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West Coast Times, Issue 231, 15 June 1866, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per Hector, from Melbourne— 6 qr-casks Sort wine, 10 qr-casks brandy, Anderson & [owat; 8 cases ham, H'Farlano; 32 pkgs sugar, Ohurohos & Co ; 10 boxes oysters, 10 do lobsters, 1 caso ling, 1 box bluo, 1 case cocoa, 1 do chocolate, 1 do arrowroot, 2 do mustard, 1 bale hops, 3 cases peel, 1 do inaccaroni, 1 do vormicolli, 20* bags rico, 5 boxos oysters, 6 cases fruit, 6 qr-casks vinegar, 10 bags oatmeal, 15 oasos jam, 5 barrels currants, 25 mats sugar, 20 kegs butter, 10 cases cheoao, JO cases ling, 82 bags sugar, 1 case drugs, 8 do bacon, 2 do vestas, 63 bags sugar, Churches & Co ; 100 mats sugar, Bailio & Humphreys 5 4 cases haras, Ecclesfiold Bros ; 200 bags flour, 10 qr-casks brandy, 48 pkgs sugar, 50 boxes candles, 3 pigs ironmongery, Cheßiioy ; 3 casks tools, 2 casks, Forsyth & Masters ; 14 cases furniture, 2 orate 3 crockery, 2 parcels, 1 iron bedstead, Cohen ; 200 cases kerosene, 6 cases gloss, tktes & Co 5 1 case, 1 cask, 3 boxos pegs, 6 pkgs ropo, 2 bales paper, 1 bale, packing, 1 cask zinc, 10 grindstones, 1 bag 8 lengths pipe, 56 bars iron, 3 bdls iron, 2 bars steel, 1 cask, \r. lead, 1 caeo v&rnish 1 caak, Green 5 6 drums oil, Cowlishaw & Flaisted ;22 cases, order ; 3 chests ton, 4 cases sauce, ordor ; 1 caso soap, 1 barrol soda, 2 cases capors, 1 do gingor, 2 do arrowroot, 3 qr-casks vinegar, 32 pkgs sugar, Ecclesfield Bros ; 4 cases bacon, Baillie ; 18 coils ropo, 4 coses peel, 125 bags sugar, 5 cases castor oil, 6 do mustard, 1 case, 10 do salt, 15 boxos ten, 5 bags oatmeal, 100 do flour, 5 cases axes, 60 kegs nails, 4 bales paper, 5 cases jam, 5 do vinegar, '24 cases bacon, 2 cases pills, 40 kegs rice, 5 cases bacon, 5 cases couee, Morison, Law, and Co • 50 pkgs sugar, .order j 6 cases bacon, T. Pringle, 10 casos iron, 20 cases bacon, 18 qr-casks brandy, 6 qr-casks wino, order 5 2 qr-casks brandy, 17 qr'cosks wine, Louisson and Co ; 6 grindstones, 6 kegs nails, 6 bundles spouting, 8 bundles wheels, 4 cases, 1 cask, 5 casos kerosene, 1 stove, 3 bundles, GkA.Pattoson ; 18 kegs nails, 12 coils ropo, Chesney and Co 5 7 cases hams, Hall, Finlay, and Co j 14 pkgs hardware, 3 bdls iron, 5 oven doors, 2 gratings, 21 bars iron, 30 firo bars, 2 wheels, Cowlishaw and Plaisted ; 1 case oapers, 1 case batli bricks, 1 do salt, 2 cases, 1 box blue, 2 cases lobsters, 4 boxes tea, 1 bag corks, 1 caso salad oil, 1. do jams, 4 bags rico, 10 cases jams, 3 bags oatmeal, 1 case soap, 1 do pepper, 1 lihd treacle, 1 keg do, 10 cases brandy, 9 chests tea, 1 caso tobacco, 20 do goneva, 3 qredsks, 2 hhds brandy, 15 bags sugar, 6 cases old torn, 27 bags malt, 4 kegs butter, 3 cases coffee, 26 bags sugar, Q-. A. Patterson, 29 bales chaff, 60 coses fruit, order.

Yosterday morning a schooner hovo-to off the port, and communicated with the shore by signal. Sho proved to bo tho Viotoria, from Melbourne, bound to tho Gtroy, anu as Bhe is, wo believe, consigned to Messrs Spenco "Rros., tho Chollongo was at once despatched to tako her across the bar of that river.

The brigantiue Hector left Molbourne on the morning of Juno Ist, with light winds and fine weather. At 5 p.m. she cleared the Heads, and on the 3rd took her last departure from Swan Island, which then boro W. by 8. After a run of seven days, during which strong westerly breezes prevailed, Mount Cook was sighted on the 10th, when tho weather fell light and variablo, keeping her at sea until the 14th, on which date the services of the Challenge were accepted, and the wharf safely reached. The Hector brings a full general

As wo anticipated and feared, tho Maid of the Mill has become a total wreck, the surf of Wednesday night(although not particularly heavy) having carried away hor deck and starboard aide, and cleaved, away tko whole of her cargo of coals. Alongsido tho remaining portion of tho unfortunate old tub, hor mainmast lay in two pieces, whilst her foroward stick still towors aloft with tho tattered remnants of the sail, and broken gaff attachod to it. We mused as we gazed upon tho remarkable old tub, the innermost parts of which ■were thus exposed to view, and wondered at the temerity that could induce rational beings to trust themselves in Buch a miserable specimen of nayal architecture^ tho like of which save on canals and rivers, wo never Baw. There was no mistaking hor appearance : she was evidently intended for tho lightering trade, her bluff bow, bull stern, flat bottom, and tank like appearance, more than warranting such a supposition. We wore confirmed in this opinion by tho remarks which fell from an individual, an onlooker like ourselves who had evidently made hor acquaintance when she rested on less troubled waters than thoso of tho West Coast. From liim wo gathered that she was ono of three lighters which wore sent out from England to HobarfcTown, to ply on tho Dement, and that sho was never intended for a sea boat. The attention of tho Westlnnd trade however, induced her owners to send hor acrosa ; and the result has been that she has left her bones on tho beach, were many an old tub (which would be condemned as worthless elsewhere) have left theirs beforo her. The stranding of this vessel is, however, a very serious loss to hw owner and master Mr Taggart, who L not insured for ono penny, and we feel confident that all will join ■with us in regretting that so serious a calamity should have befallen him. At tho sanio time his life and the lives of his crew haro been preserved, which under a little less favourable circumstances - would in all probability have been sacrificed.