The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-06 00:00:00

ROME,.

Several representatives of different States of Italy
have arrived at Rome to attend the Roman National
Assembly. The question as to whether or not Rome
should declare war against Austria is to be considered
in a Secret Consistory. The Roman army, under
the command of General DURAND°, composed of

11,000 infantry of the line, four battalions of the
Civic Guard, and 500 volunteers, commanded by
ZAMBFCCARI, has passed the Po, and is marching
towards Mantua. General FERRARI, with 6,000
men, is still at Bologna waiting for the artillery of
the Civic Guard. It is believed that this corps will
move into the Venetian State to oppose the troops of
General NUGENT.

THE NEW TELEGRAPHIC
LIGHT-HOU SE.

That numerous shipwrecks have occurred of late
years from the mistakes arising from the present
very defective state of the light-house system, in
which, as the colour and the times of the appearance
and the disappearance of the resp. ctive lights are the
only means by which the navigator can distinguish
one light from another, is matter of notoriety. It is
almost impossible when at sea in rough weather to
observe with accuracy either the colour of the light
or the times its of disappearance and re-appearance,
nothing therefore has been more common of late
years than to find that one light has been mistaken
for another, and that shipwreck, involving great loss
of human life and property, has been the consequence.
In the existing plan the colour of the light seems to be
the main point of dependence, whereas colour alone is
to be least trusted, changed as it perpetually becomes
in its character by variation in atmosphere, by rain,
fog, &c., and hence mistakes, and the fearful evils
arising therefrom.
The unnecessary height of the present structures is
a further source of mischief, as it causes them to ap-
pear to the mariner to be at a greater distance than
they really are, whereas the spectator requiring to
know where the danger lies, should have the light
indicating such danger almost parallel with his eye.
The insufficiency also of the light caused by the
want of more powerful reflectors, mei their similarity
of appearance, leads seamen to be quite at a loss to
mike out their real position when at sea during the
darkness of night, hazy atmosphere, or fog.
In consequence of the numerous shipwrecks which
have recently occurred from these causes, Mr. George
Wells, of the Admiralty, Somerset House, has been in-
duced to turn his attention to this subject, and be has in-
vented a new species alight- house which he terms the
new telegraph light house, by which many of the defects
of the present system are remedied. Mr. Wells proposes
—That four (er more) circular apertures he cut in all
the existing buildings just below the lantern (circu-
lars being less calculated to weaken the structure), and
the opening thus made fitted with a sash glazed with
ground plate glass, with the first letter of toe name of
the particular light- house painted in an opaque colour
thereon, the lights being so refle-cted as to render the
unpainted glass transprent, and thus exhibiting the
letter itselt in hold relief.

The 1,-ngth of the letter being double that of the
lantern itself, the letter will consequently be more
clearly visible—remove all grounds for doubt as to what
light-house it is, and thus afford that security to the
mariner which is not experienced under the existing
system, with which this suggested improvement will
in no way interfere.
A model of the new telegraphic light-house was
exhibited at a recent scientific conversazione at the
Marquis of Northampton's, where it was the sutject
of much attention by the scientific men present, who
declared it to be a very great improvement on the
present system.
Several experienced ntival officers to whom the
model has been submitted have borne their testi•
mony to the great merits of this new light-house.
Had one of the new telegraphic light-houses been
erected at Dundrutn, exhibiting as it would have
done the letter D. Captain Hosken could rut possibly
have mistaken it for the light on the Calf of Man, and
the Great Britain would have escaped shipwreck.
The name of Mr. Wells will henceforth stand in
the roll of the benefactors of the human race. He
will he the means of saving an immense amount of
life, and of preserving property to a value incalculable
from destruction.

DEATH OF MR. THOMAS ARCHER, COMEDIAN.—
Another well-known member of the dramatic profession
has quitted the mortal and mimic scene. Thomas
Archer, for 25 years attached to Drury-lane, Covent-
garden, the Lyceum, and other Theatres, a dramatic
author of no mean pretensions, and a contributor to the
periodical literature of the day, expired on Wednesday,
the 3d inst., at his residence, Mount gardens, Lambeth,
at the age of 59. Archer was a remarkable man, and
had a liberal share of theatrical talent, with the advan-
tage of a manly appearance, and a voice of singular
richness and dignity.
THE COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS.—His Royal
Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at
a meeting of the Commissioners for promoting and
encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace
of Westminster. his Royal Highness arrived at three
o'clock at the new Palace, attended by Captain the lion.
iAlexanderla..ffv,es
present
Lord
e b
orn e t Waiting.he
Earl The commis-
sionerso tiri
Viscount Mahon, the Right Hon. the Speaker, Sir
Jin favour
faatvofiu,G.rerca),(7,:;:, Rober.t H.. Inglis,Mr. Benjamin
Lord
s, Mr. Hallam and M Wyse The secretary,
Mr. Eastlake, as r•
attendonce The meeting broke
Enfield paired off NI Lord Ernest Bruce,
lities. of the Bill for the removal of Jewish disabi-
GENERALe L
has been plj HOSPITAL.—Her Majesty
a -c
lent charity, trY: to extend her patronage to this exec'-
tweilty guineA, granting to it the annual subscription of

HO TM, Y and COMATERCIAL ;I,IVS

The exportation of bullion, and the payment of the
dividends, has occasioned a further reduction in the
amount of the precious metals in the Bank of England
coffers. The active circulation of notes has been dimi-
nished, which is not usually the case after the dividend
payments, and indicates probably the demand for specie.
The withdrawal of other deposits may indicate better
employment for capital. The following are the prin-
cipal features in the return for the week to the 29th
ultimo :--

Notes issued 26,261,825
Decrease
Rest

Increase ...

