SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 665, 31 May 1870, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

WESTPOItT. niGH WATER. This Day ... 10.43 a.m.. 11.0 p.m. To-morrow 11.18 a.m., 11.36 p.m. ARRIVALS. May 28 —Murray, s.s., 56 tons, M'Gillivray, from Hokitika. J. Paul, agent. May 29—Surah and Mary, schooner, 154 tons, Duncan, from, Melbourne. Spence Bros, and Co., agents. John Penu, s.s., 125 tons, Carey, from Greymouth. D. K. Gellion, agent. Lioness, p.s., from Hokitika. Mny 30—Kennedy, s.s., 126 tons, Whitwell, from Hokitika and Greymouth. W. J. Willcocks, agent. DEPARTURES. May 28—Murray, s.b., M'Gillivray, for Kelson. May 29—John Pettn, s.s., Carey, for Nelson, Wanganui, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Lioness, p.s., for Hokitika. May 30 Kennedy, s.s., Whitwell, for Nelson. PASSENGER LIST. Per Sarah and Mary, from Melbourne—Mrs O'Neill and child, Mr and Mrs Davis and 2 «'iildren. Per Murray, from Hokitika—Mrs Dawgill, Messrs Dawgill, Munson, and Hunter. Per John Penn, from Greymouth—Saloon : Mr Strange. Steerage: Mr and Mrs Grenialki, Messrs' Williams, Gabriel, Hunter, Goodman ; and 12 for Nelson and other ports. Per John Penn, for Nelson—Mr and Mrs Dick ; 4 in the steerage, and 12 original passengers from southern ports.

IMPOETS. Per Murray, from Uokitika—7 cases drugs, Williams and Co. Per Sarah and Mary, from Melbourne—49 half-chests tea, 21 do do, 30 do do, 5 qr-casks brandy* 4 do sherry, 25 cases brandy, 23 do kerosene, 10 do oysters, 4 brls soda, 10 halfchests tea, 40 boxes do, 20 cases jams, 5 do marmalade, 10 do jar salt, 6 boxes clothes pegs, 2 cases capers, 1 do sardines, 4 brs currants, 40 boxes soap, 3 cases cocoa, 1 case shovels, 5 qr-casks brandy, 6 cases pickles, 20 boxes tea, 1 half-tierce tobacco, 1 case confectionery. 2 casks split peas, 4 cases pickles, 1 db.mustard, 2 do vestas, 3 do mustard, J. Powell and Co.; 20 half-chests tea, 30 boxes do, 10 cases milk, 3 tierces beef, 9 half-brls herrings, 20 boxes candles, 5 cases ling, 20 do kerosene, 5 kits mackarel, 30 bales chaff, D. Gird wood; 2 cases figs, 1 bag carraway seeds, 2 cases cocoa, 25 casks ale, 4 brls currants, 40 half-chests tea, 30 do do, 40 cases kerosene, sdo oysters, 1 brl whiting, 20 bags salt, 2 cases medicines, 2 do chocolate, 5 do salad oil, 5 brls soda, 1 bale lines, 4 cases sardines, 2 do capers, 2 do vestas, 4 boxes blue, 5 cases salmon, 5 do pickles, 16 chests Neva candles, 10 boxes soap, 40 half-do do, 200 bags flour, 2 cases handles, 10 kegs nails, 1 case shovels, 2 qr-casks vinegar, 1 half-tierce tobacco, 1 cask soda, 2 do split peas, 4 cases vestas, 2 qr-casks rum, Bailie and Humphrey; 2 qr-casks vinegar, 4 boxes starch, 7 cases bitters, 3 do bottled fruits, 3 do oysters, 20 do brandy, 1 do mustard, 1 half-tierce tobacco, 3 chests candles, 25 boxes do, 30 casks ale, 2 cases sauce, 1 qr-cask rum, 4 do brandy, 4 do sherry, 4 cases jar salt, 5 do sarsaparilla, 2 do salad oil, 2 do castor oil, 5 halfbrls herring, 20 cases kerosene, 32 pkgs sugar, 10 cases milk, 20 do whisky, 3 do vinegar, 1 do vestas, 2 do piccalUly, Stitt Bros.; 4 cases drugs, F. White ; 4 cases, 1 cask, 1 Idmo cjgars, 1 half-tierce tobacco, 3 cases, 6 boxes, Horn ; 1 truss drapery, Whyte and Pirie; 127 bags malt, order ; 1 bale paperhangings, 1 do scrim, 1 truss mouldings, 1 case varnish, ■2 pk*s paint, Struthers ; 4 cases sewing machines, Field; 5 cases drugs, Fyvie ; 60 bags flour, order ; 1 case, 80 qr-kegs blasting powder, Field; 15 half-chests tea, Ching and Henderson ; 2 pkgs, tobacco, 1 case sundries, Horn ; 2 cases stationery, Munson ; 20 stampheads, 20 false-bottoms, 1 pkg gratings, lpkg, Maori Chief Company ; 1 case glass, Field ; 1 do do, 3 boxes do, 1 cask paint, Struthers; 60 bags flour, Bluscall; 5 cases, 4 bales, 1 case, Munson ; 2 bales calico, Rowlands; 6 cases drapery, 1 bale do, 1 case do, 1 bale do, Fair and M'Coy ; 32 pkgs sugar, 10 cases vinegar, 39 bags rice, 50 boxes candles, 1 cask peas, 1 case confectionery, 1 do lemon peel, 10 do oysters, 1 bag nuts, 1 do almonds, 1 do walnuts, 5 casks soda, 10 cases salmon, 11 bags salt, 5 cases vestas, 25 do kerosene, 3 do cocoa, 1 do mustard, W. J. Patterson ; 40 halfboxes soap, 24 bales chaff, 1 case confectionery, 1 qr-cask vinegar, ypence Bros, and Co.; 50 bags flour, order; 1 parcel, 1 box leeches, Fyvie.

