SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXI, Issue 5423, 9 January 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF AUCKLAND.

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A K RIVALS. Cletmt\», ketch, Palmar, fiom Nnpl^r,— ,f P tfacfarlana, n^ant.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. Waitangi, "hni, i.i.'rf om -oth mi, f r Lunrion vi» Lyttelton — N V. s \ipuing Co , a^ent-, Albion, bn o ' f^r Lyti. 1-on — M Nucal, aront

V BIS ELS HJX.rrtv.TM>. FBOM Lwdon — jailed : Pnsp»tilclt, Rcpt S Sept. 2G; Dilh.ive, ship, Oct 2; Warwick, -jJnp' Oct. 11; I»verer. e, ibip s-iile I Oct 3j Vn /i, bq , Oc -8 lioa.linM . Robillt, P.»ron Ahorilira, Indit, l.odi Krno K»n(?itik«i, ForTirshite, «t ipi Fkom NfW ron.»—^(l tli Kosb, bi] , smiol Sent 18, K»p,ft>, hq (\ia MlcUide) Fit)M -octii -t.A Islands— Konilttortli, E.hth, ana Pipua, scln V om New C^hdomi- Duuntless, «ich.. Dm ,tle s (Hawauosch , e*r y. Fr m srt.vrr - v,,ngi Wonga, s i ,cnly , liinopa, HtlinMalcolm, bqs. Fkovi Mtr< m -,TR vi JA— 11(1)0. brig oirlj From Mubmit l»nv Chiuiulo r, 1) K' eit'j From Dcnkdin— Vision, bq , due.

PROJECTED Dull 1 Alt TURKS. In ihis n«t i-oast in »r not inrlndrd. Fo« Losdon— City of Auckland, »hip, Jin lu; Crtiicksliintt ml <"o., »K e >'t^ Fo San Kbancisco and Honolulu— Ci'y of Mo btminv, R M.S 8 , J»n 21 For S\ustv and MEiBOtiit^it— Tc-o, r s , <Jt'\ inst., Crui. k-h .nk an 1 Co., mnuts For 1!a>-otongi— BUnthe, id' , e*il, , Owen and Gr*hain, asent. For LvTTkLroN— Wivitiingi, ihip, Oth inst. ; N Z Frs-gln Co .agjut*.

EXPORTS— December 8. T*er ship \\ aitan^i, for Lmdon Via Lyttelton : — 3 bales wool, Brown, Cunpbfll, and Co. ; '2S8 bags cobia, A. BuoUland ; 262 5 >»^s cobra, Fiji Bmking Company ; 209 hi cs, Hendoid(/u a nl M icfailauo ; 100 ba'ei wool, 1 bag wool, New Z^al.iml Morcoutilp Atjonoy Comimij ; GJ Iwlo^i wool, 1 bat; wool J. AVilhams ; 1 ba'o wool, J. Oslnrue anrl Co. ; 150 bags manganese, J.itm I'.iy ; 27 bales wool, J. Roberton and C >. ; 04 baits wool, 3 sheep skins, B. CliUo^ and Soi s. P-r brii,' Albim for Lyttclfci'M, 200,000ft. timber, M. Xiool.

THE HERO'S TRIP TO MOTUTAPU. The a 9. Heio mule hoi promis>d excursion yettei day to Motuta;m with the childrm of the various charitable institutions of this city. Th-j weather was most propitious, and consequently a very large number of citizena in addition to the children of the various schools availed themselves of th" opportunity of visiting Messrs Roid Brothers beautiful lshnd. At teu o'clock, sharp, (the time anuounoul), the g >od steamer Hero, under the able oharge Jot Captaui T. L >ean, loft the Q'ieou-3treet u barf, having on l.oird about 800 persons, and after a p!pjs-*nt trip of about one hour, the vessel reached Home B»y. H«re the excuinionista were warmly ■wolcomed by the owners of Motutapu, and in a very short time every one was landed Tn every way the arrangements were most psrfect, Captain Logan having provided a A number of boats, thus every one reicbed the shore and returned a«iwi t> the vessel Without crushing or inc mvenience. The officer* of the vessel, particularly Captain Logan, Mr. Cogswell, the purser, and Mr Bennett, the chief engineer, were most attentive to the wants of guests, and were untiring in their exertions to promote the comfort of those enTinted to their care. The ship herself was gaily decorated with flags, and the engines room wai one mass of fl>wera and evergie- nt and looked extremely pretty, decorated as 1 was by the engineers. We must nut forget to mention Mr. H. Judd, the ever obliging chief steward, who had a most excellent cold collation prepared for his patrons, in fact, considering the great rmh "below," evtrything worked smoothly, and gave excellent satisfaction to overy one. The trip was in every particular, a complete success. A number of gentlemen, noticeably, Ciptain R»lls, of the City of Auckland, Mr. W. Aitken, Mr. Keals, and ot'iers, lent valuablo aid to Captain Logan in getting the little ones on shore, itc. The children on several occasions during the trip down and Inok giving vent to their satisfaction, in repi-ito ly cheering Captain Lo^au and his eifieers. Before leaving Motutapu, Ciptain Logan called for three cheers for Messrs. Reid Brothers, and it la needl ss to sav that the request was most heartily responded to Mr. J. Keid returned thanks, and hoped to see the childien spend a^ pleasant a day again at no distant date, on Motutapu ; and on reaching the Queen-streot v\ hai f (shortly befoic dusk.) thiee cheers were called tor and heartily given for Capta n Logan and tho owners and agents of the Huio. The following is a list off the number of clnl iren on bo.ud.-St Stephen's Orphanage, Pamell, 20 boys and 18 girls They Mere under the charge of Miss Burns (the matron) Miss Tee, and Messrs Walker and 11 (! Dyer. This school sang dming tho trip the following pieces in a most creditable manner: "The Groves of Blarney," "Over the water to Chailey," "I'm AHoat," " Phu-be Deaicst," "A.B.C," and "Tiaf.ilg.u- Bay." St Mary's Orphanage, Dedwood, 80 children, under the charge of F.i'hers Wai tin- Macdonald, McfJuire and Simpson ; also, Mi Herbert, Miss McCormack and Mr. .Swetto 'Jhe Industrial Home, Newton, 3S boys and 32 girls, under tho charge of Mr. and Mis Sticklc3 r , MuaSM. White, Owen, Cater, and Mrs. Neil

