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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 811, 4 August 1870, Page 2

The keteh Courier, Sinclair, from Lyttejton: with 445 sacks oats and 5 kegs batter, consigned to Mr Yautier, arrived in the roadstead at midnight on Monday, Reports having left Lytteltou on July 24, with light S,W. wind; arrived off Bare Island at £ p.m. on the 26th; on the 27th experienced a " black north-easter," the wind continuing from that quarter until the 29th, On the 30th and 31st, had E.S.E. and S. winds, with thiek weather. Rounded Cape Kidnapper at 6 p.m. on the Ist inst. (Monday), and arrived in the roadstead as above. In entering the Iron Pot yesterday, the Courier ran foul of the wharf at the point, by which she sustained some damage, her; bowsprit having been carried away and her port bow stove in ; a couple of planks.also started, The s.s. Omeo left Hokitika : for Melbourne at 11.30 a.m. on the Ist August. In consequence of the recent shipping casualties at Tijparu, the Marine Insurance Companies have raised their rates of insurance on vessels visiting that port to 60s. per ton. The Melanesian Mission schooner Southern Cross returned tp Auckland from a cruise among the South Sea Islands on the 26th July, 1 A telegram from Adelaide, dated July 12, says • r—•" The ship Murray, which arrived from London, - reports that on the 26th of May last, in latitude 23.40 S., longitude 37.50 W,, coming up with the Italian barque Manine Barbino, going to the River Plate, with 100 passengers, the vessel ! was on the Murray's boats, with those of two other vessels, tried to rescue the crew and passengers, but only succeeded in saving some thirty ; :the remainder perished by lire or water. The survivors were forwarded to the River Plate by the Adile, one of the vessels present, and bound for that port. The details of this catastrophe are heartrending. We take the following sad story from the Singapore Pree Press, 3rd Jane: —The present mail has brought news from Hongkong of the loss on the Paraoel shoals, during a typhoon, of H.M. gunboat Slaney, for a long time stationed in the Straits, and only- recently relieved by H.M.S. Icarus. The loss is attended with very painful consequences, as out of fifty-one souls on board, only nine are reported as having survived to tell the tale. All her brave officers, including the commander, Lieutenant Elwyn, and forty-two seamen and marines, found a watery grave in endeavouring to swim to the shore. The sad intelligence has been received here with deep sorrow, -for, during the Slaney's stay here, her gallant officers had formed many friendships in our community, and their untimely death cast a gloom over many a family circle and social gathering. The Singapore Pree Press, 3rd June, says : Only two steamers have arrived here via the Suez Canal; since the departure of the last mail—the Craigforth and the Moning—the first making the passage from London in 44 days, and the latter in 43 days from Glasgow. The steamer Priam, which was reported as having safely passed tli rough the Canal in advance of the Moning, has not yet made her appearance, though some four days overdue. There are at present a number of steamers in China awaiting the new season's teas, intending to make the homeward passage via the Suez Canal> and it is probable there will be a lively corapeti* tion between them; the prospects of the teaclippers are therefore by no means encouraging. Writing on the subject of regular trade between New Zealand and America, the Daily Southern Cross, July 29, says:—The establishment of regular steam communication between this country and San Prancisco has given a' fresh impetus to qur trade witli America, and very shortly we may expect to see our imports from that country very largely increased. Many of the articles of daily consumption and use, which we have hitherto imported from Great Britain and Australia, will probably henceforth be got from America. Already lugar is being largely imported from Honolulu and whenever it has been placed upon the market has realised encouraging prices. It will be remembered that some months ago Mr, Walker sent a cargo of flax and gum direct to New York, and we believe the experiment was very encouraging. It certainly does appear strange that the kauri gum produced in New Zealand should be shipped to London in the first instance, and thence reshipped to New York, where, we believe, it is principally used as a varnish for clmirs, We do not see anything to prevent considerable shipments both of flax and gum to New York, whence goods in request here might be brought back. At all events, we are glad to observe that Messrs. Must and Co. have enterprise enough to make a regular experiment, by laying on two vessels a year; and we are informed that they have chartered the Stanton as the pioneer vessel, We congratulate the community upon this example of commercial enterprise, and we trust the experiment will be successful.

The New Zealand Herald, July 38, says:—The Cantero, the subject of the recent official enquiry, has not yet made her appearance, It will be recollected that after being picked up by Captain Stewart she left Hakianga far this port, in charge of Captain Beveridge, the pilot, and a crew Of three or four men. As her complement was eleven men, there is a fear that her position in such gales as are now blowing is not safe. She may not have rounded the North Cape, or she [may have found shelter at the Bay of Islands or Mongonui. We trust, however, that when the winds somewhat moderate we shall see the Cantero safely berthed in the Waitemata,.

TUE. HAWKKS BAY TIMES has, by order of Mr Justice Johnston, been constituted a Gazette or Newspaper in which Notices vequired'by the Bankruptcy Act 1867, § 8 and the Bankruptcy Act Amendment Act 1868, § .3 to be published in the Gazette may be published in and for t/he i'royinco of Havre's Bay,