, from Lyttelton—l2 bales hops, 40 cases jams, 1G cases, 10 trunks, 2 casks, 2 kegs, 100 bags flour, 1 case cheese, 1 bag seeds, 50 sacks malt. Rangatira, from the East Coast —1 cask, 2 boxes, 1 bag. EXPORTS. Ladybird—l 7 cases, 2 bags, 10 kegs, 4 drums, 2 boxes, 2 pels. Napier—6 casks ule, 4 casks ale and porter, 9 cases brandy, 3 do kerosene, 4 casks lemonade. 15 pkgs sun- > dries, 3 cases do, 2 qr-casks brandy, 202 pkgs groceries, 24 cases do, 1 dray, 4 cases hardware, 14 pkgs do, 1 case powder, 1 hhd ale, 1 qr-cask whisky, 1 case wine, 13 pkgs Oil and paint, 58 do ironmongery, 4 pkgs machinery, 1 box, G sash-weights, 20 coils wire, 1 keg staples, 0 pkgs furniture, 1 case drapery, 1 truss do, 1 trunk. 1 case saddlery, 100 bags flour, 2 boxes tobacco, 50 sacks oats. Dagmar—lG iron water-pipes. Thames—l 4 gunnies sugar, 2 trunks boots, 1 case glass, 1 keg paint, 3 cases, 1 cask hardware, 2 cases iron. Lease axes, 2 cases, 4 do kerosene, 2 kegs nails, 4 camp ovens and covers, 1 bdl buckets, 1 do shovels, 1 pkg saws, 12 bars and bdls iron, 2 lengths pipe, 2 brls porter, 1 case do, 1 brl beer, half-bushel malt, 1 case drapery, 1 bale do, 2 half-chests tea, 4 cases jams, 0 boxes candles, 1 cask currants, C boxes soap, 4 do ravns, 2 cases brandy, 1 bag sago, 2 do flour, 1 box tea, 2 cases, 1 pkg sundries.

BY TELEGRAPH.

Port Chalmers. —May 80, arrived—B.ls a.m,, Alhambra, from the Bluff; 9.50 a.m., Taranaki, from Timaru. May 31, 9.30 a.m., Wanganui, from the Bluff; 6.15 a.m., City of Adelaide, from Lyttelton. The passengers for Wellington, by the s.s. Alhambra, are Mrs Deveriil and child, and four in the steerage. Greymoutii.— May 39, sailed—B.4s a.m., Otago, for Hokitika. Auckland. —May 31, arrived—lo.2o a.m., Go Ahead, from the Waitara ; Prince Alfred, Belle Brandon, and Dauntless, from Lyttelton ; Phcebe, St. Hilda, from the South ; Saucy Lass and Clematis, from Napier. Hokitika. —May 30, arrived, 7.30 a.m., Waipara, from Wellington. Lyttelton. —May 80, arrived—Mary Webster, from Kaipara; 31st, sailed, 11 a.m.—Wellington, for Wellington. Foxton.— May 31, 9 a.m., sailed—Manawatu, for Wellington. Napier. —May 30, arrived—Rooparelle, ship, from London, with 800 immigrants, after a voyage of 90 days from land to land. During the voyage there were three deaths and three births. The passengers are in excellent health. Emperor, brig, from Lyttelton. The s.s. Phcebe has been detained till Thursday.

