ARRIVALS—COASTWISE.

West Coast Times, Issue 233, 18 June 1866, Page 4

ARRIVALS— COASTWISE.

12 Porsovcro, p.s., from Qroymouth Gothenburg, 8.8., from Tfirtlson • , 13 Bruce, p. 8., from Okarica 14 Falcon, sehoonor, from Groymouth 15 Bruce, p.s., from Groymouth 16 Isabella Jackson, schooner, from Lyttolton Despatch, brigautino, from Dunedin Claud Hamilton, s.a., from .Dunodin 17 J. B. Russoll, Bohoonor, from Lyttolton Thano of Fifo, from Onohunga 18 Emma Eliza, schooner, from Okarita Emma Juno, schooner, from Onohunga 80 Bruce, p.s., from Okarita lonn, schooner, from Okarita 21 Claud Hamilton, s.s., from Nolson Volunteer, cutter, from Manukau Thano, s.s., from Mnnukau Bruce, p.s., from Groyroouth 26 John Mitchell, ketch, from Greymouth Kcnnody, s.a., from Nelson 28 Falcon, sohoonor, Groymouth 29 Slanloy, schooner, Manukau Bruco, p.s., Okarita 01 Pevsovoro, p.s , Greymouth Wallabi, b.s., Nolson Juno 1 Crest of tho Wave, aohoonor, Lyttolton 2 Otago, s.s., Nelson 3 Kcora, s.s., Dunedin Bruco, p.s., Okarita Challenge, p.s., Groymouth 4 Lapwing, cutter, Groymouth s Peraevoro, p.s., Groymouth 7 Tlumo, p.s., Nolson 9 Gothenburg, s.s., from Nolson 11 Prince Consort, sohoonor, from Lyttelton Aurora, achoonor, from Dunedin Elfin, schooner, from Wanganui Bruco, p,s., from Okarita 12 Auckland, s s., from Nolson Maid of Erin, schoonor, from Dunedin Falcon, schooner, from Groymouth. SAILED.— FOREIGN. Muy. 13 Gothenburg, s.s., for Melbourno 16 Alma, barque, for Melbourno 28 Jano Lockhart, brigantino, foe Sydney 31 Sout Australian, s.s., for Molbourno Juno. 1 Lizzie Coleson, brigaritino, for Sydney 2 Otago, s.s., for Sydney 4 Florunco, schooner, for Melbourno 10 Star of tho Evening, for Molbourno 12 Clarondon, for Molbourno Gothenburg, s.s., for Molbourno _ COASTWISE— .SAILED. May.* 13 Keera, s.s. , for Nolson Yarra, s.s., for Greymouth 14- BriK'o, p.s., for Groyraouth • Porsovore, p.s., for Groymouth 16 Bruco, p.s., for Groymouth lona, schooner ,-for Okarita 17 Claud Hamilton, s.s., for Nolson Persovoro, p.s., for Groymouth 18 Kennedy, s.s., for Groymouth Claud Hamilton, s.s., for Groymouth Isabella Jackson, schooner. * for Lyt- ' tollon 20 Mary Anno, schoonor, for Inveroargill Falcon, sohoonor, for Greymouth 21 Porsovoro, p.p., for Groymouth 22 Emma Jano, sehoonor, for Onohunga Bruco, p.s., for Oknrita 26 Bruco, p.s., for Okarita Claud Hamilton, s.s., for Nelson Porsovoro, p.s., for Groymouth Thano, s.s., fox Wellington 28 Kennedy, s.s., for Groymouth 29 Ballamt, p.s., for Auckland 31 Bruco, p.s., for Okarita Juno. 1 Wallabi, s.b., for Nolson 2 Tumbo, schoonor, for Groymoufch 3 Gothenburg, s.b., for Nelson 6 Persovere, p.s., for Groymouth 7 Bruce, p.s., Okarita. 9 Rangitoto, s.s. for Nelson Albion, s.s. for Nelson Kcora, s.s., for Duuodin Stanley, sohoonor, for Onohunga John Mitcholl, ketch, for Groymouth Thane, s.s., for Nolson

