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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1168, 26 April 1872, Page 2

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Per V.angitoto. for Melbourne: 1 parcel, Bank of N'ew 1 Zealand. ' ' ' ' „!,.• The ss \faipara arrived driring Wednesday night With the Orcj-tnoath portion of the. oarga tranabippeJ ex Naugitoto. and S^Qefr yesterday on her rut urn trip to Hokiti'&a."' The ss Kenncly, frura.Nelson,_i?^ exacted here on"M-iti(lay everim'.', "Aiiiris announced to leave the same. nignt,* for Westporb sn I NeUon. - • The detorniinatiou of Messrs M-Meck|nF Blackwonil, and Co to make their fieetiol. steamships engaged id tho Intercolonial trade seconl to no vosatls of a similar .description in the Colonies is heitig faithfully carried out, and as opportunity offers one.steamer after another is receiving a very careful overhaul, and refit to hull, machinery, and iii;gui{;r The last of theso stoatuers to leave thcrhanda of the wtirkmen: is the Ahliuga, whicn'SVas laid up sottie live months ago to be pnt in a state of dficient repiir, .aud .have her old boilers taken out and replaced by now ones. The AWinpa on- her first appearance tere," some 11 or 12yeara agp,-.wis considered one of the handJiraosb models in these .waters.and throughout her subsequent carebif.'Bte • has proved one of our swiftest steamers.« Although intended for the ;trido between Melbourne and Adelaide, and built specially 1 for that purpose, she was' withdrawn for a; time during the great rush hence to the then newly-discovered fcoM 'fieMir of Ofcago,' and . her services wore impressed into f»he convey- - once of passengers to New-, Zealand., Sue made regular fortnightly trips between' Melbourne and Duuedin, aud' ncr performances then were quite a theme of wonderment, and were duly chronicled in the newspapers-'of the period in both' ports. During the ciirfe the Aldingahas bren laid up she has?heen entirely catted, been scraped and cleaned to the bare iron, and had her interior cemented* all through.- Tho soundness of the hull had also been well tested, and she^ now as seaworthy as when launched.—Argufi Captain Arthur Wignoy, of the ship- Anglesey,! now lying in Hobaon'B Bay, died very suddenly on the afternoon of the 17th inst. The deccised had been in his usual health, with the exception of a vofy slight attack of bronchitis, and when the final illness seized him ho died.almost instantly, The cause of death 13 believed to have been aneurism of the, aorta, tho existence of which had for.

some time been suspected by the deceased's medical attendant. Captain Wigney, had .been for many years a commander of Messrs ' Grccn'a ships trading to this 1 ptofcj and wa» very highly respected by nil with whom'he had business or professional dealings. He was for several years in charge of the ship Wqllesley, and when she -was sold at home, he was solicited by some one on bchaif of tho Colony ta join the Verherna as ffnrt-offifter under Capt&in Paateiy for the purpose of bringing her out here. As he did not wish to remain idle for any length of time at home, and Mcsais Green wore willing to allow him to remain on their list ready to till up their next .vacancy of captain, he joined the Cerberus as next in command 'under Captain JPapter, and with that gentleman snccessfally performed one of the most dangerous and experimental voyages that' have ever been made. — Argun. -.. .. .

One of the finest vessols'visiting ibis port is the ship Calcutta, which, it may be recollected, some time back arrived somewhat disabled, haviug lost her foremast and spars attached when having only accomplished half her passage, the remainder being made under peculiarly trying circumstance's to her-com-mander, who deserves great credit for having broußbt her so successfully to her port n destination in such a crippled state, as at first it would appear more feasible for him to have put into the nearest port to effect repairs ; but Oaptain King, being fully alive t^ the immense expense that would have fnllen on the consignees of the curgo and. the insurers harihe done so, determined at whatever «xtrA J«bf>r or anxiety it would entail on himself, to continup ,orr hit course. Immediately 011 arrival negotiations ivoro entered into for repairs, and tho duty of making the spared iiml thoroughly equipping them with standing and running gear was committed to Mr M'ivelvie, of Sandridge. and so well has bo performed his work that the vessel will in the course of a few days only bo all a'taunto again. To-ilay slio is to bo taken from the Williamstown Railway Pier, where she discharged her large carga, and taken in portions of her homeward freight, to the BandrMge Railway Pier to take in the remainder, and complete her' extensive relrt, when the pnblic will have an opportunity of inspecting the sbip, which it may as well bo said, is similar to the Lady Jocolyn »nf> Hydaspes. The spars marie l>y Mr M'Kelvie are certainly as fine a lot as any ship obuM have, and consist of as follows :— Foremast 03ft long by 3ft 2ih diameter, tho main of which is a 28in square fished by 64in by loin main yard 93ft by 2ft.'lower topsail yard 80ft, upper topsail yard CBffc, topmast 53ft by Iflin, topgallant, royal and skysail mast, 58ft by J3id, jibboom 70ft. The blocks are all iron bound, eyes, with steel rollers, and the running gear is of the best Russian hemp.— Age, April 18.