SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume I, Issue 8, 22 September 1852, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Wo copy from the " New Zenlander" the following hut of the pasicngers per the Josrpli Fletcher, Foster, mauler, from London : — Dr. W. 21. Cory Darid Rough, Erg., and Mrs. Rough, Mr. Henry Vereoc, Mr«. Vercoo, three Mi»>ci Vercoe, vii'l two Masters Vi-rcoo, Mr, J. Stcphnni, Mr, lli'nry L-atham. Mr James Burnett, Mr», Burnoit, Mr. Burnetf, Senr., and two Ml^es Burnett, Mr. .Imiio* Wooley, Mr. William Gcduii Rich, Mr. and Mrs. West. Miss West, and Mr. Selby ; 08 uteeragc passengers and eight Sappers and Miners.

Tlie True Briton, Mnp, wa« to soil from London far Auckland nn the 22nd July. She hai been chartered to convey troops to this colony, a company of the 58th, comprising 2 officers nnd 82 men, I) women, nnd 7 children for Auckland, and n company of the GSth lor Wellington. The barque St. Micbnrl, France wjs about io be laid on for Auckland, to BaH in June. H M.S. flurild. and her tender the Torch, strnmer, were to sail from Piy« inouili about the Ist June on n surveying expedition to the South Seas.

Gigantic Stkamku — One of the extraordinary Dcbemcß offered to the public is about being firmed into n company for crossing the At'nntic, aid brinsiiip; our colonies within a months rorh of London whi'"h '< of rniinl. if not ercnter importnnro to (hit colony than Grout Exhibition. The promoters Mr. I. a|i< nci', of North Andleyrttreet mid another pentlcmnn, proponed building iron Btcnmcrs of 720 frnt in length, with 90 fret beam, and 3fi in depth, with fonr engine* of 1000 hone powe and a screw, while thfc will bo eight mints, with huge lattccn sills. Tflo vesoel i< to be built of iron and will be not only shot, bu' fire proof, nnd, from the novel method, I hough simple, and for strength known to every school boy, its immense length will render it more safe thnn one of smaller (O - • ruction- It is calculated to carry 2000 paatcngcr*, with a thotre for amusement, &c, ,nnd could in case of war, open a battery of 309 guns.