Tho Star of tho Evening, s.s., Capt. Turner, left Molbourno at 3 a.m. on Wodnosday, 23rd May . Aftor passing Port Phillip Heads, sho oxporioncod light north-wost winds until Monday, 28th, whon n sudclon shift of' wind, accompanied by heavy sqiialls from tho southwest, sot in. Sho was put under full steam, and arrived off Hokitika at 11 a.m. on tho morning of tho 27th May. Sho brings a full genoral cargo for this port. During her stay in Melbourne, blio ha 3 undorgono, undor tho inspection of Captain Turner, oxtonsivo alterations, boing fitted with a steam-winch and other appliances for tho cattlo trade. Tho intention of her owners, wo understand, is to employ her for tho present iv currying live stonk to this port, for which, from hor capacity, sho is wull adapted. The 8.8. Kcora, Captain Joyco, loft 0 tago Heads on Wednesday, 30th ult., at 11 a.m., and roports north easterly winds with a very hoavy sea on leaving, subsequently oxporioncod light and variablo wind and'woathi'r until arrival in tho ofllng, whoro sho anohorod at 9 p.i». on Saturday, 2nd inst., aftor an exceedingly good run of throo dttys ten hours. Tho P.N.Z, aud A.R.M Company's steamship Otago left Nolson at 10.45 p.m. Ist inst., and experienced flno woathor throughout tho pas* 111 1 c, arriving off this .port at 9.30 a.m., 2nd inst. Tho Ohallongo tug boat landed passengers, and shortly afterwards procoodod out with gold and passongors for hor. Sho convoys to Sydnoy a considerable shipment of gold, (ho produco of tho Hokitika distriot of tho West Coast. The brig Clarendon, Oapt. T. Hughes, arrived iv harbor in tow of tug Bteamor Challenge on tho morning of tho 2nd itißt., after an exceedingly quick passage from Melbourne, which port sho loft on Thursday, 241h ult. j from hor doparturo aho has oxporionced favorable woathor until arrival off tho land, which sho sighted 31st \\K Since thon light variable winds, which prevented her arrival tin lil tho 2nd inst. Tho P.N.Z. & A.R.M. Oo.'s steamship Otago took hor doparturo from tho Groy for Sydnoy direot on tho 3rd mat. Tim timo aho convoys ' from this port and tho Groy ovei 1 30,000 ozs of gold dust, and upwards of 70 pussongors, tho majority being business men and successful diggers on tho West Coast. Tho p.s. Porsovoro returned from the Groy on tl'o dth instant, at 6 p.m., to whioh port sho had proceeded on the 2nd, at 1 p.m ., to attend upon tho s.s. Otago, arriving in tho Groy liivor at 4 p.m., same tido. On tho 3rd towed out tho cuttor Lapwing, bound for Hokitika, and afterwards convoyed about 30 pnsßengors and 15,00007. gold, tho produco of tho Groy district to tho s.a. Otago, bound for Sydnoy. On tho 4th., towod tho sohoonor Falcon into tho Groy, and sailed for Ilokitika. at 2.30 p.m., arriving at tho wharf aftor dusk. Tho A.S.N. Company's s.s. Albion, E. Kidnoy, commander, loft Port Philip Heads at 6 a.m. o|i tho 3rd instant, with wostorly broozos and fino weather 5 and aftor a splondid run of 4 days 14 hours and 15 minutes, arrivod off Hokitika at 8.15 p.m. on tho 7th. Owing, however, to thick woathor, sho did not anchor until 3 a.m. on tho 9th. During tho passago N.W. winds provailod.

