Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Monday 29 September 1873, page 2


SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVED.-September 27. I

Seymour, barge, 65 tons, Paterson, from Port Seymour, with coals and produce. Passengers : Mr. and Mrs. Marshall and two children, Mrs. Savell. Agents. H. Hedberg.

Shannon, barge, 50 tons, Nicholas, from Port Arthur with coals. Agent G. Brown.

September 28.

Robert Burns, schooner, 45 tons, R. A. Hall, from the East Coast, with produce. Agent Isaac Wright.

Fairy Rock, brig, 191 Tons, J. H. Wilkinson, from Newcastle, New South Wales, with coals and maize. Agent H. F. Armstrong.

COASTERS INWARDS September 27.

Albatross, Pittwater, produce ; Maud Mira, Recherche Bay, produce ; Wanderer, Perseverance, Old Beach, bay; Alnbumn, Richard and Emily, Rose, Huon, timber; Struggler, Ralph's' Bay,

firewood.

September 28.

Ayrshire Lass, Port Cygnet, timber; Eclipse, Barnes')' Bay, firewood ; Rose, Garden Island, timber; May Queen, Southport, timber and palings ; Straggler South Arm, produce.

ENTERED OUT. September 27.

Southern Cross, s.s., 2413 tons, E. Lucas, for

Melbourne. -

CLEARED OUT. September 27.

Agnes and Jessie, three-masted schooner, 188 tons, G Graves, for Melbourne, via Taylor's Bay, with timber and stone. Passengers-Cabin : Sire. Bellinger and 4 childen, Mrs. Donaldson, and Misses Donaldson (2).

SAILED-September 27. Malcolm, schooner, for Sydney.

Dianella, schooner, for Melbourne

IMPORTS.-September 27.

of special charge is made to consignees who wish to particularise their imports.]

Seymour, from Port Seymour 75 tons coal, 3 ditto fireclay, 14 bgs potatoes, 4 ditto bacon.

Robert Burns, from the East Coast 260 cheese, 25 csks butter, 50 bgs grain, 150 bgs potatoes, 15 bgs bacon.

Fairy Rock, from Newcastle, New South Wales285 tons coal, 40 bgs maize.

Shannon, from Port Arthur 75 tons coal.

EXPORTS.-Soptombor 27.

Agnes and Jessie, for Melbourne, via Taylor's Bay : 20 logs pine, Cr. A Crisp ; 37,000 palings, 12,000 ft sawn timber, H. B. Evans ; 100 tons stone (to reshipped at Taylor's Bay), A. A. Butler.

LOW HEADS.

[By Electric Telegraph

SAILED

Sept. 27th India, barque, for Dunedin, New Zealand.

The Seymour, barge, Captain Peterson, from Port Seymour, via Bicheno, arrived here at five o'clock yesterday afternoon ; she left Port Seymour with a cargo of coals, fireclay, and produce at 9 p.m. on Friday, arrived at Bicheno same night and sailed again thence on Saturday afternoon, arriving here at

the time above noted.

The Shannon, barge, Nicholas, arrived on Saturday, from Port Arthur, with a full cargo of coals.

The Government schooner Harriet, Captain Anderson, worked up the river the river during Saturday night and anchored off the powder magazine, with cut timber for the Cemetery Grounds.

Tup. whaling barque Isle of France, Captain C. Lucas, anchored off' Blackman's Bay on Saturday morning (o eldin ship, prior to coming up to the

wharf.

The London ship Ethel, Captain Harmsworth, will complete her discharge before the end of the week, and will then immediately commence to take it for her return passage.

The barque Southern Cross, Captain Boon, leaves here on Friday next for Lyttelton, with timber and other produce.

The Agnes and Jessie, three masted schooner, Captain G. Graves, lately newly coppered and overhauled sailed hence on Saturday with a part cargo of palings and pine logs. She proceeds to Taylor's Bay, to take in stone for the Melbourne University Buildings, and thence to Hobson's Bay.

The Southern Cross, s.s. Captain E. Lucas, entered out for Melbourne on Saturday.

The Malcolm, schooner, for Sydney, Captain Langworthy, was off Bull Bay at sundown on Saturday

The Offley, whaling barque, Captain Gaffin, left the cove on Saturday and anchored off Little Sandy Bay.

The barge Annie, the river craft which capsized as previously mentioned, will be brought round from Lucas's shipyards to-day. The vessel was found to be damaged principally only by the loss of her two topmasts, and those and other minor alterations having been completed, she is now again in thorough repair and sea going order.

The following is a list of the passengers by the Derwent, s s., which left Launceston for Melbourne on the 24th inst. Cabin : Miss Stephen, Miss Binnie, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Matchett, Mr. and Mrs. and Master Blyth, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brand, Miss Brand, Miss C. Langhorne, Miss li. Peart, Mr. W. H. Westbrook, Miss E. Westbrook, Mr. and Mrs. Lightfoot, Mr. and Mrs. G. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. Walker, the Misses Cooksey, Miss Fowler, Miss Francis, Miss Waves, Miss and Master Wayne, Mrs. Ogg, Messrs. W. W. White, G. A. Knight, Luke, C. M. Maxwell, Paine, Chapman, Fletcher, Darling, and 12 steerage.

