LATEST FROM THE BULLER.

Colonist, Volume VI, Issue 626, 23 October 1863, Page 3

LATEST FROM THE BULLER.

The Mary arrived at six o'clock last evening from the Buller, having performed the trip both ways in the unprecedentedly short space of three days fifteen hours, including a stoppage at the Buller of nearly thirty hours. This most rapid run is worthy of Special mention, as the shortest ever performed by either sailing craft or steamer j and as one not likely to be often equalled. The Mary left our harbor at three a.m., on Monday last, and made the Buller at eight o'clock the following morning. At noon she got inside the bar. and made the landing place. At daylight on Wednesday began discharging, took in ballast, and got away at six p.m. After beating over the bar got a south-west wind and made Tonga Island at one p.m., yesterday, when it fell calm. At three p.m. a south-west breeze again set in and enabled her to reach the harbor two or three hours afterwards, as above stated. Captain McLean reports having seen the Sturfeat TotaraNui as he came down yesterday ; she has, therefore, not yet reached the Buller. He also states that he signalled her but did not get any reply. The Sylph, from Lytteltpn, arrived at the Buller bar on Tuesday, with stores arid a few passengers; she was too late for the tide and put to sea till following morning, and when the Mary left was again anchored, waiting for the tide.. The Mary brings a little gold and six passengers, one of whom is seeking medical assistance haying met with a frightful accident while blasting at the "Waimangarqa by which he has been most seriously injured. One of his eyes is said to be destroyed; the sight of the other may be saved. Pending the opportunity of removal, the kindness and attention which Mr. Levien (a storekeeper at the Buller) paid to the sufferer, has been highly spoken of.

It appears that owing to the wet weather but little has been done since last advices, and only one canoe had been down since the last trip of the Mary. It brought a rumor however, of some moment if true, and which is more defined in the extract from a letter which we append. The discovery of a new creek in the Lyell is reported, which, yielded a prospect of a pennyweight and a half to the dish.

The letter we refer to is from Mr. Blake, of the Buller, to Mr. Thomas Askew, of Nelson, and the passage is as follows .-—" We have heard of a nugget of over 100 ounces being found up the Lyell, whether true or not I cannot say, but I really think there is some foundation for it. . . . The parties who they say have got it are four Irishmen, and we have since heard from one of the Maoris, Johnny Felix, who has part of a store up there, that they have 1100 ounces of gold, and are still working on the Lyell. : Another informant who saw the party (six in number) this extract refers toj two days before the canoe conveying the above accounts came down, says that the men there were doing very well, and according to their own statement were clearing 30s. a day each. He doubts the accuracy of the statement regarding the nugget, and also that respecting the great quantity of gold they had taken. For full accounts we must wait the return of the Sturt, which however will now be some days, judging from the position she occupied yesterday. In another column we give a letter referring to the new track to the Buller; and the diggings on the Matiri river and neighboring district.

Begardingtheapplicationfor thegoldbonus made for the Matii by A. Campbell & Co., (who it seems merely followed the suit of a previous claimant, tha real discoverer), and which created a sort of rush, we have heard several complaints; and yesterday two diggers who returned from the "rush" were loud in condemnation of Campbell and Co., for exaggerating the facts. In our next we may be able to give further particulars. It will be seen that Mr. Donald, the original applicant for the bonus, maintains the auriferous nature of the country.

Volunteers fob the Waikato.—We understand that Mr. Wigzell, who acts as Captain Lockett's deputy, has just enrolled ten additional volunteers for Waikato. Five of these came from the Wairau by the Lyttelton yesterday morning. , Rapid Ship Cabpentebuhj in Nelson.—The schooner Fawn from Lyttelton to the West Coast of Canterbury put into Nelson some ten days ago with a sprung mainmast, and requiring a new one. On Monday week an order for a new mast was given to Messrs. Freeman and Million. On Tuesday morning the spar was still a fine silver pine, growing in their section of the bush in Waimea, some eighteen or twenty miles from Nelson., Next morning the mast (57 feet long) was on the wharf rounded and rough dressed, and by the same evening was ready and on boards the Fawn. This is an evidence of despatch very creditable to the carpenters, and not less satisfactory to the shipowner.

The Phoabe, from Auckland, with the English mail for August arid Northern news, is expected ia Nelson on Monday.