Tho s.s. Claud Hamilton loft Nolson at 4 <un. on tho 23rd May, and reached Groymouth at daylight, whoro sho landed sovoral passongers nor p.s. Porsovoro, and arrivod off Hokitika on tho 24th. Sho had lino weatho;', with light head winds prevailing, throughout tho passago. From 11 p.m. ou tho 23rd sho was kept undor half-speod, so as to reach Greymouth by daylight. Wo aro sorry to hear that tho Claud Hamilton, which is so favorably known for her punctuality, as well as t)io urbanity of hor commander, 'is about to be iaken off tho Wost Coast lino, and placed o)i tho East Coast lino. Tho p.s. Porsovoro arrived from tho Grey on tho 17th May, at 1 o'clock. Hor porformancos at tho Groy rivor woro towing out tho Excolsior for tho Manukau, and the Seorot, kotch, into tho Groy, aftor landing cargo and passengers from Hokitika. On tho 17 th sho attended upon tho Claud Hamilton, and landed thirty seven passongora and twonty tons of cargo, having loft tho Groy at 9 p.m. for Hokitika. Tho sohoonor Dispatch sailed from Dunodin on Ist May for this port ; oloarod Ttvraroa Head same aftornoin, with a strolig southwest wind. On tho 3rd, oloaved Stovon's Island, and from that dute oxpouiouood till tho ond of tho voyage flno woathor and light variablo winds. On tho 14th, spoke tho kotch Pearl off tho Buller, bound for Polorus Sound. Tho Dispatch arrivod off tho coast on tho morning at daylight, having made, undor tho circumstances, an excellent run of sixtoon days from anchorago to anchorage" Durinp tho day tho Lioness wont out to bring the Dispatch in, but owing to tho tide boing too far on tho obb, it was dolayod until tho noxt day, when Bho was brought safely alongside the wharf. On tho hutohos boing opened tho cargo presented a bone dry condition — tho packages, ovon at tho combings, boing in splendid condition. Suoh oarofulnoss on tho part of Captain Koonau is more than commendable. Tho schooner Oale .lonia arrivod in tho hnrbor on tho 16th May, after an unusually long passage, bavin" loft Dunodin on tho 7th April. Had moderate and' light oroozos from tho south-west, until reaching Capo Campbell on tho night of tho 9th j had strong N.W. winds in Cloudy Bay until tho Islh, when frosl* breezes from tho S.E. carried her roun.l Capo Farewell. On. 15th put into Wanganui Inlet, remaining thoro for twonty-ono days, during tho wholo of which timo thore was nothing but a succession of S.W. gales. Gotoutsido on tho Bth May, and until tho 13th oxporioncod light winds. Spoko tho schoonor Emma Jano on 11th' from Manukau, bound for Groy Rivor, short of provisions and wator, and a93istod them. Arrivod off Hokitika, as wo have stated, on tho 16th. Tho s.s. Konnody loft Nolsou at 10 p.m., on Monday, tho 14th May, calling at Wanganui Inlofc tho next day, whero sho laudod passongors and cargo, and loft tho noxt day for this port, arriving in harbor at 9 a.m. Sho discharged a large cargo ou tho 17th, and loft for tho Groy tho noxt day, at 11 a.m., whoro she had a largo cargo to delivor, from which placo sheprocoodod to Nelson, Tho clipper schooner Jano Lookhart, Captain Smith, from Sydney, arrivod off tho harbor on tho 17th May, but tho captain doomed it prudont to stand off and on until tho 18th, when she oamo to an anchor at 5 a.m. Sho reports leaving Sydney on cho 3rd, and oxporionood light easterly winds throughout the passage.' She mado tho land off Hokitika on tho 16th, and brings a full genoral oargo } also 20 steerage and 7 cabin passongors. Tho p.s. Bruoo returned from Okarita on tho 20th May, which port sho loft on tho previous day at 5 p.m. with tho sohoonor lona in tow. Sho brings about thirty passenger and lOOOoz of gold-dust. Whilst at Okarita sho towod out tho Lapwing outtor and schoonor Mary. Tho John Mitchell had previously sailed out for tho Groy. Tho Bruce having discharged cargo, proceeded to Bruco Bay for tho purposo -of bringing away tho constabulary stationed thoro, as well as Btorbs for Okarita, and also passongors and stores for Hokitika. Tho Thames in ontoring Okarita got aground on Bruco Bank, whoro sho dischargod cargo, and would in all probability havo to wait for full spriug tides