ENGLISH SHIPPING.

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

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

PORT OF LONDON. Arrived : Oct.-4, Wild Deer, from Otago ; Oct. 11, Rakaia, from Lyttelton; Oct. 10, Scimitar, from Otago. Sailed : For Wellington—Oct. 22, Avalanche, ship, 1101 tons :'Oct. 18, Berar, ship, 902 tons. For Nelson : Anazi, 408 tons. For Auckland: Dilharrce, 1293 tons, Warwick, 1005 tons. For Canterbury: Oct. 11, Alice, 020 tons ; Oct. 29, Charmian, 659 tons ; Oct. 29, Lady Jocelyn, 2138 tons : Oct. 28, Waimatc, 1124 tons. For Dunedin : Oct. 9, Janet Cowan, 1277 tons: Isabella Ridlev. 233 tons (via Christiana) ; Oct. 2, Margaret Galbraith, 840 tons ; Oct. 0, Sophie Joachim. Loading : Oct. 30, at London—For Wellington : Ardcntinny, 377 tons ; City of Vienna, 999 tons; Inverene, 744 tons; Hudson, 794 tons. For Nelson : Leonidas, 010 tons ; Michael Angelo, 1174 tons (cleared Oct. 29). For Auckland : Baron Aberdare, IG3O tons; India, 912 tons. For Dunedin: Candidate, 705 tons ; City of Dunedin, 10S4 tons : Gareloch, 117 G tons ; Wild Deer, 1010 tons (cleared Oct. 28). PORT OF LIVERPOOL. Loading : Oct 27, Estelle, for Invercargill. PORT OF NEW YORK. Arrived : Oct. 13, Florence, from Auckland; Sept. 21, Edith Moore, from Auckland. Sailed : Oct. 1, Osßea, for Wellington (via Port Chalmers.) PORT OF BOSTON. Cleared : Oct. 18, Agnes, for Dunedin. The ship Berar, for Wellington, from London, passed Deal on the 25th of Octobsr. The ship Carnatic, from London, for Wellington, landed her pilot at Dartmouth on the 9th of October. The ship Dilharee, from London, for Auckland, left the Downs on the 12th of October. The ship Humboldt, for a port in New Zealand, sailed from Cuxhaven on the 12th of October, and was off Falmouth on the 26th of that month. The ship Janet Cowan, from London for Otago, passed Deal on the 10th of October. The ship Nelson, from Greenock for Otago, discharged her pilot in Dublin Bay on the 6th of October. The Alice (barque), for Canterbury, m getting under way, October 13, from the Downs, fouled the Recovery (barque), from Grimsby for Doboy, when both vessels received slight damage. They remain at anchor. The following is a list of the ships and number of emigrants forwarded to New Zealand by the AgentGeneral for the colony during the month of September last:—Assaye, for Auckland, with 419 souls ; Cospatrick, for Auckland, 420 ; Geraldine Paget, for Canterbury, 305; Clarence, for Hawke's Bay, 343; Carnatic, for Marlborough, 297; and Crusader, for Canterbury, 374 : total, 2262. The tonnage loading on the berth at London, October 24, for India, China, and the Cape of Good Hope, amounted to 49,105 tons, and for Australia and New Zealand to 40,771 tons. At London high-classed sailing tonnage is in short supply; but, with the exception of Australia and New Zealand, there is little inquiry outwards, and longvoyage business generally dull. Homeward freights are unaltered. Auckland :—From Liverpool, 355. to 40s. ton (general.) Otago:—From Glasgow, 355. to 40s. ton (bale and box goods.) The Fernolen.—On October 27 Messrs. Blumer and Robson launched from their yard at North Dock, Monkwearmouth, an iron sailing ship, named the Fernglen, and intended for the emigrant trade between this country and New Zealand. The chief dimensions of tho ship, which is exceptionally fine in model, are 185 feet between perpendiculars, 32 feet beam, 19 feet depth of hold, and about 850 tons nett tonnage. The vessel has been built to the order of Mr. R. B. Porrett, shipowner, of Sunderland, and will be commanded by Captain Frazer, formerly master of the Ferndale, also owned by Mr. Porrett, and engaged in the same trade. The Fernglen, which is the first vessel of its class registered at Sunderland for the emigrant trade, will be provided with steam winches, condenser, and all latest improvements, and will afford accommodation for about 270 emigrants and fourteen cabin passengers, exclusive of the crew. She has been classed 100 A, and will be ship-rigged. The Oamaru.—On October 20 Messrs. Scott and Co. launched, from the Garvel shipyard at Cartsdyko, an iron sailing ship named the Oamaru, for the Albion Shipping Company, Messrs. Patrick Henderson and Co.'s line of London and New Zealand packet ships. She was taken in tow by one of tho Clyde Shipping Company's tugs, the Flying Spray, and berthed in the Victoria Harbor, and will there be fitted and completed. The following are the dimensions:—Length between perpendiculars, 230 feet: breadth of beam, 29 feet 10 inches; depth of hold, 22 feet 3 inches; tonnage, 1492 tons; demi-female figurehead, elliptical stern, long poop, large deck-house, with topgallant forecastle. Fog-Signal FOR the Lizard.—The recent collision off the Lizard seems to have induced the Trinity Board to erect a fog signal. Wc learn that a spot has been selected near the edge of the cliff, in front of the lighthouses, where a steam whistle will be placed as soon as possible. In addition to this it is stated that the electric light will replace the argand lamps, which have been in use from the beginning of the century. Ship Pocahontas Burned at Sea.—Messrs. T. O. Hunter and Co., Greenock, announce that on the 9th September, while tho barque Dunloe, Captain Burns, was in lat. 20-04 south, long. 3314 west, on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, she sighted a vessel flying signals of distress. The Dunloe bore down and found that the vessel was the Pocahontas, 1100 tons register, loaded with coals, and that her cargo was on Are. At the request of the master of the distressed vessel, the Dunloe stood by her till 3 p.m. next day, when it became imperative to leave the Pocahontas to her fate. The captain and crew of the vessel, altogether 18 in in number, were then taken on board the Dunloe, and in a short time the Pocahontas was on Are from stem to stern, and continued to burn till she disappeared from sight. As the Dunloe had not sufficient extra provisions to serve for the rescued crew all the way to Calcutta, she was steered for Rio de Janeiro,. where they were landed all well on 10th Sept. The Dunloe made the passage from Liverpool to Rio in 41 days.— Glasgow Mail. An Incident at Sea.—The following account of a remarkable marine phenomenon is from the Cape Argus of recent date:—From Capt. J. P. Bead, of the American barque Albert, wo learn of a remarkable natural phenomenon, which occurred during his voyage from Adelaide to this port. On the oth August, when in lat 32deg. 40min. S., long. llOdeg. 21min. E., heading N.W., with a fresh whole-sail breeze, the surface of the water suddenly became violently agitated. The sea rose mountains high, rolling in from both sides, and threatened to engulf tho vessel. The captain immediately shortened sail and wore ship, heading to the eastward, and ran out of the disturbed water in about 20 minutes. The vessel suffered considerable damage in springing spars and splitting sails. The captain ascribes this remarkable occurrence to subterraneous volcanic action. The area of the troubled water was very limited in extent, and the waters were almost instantaneously piled up in great masses on every side. There was no wind of sufficient force to account for the disturbance.