IMPOSTS.

West Coast Times, Issue 574, 27 July 1867, Page 2

IMPOSTS.

Per Bruce, from Buller and Greymouth — 2 bales plush, Graham ; 1 bale wool, 20 hides, Flexman Brothers ; 11 kegs butter, 1 case tobacco, Cassius; 1 pkg iron, Forsyth and Masters ; 1 case drapery, White and Pyrie. EXPORTS. Per Persevere, for Greymouth — 12 pkgs drugs, E. Prosser ; 13 pkgs, Moss ; 1 grato, Forsyth and Masters ; 2 boxes, 1 bale, Hill ; 1 crate, 1 pkg, J. Manson ; 20 cases fruit, 10 bags onions, Dunning Brothers ; 1 box, Daniel ; 20 bags coke, 1 case, Bank New Zealand ; 100 palings, 1 bag malt, 1 hhd eggs, Royse, Mudie and Co; 4 cases, 3 pkgs, Proctor.

Rambler, for Greymouth — 2 casks egga, 15 cases fruit, Kenwell.

Per Brure, for Fox's River and Buller. — For BuiL r—lr — 1 stove, 1 caße, Rooney; 1 case, 2 trusses, 1 bale, Finn ; 1 drum oil, Nees ; 1 bale drapery, Hayes ; 2 cases, 1 trunk, Broom and Co ; 5 cases jam, Bailie and Humphrey ; 1 box, Nifl ; 1 parcel^Wauhan ; 147 shetta iron, I cask zinc, Sinclair; 1 pkg, Powell ; 10 bay* coke, Bank New Zealand ; 1 qrcask rum, S hf-chects tea, 1 chest tea, 2 cases milk, 2 cases coffee, 2 cases cheese, 1 case, Solomon >-!n( Co ; 1 case matches, 1 case, Powell ; 3 : > ases fruit, Carpenter ; 3 pkgs, Fiiin ; 7 c fks butter, Tattam : 1 parcel, Samper. F<»r Fox*- 30 easeß fruit, 1 pkg raisins, 1 disk nui», 2 casks eggs, 5 bags vegetables, Bro-'klelm—t ; 1 bale chaff, 2 bags oats, Green; 4 tins piinit, 1 parcel, 5 cases oil, 2 casks, 1 case, Mi.'lard ; 1 qr-cask wine, 1 case jam, 1 case pickles, Salmon and Co ; 2 cases, 1 bale, Byrnp ; 2 cases, 1 bale, Manson ; 1 case candles, 1 case bacon, 5 bags bran, 10 bags flour, 6 ba^a oats, 2 cases jam, 1 case, 12 mats sugar, 2 casg^milk, Pierce and Co; 1 case, Levy and Co ; 3 hhds eggs, Duff.

If that spectral vessel the Flying Dutchman had suddenly arisen from the sea, she could scarcely have created greater amazement amongst the beach promenaders yetterday than did the appearance of a handsome looking brigantine heading direct for the bar under canvas, about half-past four o'clock. She was observed to get under weigh an.d stand in under head sails, foretopsail and topgallantsail, and mainsail with the tack braced up, and at first it was supposed she merely intended to take a look at the bar, and, if possible, entice one of the tugs out to tow her across it. But it soon became apparent that her captain was actuated by a determination to take the bar, tug or no tug, for instead of tacking ship when about a quarter of a mile from shore, he dropped foresail, soused down the tack of the mainsail, and with the canvas just drawing to a* light S.W. breeze entered the broken water and shaped fair enough for the channel. She was a handsome looking craft, and evidently of no mean sailing pretensions, as she slipped along at a great rate, and providing tho channel had been deep enough would, we feel assured, have succeeded in entering the river. But as the bar happened to be very shallow — certainly not covered by a greater depth than Bevenfeet — the brigantine was suddenly brought up all standing, and between the surf and current was worked upon the end of the North spit, in dangerous proximity to the old Gratitude. We imagine her master must have felt rather astonished, at so untoward termination to his little experiment, but we can assure him that hi* amazement was capped by the wonder of the folk ashore, who could scarcely credit their eyesight whoa they saw the brigantine rushing headlong to destruction. To take the bar with a vessel of her size, under canvas, is inexcusable at any time, but under the conditions of yesterday, when 'the bar was silted and the tides at dead neap, the act was simply that of a madman. It is true that the beacons wero up to facilitate tho departure of the two steamers ; but no red flag was hoisted at the flagstaff, the signalman considering the bar unsafe (which indeed it was) for anything but tbe lightest draught steamers. We ascertained that the stranded craft is named the Hannah Newton, a bran new vessel on her first trip, and solely owned by the master, Captain Newton. She conies Up partially laden with about 50 tons of coal and a few tons of sundries, and is consigned to Mr W. S. Lockhart, who only arrived in the Claud Hamilton yesterday. Measures were taken last night to get h«r afloat again, warp ■ being run out to the Sonth Spit, and, providing she keeps clear of the two wrecks, if is possible her deliverance may be effected some time to-day. Much, however, depends upon the surf. We have since hoard that the Hannah Newton sailed from Sydney on the 15th inst., carriod westerly winds across tbe middle ground, and anchored off Hokitika on Tuesday evening last, thus making the run in nine days. Out of this time she was hove-to during the greatest part of the last twenty-four hours by thick weather.

