SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4229, 9 October 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF ■WELLINGTON llioii Wat£R. 3.45 A.M.; 4.2 r.M. ARRIVED. October B.—Phoebe, s.s., 416 tons, Worsp, from Northern Ports. Passengers—Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. Allan, Miss Secombe, Miss Bell, Miss McKune, Messrs, llasfcwell, Hume, Margett, Wood, Harvey, Donne, Fitzgerald, Purdy, Carroll, Dodson, Litchfield. Wcymss, * and 10 for South. :10 and 2 for South. R. S. Ledger, agent. Euphrosyne, three-masted schooner (put in windbound), from Hokitika, bound for Oamaru. Alert, schooner (put in wind-bound). : SAILED. October B.—Phcobe, s.s., 416 tons, Worsp, for the South. Passengers—cabin : Miss McDonald, Messrs. Adams and Coates. Steerage :2. R. S. Ledger, agent. % _ , XT William Ackers, barque. 209 tons. Brown, for Jse*castlo. Williams, agent. IMPORTS. Phcebe, from Onehunga : 1 parcel, 55 cases, 4 boxes, 8 coils rope, 1 package, S casks, 1 keg, 2 timber jacks, 3 bars copper. From Nelson ; 5 sacks, 52 pieces piping, 7 cases. 'From Picton :10 boxes. EXPORTS. Phcebe, to Lyttelton: 5 cases, 25 horses, 8 pkgs, 2 pels, 1 trunk, 1 box. To Dunedin: 6 empty barrels,2 casks, 12 cases, 7 half-barrels ammunition, IT hhds, 1 pci. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. —Douglas, 1423 tons, Wilson, sailed from Gravesend July 3 ; Panthea, .Langstone, to sail June 20; Hindostan, July 15; Wanganui, July 25 ; Cartvale, passed Falmouth June 29; Star o£ India and Hourah, sailed August 25 ; Helen Denny, 1297 tons, Ruth, sailed from Deal July 24 ; Jungfrau, E. P. Bouverie, and Soukar. Northern Ports. —Wellington, s.s., 16th inst. Southern Pouts. —Star of the South, this day; Taranaki, 11th inst. Newcastle. —Anne Melhulsh, Camille, Frowning Beauty, Heveraham. Wanganui. —Stormbird, s.s., this day; Manawatu, p.s., this day. Melbourne, via the South. —Gothenburg, s.s., this day; Otago, s.s., 17th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Northern Ports.—Ladybird, s.s., 12th inst. London. —Halcionc, early in November. Southern Ports. —Wellington, s.s., 16th inst. Foxton. —Napier, s.s., early, Wanganui. —Stormbird, s.s., this day; Manawatu, p.s., this day. San Francisco,—Euterpe, this day. Melbourne, via tub West Coast. —Gothenburg, s.s., 10th inst. ; Otago, s.s., 17th inst. Napier, Auckland, and Levuka.— Star of the South, s.s., 10th inst. East Coast Ports (North Island).—Rangatha, s.s., 13th inst.

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NELSON. October B.—Arrived, early: ‘Wellington, from Picton. SPIT. October B.—Arrived, 10.10 a.m.: Rangatira, from Wellington. WESTPORT.October B.—Sailed, 10.15 a.m.: Waipara, for Wellington. ■ LYTTELTON. October 8. —Sailed, 2 p.m.: Star of the South, for . Wellington. POET CHALMERS. October B.—Sailed : Ladybird, for the NorthAy Overdue Ship. —A signal for “ A sail in sight ” •was hoisted at the flagstaff at 5 p.m. yesterday, but the sail had not been made out at dusk. It will probably prove to be the Pasithea, now upwards of 120 days out. —Nelson Colonist , October 6. ' ' ~ The Hourah.—We hear that the ship Hourah, reported by the Agent-General as having sailed direct for New Plymouth, with immigrants, is not likely to visit this port. Her destination will be Wellington, and her passengers will bo sent on here by steamer.— Taranaki Herald, October 3. Steam,— During the past ten years the screw has entirely replaced the paddle in transatlantic navigation. the weight of marine engines has diminished one-half, the steam pressure has quadrupled, and the consumption o 9 coal has decreased two-thirds. Shipwreck and Great Loss of Life.— The Friend of India states: —“The loss of life by the wreck of the steamer Nil in Chinese waters was unfortunately much greater than was supposed. Altogether a hundred and forty-four were drowned, including eightyfour passengers. Another vessel, the Manchu, has also been lost under the most harrovring - circumstances. She met with heavy weather shortly after leaving Nagasaki, and her captain, finding that the ship would inevitably sink, launched four boats with his crew of fifty men, including five wrecked Japanese that had been picked up. Three of the boats were soon swamped, only the lifeboat with the captam, four Europeans, and twelve Chinese escaping. This, too, became waterlogged, and after suffering. terribly for a time two of the Europeans wished their comrades good-bye and jumped overboard to end their misery. The Chinese gradually dwindled down to one, and this man with the captain and second mate form the sole survivors from the ill-fated Manchu. They were -picked upby'a German ship and taken to Chefoo.” Launch or Twin Ship Cast alia.— The launch of the English Channel Steamship Company’s first twin ship, the Castalia, from the dockyaid of the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company at - Blackwall, is an event of unusual interest. The steamer is 1190 ft. long, and consists of two half-hulls, divided lenthways, each 17ffc. beam, built 20ft. apart, and joined by strong girders, which form the framework of a superstructure 183 ft. long and 60ft. wide, extending to the outside of either hull, and affording ample room for saloons and other accommodation. The engines are being constructed by Messrs. J. and A. Blyth, of 260 horse-power nominal collective, and they will be placed one in each hull, the paddles working in the intermediate space between them. Both ends of the steamer are alike, and fitted with double rudders, so that the necessity of turning in harbor is entirely obviated. The main object, however, of Captain Dicey, the designer and patentee of this twin ship, has been to prevent the rolling motion which is the principal cause of sea-sickness. As it is a matter of notoriety that native vessels in Southern India and elsewhere, which are constructed upon a somewhat similar principle, with an outrigger consisting of a cigarshaped log fixed parallel to their side at a distance of about twenty feet, are exceedingly steady., and it is expected that the steamer will realise this object to a great degree, and for that reason alone the scheme will highly recommend itself to the bulk of British tourists. A large and distinguished company assembled at the invitation of the Directors of the Thames Shipbuilding Company to witness the launch of this steamer, which was christened the Castalia, by Lady Granville. Among the visitors were the German Ambassador and Countess Munster, the .French Ambassador, and Duchesao de Luynes, Earl Manvcrs, Lord and Lady Monck, Lord and Lady Annaly, Admiral-Houston Stewart, Admirals Likhatchoff and Tchlhatchoff, and Captain Copitoff, of the Imperial Russian Navy, and representatives from nearly all the English and French railway companies interested in the Channe 1 traffic. After the launch some three hundred of the visitors accepted the hospitality of Messrs. F. C. Hills and Peter Rolt; the Directors of the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, the latter gentleman being in the chair. Lord Granville, in a very humorous speech, replied to the toast, “Success to the Castaßa,” and everything passed off satisactorily.

