SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4293, 23 December 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT 03? WELLINGTON Hion Water, 4.32 a.m.; -1.52 p.m. ARRIVED. December 22.—Phcebe, s.s., 410 tons, H. Worsp, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Mackay, Russell, Armstrong, Tiffen, and Bidwell; Misses MeKenzie, Humphries, Macdonald, Hitcliins. and Kilgour, Major Palmer, Colonel Moule, Messrs. Smith, Allan, Brown, Moroy, Marney, Bidwell, Watt, Tiffen, Standish, Donelly, Roso (2), Whittan, and Harman; Masters Biddlo and Posthehvaite ; 15 in steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. Forest Queen, schooner, 51 tons, W. Johnston, from Pelorus Sound. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Pink. Mclntyre and Co., agents. Ladybird, s.s., 280 tons, 11. J. C. Andrew, from tho North. Passengers—Saloon : Mrs. Pickett, Misses O'llalloran, Roskrudge, Fcmvick and child, Johnston, Strong, Holmden, Ward; Dr. Lethbridge, Messrs. Adams, Young, Bentley, A. Hoare, Raymond, Holt, Hodson, and Lee; 21 for South ; 11 in steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. Go-Ahead, s.s., S 4 tons, Dale, from Wanganui. Johnston and Co., agents. . Napier, s.s., put back. SAILED. December 22.—Napier, s.s., 44 tons, Butt, for Foxton. Passengers—Cabin : Mrs. Boxaad two childien, Mr. and Mrs. Graff, servant and three children. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., agents. Ladybird, s.s., 230 tons, 11. J. C. Andrew, for the South. Passengers—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. King, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. and Miss Nicholson, Miss Wilton; Messrs. King, Anderson, Burr, Well, O'Brien, Smith, Mailman, and Garrard, and 21 original; 4 in steerage and 13 original. R. S. Ledger, agent. Rangatira, s.s., 185 tons, C. Lloyd, for East Coast ports. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Tiffen, Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn, Mrs. Crosse, Misses Williams, Davis, and Franco, Master Soaley, MissE. Greenwood, and Mr. Weir ;4 in steerage. R. S. Ledger, agent. CLEARED OUT. December 22.—Rose of Eden, 30 tons, J. A. Smith, for Wanganui. Master, agent. IMPORTS. Phcebe, from the South: 45 cases, 137 bars iron, 5 bdls, 1 bale, 11 kilderkins, 7 casks, 40 boxes, 2 anvils, 1 vyce, 5 bags, 3 hf-hhds, 9 trunks, 1 pkg, 1 wool press, 2 coils rope. Elizabeth, from Havelock: 22,000 ft sawn timber.Forest Queen, from Pelorus Sound: 3559 pieces (30,000 ft) timber. Ladybird, from the North: 21 cases, 11 trunks, 5 boxes, 2 cabinets, 12 pieces wood, 2 rocking-horses, 13 bags, 1 keg, 3 pkgs, 5 sacks lime, 8 sacks potatoes, 204 bags malt, 1 bale hops, 33 bales wool. EXPORTS Rose of Eden, for Wanganui: 2SO bars railway iron. Napier, for Foxton: 0 cases, 2 pulleys, 11 pkgs drapery, 42 pkgs groceries, 0 cases brandy, 3 parcels, 30 bars iron, 18 pkgs, 1 press, 2 pkgs chaff, S pkgs hardware, 203 pkgs telegraph materials, 40 bags flour, 2 pkgs fowls, &c, 5 kegs powder, 8 pkgs (chaff-cutters), 1 cask, 18 pkgs sugar, &c. Ladybird, for the South : 200 casks cement, 22 pkgs sundries, 1 stone, 9 pkgs, 2 boxes, 2 cases, 0 pock«ts hops, 500 coils wire, and original cargo from the North.

