SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4419, 18 April 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POUT CHALMERS.

April 17.—Wild, N.K., fresh. Weather, fine, cloudy. 8 ium.—Barometer, 20.18 ; thermometer, 52. 1 p.m. —Barometer, 20.74 ; thermometer, 61. 6 p.m.—Barometer, 29. W ; thermometer, 00 High water on the 18th April :—At the Heads, 0.41; at Port Chalmers, 10.21; at Dunodm, 11.0. ARRIVALS. Express, s.s. 13fl tons, Frascr, from Bluff Harbour, 11. Hoi'ghlon and Co., agents. Passengers--Mr and Mrs Findlay an.', child, Mr and Mrs Hooper and child, Mesdames fevers, .Tones, Miss Dunn, Messrs ilenzie, Baker, Coxhead, Stoneham, Watson, Brown, and 9 etcerago. ' Albion, f «., C4O tons, Clark, from Melbourne, April Hth, via Bluff. Balgcty. Nichols, and Co., agents. Passengers —Mwtamo limn Dn Murska and maid, Mesdanies A. T. Cargill, Holloway, Messrs O. M'Lcan, Fittman, S aite, J. Hill, Topham, O'Kelly, Holloway, Senors De Vivo and valet, Rosnati, Susinl, Giamona, and 5 steerage. OKPAim'RKS. Matau, p.s. 104 tons, Urquhnrt, for Oamaru. J. Albion^ s , 040 tons, Clark, for Lyttelton and other ports. Da'leety, Nicholß, nnd Co., agents. Pasengers : For Lyttelton—Mr Bobington. For WellingtonMessrs Cole, Kell, Topham. For Sydney—Mr Campbell ; and 22 g'ecrage far all ports. , ... Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Stewart, for Timaru. Keith Bamsay, agent. EXPKCTED ARRIVALS. Fpxm London.—Loch A<vo, January 31st; Caitloch, February 2nd; Zuleika, February 12th. Balnaquith, | Norval, Obcron, Orpheus, Kingdom of Sweden, Lady .From Glasgow.—Pomona, January 18th ; Horsa. From Nkw York.—Stillnmn ■B. Allen, January 23rd; Argosy, March. From Nkwcmstlk.—Bobycito. From Melbourhe.—Au Revoir, April 4th ; Yarra, lleera. PROJECTED BKrARTURES. S or London.— May Queen, early ; Oamaru, 22nd inst. For Mklboorne. — Ringarooma, 20th inst. ; Otago, early ; Indian Chief, early. Fob Stdkky.—Easby, lflth inst. ; Gloucester, early. For San Frajscisco.—Australia, sth May. For Northern Ports.—Hawea, 10th inst.; IVebo, 22nd inst. For Lyttelton, &c. —Wanganui, this day. For Timaru. Taiaroa, 22nd inst.; Beautiful Star, 22nd lnst. For Southern Ports.—Express, 19th inst.; Comerang, this day. For Suau Point.—Shag, this day. For OahaßU.—Samson, this day ; Matau, early. For AucKLAND.--Hinemoa, this day. Foa. Napier. — Jane Anderson, early; Transit, early. For Wellington*.—Kate Brain, early. For Moeraki.—Dofiance, early. For Port Mow.viax.— Matau, IDth inst. For Waxoaxui. —Owakc, early.

CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

INWARDS. Wangauui, 179 tons, Christian, from Timani, with cargo. J. Mills, agent. Samson, 124 ton», Edie, from Oamnru, with cargo. J. Mills, agent. Taiaroa, 228 tons, Stewart, from Timara, with cargo. Keith KamFny, ngent. . Easby, 900 tons, Kennedy, from Sydney, with cargo, F. Fnlton, agent. Shag, 81 tons, Wing, from Shag Point, with cargo. Martin and Watson, agents. Albion, 691 tons, Bawden, from Bluff Harbour, with cargo. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co., agents. Pioneer, 28 tons, Afntheson, from bhag Point, with cargo. Martin and Watson, agents. Nautilus, 29 tons, Baker, from Timaru, with cargo. Bmitnan, Macandrew, and Co., agonts. Express, 186 tons, Fraser, from Biuff Harbour, with cargo. H. Houghton and Co., agents. OUTWARDS. Matau, 104 tons, Urquhart, for Oamaru, with cargo. J. Reid, agent. Albion, 561 tons, Bawden, for Lyttclton, with cargo. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co., agents. Taiarea, 228 tons, Stewart, tor Timaru, with cargo. Keith Ramsay, agent. IMPORTS. Per Albion, f rem Melbourne: 7 package?, Ku-n Goon Lee ; & do, Livingston : 6 do, Mills, Dick, and Co; 5 do, H Wise and Co ; 01 do, order ; 38 do, Kimbell; 89 do, Bull and Swinerd ; 64 do, Luks ; 67 do, Prior ; 20 dp, Duggnn Brothers; 30 do, Meonan ;16 do, Aidrich ; 72d0, Dunnimr Brothers; 21 do, Duggan and Williams; 1 do, Wright; 22 do, Russell, Ritchie, and Co; 25 do, Lange and Thoneman ;40 do, Neill and Co; 6 do, Zicle and Co; 10 do, Anderson; 1 do, Oliver and Ulph; 1 do, Farquhar; 2 do, C Begg; 3 do, Larnach ; 1 do, Wilson ; 1 do, Kempthorne, ProsBer, and Co; 1 do, Reiddock ; 1 do, Heaton ; 1 do, Robins and M'Leod : 8 do, Law, Somnor, and Co ; is do, Names ; 1 do, Hnlton; 1 do, Loary and Grant; 1 do, Maohie; 1 do, Isaac; 1 do, Wilson ; 1 do, Johnson ; 1 do, Geddes; 1 do, Harris. For Oamaru—so packages, Meek and Co ; 8 do, Gas Company ; 1 do, JTalam; 1 do, Ham. Per Express, from Bluff: S pickages, 00 bales, Cargills, Gibbs, and Co ; 18,096 feet timber, Findlay and Co: 8000 do, Bennett and Dow; 6 packages, Sutton Brothers; 19 do, Tannage ; 2 do, R Hudson ;17 do, Shand ; 5 do, Duncan ;1- do, Nicol; 2 do, Jewett; 9 do, Menzles; 1 do, M'Lcan ; 1 do, Mrs Beetham ; 1 do, Gillanders. EXPORTS. Per Beautiful Star: For Timaru-86 packages, pila1; 95 do, Neill and Co: 52 do, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co ?>(f d.o, Marshall and Co ; 15 do, Bnscoe aad Co; 8 do, Albion Brewery Co; 3 do, Burke; 3 do, Kempthorne, Proaser, and Co ; 10 do, Sargood ; 1 do, Hallenstein Brothers; 6 do, Reid and Gray; 3 do, Hsyinan and Co; 1 do. Bing, Harris, and Co ;27 do, ► Edmtfnd, Forsyth, and M'Neil; 1 do, Farquhar; 2 do, Walden; 1 do, Moore; 4 do, Park and Curio; 2 do, Bridgman; 3 do, Lange and Thoneman.; 1 do, Paxton; 2 do, Hawoith; 8 do, Kwong Sing Wing: 1 do, Denner ; 2 do, Lister ; 1 do, Rosa and Glendining ; 1 do. West; 29 do, Neill and Boyd; 1 do, Coxhead ; 1 do, Scoular; 1 do, De Beer and Co ; 2 do, Haworth ; S do, Wise and Co ; 1 do, American Stamp Co. For Lyttolton—26 packages, Joel; lot timber, Findlay ; 20 packages, Marshall and Co ; 62 do, Neill and Co ; 12 do, Albion Brewing Co ; 2 do, De Beer and Co ; 1 do,. Wise ; 1 do, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co ; 10 do, Sargood, Son, and Ewen ; 1 do, Coombcs ; 8 do, JHaymansoD, Low, and Co ;20 do, Lambert; 20 do, Irvine ; 10 do, Wood ; 6 do, Bridgman ; 1 do, Brown, Kwing, and Co ; 3 do, Burt ; 2 do, Lange and Thoneman ; 3 do, Brocklebauk. Per Samson, for Oamaru; 1 packege, Dalrympla; 2 do, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co; 1 do, Cargills, Gibbs, and Co ; 1 do, Vfe>t ; 12 do, Mahew ; 2 do. Wise and Co; 1 do,' Martin; 1 do, Moore; lot timber, Guthrio and Larnach ;22 cs, Scoular; 135 do, Mills; 8 do, Wood Bros ; 1 do, Parry ;12 do, Burke; 3 do, Brown ; B do, Meenan ; 1 do, Smith; 14 do, Edmond, Forsyth, and VTNeli; 1 do, Robinson ; 5 do, Brown, Ewiug, and Co ; 2 do, Park and Curie; 1 do, Coombes; 1 do, North and Scoullar; 4 do. Colleen; 3 do, Slesinger; 6 do, Keast and Co; lot fruit, Dunning Bros.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, April 17th. Sailed.—Hawca, for Lyttelton and South at 1 p.m. Passengers : Miss Holmden, Messrs A. Johnston, J. Pebble, H. White. Auckland, April 17th. Arrived.—Dilpussund, barque, from London.

