Shipping Intelligence.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1698, 31 December 1861, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

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Deo. 23, cutter Alert. 20 tons, W. Short, from Wairau. '•'•„■> _«•_ •» Dec. 27, brigantine Sea Serpent, 60 tons; J. Enright, from Napier. Pa£senj;ersr^,|^ri*4pmmissioned^ officers, litfa *lU»|{*^^j^i^:|#^M». children, ftir. HrriAV -■ '^^A^-^V'r^^^A'*' Dec. 28, schooner -Randj^phi::\92.Xtoi^^JM|iiet' ; Davidson, from Kai Koras. PisseqgerS^Sfr-i ■s«•>»-.-, 2 stockmen. ' • -. ■ ■,-■ ; '^«A>-->V 1 -\ -'A sailed. .; a- ayv {i .a;a aa-Ca ; Dec. 26, schooner Shepherdess, f4Q ton»i ;?J^ek*f. son, for Flaxbonme. •- - AA\-AAaCA;Aa^AA •>-■-'- ■"■'■ Dec. 28, s. s. Storm Bird^Oli tons.^; .MpwHe.> ; for Napier and Castle Point, : ; Alexander, Miss Hunt, Mißs3uok.rftnd, r MJ^;Haa. ; . nah Brill, Mr. and Mrs. ElwiriVMiss^q*uper f .Mrs^A . Duncan ahd 2 children, •'Uwml'^mKyfm^^.h. Couper, Taylor. Farrer, Fa^F^f^iEm»ii^: . Lewis, Goddard. ' ' ''-y^y-^r'-jyu^yy-^^h-,-Same day, s.s; Prince Alfred, 70^M^w|en^;- ■;. for Lyttelton and Otago. Pasßengers~M^4s^A, Hes and child, Mrs; Collett and 8 --hHdwnVjJtoHg^^: ;* Learmouth, Ramsay,, •Palk^r, i H.^:.jl#gf|^WJ|-;A: Intosh, Craib, Nichols, KeH-tf-iflga^ Barrows, Powell, Burns. Jone&^nd^ psisenjSfer^;*:;.:; from Nelson and Sydney, -A^ v vA;^-AAA :_-AA ■'<■; Same day, s.s. WongaJ7onga,^lo3 .tMM^^ -...-; Renner, tor Wanganui '■mM-Vefy^fis_o^M^ : Wf:- : and Miss Ross, Mrs. Baker, Mw.Cudby^l^o-r children, Mrs; Warreu and child, Mw.^How# ; ;.vA Messrs. Watt, Small, Todd, J. l«W;M?fci Donald, James Robinson, W. Allmw, W. Dit-n ty Dec. 89, ketch Emn, 27 tous,J>. iMeiimJgfyyy' Christchurch. _A. •»-. A'***_L£i_„i'A--Same day, brigantine. Esther, 54 ton-\Gamp]»ty for Pahau. . _, '' -_. •.' .^ fJjt-' §ams_ Jlay.. s schooner .40; $?»•• W« -. Short,'for.WairauA' * , * i * 'Jgk ." 1,. ' v >' -.- Same day, cutter Alert, 12 tons, ■$$*. Short. £* .Wairau. - . " A- • .j ' V-. -■')•- . The brig Burnett, Capt; Foreman, from Lyttelton, arrived at the Heads yesterday ■**?$ p.».A Bh? sailed from Lyttelton on the aßth:instant^anjafbnßM no _ews of, importance.. The, : Mt'fflg!!s&M*; Newoastle, and brig Susan froin ; Auckpd,^M, at Lyttelton on the 2*_th inßtimt,>i%ew|Mm V: coal; The Derwentwater, SebMtep^M;®|^^ A "life were lying at : LjtttftM^and-,f^m^^Mm^Xv berth for London; the .twp^.ner OTp!§_Mfc:' wool; and the: ■ latter; -war; '.^j^^^?Pr^ - cargo. ' '*-' i -A-^A^--:. : S^^^'^|^-AAAi The ship WildDuok^Capt^Bis^^ift^feil^ the Downs for -Wellington ''^ tt |M^l#^^Siiil is the third time that this ve-^sefe^^fti-^^lpi 'by Mim^Jmmm^i^^kJ^ 'we hkveW ; 'dodbt\tha^shis^i^ two former occasions*; l^f : i^^^^_m_mM return cargo of wpol^A^|p*f^^^»**^^ quantity of. oargo, :and f^f^i^mSS_Wß_^^^. foilo*tagWtoe:na^ gers :— Mr. arifrMri* St i^^m_W^_W^^^m ••Daniel, Mr: R. Brotn^M&rMpS^»|||| White, Miss Jbfa-Bunjaitt&tfa^ the • names- of,, old' • •the passengers: hy • therWjl^Mj^^ij^^^^^g^^S Siuce.-ouK-lait^ittpr^ & Co. We'/dispatohed'tfce;^

. young Princes of the Houbo of Orleans have been received into the American army — I mean the * Count of Paris and the Duke of Chartres, sons of the late Duke of Orleans and grandsons of Louis Phillippe, who are at present aides-de-camp to General M'Clellan. It is presumed they aye anxious to. acquire a practical acquaintance with . the art of war. in case the chapter of accidents - should hereafter give them a chance of returning to their own country, in the event of another revolution— a thing not wholly improbable upon the death of -the present" Emperor. It is now found that the harvest in England though good, is scarcely an average, and that in Ireland it is very far below an average, owing to the incessant rains by which that country has been deluged for the last two months, aud which in addition to ruining the hay and oat crops, have destroyed two-thirds of the potato crop;— so much so that a famine is apprehended in the Western and Southern counties where the population still depend in a great measure upon their favorite !but treacherous esculent. Owing to. some cause or other the potato does not give such a prolific yield as it did in former years; for whereas three or four times the breadth of ground has been culti- . vated for the last two or three years, yet the average yield per acre has not been more than a third of what it was , formerly. Perhaps this is . owing to the fact that farmers use the same seed over and over again in the same ground, instead of renewing it each year from foreign parts. At . all events Government will have to take some measures to anticipate the sad results of 1846 and ..