bofore getting off. In coming out of Okarita, tho Bruco grounded slightly, and tho lona heavily ; but tho stoamor suocooded in towing tho lona out with safoty. Captain Korloy reports tho ehannol as narrow, and very Bharp elbows and difficult to bo marked, 'unless for stoamors of light draught of water. Tho p.B. Bruco loft Ilokitika on Tuesday, 22nd May, at 5-a.ni., arriving off Okarita at 11.30. £>ho roports light winds and thick weather when sho oamo to anohor. At 6.80 steamed into tho break, and arrived safety in tho rivor. Aftor discharging cargo, sho took tho Phoonix and Throo Brothers in tow, leaving thorn safely outsido bound for Dunodin, Tho Bruce then steamod away for Hokitika. arriving off tho Bar at 11.30. Oaptain Korloy reports tho bar in bad condition. Tho paddlo-stcamer Pordovoro loft Hokilika on May 22nd, arriving off tho Groy same tide, but too lato to tttko tho bur. Next tido procoodod ovor tho bar with safety and discharged cargo. On tho 23rd, at 2 p.m., wont ovor tho bar and towod in tho Oymmos, from Dunedin, and subsoquontly towod in tho Falcon, from 1 Hokilika j then towed out tho Murray, bound for Molbourno, and at 5.80 p.m. took tho Mirid of tho Mill, from Lyttolton, in tow with safety over tho bar. On tho 24th towod out tho John and Jano, bound for Melbourne, and landed from tho Claud Hamilton 85, passongors from Nolson. On • tho 25th uho loft tho Groy at 7 a.m., and on arrival off Ilokitika went alongsido tho OlJiud Hamilton to rocoivo shoop and oargo, arriving at tho wharf at 5 p.m. Tho b.B. South Australian loft Hobson's Bay at throo p.m. on Saturday, 12th May, and aftor a flno run of somothing under ft vo days arrivod at Bluff Harbor, which port blio again loft samo day, tho 17th, and arrivod at Port Chalmers 6 a.m. on the 18th. Aftor discharging cargo and passongora, loft tho latter port on tho 22 nd, calling at Lyttloton 23rd, Wellington 24th, leaving thoro 25th, arriving at Nolson 26th, at whioh port sho remained till tho morning of tho 27th, and arrivod off Hokitika on tho 28th, at 4.80 a.ra . Tho Ohallongo tug stoamor convoyed hor passongora ashore, and tho Lioness was also callod into requisition to land shoop and a small quantity of cargo. Tho s.b. Gothenburg, H. Mackio, commandor, left Nolaon at 3 a.m. on tho 7th inst., and brought to off the Groy at 2 p.m. on tho Bth. Hor arrival boing oxpectod, tho Porsovoro was in roadinoss to onibnrk passongora and gold, and as soon as tho ticfo sorvod ran outside and transhippod forty of , tho former and 2000 ozs of tho lattor, which was no soonor effected than tho Gothonburg weighed and steamed for Hokitika, arriving in tin roadstoad at 8 p.m. on tho samo day. On tho 9th, tho bar boing impassablo and woathor Btormy, sho kept undor easy stoam until tho noxt morning, when sho was waited on by tho Lionoss, and transhippod a portion of tho passongors bound to this port, thoro not boing timo, through tho obb tido making, to offoct an ontiro clearance. During tho run from Nolson strong wostorly broozos and head aoa prevailed. Both tho Rangitoto and tho Albion loft 'for Nolson, with "part of original cargo'on board, tho sea during their stay hpro havo ing boon far too heavy to pormit of its transhipment, Tho former voiaol did manage to

got rid of a fow boxes of fruit, whilst tho latter was unablo to discharge a singlo box or halo. Both vessols extended thoir stay to tho utmost limits, and at last left because thoro was no indication of a change in the woathor. Tho Rangitoto left at about 10 p.m. on the 9th, and tho Albion at 11 a.m. tho noxt day. Tho agents of tho latter vossol tried, but m vain, to got a lighter towod out to her. All tho harbor stoamors resolutely refused to make tho attempt. Wo Bineoroly trust that tho noxt timo tho Rangitoto and Alibon visit us hotter woathor will attend thorn. Heavy woro tho squalls which swept over tho town between midnight on tho 9th and 5 a.m. on tho 10th j so heavy indeed as to compel tho stenmors in tho roadstoad to lift anchor and mako for tho ofllng. Torronts of rain floodod tho stroots, whilst doafoning thunder and oxecodingly vivid lightning added to tho