Shipping News.

Otago Witness, Issue 496, 1 June 1861, Page 4

Shipping News.

AERIVALS.

May 25.— Prince Albert, Spence, from Lyttelton via Oamaru, with 91 cheeses." Passengers — Cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Daly, Messrs. Chapman, Baker, and Gillies, Steerage : J. Smith, C. Taylor, G. Bryant, C. Hudson, J. Cochrane, G. Hadfield, W.. Young, A. Bennett, Ogilvie, M'Laren, Morgan, Alexander, Smart, Lockhart, Muirhead, Aptrie, and Jagger. P. Greer & Co., agents.

May 25. — Prince Alfred, Bowden, from Melbourne, with 2 casks and 9 cases coffee, 6 chests and 20 boxes tea, 12 cases oilmen's stores, "20 cases bottled fruits, 5 barrels dried apples, 2 cases pears, 6 boxes raisins, 20 cases cordials, 100 cases Geneva, 5 qr.-casks whisky, 2 qr.-casks and 50 cases brandy, 2 half-tierces tobacco, 60 boxes soap, 400 bags flour, 20 bags rice, 20 'boxes candles, 3 bales paper, 67 drums oil, 8 pkgs. drapery, 47 pkgs. hardware, 390 sheets galvanized iron, 175 boards, and" SUwdrypkgs. merchandise.- Passengers — Cabin :• Messrs. J. A. Ewen, J. S.Wright; J. M'lntosh, . J. Rich, Thos. Rich, and W. Holmes. -2n6V Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Ingleton and family (3), Mr', and Mrs. Growden and family (4) ; Messrs. Lane, Kerr, J. Hodson, Wm. May, D M'Kinnon, Wm. Smith, T. Allby, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarke and family (2). Young & M'Glashan, agents. May 27.— Oberon, M'Willia'ra, from Invercargill, with 3 cases ginger wine; 4 parcels merchandize. Passengers— Mr. and Mrs. Reid, Messrs, M'Donald(2), Leith, and M'Lachlan. V. Greer & Co., agents. May 27.— Petrel, 22 tons, Scott, from Wanganui, •>\ith 14 tons potatoes, 3 cwt. onions, 24 kegs butter, and 250 sacks. Master, agent. '" • - >-• > ti

CLEARED OUT. ' May 22.— Nazarene, Doran, for Callao,in ballast. Dalgety, Rattray, & Co., agents. "' .-. <

May 27.— Prince Alfred, Bowden, for Lyttriton, with original, cargo from Melbourne. Young & M'Glashan, agents. May 28.— Oberon, M' William, for Taieri and Clutha, with stores, 1000 palings, and 1400 feet timber. F. Gre'er & Co., agents*. May 28 —Prince Albert, Spence, for Oamaru, with stores. F. Greer & Co. agents. " -

port chalmebs; ARRIVALS ANI> DEPARTURES.

May 25.— -The Prince Alfred anchored at 2.45, a.m. The Frince Albert passed up at 8.15, p.m. May 26. — The Geelong towed out the Eliza to the Heads at 11, a.m., and -sailed for the north. May 27. — The James Daly returned at 2, p.m. ' The Prince Alfred'sailed at 4.15, p,m. May 28.— The Wellington schooner anchored at 11, a.m., put in for water and provisions, and bourid from Timaru to Lyttettari* The Geelong passed up at 4, p.m. May 29. — The Eliza Cosmopolite, Nasarene, Active, and Maori, all outward bound, are still detained by the north-east gale prevailing for the last 12days. The Prince Albert, also, had not left at ■ "4, p.m.

ENGLISH SHIPPING. The Storm Cloud was to leave the Clyde for Otago on the" Ist May, with 200 guaranteed passengers', r The Remark was loading at London for Otago on the 23d March. ■ ' >

Messrs. Shaw, Sayill, & Co. have despatched the Velore and the Glenshee, under' the flag of the' Passengers Line of packets. The former ship sailed ■ direct for Otago, with a full cargo> and about thirty passengers in the chief and second cabins. . The Glenshee sailed for Nelson with a valuable cargo, including an iron lighthouse, to be erected on the 'Boulder Bank.

Messrs. Willis, Gann, & Co. announce two ships, and Messrs. Shaw, Savill, & Co. eight ships for the various settlements, to sail during the next few week9.— New Zealand Examiner- (London), March 19. „... The " Black P»iNCB."«r-We give in the preceding page an account of the launch, of thf»* ironcased screw frigate— the companion ship to the " Warrior," recently launched on the -Thames ; but as the " Prince's" general dimensions are not stated, we give- them from the Home Newt of the. 26th March, as follows : — " Length extreme, about 420 'feet ; length between perpendiculars, 380 feet ; breadth extreme, 58 feet ; depth from spar deck, 4U feet; and builders' measurement 6173 tons. She has been constructed to carry 40 guns, 34 of which are to be placed on the lower and six on tho upper dock. It is supposed that the vessel will be mounted with 68-pounder long range guns, but it is probable that ultimately Armstrong 100-poundcrs or rifled guns will be introduced. About 213 feet of each side of the vessel is rendered invulnerable to ahos or shell by armotir plates of wroUght'.iron', from 15 to 16 feet long, 3 to 4 broad, and 4| inches thick, each averaging upwards of 4 ton's.'?- i - . .