ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP ZEALANDIA FROM LONDON

All the passengers, of whom there is one more than was originally booked, are well. Captain Sellars kindly supplies the following interesting account of the voyage:

Removed from buoy at Gravesend on June 5th, and proceeded in tow of tug; 28th, made sail and cast off tug; wind NW, favourable, turning down Channel; 30th, landed pilot off Torbay at 7 a.m.; noon, abreast of Paul Point, turning down Channel; wind WNW; steady; July 1st, Lizard Point, NNW, distant 15 miles, from which we take departure; from the above date, wind still being from the westward, till the 4th, in lat. 46.55N, 9.38W; then we had the wind veering from S to NNW; thence had light NE and NW wind unitedly until we got the trades in lat.30.5, long.22.27N. On the 12th July they proved light and unsteady and were lost on the fast progress . in lat.3.2N, long 18.28W. They proved very good first part - latter, very poor and unsteady.

August 3rd, sighted the island of Trinidad to the eastward. 5th, lost the SE trades 28.7S, 27.51W. From thence had light variable winds round compass, making poor progress. From 7th to 11th, had easterly and northerly winds. 12th, north-westerly winds then commenced, when we made fair progress, the weather throughout continuing very fine. 

Passed Tasmania without seeing it, in a breeze, in lat. 44.49S; from thence had N and NNE winds till the morning of the 24th, then had a regular buster from the E and NE with lots of rain; at 5 p.m. the wind drew into the north; stood to the east, fresh breezes and clear.

On the 25th, at 5 a.m. made the Three Kings, strong breezes and cloudy; noon, North Cape bore SW by S due six miles; noon, round the North Cape, strong winds, which increased to a heavy gale in the night, which veered from the NW to SW, with very hard squalls.

On the 27th picked up the Great Barrier Island. Had light winds and fine weather until reaching Auckland. On August 19th, Mrs VERNER was confined of a female child, both mother and daughter doing well. No deaths have occurred on the passage or infectious diseases - indeed, no sickness of any moment worth recording. On the whole, it has been a pleasant voyage. Had a great deal of fine weather and light winds - only two gales during the passage. The easting was run down to about 43S. Greatest day, 316 miles or knots; least, 47. 28th, 8 p.m., took pilot on board outside of Tiritiri; had nearly calm all day and very light airs since Sunday; 29th, light airs turning into the harbour.