WEATHER TELEGRAMS.—YESTERDAY.
Wellington : Wind, N.E, ; bar. 30.19, ther. 54; dull weather. Nelson: No wind; bar. 29.90, ther. 57; passing showers. Blenheim : No wind, bar. 30.18, ther. 49; ; cloudy; river low. ■ . « . Lyttelton : Wind, N.E. r light; bar. 30.10, ther. 52 ; cloudy... Ghrtstghtjech :No wind; bar. 30.6, tner. 57; fine weather. Timarit : No wind; bar. 30.15, ther. 49; dull weather; sea smooth. ■ . - BEAiEy : Wind, N.W., light; fine weather; .- /rivers lowv :;' ;■-: ■ •'. r • ;GrEEYMOtrxH: Wind, N.E., light; cloudy; . bar good. . . Hokitika: Wind,N.E.,light; fine-weather; bar good. '■ •■ \ ■ ■■} Port Cha.lmeks: ', No wind; bar. 30.09, ther. 50 ; fine weather. Bluef: No wind; bar. 30.10; -fine weather.
The ship of . Kintore, fcom; London, hovean sight at the Heads early yesterday forenoon, after an excellent passage of 94 days from Gravesend, :6r!84 days from land to 1and.'..... Pilot. Stevens, boarded her, and made for.: the Heads.- ;After she; was inside, the tug Favorite, which had ■previously taken to sea the ship Parisian, took her. in. tow and brought her up to the Quarantine ground,1 where- she anchored' until her powder shall be discharged. She left Gravesend on the 21st of June, and landed iher pilot off Dungeness on the evening of the jsame day, but owing to 24 hours' westerly winds ,in the Channel, she did not ;take her final departure until off the Bill,of Portland, on the 21th, when the wind set in -northerly. Fine weather and moderate variable breezes were then experienced, until she caught the N.E. trades, which were only carried to lat. I'2'N., and were, succeeded By -variable winds until she cleared the Southern tropic, having had no S.E. trades. The equator was crossed on.- July the 19th ; the meridian of Greenwich on August 11th ;: and that of the Cape on the 15th of the same me nth. Her easting was run down principally; in lat. 47 S. Marion Island was aightedioja the 21st of August, arid Prince JSdward's .Island on the . day following. On the 25th of August she encountered a fierce gale from N.W., during which she smashed her port bulwarks, and a heavy sea breaking on ;board, stove in.ithe front of. the. poop, .filling jbhe.Captain's cabin and saloon with water. The gsle moderated on the following day, and Kerguelen's Land was sighted on the 27th August.. At this time, '■*& fresh westerly breeze prevailed, with heavy snow, there being eighteen inches of snow on the decks. The Traps -were sighted on the 16th instant; since then, she-has had to beat up against the heavy easterly gales, lately experienced oil" the coast. In addition to a large general cargo, she bring *44passengersi all of whom have arrived in;, good health, and they.enr joyed, the same throughout the passage. There are: also on board nine pure merino sheep, which have arrived in fine condition. No ships, connected with the Colonies were spoken \on the passage. The. Countess, of Kintore is a new Aberdeen, clipper, and is under the command of Captain' IW. Robertson, long and favorably known irt the Australian 'trade, and also here,' while in ■ the : . .command of the Giant's Causeway, .during the great rush from ,Melbourae in 1861, at which time he brought about 600.passengers this 'port.' On''tie' passage some jars of acids, stored on deck, became leaky, and, for the _safety of the ship, they were hoye overboard. In setting rid of -shem,' a portion of. the starboarofcovering board was burnt. ; Captairi Catlo, who had command of the ship-Beautifur Star on her first visit to this port, eommandecL the Countess.on her last voyage to Nelson. That gentlemanhaa now charge pf the ship Gloriosa, which was here three years ago. • . j: The ship Parisianj'fqr.Sydney,' was towed to sea by the Favorite yesterday forenoon. ThcjEev. T/Forsaith is a passenger by heir. A number of his friends accompanied him to the Heads.. ■ "■■;'• <•. •. The s.s. Omeo sailed for Melbourne, via
Northern and West Coast Ports, at4.3op.m, yesterday.
The s.s. Beautiful Star took her; departure for Westport at mid-day yesterday. ' " * The steamer William Miskin returned from the West Coast last evening,'having made the passage via Cook- Strait; She has no passengers..; < ;. , 1
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