Messrs Macmeckan and Biackwood's steamer Albion, Captain Clark, having on board the New Zealand portion of the European mail via Suez, arrived at the Port Chalmers Kailway Pier at 7.30 a.m. yesterday. Otairo'fl share of tho mail, consisting of.lo bags, was soon disembarked and despatched to Dunedin by special train alter tho first train from Dimedin cauio down. Notable arrival by the Albioii was the celebrated cantatrice Madame lima De Murska, with Signors Vivo, Koonati, Suiaini, and Giamonn, members of her Company. Tho other passengers, twelve in number, included our old friend Mr George M'Lean, returned from his Australian tour. The Albion received the New Zealand mail from the P. and 0. steamer China and tett Hobson's Bay at 11 a.m. on the nth task, cleared Port Philip Heads at 2 30 p.m., and the Strait early next day; had westerly winds and fine weather across, and passed the Sulandor atll.4op.m.on the 16th, arrivingatthe Bluff at 7 a.m. nextday. Landed 58 tons of cargo and coven passengers, and left at 4 p.m. Steamed down against a ttrong N.E. bieeze, and arrived as above. We thank Mr Jones, the purser, for our flies and the report. The Albion landed some 50 tons of cargo yeaterday, and left for Sydney, via Cook Strait, in the afternoon. Messrs Houghton and Co.'a steamer Express arrived at tlioPoit at (5.30 p.m. on Sunday, and having 66 bales of wool for the shlpOamaru remained at theJPier all nltfht. Transhipped to her yesterday morning, then coaled and proceeded to Dunedin. She left here last Wednesday evenintr, made the run •. to the Bluff against a strong S.W. gale, arriving at 5.80 p.m. on Thursday. Discharged and loaded, and on Saturday landed tbe immigrants and their effects from the ship Pomona, and at 1 v.m. on Sunday left for head quarters. Steadied down against a fresh nor'-easter, and arrived ag aforesaid. She leaves again tor the Bluff to-morrow.

The ketch Lloyd's Herald wag taken into Sutherlaud's Slip yesterday to bo cleaned and overhauled. Discliami'iK the ship Wellingtan is drawing to a close. All her measurement goods arc out save a few packages for transhipment, and two or three for fiunedln ; of dead weight she has between two, and three hundred tons on board.

The ship Maulcsdcn is fist getting rid of the large cargo she brought hero. Thursday or Friday next should see the lust of it lauded. She has shipped 180 tons of ballast.

The barque Nardoo la clear of cargo and ballasting. To-morrow should see her ready for sea. Consequent upon the delay in the arrival of expected grain consignments from the Const, the ship Hay Queen is undergoing untoward delay in loadiug. The greater part of her wool is to hand, either on board or in the ehed, ami all that is wanted to enable her to complete her loading is 150 tons of grain for dead weight. We hope it will be brought in early this week.

The Instalment of 1812 bags of wheat per Taiaroa prov«d very acceptable to the ship Oainaru. She has n0w,2500 bags on bard, and about 700 bales of wool. The number of wrecks reported for the present year to date amounted to 193.

The tonnage loading on the berth at London, February ISth, for India, China, and Cape of Good Hope amounted to 58 <>94 tons, and for Australia and New Zealand 42,551 tona.