wildness of tho scono. So boisterous a night has not boon oxporionced on tho coast this season, and it was fearod that a fnrther delay would bo oxporienood by the Keora and Star of the Evening, both of which wero oxpootod to leavo in tho morning tido. At daylight, however, tho weather cleared up, and as tho rain fell in snow upon tho f tho highor land, thoro was but a slight froshet, in tho rivor, whilst tho surf was not noarly so heavy as suoh a breozo usually rolls up. At tho samo time thero was enough and something to spare, much more, in faot, than captains of vessels care about encountering ; but as so much timo had beon lost already, and what tho day might bring forth was exceedingly uncertain, tho two steamers fired up in roadinoss for a start. Their movements I woro accoloratod by tho aignal-man, who ■ aftor hoisting tho red flag mado tho aignal | '" Dcapatoh is necessary," for tho surf was vor^ j irregular, now inclining to increase, anon a ' smooth occurring. At 6.30 a.m. tho Kcora, j bound to Dunodin, cast off from tho wharf, and mado for tho mouth of tho river, and favored by comparatively smooth waiter cloarod tho surf without shipping a single soa. About an hour later tho Star of the Evening followed, but as by this time tho ebb tide was running thoro was a muoh hoavior "jumblo "on tho bar. Tho Star cloarod tho rivor safely, but on gotting into brokon wator was mot by a succession of hoavy rollers, whioh swopt hor foro and aft and so muoh | doadened her way that sho drifted bodily , some distance to tho northwai'd, oro sho was • fairly oloar of tho outer broak. Although tho hour was so early and tho morning broozo frosty in the oxtromo, a number of peoplo woro on l tho spit witnessing tho departure of both boats, and as many J woro interested partios, tho rosult occasioned \ muoh gratulation. On tho preceding ovoning tho Lionoss ran out with tho Rangitoto's pussongers, and aftov discharging hor freight tmd rocoiving on board 150 cases of fruit from • that steamor, anohorod for tho night. In tho morning sho ran alongside the Gothonburg, received on board a fow passongers, and at 8 a.m. Btood fqr tho entrance crossing tho bar without shipping a buokot of water. Tho onco " good ship" Maria will vory soon" bo amongst tho things, that woro, /or hor : beams having beon romovod, the sea has complotoly amoshod in hor starboard broadside. Vory lamentably is tho | appearance of this once sightly vessel | whoso carcor on this coast has been marked , by misfortune. Thoro, howevor,'sho lies, her innormost parts exposed to public gazo j and tho soundness and size of her timbors (of good Baltic pino), and thoir oloso proximity to oaoh othor, shows how "woll and faithfully sho was built." Tho Prince Consort, sohooner, loft Lyttelton on tho 26th ult., with strong N.E. winds and flno woathor, whioh so much inoroased that tho noxt day sho sought shelter in Port Lojroy. On the 28th, aho lifted her anohor, and, favorod by a light southerly broozo, ran as fur north as tho Kaikoras, whon tho wind oamo out strong from tho N.E., and again drove hor for shelter undor tho land, whero sho lay for two days. On tho 80th, sho onco more put to sea, and carriod light woathor to Capo Farowell, aud honco to Hokitika, which port blio safoly onterod on the 11th in tow of tho Ohallongo — strong wostorly broozes and hoavy seas prevailed. Tho Princo Consort brings a cargo of colonial produce Sho roports that whon off Capo Farowell tho sohoonor Spray was fallen in with, bound to this port, and that tho two vessols kept in company for four days, whon thoy parted, and tho lattor was not sighted afterwards. The sohoonor Aurora sailod from Dunodin on the 16th ult., with light S.W. winds and flno woathor. On tho 19th, wind voerod into tho N.E., and tho day aftor blow a fresh galo, inoroasing in squnlls until the 21st, whon sho ran into Port Lovoy for sholtor. Thore sho romaincd until tho 21th, windbound, and then put to soa again, tho wind having shifted to tho Eastward, but tho noxt day it hauled into tho S.W. again, and blow up hard for a fow hours. On tho 26th, blio, pasßod Steven's Island, aud found hersolf