March 9, sailed the Royal Consort for Guam. The Wallace cleared outwards on the 15th instant for Lima.

Cutter Resolution upset - Life lost. On Sunday last the cutter Resolution, 50 tons, McKeigh, master, bound for Sydney, with eight hundred bushels of wheat and forty bags of potatoes on board, proceeded down the river under charge of Mr Scott the pilot. Whilst in stays, beating through Swan Bay, a squall threw her on her beam ends; the wheat which was stowed in bulk, is supposed to have shifted, when she filled and sunk. There were about nine persons on board, one of whom, a steerage passenger, named James Cotton, was in the forecastle at the time of the accident and was unfortunately drowned; the others took to the boats and were saved-Launceston Examiner March 6.

RIO JANEIRO SHIPPING—The barque Fama, Capt Bennett, hence the 21st August, for London, met with very heavy weather off Cape Horn, in which her decks were swept of boats, water-casks, and bulwarks. She put into Rio Janeiro, on 26th Nov, in a leaky condition, where she would have to be repaired. The barque Chelydra, Wishart, hence for London 27th Aug, had also touched there, but left again about 5th Nov.

The ship Brankenmoore cleared out at Launceston for London on the 14th instant. Passengers—Mr Sweeney, Mr and Mrs Downs, Mr and Mrs Newport and child, and Mr H Greenwood. Cargo—80 tons bark, 408 bales wool, 12 bales leather, 564 bales wool, 1 cask seal skins, 17 tons bark, 2 portable green- houses, 2 cases seeds, 2 cases fossils, 1 package opossum rugs, 1 box curiosities, 2 hogsheads gin, and 4 pieces blackwood.

PORT PHILLIP SHIPPING – arrivals – March 28, Abercrombie, brigantine, 144 tons, Petley, master, from the Mauritius, 18th Feb. Passenger—James Philip Hunter, Esq., of the firm of Hunter, Scott and Co, of Melbourne with 25 bales canvas, 4 gunny bags, 10 bales twine, 80,000 corks, 37 casks brandy, 532 bags salt, 5 hogsheads claret, 30,000 Manila cigars, 30 barrels rosin, 5 barrels molasses, 25 tierces tobacco, 200 empty bags, 84 bags sugar, Hunter, Scott and Co.

We could not ascertain the rest of the cargo of this vessel, as her manifest had not come up when the latest Port Phillip paper went to press.

March 28. Hawk, schooner, Capt Brown, from Sydney, 8th March. One cabin and one steerage passenger. The Aden, Capt Waddell, sailed for London on 28th March. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Andrews, four children and two servants; Mr and Mrs Erskine; Mr and Miss Rose; Messrs Jamieson, Bacon, McKinnon, Montgomery, Milner. Arden, Enscoe and son. Intermediate—Mr and Mrs Knight, and two children; Messrs R and T Howitt, and Haliburton. Cargo—315 bales wool, 27 casks tallow, 8 casks 1 case preserved meats, 1 cask seal-skins, 283 tons mimosa bark. The barque Mary Lloyd had cleared for Liverpool. Passengers—Mrs Hill, Mrs Sheerer, Mr Besnard, John Bolster, John Sawyer, and John Miller. Cargo—731 bales wool, 99 casks tallow, 37 firkins butter, 35 tons mimosa bark, 250 gunny bags, 291 hides. Neither the Christina nor the Isabella had arrived on the 30th ultimo.

THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION – HMS Fly, and the cutter Prince George, hence the 27th ultimo, arrived at Port Stephens on the night of the 28th. The former got ashore on a sand bank, in about two fathoms water, when entering the harbour; but the Prince George having let go both anchors in six fathoms, a hawser was carried from her to the Fly, by which she was soon warped off, with no damage. The Bramble, hence the 31st ultimo, arrived at Port Stephens the following day, and the three would leave in a few days for Moreton Bay.