The following passengers are on their way to this Port:—Per New Zealand Co.'s Loch Awe, frcm London : MiKses Cantle, Ally Croker, Rev. Jno. Hobbs, Mr Ch&ndler ; second-cluss and steerage—Mr and Mrs Hannay and son, Misse3 Ritchie (2), M'Cririe, Messrs Moorhouee (i), Boswell, Palmer, Wright, Ruston, Robertson, Uennie, M'Kolan. Per Shaw, Savill, and Co.'s Cailloch, from London : Mr and Mrs Chapman, Miss liaugh, Messrs Bell, Daniela, Pope, Watson, Tomlinson; second eabir.-- Mr mid Mrs Falkindor, Messrs Humphries, Patmon, Hopcr, Carey, Oalo(2), Morgan; steerage—Messrs Watts, Barr, VValker, Samson, M'Pherson, Priichett, Payne, Cooper, Quale, Earnshaw, Fiynn, Klnjr, Cain, Ellis, Archibald, Sullivan, Eccleton. Aroy, Page, Daley, DaUlson, Hock, Cocks, Mill, Smith, Hammond, Collins, Lewis. Per Albion Company's ZuloiSca, from London: Mr and Mrs Beaver, Mr Thieiena."

The barque Deubigiyjliire was entered at the Customs yesterday, and, weather nennUtinfr, will be moored at tlie Hallway Pior to-day for discharging. Consignees are culk'd upon to puss entries. We notice that the barque Gloucester is laid on the berth forNewenctle, and will sail to-morrow. She has capital passenger accommodation, both first and second class.

The schooner Offtake in to load for Wangacui and Havelock as soen as ahe is dear of Inward cargo. The steamer Matau loft for Oamaru yesterday morning. The steamer Taiaroa loft ycsterttayjjevening on another trip t» Tiinwu.. ~.,„, The Union Company's s.». Hawea, which left Wellington at noon yesterday, is expected to arrive at, Port Chalmers early, on Wednesday ; and it is proposed to despatch her north again tbo game afternoon.

' She is behind her'time-table datetthis voyage, having been detained on the upward trip for the nulls. _ The voyaire of the Firth of Clyde, a vessel vrnicti arrived at Port Adelaide en March 2, was rather an eventful one, ovrinjf to tiie unruly conduct of the seamen. "The vessel." says the Register, "sailed from London on November 20. At the early stage of the voyage there was no suspicion of anything wrong, out after a time it was evident on several occasions that the seamen had had more grofr than was served out. Sub-cqucntly it was discovered that the fore hatch had been tampered with, and some cases of drapery broken into. Then followed another furious carouse among't the tars, and the master vent forward to inspect the State of affairs, but the men were too much engaged in quarrelling to respect r.is authority, so he withdrew, A 400-gallon tauk Of fresh water having been stowed on the fore natch, one mode of ingress to the cargo was thus ttopped. The drunkenness, however, "continued, and on one occasion it was found that there had been a way discovered of getting into the fore V.old through a ventilator. Another track had been made down the after hatch, so that altogether a constant Biege was kept up during half the voyage. At length matters culminated in all hands joining in a free fight, which lasted for just sufficient umc to enable the master and the officers to secure the ringleaders. Four wore placed in irons in the cabin, and one in the forepcak. On overhauling the bunks and chests forward, a most singular collection of plunder was found, comprising drapery, boots, tins of preserved fish, liquors, and, in fact, a general sampling of the cargo. The officers and those who were left t« help them in managing the ship, had rather a hard time of it with five hand 6 jenocked off duty. However, it being fine weather, the work was not heavy, and the vessel completed the voyage without further accident. Of course the whole of the recovered plunder was taken charge of and put aft, but the whole revolt is one of those disgraceful incidents which have occasionally to be chronicled, and which stronglj' suggest a conspiracy by the men to get clear of their vessel on reaching port. During one of the fracas referred to it was only by the exercise of the greatest forbearance that the master restrained himself from using hu pistol in putting down the rioters."

THE TE ANAU.