^1847— otherwise the peasantry will be swept off the Ijjffface of the land. Doubtless the present Seoretary for Ireland, Sir Robert Peel, who, as well as Lord *, Carlisle is exceedingly popular, will take some * steps in the matter. And here I may mention that he. has lately expressed his intention of establishing three scholarships in connection with the Queen's Colleges and Queen's University in . Ireland, which mainly owe their foundation to his father. This he does out of his own private means; and he has moreover stated that he will urge upon the Government the expediency of establishing a fourth college for the province of .Leinster, which ha 3 been left without one on the supposition that Trinity College, Dublin, would supply its place— which is found not to be the case. It is very satisfactory to find from recent . statistics that the Irish colleges have been eminently successful ; and that notwithstanding the determined opposition which they met with irom the Roman Catholic prelates, their numbers are rapidly on the increase. . -Amongst the miscellaneous items of news on my notes I have to record the death of Sir James Graham, which took place yesterday in his 69th year. He had outlived his popularity and was latterly almost forgotten. He had held a seat in . Parliament without intermission since the year 1818.. In politics he started as a Liberal, subsequently joined the Conservative ranks, and finally become a Peelite. He never recovered from, the popular odium which attached to his name Some sixteen or seventeen years ago through causing letters to be opened or " grahamised " at the General Post Office. The Earl of Eglinton has also been gathered to his fathers at the early age of 49. The deceased nobleman was greatly beloved by all who knew him. He was twice Lord Lieutenant of Ireland — where his memory is greatly revered— once in 18 r >2 and again in I SSS, during the administration of the Earl of Derby. Sharman Crawford has also paid the tribute of mortality. He was famous foi many years in parliament as the staunch, persistent, , and consis ; tent supporter of Irish tenant-right. He was himself a model landlord, and a bright example of what he wished all Irish landholders to become —for he practised what he preached, and estab-lished-a regular system of, tenant-right over all his own estates. Crime has somewhat decreased during the last month— at least there have not been quite so many murders. Cogan has been found guilty and executed for the. murder of his wife, and another individual launder sentence of death for a similar crime. A somewhat singular outrage-was lately perpetrated in Dublin upon a young lady — a Miss Louisa Jolly — by a cabman A who was engaged, late one night to take her from Sackville-street to Rathgar, where she was filling the pOst of governess in a gentleman's family. It appears that this ruffian, whose name is Curran, took her by a circuitous and unfrequented road/ and when outside the suburbs of Dublin, dragged her by violence from the cab, with a felonious intent. She struggled with and resisted him bravely for a long time, and at length jumped into a wet ditch by the road side, and finally escaped across the field, until she took refuge at a railway station, her clothes being- torn to pieces, and her person bruiseiand scratched in her efforts to escape across the country on a dark and stormy night. This ruffian has been caught and committed for trial. The result will probably be known before I close this letter in the evening— as the trial is going on. Another case to which I shall allude is of a more romantic or rather melodramatic character. Some years since, a maiden lady, a Miss Frederica Johnstone, of respectable position in society and considerable pecuniary means, became acquainted with a young , Italian named Vincent Collucci, residing atßrompton. This lady was already "on the shelf," while the artist was young and handsome. He was moreover a young man of considerable talent ip his profession, and the young lady who had travelled a good deal and was evidently a dilittante ihthe way of art, was evidently struck . with his manner and abilities, and still more so by the little flattering compliments and attentions Which he paid her,— all the more welcome, doubtless, that she had ceased to receive them from the « eligible young men "of her acquaintance. The artist first admired her hand and asked leave to paint it — "as being a perfect model." He afterwards painted her portrait. From this they made love to each other aud numerous letters passed between them. He then made her an offer wbich ' was accepted. For some time they were engaged lovers. Then came some money matters which disturbed their billing and cooing. The