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very much. Sunday was both stormy and wet, and, as the veeael is narrew in the bowß, some pretty heavy seas were shipped. On Monday it was fine, with a Bmooth sen and with a light favorable breeze. On Tassday and Wednesday the ' running was respectively 203 and 202 knots ; previously the only other day clear enough for using tho textant the distance run wns 237 knots. That will give you a fair idea of the speed of the vessel, and the abovo is a speoimen of the weather. We crossed the line on April 18, whon there wns a capital spree with Father Neptune and his attendants got up by the passengers, the Bailors doing the drilling and providing the fixings. The vessel arrived at Colombo on April 20th, and I here post letters which I hope will reach you promptly.
CLIFTON COUNTY COUNCIL.
