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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1224, 1 July 1872, Page 2

The steamer Wallabi arrived in Greymouth yesterday, from Wanganui and Westport, having on board only a small lot of sheep for this port Since her last visit to Greymouth the Wallabi' made a trip to Nelson, and from that port conveyed a considerable cargo of merchandise to Wanganui. During her stay at Nelson she was also pat upon the gridiron, and was overhauled and repainted. She sailed from Wnnganni with a full cargo of live stock for Weatport, and after a rough passage againdtadeoa head wind, she reached Westport on Saturday, and discharged her freight in good condition, sailing for this port on Saturday night. There hive been six departures of shipping from Greymouth since mid-day —on Saturday the Kennedy and Waipara, for Hokitika; tbe Murray, for Westport; and the schooners Mary Van Every, Canterbury, and, Bonnie Lass, for other ports, each of tbe lost three having besn towed ont by the Dispatch. . The s s Alhambra sailed from Nelson for Greymouth at 4 o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning, and is expected to be tendered here to-day, at 7 a.m. The Dunedin Harbor Company having sold the ps Wallace to Messrs Edwards and Co; of Nelson, (intend getting out from home a still faster vessel for the Oamaru trade, which the Wallace has so long successfully worked, never met ting with on accident, and making passages with great regularity. The schooner Kate, from Havclock, with a ■-, cargo of timber, has gone ashore near Wan- ) gaaai Heads. s Result has brought to Westport cargo of coals from the Ngakawhao, to make regular trips to i 7a supply * Vice-Admiralty Couit M.-lbonrae, \ / 2*Bfc n'fc-» the hearing of the suit Dunn .' jti re. the Albion, was concluded. The ■ Jjter is Mr Frank Dana, formerly the ■ - 2*T of the vessel, which traded between ■ an£ Ci *ma ' The owner of the steamer mt /£' A J C. J. Hoyt, to whom Mr Dunn adia September, 1868, 5000dol, to pay pF oil Ihtf" crew. He subsequently advanced farther flams for necessaries, ana he made a claim for wages in addition, the total being L 3300. The only defence entered was by the mortgagee of the steamer, Mr Henry Hoyt, and it was contended that Dunn, by agreeing to accept a mortgage for lO.OQOdoI and a cheque for the balance of his claim, extinguished his lien on the vessel; secondly, \ that the sums paid were not for necessaries in the proper sense, but were lent on Mr C. Hoyt's personal security. After evidence ; had been taken as to the claim, and argu- ' menta were heard, Sir William Stiwell re- : served hia decision. I