THE R.Y.S. SCHOONER “WANDERER”—The Wanderer returned Wednesday from Twofold Bay, having on board B. Boyd, Esq., and several other gentlemen. In the passage from the bay she has well maintained her character of being a fast vessel, having run the distance from Heads to Heads in the space of twenty-four hours, part of which time she was scudding almost under bare poles. She saw the schooner Harlequin last Tuesday at 5pm lying to off the Dromedary, from this port, bound to Twofold Bay. The first mail from Boyd Town has been brought up by the Wanderer; and as a post-office has been established at that township, great advantages will be derived by persons living in the Maneroo district from having a regular communication with Sydney.
The following account of Boyd Town shipping has been kindly furnished us:
Arrivals:--March 20th Edward, schooner, Tallan from Sydney; 29th Shamrock, steamer, Gilmore, from Sydney, for Port Phillip and Launceston. 31st Mary Ann, Brown, from Sydney, for Launceston;--this vessel had proceeded on her voyage with favourable winds until arriving between the Ram Head and Wilson’s Promontory, when she encountered an adverse gale of wind for several days, and then bore up for Jervis Bay, since which has again put into Twofold Bay. She reported the Hobart Town whaler Maria Orr having put into Jervis Bay for wood and water, six weeks out, with sixty barrels sperm oil on board.
Departures:--March 30th Shamrock, steamer, for Port Phillip and Launceston. April 2nd, Wanderer, R.Y.S. schooner, for Sydney; Edward, schooner, for Sydney. The Mary Ann was still in the bay when the Wanderer left.

SEIZURE OF THE BRIG “MUNRO”—Information having been lodged with Captain Browne, that spirits had been illegally landed from the brig Munro lying at Gosling and Browne’s wharf, he kept watch on her in his boat for three nights consecutively, but until last Tuesday night nothing occurred. At sundown, having pulled in between two of the vessels lying at Jones’s wharf, a boat was two hours after seen alongside the Munro when something was lowered into her and she shoved off, quickly followed by Captain Browne, who found two men in her, named Beard and Couch, with six kegs, each containing ten gallons of brandy. The men were immediately taken into custody, and upon proceeding on board the brig it was found that three hogsheads of brandy, entered at the Custom-house as non-disposed of cargo, had undergone considerable leakage. The men are still in custody, and an officer holds possession of the vessel.

March 28 Abercrombie, brigantine, 144 tons, Petley, master, from the Mauritius, 18th Feb. Passenger-James Philip Hunter, Esq, of the firm Hunter, Scott, and Co of Melbourne, with 25 bales canvas, 4 gunny bags, 10 bales twine, 80,000 corks, 37 casks brandy, 532 bags salt, 5 hogsheads claret, 30,000 Manila cigars, 30 barrels rosin, 5 barrels molasses, 25 tierces tobacco, 200 empty bags, 84 bags sugar, Hunter, Scott and Co. We could not ascertain the rest of the cargo of this vessel, as her manifest had not come up when the latest Port Phillip paper went to press.

Hawk, schooner, Captain Brown, from Sydney 8th March. One cabin and one steerage passenger.

The Aden, Captain Waddell, sailed for London on 28th March. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Andrews and four children and two servants;Mr and Mrs Erskine; Mr and Miss Rose; Messrs Jamieson, Bacon, McKinnon, Montgomery, Milner, Arden, Enscoe and son. Intermediate—Mr and Mrs Knight and two children; Messrs R and T Howitt, and Haliburton. Cargo—315 bales wool, 27 casks tallow, 8 casks 1 case preserved meats, 1 cask seal-skins, 283 tons mimosa bark.

The barque Mary Lloyd had cleared for Liverpool. Passengers—Mrs Hill, Mrs Sheerer, Mr Besnard, John Bolster, John Sawyer, and John Miller. Cargo—731 bales wool, 99 casks tallow, 37 firkins butter, 35 tons mimosa bark, 250 gunny bags, 291 hides.

The markets during the week have been so remarkably quiet, as to afford little scope for comment; but in prices there is no alteration, excepting wheat, which has declined, several large parcels having been sold at 3s. 6 ½ d. to 3s. 9d. per bushel.

Sugar—the cargo ex Magnet from Manila, was submitted to public competition, and realized from £17 5s. to £18 per ton, which, considering the condition, were full prices; the samples were of the ordinary kind and moist without colour.

Rice – Two hundred and fifty-nine bags Manila brought £8 per ton.

April 2--Arrived: Cecilia, barque 274 tons, Burrell, Master, from London via Leshenault, Western Australia. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Groves and two children, from Leshenault.

