SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3978, 15 December 1873, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

High Watbb at Port Niohoison To»Dat.

Morning, 0.31; evening, 1.3. ARRIVED. Deoembbb. 12, Rose of Eden, schooner, 30 tons, Johnston, from Havelock. 13, Enterprise, sohooner, 84 tons, CampTuell,' from Eaat "Coast. 14, Albambra, s.s., 418 tons, Underwood, feom Melbourne, yia East Coast. Passen-gers—-Mr Waters, Mr Edmonson, Mr Wilson, ifiea Thompson, Mr and Mrs Perretfc, Mr Smith, Mr Cummings, MrJ. Cuoamiugs, Mias Bebbs, Mr Lackland, Mr aad Mrs Melville. 14, Storm Bird, 67 tons, Doile, (torn Waaiganai. ' 14, Pateraon, p. 8., 260 tons, Kennedy, from Auckland and Napier. Passengers — Miss Menimati, Mre Rollo, Mrß Hadfield, Misses Hadfield (2), Mrs Jones, Miss Smith, Mr ■ 'Ctoodfellow, DrTuct, Br Scott, Mr Palmer, Mr Beaver, Captain Irving, Mr Jones; and Igtteer&ge. SAILED. 13, Wellington, 8.8., 261 tons, Carey, for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau. 13, Bangatira, ss., 185 tons, Llojd, for • Napier and Poverty Bay. •^J.4, Queen Bee, ship, 750 tons, Birob, for Wapier.

r '' f : . EXPECTED ABBIVALB. 17, Ladybird, from Pioton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau 19, Taranaki, from Lyttelton and Otago 21, Tararua, for Melbourne Tia West Coast hcjobts. Itt the Paterson, Webster, ageat — 1 bedstead, Dr Knight ; 50 oases jams, Griffiths ; SO oases, 5 orates, 5 pkgs, Turnbull and Co • 1 cask, Allan ; 1 box, Prendergaifc j 434. wooden rails, 800 sleepers, 1 wagon, 1 screwjack, 1 anchor-, 65 drain pipes, Brogden ; 3 planks, Lemon j 1 pel, Curtis; 1 pkg bacon. Bishop ; 60 bales wool, Jbhmton and Co ; 28 bales wool, Pearee ; 130 bales wool, Order. PBOJEOTED DBPABTTJBEB. 16, Phoebe, for Sydney, Tia Manukau. IS, Napier, for Foxton 16j Alhambra, for Melbourne, via the South 15, Stormbird, for Wanganui 18, Ladybird, for the South 20, Taranaki, for Picton, Kelson, Taranaki, and' Manukau

22, Tararua, for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff, and Melbourne

The c.c. Alhambro, Captain T. Underwood, - left Hobson's Bay on the 6th inst at 3 p. no, and passed the Bisters Islands the following day at 1 p.m ; arrived off Hokitika on the 12th at 8 a.ro, and Bailed again the Bam e day, arriving afc Neleon on the 18th, from which port she sailed at 4 o'clock yesterday morn* mg, aud arrived in harbor at half- past 1 o'clock yeßterday afternoon. The ' Alhambra had light easterly weather throughout the passage across from Melbourne. We are indebted to Mr Jago for files of Melbourne papers. . The p.s. Paterson, Captain A. Kennedy, left' Auckland on the Bth inst afc 5.45 p.m; -.encountered strong easterly winds and con«taht rain j anchored off Gisborne on the 10th at 6 p.m ; sailed again at 6 p.m. same day ; arrived at Napier at 8.30 a.m. on the 11th ; left again at 9 p.m. on the 12th ; arrived off Blackhead nejt morning and loaded 130 bales •wool, and proceeded at 7 p.m; strong north "weßt wind acroßß the Straits; arrived in iarbor at 6.45 yesterday. The S tor ni bird leaves to-day for Wanganui at one o'clock. The Napier came into port yesterday afterijoon from Foxton, forjwhioh port ehe leaves •gain to-day at one o'.clock. The Queen Bee left port yesterday morning fcbout nine o'clock on her way to Napier, where she loads for home. The Storm bird 'towed her as far as point Halewell, where the line was let go, and the ship proceeded down harbor with a light northerly wind. A telegram from Cape Otway in the " Argus" of the 6th inst states that a large steamer, euppoaed to be the new Oalifornian mail tteaxner Macgregor, from Java, was sighted at 8 o'clock on the evening of the sth initant. The brig Syren, from the Thames, with a cargo of kauri timber, arrived at Melbourne on the 2nd inst. In order to provide better accommodation for eh/pa at Sydney, Mr Moriarty's plan for improving the Circular Quay ia to be carried out without delay. Instead of a series of jetties, or a continuous semi-circular quay, the frontage will be broken into several iron

-wharves, with the ends partly overlapping one .^jg&fber. There -will be berths for 11 (ships of I||ffie largest tonnage now trading to the port, and there will be two bertha equal to accommodating the largeat vessels that can get into the pt>rt. Each wharf will accommodate only one ship, will be roofed in, will have a a mall bonded store attached, and will have its floor •with that of an ordinary dray, so that work can be carried on in all weathers, and goods can be either boused or despatched with the utmost promptitude. Each wharf, too, will : be oloßea by gates at night. The cost of this improvement has not yet been determined, bat tenders for the ironwork will be invited in a few days.—" Argue," Dee. 6. As if there were not plenty of natural obstacles in the way of successful submarine teUktjaphy, a new danger presents itself, and f; too, from an altogether unexpected er. We learn by telegraph from . Adethat the commander of some vessel, baying fouled the cable between Singapore and P^nang with bis anchor, deliberately severed ike wire with an axe, in order to save, perhaps, half an Hour's trouble. The Australian colonies were consequently deprived of their ordinary channel of telegraphic communication with Europe for some day a, bo tbat some tea captain might not suffer temporary ineonvenie»oe. The crew of tho barque Pluto, 286 tons, Captain C'arke, owned by Mr Oollingwood, of Bunderland, which sailed from. Newcastle, Hew South Wales, in April, bound for Hong Kong with a cargo of coale, and was wrecked on a reef outlying from New Caledonia, have been mardered by Polynesians. Captain Clarke and the crew determined to make for the Solomon group in one of the boats, and subsequently reached Fort Adams (Malayta). Some of the ortw, who landed to get water, were killed by the natives, who then slaughtered all on board the boat with the exoeption of one named John Collins, who was spared, and who has described the massacre. He was obtained by Lieutenant Suckling, oi H.M. aohooner Eenard, from the Malayta natives, but not withoutjßonsJderflble difficulty. The E.M.^^Bw»|alofe, Capfain O. 0. Borne, with the Australian acd New Zealand mails for England and the Eaefc, left Hobaon'a Bay at half past 2 o'clock on the afternooon of the sth inst. Amongst the Bangalore's pas•engers wsb the Re? Dr Begg, of the Free Church of Scotland. The Bangalore, in addition to mails, passengers, and a small cargo, took away 107,8750* of gold and £74,686 in •pecie.. — " Argus."