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

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.-NEW LIGHT APPA

RATITS IN THE FARO OF' LA CORUNA.

Spanish Consulate General, 37. Old Bcoad-street,
July 20, 1847.
Sln' —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.—On the 4th of June of the present
year, was lighted, and will continue to burn in futute,
the new cata-deoptric revolving apparatus of the third
order, " gran modelo" is the plan of the 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.,
and longitude 2 min. 14 sec. W. of Cadiz ;
the height of the luminous focus above the
sea level at calm of the equinoctial high tides is
363 k feet (101 metres). The light is fixed, varied by
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 :—The 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) " J. M. BARRERO,
" Her Majesty's 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 certainly 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 degree 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 Paletot, of elegant manufacture, the above
firm being agents 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 at
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 Lordship'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 jaws, most of them happily repealed, many
of the evils of this country are doubtless attributable ;
be tutakidl is ACv As' OMR& .Pl9.s
Executive Government are indispensable. They may
indirectly assist, but they should not, in my opinion,
alone be relied upon for rendering the land and the sea
more productive than they have hitherto been ; for pro-
moting habits of order and industry; for giving security
to capital, stimulus to trade, and encouragement to
manufactures, which, to judge from the specimens exhi-
IA; ed 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. Nieoll'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-
sp‘ cling that city's wonderful attractions, and in the
course of the day honoured Messrs. Wareing, of New-
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dence of the Vice-Consul, proceeded to view the principal
manufactories of the great emporium.

THE NEW PALACE AT WEST-

MINSTER.

The architect's last report of the present state of the
works, up to the 30th of June, is as follows:
" The carcase works of the portion of the building
towards New Palace-yard are entirely completed. The
Victoria Tower is about 90 feet high; the carving of the
stone groin within it is completed, and the scaffolding is
removed. The Clock Tower is also above ninety feet high.
Framed scaffolding and hoisting apparatus have been pre-
pared, and are now being fixed for the upper portions of
these towers which are not yet contracted for. The
stone groin over the central hall is now being turned, and
is far advanced to completion. St. Stephen', Hall is in
part carried up to its full height for the r.>of, and the re-
mainder is, upon an average, within about 10 feet of the
same level. St. Stephen's Porch and the western entrance
of the building is carried up to the height of about 30
feet above the ground. The Commons' public lobby,
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ventilating this portion of the building. The House of
Lords, the royal ante-chamber, and the house or public
lobby, with all their warming and ventilating arrange-
ments and apparatus, are (with the exception of a
portion of the stained glis,s, the fresco paintings, statues,
and other works of art) completed ; and those portions
of the building were occupied for the first time imme-
diately after the Easter recess of the present year.
The fittings of the old House of Lords were re-
moved during the Easter recess, the house con
verted into a gallery of approach from the House
of Commons, and other commueications made be-
tween the temporary and the new buildings. The
fittings and finishings of the libraries and refreshment
rooms are near completion. A considerable extent of
joiners' works in ceilings is prepared; much of it is
fixed, and other finishings are executed in other portions
of the building. The new committee-rooms in the river
front have been temporarily fitted up for use since
Easter. There are at present 1,276 men engaged upon
the works of the New Palace, of which 708 are employed
at the building, 147 at the quarries, 228 at the Govern-
ment works at Thames Bank upon the joiners' fittings,
and 193 upon miscellaneous works both at the building
and elsewhere.

"CHARLES BARRY."

PORTSMOUTH-WEDNESDAY.
Her Majesty's ship Serinaatam sailed this morr!in
She is to be stationed in Sim gonp's Bay, as a coal depot. g.
The Bloodhound steamer is ordered to coal and com-
plete, and proceed without delay to Cork.
A court-martial is ordered to assemble on board the
Victory to-morrow morning, at nine o'clock, for the trial
of Dr. John Caldwell, a supernumerary surgeon in her
Majesty's steamer Spiteful, for drunkenness. Rear-
Admiral Parker, C. 8., will be president.
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier had the honour of
dining with her Majesty and Prince Albert at Osborne
House yesterday evening, to meet Prince Waldemar and
the other illustrious visitors sojourning there.
It has been communicated to the Commander-in-Chief
and Governor of the garrison that her Majesty and
Prince Albert will go to London to-morrow morning, at
nag past ten o'clock, by special train of the South-
Western Railway, for the purpose of proroguing Par-
liament, and return to the Isle of Wieht on Saturday.

The Government of Berlin has established a central
police for all the railroads of Prussia. M. Duneker,
Counsellor of the Government, is placed at the head
of this important branch of the Administration, and
is succeeded in his late post of director of the police of
Berlin by Baron Minutoh, who held the same office
at Posen.