SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4233, 14 October 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF WELLINGTON Ilmu Water, G. 27 a.m.; 0.15 r.M. ARRIVED. October IS.—Gothenburg s.s., 500 tons, Pearce, from Melbourne, via the South. Passengers—Cabin: From Melbourne; Misses Fergusson anclDayed, Messrs, Wyndhain, Newton, and Mollis. From the Coast: Messrs Calcott, Caffin, ITatman, Wyllie, Price, Morrah, Hornbrook. Steerage : 2 from Melbourne and 2 from the Coast. Frowning Beauty, barque, 3G5 tons, Campbell, from •Newcastle, SAILED. October 13.—Stormbird, s.s., 07 tons, Doile, for Wanganui, Passengers—Cabin: Miss Steadman, Messrs. Morgan, Shaw (2), Witherby, and Coker. Gothenburg, s.s., 500 tons, Pearce, for Mtdbourno, via the West Coast. Passengers—Cabin : For Melbourne : Mrs. Clark and two children, Mr. Kerr. IMPORTS. Canterbury, from Havelock; 25,000 feet sawn timber. , „ , , Gothenburg, from Melbourne: 1 pkg, 4 rams, 1 plough. From Lyttelton : 2 cases. 2 pels, and sundry cargo to bo transhipped for Northern ports. Stormbird, from Wanganui: 1 horse, 2 trunks, 1 box, 1 case. Isabella, from Hokitika: 49,433 feet timber, 1 piano, 7 bags, 2 pkgs. 1 box, Sarah and Mary, from Hokitika: 90,000 feet sawn timber., Elderslie, from Oamaru: Gl7 sacks, 3G4 half-sacks, 1152 quarter-sacks. Frowning Beauty, from Newcastle : 525 tons coal. EXPORTS. Gothenburg, for Melbourne : 1 box, 3 half-tierces. 6 quarter-tierces, 2 pels, 7 pkgs bags. Stormbird, for Wanganui; 51 cases, 9 hales, 43 mats, 12 boxes, 13 pkgs. 2 trusses. 1 nest baskets, 32 gunnies, G tanks, 1 dray, 1 plough, 1G furnace bars, & drums, 2 bags. Go-Ahead, for New Plymouth : 2 horses, and original cargo from Onehunga for New Plymouth, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London. —Douglas, 1423 tons, Wilson, sailed frbm Gravesend July 3 ; f Pan then, Langstone, to sail June 20; Iliudostan, July 15; Wanganui, July 25 ; Star of India and Hourah, sailed August 25 ; Helen Denny, 1207 tons, Ruth, sailed from Deal July 24 : Carnatic, Jungfrau. E, P. Bouvcrie, and Soukar. New York.—Sunlight, barque, to sail loth August. Northern Ports. —Wellington, s.s.. Kith inst. Southern Ports.—Taranaki, 15th inst. Newcastle. —Anne Melhuish, Camille. Melbourne, via the South.—Otago, s.s.. 17th Instant. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Northern Ports.— Taranaki, s.s., 16th inst. London.—Halcione, early in November. Southern Ports.— Wellington, s.s., iGth inst. Foxton. —Nax>ier, s.s., early; Mary Ellen, 15th instant. Wanuanui. —Manawatu, p.s., this day. Melbourne, via the West Coast.— Otago, s.s., 17th inst. East Coast Ports (North Island).— Rangatna, s.s. . tliis day. Newcastle.—Australind, this day. Castle Point and Uriti.—Aspasia, schooner, about 14th inst. PORT OF NEWCASTLE. ARRIVED. September 23.—Edwin Bassett, from Wellington ; Syren, from Lyttelton. 27. —Australian Sovereign, from Lyttelton ; La Paix, from Nelson. ' 29. —Anne Melhuish, from Wellington. SAILED. September 25.—Duke of Edinburgh, for Dunedin ; Woodbine, for Wellington ; William Gifford, for Lyttelton. PORT OF MELBOURNE. ARRIVED. September 27.—Sam Mendel, ship, from Dunedin ; Eliza Firth, schooner, from Hokitika. 23.—Devaua, ship, from unedin.

Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood ami Co.'s s.s. Gothenburg, Captain Pearce, arrived in harbor yesterday morning at 9 o’clock. She left Melbourne on September 30, and cleared Fort Phillip Heads at 5.30 p.m. Passed Wilson's Promontory at 0 a.in. on the Ist, and Goose Island at 3.30 p.m. of the same day. Experienced light north-west winds for the first three days, which helped the ship along. On the 4th, however, the wind came more into the north, and less favorable for the ship’s progress, and the weather was thick, but cleared away on the sth, and was followed by a strong south-west breeze with heavy squalls. Made the Solanderat G p.m. the same day, and hoveto all night off Dog Island until daylight next morning, when she steamed into the Bluff at G a,m. on the Gth, and landed passengers, cargo, and mails. Left again at 4 p.m. the same day for Port Chalmers ; experienced strong south-west wind and swell along the coast, and arrived at 7 a.m. on the 7th. Left Port Chalmers at 5 a.m, on the 9th, and experienced light north-east winds and smooth water, arriving at Kakanuiatffa.ra. the same day. Loaded 700 bags grain, and sailed for Lyttelton at 8 p.m.; had light winds and moderate weather, arriving at Lyttelton at 1 p.m. on the 10th inst. Discharged eight tons cargo, and received sixty tons. Left at 2.30 p.m. on the 12th, and experienced thick squalls with strong easterly wind on the voyage along the ccast, arriving here as above. The barque Frowning Beauty arrived in harbor yesterday afternoon, with a cargo of coal consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company. The s.s. Go-Ahead came off the Slip yesterday morning, having had her compasses adjusted, and received a coat of paint. She sails for New Plymouth to-day. The s.s. Stormbird sailed yesterday afternoon for "Wanganui, and will return to Wellington on Thursday, about noon, sailing again for Wanganui on Friday. Fatalities at Sea. —During the voyage of the clipper ship Kodney, which arrived on Saturday last, two tragic deaths took'place. A few days after leaving Plymouth one of the second-class passengers was seized with delirium tremens, and he informed the captain that the crew was going to mutiny and murder them all. He requested to be locked in his cabin for the night, so that he would escape ; and after removing anything--or, a 3 it was thought, everything—with which he could commit suicide, he was locked in. Unfortunately a leather strap was overlooked, and with it the man hung himself during the night. Some time after this a number of the sailors were • engaged furling one of the sails, when one of them lost his hold and fell overboard. There was a high sea on, and the ship was'running at the rate of eleven knots, but she was immediately rounded to and a boat. lowered. Two life buoys were thrown to the man from the end of the poop as the ship swept past hint, bat he was rot able to catch either of them. * Those who went to Ids rescue in the boat picked up his hat and the buoys, but the unfortunate man was never seen by them, though they must have been at the spot where he went down in a few minutes.— Melbourne Daily Telegraph, September 28. A ourious Waoes Case. — The captain of the American ship IlentUl was summoned for payment of wages in the Sandridge Police Court by no less than eight seamen. From the statements marie, it appeared that the men engaged as seamen on board the vessel, and five of them signed the articles. The vessel was to have sailed on the Bth instant, but from some cause that was not stated she was still in the bay. The men complained that the forecastle was so infested with vermin that it was not fit to live in, and at last they refused to work, and, as they stated, left the ship with the captain’s permission. They claimed payment for the tirao they had worked on board at the rate of 12s. per day. Mr. Emerson, who appeared for the defendant, contended that, as the men had made an agreement on board a/orcign vessel, the Court had no jurisdiction in the matter. The Bench took this view of the case,-and dismissed the complaint. It transpired that the men had received advance notes for £5 each, all of which had been cashed.—Melbourne Argus. Kuxxiwa into a Light-ship.—On the 15th inst. Messrs. MeMeckan and lilackwood'a steamer Claud Hamilton, outward bound to South Australia, came into collision with the light-ship in the West Channel, which was damaged to the extent of £7O. The matter was brought underlie notice of the Pilot board, who held an inquiry yesterday. After a sitting of two hours, during which the evidence of those on board the steamer and the light-ship was taken, the board arrived at the following decision :—“The Pilot Board, hiving taken the evidence into consideration, and. having heard what the master of the Claud Hamilton had to say, is of opinion that the collision with the West Channel light-ship arose from the default of Captain Bawden in neglecting to take the necessary precaution in navigating his vessel in entering the West Channel on the 15th inst., and for his default the bornd .suspend his exemption certificate as a pilot for two calendar months.” The repairs to the lightship have been made by the Government, Messrs. MeMeckan, Blackwood, and Co. paying the cost.— Melbourne Age, September 29.

