ENGLISH SHIPPING NEWS. (Prom the Home News)

Otago Daily Times, Issue 262, 22 October 1862, Page 4

ENGLISH SHIPPING NEWS. (Prom the Home News )

The Alraora, Captain Williams, belonging to Messrs Walthew's Liverpool line of packer, sailed from the Mersey on July 28 for Melbourne, with a full coraplt merit of passengers and cargo on board. The White Star line, Messrs H. T. Wilson and Chambers, have despatched the clipper ship King of Algeria, Captain Brown, to Melbourne, with upwards of 300 passengers and a full cargo of or rchandise on freight. The Sultana, Captain H. Williams, under the Black Ball flag, sailed from Plymouth on the 2nd Augu,t, after having embarked a number of passengers and emigrants from the western counties, for Brisbane, Queensland.

The Matilda, Captain Stevenson, belonging to the Black Ball and Eagle Line, sailed on August 17 from Liverpool for Melbourne, with a full cargo of merchandise and a small number of passengers. The ersey line, Messrs Edmund Thompson and Co., will on the 28th August despatch the ship Egeria, Captain James Pollock, with cabin passengers, as a "short ship," and a full cargo of .merchandise-on freight. The Maxwell will be the succeeding vessel on the Mersey line. The White Star ship Shaliraar, sailed from Liverpool for Melbourne and New Zealand on the 25th August. She will land her Melbourne passengers, and then proceed to Auckland, New Zealand. Early in September the same line will despatch the clipper ship Mermaid, Captain Kerr, from London for New Zealand, with passengers and-cargo. ; . On July 26 the ship William Miles, having on board the second detachment of intending coionisfa for the new settlement of Albertland, New Zealand, left the East In<lia Docks in the presence of v large concourse of people. A select pany of ladies and gentlemen accompanied the ship to Gruvesend, and on dropping anchor at thai place a meeting was held upon the.quarterdeck,"and farewill addresses were delivered to the colonists by ■Mr John Noble, of the Middle' Temple, Mr Joseph A. Homer,. F.R.S.L., Mr Herbert Thompson, ltev. — Foljambe, and Messrs 11. Barton and S. Brame, the managers of the expedition ; £he ftev. G. C. Smith offered .up a proyer for the safety of the voyagers. Messrs H. Wiison and Chambers, of the White Star line, intend despatching the Mermaid from London to Canterbury on the Ist September; and the Chariot of Fame, from London to Auckland and Otago, on the 10th September. , . ARRIVALS. Chariot of Fame, from Otago, August 21, and John I Bunjan, from Wellington. : DEPARTURES FOl* NEW ZEAIiAND. July;—lndian Empire, Queen of the Mersey, Star of Tasmania. William Miles, Water Lily, and •Scoresby, . . , .- f ...... August.—Chrysolite, Constance, and Ida Zeglier. SHIPS LOADING FOR NEW ZEALAND. For Auckland.—Lancashire Witch, Cairngorm, and Silver Eagle. i " For Canterbcry. —. Exchange, Derwentwater, Mermaid, and Roman Emperor. For Nelson.—George Canning. 'For Otago.—Chile, Sarah, and Empress of India. ■■' ■ For Wjblmwgton.—Wild Duck and Earl of Windsor. For Southland.- -Sir George Pollock.

The Liverpool Post says:—" The authorities in London aud Liverpool have been during the last few weeks, and are still, engaged in bringing to light a most nefarious conspiracy It appears that tbe underwritPrs have received information that for some time past shipowners have neeu canying out a deeply laid scheme of fraud. Their plan of operations seem to be to purchase v ssels, effect charters for an outward and homeward cargo, gH advances both on ship and freight, and insure .the whole for considerably above the va'ue. They th< n find a suitable master, who is promised a good bonus if the. vessel goes to the bottom. The vessel is then bored in some convenient part and the apertures are filled with plugs, which can be easily removed by any one in the secret. At the first breeze of wind a little plug is removed, and the vessel begins to make water; tbe leak keeps increasinsr, until the suitors, exhausted with pumping, request the captain to abandon the ship. As soon as another ship is within hail, the request is granted; *be heroic captain is the last to leave, the doomed vessel, his last.moments onboard being occupied in removing the remainins plugs, to make sure that the vessel herself will tell no talfs. The whole oi' the details have been laid before Government, who have determined to use their utmost endeavours to < put a stop to tlve system . hence the publication of posting' bills, which 'our readers must have observed on the walls of the town, offevinga reward of £200 ilnd a tree pardon to masters and mates who will give evidence to convict their principals. We earatstly hope that-this will have the effect of bringing the arch -offenders to justice." Tbe Great Kastern!sailed on Saturday, August 16.' from Liverpool for New York at 2.30 p.m. She took out 274 cabin, and 516 steerage passengers. - She also had on board 2500 tons of cargo. Lar»e crowds of spectators were assembled on the different quays and: piers to witness the departure of t»;c ''bit? ship."