Warwick Castle arrived Cape Town 11 September 1880 at 9.11 a.m.
The Natal Mercury of 13 September 1880 reported the list of passengers for Natal:
Major Clarke
Messrs
Taylor
Denby (2)
Harboard
Mason
Allen
Crookes (2)
Edwards
Earp
Parker
Taylor
Smith
Keal
Waddon
Arnort
Miller
Wrankmore
Patullo
Massam
Oldrich
Horseley
Garbett
Starke
Murdock
Stubbs
Forrest
Crow
Millar
Kieselbach
Misses
Powys
Newlands
General News:
Disturbances are anticipated in Ireland.
Debates on the Afghan war have proved that the late Government had under-estimated the cost by nine millions.
The news from Afghanistan was more satisfactory.
Damage to the extent of a million dollars has been done by fire in Eureka, Nevada.
A large attendance at the third series of wool sales, but the competition was not very keen, Cape and Natal produce showing half-pence to one-pence per pound decline from closing rates in May and June.
Miss Nilsson, the well-known singer, is dead.
Sir Bartle Frere will continue to draw a considerable pension from India.
The Empress Eugenie is at Osborne with the Queen.
In Queensland the Legislative Assembly, on August 12, negatived a vote of want of confidence in the Government.
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