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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1303, 2 October 1872, Page 2

The steamer Wallace, from Nelson and Westport, arrived at Hokitika at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, and her Greymouth pasaengers came on by coach, there being little prospect of her being able to leave for this port during the next 24 bout's. There have been no arrivals, either of steam or sailing craft, at the port of Greymonth within the past week, and all wharf traffic has been conspicuous by its absence. The tug-steamer Dispatch is the only thing bigger than a coal boat which has been moored alongside, and Captain Kitchenham has dotie his best to keep up the appearances of shipping being in the narbor by displaying the vessel's top-mast, and, as often as possible, the Union Jack. Tho steamship Albion, from Melbourne, arrived in the Hokitika roadstead at halfpast six o'clock yesterday morning, and, having been tendered there, proceeded direct to Nelson, her Greymouth cargo and passengers having been transhipped at Hokitika, This arrangement was wisely made, because she would either have to be tendered here during the night tide, or wait until this morning, thus losing twenty -four hours. The Hydaspes, ship, 2093 tons, from London to Port Chalmers, brings a very large, general cargo, probably the largest amount of tonnage in ono bottom that has ever reached that port from Great Britain. Railway plant, &c, shipped to the Colonial Secretary and Minister of Works, we observe on her manifest. Wo note also the arrival at Port Chalmers of the Mercury, from New York, with a miscellaneous cargo of Yankee notions ; and the Eldorslie, from Foo-Chow, with the first cargo of the new season's teas, which she has landed in fine condition. The brig Thomas and Henry has finished her fitting out for sea, and looks now quite spruce. The brig, it will be remembered, ■was owned by the late Mr John Jones, and, under the command of Captain Thomson, our Harbor Master, was ono of the early traders between Melbourne and this port. She was afterwards stationed at Oamaru as a atoreship, returned to Port Chalmers and converted into a hulk for the Harbor Department, then into a prison hulk : purchased by Clark and Go, converted into a store ond coal hulk, and lately purchased by Mr George Clark, who had her placed in the Floating Dock, opened out, and found her planking «nd frame of iron bark and other Australian woods to be quite fresh. Mr Clark then determined to fit lwr out for sea ; and durinz the last few weeks carpenters, riggers, and sailmakers have been busily employed in getting her into seaworthy order. She v intended for the interprovincial and intercolonial trades, and is commanded by Capt. Fraads, late of tho Flying Squirrel.— Otago Times.