SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 642, 7 April 1870, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

WKSTPOiiT. HIUH WATER. This Day ... 1.42 a.m., 2.1 p.m. To-morrow 2.19 o.ui., 2.42 p.m. ARRIVALS. April s—Maid of Erin, schooner, Agncw, from Melbourne. Spenee Brothers and Co., agents. April 6—Constant, ketch, from Charleston. DEPARTURES. April 5 —Constant, ketch, for Charleston. Wallabi, s.s., 100 tons, Daniels, for Ilokitika. lOxcelsior, schooner, Bell, for Dunedin. PASSENGER LIST. Per Wallabi, for Hokitika—Messrs Garrard and I'ickard, a female and 5 children; sin the steerage. IMI'ORTS. Per Wallabi, from Nolson —1 caso books, Munson ; 1 case drapery, 1 bale c'llico, 4 cases drapery, Thomas and M'Beath; 1 bale calico, Rowlands ; 10 kegs butter, Patterson 15 do do, 4 casks currants, 10 eases fish, Bailie and Humphrey ; 10 kegs butter, Powell and Co.; 10 firkins butter, Beat and Co.; 1 case apples, Harris; 1 case, 2 pkgs drugs, White ; 0 cases fruit, 2 do eggs, Gilmer ; 3 cases fruit, 1 keg butter, 2 boxes eggs, W. Taylor; 93 bags oats, 14 cases ale, Frecth and Greig; 5 do eggs, Munro ; 10 cases apples, 2 kegs butter, Gardner and Co.; 2 eases eggs, Bailie and Humphrey ; 1 wheelbarrow, Lewis ; 1 ease glass. Bull and Bond ; 8 sheets, 2 bars, 4 boxes iron. Hunger and Meldriun ; 1 bale leather. Jackson ; 1 dodo, 1 truss do, Collings; 1 caso fruit, Rockstrow ; 12 bags potatoes, 13 cases fruit, 1 do eggs, Carpenter; 1 case drapery, Thomas and M'Beath; 5 cases lead, 7 casks eggs, 19 cases cheese, Duff; 1 case bacon, 10 do stout, 20 bags bran, 1 pkg axes, W. J. Patterson ; 17 bales chaff, Bailie and Humphrey. Per Maid of Erin, from Melbourne—lo oases kerosene, S2 bars, 20 bdls, 48 sheets, 5 bdls iron, 10 kegs nails, 1 case handles, 1 do shovels, 4 qr-casks sherry, 2 bags nuts, 6 cases vinegar, 2 qr-casks rum, 15 cases milk, 1 bale paper, 6 cases pickles, 4 half-boxes tobacco, 1 brl ginger, fi casts oil, 10 do jams, 135 pkgs sugar, 45 do do, 1 case hams, 10 half-chests tea, 55 boxes do, 2 bags walnuts, 10 cases wines, 1 do confectionery, 20 do ale, 20 do jams, .'SO boxes soap, Bailie and Humphrey ; I bale paper, 1 caso potash, 1 bale stationery, It. G. Neale; 1 cask walnuts, 1 keg treacle, 5 boxes pipes, 1 cask soda, 40 half-boxes soap, 20 bags maize, 10 cases milk, 4 boxes lobsters, 1 case herrings, 2 do ling, 1 do vestas, 25 do kerosene, 3 qr-casks port, 1 case vestas, 46 pkgs Company's sugar, 8 cask< beef, I case biscuits, 10 do old torn, 1 qr-cask ruin, 1 case pickles, 5 boxes c. pegs, 1 caso spi: e, 3 do pickles, 10 do stout, 10 casks ale, 10 halfchests tea, 1 cask blacking, 3 cases currants, 20 boxes tea, 2 cases jellies, 3 half-brls apples, 1 case pickles, 20 do wine, 1 do confectionery, 10 do ale, 1 do choco'atc, Stittßros.; 40 cases milk, 4 qr-casks sherry, 50 cases brandy, 20 firkins herrings, 10 qr-casks brandy, 50 bags Hart's flour, 6 bales chaff, Sfenco Bros, and Co.; 3 cases drapery, 2 cases do, 3 trusses do, Thomas and M'Beath ; 5 cases bottled fruit, P. F. Smyth and Co.; 2 boxo glass, 50 kegs powder, 3 cases acid, Storch; 45 lases wine, 2 cases handles, 10 cases milk, J. Powell and Co.; 16 stamp heads, 4 truck wheels, A. C. Thompson ; 1 case, 1 cask, Capt. Leech; 45 Parker ana GTaVsides"; p'RgS, L'eid and Co.; 5 eases milk, 2 bags peas, Ching and Henderson ; 2 casks, 1 keg, 1 bale, 1 case, 2 do acid, T. G. Macarthy ; 2fi bags sugar, I case tobacco, 32 pkgs sugar, 5 boxes soap, 5 cases pickles, 3 do piccallilli, 20 do jams, 5 do pickles, 25 do kerosene, 1 half-trc tobacco, 20 half chests tea, 10 chests do, 10 cases jams, 3 do salad oil, W. J. Patterson ; 1 box tobacco, 1 case, Horn ; 1 truss, Rowlands; 1 case drapery, Fair and M'Coy ; 2 casks oil, 2 boxes glass, 1 case turpentine, Struthers ; 1 case, Tonka and Hughes ; 100 bags flour, 270 iron rails, 1 bag spikes, (>0 bags flour, 6 cases acid, 3 pieces chaff cutter, 1 case, order. Per Constant, from Charleston—2S casks beer, Parker and Garsides ; 2 casks aerated water, 2 cases cordials, Harris ; 1 ton coals, order.

