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Grey River Argus, Volume XXI, Issue 2292, 13 December 1875, Page 2

The brigantine Prosperity, after having discharged car^o at Hokitika, arrived here yesterday, and will load coal for. Melbourne, The .schooner Alma, afcer a long detention, was towed to sea yesterday with a cargo of, coal for Lytteltonr. Yesterday morning, as the schooner Alma was swinging in tow of the Dispatch, her stern line was not let go in time and she rau stern first against the, wharf, and then she fell athwart hawse of the schooner Awarua, breaking: away her; main' boom, skylight, cathead, anchor stock, and bent all the rails round the stern. The Alma must hare suffered some damage, and she narrowly escaped running into the Charles Edward and the Prosperity, j The Awarua will be detained for a couple, of days to eflect repairs. The fresh was running strong in the river at the time of the accident. . There does not appear to be any, blame attributable to any- : one, the stern line' of the Alma having accidentally got jammed and thus prevented its. being' cast off as readily as was necessary. The damages to the Awarna will cost about L 25. The steamers Murray and Charles Edward sailed on ; yesterday morning's tide, the former for Hokitika- and the latter to Westport and Nelson. Persons interested in aquatic sports in Sydney are endeavoring to arrange a contest between Rush and Trickett, for the championship of Port Jackson. :The latter has challenged the former to row on the Parramatta river for, L2OO a side, but a correspondent of the Herald states that Rush will not pull for less than LSOO, and, it ia believed, makes, it a condition that the race shall take place on the waters of the Clarence' river. It is also understood, that the successful man ■will be Bent ta England to dispute the rowing sovereignty of the Thames and the Tyne. It is not considered exactly fair for Hush to demand terms that were not exacted- from him when' he' won the championship of Port Jackson. The arbitrators at Wellington, in the case of tbe Jane Spiers against the Young Dick, for collision at sea, have awarded L 348 7s 3d, as damages and demurrage to the former. We learn that it is the intention of Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co, to establish a line of steamers between New Zealand and Sydney direct, so soon as the various new additions to their fine fleet are regularly working, and when certain necessary alterations in some of the old boats are completed. The Ringarooma will continue to bring down the Suez mail from Melbourne, and her sister boat, the;; Arawata, will take away the outward mail. This will leave the Albion, Otago, Omeo, Alhambra, and Tararua available ; for. the ordinary trade between Melbourne and New Zealand, and for the new Sydney trade. The Claud Hamilton is now permanently running to Port DarwiD, while the Aldinga and. oorong perform the Adelaide trade The *new : engines for the Tararria have arrived in the Aiawata, and will be placed in ; her shortly^ bhe also will be fitted with a spar deck. We (Post) have been requested to correct an error that has been committed by several Australian papers; and also by the Home News, with reference to the ships City of Auckland and iiucterworth. 1 1 will be remembered that on their last voyage from England; theformer brought 25 tons and the latter 40 tons Of gunpowder, and in alluding to this it has been stated that both were immigrant ships." This' is 'a rnistnke, : for neither vessel; brdught out any immigrants on the last trip, thOut;hboth of them did on previous voya|es'j '■■ Thw, ho dbubtj caused the p.rror,f -which' unfortunately may have very- serious 'consequences. The idea of immigrant vessels carrying such large quantities of powder is Bimply horrible. Nothing of the kind couldoccur on ships chartered' by the Government of this ColohyVf6rin' r addi- 1 tion to such vessels^eing^ -forbiddei 'by the Passengers' a ct'-ttfcariypbwdeiv a clause is inserted in the charter party expressly prohibiting powder; or indeed anything' that" would be likely, to, . cause combustion, v The extensive' circulation which the' erroneous statement has received, has probably acted to the prejudice of the Colony, by increasing the apparent dangers of a voyage.