B .3 —Light Southerly'wind, but about midnight. I <became/squally with rain, lat.3 33N, lpng23psW. If "vr 4 ; —Codtitmingiresh, Southerly winds and fine I I :HeaV weather. Monthly boxes brought up. luutl4os, im£ 2obow. ;.'',", . . j ■F s.—Fresh Southerly wind still blowing. ,The ■%Wtiai. rf processof initiation oftyrss ...into Oceanic took pluce^ this .day,, Mr. and Mrs.; ' 'Neptune having'cbnnewbp'atft witlf.a large'andj I^distinguished retinue, to1 visit' his .children, aiid | V 'welcome his old friends. The following mem-: -bers of the ship's company .uiiderwetit the.sha.. :ving proe'esV: Littfe John, the, Butcher. Joiner, :i Sambo,.[second cook,] Pyemout, Pitcher and :,' Norman, lat .0.48 S, long H'J IS W. 'h , 0.— Sfcroag Southerly wind, with occasional f heavy .quails thrpnghont the day. Divine Sor-. ,' Vice held on the p00.)..,: Kit i ,O.)S, 10-.ig 30 1 S\>. I: '7.—Fresh winds avid fine weather wifh.ucca ■j sipnal squalls'and'rain, -lat 7 Wi, long 32 15W. ) ."v&i—Squally" weather. with_ occasional heavy .*, rain..- lat-7 58S, lo:i>? 33:25 W. . .-•. . {■-'&— Fresh squally weather .still coHtmump, very, little progress'having bci-ti madodnniig !he /♦last few days, lat 7 41S, -long :sl SHY- ' .

FATAL ACCIDENT.

W A fcisrhtful. accident ..topk plaep .on M'W.aay fe^^daSoaf six o'clock, when . ui-ough; the W breaking a .chain a ; sailor. la-1 "^il-d f^. l™ ■ K^ert^n, and kbo it lo yaaw of age, fell from I ftTie'heiijlit of 0 feet or more to the deck. AL rf|thoiig!ilihe.faa Wasbrokenby some of the rising I -the^porfc of theebneussioa, when he reached the I 1 Sack, heard mallparts of the vesse, waslear f { ful ' .The body was much mangle!, especially the heid.and feet; ,and after lingerie in .great, U:: agony for more thanfour hours, he expired at, l;: tea. The .circumstance, called forth much serious and sympathetic feeling, aud . ■ .a:mdst:^uauaV:w4^mo^^l;.BUeace;-prierailed 'i throughofiithe VeSael-diifing- the".whole", ot the v: the evening. "A,very general desire was fe t 'along the passehger^while 'ESbert-ou was srt\ ■ : UvingTtohold a prayer meeMng; and accordingly : aiß o'clock, upwards of :2(»; as far as could be ; indeed in;the "darkness of the evening, assem ..iled. ;. on the forecastle; and for ai hoar and a^aarter b uttered in brief-prayers, and .■■responses to them, aHspDifcf^ous and heartfelt, their deep sym-: ;A|athV and Christian desires for .tlio. poor lal " "Welyi Stover; have'we witnessed a more •. SrSive scene. Tlxe night was very cal.n and'Se stars supplied us with our o^y ligh Pr^ers fall of feeling, occasional pauses that r TriadVaudible thegroans of the sufterer a few verses, solemnly sung, the geatle murjiiur of tl c wa Ves,:and a serene.sky, all combined a feeling profoundly serious, aad not soon to be t foSotS The.next morning. .(Tjißßdiiy) at 1 S o'clock, the bodx -wxs co 4 waves A ot about half an houi was :■• ;1"^il I Vfpnded by nearly all the- paasangera and ;SS By the latter Robertson l^St^esSdlb'his genial behaviour.

NEW ZEALAND WEATHER.

The -following description, of the climatic calendar in the North Island during the follow ing .months will doubtless be interesting -to our readers. It is from Hursthonse s ,"JNe-w; Zealand":— , ■ : .■.'■■'<■. ■■ Aagust.—Mean temperature 49deg.—answer. ing to the English February, mean temperature 39degv In the north spring commences about the end of this month ; though September ;i* . generally called the first spring month. Dr-y >. days .10, showery 11,. wet 4. Often coaree , disagreeable weather, but sensibly finer and . wanner towards the end. Garden potatoes., planted; peaches blossom; karaka flowers > and svarauroa, the first cuckoo, arrives..._.>_ ~ , Septerabei-.—Mean .temperature 52deg.—aii sweriiis to the English March, mean temperature 42de». ' Dry days 15, showery U 3! Avet4. A rainy, breo'/y month ; but the sun gamspower, and-the roads dry soon. The best spring lamb insf montli. Fruit trees blosso-m; ,the kowai flowers, and in the North Island asparagus n>ay ■bp- ci'U:; youug 'wheat i-S green and strong ; '■nxturi becomes more lively; birds pair,- and .fill the woods wiih song:- j1 - • October.—Mean, lemperature 57deg,—an swering to 1 he English. April-mean temperature 47di-ir. Dry days.. J8; showery. 11. :\ ™MJ. Jtfjre lice.., boisterous March thanthe preceding month ; .called by the Datives " te ra-kihi —the : blustering, noisy period, and often felt to le rather a cold month, owing to the wind JJar ; ley and turnips sown.; nativ.e kumera planted; peony and tulip come inio flower; apple iblossoms; vine and, mulberry show fruity tawara ripe; and the. koekoea (second cuckoo) arrives.. . ■ . ■.;.. ~.,:■ ■_ _.__j_u_

CROSSING THE LINE.

THis-event^iffiTnany of its obsolete cereroo. Inies.pame'to pass on Saturday the pth install,. As. the crossly took place very 5%m%, imonimg, our, reporter has been unable to-t^uj. .ranch -abo.tt.it, bat we have heard thafc^hj. 'line" was not discernable this't»me, an-j^t, it seldom is atthisaeasou of the^year. lfos*oM-, however was compensated for.bythemit..roaf;» to the ship by Father Neptune and Mrs. tep-is|e. : [alias Amphitrite,] with their grotesque> fraui of itfceuiants. The ceremony of haihnrf the ; up took place..on the : 'previous evening, the lo.ter ba- brought by his godship bern? hanierl to t .we Sptainin the^aloon. ' Whattheso^ottera con tained and how Lord Neptune took possession e mb CT edbythescream. :young ladies as long as they live, Aud hen the next day ! 0 that horrid shaving tn'v.mal! •fnai; J^PoT&id &ioMciating razor ! TUxJ -.ternb 6 souse beneath 'ths turbid W .ite:;s!: Hp. %hv! Fetch the P.' D. arid drop 'tne cur.-airj-,-- , i r ~■■■f f P S -The horror, of this groat ;pcca-aon :.wre almost entirelyiconnuel-to Ui^ f^i passengers looking on, ; -: ;^4-:<

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The Albertland Gazette.