Rangatira, for East Coast ports : 4 cases stationery, 40 qr-casks brandy, 5 poles. 2 hhds, 10 barrels, 5 qrcasks whisky, 1 qr-cask, 30 cases wine, 100 boxes candles, 1 qr-cask rum, 4 casks tar, 15 bundles wire, 51 sacks flour, 10 cases claret, 4 cases moselle, 5 cases lobsters, 4 cases chairs, 8 kegs, 1 chest sago, 1 bale paper, 2 pkgs drapery, 2 drays, 3 trusses, 1 case shoes, 3 bars iron, 4 rolls floorcloth, 1 truss carpet, 1 case cheese, 2 cases galvanized iron, 50 bundles shooks, 22 bundles, 21 cases ale, 204 bags malt, 1 bale hops, sundry extra luggage, 82 pkgs sugar, 170 cases merchandise. 93 pkgs sundries, 20 coils, 2S casks, 5 parcels, 5 cases biscuits, 5 cases sardines, 7 qr-casks, 0 hfchests tea, 2 bales, 1 crate, 22 bundles, 07 boxes. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.—Avalanche, Hindostan, Langstane, Carnatic, Jungfrau, Berar, Humboldt, Avalanche, and City of Vienna. New York.—Sunlight, barque GEOGKArHE Bay.—Grace Darling. Melbourne, via the South. —Albion, s.s., this day. Southern Ports. —Taranaki, s.s,, 2Sth inst. Nskthern Ports. —Wellington, s.s., 28th inst. Melbourne, via the West Coast.—Alhambra, s.s., 27th inst. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. London. —Adamant, about9th Jan., Jessießeadman, early; Howrah, in January; Soukar, about 7th February. Melbourne, via the West Coast. Albion, s.s., this day. Melbourne, via the South. —Alhambra, s.s., 28th inst. Southern Port3.—Wellington, s.s., 29th inst. Northern Ports.—Phcebe, s.s., this day. Hobarton. —Malay, this day. BY TELEGRAPH. PORT CHALMERS, Tuesday. Arrived : India, barque, from Launceston, 21 days out; Woodville, barque, from Newcastle; Duke of Edinburgh and P. C. E., barques, from Newcastle. Sailed : Stranger, brigantine, for Newcastle; Acacia, barque, for Hobarton; Lizzie Guy, for Hokitika; Falcon, brigantine, for Melbourne ; Kate Braixa, brigantine, for Wellington. LYTTELTON, Tuesday. The Albion sails North at 4 o'clock p.m. The Isle of France; during last night's gale, fouled the Waitara, carrying away her jibboom and her own topmast and jibboom. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Arrived : Mary King, from Greymouth, and Flirt, from Lyttelton. The s.s. Ladybird, Captain Andrew, left the Manuka at half-past 3 p.m. on Saturday last; arrived at Taranaki the following day at 12 noon ; left again at 2 p.m. Head winds and heavy sea were experienced from Manukau to Taranaki; from thence to Nelson fine weather. She arrived at Nelson about half-past 6 a.m. on Monday, left at 4.30 p.m. Dirty weather was met with on the run from Nelson. Made fast'to the wharf here at 11 a.m. yesterday morning. The Ladybird brought a large number of passengers for this and forward ports. She sailed for the South yesterday evening. The ship Strathnaver ha 3 at last escaped from her bondage. Yesterday she got up her anchor and sailed down to the anchorage off Kaiwarra to wait for a shift of wind to enable her to proceed to sea. The Avalance. —This vessel has sailed from London for Wellington. She was built by Messra A. Hall and Co., of Aberdeen, to the order of Messrs. Shaw, Savili, and Co., Ejid is an excellent addition to their already large fleet of vessels. She is 1160 tons register, and classed 100 Al at Lloyds. She sails under the command of Captain Bishop, whom our readers can recognise as the oldest captain in the Wellington trade. If the late change of wind to S.W. happens to stand for a few days we may look with some confidence for the arrival of several Home ships which are fully due. From London there are the Janet Cowan, 09 days out, the Florence, 99 days out, and the Araby Maid, 93 days out. The Frederick Bassil and Margaret Galbraith, from the same port, are respectively 98 days and 75 days at sea. From Glasgow, the Nelson is 73 days out, and the (Fennie Loutitt should be also far advanced on her way from Liverpool. The ship Wildwood, from Puget Sound, i 3 also fully due, whilst the Sunlight, from New York, and Medora, from FooChow, may be looked for hourly.— Otago Daily Times, December 15.