Tub Last Voyage of tub Macokegoi-..—The A. and A. mail steamer MacGregor arrived last niqht from San Francisco via Auckland, bringing the Kngli;h and San Francisco mails. The following is a report of the round voyage The Macgrcgor arrived at Honolulu from Kamlavau on 2!>tliJu]y: experienced strong north and north-east winds vJth heavy beam sea; reached San Francisco August Bth, and landed 170 passengers; proceeded again at 3 a.m. of 18th with New Zealand and Australian mails, after being detained two days in consequence of the mails having been sent from England via Boston instead of New York. Arrived at Honolulu after a fine weather passage on 20th, at 8 p.rn. ; sailed again 28th at 0 a.m. ; crossed the equator 3rd September in ld!)‘ 4!/ VV. : passed Fhronlx island on the 4th; sighted the Home Islands on the 7th : passed Direction Island, and entered Mamikau Passage on the Bth ; anchored in Kamlavau harbor at 8 a.m. of the 10th (having had a fine weather passage); left Kandavan same day at 11 o’clock with strong winds ; reached Auckland on the I'dh, and sailed again at 1 a.rn, IGth ; sighted the Three Kings at 0 a.m. of T/th, strong north-west wind ; 18th, strong gale with head sea ; l!)th, VV.N W. winds and squally; 21st, heavy westerly gale, ship rolling heavily, 8.30 a.m, terrific squall, sea white with foam, in fore and main staysails, stopped engines, put the ship’s head to the northward, set reefed mizen and jigger staysails, noon furious gale, sea running terrific, ship rolling heavily, Jp.m steam steering gear carried away, connected w.it-el chains and steered aft, 4 p.m. tremendous squalls and very heavy sea, put sails in mizen and jigger weather rigging to keep ship’s head on to the sea. mizen staysail blew away ; 22nd, gale abating, 1 p.m, st.irtea the engine, ship going on her course; trl, n .i 5 ? 1 ® wind and heavy beam sea, ’2? r jfiI»*> 1 »*> ™H> ship Borrov/dalc —all well. lh(. iuargregor arrived inside the Heads at 0 n m Sydney Mornmy Herald, Bej»tornbcr 24. A Captain’s Complaints.—. From ton r.VTn/.ii- V /. a tenlay morning till bjx o’clock In the evening, «fo Wj llaniatown Bench were engago.l in hearing com . plaints brought by Captain Boas, of the ship Evelyn against some of Ins crow. Henry Parsonage the second mate, was charged witli c ntinued wilful' din obedience of orders on the passage out. Henry Jarvis the cook, was also charged with continued wilful disobedience of orders; and further, with having assaulted the captain on the noth June, when at sea ; and Alex. Campbell was charged witii disobedience of orders. Jarvis complained against the captain for having assaulted him. The offences with which the

men were charged were quite distinct. The second mate had refused to attend to some Wf-vlc which the captain directed him to perform on two or three occasions, and had neglected to keep a proper look-out. The cook persistently refused to sleep in the galley, \ and was alleged to have otherwise disobeyed lawful I commands, and Campbell had refused to scrape the \ ship’s side when out at sea, because he affirmed that the ship was rolling so as to make the work decidedly dangerous. The captain and chief officer gave evidence to this effect. The sailors called a number of witnesses on their behalf. It was stated that the captain had seized Jarvis by the throat when the man was in irons, and the cook retaliated by biting his finger. The Bench dismissed both the assault cases. As the entries in the log-book had not been made on the occasion of the commission of the offences, but some time afterwards, the magistrates refused to consider the entries in evidence, and the charge of disobedience of orders against Jarvis was dismissed. The complaints against the second mate and Campbell were also dismissed, the Bench thinking there was no proof of “continued wilful disobedience” on Parsonage’s part, and that the evidence was insufficient to substantiate the charge against Campbell. The second mate was fined 205., in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, for contempt of Court in speaking of the chief mate as “ that thing,” after being warned by the Bench.—Melbourne A<je, Sept. 30.