The vessels in the harbor yesterday evening were in all 22. Alongside the Queen's Wharf—Steamers, Lima. Paterson, Ilangatira ; ships, Golden Sea. McCallum More, Wcnnington ; brigantines, Isabella, Lizzie Guy ; schooners, Aurora, Canterbury; ketch, Fawn, At Pliramer’s Wharf—brigantine, Bencleuch ; and ketch, Janet Gray. Alongside the breastworkschooner, Tanranga. In the fairway—ships, La Hogue, Inverallan ; barques, He vers bam, Edwin Basset, Ann Melhuish, and Tahitian barque Chevert; schooners, Dagmar and Zior. The s,s. Lady Bird, Captain Andrew, arrived alongside the wharf at about noon on Saturday, after a rough passage for the first twenty-four hours, and fine weather afterwards. She brought a number of passengers, amongst whom were the Hons. AVi Tako and AVi Parata. Koports having left the Manukau at 2.30 p,m. on AA'eilnesday, the 27th, and when a short distance out met a heavy S.AA”. gale, which caused her to make a long passage of twenty-four hours to New Plymouth, where she arrived at 3 p.rn, on the 28th; sailed at 0 p.m., and had a fair run across the Strait, arriving at Nelson at 10 a.rn. on the 20th, having missed the morning tide; left at 7.30 p.m., and arrived at Picton at 3.30 a.in, on Saturday morning; stopped there two hours, and then steamed across to AVellington harbor, the sea in the Strait being smooth. The Lady Bird discharged her inward cargo during the day, and look in other cargo for the Southern ports, clearing at the Customs In the afternoon. She steamed from the wharf early yesterday morning. The s.s. Napier, Captain Butt, which arrived on Friday night from Foxton, was engaged on Saturday in taking 150 immigrants with their baggage and luggage from the ship La Hogue, She landed them at the wharf at noon, and in the afternoon steamed round to her old berth, where she took in a large cargo of flour and other supplies for Foxton ; she left for that port early yesterday morning. From the shipping telegrams we have the following intimation of the movements of the mail steamers; — The Alhambra arrived at Port Chalmers at 8.15 a.m. on Saturday from the Bluff. The City of Adelaide arrived in the same port at 0.30 a.m., having made the run from Lyttelton in twenty-one houra. The Otago left Greymouth at 8,45 a.m. yesterday for Hokitika, at which port the AVaipara had arrived. The next Melbourne steamer to arrive will be the Alhambra via the Bluff, Luncdln, and Lyttelton. She will probably be here oh AVcdnesday. The Tararua v/ill follow her two days afterwards by the AVest Coast. The schooner Tanranga, having finished the discharge of her inward cargo, which has been landed on the wharf in very irregular fashion, is now lying over at the breastwork to load pipes for Hokitika. The p.s. Paterson, Captain Mundlc, returned yesterday afternoon from her trip to Lyttelton, having had an unpleasant passage, with bad weather. She left the wharf here on Thursday evening, after dark, with a quantity of railway material transhipped from the Golden Sea, and arrived in Lyttelton harbor the following afternoon. Having discharged there, she took in about 35 lons of general cargo, and steamed from the wharf at a quarter past seven on Saturday evening, the wind blowing moderate from the north, with misty and hazy weather. At 2 a.m. yesterday morning, the wind shifted round to the south and gradually freshened up to half a gale, bringing with it extremely thick and dirty weather, which continued until arrival at the Heads, just enabling those on board to perceive the dim outline of the mast of the Earl of Bouthesk, appearing above the water. Steaming round the barques Heversham and Edwin Bassett, with their attendant hulk, the Paterson brought up alongside the wharf about three o’clock. The Colonial Government p.s. Luna is now preparing for another lighthouse cruise. She is in capital order after her late overhaul, her boilers and engines generally having been thoroughly looked into, and her bottom cleaned on the Patent Blip, while externally she has been ornamented with an entirely new coat of paint from stem to stern. Altogether she is likely to make a good run this trip. Amongst her places of call will be Cape Campbell, Mona, and the other established and proposed lighthouse stations in the Btrait, for which she will also take supplies of oil and other necessaries. Mr Beod. the Secretary of Customs, will be a passenger in his official capacity. The ship Golden Bca waa on Saturday brought round by Pilot Anderson *from her old berth to the side of the T at which the MeCalhun More is lying, which her light draft, now that the greater part of her cargo in discharged, enabled her to take up with ease. The deeper water of her old berth will be taken today by the La Hogue. m . , The steamer AVaipara, winch left hero on Thursday, the 28th ult., at noon, with some twenty of the nominated immigrants by the AVonnlngton and La Hogue, arrived at Hokitika early on Saturday morning, having made the run down in forty-three hours. The schooner Aurora arrived in harbor early yesterday morning from the East Coast, with wool and limestone. Bhc left Napier at dusk on Thursday the 28th uh., and had a fine run down the coast, with fair weather and light winds. Bho was off the Heads at daylight yesterday morning, when it was almost a culm. Thu southerly breeze sprang up shortly afterwards, with which she came in, and anchored at the wharf shortly after 10 o’clock.