Another and most impoitant addition to the fleet of powerful first-class steamers hailing out of the Port of Dunedin may be expected to arrive here at the latter end of July next. She will fly the house flag of the Union Steam Company, and has been constructed for special purposes of wide significance, as will he demonstrated when she gets fairly into work. She is named the Te Anau, her birthplace the Clyde. She has grown up under the hands of those noted builders the Messrs Denny and Co., of Glasgow, and is a vessel of some 1100 tons register, built in accordance with the latest improvements, and the highest class going— V 0A at Lloyd's. Her dimensions are—Length, 290 ft.; beam, 33ft ; depth of hold from spir deck, 25ft. She is built in two decks, spar, main, with bridge-deck above, and in six water-tight compartments, which give five bulk-heads, constructed of 6-10ths and 5-16ths inch iron. Three of these run up to the spar deck and three to the main deck. A peculiarity in her build is provision for water ballast. A tank, 34ft. long by 10ft deep and extending right across her bottom, has been built in cf heavy iron, its capacity being- 300 tons. This feature is an economical arrangement for facilitating the movements of the steamer when she is preparing to leave port with short allowance of cargo. The tank room fills through bottom cocks, and thus supplies her with the needful stiffening, and, by aid of steam pumps, 18 nearly a? soon emptied. Abaft it are situated, firetly, a coal bunker, then the boilers, then another coal bunker, and abaft that the engines. Forward by the first c«al bunker is the mainhold, and abaft the engines the after-hold, with roomy compartments, with forehold to match. From the specifications, it is evident that the steamer will be most substantially constructed. All outside plating- is double rivetted, and butts of sheer strakes, and three strakes at bilge treble rivetted. She has two bilge keels. Every other part of her is proportionately strong and of vest materials. She is brig-rigged, lower masts of iron. Amongst her appointments is a condenser capable of supplying 600 gallons of fresh water per diem. There are two sets of steering gear—one aft, the other on the bridge. The latter is on the crib-winch principle with double wheel six feet diameter. All the deck houses and offices are of iron, excepting the side houses under the bridge, which are of teak. The captain and officers' quarters are in the deck houses. Her windlass is one of Paul and Co.'s patent, to be worked by either steam or hand-power, and her ground tackle comprises cables of regulation size, two of Rodger's patent anchors, and one of Trotman's. She is supplied with six boats, three of them constructed upon the life principle. Two of the life-boats are fitted with Douglas's patent lowering apparatus. She is liberally supplied with steam power for dealing with cargo, She has three hatchways and six winches, all of which are supplied with steam from a horizontal tubular boiler. There is also a donkey engine in the stokehole for washing decks, &c. We have now to deal with her passenger accommodation, which is arranged differently to that of the general run of steamers. The saloon is "forward of the engine and boilers, and immediately abaCt the main cargo hat^h, which, according to the plan, is also the fore hatch. It is entered from a roomy companion on the spare deck, forming part of the house in which is the captain's cabin. The companion stairs lead right into the salle a manger. The ladies' apartments extend aft on the port side sf the companion way, and on the starboard side of the companion way are the pantry, steward's room, and offices. A row of sleeping berths, entered forwards of the dining saloon, on each side of the main cargo hatch, are baggage and linen rooms. There are four cabins, of three berths on each side, all comfortably furnished with sofa, &c, as also are the other cabins further aft. ahe saloon is handsomely finished off with maple veneered mahogany, with gilt cornices and trusses. Forty passengers can be accomm dated in the saloon. Tho second-class accommodation is situated right aft, on the same deck- the main and is really superior of the kind, and provision for CO passengers has been made. The Te Anau is a screw toat of 12i-knot speed, guaranteed. She is fitted with a compound surface condensing engine of 220 horse-power nominal, specifications of which are not to hand. Messrs Denny an:i Co ,of the Clyde, are the builders of it. The Te Anau is intended to run in the Dunedin, Sydney, and Newcastle trade, but, from her descripiton, it is evident that she can be utilised to some purpose in other directions. She has a 1600 tons capacity for coal, and is to bring passengers and cargo hore from the Clyde, making the passage direct, under steam and sail. She is to leave June Ist. We wish her very much success. „

INTERCOLONIAL SHIPPING.

