ARRIVAL OF THE COUNTESS OF KINTORE, FROM LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 534, 26 September 1871, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE COUNTESS OF KINTORE, FROM LONDON.

': ThiJHJeautiful clipper,, in command of Capt. Petbeibridge, arrived in liar.bo.ur this morning from Lonf loujfand~a6 usual; comes.,into port in a most creditable condition, the passengers all being in' excellent "health, and-well satisfied with the ship and those in.charge. Among the passengers we notice the names of Mr.-and Mrs. Hancock," Mr. and Mrs. Proudo, and several other old colonists. The brings a cargo of general merchandise, also two prize bulls and heifers, and a.quantity..of vellowhammersfor the Acclimatisation Society. Four hares were shipped on board, but only two have survived tho passage, Thcss wili also be forwarded to the grounds of the Aix'liujatieaticn Society. Nothing remarkable has occurred during the passage. The ship took her final departure on the 20th June, and was off (the coast of N.ew.Zea,l;),:ud on Wednesday^ the' 6th'irißt:tnt. :;Hei;e1".5.1i0 was met with strong gales and "contrary winds, being unable to round the North Capo till Monday. The time occupied from land to land was 79 days, and from Gravosend into port 103 days.

'ilia Qojintess left Gh-aveaend ou the 14th Juno,' at 3 p.m., and passed through the Downs on the following morning. Had light variable winds in the Channel to Torbay, where wo landed the pilot on Sunday, the •18th ; thence had strong "W.S.W. winds until Tuesday, the 20th, when the- wind veered to N.W. At this time the ship was twenty miles on the south of the Eddystone. Had S.W;; :and:, W. winds; across ; tho|Bay,: and crossed the latitude ofciMadeira: orii t|ie/28th, 100 miles to the west of it; from tJhenee^'light N.E. .trades to the,Q|ipe de Verjie., Islands, whicli'were passed on Tuesday; :'4th Jxtly] 100 miles distant. Lost the N.E. trades between tha 13 deg. and 14 dcg. north, on the 6th, and got the south-east t/a'ies in 3 dog. N. on the 15th ; crossed the Equator on the 17th, in 28Rdeg., "\y";,':cthirty.:tlirle days out. The flrs£ part: of-"the. S.E;':trades proved very strong, witli a heavy southerly sea; and on the 20th earned away the martingale and staye. From 15 deg. to 24 South, the' trades were very ' light. Crossed ihajJJSouthern tropic on the 27th j passed the meridian of Greenwich on the 7th August, in 39 deg. S., and the Cape on ttie 18th in 42 deg. 8. At this time the weather was very fine. Ban the casting down betweon 42 deg. and 44 deg. On the 16th, in longitude 91, deg. X., was hovotoo for 22 hours, with a very: heavy gale from the N.W. to S.W., and on the 6th of Sept., in longitude 139 dcg. E., again hove-too for 10 hours, and rounded Tasmania on the night of the Bth in another cyclone gale., Carried westerly windi till Wednesday.^Jien she was within 300 nnl«s of the Three'Ktngs ; tho wind then shifted to E.S.E. and continued light till Sunday, whon tlfe bre<s»e gradually increased to a gale, on Tuesday blowing terrific, and the vessei drifted to within about ICO miles of Norfolk Island. On Friday wind veered more to eastward. Passed the North Capo on Monday .at daybreak) and anehbrtd at Kangitoto, coming up harbour early this morning.

