The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-05 00:00:00

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

ABERDEEN HARBOUR LEADING LIGHTS.
Harbour Office, Aberdeen, Jan. 20, 1849.
The Parliamentary Commissioners of Aberdeen U.
bour, having taken into consideration the existing regu-
lation for extinguishing the leading lights when it is
dangerous for vessels to enter the harbour, have resolved
to do away with the same.
Notice is therefore hereby given, that, on and after
Monday, the 12th day of March, 1849, the leading
lights will be exhibited at all times, but that there will
be a change in the colour of the lights when it is con-
sidered dangerous to enter the harbour.
The leading lights are of a red colour, but when it is
dangerous to attempt entering the harbour the lights
will be of a green colour instead of red.
By order of the Aberdeen Harbour Commissioners,
JOHN ANGUS, Clerk.
Observe—The red lights are the ordinary lights, and
the green lights the danger lights.
The leading lights have no reference whatever to the
state of the tides, and are exhibited from sunset to
sunrise.

QUARANTINE NOTICE.
Madeira, Jan. 10, 1849.
Sir,—The quarantine regulations here have this day
been modified, and vessels arriving from ports of a
country in which cholera has appeared will henceforward
—if in ballast or with non-susceptible cargoes—receive
free pratique after performing five day's quarantine, and
eight days' if their cargoes are of a susceptible charac-
ter; but in no case to be subject to quarantine after the
expiration of twenty days from the last port of depar-
ture, unless cholera or 801110 contagious disorder should
manifest itself during the voyage.
(Signed) STODDART AND CO.

WESTMINSTER AND MARYLEBONE PATENT RA•
MONEurit SOCIETY.—The second half-yearly meeting of
this company was held on the 31st ult., at their offices,
22, Bedford-street, Covent-garden,_ Cul. T. Dickinson
in the chair, It appeared, by the directors' report, that
the efficiency of the company's patent machinery for
cleansing chimneys, and the general completeness of
their arrangements, are obtaining that support from the
public which was anticipated ; that the deposit and call,
amounting to 3L per share, had been paid upon 2,867
shares, and that 224 shares were in arrear, which the
directors recommended to be forfeited. The report and
accounts were received and adopted unanimously. Col.
Dickinson, C. W. Dornan, Esq., and J. H. Barnes, Esq.,
were reelected directors, and Major-General De la
Motto, C. 8., was elected to fill the remaining vacancy in
the direction. The 224 shares in arrear were forfeited,
and 130 of them immediately taken up by the share-
holders present. It was stated, as a most
circumstance, that not one of the large numbersa satisfactory
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slightest dishonesty in any house where they,
chairman and
employed. Thanks were voted to the
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and to
company.
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EFFICACY OF PRETENTIVE MEASURES IN CHOLERA.
—According to a report just
furnished ed to the Board of
Health by Dr. Sutherland, the plan o
been attended with most satisfactory visiting
houses has
ing cholera in Dumfries and Glasgow.resulotsninthsenploptrheaosf-
January there were only four cases of cholera in Dum-
fries, while there were 92 cases of pulmonary diarrhea,
many of which would have probably passed into choler*
had they been left to themselves. The result is quite in
accordance with medical experience over the whole of
Europe. It is more easy to prevent than cure an attack
of t cholera. Persons in ordinary life cannot be made to
understand the danger of allowing a slight attack of
diarrhoea to continue unchecked; hence house visitation
among the poor is absolutely necessary to prevent the
spreading of the disease.—Medical Gazette.
TRIAL or Ruses.—The Norfolk assizes, at which
Rush is to be tried for the murder of Mr. Jermy and his
son, commence on the 26th of March. The woman fa-
miliarly known as the " Widow James," is enceinte, and
the probability is,:that at the time appointed for the trial,
she will not be in a condition to attend. In case it
should happen that at the period mentioned she should
be in her confinement, it has been determined by the
judge on that circuit, Baron Rolfe, not to postpone the
trial until the next assizes in July or August, but to
adjourn it for ten or twelve days, as judges have the
power to do. It is very unusual for assizes to be ad-
journed even for a day, but as the" Widow James" is a
material witness, and as the whole case excites great in-
terest in that part of the country, the judge has deter-
mined to exercise his power.
This election will be
SOUTH DEVON ELECTION.
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