The schooner Bencleuch entered at the Customs on Saturday, and the schooner Dagmar and ketch Thames cleared. . The ketch Janet Gray arrived in harbor from Havelock, timber-laden, early on Saturday morning. The steamer Wellington, which was specially detained at Lyttelton to bring up the Opera Troupe, may be expected early this morning. Shu was to leave at II a.m. yesterday. , ~ . The Taranaki, on her present trip down the coast, made Timaru one of her ports of call. i The Ladybird brings news of another misfortune to the three-masted schooner Melanie. It will be remembered that her stern was damaged during the hoary X.tV. gale in which the Newcastle barques went ashore, and that she was obliged to go round to the slip lor repairs. On her last cruise to the Jlamikau, while Iring in that treacherous harbor, she was driven by a gale on Wednesday night right up to the cud of the harbor. The damage done had not been ascertained when the f.adybin! left, nor do our latest Auckland tiles up to Thursday contain any particulars or notice of tiro occurrence. The Melanesian Mission schooner Southern Cross (auxiliary steamer) started from Auckland on "W ednesday morning on her maiden trip to Norfolk Island, under command of Captain Jacobs. The weather being calm, she proceeded out of harbor under steam. . Tlie following, we believe, will bo the movements of her Majesty’s ships of war on the Australian and New Zealand stations 11. M.S. Blanche, Captain Simpson, is to be the man-of-war stationed at Wellington during the session. H.M.S. Pearl, carrying the flag of Commodore Goodcnough, and now cruising in Fijian waters, will probably pay us a visit towards the end of the session. H.M.S. Challenger will also arrive towards the end of the present month from Svdney, after a cruise in neighboring waters. 'The s.s. Rangatira, Captain Lloyd, arrived in harbor from Napier and Poverty Bay yesterday, after a round trip notable for the severity of the weather met with and the rapidity of the runs made between the ports touched at. She left here on Tuesday night, the 20th ult.. steaming down the harbor in the face of a heavy S.W. gale, which compelled Captain Lloyd to anchor in Worser's Bay for tho night. The anchor was lifted next morning at six o’clock, the sea being so heavy that it was deemed safer to face the gale than remain at anchor. Outside the Heads the > sea was so heavy that the steamer shipped largo quantities of water fore and aft, but a full head of steam being kept up throughout the day, she arrived at Castle Point the same night at 9 p.m. The sea, however, was still so high, and a westerly gale blowing with such force, that it was out of tho question to think of lowering a boat, and the Rangatira continued on her voyage to Napier, where she arrived at seven o'clock on Thursday morning, and entered the Iron Pot at two o’clock tho same day. She left for Poverty Bay at 2.30 on Friday morning and arrived at the anchorage at 11,-15, making an average of eleven and a-half knots, the fastest run ever made between the two ports. All the time the vessel remained, a heavy easterly sea rolled into Poverty Bay, which compelled Captain Lloyd to land tho telegraph material at Gisborne instead of the Murawac River. The vessel left Poverty Bay at 5 p.m. on Friday, and arrived at Napier at 7 a.m. on Saturday. Sailed again at 11 a.m. anil arrived at Castle Point at 10 n.m., whore she landed passengers and cargo, and left at midnight on Saturday for "Wellington, arriving at the wharf at noon yesterday, having experienced thick rainy weather all the way from Napier. From the telegraphic news to hand by the Alhambra, we compile the following summary of shipping news interesting to the port of Wellington, and seamen generally:--Theextraordinary adventures, almost deserving the name of romantic, of the two clipper ships Loch Ard and John Kerr—the former from Glasgow, and the latter from Liverpool—have at last terminated in the arrival of both ships in Port Philip harbor, almost at the same time. Our readers will remember the account given in these columns a short time back of the circumstances connected with the sailing and voyages of these vessels. Both were new and clipper-built; both started at tho same time from their several ports; and great interest was taken in the speculations ns to which clipper