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Wellington Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2659, 9 April 1868, Page 3

The frigate-built -hip Warrior Queen, and the E. P. Bouverie, one of Patrick Henderson and Go's line of Clyde packets, have both commenced to load. They will take the last of the season's clip, and will probably have a number of secondclass and steerage passengers. The -hips Viola and England, after discharging their inward cargoes, proceed east; Messrs Murray and Co. have been successful in raising the barque Bengal, which was pierced by her anchor, and sunk in Port Chalmers Harbor. A patch has been put on the hole, her ballast taken out, and preparations for heaving down are now being made. The brig Centaur, reported as at the Heads, from tho Mauritius was communicated with in tho cross channel on the afternoon of the 2nd instant. Unsatisfactory replies being given to the questions asked by the boarding officer, that ■ gentleman would not clear the vesssel, and returned to the port. Captain Thompson, the ■ Health Officer, afterwards proceeded down, and finding there had been Bickness on board, and that one of the crew was still ailing, he ordered the pilot to take the vessel into the quarantine ground so soon as the wind favored him. Members of the Board of Health visited the vessel yesterday afternoon, and, at a meeting afterwards held in the Harbor Master's office, it was decided that the vessel should continue in quarantine, there being ono case of fever on board, aud several cases having occurred during the voyage j that all those who have had fever should be removed to tho quarantine island ; and that the ship be fumigated by burning Bulphur and washed with chloride of lime ; and that the clothes and bedding of the whole crew be washed with boiling water. The Board meets again on Wednesday, the Bth instant, to see if any further steps be necessary, when it is probable that tho vessel will bo admitted to pratique, if no fresh cases occur on board. — Otago Times, 4th inst. The cutter Hero, from Wangarei, which arrived on Thursday, brings the painful intelligence of the total wreck of the cutter Thistle, by which two of her passengers were drowned and two had their legs broken. The Thistle left Auckland for Waiapu on Sunday last, with a full cargo of stores and somo eighteen passengers. Owing to tho thick and boisterous weather that prevailed on Sunday, the Thistle hove to off Wangarei on Sunday night, and about four o'clock on Monday morning she drifted on to Bream Head and became almost immediately a total wreck. Two of the passengers, named Mr Alexander McLeod and Miss Mitchelson, both of Waiapu, wer< drowned : and two other passengers, whose namei we have been unable to ascertain, had their leg! broken on the rocks in their attempt to reach th< shore. The remaining passengers fortunately succeeded in Bafely reaching the shore. — Auckland

The s.s. Auckland, Captain Harris, left Melbourne on Friday evening, March 27, at 4 p.m. ; passed through the Heads at 8 p.m. ; was abreast the Schank at 9.30 ; passed Wilson Promontory on Saturday, the 28th, at 8 a.m. ; and passed the Kent Group at 6 p.m. ; made the Solandor at 1 p.m. on April 2nd ; came to off Stewart's Island same night, owing to thick foggy weather j at daylight next morning made for the Bluff, and arrived at noon ; left same day at 6 p.m., and arrived at Port Chalmers at noon on the 4th ; left on the sth at 1 p.m. ; and arrived at Lyttelton on the 6th at 1 p.m ; left Lyttelton at 8 p.m., and arrived at Wellington on tho 7th at 9.30 p.m. She encountered westerly winds on her passage from Melbourne to within a days sail of tho coast, of New Zealand, when she fell in with thick foggy weather accompanied with much rain, which, with little moderation, lasted until her arrival at tho Bluff. Experienced variable weather up tho coast. The b.s. Taranaki, from Picton, Nelson, Taranaki and Manakau, arrived in harbor at 11 o'clock on Tuesday night. She left Manukau at 4 p.m. on the 4th, and arrived off Taranaki at 8 a.m. on the sth, landed passengers and mails; left at 11 a.m., arriving at Nelson at 8 a.m. on the 6th ; left Nelson at 7 a.m. on tho 7th, and arrived at Picton at 4 p.m. ; left again at 5 p.m. ; experienced strong S.W. gale from Taranaki to Nelson with heavy seas. We acknowledge the receipt of Auckland files to tho 4th from Mr Kebbell. Of the wool ships in Port Chulmera, the Aberdeen clipper ship Countess of Kintore finished loading on the 3rd with nearly 3100 bales and sundries. The old favorite ship Chile only requires 85 bales to complete her cargo, and will sail during the week. The Bremen brigantine Pfeil iB also nearly finished, and will sail in a few day..— Otago Times.