PASSENGERS. " Salook—Mr. and Mrs. Joliu Hancock, Mr* aud Mrs. 11. Cassin,.Mre. Emma Cassiu and two children, Mr. : ll.' Lighertwbod; ''Miss1 Elizabeth Brenner, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Tippett, Mr. John M. Abbott, Miss A. Brooking, Mr. H. M: Gossott, Mr. and Mr* Robert Proude and child, Mrs. Ann Proude and two children, Mr. P. 0. McKenzie. Soeond cabin —Jane Watsor, Jameß and Emily .Walton, and child, William and Maria Thompson' and-; three children, Jane Pool, Richard and Mar-' garct Moore and five children, Ella Gasl), G. 1. Braithwaite, John Seabrooko, Charles aft:d Ellen Western and two children, .1Y .S. Nicholson, J. H. Dobson, Susannah Walton Total, 47. CARGO. 1 case, W. R. Tumor ; 8 bales, ordjsr; 4 bales, Watt Brothers, Napier; 3 cases, order; 6 bales, A. Gordon and Co. j G cases, E. H. Gubbins; 1 box, W. Rfpley; 2 cases, M. T. Clayton ; 5 cases, S. If. Field ; - 1 case, Cruickshank,' Smart and Co.; 2 cases, order j 1 case, 11. H. Dyer; 1 case, T. Webster; 2 bales, A. B. Donald ; 122 packages, Tryer Brothers j 5 cases, C. Bonniugton j Spackagci,C. J.Stono; 200bqxe«, Bucholz and Co.; 6 cases, L. D. Nathan aq'tl Co.; 2 cases, E. Wayte j 1 case, G. T; Wilkinson; 1 case, H. Brabant; 1 case, Cousins and Atkin ; 1 caßo,T..Cawkwell ; 6 cases, order; 4 cases, C. Bonnington; 1 case, A. Saunders ; 1 case, K. Pickniore ; 1 firkin, J. Cashell; 1 case, J. Tibbut r I parcel, Mrs. Kissling; 1 case, Captain Krippner, j 10 packages, W. Earl; 3 bales, Low. and Motion ; 6 casks, Henderson and Macfarlane;. 3 oases, T. Peacock; 1 case, order; & packages, R. : Neal j 4 cases, Ireland Bros.; 1 case; address ;: 1 case, address; 1 c:ise, S. Browli j 1 bull,: Scherff; 9 cases, 10 cases, 5 cases, otder ;; 4; cases, addross; 8 packages, Stewart and Anderson; 1 euse, order; 1 package,,Marlin:; 190 packages, L. D. Nathan and Co. ; 23: packages, order; 33 pttckages t iL. D. .Nathan and Co.; 12 packages, E. and H. Isaacs ;27 bales, Wilson ; 2 grindstones,''JTraaciv and: Tinuo ; 3 packages, S. Jones ; 5 ipackages, Must- and Co. j 2 cases; Jones ;,43 packages, Fendelow ;26 packages, Wayte'; .10 casks, order of Ireland Brothers'; 12 taiuks, ortler ; 1 case addresi; 6 hhds., Moore; 242 puckages, Owen arid Graham ; 1 base, G. "Banks,; 1 ense, Henderson and Macfarlane ; 1 case, L, D r Nathan and Co.; 2,524 packages and pieces, Porter and 00. 5 *56 p'aokagos,.".'A. Clark and Son ; 955 packages. Combos and Daldy'i f>s4'"paokageß,: W. Phillips; and. S.on ; 1 case, 'Waters; 18 packages,-.'JJ. Short; 10 bales, R. B. Lusk; 3 packages, J: P. Leighton ; 8 oases, Upton and Co.; 231 packages, E."and H. Isaacs; 23 fpaokagesy order; 590 packages and pieces, T. and 8. Morriny 102 ptickagesj A.Clark and Son; 697 pack-i ages and' pieces, Brown, Campbell and Co.; 27 paokageß, order; 66 packages, McArthur, Shera and Co.; 311 packages, R. Walker and Co.; 200 casks, Brown, Campbell and Co.; I.box, address j 199. .packages^ 240 sashweights,' Witit Brothers ; 14VpnoU'a'gefi, order ;> 717 packages, order ; 15 packages, E. and» H. Isaacs ; 72 packages, Lewis Brothers;; 14 packages, Cosgrave and Co.; 13 packages,' address; 1 case, Captain Daldy ; 26packages,; L. D. Nathan and Co/; 18 packages, ? W.. Thompson; 20 packages, Hamilton-Brothers;; 8 packages, J. Wormall; 3 cases, K. W... Dyson;: 1- oas&,G. T* Chapman;. 1 cpe,; address; 2 cases, CruicUshank, Smart and Co.; 33 casos,,J. Hancooks ; ,4«i,ag«(S,, JLi,,and : H. Isaacs; 2 cases, J. Buchanan ; '872 pack--1 ages, Owen and Graha.ni ;t2 -.trj^uks, ,J,,pii,oub ;;■ 58 packages, E. and H. Isaacs; 4 packages,, order j 1 case, Thornton, Smith and Firth ; ; 2 packages, Brown, Campbell and Co.; 6 packages, McArthur, Shera. and C 0..; 3 packages, C. H. Reid; 1,536 packages and ' pieces, ordar; 1 case, order ; ;l9 packages, Proade; 10 packages, order; 2 cases, A. Sturgo ; 10 packages, Ireland Brothers,;, 22 | tanks, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 29 pa jkagos, Owen and Graham ; 3 cattle, K. Proude $ 17 p»ck»geg, Preece and Gt-raham ; 1 ca»e,

Owen and Graham ; 1 case, address ; 1 dog, order. To be transhipped to Napier—l 2 packages, Gordon ; 1 box, address; 7 packages, order. To be transhipped to New Plymouth—l case, J. Duuibell; 2 cases, address.—L. D. Nathan and Co., agents.