abroast of Rock's •Point on tho 31st. Bot ween this date and tho 4th inst. tho wcathor t was most unsottlod, at timos blowing hard from tho S.W., and again falling light and variablo. On tho latter date, Groy Rivor was undor hor 100, and tho day aftor she encountered a very heavy galo from tho N.W., accompanied by a high soa, thunder, and lightning. This coinpolled hor to stand to sea, whoro blio wa3 kept by variablo weathor and a strong North spt until the Bth, whon sho ran in and anchored off Hokitika. Tho heavy broozo on tho 9th sont hor anohor homo, aud tho sohoonor was dragging rapidly down on tho Gothonburg, rendering it nocossary to slip and mako for tho ofllng. At midnight on tho 10th, sho again ran in and brought up, and tho noxt morning was towod safely to tho wharf by tho Lioness. Tho Aurora brings a full general cargo, but no passengers. Tho aohoonor Elfln loft Wanganui N.1., on tho 27th ult.,' with S.E, winds and fino weather, and on tho 9th mat. brought up of Hokitka. Hor passago was stormy, strong wostorly galos prevailing. Tho galo of the 9th drovo hor to sea again, aud it was not j till tho morning of tho 11th that sho croisod tho bar astern of tho Challenge Tho Elfln brings a cargo of 75 pigs. Tho p.s. Bruco loft Hokitika on tho ovoning of tho 7th inst., and at 11 p.m. anchorod off Okarih. At daylight tho noxt morning she orossod tho bar. on whioh an unusually hoavy surf was broakiug, and reaohod her mooring placo safoly. Dteohargod hor cargo that day, but in eonsoquonoo of tho sovoro woathor on tho Bth, 9th, and 10th, aho was oompolled to remain insido until 8.50 a.m. on the 11th, «rtion aho loft, and arrived abreaat of this port at 2.30 p.m, crossing the bar two hours later! Tho Bruoo roports that diiringhor stay at Okarita tho surf was hoavior than evor boforo known thoro, and that driven by tho wind, it floodod somo parts of tho township to a dopth of eighteen inohos. She also, reports 7 foot wator on that bar whon sho orossod it on lior outward passage, it then boing nearly high water. Tho Bruco brings up 4213 oz. 13. dwts. of gold dust, aud £4271 in notes, for the Bank of Now Zoaland j and 2000 oz. of gold dust and 500 sovereigns for tho Bank of N.S.W. Tho P.N.Z. & A.R.M. Company's s.s Auckland, James Hagloy, coin mandor, loft Wellington at noon on tho 9th instant, and arrived at Nolson the following day, at 8.80 a.m. Sailed for Groymouth at 5 a.m. on tho 11th, off which port she anchored at 8 a.m. tho noxt day,, and boing waited on by tho Porsovoro landod thirty-oight passongora, and thon loft for Hokitika, anchoring off tho bar o.t 2 p.m. tho samo day. Throughout tho pasago

flno woathor was experienced. The Auckland brings 25 tons of cargo for this port. Tho echoonor Maid of Erin loft Dunodin on tho 24th ult., with strong S.W. breo'zos and heavy sea. Next day, the galo increased, and When off Bank's Poninsula eho carriod away hor topping lifts, which compollod hor to run into Okain's Bay to replace thorn. Sailod agoin tho aarao evom'ng, and up to tho 29th oxporioncod moderate though unsettled weather ; but on that dato, whon abreast of tho Kaikoras, a heavy galo sprang up from tho Northward, soon bringing hor down to balanced roofed mainsail, under which sho lay to, making very fair weather of it. At 4 p.m. on the 30th tho galo reached ita height, for an hour or two blowing torrifloally } soon aftor, however, abating. On tho Slat ahe passed tho schooner Caledonia bound to Dunedin. On the 2nd inst., she was abreast of Capo Campbell, and paeiod Capo Farewell at 11 a.m. aamo day, arriving off Hokitika on tho 4th. But on this dato the wind, whioh had since hor departure from Capo Farowoll boon oxceedonly variablo, suddonly flow into the S.W. and commonced blowing heavily, soon raising a heavy sea and compelling the aohooner to head off shore under balance-roofed mainsail and oloso-roefod staysail. Tho day aftor the galo broke, but loft a heavy aoa running, and at noon sho found herself off Rook's Point. Up to the 9th sho was beating about — kept outsido by tho weather—and although on that day sho again h'ovo-to off tho bar, tho threatening appearance