April 5—Sailed: Jane Goudie, barque, 233 tons, Goudie, master for Sydney. Passengers—Cabin, Capt Howey, Dr Falloon, Mrs Mickleburgh, Messrs JM Chisholm, Dare, Cameron, Rutledge, Roach and child, Schwonbergh, Innes, and Lillie; nine adults and three children in steerage. Cargo—1 case hosiery, 100 bags potatoes, 2 tierces tobacco, 2 trunks, 1 box apparel, 1 box bedding.

April 4—Cleared: Platina, barque, for London. Passengers—Cabin, Lieut Ross, and six children; steerage, Miss Askum, John Waland, John Henderson, Thomas Rosken, JC McArthur, and John Jones. Cargo—498 bales wool, 178 tons mimosa bark, and 21 casks tallow.

The Dawson—This vessel will be withdrawn from the Launceston trade for some time to come, as she has obtained the charter to convey stock to Nelson, New Zealand.

ARRIVALS—April 15, Sea Queen, barque, 465 tons, Martin, master, from London 29th Nov, and Cork 4th Jan, with 219 immigrants. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Wickham, Mr Edminstone, and Dr Curtis, surgeon superintendent.—Christina, brig, Capt Pearce, from Sydney 14th March.

DEPARTURE—April 15, Ellen, barque, for Hobart Town.

CLEARED OUT—April 17. Thomson, cutter, Birkinshaw, master, for Sydney via Port Albert. Passengers—William Dee, Charles Harvey, and William Cook.—Tyne, barque, 427 tons, Robertson, master, for London. Passengers—Mr Horncastle, Mr Stead, Mr Dodds and daughter, Alexander McBeth, John Parker, Ronald McKenzie, and Mr Pritchard.

The Louisa—This brig, which has long been a regular trader between Hobart Town and Sydney, is at the Queen’s Wharf, where the joiners are actively employed in fitting up new accommodations for passengers. The cabin will be fitted up with eighteen sleeping berths, and the part sest aside for the steerage passengers will afford accommodation for fourteen persons. The alterations are expected to be completed on Wednesday next, and she will sail a few days after.

The Louisa arrived on Sunday night, after a fine run of four days. The barque Tenasserim, from Calcutta the 22nd Jan, and Madras the 13th Feb, arrived at Hobart Town on 13th instant, with a general cargo for Sydney. Passengers—Messrs N Noble, R Ogilvie, G T Hicks, A R Buchee, one female and sixteen male convicts; she was to sail for Sydney on the 18th instant. The Marion was taking in horses at Hobart Town for India. The brig Caroline had not arrived there.

SHIPWRECK AT MOONLIGHT HEAD—A rumour has been prevalent during the last two days, that a large vessel had been wrecked near Moonlight Head, between Cape Otway and Port Fairy. The report is, we are afraid, too true, the intelligence having been brought by a party of blacks, who could have no inducement to make false statements on such a subject. It is said by some that the crew and passengers have been massacred by the blacks, while others assert that only two human beings reached the shore, a lady and her child. All such particulars, however, must be conjecture, and we must be content with the simple fact that a vessel has been wrecked on the coast to the westward—Geelong Advertiser, April 15.

NEWCASTLE—Thursday May 2: the brig Martha is loaded and will sail for Sydney the first fair wind. The schooner Ariel from Sydney, arrived here this evening at five p.m., she will in all probability be loaded by to-morrow. The cutter China, bound to Broulee, and which put into this port in distress, sailed this morning after having received the necessary repairs. The cutter Traveller’s Bride arrived here on Sunday last, having encountered a very severe gale, in which they were blown off the land for several days, and obliged to broach a portion of the cargo for the support of the crew; she has since proceeded up river. Friday May 3: the barque Arachne has at present on board 155 bales wool, 195 hides, 133 logs of cedar; she is loading fast.

The UNITED KINGDOM—This vessel left Liverpool with 388 bounty emigrants and a considerable quantity of merchandise, but was taken to the quarantine station on Monday, owing to twenty-eight deaths having taken place on the passage—twenty-five children and three adults. Upon Dr Savage going alongside, it was found that sundry diseases (which had been caused by atmospheric changes) had carried off the children, none of which were contagious. One of the adults died of apoplexy, another of dysentery, and a third of hysteria. The immigrants now on board consist of 118 men, 115 women, 65 boys and 62 girls, all of whom appear in a very healthy condition, and the ship was therefore towed up to off the Flour Company’s Wharf on Monday evening, by the steamer Thistle.