artist at various times drew upon the lady's purse, first to the extent of £250, and then other sums were received until eventually the lady broke off the match. Collucci then became sad and furious by - turns. He raved, he swore, he threatened; he. vowed that the lady had ruined his peace of mind and his prospects, and that sh© must make him some suitable compensation for this «• bleach of promise." Well she did .give him various sums until the whole amonnted to about £2000. She then asked for the return of her letters, but this he declined, unless on the condition of receiving JE-iOO- more. With this request she complied at length. It was settled that they were to meet on a certain day at the Pantheon, in Oxford Street — .she 'to pay the money and he to hand over the 'letters They met. She gave up the notes, and . he gave up a packet which purported to contain all the letters, but which in reality was a •• dummey "with only one letter at the top as a decoy. Qn entering her Brougham, the lady found out the trick that had been played, She coramuni- ". cated with her brother, who put the matter in the hands of the detectives. The artist was soon in custody on the oharge of obtaining money under false pretences. He was committed for trial ,* has since been, found guilty and sentenced to three years' penal servitude. The severity of the sen. tence has caused great, surprise— as well it may. Foreign politics have occupied a good deal of attention during the present month. The coronation of the King of Prussia took place at Konisberg on the 17th inst. It wds a' very grand spectacle, and those of your readers who are curious in such matters will learn all about it from the Illustrated London tiews, and from the Times special correspondent. The King has paid the French Emperor a visit of two or three days at Compiegne ' ihthe early part of the month, and met with a - most cordial reception. Of course this visit had BOrne political purport, but no one knows exactly what it was. Of course the unsettled condition of

Europe was talked over by the twomonarchs. The difficulties of the new kingdom of Italy — which his Prussian Majesty has not yet recognised — the shattered state of Austria and its finances, and the delicate question of Denmark and the Duchies, were brought under review hy the imperial and the royal politicians ; but nothing is known as yet of the results. In England -this rapproachment between the Tuileries and the Court of Berlin was looked upon with a little jealousy and misgiving — as it was supposed that the Emperor was too astute for the King and would hood wink and over reach him in a single handed, game of politics. Besides although we abuse. Prussia to her hearts content and even beyond that point, we look upon her as-our own natural ally in any great European crisis or emergency. The speech which the King of Prussia made tp, his Ministers and his two chambers on the. eve of his coronation, has been most severely and justly critiscised in England. The language which he uses and tho views which he shadows forth are not those of a constitutional monarch, but rather of a despotic sovereign, who believes implicitly in the right divine of crowned heads, andenshtouds himself in that dignity " which hedges round a king." The English papers have taken him severely to task for the sentiments which he uttered on the occasion* in question. *■ The rulers of Prussia," he tells his Chamber and his subjects at large," receive their crown from God. To-morrow therefore I shall take the Crown from the Lord's table and place it on my head. This is the meaning of the expression •' King by the grace of God." And therein lies the sanctity of the Crown which is inviolable. I know that you will thus understand the meaning of the act which I have summoned you to witness. The Crown has been surrounded by new institutions, by virtue of which you are destined to afford it the benefit of your counsel. You will advise me and I will listen to your advice." Commenting upon the above paragraph of the royal speech the Times says : " This then is the constitution of Prussia. The Chambers of this enlightened kingdom, sitting at learned and philosophical Berlin, affecting to lead Germany, to control France, and to influence Europe generally are in the eyes of their own King, not a Legislature not bodies coordinate iv authority with himself, and having a right to say what shall and what shall not be the law of the land : but they are merely councils to advise the crown-to afford it the benefit of their counsel. If this be a constitution then where was there ever a despotism. The Khan of Bokhara or the King of Dahomey might be a constitutional sovereign after this fashion. The