AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1123, 20 June 1867, Page 4

AUCKLAND.

TTeatiieb.—June 19—"Wind, S.W., ■with heavy rain squalls.

ARRIVALS, JtTNE 19.

Princess Alice, brig, 26S fans Kiddey, from Adelaido, tho 23rd May, with breadstuffs. —Thornton, Smith & Firth, agents. Gazelle, cutter, 80 tons, Jaggar, from Wangapoa, with sawn timber. Rapid, cutter, 12 tons, Gouldroy, from Wairon, "With produce, &c. Kate Grant, schooner, 40 tons, Matzen, from Wangarei, in ballast, 2 passengers. Ringdove, cutter, 80 tons, Mair, from Tutukatn, Ugururu, and tho Coast, with maizo, produco, &c. Mary, schooner, fromMaraiti, with firewood. Shamrock, cutter, 23 tons, Stephens, from Mercury Bay, with sawn timber, 1 pnssenger. 3Tour Sisters, cutter, 20 tons, llervin, from Coromandel, with iawn timber and passengers. Speedwell, ketoh, 8 4 tons, E. Bolger, from Russell ■with kauri gum, produco, &c., 7 passengers.

DEPARTURE. JtTNE 19. Enterprise No, 2, p.s., 40 tons, Davies, for Omah snd Wangarei, with cargo and passengers. Boyd, schooner, 18 tons, Major, for Mercury Bay and Wakatane, with sundries, &c.,3 passengers.

INWARDS COASTWISE, JUNE 19.

Petrel, from Coromandel, in ballast, 1 passenger; Mariner, from T arengnrenga, with 27S cases kauri gum, (25 tons,) 7 passengers ; Ringdove, from Nguxuru and tho coast, with 250 "bushels maize, h ton kauri gum, 3 pigs ; Gazelle, from Wangapoa, with 12,000 feet timber, 1 passenger ; Kate Grant, from Wangarei, in ballast, 2 passongers.

OUTWARDS COASTWISE, JUNE 19.

Petrel, for Coromandel, witli sundries, 3 passengers; Boyd, for Mercury Bay and Wakatane, with sundry merchandize, 3 passengers.

INWAED3 FOREIGN. JZTN'E 19. Princess Alice, brig, 268 tons, Kiddey, from Adelaide.—Thornton, Smith and Firth, agents. OUTWARDS FOREIGN". JUNE 19. schooner, 113 tons, McKenzie, for Noumea, New Caledonia — Cruicfcshankj Smart and Co., agents. IMPORTS. Pel Pi incess Alice, from Adelaide :—290 sacks flour, 2SS7 tacks wheat, Thornton, Smith and Firth. EXPORTS. Per Kenilworth, for Noumea, New Caledonia:— 40,000 feet sawn timber, 85 empty hhds., 4 tons potatoes, 2 do. onionß, Cruickshank, Smart and Co. THE PRINCESS ALICE. The fine brig Princess Alice, Capt. Kiddey, whose arrival from Adelaide we shortlj noticed in yesterday's issue, came tip harbour from the North Head during the day, and anchored off the wharf, preparatory to coming alongside to discharge. Captain Kiddey reports le. ving Adelaide on the 23rd ult.; had moderate weather until nearing this coast, when a strong S.S.W. gale was encountered, asting for two days. Had variable winds along the coa3t from the Kings, which were sighted on Friday last, p.nd anchored in the Rangitoto channel on Tuesday evening.