The ship Ghnlora luiuled alongside the Queen-atr . t wl aif yesterday, s>!"- wiu wmmeace to li c large on Mond iy. The ketch Maid of the Mill, f om Uu «<>'l, brings a cargo of 4S tons coal. The cutter Dawn arrive 1 y <_ -.ti r.lay m tlir Manukau from Raglan, with a 011140 of 2fj pigs, 2 bales, 1 bay wooJ, 1 b.ilo Indus, ami 4 passengers. The ship Waitangi cleared outwards at the Customs yesterday for London via Ly ttdton. The as. Southern Cross kft Tauranga, yesterday for this port. H. MS Jiltnr.be 13 reported to have left for Sydney on tli ■ 28th Ueeemr^r, ,111 d is expected in Auckland to-day or to morrow. The shipbuilding returns of thu CJljd' for the first nine months of this yew Au>\v a large increase 111 the tonnage built a-. 1 uaipiired with Ghecoirospondiny period or. 1S7S. Tfib New Ironclad Inflexible. — Mention wn made lattly 111 the lintnti iloi.sof Commons of the lullexibl-', the Utebt pattern of wai-suip building for our navy The belief of \dmiral Elliott that tho day-. of armor • plating are nearly ovt 1 U certainly »<>t jnsfcitiul by \\vh extraordinary vessel. The exact drawings and particular ' >f her build are naturallyke,)ifioin public knowledge, but we may, without any breach of patriotism, give a general c >ncep tioa of the design adopted in this t ><■ youngest of our ironclads. What may be calltd the distinuuiahmg chamcteriatic of the Indexible is that she will have, in tho ■ 3nse of vulnerability, no "wind and water line " at all. Every one must know that the viUlfl of a man <>i u\u- he al< 114 tin' l>elt of her flutation — .1 breach of her sides m that region lets id tiie sea and awamps her. The lull xihlt> cariiet -'ill )wr Hide .iiniour upon a ce'i'ral spu'o 1 10 f"et 111 lengMi It is twenty-four inches thick, and protect with that nioiis' rous wall of soiid 11011, her engiin h, her crew, ,md hi r b.ittery of four eighty-ton guns. Along the rust of lit r— foie and aft~ there is no veitical armour hut tithicU inside cushion of cork, of enormous huoy ancy, more han hi\ty fce>v «quaro in section, surrounding butikcis full or coal for the supply of the ship A lioiunila d. uk <■! thick metal extending fore and alt fi< 111 tl . wiitei-lniP "ill cut off all thin urianuored upper portion from the real hold of the vtisel 1 li ■ is, if tin: enemy should send a •hot or shell through every coal bunker

.md comer ot the Inlitxible, forw.ud and aft, letting in tho water everywhere, be could only, if the design answers expectations— lower her a single foot in the sea. Hei citadel, it may be co ih'ckntly expected, he could not pierce; at any rate with tiuna at present in use. In a word, th constructors of the Inflexible give <in eueiny the upper slices of the ship, except her citadel, to do as he likes with ; and it is by making the ends floatable under any circumstances tluU the ironwork of the pondetous citadel, with its turrets and freeboard, can bo earned. The ram and the torptdo are therefore the only penis which threaten this forthcoming lighting ship ; but perhaps th< so also might be provided agaumt if her bottom under the watir-deok weie constructed in many compaitments. Enough, however, has been already hinted about our newest behemoth to show that, whatever her success, the age of arnior-platiug is certainly not ended yet.— London J digraph.