The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-22 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

' NOTICE TO MARINERS.—NEW LIGHT APPA-
RATUS IN THE FARO OF LA CORUNA.
Spanish Consulate General, 37, Old Broad-street,
July 20, 1847.
Sin' —I have this day received from his Excellency the
First Minister for Foreign Affairs of my august Sove-
reign, a communication of the 10th June. ult., in which
the Minister of Commerce, Education, and Public Works,
address the following notice to mariners.
" New Light Apparatus in the Faro of La Coruna on
the Coast of Spain.-0.1 the 4th of June of the present
year, was lighted, and will continue to burn in future,
the new cata-deoptric revolving apparatus of the third
order, " grau modelo" is the plan of ;.he former light of
the Faro of La Coruna. It is situated 1 mile N.W. of La
Coruna in the same tower, called Hercules, which
contained the old one ; latitude 43 deg. 22. min. N.,
nn4 longitude 2 min. 'l4 see:, ;.7.-4,1f - ittedis
'llkir height of the luminous f. - s above the
MI ital.' trot "filaresss. "Inc—light-is jell, varied byoci
lustres ; the fixed light is visible in ordinary weather at
the distance of 12 sea miles, and the lustres at 20 miles.
Within the 12 miles the Faro will exhibit the following
aspects :—Tho fixed light faint for 30 sec. ; second, the
eclipse for 30 sec., lustre 13 sec., eclipse, 30 sec. ; the
fixed light again returning faint. Beyond 12 miles,
the lustre only will be seen for the space of some
seven seconds' duration, a complete eclipse following for
three minutes, the period in which the revolution is
effected, when the lustre will again appear as before.
The Faro light will burn throughout every night in the
year.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed).
Her
Majesty's jesiN.
t)I.,sI3nkRERO,
Consul-General.
" W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's."

THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY.
His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, accompanied by
the Countess of Clarendon, when visiting the exhibition
of the above society, were, perhaps, seen for the first
time by many thousands since the commencement of
their vice-royalty, and certain!, a more auspicious and
fitting occasion could scarcely have been selected than
when affording the protection of their patronage to in-
dustry and the arts. Their Excellencies were accom-
panied by the Archbishop of Dublin, the Duke of Lein-
ster, and all the elite of rank and fashion then in Dublin.
It is stated to have been in the highest digree pleasing
to observe the evident delight of their Excellencies, on
viewing the magnificent assortment of every kind
of manufacture displayed for their inspection. Per-
haps none of the exhibitors seemed to have
attracted more general attention to their wares than the
firm of George Macdona and Company, who, besides
their ordinary materials, as merchant clothiers, displayed
a Registered Paletbt, of elegant manufacture, the above
firm being ae•ents to the inventors and patentees, Messrs.
Nicoll, of Regent-street, London.
His Excellency having liberally patronised articles
exclusively of Irish manufacture, was pleased also to
select the above, it is believed, with a view to the in-
ducement of the occasional consignment of specimens
for future exhibition from the most celebrated artisans
and manufacturers, as well from abroad as ar
home ; and thus to stimulate still further not only the
rapid progress evinced on this occasion in every descrip-
tion of native manufacture, but also the encouragement
of hitherto untried, yet practicable sources for the em-
ployment of labour.
It may be fairly assumed that such was his Lardship's
motive in extending his patronage to this fashionable and
highly useful article of dress, if it is not even corrobo-
rated from the following extract of his Excellency's reply
to the deputation, exclusively composed of the repeal
members of the Corporation, who waited upon his
Excellency for the purpose of presenting him with an
address of congratulation upon his arrival in Ireland as
her Majesty's representative:—
"To bad laws, most of them happily repealed, many
of the evils of this country are doubtless attributable ;
but towards bringing about a state of things now most to
be desired for Ireland, neither laws nor the action of the
Executive Government are indispensable. They may
indirectly assist, but they should not, in my opinion,
h„ ,„1;" eho land and the
.more.productive than they have. hithei , r.,..
*sating habits of order and industryfor giving seeuri y.
to
capital, stimulus to tiade, Olt encouragement
manufactures, whicl*.tgjgaigeofnim the specimens ea
bited at the Royal Dublin Society, might, I am convinced,
successfully compete with the manufactures of England
both in the home and foreign markets."
It is somewhat remarkable that we should have oc-
casion, at the same time, to notice that Messrs. Nicoll's
Paletot of Llama cloth has: been selected in every sub-
stance suitable to the various climates which his High-
ness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia intends
visiting.
It would appear that his Imperial Highness inherits
some of that laudable curiosity which distinguishes the
Emperor, for when upon a visit to Sir Robert Peel, at
Drayton Manor, he availed himself of his then vicinity
to Birmingham, and took an early opportunity of in-
specting that city's wonderful attractions,. and in the
scoursetreet:
theof the
agents d a
of y honouredm es
Messrs.
Nicoll, Messrs. e
of London,
of
with N e w
the-
distinguished patronage already described. The illus-
trious party, after having partaken of lunch at the resi-
dence of the Vice-Consul, proceeded to view the principal
manufactories of the great emporium.