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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1208, 12 June 1872, Page 2

By an error we stated that the ss Rangitoto was duo at this port. It should hare been the bs Tararna, which vessel will probably show up to-day. Tho fearful weather of yesterday has kept all the craft in harbor fast, and we have neither arrivals nor departures to chronicle. We are fortunately enabled to say that the weather has at present brought no casualty, and that neither up country nor wharf accident has occurred. What may come of not having a light burning on board a vessel while in harborwas illustrated on Saturday in the Wellington Resident Magistrate's Court. It appeared that the Anne Melhuish was swinging at her anchor off the wharf on Friday muht, which was very gusty, 'Ihe steamer Wellington when coming ia near midnight rau foul of the barque, and carried away her jibboom, besides inflicting other minor damages. On this Saptain Williams sued Captain Kennedy for L 25. Mr Ollivier appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr J. O. Allau for the defendant. The master of the barque siid that he had his harbor-light burning all night until about the time the Wellington was steaming up the harbor, when the high wind which was blowing atjhe time put it out. Before it could be replaced the collision orenrred. As the Wellington passed the bows of the barque in taking up her berth, it was attempted to be shown that according to nautical usage she should have passed her . stern ; though the evidence of the Harbor* muter showed that there was ample room either way. In defence, Captain Kennedy said he never saw the Anne Melhuish until he came up close to her, as she did not loom up front lying Hinder the land. He was going half speed at the time, and alleged that he could not have acted with better judgment than he did. Immediately on sighting the barque and discovering the danger he ordered the helm hard-a-port and put full steam on, and contended that from the way the wind was blowing the barque would have been seriously injured if he had S'veu orders to .go astern. Mr Monkman, io purser, who was attending to the telegraph, corroborated the evidence of the Captain as regarded not seeing the barque till almost upon her. As the whole question seemed to binge upon the question o! lighting} the Magistrate said he was inclined to believe that the lights on board the Anne Melhaish had been extinguished longer than f,lia <*»pf.»tn «»» «g«j-ft ftf ■ Ho wan af.ApuKon^ that Captain Kennedy had done everything that he could under the circumstances and no blame attached to him.