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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1240, 20 July 1872, Page 2

The steamer Wallace, which was expected to wait for the arrival of the Charles Edward, left Greymouth yesterday morning, 10 m to meet that vessel in the Buller, from which she would be despatched for Kelson. The Charles Edward would probably leave last evening direct for Hokitika. The a a Albion arrived in the Greymouth roadstead about 1.45 yesterday morning, and was immediately tendered by the Dispatch, which crossed the bar fot that purpose on the previous evening. From Greymouth the Albion took about 36 passengers, chiefly miners from the Inangahua, who intend taking a spell in a more genial climate, and a few proceeding to try their luck at the Roper River. .. The si Waipara arrived last evening from The Waipara proceeds from this i port to Dunedin for the purpose of shipping a new boiler and receiving a thorough S overhaul to her machinery and hull V Dfce brig Our Hope, with the girders for the Waitaki bridge, has at length gone ashore at Oamaru. * The schooner Alice, from Dunedin, is v wrecked at Napier. .The cargo is partly saved. The Helois, the < vessel recently purchased by Messrs Beck and Tonka, at Newcastle, arrived in Wellington harbor late on Friday night last .The Helois is a full-rigged ship of 700 tons, formerly owned and registered at the port of,-San Francisco; She is in every way adapted to the requirements of the trade she has taken up, and her new owners are to be congratulated upon their enterprise in entering into the trade in such a spirited manner. Our shipping register contains the names of many barques and brigs, but this is the first full-rigged Bhip registered as belonging to the port, i We understand that the New Zealand Stfan Snipping Company intend building a steamer at Auckland for the Manawatu trade. They have already purchased suitable marine engine* and boiler, and have forwarded instructions to Auckland to com* mencethe work at once.. Every effort will be made to push the* work on as rapidly ..as possible, and it is expected she will be ready to commence running in October next. We are informed that Captain Andrew, late chief officer of the Wellington, has been appointed to the command of the ateamer Keen, Mr Edmonds, hitherto chief officer of the Taranaki, will succeed Captain Andrew in the Wellington. Captain Doile, late of the Storm Bird and the Go-Ahead^ has permanently entered the service of the Company as bbief officer of the Taranaki. ] The steamer Tararua, which left Nelson ori Monday with the members for Wellington, made the passage in the unexampled ■short time of seven hours and a quarter] going round Stephen's Island. As she had only about three hours of daylight, a wide berth most have been given to the landj 'which further lengthened the passage. There was a strong N.W. gale, blowing, which] although favorable after rounding Stephen's Island, was a head wind until the Tararua! got into the Straits. The next quickest passage, between the two. ports was madej we believe, somo seven years ago by the ateamer Taranaki, when she was.fresh off the slip oh' Haul-ashore Island. She cast off from the* lower wharf in. Nelson harbor at 8 a.m, and was alongside the wharf at Wellington at 3.20 p.m, Dut she took the French Fast, and thus saved a considerable distance. ' ._..., ... . ;* < Vi The steamer lyttelton made atrip from Nelson to Ngakawhao for' a .cargo of coals. Captain Scott reports of this place that there is a good straight entrance, with about Bft inside the channel at high water. The channel is bad, with a rough stony bottom, but the water deepens as you approach the mine, opposite which there is plenty of Water. A dangerous rock, which marten will do well to respect, is in close proximity to the place where vessels are expected to load, but there is every appearance of a plentiful supply of coal, and if a proper channel for vessels could be formed, and the rock removed, there, would be no difli* culty in the way of obtaining numerous cargoes of these coals which we consider superior to Grey coal. The Lyttelton used them on her op trip, and they were much'approved of by the engineer. '< ■ \ . Captain W. Dicey, well-known in Calcutta Manrat-rate sailor and man of engineering resource, writes to the Times to say ho can build a vessel which will make the Channel passage pleasant. Ii will consist of two hulls, each 400 ft by 20ft, secured together, by girders, and with engines working upon the girders between the hulls, will draw only 6ft of water, and will be driven by paddles'. As the flooring could be carried flush over the girden, there would be room for any amount of cabin accommodation on deck, 1 while from the breadth of the entire structure, and the fact that each hull counteracts the force of the wave* on the other, tea sickness will bu reduced to a minimum. These vessels could enter |Dover or Boulogne, as they now are, unimproved,-and would, of .course, if they lucceeded, pay. Engineers must decide upon the girder principle, but overy Anglo-Indian know* that Captain Dicey has a right to be heard. The Rev. J. J. Pendray, of the Methodist Free Churches, has been duly appointed a missionary to Reefton. He loft Christ- . church for the scene of his labors a fortnight ago. His arrival, we understand, has beei. celayed a week on account of his havit g had to preach the opening sermons of their new chapel at Westport. *'