Shipping News.

Otago Witness, Issue 428, 11 February 1860, Page 2

Shipping News.

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Feb. 4— Ann Jane, 34, Thomson, from Molrneux : 71£ bales wool.— Jones, Cargill, & Co., agents. Feb. 6— Dove, 20, Jones, from Lyttelton : 1 case printing materials. Passengers— Messrs. M'Betb and Abbott. — Master, agent. Feb. 6— Oberon, s.s., 70, Louden, from Oamaru : 86 bales wool.— F. Greer &Co , agents. Feb. 6 — Alma, 15, Johnson, from Moeraki, in ballast.— F. Greer & Co., agents. Feb. 6.— Aquila, 27, Austen, from Auckland : 100 cases gin, 3 tons flour, 20,000 feet timber, 4000 bricks, 3 crates furniture, anchor and cable. Passengers—Messrs. Reid, Clarkson, and Ford!^-Mas-ter, agent. Feb. B~Pioneer, 30, Simpson, from Molyneux : 62 bales wool, 7 bags potatoes, 7 bags oats, 1 keg butter.— Young & M'Gldshan, agents. Feb. B— Airedale, s.s., '286, Johns, from Lyttelton : 5 parcels merchandise. Pabsengers— Cabin : Messrs. Dougherty, Turnbull, Jones, Brown, Whittaker, Reynolds, Redwood, Duncan, Aylmer, Sims, Dr. Sinclair, Bishop Harper?* Mr. and Mrs. Newcome and child, Mr. and Mrs. Sewell, and Miss Palmer; Steerage: S. Gfiint, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mary and Ellen Jones, P«er Matson, Mr. and Mrs. j Tylar, Isabella, Lucy, Mary Ann, and Edward Tylar, I Mr. and Mrs. M'Kenzie. Robert Ostler, George Quayle, Mr. and Mrs. Smithson, T. S. Reid, Joseph, Margaret, John, and James Garby, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, James, Mary, Thomas, and Jane Crawford, Mary Jane Esperie, W. Thompson, Henry Smith, John Ramsay, William and Albertina Finch, William Murray, William, Mary, Mary Ann, Eliza, and Matatoka Johnson, Henry and Adlard Lewis, Robert Moore, Joseph Sweeston, Patrick. Elizabeth, Ann, and Wm. P. Murtagh, James Clout, Mr. and Mrs. Dale, Gorden, Mary, Kate, and Thomas Dale, George Jacobs, James Garden, Henry, Mary, Louisa, and Harriet Dodd, Alex. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Evans,' George Howell, John Longworth, David Robertson, Charles Reid, Mrs., Elizabeth, and Alex. Baird, Mr. and Mrs. Winepress, Margaret Winepress, Mrs. Douly,. Helen, Biddy, James, and Margaret Douly, Archibald Rutherford, James Williamson, James and Ann Kirby. — Young & M'Glashan, agents, Feb. 9— Swordfish, 155, Roberts, from Hobart Town . 53,000 box palings, 8000 feet battens, 30,000 feet sawn timber, 1300 posts and rails, 20 bullock poles, 5 cases jam.— R. B. Martin & Co., agents. . Feb. 10— Geelong, Boyd, from Oaraaru, with 94J bales wool, 2 bales sheep skins, 24 pkgs. luggage. — Jones, Cargill & Co., agents. * , Feb. 10~Spec, Henry, from Clutha, with 27 bales wool, 14 pkgs. luggage, 1 iron boiler, 6 kegs butter. The above list of steerage passengers by the Airedale includes 12 ploughmen, 2 shepherds, 7 labourers, 1 mason, 6_carpenters, 2 sawyers, 2 tailors, 1 bricklayer, 1 painter, 1 fencer, 2 servants, and I dressmaker. CLEARED 0CT. ,,. Feb. 6— Geelong, s., 108, Boyd'^for Oamaru, with stores.— Jones, Cargill, & Co., agents. Feb. 6— Ann Jane, 34, Stevens, for Molyneux, with stores. — Jones, Cargill, & Co., agents. Feb. B— Balmoral, 107, King, for Newcastle, New South Wales, in ballast. — Young and M'Glashan, agents -• Feb. 9 — Amelia Frances, Smith, for Invercargill, with stores. — Young & M'Glashan, agents. Feb. 9— Airedale, 286, Johns, for Lyttelton, with 18 bags ryegrass seed. Passengers— Messrs. Fraser, Alfred Jones, James Jones, Alex.. Shennan, James Fisher, R. A. FilleuJ. — Young & M'Glashan, agts. 1 Feb p 9_— Pioneer, Simpson, for Cluthaj-'with stores. • 'Feb.*. 9— Kawkhead, Grieve, for' Moeraki and Oamafu with. stores.. . ' -r • ' r <•'■ . Feb. 10-f Cheviot, Orkney.-for Callao, ia ballast. ',' ' ' * .INVERCARGILL. " , ! " J '"' r'. AKRIVEB. ' l '• " Jan. 11— jNew Chum, Cheyne, master, from Jacob's River: 21 bales wool.— T. J. White & Co., agents.' . Jan. 17— Amelia Frances, Smith, master, from Dunedin, with stores.— T. J White & Co., agents.' -CLEARED OUT. • •'• ' ' - Jan. 17— Amelia . Frances, 1 .Smith,'" master, -' for Dunedin, in ballast. -^T .• J. White & Co., agents. ' .. > SAILED, i , ' Schooner Pilot', W.' Burke, master, for Hobart Town : 126 bale 3 wool.—T. J, White & Co., agents. The steamer Airedale,' from the other Provinces, arrived at Port Chalmers on Tuesday evening with above 100 passengers, including the Bishop vof Cbristchurchj Mr. 1 and Mrs. Sewell, Mr. Commissioner M'Lean, &c, and 82 immigrants selected.in Auckland by Mr. Adam, to whom, as will be seen by his letter in another column, o" largo number of applications have been:made; The steamer on her next tjcip.-.will bring a similar number of immigrants from Auckland. .. ;. . m The liomtn Emperor, one of the line of Provincial Emigrant ships, from London, arrived; at Canterbury on *he 26th nit, with' 213 immigrants, the