EXPORTS. Per Three Friends, for Charleston —6 cases brandy, 6 do whisky, 6 do geneva, 6 do kerosene, 5 do old torn, 6 boxes candles, 4 cases sarsaparilla, 20 mats sugar, 10 bags flour, 6 cases kerosene, 12 boxes candles, 12 cases brandy, 1 case castor oil, Spence Bros, and Co.; 5 mats sugar, 6 bags do, 1 case ling, 6 do colonial wine, 1 box cocoa, 30 bags oats, 20 do bran, 1 case bitters, 4 do stout, 3 bags oatmeal, 3 kegs butter, 1 case ling, 2 do cheese, 2 boxes cocoa, 2 do chocolate, 1 case sardines, 1 do salad oil, 2 tins lemon peel, 1 box raisins, 2 kegs nails, 2 parcels tacks, 10 cases geneva, 6 boxes soap, 6 cases geneva, 1 bag bacon, 1 qr-cask port, 6 cases brandy, 4 kegs butter, 3 bags oatmeal, Bailie and Humphrey ; 20 kegs butter, 20 cases cheese, 2 casks eggs, Organ.

The s.s. Murray arrived at Westport on Saturday, at 8.45 p.m. She sailed the same evening for Nelson.

The s.s.. John Penn arrived from Greymouth on Sunday evening, and sailed the same tide for Nelson, Wanganui, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She will return to the West Coast about the 20th proximo, when she will resume her usual trade. The schooner Three Friends is now lying in the port loaded for Charleston. She will probably sail to-day.

The schooner Sarah and Mary, Captain Duncan, one of Messrs Spence Bros, and Co.'s line of traders arrived at Westport on Sunday morning, having left Melbourne on the 14th inst. She has large carrying capacity on a very light draught of water, drawing when laden 8 feet 3 inches. This is her first visit to Westport, having been chiefly engaged in the Hokitika trade during the past four years. The master reports having cleared Port Phillip Heads on the 14th with a light westerly breeze, in company with tho Mary bound for Auckland, Maid of Erin for Hokitika, and Io and Magnet for Greymouth. On the 15th Kent's Group bore west by south, about 25 miles distant, when the wind chopped to east-south-east, and increased to a gale. On the 17th Gabo Island bore west-half-north, distant about 15 miles, wind sHll from easl-south-enst, with heavy rain, and continued in the same' direction till reaching 164 degs. longitude on the 24th. The wind then changed to north-east, and sighted the Buller light about midnight on Friday ; reached the anchorage early on Saturday moruing, and ■was towed in on Sunday by the paddle-steamer Lioness. Captain Duncan, who visits Westport, for the first time, testifies to tho excel lent light nt the South Spit; it was visible, he says, at fifteen miles' distance. Tho vessel

commenced discharging cargo yesterday, all of which was in first-class condition.

The docking of the steamer Taranaki, at Port Chalmers, disclosed that only one plate in her bottom was defective, that being under the break of the forecastle.

_ The Prince Alfred steamer, which was previously running between Sydney and Panama, is engaged on a new servico between San Francisco and Central America. The b.s. Keera has been laid on at Auckland, for Martin's Bay. The schooner Mavis, which left Hokitika on Wednesday, took away 20,000 feet sawn timber.

The Isabella Jackson left Wellington for Kaiapoi about a month ago, and has not since been heard of. The schooner Dunedin sailed from Hokitika on Saturday, for Dunedin, with a cargo consisting of 40,000 feet sawn timber. The barque Ismay has arrived at Auckland, from Liverpool, after a passage of 142 days. On April 28th, Richard Earnshaw, one of the ship's boys, fell from the mainyard and was drowned.

The ship Christian M'Ausland, sailed on May 18th, from Lyttelton for London. The following is a summary of her cargo : —7036 sacks wheat, 26,455 bushels, .£5138; 1730 bales flax, 437 tons, .£12,517; 180 bales wool, 579 packets wool, 117,0431b5, £4672 ; 3 bales skins, 200, £18; 50 kegs butter, 50 cwt, £150; 124 cases preserved meat, 240 cwt., £672. — Total value of cargo, £23,168.