would be first to arrive at her destination. They started under fair auspices, but the next thing heard of them was that Loch Ard had been spoken by a passing vessel as dismasted, and that she had unaccountably declined all otfers of assistance ; then that the John Kerr had been spoken by another vessel, also in a crijiplccl state, totally dismasted, but refusing assistance. Considerable interest was excited by these accounts, and the ships were anxiously looked for by the agents and other interested parties ; and at last we have tho news of the safe arrival in port of both vessels. They had been in their helpless condition, beating on and off tho coast for several days before they finally reached their destination, but unfortunately the brevity of the telegram prevents us from ascertaining which vessel arrived first. The explanation of the hapless state in which, the two ships arrived seems to be obvious. Knowing the interest felt in their voyages, the captain o! each ship was probably anxious to make the very best of his time and the prevailing winds. All sail would have been cracked on during a fair breeze, a squall would suddenly have come up, as often happens without any warning* and the damage done before sail could be shortened. The same gale may have dismasted both vessels, within a short distance of each other. From Sydney wo have the news that the s.s. Mikado, which left Kandavau for San Francisco one day before the Citv of Adelaide left for Auckland, with the Australian and New Zealand malls of April, , arrived inside the Golden Gates on the 11th May, the contract date. The account of the brave conduct of Captain Ifwerson, and tho crew of the barque Velocidade, trading between Dunedin and Lyttelton and Newcastle, N.S.W., in rescuing the crew of the wrecked schooner Belle Isle off the latter port cannot have been forgotten; brother seamen will be pleased to see that the Home Government had not overlooked the humane conduct of the captain, and have presented him with a gold medal. Further telegrams from Sydney state that H.M.S. Challenger has not yet left that port, having been detained longer than was expected. Her scientific collection has excited much interest there, and some botanical specimens, especially one or two from the lonely Kerguelen’s Island, have been handed over to Baron von Mueller, who has pronounced them of great use in botany. The Challenger will probably have left Sydney by this time; but she cannot bo expected here for some time, as she will be engaged in the slow work of sounding across the ocean between Australia and New Zealand, as preparation for the telegraphic cable. Her namesake, the schooner Challenger, which was captured in the South Seas by an English man-of-war, on suspicion of being a slaver, and subsequently condemned by the Admiralty Court, has been released by the Home authorities. From Adelaide the sailing of the Kangaroo for Wellington on the 20th is reported, and from Newcastle we have tho news of tho arrival of the ship Wemyss Castle, Captain Shields, from Wellington, which left here on the Cth of May, The "Woodlark, Captain Largie, left on the same day as the Wemyss Castle, and will have arrived probably before this. Both vessels were to load coal, the Wemyss Castle for Shanghai, the Woodlark for San Francisco. The barque Australind and the ship Result, coal-laden for Wellington, left Newcastle on the 21st May, and may, therefore, be expected, under ordinary circumstances, towards the end of this, or the beginning of next week. The following particulars of Home ships bound for Auckland, are given by the “New Zealand Herald”: —ThoN.Z.S. Company’s ship James Wishart, 775 tons Captain Groundwater, sailed from London for this port on March IS. She had on board the following passengers Dr. and Mrs. Warner, and 222 emigrants. Tiie ship Queen of Nations, 810 tons, Captain Smith, left Liverpool for this port on March 17. She called at Belfast for emigrants next day. The ship Countess of Kintore, 737 tons. Loch Awe, 1053 tons, and Miltiades, 1452 tons, were on she berth at London loading for this port when the mail via Suez left. Amongst the home ships to arrive is the New Zealand Shipping Company’s newly-built clipper vessel Waikato, Captain Hodder, a sister ship to the Rakaia, which arrived in Lyttelton some days ago. The Waikato