The brig Lass of Gawler entered the Tamar Heads at 645 p.m. on Wednesday, and anchored off West Bank, where she remained last night. The Lass of Gawler left Mauritius on the 21st ult., with a cargo of assorted sugars consigned to Messrs. Dalgety, Moore, and Co., of Launceston Cornwall Chronicle, September

20th.

The brig Wolverine, from Bird Island, with a cargo of guano for the A A. Guano Company, entered the Tamar Heads at 10-30 am. on 25th June. She left Bird Island on the 30th ultimo, and had to put in at Twofold Bay for shelter. The Wolverene was at anchor on Thursday night in Lagoon Bay.

Ibid.

The iron clipper ship Childers sailed again from the bay yesterday, for India, with horses. The ship since leaving here previously has had no end of worry , stand bother with condenser and crew, the latter

especially, but all obstacles having been obviated, she (took advantage of a fair wind yesterday forenoon, And squared away for the Roadstead was, September 23rd.

The wreck of the Oscar was sold yesterday by Messrs. Bradley, Newton, and Lamb for £15 10s, the purchaser being Mr. G. Moore. The boat in which the crew were saved was bought by Mr. Rankin for £3 15s. Sydney Herald, September 20th.

The Marine Board held an investigation yesterday into the matter of the ship Eastern Light coming into port without being boarded by a pilot, and found that

Mr. Jack, pilot, was outside the bearing for the purpose of intercepting her and the Board considered him free from blame in not boarding, as the evidence adduced points to the circumstance of the ship having run past the boat inside the track usually taken, and entered the Heads before the pilot had time to board . handbill, September 20th.

Captain Brodie, late muster of the schooner Lavina, < reports that the Iserbrook, brig, belonging to Messrs. Godeffroy, Brothers, and Co, had landed and established two stations at Now Breton, one of the South , Sea Islands. The men landed were on the island for

three months, when an attack was made by the natives, who destroyed the station by fire and the men escaped with their lives, making for Duke of York Island, which they providentially reached in a boat, and, after remaining there for two months, were taken off by the schooner Lucy, belonging to Messrs. Campbell and Co., of Sydney. Ibid, Sept. 17th. A

GENERAL POST OFFICE.

Ship Mails.

Ship Mails will be closed at Hobart Town as under:

For Intercolonial Potts, per ss, Southern Cross, on Wednesday next, at 2 30pm.

For Victoria, ditto, ditto, at 3 30 n m.

For London, via Brindisi, per RMSS. China, via Melbourne, on Tuesday, the 7th proximo, at 4 o'clock

p.m.

For London, via Southampton, ditto, ditto.

For Mediterranean Ports, via Suez, ditto, ditto.

For India, China, Manilla, Batavia, &c., via Point de Galle, ditto, ditto.

For Western Australia, via Melbourne, ditto, ditto.

IMPOIITANT Norton: The Bo'cei for the reception of Letters and Newspapers for England, Foreign countries, and the Colonies, will be closed on Tuesday, the 7th pros, at- o'clock p.m. precisely. Late Letters and Newspapers can only be received on payment of the u usual fees (viz., 3d. each letter and one penny each

Newspaper), up in KC p.m. After that hour, Letters for England and Victoria only, rain be ported up to 6 p.m., upon payment of Is. Fee on each Letter.

All registered letters must be posted before 3 o'clock < p.m. on Tuesday, the 7th proximo.

,, ' Money return issued at this office on Tuesday, the

7th proximo, on all places out of the colony, will be subject to an additional charge of one shilling each.

A. C. DOUGLAS, Secretary.

WIND AND WEATHER. REPORT ii i , Hobart Town September 27,

Noon. Wind, DAY., niuilomto ¡ Weather, fine, flour.

Bar. 30.07. Tiwi. CO.

[By JÜLKOT1UO Telegraph 1 liAUSonsroN.-Suptomber 27.

A ' Noon.1-Wlo-1, W., strong; weather, fine, clear. Bar,

30th. 'Thin. 68.

(. Days' Reads September 27.

. Noon. Wind, W., light ; weather, fine. Bar. 3020. . Ther. 68.

, " Blnnirr Nelson.-8eptcmlx>r 27.

11 ' Noon. Wind, N.W., light; weather, fine. Bar.

3000. Ther. 63.

and A Fortescue BAY. September 27.

at. ,Noon.--Wiud,,N., light ; weather, fine. Bar. 29 60.

Ther. IU L

. , [By Submarine Cable.]

' ', Cape Otway. September 27.

"' 9 a.m. Wind, E., light j weather, fine. Bar. 30 048. ,-»'Ther.68.

, Cape Son ance September 27.

9 H.m. Wind, N.E., very light ; weather, overcast, fine, Bar, 3000 Ther, 63.