THE SOUTHERN CROSS MISSION SCHOONER. We have been favored with the. following interesting extract from a letter written by Captain Jacobs , Left Bay of Islands for Norfolk Island June 2 ; arJ rived at Norfolk Island on June 7th ; left Norfolk Island for the Islands June 9th, with Rev. Messrs. ‘ . Codringtoh, Brooke. Selwyn, and Still, and sixty-two boya and girls. Qaickmn to Mai, where arrived June 14th, and anchored. A cutter called The Brothers at anchor there. June 16th, left Hai for Ambrym and islands to the northward ; great deal of light winds * and close, steamy weather. On June 22nd, left the Banks for the Solomon Islands! Communicated with Wango on the 27th ; Florida, 2Sth ; Lavo, 30tfa. July ,Ist, off Cape Prieto, Isabel, off which Captain Jacobs discovered a reef, on which ho landed, with the Rev. J. R. Selwyn/in order to get its position accurately. Description as follows: —Named the Pearl Reef -; bear-., ings from it: Ortego Island, east end, S. by E.; Mount Guillard, S.W. by S.; Cape Astrolabe, E. by N. £ N.; extreme north part of Yaabel (as seen from reef), N.W. | N, CapUin Jacobs considers this a dangerous reef. From the mast’s head of the vessel shoal water was seen isome two miles N. of the reef.’ The reef is circular, with a sand bank In the centre about 12 feet high. July 3, landed Mr. Brooke and party at Florida, among the Solomon Islands; calms, with heavy rain-squalls and much thunder-and lightning. On the IGth July left the Solomon Islands for the Banks Islands; reached Motu on the29th. On the 30th, • communicated* with a schooner called the Southern '. Cross, at anchor at Bligh Island. From information given at Saddle Island, there were .five of the natives on board this vessel who had been decoyed; five others had escaped by swimming. Mr. Codrington ; went on board her; but the master of the vessel said they came on board of their own free will, and refused to give them up. Mr. Codrington then obtained, a document from fcho Government Agent to say that he had offered to take them homo (this inust be the same ; vessel whose Government Agent and- niato were reported to have’ been killed three days' later at Torres’ Islands, which are some thirty-five miles to leeward of ‘ Bligh Island). The Mission vessel then visited the Banks Islands and New Hebrides, returning to Motu," and landing the Bcvs. Codrington:and-Selwyn' at Motu and Ara, to remain while the vessel went toNorfolk ' Island, Left for Norfolk Island on August 20th, with the Rev. J. Still and about twelve Melanesians. Very variable weather to Norfolk Island, which was reached .on" September 7th. Left again about the Dtb, with the Rev. C. Bice and Mr, Kenny for the Islands. Captain Jacobs'does not expect to be back to Auckland till about the end of the third week in November. One of the crew bad been down with fever and, ague, and Captain Jacobs had been unwell, chiefly from exposure and, over fatigue. He reports seeing the Leila, of Melbourne, a cutter of about 35 tons, : in the Now Hebrides, with apparently about 100 Natives on board, i -Ho also says . that, as they used to personate the lato Bishop, so they do the .present head of the Mission.’ He says, A fellow is going about in a vessel,:* Wears . spectacles, says he la Codrington, and speaks'. Motu language. He .went to Santa Maria, said he was . Codrington,;. &nd-wanted-..people. to go ; to. Nor folk Island, also called at Star, Island with the same tale. He said hls boat's crew were Mota men ; buf one of > the Mota men was there, and told the people that it .... waanot so, and he had-tOwbe off.,--So-.that it seems that the so-called labor trade is still pretty active, and likely to glve trouble and cost money.' c At Norfolk ialand aUwas weil; The Pearl had touched there on her way to Fiji, with the Governor of New Bouth Wales, who will, they say, pay them an office' Tisit in a few months* time. At the Mission Station things were going oa well. Mrs. Palmer, who had !

been ailing for a long while, died on the llth September, of consumption. Her father, the Rev. X 5. Y. Ashwell, who left in the Dauntless, arrived too late to see her. They had a rough and long passage down. Mr. Ashwell returned to Auckland last night in the Golden Isle, from Russell, having come from Norfolk Island In the whaler Hunter.' —New Zealand Herald, October 3.