The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-25 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

NEW LIGHTHOUSE ON CAP CARBON, COAST Or ALGERIA.
The lighthouse is of the first class, with a revolving
light, which has been erected on. Cap Carbon, at the entrl
and on the west side of the Gulf of Bougie, and from the
Ist of March next the lighthouse will be lighted np even?
night from sunset to sunrise. The lighthouse is situate is
lat. 36, 49 N., and in long. 2 49, 40 E. of the longitude of
Paris.
The centre of the light apparatus stands at an elevation
of 722 feet above the level of the sea. Its interval of revo-
lution is once in every minute.
In ordinary weather the light is seen at a distance of 2/
marine miles, and when the weather is clear will be visible
at 40 miles. The red • fixed light, which at present point*
out Cap Carbon, will disappear when the lighthouse is
lighted up, the red light will then be removed to the ioad•
stead of Bougia, and placed on Abd-el-Kader Point, to re..
place on the let of March next the present light.

CUSTOM HOUSE, FEB. 24.
ENTERED INWARDS.—The Turbot, from Gravelineg ;
Southampton, New York ; Wellington, Manilla ; Niagara,
Honduras ; Yorktown, New York ; Virginia, Callao ;
Irlam, Havannah ; West, Batavia ; Excel, Antwerp ;
Ponte, Cherbourg ; Oscar, Uddewalla ; Christine Mathilde,
Neustadt ; Despatch, Seville ; Industry, Antwerp ; Hops,
Louvain ; Ann, Madras ; Alma, Fjelbacka.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Tartar, for
Bombay ; West, Batavia ; Grand Turk, Halifax ; Balla.
rat, Calcutta ; G. B. Lamar, New Yurk ; Yorktown, do. ;
Gomebza, Port Philip ; Flora Kerr, Jamaica; Persevere
anco, Gibraltar and Marseilles.
CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Greyhound,
for Santa Cruz and Cuba ; Foxhound, Trieste and Venice ;
Ellen, Jamaica ; Eclipse, New Zealand ; Agenoria, Belize.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 24.
A ship, with loss of fore and mainmasts, has been tole
graphed off Holyhead, inward bound. She is_impposed, •
be the Gauntlet, that was In collision with the Lady Frank
lin yesterday morning, off Tuskar.
The brig Spartan, arrived to-day from New Calabar and
Grand Sestros, reports that on the 7th Dec., off Grand
Sestros, she was struck by lightning aloft, which came
down the foremast in a shower of sparks, as if a number
of burnt torches had been broken over the masthead ; but
no damage was done beyond burning the fore-royal through;
the masts and sails wore very wet at the time. On the
11th Dec., lat. 4 35 N„ long. 9 48 W., the Spartan spoke
the ship Dahomey, from Bristol to Cape Coast, out 56
days, ail well ; on the 26th Dec.' lat. 8 5 N. long. 18 55
W., spoke the Minerva, of Bristol, for Australia, and took
off Mr. John Smith, a pilot, whom stress of weather had
caused the ship to take to sea ; on 30th Dec., lat. 7 33 N.,
long. 21 27 W., boarded the ship Salem, of Liverpool, with
emigrants, for Australia, out 22 days, all well ; on 31st
Dec., lat. 7 38 N., long. 22 22 W., spoke the ship Kent, of
Bristol, and received letters from her.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
The Java, from London to Melbourne, Dec. 20, lat 41. S.
long. 24 W.
The Henrietta Elizabeth Susanna, from London to Ade-
laide, Dec. 23.

The Marian, from London, with troops, Feb. 11, let. 50
N. long. 24 W.
An English man-of-war, Feb. 12, lat 42 N. long. 13 W.
A three-masted schooner same day.
The Montrose Feb. 14, lat. 45 N. long. 13 W.
An English ship with white flag and black ball, Feb.l7.
lat 49 N. long. 10 W. All of these standing to westward.
The Albion, from Mauritius to London, Dec. 20, let 30
S., long. 47 E.
The Montriden, from Madras to Marseilles, Dec. 30, Cape
of Good Hope bearing N. distant 5 miles.
The Missionary-, from 'Ceylon to London, Jan. 3, lat.
27 S. long. 9 E.
The Underwater, from London to Algoa Bay, Jan. 22,
lat. 2 N. long. 19 W.
The Lambag, from Bourdon to Marseilles, the same day.
The Plumstead, from London to Melbourne.
The Marion, from London to Bombay, Jan. 11, let. 5-N.
long. 24 W.
The Allison, from Singapore to England, Dec. 5, off
Java, head wind S.
The Lindsay, from Canton to London, Jan. 3i let. 34 S.
long. 22 E.
The John and Henry, from Mauritius to London, Feb.
13, lat. 45 N. long. 27 W.
The Sir Richard Jackson, from Callao to Liverpool, Feb.
14, iat. 47 N. long. 24 W.
The Doslandes, from the Coast of Africa to London.