only difference is that they have not a blasphemous or j hypocritical theory to sanction their tyranny. If [ anything can add to the absurdity of the King's assumptions it will be the historical reminiscence he calls up when he says the '• Rulers of Prussia receive their crown from God." We have heard of a third rate German family ruling over sand and marsh in a re- | mote part of Europe, and the skill and courage, and still more the unscrupulousness of its rulers, fighting its way up to royal rank and the position of a first rate dynasty a century and a half ago. We have learned to look upon the family of which the Great Frederick is the type, as distinguished by those qualities which raise men in the world, and give them wealth, position and control over their fellow creatures, but we certainly have not hitherto connected the bold, cunning Hohenzollerns and their successful schemes in any way with divine favor or the reward of virtue. This is a fair specimen of the opinions which the speech of his Prussian Majesty has called forth in England. The ideas which he enunciates were popular enough in this kingdom some two or three centu. ries ago, but we manage to get. rid of them with the Tudors and the Stuarts and now they seem rather antiquated infcthe Jnoon day of the nineteenth century. Peace has not yet been disturbed on the continent. General Cialdini has reduced tho Southern Brigands in the Neapolitan territory. He has j moreover, his work being done, resigned his office, I and has been succeded by General della Marmora, who will exercise the functions of civil and military Governor of Naples; " The country is as yet by no means tranquil and will not be so until the the central government is fixed at Rome., . Naples' which contains as many inhabitants as Turin, Milan and Florence together is naturally dissatisfied at being looked upon as only a provincial town, while the seat of government is at Turin. Then again all the priests are in favor of the old Bourbon dynasty, and they have great influence oyer the ignorant classes in fanning the flames of discontent. AlthQUgh it must not be forgotten that, of late a great-number of theclergy are joining the national cause, andhave established a central committee at Naples for the purpose of promoting the popular cause. A great sensation has lately been produced in tha Roman Catholic world by the publication at Florence of a pamphlet written by a Jesuit theologian | Father Paasaglia, entitled "De causa Italica ad , Episcopos Catholics.'' It fell like a thunderbolt in the midst of the sacred college at Rome, and was immediately condemned and placed upon the Index. I have not yet seen it but it is said to be | very powerfully' written, in iavor of the Italiaa cause, and against the temporal power of the Papacy. It has already brought upon its author the fierce anathemas of his coreligionists, who have already christened him Judt>s Iscariot and who | would condemn him to the flames if they dared. There are many other priests who share in his j views, but who are afraid of the censure of their ecclesiastical superiors, and who have not the moral courage to speak openly. This Father Pasj saglia enjoys a reputation as a theological I writer, and it iay wlthat he was one of the f*>reI most in urgii^'-ty^the Pope to sanction the new dogma of tkAPoftjw^olate Conception which was added a f^ftouo**-, we to the Catholic creed. He is also sa.wi*;*j Bjj8 jj ~ % upon satisfactory authority to havg-QQg .. PfSphleb some two or three years£A '■/*„, rat A-ariance with the present broe^L_ml^ C,l^3 an answer, to "Le'Fape e '-rti«l?."* "^Supposed to have been inspired '•b/**"--- AAuperpr Napoleon, before the outbreak of the Italian war. ;At all events he is at present in bad odour, and must give the Court a wide berth. The Frjeuch are still at Rome and I see no immediate probability of their leaving it. It is evident either that the Emperor Napoleon cannot get Victor Emanuel to accede to his terms for giving up the Pope, or that he is afraid of the probable consequouces that would ensue in his own dominion if he were to withdraw his protection from the Papal Territories. His priests and bishops are dead against and so are the lower classes, ruled by the priests as in Italy. Then the upper classes by which I mean the •• aristocracy " of France -such as it is, are in favor of the Pope— lt is now fashionable to be so. The Empress Eugenic is one of the warmest advocates of his Holiness, and it may be presumed that she influences in some measure the policy of the Emperor. The Pope, I should observed, has lately published an allocution directed against Victor Emanuel and his abettors, which for impotent rage and fierce vituperation