left London on the 18th of March, and passed Deal the next day, bound for this port, calling at Plymouth to take in 310 Government immigrants. The port of Lyttelton has been during tho last few days more than ordinarily busy. Two English ships had arrived, the Vanina, from Glasgow, with immigrants, and the City of Agra, from London, with twenty-two passengers. The barques Acacia and Natal Queen had arrived from Hobart Town ; the barque Velocidade, from Newcastle ; and the Prince Victor, from Geographe Bay. The brig Emperor and schooner Belle Brandon had left for Auckland ; the Hopeful and the Carl for tho Bluff. There arc now five English ships in the harbor of Wellington, namely, tho McCallum More, Golden Sea, Wennington, La Hogue, and Inverallan, representing an average of 1102 tons, and an aggregate of 5950 tons. Of those ships, the McCallum More and Golden Sea have almost finished the discharge of their cargoes, and will leave for Newcastle, New South Wales, within the next fortnight, the McCallum More loading there for San Francisco. The Wennington has just begun the discharge of her cargo, and upon its completion, will load hero for London direct if sufficient cargo is forthcoming. If she cannot fill up here, the balance will bo loaded at some other New Zealand port. The La Hogue will be alongside and will commence discharging to-day, and the Inverallan will take the McCallum More’s berth as soon as it is vacated. The La Hogue, Inverallan, and Wennington, are all entered at the Customs, and thc usual notice to consignees with respect to the landing of cargo duly advertised. Tho ships belonging to tho New Zealand Shipping Company arc the McCallum More, Wennington, and Inverallan. The Weymouth will probably be the next ship to arrive direct from London. She was to leave early in March. The "Waikato will follow her, having sailed on the 18th of March. The Tahitian barque Chevcrt is now entered at the Customs, and will commence soon tho discharge of tho whole or portion of her cargo of coals, for which tenders have been invited. Further tenders are invited for the reduction of masts and other repairs to the vessel, Cax>tain Martin having resolved to have these effected in Wellington. Messrs Johnston and Co. arc tho agents for the vessel Advertisements in another column notify that a vessel of from 80 to 120 tons register is wanted for purchase, and that the ketch George McDonnell is still for sale. Further news as to the position of the barque Earl of Southcsk, wrecked on Barrett’s Reef, was brought in yesterday by the Ladybird. As the steamer came up the channel, several of the passengers noticed spars appearing above the surface of the water just off the Big Rock, and not iiaving heard of tho wreck, glasses wore inquiringly turned on the strange objects. The attention of the second mate being called to it by some of those standing by, he recognised portions of a ship’s mast, and other signs of a vessel having sunk iu the vicinity of the reef ; but no part of the hull or any substantial Umbers could be do- • scried. It will bo noticed that the barque as she lies where she went down is to be sold by auction for what she will fetch. Those who know tho great losses which her crew sustained will be glad to hear that the second mate of the barque has shipped on board tho Heversham in a similar capacity, ami that one of tho seamen obtained an engagement on board of one of the coasters. Tho rest will likely have little trouble in finding employment. The men were all -settled with by Captain Frodsham at tho Custom-house on Saturday. Still later news Is to hand by tho steamer Paterson. Captain Mundlo reports having passed a floating object.

which he recognised as portion of a ship’s main-rail, about thirty feet in length,—some ten miles off the Heath, and liaving seen portion of a mast above water off tho Big Rock, The schooner Aurora, which camo up before tho thick weather had set in, reports having seen spars and part of a yard in positions which indicate that the vessel had broken into three parts. With the southerly breeze of yesterday, a heavy swell will probably have set in towards the Heads, before which the barque would break up. The steamer Wellington will pass by early in the morning, and those interested in the fate of the barque will look anxiously for her report.