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Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1962, 26 September 1863, Page 2

The Zambesi, from London, with. 40 passengers, arrived at Lyttelton on the 19th inst The ship Aboultir made the passage from Otago to London in sixty-throe days, having left Otago on Ist of April, and arrived iv London on the 2nd of Juae. The wreck of the brig Highland Lassie haa been sold at Invercargill for about £2000. The ship Mataura, from London, which arrived at Port Chalmers on the 15th September, was immediately placed in quarantine, small pox and scarlet fever having broke out during the voyage. Ten deaths, and five births. Mutiny at Sea.— The ship Sir Ralph Abercrombie, from London, 14th Juno, arrived at Port Chalmers on 13th Sep, with a general cargo and 40 passengers. On the 18th August, spoko the Annie Wilson, from London, to Auckland with immigrants; the chief officer of which subsequently reported tho crew and passengers to be in a state I of mutiny. Violence had been used to the Captain, and ! cargo alleged to have been plundered. Officers armed and sixteen passengers enrolled as special constables. New Montoly Line op Packets to New Zealand. — The j following appears in the Otago Daily Times, September 17: Messrs 11. T, Wilson, Chambers & Co, of Liverpool, tho well-known agents of the White Star Line, purpose running a monthly lino packets from London to tho various j ports of New Zealand. The first vessel, the Albert William, a fine new ship of very high class, 12 and 20 years, will sail for Otago on the sth August It may be readily j undei-stood with what spirit and enterprise the trade is intended tote pvoßecuted when it is learnt that in addition to their splendid fleet of ships eight new iron vessels, of large tonnage and the most approved construction, are now being built The second vessel for Otago is the new ship Alcoats, " to sail October sth. Two others are to proceed to Wellington and Auckland, and the Chariot of Fame was to lie laid on for Canterbury. The Rotal Chahter.— lt will surprise many to learn that, after the lapse of nearly four years since the melancholy wreck of tho Koyal Charter occurred, operations for the recovery of the treasure contained in it are still earned on. Messrs Gibbs, Bright, and Co, sold the pool some time ago to a firm in Anglesea for about £700. "Whenever the weather permits, divers descend to collect the mud at the bottom, and this on being washed is found to contain gold dust and coin. Five pounds and upwards are thus recovered every week. Numerous persons visit the now celobrated village of Moelfra. Some of theso are persons who were themselves saved from the wreck One of these has lately been at much pains to cut and carry away a portion of the rock to which the heroic Maltese sailor Rogers had made fast the;hawaer that was the means of saving so many lives. In the Llanallgo churchyard, situated about a mile from the scene of the wreck, a monument has been erected of stone carried chiefly from the place where the unfortunate vessel struck. On this column a late visitor has carved with his knife these words : — " Came from Australia to see this. — B. Neii~" On one Bide of the monument there is inscribed as follows: — " The Royal Charter, steam clipper, of 2719 tons burden, sailed from Melbourne, August 26, 1859, bound for Liverpool, having on board 324 passengers, besides a crew of 103." On the second side : — " This monument has been erected by public subscriptions to the memory of those who perished in the wreck of the Royal Charter, off Moelfra, on the coast of Anglesea, on Wednesday, the 26th of October, A.D., 1809." On the third side :—" There lie in this churchyard the remains of 140 of the sufferers, and 45 in the church of Penrhosllugwy, all of whom were buried by the pious and charitable incumbents, the Rev S. Roose Hughes and his brother, the Rev H. Roose Hughes." On the fourth side are enumerated the various adjacent parishes where the remains of some of the sufferers were washed ashore and interred. — Home News. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Madras sailed from Sydney on May 23, and Melbourne 26. The mails having been transhipped at Point de Galle to the Candia, reached Suez on July 7. The Euxine, with the express portion, arrived at Marseilles on July 14 ; the letters and papers were delivered in London, July 16. The Poonah, with the gold and heavy portion of the mails, left Malta on July 12, and arrived at Southampton on July 21 ; the letters and papers were delivered in London the same day. — Home News. The Suffolk, Captain J. B. Martin, sailed from Plymouth, on June 27, for Port Phillip. She takea out about 150 passengers, among whom are Sir Charles Darling, X.C.8.. the newly appointed Governor of Victoria, family, and suite. — Ibid. The Black Ball Liner tho Champion of the Seas sailed from Liverpool for Melbourne, on July 7. Among the 461 passengers on board wero Mr and Mrs Charles Kean and their niece (Miss Chapman), Mr G. Everett, Mr Cathcart, and two servants. The Champion of the Seas also carries 2000 tons of cargo,— lbid. Messrs Glass, Elliot, and Co have despatched a steamer to the Mediterranean, with a view to the commencement of operations for the repair of the fractured cable between Benghazi and Alexandria, about 500 miles in length. The cable will bo gradually raised, and, on the fractured portion being discovered, a now piece will bo " spliced" in. — Ibid. Letters from Alexandria of the 24th ult state that all hopes of immediately repairing the injured link of the Malta and Alexandria cable have been abandoned. Messrs Canning and De Santy, the representatives of Messrs Glass, Elliot, and Co, will return at once to England, and Mr Gibson, Government Inspector, will return to his post at Malta. It was at first inferred that the defect was a mechanical ono und near the shore, if not actually in the harbour at Alexandria. The tests were begun under this impression, but, after a series of careful experiments, the scientific operators wero led to change their opinion and to look for tho fault further away, probably close to Benghazi It is now likely that it will be necessary to obtain the assistance of a steamer from England especially adapted to effect the anticipated repairs, in which case the interruption of telegraphic communication between Alexandria and Benghazi may extend to several months.— A. <C- N.Z. Gazette. ♦

We take the following from the Home News : — The Bhares of the New Zealand Banking Corporation (Limited) i for which a settling day was appointed for the i 22nd July, have been ordered by the committee of the I Stock Exchange to be quoted in the official daily list I Mr John Bathgate, agent for the Union Bank of Scotland in Peebles, has been appointed the colonial manager , of the Bank of Otago (Limited), and Mr Alexander Grace, for some years one of the branch managers of the South j Australian Banking Company, hai been appointed the secretary in London. Mr Henry E. Glenny, the accountant for the Dunedin office, has left for Otago to make arrangements for commenceing business on the arrival of the manager. At the meeting on the 6th July of the proprietors of the Union Bank of Australia a dividend of 8 per cent was declared for the half-year, making a total distribution for the 12 monthi of 16 per cent, against 14 per cent for the previous year. The chairman remarked that the position of the bank had never been more satisfactory. The report was adopted.