throws into the shade anything tbat has hitherto emanated from the precincts of the Vatican. It is quite a curiosity in its way ; and the great wonder is that Cardinal Antonelli and the other papal advisers should have allowed his Holiness to publish in the face of Christendom a document /filled with such bitter malevolence and violent denunciation. I must also mention the fact that the Emperor has lately suppressed the councils of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul throughout France, as being obnoxious to the suspicion that thep were harboring and propogating ideas unfavorable to himself in the interests of the Pope. But whether the charges brought against them are well founded oir not I am unable to say. At the present moment France is in a somewhat critical position. The harvest has beeh very unfavorabie, and at least , one third of the corn crop is lost. Alf eady bread ' is very dear, and there have been bifead riots in some of the faubourgs of Paris. Th© finances are also in a bad condition; Money is scarce. A large quantity v'of gold was carried out^of the. country lastyearto purchase corn and mm wtttts,

and.this year again there has been a considerable drain of gold for the Italian loan, a great portion of which was taken up by the bankers of Paris. At present there is a dearth of that commodity as much -'so that the bank ot France has lately borrowed £2,000,000 sterling of the Bank of England ;. and it is supposed that it will require accommodation altogether to the extent of four or five millions. The present rate of discount of the Paris Bank is 6 per cent., while that of London is only S and a-half ; and yet we expended 40 millions sterling for corn last year — which went to , Denmark, Russia, Hungary, Turkey and America. It. was the drain upon ouv finances which caused the tightness of the money market, about the beginning .of the present year. I have no time to enter at length into the politics of the other countries of Europe. Denmark is preparing for war and is increasing her navy ; she will fight Prussia single-handed if necessary, and even with her small army of 10,000 men # Oh the other hand Prussia is making efforts to procure what she has never yet had— a navy, and private subscriptions are making throughout the country for that purpose. Poland has been very uneasy, and Warsaw has been declared in a state of seige. The Russian Government, has lately had a quarrel with the students of St. Petersburg, several of them (to the number of 70 it is said) have been seized and imprisoned, and the University itself shut up for the present. Austria and Hungary are still in statu quo. A great number of the civil functionaries throughout the-^country, but especially at Pesth, have resigned their situations, in consequence of the attitude which Austria has adopted, evidently for the purpose of driving the people to desperation and of producing a premature insurrection, which could easily be suppressed at the present moment. I am not aware of any special matters which require to be noticed in my present letter. Very little has been said or written upon the subject J since I last wrote. Still there are indications which show that the public here who understand \ New Zealand politics are much gratified at the defeat of the Stafford War ministry, and at the I success of Mr. Fox and the " Wellington party." The prospects of peace are now much brighter 1 than they were before ; and I think altogether I the war may be considered at an end for the ! present. The policy fore-shadowed by Mx. Fox j cannot but conciliate the natives ; and it is a most ; singular and striking circumstance that the sugges- | tionß of Sir W. Denison are quite in accordance \ with those which the much vilified peace -at-any-price party of Wellington has all along consistently urged and supported. It is to be hoped that Sir George Grey with the measures propounded by the present ministry. i I regret to have to inform you of the 1033 of the ship William Brown, Capt. Barclay, commander, I which left Gravesend for New Plymouth, on the 7th ult., with a general cargo and 12 passengers. 1 News reached London on the 19th inst., that this vessel was destroyed by fire ou the night of the 2nd inst., in lat. 36*44, long. 12*3, W., near the Western Islands. The fire was occasioned by the bursting of oil or turpentine stowed under the forecastle. The crew were saved by the Swedish Bhip Hedrig Charlotta of Sweden, Captain J. A. Hallengrien, commander, on *a voyage to Rio. The passengers were landed at .Madeira. Partially insured at Lloyds. Loss estimated at £80,000. I enclose herewith a list of the vessels about to sail for New Zealand during the present and ensuing months.