We would remind, our reader* that the s.i. Besgitoto is expected from. N«l#oo flu» aftw-

noon, with the Westland portion of the Panama Mail, and -will sail for Melbourne direct tomorrow morning, at six o'clock. News of the Omeo, per telegraph, was rettcived by Messrs Royse, Mudie and Co. yesterday morning, from Dunedin. The good ahip Omeo left that port for Hokitika via Bluff Harbor and Foveaux Straits on Thursday afternoon, and is therefore expected to show up to-morrow. She will be despatched for Melbourne direct on Monday. With her fore and after holds crammed with cargo, a deck load besides, and sixty passengers, the steamer Bruce left the river fast night bound for the Buller. The Bruce never sailed from this port with a heavier freight list, as tho quantity is estimated at between seventy and eighty tons. She took tho bar on the top of high water, crossing it beautifully.

Th* P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Company's s.s. Claud Hamilton left the .roadstead yesterday evening, for Nelson and northern ports, calling at Greymouth on her way. She was previously tendered by the Yarra, which transhipped seventeen passengers and the mails ; amongst the former were noticed Mr Dick, late postmaster of Hokitika, and Mr and Mrs Bold, late of the Westland Survey Department. Two of jthe passengers, a Mr and Mrs Touverel, booked through for Southampton via Panama. They proceed to Wellington, to join the R.M.S.S. Rakaia. Several hundred tons of cargo have been landed upon the wharf during the past week, much to the gratification of expectant consignees, and to the relief of the market, which, owing to the untoward detention of vessels in the roads, had come down to very bare stocks indeed. The fleet, however, at last got inside, and since then almost unexampled activity has been displayed by the crews of the various vessels which secured quay berths in clearing them of cargo. Seieral are already discharged and ready for sea, amongst them the barques Bella Vista and Glencoe, and the brigantines Hector and Sarah and Mary. The schooner Ocean Wave lands the last of her cargo (80 bags of sugar) this morning, and will be ballasted and ready for sea by this afternoon's tide ; and from the bare appearance of her hold yesterday, we imagined the Esperanza would not be long behind. The Mary Cumming has, we are glad to see, at last hauled into the wharf and . commenced discharging. This afternoon should see the last of the Banshee's cargo piled ashore. Wo notice by advertisement elsewhere that tho coasting steamers Huntress and Tasinauian Maid are for sale by private contarct. Both are useful vessels, but tho latter has particularly distinguished herself since she arrivod on tho coast, and is justly considered a smart and handy craft. Parties meditating purchase can ascertain terms, &c, by application to Messrs Carey and Grilles, Wharf street. There is now being laid, at the Otago Foundry, the keel of a fine iron steamer which Messrs. Wilson and Sparrow have contracted to build for the Harbor Steam Company, the present owners of tho steamers Peninsula and Golden Age. This is the first occasion on which the company have made the attempt to rely solely upon local ingenuity and labor in providing themselves with a steamboat ; and the boat which they are buiiding, though nominally intended for harbor traffic, will be the largest and finest iron steamer winch has yet been designed and constructed within the colony. The larger of the two steamers whioh they at present possess— the Golden Age — was built specially for the same company ; but she is of timber, and was the work of Melbourne builders. The other — the Peninsula — was certainly built here, but, neither in dimensions nor in quality of construction, can she be said to bear any resemblance to the vessel now on the stocks ; and the steamer Brace, although' introduced to these waters by the Harbor Company, was imported in pieces, from the Clyde, and was simply put together by local boiler-makers and engineers. In this instance the vessel has been designed by a local engineer, Mr Darling, who is also a shareholder in the Company; her construction is undertaken by a resident practical builder of iron vessels, Mr Sparrow, and the material of which she is to be built has been provided entirely by a local firm, Messrs. Briscoe and Co. In dimensions and design, the new steamer will very closely resemble the Bruce — so much so as to be scarcely distinguishable from that vessel in mere outward appearance, but she is intended to have greater breadth of beam, and to be much more strongly constructed, while in the matter of cabin accommodation and in other particulars of her oufit for passenger traffic, she will be groatly superior. In point of speed, she is also expected to excel tho Bruce, though not to any material extent. She will have this advantage, however — that, while the Bruce has only a single engine, she will have a pair of powerful oscillating engines — an advantage which will be found of more especial service, should she ever be employed in such harbor work as that in which the Bruce has latterly been engaged. — "Daily Times." [Our contemporary seems to have overlooked that essential particular — draught of water, In tliis respect wo venture to assert that that the Bruce will have the advantage. —Ed. W.C.T.]

The brig Rona, Captain Hayea, of Black Diamond notoriety, and wanted by the police of thiß port on urgent business, was loading fruit at Rorotonga when the Eugenic left on the 4th June, and wished his destination to be reported as Hokitika. — "New Zealand Herald," June 29.

GREY RIVER. High Wateb This Day. — 5.12 a.m. ; 4.47 p.m.