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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 164, 31 January 1867, Page 2

The s.s. Claud Hamiltou left Sydney on the 22nd instant, and arrived off this port at half past eight 0 clock on Tuesday evening. She left for Nelson, at six o'dock yesterday morn, ing. Tho repairs to the p.s. Dispatch are comjjlcted, aud the vessel is only awaiting the next good tide or freshet to float off into the river.- She is now in excellent order, aud hag received such an. overhaul as few steamers ever got— indeed sho is actually stronger and generally in better condition than when she arrived. She is not off the ways, butsoucar the water that tho lirst good tide will float her easily off. -Tlie Hue thrce-mastod schooner Ocean Wave left Port Philip Heads on the J Bth and arrived off the coas b on thy 24th, but was obliged to lay off owing to the strong cast gale blowing. Was towed in on the 27th by. the Persevere and Halcyon, but. grounded iv the river, and was obliged to lighter to enable her to proceed up the river to safe moor* ings. Yesterday she iioated off and was taken to her proper berth . The si-.hooner Brothers and Sisters loft Diuicdin on the loth December. Experienced strong N.E. gales, and oil the 23rd, when oft" Cape "Campbell enoountorcd a heavy gale, the sea making a clean sweep over her. Made Cape Farewell on the 2(itli, and still heavy weather, and after making Cape Foulwind 0:1 the 28th, -was. driven back, a:ul was still off Cape Farewell on the Ist January. Down the ooastshe had light variable winds, and arrived oil" tlie. bar 011 the 28 th, ami crossed the same day.. - The schooner Christina Thompson, which left this port on 'the 22ml December, arrived at Melbourne on the 17th January. Had light westerly winds all the passage. The Dancing Wave, from tlie Buller, reached Melbourne oh the 13th Jiinuary, and is on the berth again for this port. We are delighted to announce the safe introduction of the Kccra into the rivor, and her transit across tlio spit >has throughout been most fortunate and well managed. As we have previously stated, she started on tlie 21th December, and she was in the water on Saturday last, the 1 9th instant. During that time she mounted a high, ban's, and traversed a distance of four hundred yards, not feet, as erroneously printed in o.ir last- issue. JN T o mishap occurred during the work, aud the "masterly manner in wl.lc'i Mr Akerley, who had charge of the re-ia inch, /performed his duties, proved beyond question his fitness, and tho good judgment. of the parties who gave tlie work over to his charge. She was put into the river about eight o'clock in the morning, and a more successful launch could not haye been made. She slid into tlie ■ Buller with the greatest case, and after a run of -«bout one. hundred feet was cleverly brought up/ The holes in her places had been repaired temporarily, under the superintendence of Mr Hamilton, who, we believe, has gone as acting engineer to her on her trip to Dunpdin. The way in which this has beuu done is creditable to the workmen employed, for she has not leaked move than four inches in tyvpntyrfour hours since her launch, and such' an amount of water is easily kept under. On floating she was .p-.ifc alongside the bank a,n.d took her coals, winch had been stacked on snore, on board, aft ji 1 which she proceeded -up the river, but at a very slow pace, the sand m the engines evideutly not having been got thoroughly out, and thereby making thorn stiff. On Monday she was engaged in taking on board the appliances that had been used in the launch, and the fires were lighted for the purpose of setting 'tho machinery in motion and pumping the water out that she had made during the previous days. She went lo Duisediu from here, and she -will there be placed ou the slip and have a thorough overhaul. Her expenses up to the present time -have readied nearly LISOO, and her repaii s will co.st at least LIOIO more, after which she will be one of the niost sci viceable vessels on the coast. She is commanded by Captain Joyce, Mr- Leys is chief oiJicer, Mr tFaines socond, and, as we have bifore stated, Mr Hamilton for this trip will net as engineer. Mr B. E. Gillos Avili occupy his old position cis purser. 'In about two months we may hqpc to sec. the old boat again all the better for her accident, and sincerely hope that this may be her last misfortune.— Weitporl Times, January 23. During the quarter ending the 30th September last, 242 vessels, of an aggregate of 81,531 torn, were entered in wan is at the several port' of New Zealand; 23 .being .-from the United Kingdom, 204 from British possession., and lo from foreign ports. The vessels cleared outwards during the same period numbered 22b", of 7;', 2157 tons, as against 173, of G5.00S tons, during the corresponding.period- of 1865. From the report in the WaiKjanui ChronicleO,f the half .yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Wanganui Steam Navigation Company, we learn that the amount known as defalcations under tho management of Mr Boyle was LOGS 18s 9d. The amount of his sureties, LSOO, was stated iiv the l'ftlance sheet as an asseis, but was much objected to by some of the shareholders presont,*as not likely to be recovered. It w;is- found that only one of the bondsmen hail sighed the bond, and he and the othor bondsman, Mr. Alexander, offered to pay L 73 each to clear the matter «1V :..-.■■ ■■/■■' •'.' '/ Gjik.vt Abierican Ock>v>* Yaciit Race. — The Home Neves says :— "lt is .announced that the arrangements for the great American ocean yapht race have been completed. The course -is to be from New York to Cowes. Three owners of yachts — Mr J. Bennett, juri., of the ITcnrietta ;i Mr Osgood, of the Fleetwing ; and Mr Lorilku.\l, of the Vesta --. have agreed to slake "each 30.000 .'dollars,' making up a purse of 90,000 dollars (or say LIS.'OOO)!; the' first vessel in/to/ take the pool. The stakes are deposited in. tho hands Of the well-known leader of the sporting world, Mr W. Jerome. Tho tonnage of the three yachts is nearly alike, the Fleetwing being of 204 tons ; the Henrietta, 203 : and the Vcsfea, .201, They will start on the 10th December. - These yachts are the finest and swiftest ever built in the United States.