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ARRIVED.

Aug. 1, ketch Prospect, 21, Westrupp, Jrorn Pelorus Sound. — schooner Croydon La3s, 51, Curran, from Lyttelton^ — cutter Dart, 16, Ricketts, from Paka- — ketch Standard, 10, Ricketts, from -, Totarantii. — cutter Wave, 10, Ricketts, from Tortent Bay. SAILED, Aug. I, ketch Camelia, 19, Charles, for Motupipi. 2, steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, for Motueka.

The Lyttelfcon leaves for Wellington direct at 7 o'clock this evening. The Charles Edward is still detained at Greyraouth unable to cross the bar. The Kennedy was lifted on Saturday, and launching commences to-day. The Albion left Melbourne on Tuesday, and arrived at the Bluff this afternoon. The Awaroa left Lyttelton for Wellington on Friday last. The Croydon Lass arrived from Lyttellon last night. Sbe brings a cargo of wheat and potatoes. The Murray arrived off Greymouth on Saturday, but the state of the bar prevented her entering. She proceeded to Hokitika yesterday, and crossed the bar last evening, The Wallace has arrived back at Hokitika after completing her Southern trip. She experienced very heavy weather nearly the ■whole time. The Grafton leaves Wellington at 7 o'clock to night," will arrive here to-m6rrow morning, and sail for Westport and Greymouth at 1 p.m. The Wakatu will arrive here from Wanganui to-morrow morning, and sail for Wanganui and Wellington at 4 p.m. The Wnnaka left Wellington at noon today, will arrive here to-morrow morning, and sail for Picton, Wellington, and South at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Our telegrams recently reported a most daring plan formed by a number of Chinese pirates to seize the mail steamer Bowen and 'destroy her. From the lateßt Sydney paper to hand we learn that on June 5 she arrived at Singapore and shipped 42 Chinese passengers for Hong Kong. They had a considerable quantity of baggage with them. The Bowen had a valuable cargo, including a quantity of gold Bpecie from Queensland for Hong Kong. After leaving Singapore a Chinese interpreter attached to the ship informed the captain that the passengers . were pirates, who intended seizing the vessel and destroying her, and that they had made arrangements with a fleet of piratical junks Btationed near Hong Kong, that as soon as they came in sight of the rendezvous they should commence the attack on the vessel. The captain immediately mustered the passengers, examined the luggage, and found boxes of burglars' tools, choppers, ' knives, 11 loaded revolvers, and plenty of spare ammunition. There were also concealed in the locker 25 packages of powder -with fuses attached. 17 Singapore passengers gave a satisfactory account of themselves. Those implicated were . handcuffed and guarded till the vessel arrived, when the Hong Kong police recognised many as old pirates, several of whom were charged with a recent attempt at piracy on the steamer - Kwangtung.