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Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 590, 28 October 1869, Page 2

Thes.s. Murray, Captain M'Gillivery, from Nelson, with a cargo, of produce, arrived at the wharf yesterday at 1 p.m. She left on Saturday last, and made a smart trip of it, although she was delayed by the strong N. and N. w. gales which have prevailed during the week. Tho Murray leaves for Hokitika to-day at noon. The s.s. Kennedy, which was detained in port on Tuesday through stress of weather, sailed yesterday for Westport, kelson, and ManukaD. * The s.s. Waipara, Captain Bascand, ran up from Hokitika yesterday, arriving at tho wharf at 5 p.m. The p.s. Dispatch brought to the wharf yesterday afternoon the ketch Elfin, Captain Shipman, from Melbourne. She has made a long trip of it, having been out about twenty days, but she brings a considerable cargo in good order for her owner, Mr W. J. Coates. As she was not entered at the Customs yesterday, we are unable to publish her imports to-day. Thes.s. Rangitoto, from Melbourne, with the English mail, is due off Hokitika on Sunday. On arrival she will be dispatched with passengers for Wellington, other New Zealand ports, and Melbourne. The s.s. Tararua is now supposed to be on her way round the New Zealand ports, but as the telegraph wiies have been down for several days, her arrival was not reported. She is announced to take her departnre from this roadstead on Monday for Melbourne, Oirrying the out-going English mail, gold, and passengers. It is rumored that the directors, or a majority of them, will coincide with Waring Taylor's resolution for winding up the New Zealand Steam Navigation Company on Tuesday, 26th October. A few days ago, as previously reported, the Lizzie, bound from Taranaki to Greymouth, went on shore on the Farewell sandspit. By lightening the vessel of her cargo, Bhe was got off, and arrived at Nelson apparently not materially injured. The cutter Diana, of Nelson, was destroyed by fire in West Wanganui on Friday last. Tbe Diana had gone for a cargo of coal, and on the morning named, the crew after breakfast, left the vessel to dig coal, when on their return at noon, they found their vessel completely destroyed. As no person was on board, it is impossible to say how the fire originated ; but it is known that the embers of coal obtained from the beds in West Wanganui keep alive an unusual time, and the ashes from the cook's fire must have been scattered by the wind and ignited some combuatible article. — Examiner. Captain Dillon, of the Mary Louisa, was between Saturday night and Sunday morning aroused from his bed, given in charge, and lock nt> until Monday morning, when ne was taken Wore the Resident Magistrate on a charge of having stolen two shovels from on board the E. S, Cameron, a vessel lying next to the Mary Louisa. The person in charge of the E. U. Cameron said that no information had been laid. That Capt. Dillon had been given in charge in his absence by another party. That it was only a " lark," similar to others in which both parties sometimes indnlged. The Magistrate said that as there was no larceny charge it was not for him to say anything upon it. Captain Dillon was, of course, discharged, but it seemed to him that jokes which involved actions for false imprisonment were very serious larks indeed.— tfekon Colonist,