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EMIGRATION.
The clipper ship Ceres, one of Messrs. Houlder Brothers and Co.'s regular line of vessels, sailed from Gravesend for Port Phillip on March 20th, with a large and valuable collection of birds, &c, belonging to the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, with accom- modation specially fitted up for the purpose and presented to the society, free of charge, by the firm above referred to. This is the second shipment made this year.
The Elizabeth Ann Bright Captain Starkie, belonging to the White Star line of packets, has sailed from Liverpool for Mel- bourne, with upwards of 400 passengers and a fall cargo of valu- able merchandise on freight.
The Mersey line have despatched the Charmer, Captain Jansen, as a "short ship" to Melbourne, with twenty-eight cabin pas- sengers and a large cargo of merchandise on board. The suc- ceeding liner will be the Queen of Australia, on the 1st May.
The Maori, 700 tons, Mr. W. Ashby, master, sailed from Plymouth on the 21st March, for Melbourne, Victoria, having on board 283 Government emigrants, under the care of Mr. William Rutter, surgeon-superintendent. The emigrants consisted of 31 married couples, 1 single man, 192 single women, 14 boys, and
14 girls.
The ship Yorkshire, 1054 tons, Captain E. A. Reynell, one of Messrs. Wigram and Sons' line of Melbourne packets, sailed from Plymouth on March 30, with a large number of chief cabin as well as second and intermediate passengers.
The Undaunted, 1245 tons register, J. Clare, commander, sailed from Plymouth on the 11th April for Sydney direct ; she had on board a large number of first and second class pas-
sengers.
THE GREAT EASTERN AT LIVERPOOL. — On Saturday forenoon, in accordance with previous arrangements, steam was got up on the Great Eastern, and three powerful steamtugs were attached to her with a view to getting her off the bench where for some time she has been placed to have requisite repairs done. These pre- parations were put into operation soon after 11 o'clock, the tide — the highest for some time — being full at 11.28 a.m. On the power being applied she moved a few feet and swerved more broadside on to the beach. The port paddle was then backed and the screw put on, but she did not obey. Two of the tugs were then put to her head, and their efforts to pull her on were continued till it was seen to be useless, and the attempt to float her off was for the tide abandoned. The endeavours to float the vessel from the beach- ing ground were renewed shortly before high water, and were en- tirely successful. She was floated off about half-past 11 o'clock, and was conveyed in safety to her moorings. — Mitchelll's Steam Register, April 24.
COLLISION AT SEA. — The British ship Boanerges, Captain Dunn, left this port on 31st March, bound to San Francisco, despatched by Messrs. Bosman and Co. On 2nd April, at 8-30 a.m, the Boa- nerges was close hauled on the port tack heading E., by S.½S., going through the water at the rate of seven knots, when a barque running with all plain sail and port studding sails set, attempted
to cross her bows. The distance between the two vessels was not estimated properly, and the consequence was that they come in contact — the jib-boom and bowsprit of the Boanerges taking the barque's rigging:, and entangling the two vessels, resulting in the loss of all the head gear of the Boanerges. The greater part, if not the whole of the barque's crew immediately scrambled on to the deck of the Boanerges, fearing that their vessel would founder, whereupon it was found that the barque was the Anglo- Indian, laden with tea, from Foochow bound to Melbourne. Find- ing that the Anglo-Indian had not received very much damage, her crew returned to her, with the exception of one A.B., the steward, and a boy. After the collision, the Boanerges' sails were hove aback and the helm put to starboard to endeavour to sepa- rate from the barque, which, however, was not accom- plished for the space of thirty-flve minutes. The barque swung round on the starboard side of the ship and the barque's mainmast (in consequence of heavy sea run- ning), was struck several times by the Boanerges fore yard, which bad the effect of certainly putting it out of its perpendicular although it did not carry it away — other damage must also have been sustained by the barque. The Boanerges lost port cathead, cutwater, figure head, bowsprit, jibboom, sails, &c, all of which had to be cut away in consequence of the heavy sea running. As seen as the vessels separated the barque made all sail and ran away before the wind. The ship in consequence of the loss of her head gear was also obliged to keep away in order to secure the foremast which was rolling about in a moat dangerous manner. The pumps were carefully sounded and the Boanerges was found to make no water. At 1 p.m. she bore up for Hongkong to repair damages and arrived here on 3rd instant. On 6th she was towed to East Point by the White Cloud to undergo necessary repairs. She had upwards of 540 souls on board. The accident occurred in latitude, by account, 20-38 N longitude 114-59 E.
We hear that those on board the Boanerges belonging to the Anglo-Indian assert, that all hands were below at breakfast at the time of the collision with exception of the man at helm. The Anglo-Indian is supposed to have run for Singapore. — China
Trade Report, April 28.