of the weather, and a falling glass, induced hor to again put to soa. On tho 11th, however, she ran in j was fastened to by the Ohallouge, and towed safely to the wharf. Tho Maid of Erin brings a oargo of colonial pro- ! duco. ' i Hitherto it has boon the very lib oral dustom of some of tho harbor boats, when called out- ! side to tender vessels, to give free passages to gentlomon who desired a short excursion by wator. Sovoral timos, however, this has occasioned great inconvenionoo and loss of time to tho boats, for when a large steamer was visited those gentlemen usually boarded her, and were in no hurry to answer the recall which the tug never failed to make whon ready to return. An occurrence of this kind happened on tho 12th whioh delayed the Yarra nearly half an hour, and caused hor to lose the chance I of towing in tho Falcon schooner, which was 1 piokod up by tho LionoßS instead. This in no slight degree " riled" Capt. Nioholl, who vowod ho would read the delinquents a lesson, and put a stop for ovor to tho freo passage system — so, as soon as tho Yarra was inside, he let go tho anohor, and resolutely refused to land them until each and all paid the curront foo of JBI for thoir passago out and in. Loud and angry was the discussion whioh ensued ; bu as the worthy " skipper" was inexorable, tho money was paid, and the stoamor taken alongside tho wharf. We quite concur iv tfeo course I adopted by tho captain. ( ' Wo havo been informed by a gentleman I who waß on board tho Gothenburg on Sunday ' last, that not boing ablo to make out tho Big- | nals on shore, she ran in to tho edgo of the i " broak," and rouuded to in eight fathoms 1 wator cloao to it. This is tho first timo wo ovor know tho soa break so far out, although Oaptain Nicholl, of tho Yarra, states that ho j I has known it break in nine fathoms. Wo | publish this as a notice to commanders of j I vessels not to anohpr when the swoll is heavy . from the westward, in loss than eleven I fathoms. I Referring to the late passage of the Star of tho Evening across tho bar, wo have been informed by Capt. Turnbull, who acted as pilot tp her, that the Keera did not leave an hour before tho Star, as the latter cast off from the wharf when the former was abreaat the signal station, and that both vessels were in tho surf between 7 a.m. and 7.80 a.m. Ho also states that he never experienced so heavy j a soa before, for tho steamer was met by a " reef" of soas, which ono after the othor broke with terrlfio violence upon hor deck, and that once ho feared sho must suooumb to them. Tho first and hoaviost struok her just as sho ontorod" tho break, and some idea may be formed of its volume whon, to uso the captain's own words—" its comb curlod as hig^h as the fore-yard," It foil a solid mass of wator on the dock, smashing tho forward booby hatoh, and thus leaving the fore compartment open and exposod to tho rollers, which followed in quick succession, and completely filled, it. This, of course, brought the steamer by tho head, and rendored hor nearly unmanageable, as tho screw was partly oat of water. Fortunately, however, it was possible I to relievo hor to a certain extont by omptying a lnrgo tank in tho foro peak (containj ing 2000 gallons of wator), tho pumj) of which was connected with tho engine. As it i was soon discharged, tho vessel beoamo a ' little more lively, and eventually cleared the i break. Tho Star of the Evening oxporioncod a vory sovoro trial, and wo consider it most . fortunate that none of her crew woro washed •overboard. I Tho brig, Oosmopolito sailod from Hobart 1 Town on tho 3rd inst., with northerly winds and flno woathoi'. When clear of the land tho wind shifted into the NW., and honco to Hokitika, whioh port she sighted on the 9th, : strong galos from NW. to SW., attended by a heavy sea, prevailed. Through a strong southerly set aho was unable to reach the roadI atoad until tho morning of the 13th, whon, in I tow of the Challenge, she reaohod the wharf I Bafoly. The Oosmopolito brings a mixed oargo of produce j also nine horses and a number of i pigs, all of whioh woro landod in good order. I . — *■ -=-