A new Bhip, the Castle Holme, of nearly 1000 tons, arrived at Melbourne on her maiden trip on the Bth inst., after a passage of 118 days from Sunderland. She was built at Sunderland by Messrs Bertram, Ha-i----well, and Co., for Messrs Hync Bros., of Maryport. Her passage was remarkable for the nearly entire absence of westerly winds on the track she took across the Southern Ocean. Tho prevailing winds were frou South to N.E by the East. The Argus says :—On the voyage of the barque Sea Nymph, hence to Newcastle, when she was 16 miles E.N E. of Jarvis Bay, the master, Capta'n Ford, picked up a life-buoy with "Asia-" on it. The buoy h conjectured to have belonged to the ship of that name which left Newcastle on Septembir 3, 1874, and has not since been heard of.

The Suiiur, a new wooden clipper ship of American build, arrived at Melbourne from Boston on the 10th inßt., doing the distance in 84 days, She had good . westerlies on the 44th parallel, averaging 242 miles per day for 14 consecutive days. The barque Prospector, hence, arrived at Sydney on the Bth mat.; and the William Gifford, from Oamaru, in the 9th.

WRECK OF THE BANSHEE.

We have received from one of the survivors (Mr Eliot Mullens, accountant of the Australian Joint Stock Bank) tho following account of the wreck of the Banshee (s), on Hinchinbrook Island:—The Banshee, a steamer of 58 tons register, belonging to Mr James Burns, of Townsville, and commanded by Captain D. H. Owens, left Towiioville at G a.m. on Tuesday, 21st March, with passengers and horses for Cooktown, the weather at the time heing thick and raiuy. All went well till noon, and the vessel was miking good weather of it, when the wind increased, and by 3 p.m. it was blowing a furious gale from the S.E. At about 3.15 p.m. I heard the awful cry, " We arc going ashore." 1 was reading in the saloon at the time, and jumped up and rushed on to the main deck. Tho rocks were only forty yards distant, and right ahead. At the moment I reached the deck, we struck aft on a rock, passed over it, and went right ashore, broadside on, to large boulders of rock. I rushed to the bridge, and from there jumped on to a rojk, but was washed away to one much lower down, where the waves washed over me, but I managed to scramble up unhurt. I turned, and just then the saloon, which was a house on deck, was smashed to atoms, burying beneath it four women and four children, whom we never saw again. One lady oniy was saved; this was Miis James, the stewardess, who clung to a rope, and was washed inshore, and dragged up by Peter Cornell, the fireman. Captain Owens was twice washed under the vessel, and much bruised. The sight was heartrending ; men, women, children, and horses all being crushed up together between steamer and rocks. Five minutes from time of striking all was over—all were saved oi hopelessly gone from our sight for ever. Antony, the coloured cook, and a stowaway had a miraculous escape. They were unable to leave the vessel -until she was washed up high and dry, when they coolly walked ashore. We found the land to be Cape Sandwich, Hinchinbrook Island. We then started in a body across the island, and camped two or three miles from the wreok. We managed to light a big fire, but it was raining: and we had but one small tin of tobacco and five pipes amongst us. We were taken off and conveyed to Townsville by the schooner Spunkie. The following is the correct list of lost and saved, taken down by me on board the schooner:— Saved.—Captain Owen 6, Miss James (stewardess), R. Coutvs (mate), E. Parsons (engineer), and the fo:lowing passengers:—E. Burstau, E'iot Mullens, F. Broad, P. Ryan, E. Barnes, J. de Jersey, Hugh Hughes, Frank Robinson, John Jones (seaman), John Capper. Thomas Harney, T. F. Taylor, William Foley, James Baxter, William Burke, Charles Price, R. Bormby (carpenter), James Smith, Peter Coanell, John Willet, Andrew M'Kay, Alexander Gordon, John Macanally, Antoine tdoubtful), and five others. Lost.—Mr Welsh, Mrs Welsh, and four children, Mrs Mattcson, Mrs Antoine, Mrs Davey, J. Anderson, Neil Lang, William Moore, Thomas Hanralian, Edward Hannthan, James Simpson (fireman), Patrick Ryan, Robert Ellingworth, and four or five supposed to be stowaways.