THE COUNTESS RUSSELL. Tie fins ship Countess Bussell, Captain Stuart, having completed her fittings for troops, was inspected yesterday by Captain Spain (Admiralty Transpoit Cfficoj),Bnd aboard of other ofßcers,"when everything was found to bo of first-class description, and general satisfaction expressed by "all. The fittings, the work of Mr. Anderson, contractor, are of the most superior description, and, we think, surpass that of any ti-o°p-oi>; p tbat im? yet iern this port; this, together with the noblo 'tween decks and most ample accommodation of the ship, classes her as the most superior appointed ship that could have been chosen for the conveyance home of the Military Trair. The baggage is all on board, and the men •will embark alongside the wharf either on Saturday or Monday next, and the ship will sail the following day. The Countess Russell is a noblo ship of 965 tons register, almost new, having been built at Quebec in 1861, and is owned by Messrs. Lidgett and Sons, of London, the same owners as the favourite ships • Mary Shepherd, John Scott, Queen of the North, and others that have visited our port. She is built of the very best material, classed A 1 at Lloyds, and possesses the most noble 'tween deck accommodation of any vessel that has yet conveyed troops from this port, they being 9 foet in height, X 63 feet in length, and 34 feet beam ; thev are also •well ventilated with Edmond's patent, and can easily accommodate 400 souls. The saloon is spacious, airy, well fitted np, and comprises 16 cabins, capable of accommodating 40 persons. In addition to all the conveniences and capabilities, the Countess Bussell has on board a patent steam purchase to heave anchor, &c., and do almost all the hardest necessary work of the ship, also a first-class condensing apparatus which makeß an an average from 400 to SCO gallons of fresh water per d ; em, in fact, upon trial yesterday, it condensed at the rate of 700 gallons in the twenty-four hours. Hitherto the Countess Bussell has always been employed in carrying troops between England and India and back, so desirable a vessel was she found to be for that service, but her last trip was to Dunedin with 1800 tons cargo and a full complement of passengers, when she made a most rapid passage out, and we hope will be followed by an equally favorable one home with our gallant Military Train. The ship Ironside, Captain Hedley, will enter inat the Custom-house to-day, from London. The cutter G-nzelle, Captain Jaggar, arrived in har--10 nAnf r y ' from J . W , an e a P° 3 > bringing a cargo oi 19,000 feet of sawn timber. Tns Weeoked Babque Toequix,.—Wo understand that an investigation will shortly be held by the customs authorities, under the terms of the " Inquirv into Wrecks Act," into the circumstances attending therecent loss of the barpue Torquil on this coast. lne p.s. Enterprise, No. 2, Captain Davies, steamed las evening for Omah and Wangarei, with a full car S° and several passengers. - ~; e Rapid, from Wairoa, arrived yesterday with settlers produce, &c. She schooner Boyd, Major, master, took her departure last evening for Mercury Bay and WhakaTh«T fuU eral car S° and passengers, cleared at ? em U vorth ' Ca P tain McKenzie, few ol • HoU36 y eßterda y for Noumea, &c Wl -, h *. car S° ?f «mber, potatoes a?? i' 6 Bai * B ti* lß morning early. oone * Mary, f rom Maraiti, brought up a cargo of firewood, &c., yesterday. , AWi for°A°r ner Ma P" e ' for Wangarei, and cutter Alarm, for Mangawai, both sail again to-day. i-i ?? TE Gbakt.—The schooner Kate Grant j tzeD .' left . Wn ngarei at 10 p.m. on TuesL a - arrived here early yesterday morning, in fnr w„ g - Wg two P asßen gerß. She leaves again tor wangare* to-morrow. Maif K n^v G f°- TE '~ a ? e outter Bin Sdoro, Captain fa>m' tS ~" 1 T arbour earl y yesterday morning rawn N garuru, and Patana, bringing a cargo of maize, produce, gum, &cf Sh« Waßt anT P^ rien f variable weather on the Tuesday nl |r t 9ed thß Se& Bre620 ' g ° iDg north - on Stlwi n wf?? K — Th ° cntter Shamrock, Captain had verv En !,?u erC f Ury ay on Mondtt y night last, coast nn'Tl o 6( l , } all y tempe s , j uous weather along the 20 000 font 1 "" 6 yeß ' erda y afternoon, bringing feet sawn timber and 1 passenger The for Sydney 11 on°S ( t aP^ in I Kelly > left Merour y Bay EicS Ld R r ay laßt ' and the schooners again for Waiputhw evening, with cargo and passengers. thJ fW et T eI ' master, cleared at the Customs yesterday for Coromandel, with a morn?rg CarS ° Snd 3 P aßoon S ers > will sail this

Tho cutter Tour Sißtors, arrived yesterday afternoon from Coromandel, with sawn timber and passengers. TnE SriißDWELi,.—This .clipper ketch, Captain E. Bolgor, Las mado another splendid run from this port to tho Bay of Islands and back, having returned to harbour last ovoniug with a cargo of kauri gum, &c., and several passengers. Sho left Russell on Tuesday ovoniag and was only 21 hours on tho passage up.