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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1150, 5 April 1872, Page 2

The steamers Charles Edward and Murray sailed for the north yesterday— one on the ' morning tide, the other in the evening, and both with a considerable number of passengers. . The steamer Kennedy arrived at Hokitika ' ' yesterday, morning, . and will .reach Greymouth on this morning's tide. During the • passage from Nelson, Captain Oreagh' was ) presented 1 with the following address :— " To <•* R'Bi Ctfeagh, Esq. -We, th^passeugew on board the ss Kennedy, have great 1 pleasure in congratulating you on this your first voyage ; as commander, and to express our •MM-opinkmof you as to your-able and seamanh'ke abilities mnAyour. conduct as a gentle; man. We trust you may be' spared to havd aumy prosperous voyages.'] ■' .'. "'■ The barque £ate Conley was to have been despatched --for Melbourne yesterday) but' . . circumstances connected with the discharge ,' ' ing of cargo prevented her. She is now, ad--1 ' nounced to sail on Saturday oaorning for Melbourne direct. , .'">','. '„' .'"'' ■'.'.. .' i The ps Comerarig is to commence a contract with the Auckland Provincial Government ' for a 'weekly' s'team service between Auckland, Russell, and Mongonui; and the Go"vernment have also arranged for her to call at Wangarpa once a fortnight. The Collector of Customs at Ahuriri kft • „ for Poverty • Bay in > the : Napier on her last trip, with the intention of calling at seyeral . places on the coast, where, it is supposed ' that contraband goods have been deposited by the schooner Meteor, after . having been '■received' from, a vessel that had cleared „ from Auckland for the Fijis with bonded ','.'! goods. ,; „'.' ' ■ ■ „■•;-;•,., '). The ketch Amateur went ashore on , the # '; south spit of the K&iapoi bar, on het outward * v bound trip, on Friday last. She was being towed out by the ss Mulloc;h when the accident' occurred, and it was caused by the hawser/, giving way that was J attached to another vessel which was being towed out at the tame time. It was found impossible to get the vessel off without discharging r her, cargo, which consisted of five tons of flour .i. and, upwards of 1000 bushels of grain.' This was done, and the vessel got off on Saturday ; morning last, after sustaining a good deal of damage. The cargo was covered by a policy of insurance in the New Zeaknd 'office, and it is totally destroyed by being thrown over-, board. ' . , : A diver having been down a few days .: since, for the examination of the wreck of. the Ahuriri, it was ascertained that she had parted, and the decks and cargo had been washed out of her. The only thing that he , . succeeded in bringing up was a bull's-eye The snip Crusader arrived at Lytteltun on Sunday, after a passage which was prolonged by advene winds. > .• H,M.S. Rosario, Captain Challis, has arrived in Wellington from Sydney, to relieve the Blanche. H.M.S. Blanche was to leave ,: port for Sydney six hours after the arrival 0! the Rosario. At Sydney she will take in Stores for a six months cruise among the Fiji Islands,andihe islands, of the New Hebrides It ia understood that the object of her pre- "" sence iii those waters will betd keep a 'sharp look out, da the movements of the* vessels trading between Fiji and Queensland. The Board of Trade inquiry into the: circumstances attending the fatal collisioii in the Channel on December JLS, was concluded on January 10, at Greenwich Police Court. It- will be remembered., that the/ French barqae Cdsta Rica came into collision with the British ship Windsor Castle, and .that seventeen men on board the former were . drowned. The Court have acquitted the captain of the Windsor Castle of .wilful neglect in rendering assistance, and have^ccordingly returned his certificate. .... ' The managing committee of the Captain Relief Fund announce, in presenting their final reptirt, that the amount received was . L 56.666 133 4d, which, witu the interest, A ' LI 157 18s 7d on the deposit account, made a - ■ total of L57.821 11s lid :In addition to this v stun the Admiralty, placed' gratuities to the amount of L 5601 7s Id in the hands of the „: committee for distribution. , ' A firm of eminent engineers in London offered to raise H.M.S. Captain, if they are permitted afterwards to retain her as salvage. It is cdnsidere'd, however, that the Queen cannot waive her right to ownership an the matter, and the Admiralty have not ' the power to act. Taking hi to consideration S»ti the, ironclad is; some , 900 .hundred thorns under water, the speculation would doubtless $ove venturesome one.