The ship Celestial Queen ha 3 met with close attention on the part of the shipwrights, and the leakage she suffered from has been effectually stopped. Although the leak "Was not extensive, being confined to that part of her garboard streak just before the foremast, it -was decided to strip the seams fore and aft and caulk them, and so make a thorough job of it. Tlila was completed yesterday, and this morning's tide will see the Celestial Queen undocked and moored in the stream. She is under charter to the Jfew Zealand Shipping Company to load at Napier for London, and will proceed there as soon as she has completed ballasting.— Otaqo Daily Times, Dec. 16. H.M.P.S. BAEEACOUTA. (From the South Australian fo'jinter, Nov. 21.) The appearance of a man-of-war in onr watera is always looked forward to with great interest, and the unexpected sight of a large vessel of that description off Glenelg on Friday morning, November 20, created a great sensation amongst the early risers. She appeared about dawn heading in towards Glenelg, and for some time her precise character was undecided until she hoisted her number; then the signalman put off, boarded, and found her to be H.M.P.S. Barracouta, 1053 tons register, and 300 nominal horsepower, from Perth. The vessel is commanded by Captain Stevens, E.N., and is on a cruise round the colonies. Her appearance at once proclaimed her to be a craft that has ' " done the State some service" a regular paddle steam-sloop of the old school, and a true veteran of the seas. Her horse-power can be worked up to over 800. She stands high out of the water, seems somewhat overmasted, and with her lofty spars and square yards has rather a heavy appearance, which the massive paddles well forward contribute to, while creating a favorable impression of her power. One noticeable feature about her is the adaptation of two large boats as wheel-houses covering the paddles, which work inside them. Thus space is economised, and the boats which have a large carrying capacity, are available in cases of emergency with little preparation. She is also well provided with other excellent boats, as well as a steam pinnace. Her length between the perpendiculars is 190 ft. and her width amidships is 31ft. A flush upper-deck with an ample space aft for quarter-deck carries her armament—four 00-pounder muzzle-loading: broadsido guns, one revolving bowchaser, three 12-pounder Armstrongs, breech-loaders. In beautiful order, and two field-guns of the same make and small calibre. She has on board twenty officers and 185 men, the latter for the most part young seamen, healthy, cheerful; and altogether a fine lot of fellows. On the voyage heavy weather was encountered, and the mainyard, as well as two topgallantmasts, was carried away. During a heavy gale, whilst the vessel was under canvass, fan ordinary seaman named Phillips, who, we believe, has relations in Melbourne, fell overboard, and although everything that could be done under the circumstances was attempted to recover him. the sea was too heavy for getting out a boat, and the man sank after struggling in vain to reach the life-buoy which was cast to him. The history of the ship has boen somewhat eventful. Owing to her great space between decks, she was used as a transport during the Ashanteo war, and in fact was one of the first to commence the assault some months before the military arrived. But though she was enabled to do good service In the cause of hor flag, her steam pinnace playing a conspicuous part, she suffered much from climatic Influences, being almost a hospital during the greater part of the time. Half her crew were invalided with fever, and she returned in May, subsequent to the proclamation of peace, with a ship's company only too glad to breathe the pure air of the north after the pestilential vapours Of the African coast. After she had been refitted and repaired, she started for the colonies, touching en route at Madeira, St. Vincent, St. Helena, the Capo, and Freemantle, which la3t port she left on the 9th Instant. From South Australia, she will sail for Sydney.

The following is a list of those on board tho craft: —Captain, Charles E. Stevens; lieutenant, Angus McLeod ; lieutenant, Thomas E. Maxwell; navigating lieutenant, Albert Wonham ; paymaster, Herbert Rudge ; chief engineer, Edward Ingleden ; sub-lieu-tenants, Mervyn Bryan, W. Charter, R. H. Collins, H. Ommanney, and W. Anton; staff-surgeon, Edwd. Broster; surgeon, H. Scanlan ; engineers, H. Cocking, W. Inglis, and A. Mclntyre ; clerk, Thomas Stovin ; navigating midshipman, George H. King; boatswain, T. Canham ; gunner, W. Riggs ; carpenter, George Mitchell; 202 all told, 170 complement, officers 27, marines 25.