The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-18 00:00:00

NOTICE TO MARINERS,

The following notice, issued by the Admiralty at Genoa,
has been received at Lloyd's, from their agent at that
Port

" Navigators are advised, that from the date of the 15th
of January, 1841, and after, the illumination of the pharo
of the Grand Lanthern of this port, which is built on the
extremity of the promontory of St. Benigno, in lat.
44 deg. 24 min. 18 sec. N., lon. 6 deg. 34 min. E., will
be eff.:cted by means of lusticular apparatus of the first
order. The flashes of light and eclipses will succeed each
other from minute to minute. The elevation of this light
is found at 114 metrical measures above the level of the
sea, or ordinary tide. Its appearance, in clear weather,
will be visible at the distance of 10 marine leagues. The
less brilliant fixed fire, in the intervals between the flashes,
will be clearly distinguished at 5 marine leagues, and the
eclipses will not be total but beyond the said distance."

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCZ

The Caledonia steamer has arrived froin Boston, which
she left on the 2d instant, and Halifax on the night of the
4th, by which we have received the Weekly Courier from
New York of the 2d instant.

" NAVY DEPARTMENT, DEC. I.—Sit, I have the honour
to state that the whole amount of money now in hand to
pay navy pensions is $18,647, and that there will be re-
quired in addition thereto for that purpose for the ensuing
year, 1841, the sum of $151,352 39 cents., of which the
sum of $51,476 73 cents. will be wanted to meet aims
becoming dice on the Ist of January nest.

" PALDING.
" To the President of the United States."
Exchange upon London 0; United States Bank Shares
641. Money was tight. For further particulars of the
American papers we refer our readers to another part o.
the paper. Business was very dull.
- (From the Boston Daily Mail, Jan. 2.)
A letter from Buenos Ayres sad Monte Video states
that Lavalle by the last accounts was on his way back to
Buenos Ayres, and that he had ariivcd at St. Nicholas,
a small town, distant about 40 leagues from the city, and
that he had put all the inhabitants to the sword for having
othred resistance. Great excitement prevails at Monte
Video, and many lives of the Unitarians have been sacri-
ficed b) the Marsorca Club, which has been committing
the most abominable outrages for some time past. They
number about 2,000►, and are beyond the control of the
(3*i:eminent. The persona and property of the French
rcidents have been respected throughout.
We have received Montreal papers to the 25th Decem-
ber, they are void of interest ; Quebec papers to the 24th
December, Kingston to the 18th December. The only
sews is that the Governor-General is about to ieve Mon-
treal and proceed to Toronto, there to proclaim the union
of the province, and that after this has been done his
Excellency will pay Kingston a long visit respecting
the same ceremonial as at Toronto; and, after the procla-
mation, Sir George Arthur will return to England, and
Major-General Sir Charles Clitherow will assume the
duties of Deputy-Governor.

We have received the Journal of Antwerp of Saturday,
that of Sunday not as yet arrived.
Boußse OF ASISTERDASI, JAN. 14.--Although the prices
are higher from Paris of the 12th inst., our funds eontiliued
weak ; the Actions of the Society of Commerce were
159 - to 1601; Ardoin's and Spanish without variation ;
prices- after the Bourse 21 15-16 and 22 ; Coupons, 17g.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SA TURDAV. —The sales
to-day are 6:000 bags, of which 1,000 Surat, 500 Egyp •
tiaras, 500 Americans on speculation, the remainder to
the trade ; and at. the current rates of Friday about 1 500
Sonata sold at 4:td. to 6d. ; 50 Pernams, 911. ; 150
Bahia', 84d. to 9d. ; 550 Egyptians, 104 d. to 12p.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JANUARY 16
We have had but few transactions in Shar,s to-day, owing
to sellers holding out for higher rates.. The quotations
are as under :—Great Western, 94 to 95 ; London and
South Western, 58 to 581;
,London and Br:ghton,
to 44 ; Eastern Counties, 81- to 9; Manchester and Leads,
80 to 81 ; Ditto Halves, 291- ; Manchester and Birming-
ham, 231 to 26 ; Midland Counties (quarters), 15.