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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1102, 8 February 1872, Page 2

Overcast or gloomy was the weather repo ; from all the telegraphic stations yesteri ay, except Wanganui and Blerheim, where there wasrair The prevr"'ng wind was northeast. • Sfhe steamer Charles Edward vri *■ expected at this peii from Hotit'ka on Tuesday evenhg, bat she or'y a; rived on yesterday's tide, her detention being due to an accident wlr'e she was lea\ ng HokWca on Tuesday. The cause of the detent'on is thus desciibed by the Wrt Coa-it Tim-m:— The Charles Edward was going out on her retu; 1 tilp on last evening's tide, bnt after m' n,*ng from the whaif and proceeding dov rthe ilver,_the force of the current broughther intd co"'iion with the steam-tug Lioness, which was moored at the wharf, forchg the latter vessel aw»y from the wharf v. th her. At f?rst it appeared as -*' considerable damage had been done to both steamers, but on exatr 'nation it was found that the injui/ suBte"'ned by the vessels was not of ray treat extent. The Charles Edward had a po; .ion of her pad(?'ebox carried away, and the Lioness shared a similar fate as regards the bulwarks nund her stern by coming into contact v Ith the steps, whidh were also daraaced to seme extent by the collision. The Charhs Edw:rd dropped anchor in the stream, and after tt c debris had' been cleared away from her paddle-wheel, she returned to the wharf and was examined by Mr Nancarrow, the Government Marine Engineer, who happened to be a passenger on board, proceeding to WePirigton. The Charles Edward is expected to leave this moiaing for Westport and Nelson. • • '■' • ,Thaj»s^Waipara returned from Westport aud Brighton yesterday morning. She sa'.ls for HokitikA at' 6 a. m. to-day. The brigan tinea Prosperity and Zephyr, both/from Melbourne, have arrived at Hokitika. The. Royal Mail steamer Bangalore, .which is entirely new in these waters, is commanded by Captain G. C. Burno, who is almost the oniyj officer known, all the others beinj ■' ' new faces. " The Bangalore is a handsome fuU-powercd steamer, one of the finest of the Fccinsular and Oilental Company's fleet Her length is 318 ft, and breadth 38ft, rid her gross measurement 2063 tons. Her engines are of 500-horso power. She is bugrigged, and a beautiful model. Considering the^hcaVy weather she expeiienced, the Bangalore' made a capital lun, and on future occasions we shall probably hear of her doing sti'! better.