She reports having spoken the Trusty, from London, on the 24th January bound to Swan River, in lat. 10o 54” N, long 24 o 10’ W. January 25 the American whaler Barclay, of New Bedford, clean. Feb 4, Theodocia from Liverpool to Calcutta in lat 5 o 48’ S, long 30 o W.

Nearly a hundred of the immigrants have been engaged. She has hauled in to Bott’s Wharf, from whence a convenient stage has been erected to the ship. The immigrants appear all to be of a very useful class, there being also comparatively fewer mechanics and a greater number of agricultural labourers than in other ships.

WATER POLICE

Coasters, 3d. per ton register, payable every 12 months
Every vessel registered at Sydney, and trading to Van Diemen’s Land, 3d. per ton per annum.
For every vessel trading to any other Ports, 3d. per ton every 4 months.
For every stranger arriving in the Port of Sydney (whalers excepted) 3d. per ton.
All whalers, whether British, Colonial, or Foreign wholly exempt.

PILOTAGE

Coasting vessels exempt.
Vessels registered in Sydney, and trading to Van Diemen’s Land exempt.
Vessels registered in Sydney, being under 50 tons, half pilotage.
All other vessels 10s. per foot, in and out.

HARBOUR FEES

For every vessel trading to Van Diemen’s Land, above 100 tons, 20s.
For every removal, 10s to 20s, according to tonnage.
For every coaster of 50 tons, or upwards, 5s.
For every coaster under 50 tons, exempt.

WATER
One shilling per tun.

CUSTOMS DUES

Every vessel not registered in Sydney, entry and clearance, £1 10s.
Vessels registered at Sydney, above 100 tons, coastwise £1.
All vessels not registered in Sydney are considered Foreign, and pay the full dues and lights, whether under 50 tons or not, or whether coastwise or Foreign.
All vessels registered at Sydney above 50, and not exceeding 100 tons, coastwise, entry clearance, 8s.
For all vessels not coastwise, entry and clearance, £1 10s.

LIGHTHOUSE DUES

All vessels not registered in Sydney, 2d. per ton.
Vessels registered in Sydney under 50 tons, coastwise, exempted.
Vessels registered in Sydney above 50, and not exceeding 100 tons, coastwise, 2s.
100 tons and upwards, coastwise or foreign, 2d. per ton, inward light.

STEAMBOATS

Customs’ dues, entry and clearance coastwise, 2s. 6d.
Lighthouse dues, 4d. per ton.
For every other Port, same as other vessels.
Coasting vessel in ballast not to be charged.

Printed and Published by CHARLES KEMP and JOHN FAIRFAX, at the Morning Herald Printing Office, Lower George Street, Sydney New South Wales, Saturday May 4 1844.

DEPARTURES—May 2, Diana, brig, Tulloch for Portland Bay. May 3, Gilmore, barque, Mann, London. Passengers—Mr and Miss Rose, Capt and Mrs Langdon, two children and a servant. Mr Stoddart, and three in the steerage. Cargo-289 bales wool, 164 casks tallow, 416 tons bark.

HOBART TOWN

ARRIVALS—April 30, Renown, barque, from London 3rd Jan, with merchandise; Tuscan, barque, from London, 10th Dec, with merchandise, on her way to New Zealand. May 1—Equestrian, ship, from London, 28th Jan with 281 convicts.

DEPARTURE—Lady Franklin, for Norfolk Island with 100 convicts.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

ARRIVALS—March 21--Comet, brigantine, Cork, from Twofold Bay, with 62 heifers and calves. Bolina, barque, Johnson, from Twofold Bay, with cattle and horses. April 4, Shamrock, schooner, Daldy, from Tahiti 8th March—Passenger—Mr Jeffray.

DEPARTURES—Feb 26, Nereus, Fedarbe, for London with 1200 barrels sperm. April 1—Comet, schooner, Cork, for Hobart Town via Twofold Bay, in ballast. Passengers—Mrs Cork, Messrs Gimble, Harris, Williamson, the convict Ellis and two constables. April 12—Shamrock, schooner, Daldy, for Sydney via Russell; passenger on board the latter Mr Jeffray.