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The Robert Small, from London, arrived at Canterbury on the 29tH ult. with 140 immigrants', she having left the Downs on the 10th October. •• • • The non-arrival of the ship " Burmah," at Lyttelton, is creating much anxiety for her safety. • The " Bin-man','! chartered by Willis, Gann, & Co., left St. Katherine's Docks on the 26th of August,' wtth the largesS quantity of- stock on board ever shipped for this colony, comprising a thoroughbred colt by Kingston; four thoroughbred fillies, and a thoroughbred mare'^all shipped by W. Harris, #Bq. Also, four Clydesdale 'stallions, two Clydesdale" ma/es, two Yorkshire 'stallions, and an eiitire colt of- the same breed; The herned stock on board comprised four Ayrshire bulls- and two heifers; One of the Clydesdale horses and a mare, and the short-horn bull and. two heifers, were shipped on account of Mr. C. Elliott, of Nelsnn, and the horse was considered one of the finest that ever left Scotland. The "Burmah" was spoken by the " .Regina";" in longitude 97 deg. E., and latitude 4B deg.S.,"bn the 17th November j the latter vessel reaching Lyttelton on the 4th December. The " Regina " passed icebergs the day after she passed the "Burmah.'*— IS elson Examiner, Jan. 25. ; ' We fear that the absence of any information respecting the "Burmah," which our readers will all recollect was bound for this port with an unusually large cargo, including a large and valuable consignment of first-clas3 horses and cattle, must'lead to the conviction that she has perished at sea. The " Regina" spoke her within 14 days of New Zealand, ten weeks ago, and since then nothing whatever has been heard of her. Had she put into any Australian port, we should certainly have received the information by this time. There are numbers of persons in this Proviuce, Nelson, and Otago, who are interested in her cargo. Fortunately there Were not many passengers on board. But the most serious loss will fall on the colony at large in being deprived of the splendid stock which Mr. Harris and Mr, C. Elliot were importing in her, and which would have done infinite service to the blood of Canterbury and Nelson. This is a loss, which, though partially covered by insurance to the proprietors, cannot fail to be severely felt by the whole community. Guesses as to the probable fate of the " Burmah " have been made; the most likely is that which supposes fire as the cause of destruction.— Lyitelton TtTnes.Feb. 1. The " Mermaid " for London, will get under weigh after the lapse of a few hours from the arrival of the " Airedale " from the Northern ports of the colony. The " Mermaid " takes from us a goodly number' of our fellow-colonists ; her ample accommodation for saloon, fore-cabin, and intermediate passengers has been entirely taken up. Her list from this Province and Otngo numbers nearly 60 souls, and several more are expected from Wellington and other ports by the steamer. Her freight of wool cannot be called a large one, considering the size of the vessel ; but it is a very valuable one. The wool, numbsring 1706 bales, and weighing 648,598 lbs., if estimated at the currently received average value of £25 per bale, amounts to £42,650; if at the official value of Is. 4d. per lt>., to as much as £43,239 l7s.Sd. With the other items the declared value of the ship's freight for export may be called £43,500.— Lyttelton Times, Feb. 4.

The steamer Royal Bride, from this port, reached Canterbury on the 28th ult., her passage, in calm weather and a heavy sea, occupying only 23 hours. She was to leave that port for London about the 11th hist., taking in all about 1800 bales of wool. The ship Wild Duck, from London, arrived in Wellington on the 28th ult., after a pleasant passage of 105 days. She has brought a full cargo for Wellington and Hawke's Bay, and 28 chief cabin, and 45 second cabin passengers. Among the list of passengers are the names of Mr. and Mrs. Purvis Russell, Mr. Walter Mantell, Mr. William Bowler, junr., Mr. James Smith's family, old colonists, who have been on a visit to the mother country. The " Wellington Independent' 1 of the 31st ult. says the ship Hastings has cleared out for London with a cargo of colonial produce, principally wool, valued at upwards of £31,000, The Christopher Newton, Zealandia, Melbourne, Robert Small, and Wild Duck were to follow.

The increased traffic has induced tlie Coleman Company to determine to send out two more steamers, with the view to develope a trade between Melbourne and New Zealand. The mail service is now conducted with the most satisfactory punctuality; but as an instance of red tapeism in high places in connection therewith, we learn from a Taranaki contemporary, that Mr. Postmaster-Gene-ral Tancred recently threatened to fine the master c £°"£9£s e & e J§ tJ?-ft J?-f m i rs for arriving with the English mail twd^daya beftfre'ir^Ss^dSershould'a^likeir^^ regularity occur again. The otter reported to have been made to the Sydney Government, by the Australian and Pacific Mail Company, to commence the Panama service at once and continue it for eighteen months, at £75,000 per annum, without waiting for the acceptance of the Home Authorities, puts us in good spirits. This company we believe always proposed the Cook's Strait route, and, with a branch from New Zealand to Melbourne both the great Australian Colonies would receive their muils pretty nearly simultaneously. — Independent, Jan. 31. The Jura and Nimroud, both from London, arrived at Auckland on the 16th ult., the former having made the passage in lOi days, and the latter in 112. The Jura brought 87 passengers, and the Nimroud 150.

H.M. steamer Niger, with the Governor and suite arrived at Auckland from the southern Provinces on the 16th ult.