IMPORTS.

West Coast Times, Issue 389, 21 December 1866, Page 2

IMPORTS.

Per J. B. Russell, from Christchurch— 24o bags potatos, 200 do flour, 25 do bran, 120 do flour, 2 cases, 1 cask, order ; 224 bags potatos, 200 bags flour, 5 bales bran, 40 do do, M'Landre«s, Hepburn & Co ; 8 pkgs luggage, G. H. Tribe.

The p.s. Dispatch left yesterday morning for Greymouth, arriving there early on tide. Sho had scarcely gained the wharf when the Wild Wave, schooner, hove in sight, so she at once ran out, and safely conveyed her across the bar.

Our old friend, the Lioness, is at last fairly on her way round the coast, she having left Dunedin on Wednesday night, and arrived at Bluff Harbor yesterday. She departed thence last night, with the intention of making the run via Foveaux Straits ; and, provided she is not stuck up by heavy westerly weather, ■will, in all probability, make her appearance on Sunday next. We have derived the aborc information from Messrs Carey & Gilles, who received the same per telegram. Sufficient inducement not offering, the s.s. William Miskin, was not despatched to Fox's River from Greymouth, and after discharging cargo at that port, left direct for Dunedin, south about, on Wednesday night. By telegram, yesfcerdaj', information was conveyed to Messrs N. Edwards and Co. that th« s.s. Kennedy, bound to this port, left Nelaon afc 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The schooner Wild Wave, from Christchurch, arrived at Greymouth yesterday. The s.s. Alhambra leaves the Grey this morning, afc 7 p.m., for the roadstead of this port, and will be despatched for Melbourne direct to-morrow afternoon.

Yosterday was marked by a ' change in the weather, as rain fell steadily during the greater part of tho day. Towards nightfall, the wind slightly freshened from the northward, in» creasing the sta, and driving up the rain in Bqualls — indications hitherto not to be mistaken of a spell of dirty weather. Only one vessel arrived, the J. B. Russell, from Christchurch, and she towed in astern of the Challenge on the morning's tide, whilst the Yarra extended the same good offices to the lighter Isabella, laden with cargo from the Phoebe, Rangitoto, and Alhambra. The Challenge remained idle during the remainder of the day ; but the Yarra got steam up towards 5 o'clock, and. towed out the schooner Excelsior, bound to Dunedin. With reference to the latter, we may state that she has met with quick despatch, as she only arrived ou Wednesday morning, and has since landed a full cargo in first-rate order.

The schooner J. B. Russell, bound to Ilokitika, north about, left Lyttelton on the 11th instant, with N.E. winds and clear weather. Next day the breeze veered to the westward, and hauled into the south on the ]3th, on •which day, at 8 p.m., she was abreast of Amuri Bluff. Cape Campbell was passed and Wellington Heads sighted the following day, and with a fine leading wind the schooner headed through Cook's Straits, passing Tho Brothei-s at 8 p.m. There the wind shifted suddenly to the N.W.. aud blew half a gale for two hours, then chopping to the S.E., leaving an ugly cross sea running. Cape Farewell was roiuided on the 16th, when the breeze Hew round to N.W. again, and carried her to Perpendicular Point, from which to the roadstead variable weather was experienced. The J. B. Russell was fastened to by the Challenge some three miles to tho northward, and towed iupide on tho morning of the 20th. She brings a cargo of produce and a quantity of live stock. Captain Clarke reports that the schooner Spray, from Christchurch to this port, was sighted off Rock's Point on the 18th, 3nd on tlie following morning the Dancing Wave, from Melbourne, was observed close in shore, heading for tho Buller bar.