The schooner Maid of Erin arrived in the roadstead on Saturday, and was tendered by the Wallabi on Tuesday. The muster reports having left I'orc Phillip Deads on March 14th, and in Bass' Straits experienced moderate weather with wind E.S.K. to E.N.E.; passed the Sisters on the 19th, and encountered very heavy head sea, with light easterly winds to the 21st, when he met with a heavy gale from E.S.E., with terrific squalls and tremendous sea running. The gale lasted 36 hours, during which time ho could only show a close reefed mainsail. Had thick, foggy, but moderate weather from E.S.E. to the 24th, when he encountered another heavy gale from E.NVE., with thick weather and rain, which lastvd 28 hours. On the 25th he encountered a gale from south to S.S.E., which lasted till the 28th. Took no observations in consequence of the thick weather from the 19th to the 28th. Had light S.E. winds to April Ist, and v.lion about 20 miles from the Steeples stood off with a severe galo from the S.W. during which she split her topsail. Weather moderating, ran in and anchored on Saturday, April 2nd. The officer who will accompany the English mails as far as New York, is Mr Gray, Inspector of Post Offices. Ho will make arrangements for the conveyance of future mails from Honolulu to England. 11.M.5. Blanche has been ordered to Prince of Wales [sland for the purpose of investigating the Spurway massacre, and to ascertain the truth or otherwise of tho report that the captain's wife is still on the Islands with the blacks.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. AUTUVA.LS. Lyttelton.—April 4 —Gothenburg, from Wellington. April 6—Rangitoto, from Dunediu. DEPATITUBEB. Lytttxtox.—April 5 Gothenburg, for Dimedin. Gkeymouth.—April 4—Omco, for Hokitiku. Nelson.—April s—Murray, for Westport. CHARLESTON. April 5. The Constant came into harbor on this morning's tide with a general cargo from Westport. IMPORTS. Per Constant from Westport—lo bags coke, P.ank of New Zealand ; 25 eases kerosene, Ching and Henderson ; IB bags potatoes, 12 do, 4 do oatmeal 4 kegs butter, Kennedy Bros.; 10 hiilf-boxes soap, 2 coses salmon, 1 do pickles, 2 do coffee, 4 tins lollies, 5 bugs r-ult, 1 bag nuts, 2 boxes tobacco, 1 chest candles, 12 boxes do, 1 keg nails, 1 case sundries, 1 tin nutmegs, 2 eases jams, 4 kegs butter, 3 cases colonial wine, 2 casks ale, 12 bags potatoes, ft cases kerosene, 2 do jams, 1

do coffee, 1 do sardines, 4 boxes soap, 2 bundles shovels, 4 do brooms, k chest tea, 2 cases ling flsh, 2 boxes muscatels, 2 do sultanas, 4 tins lemon ped, 1 chest candles, 1 case chutney, 2 boxes tobacco, E. Drennun; 2 kegs butter, 1 case ling fish, 1 do cheese, 2 kegs butter, 1 qr-cask brandy, Trustees V. It. Allen ; 11 ba<r» potatoes, 3 kegs butter, 3 cases salt, 12 bags potatoes, 1 ease sardines, 1 bag salt, 3 boxes tea, Hehir and Molloy ; 1 tank, Bank cf New South Wales; I chest candles, 1 keg dried apples, 1 qr-case sardines, 2 halt-chests tea, Trustees P. It. Allen.