THE “SOPHIA PATE”—This wreck has caused more speculation than most of the people of Auckland are aware of. She has been sold to five or six different parties, all of whom tried their best to raise her, but without success; the present owner Mr Morley, is likely to succeed better than any of the others, he has succeeded in cutting the cable, and we understand the vessel has risen by this act four feet. We trust as Mr Morley is a very enterprising man he may be rewarded for his labour, and the poor fellows who toil night and day with him in his undertaking—Auckland Chronicle April 18.

The Sovereign left the Hunter’s River Wharf, on Monday evening, with a considerable quantity of cargo on board, for Moreton Bay. Two officers and fifty-two rank and file of the 58th Regt have proceeded by her to relieve a detachment of the 96th which has been stationed in that district.

TAHITI—About eight or ten days prior to the arrival of the Hazard in Tahiti, a party of the French were defeated by the natives, and compelled to retreat, after losing 80 men, who with their arms and accoutrements were left on the field of battle. The engagement took place on the peninsula which separates the northern from the southern part of the island, and commenced by the French (who have a fortified camp there) endeavouring to prevent some of the natives passing across. The action began in the afternoon by a species of skirmishing or bushfighting, and ended in a regular set-to, when the gallant Tahitians rushed on with their clubs, knocking many of their enemies on the head, and putting the remainder to a disorderly flight, it is even said that many of the French threw away their arms to facilitate their escape. There were lying in Papiete harbour, L’Uranie, and La Chartis, 60 gun frigates, a French war steamer, and a large armed store-ship; on the other side of the island, abreast of the peninsula, was L’Embuscade, a frigate of 32 guns; on shore there were upwards of 1000 soldiers.

THE SCHOONER “HARRIETT”—The Harriett has long been known as a collier between Newcastle and Sydney, and was always considered a very sea-worthy vessel, but owing to her long absence since her departure from Sydney, there is too much reason to believe that she has been lost. The Harriett left for Newcastle about six weeks since in company with the John and Charlotte and Coolangatta, both of which arrived there just as the gale commenced. The other was seen a little to the southward of the port, hove to, but before night had drifted so far off the land as to be indiscernible. It will be remembered that in the same gale, which continued from the westward above a week, the schooner William, from Moreton Bay, and the schooner Robert Burns, from Port Macquarie, were blown a great distance off the land, and the latter was on her beam ends for some time. The steamer Sovereign was on her passage from Moreton Bay at the same period, and was compelled to lie to for two days fifty miles off Port Macquarie, when a small vessel was seen dismasted to leeward, to which they were unable to render assistance. As the Harriett is the only vessel missing which was bound to the northward, there is every probability of her being the one reported by Captain Cape; and, in the event of the crew still being alive their sufferings must have been great, both from the want of water and provisions.

The cutter boat China, bound to Broulee which was reported to have been dismasted and towed into Newcastle, where she remained some time, arrived safely at her destination last Sunday fortnight. The ketch Stranger also arrived at Broulee last Friday. The schooner Selina, belonging to Mr Mackenzie, which left Sydney for Broulee six weeks since, had not arrived there on Sunday last; neither has anything been heard of her since her departure hence; fears are entertained of her; but it is to be hoped, that having been blown off the land by the westerly gales which prevailed at that time, she stood away for New Zealand.

SHIPS FOR INDIA—We have been informed, in the event of vessels arriving here of sufficient tonnage, four or five will be chartered for the conveyance of horses to various ports in India.

ISLAND OF ASCENSION—The Tortoise, 12, store ship, is fitting at Chatham as a guard and store ship for the Island of Ascension. From the position of this island in the South Atlantic, and its great importance as a midway station between Madeira and the Cape of Good Hope, and as a rendezvous for ships of war on the coast of Africa and the South American station, the Government have been induced to put their establishment at that place on a different footing than hitherto. A naval officer is to be the governor, and a marine officer the commandant. We understand that the Tortoise will be fitted with the greatest dispatch, and that Commander William Finlaison is to be governor, and Captain John Frazer, R.N., the commandant—English paper.