THE LATE GALES.

Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1933, 16 October 1874, Page 2

THE LATE GALES.

DISASTER TO THE SOHR. ALMA.

The schooner Alma, which after" riding out for some time the heavy S.W. gale on Tuesday night, the 6th, put out to sea qn Saturday morning, intending to run to Westport. It was hoped that she would reach her destination safely, but we regrfet to find that she has suffered serious injury, lost two hands and part of her cargo. r I Yesterday morning a telegram was received in town to theeffect that the Almahad arrived at Westport dismasted, r and with the loss of half her crew. In the afternoon we telegraphed for further particulars, and have received the following message : " Westport 2.44 p. m. ! ' "The Alma is safe at the wharf mujjh knocked about. Her starboard bulwarks were gone, her top spars, galley, debk honss, and all the cargo from the forehold. Two hands only have been lost, James B. Varden, chief officer, arid Andrew Branston, A.B. She got into a heavy gale on Monday night while lying to 60 miles N.W. of Westport. The Captain and crew are all brusised, and exhausted from want of sleep." Lyell, Oct. 15. The Lyell river, between Lyell and Westport, has-been unworkable for aoout a month, the tracks are quite impassable, and food is getting scarce, the last bag of flour was turned into bread yesterday. There is only about one ton of potatoes in the place and a bag or two of oatmeal. Should the bad weather continue, the population must leave in a body. Wellington, Oct. 15. Mr Yogel met the Government of New South Wales and representatives of the Queensland Govern men t, and they have come to a thorough understanding on the question of cables. The two Governments appoint representatives to act with Mr Yogel at home. ; Mr Thomas Russell is progressing favorably with the mail arrangements, but is likely to be in Sydney for some days. In the libel case Steele v. Hutchison, Mr Travers appeared for the plaintiff and the Attorney-General for defendant. The action was founded on a certain report which appeared in the " Tribune" newspaper (Hutchison being the publisher), which was the first and last notice of the Company that appeared in that paper. The jury, after retiring for about half an honr, returned a verdict for plaintiff, pamages L2O. Keogh having brought a similar action the same verdict was taken by consent. . . The ship Oartvale. was towed in; on Saturday night. She brings 418 immigrants. Measeles, diptheria, diarrhoea, and survy prevailed on the voyage. Nineteen deaths and ten- births occurred. [The ship is quarantined, and will j be thoroughly cleaned and fumigated. The Taranaki has, arrived with the Governor oh board this afternoon, j The opening of .the College is postponed till Saturday, owing to the weather which continues wet with high winds. ;• Nelson, Oct. 15. Considerable excitement is arising here by the strange conduct of O'Conor,; the Provincial Treasurer. Last week > one Knyvett presented a claim for payment certificated by Dobson, Provincial Engineer. O'Oonor refused payment or to let Knyvett have the document again. O'Conor then called a palicetnan. tand ordered him to take the document, and, a3 Knyvett says, gave him in charge, j He was released about half an hour .afterwards, and brought an action for detention. The Magistrate this morning gave judgment in favor of Knyvefct. He has served O'Oonor with a writ for LSOO damages for false imprisonment. [ Oamartj, Oct. i 5. Heavy gale all day yesterday. • The ship Emulous has been stranded for the fourth time. ■ ; All the vessels in the bay have been ordered out to sea. ] Dunedin, Oct. 15. Several buildings have been unroofed by the wind. . The front part of Phillips's hotel has been blown out. The railway returns for September amount to L 4556. : The second mate of the Oneca is being tried for the murder of Green. Stout applied for a postponement, to enable him to prove that Dodd was a naturalised American. The Jiidge declined to grant the request. 6 55 p.m. The Invercargill, with 400 immigrants, is at the Heads. Dodo; has been convicted of manslaughter.