3,10$

Public Deposits 2,283,391
Decrease
37,947
Other Deposits 11,049,9115
Decrease
Seven Day and other Bills
Increase
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Increase 63,915
Notes
Decrease
Bullion
Decrease
Active circulation
Decrease
It is to be regretted that as regards foreign trade
there is still considerable difficulty in negotiating bills
drawn upon the Continent, and the consequence is the
continued shipment of bullion. This week upwards of
13,000 oz. of gold and 7,2301., besides 352,690 oz. of
silver, have been exported from London.
We have no Foreign arrivals with news of any in-
terest.
The Stock Market has been rather firmer to-day
Consols, 831 to I; Exchequer-bills, 395. to 425. prem.;
Bank Stock is 189 to 191. The New Three-and- a-
Quarter per Cents. have been 824 to 834. India Stock
is at 229. Business is not very active.
The Foreign Securities have been well supported.
Spanish Five per Cents., 13k to and the Three per
Cents. 23k. Mexican have been 16+ to 161, and Grenada
14k. Portuguese Old Bonds are 68. The accounts from
Lisbon received to-day are considered to be of a very
unfavourable character, especially in reference to finan-
cial matters. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have
been 43 to 43k.
Railway Shares are in fair request, although we can-
not quote any advance in prices except in one or two
instances.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock l9l 189

3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities i 2 81% 8214 82
3 per Cent. Consols Anns 831,E1/4%
New 3,4 per Cent. Anus. 83 82% 8314 83
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860
India Stock 229
Do. Bonds, 10001 25 26 24 p
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 3d.

1,000/.
500/ 42 p
Small
PRICE OF FOREIGN .FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Equador Bonds 214
Grenada, 1 per Cent. .
Ditto Deferred ...
Mexican Bomls, 1846, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto for the Account .......
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 3012
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent 6B
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840
Ditto for the Account
Spanish Bonds, :3 per Cent Cent
Ditto for the Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent.,l2 Guild 431/2 43
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates
Bust.NEsA 1)0Nr. iN RAILWAY StiAliES AT 01,1 k, O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. rza SHAER.
Aberdeen
Amber., Nut ting.,Boston, Szc. 311......

Ayrshire and Galloway
Bi:llast and Ccunty Down .. 1,11, . .. -
i:i riningtiam & Oxford June... 20
3inningliam, Wol.,Esz. Dudley 10 .... .
Binning., Wol., & Stour Val. 121.45. ...
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction 7';''.4
Boston, Stamt., & Binning... 5
Bristol and Exeter -
Do., Thirds
Buckinghamshire l2!. 4s —
Caledonian
Ditto, Half
Shares .. 6 1/4 ... . . ... . . . to --
- .

Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50
Chester and Holyhead... 4214.....
Ditto, Preference
Clarence.
Do., lst, Class, 6 per Cent... 10
Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10
Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10
Direct London & Portsmouth 3% — to
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 25
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 1714 to
East Anglia, 251. L. & E.,
sod L. & D
Ditto, 181., E. & 11
Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H... 3% 3 to
Eastern Counties
Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d par
Do., do N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... ..... to
Do., Northern & Eastern.... 50
Do., Quarter .... .. ........... 124... _
Do., New
Eastern Union
Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 12% — to
Ditto., Thirds ...135. 4d — to
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.)... 10
Ditto, ditto
East Lancashire
Ditto, New ... .......... .... . 15
Do., New Quarters -
East Lincolnshire ... 16%
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto, Halt Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121~!
Edinburgh and Nenhviu ... za - _ to
Ditto, New..... . ....... ...... 3% ...... to
Ditto, New port l2
Ditto, ditto, New DA
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ...... to
Ditto, New
Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..B/. 6s. 8d...
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ......
Ditto, New
Do. Preference Consolidated 15 ..... ~ to
Great Northern
Do. London & York Exten. 2% — ...... to
Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 40
Great North of England 100 223
Ditto, Nkw 40/
Ditto, New 301.
Ditto, New 151. 111...... .
Great Western
Ditto, Halt Shares SO
Ditto, Quarter Shares
Ditto, Fifths 2O
Do. New 171 91,4.....
Huddersfield and Manchester 26 .. _.
Ditte, Thirds
Hull and Selby SU
Ditto, Half Shares . 25

Ditto, Quarter Shares . 121,4 — to
pswich& Bury St. Edmunds 171,

to

Do. do. and. Norwich -
Do., do., Extension Scrip
(late (Carob. and Ely) 21,
Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50
Do.,Thirds
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 .....
Litt°, ditto
Ditto itait Shares
Ditto Quarters
Ditto Fifths .
Ditto Sixteenths ........ ... 614 ...... .. to
Ditto Thirds (Reg.) ... 101. 4s — -
Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43 - . ... to
Do. (Mlders. and Shelf.) 33
...

Do., Wakefield, Pontefract
and Goole
Do., West Haling Union ...4/. 9a..... -
Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25
Do., do., Halt Shares (A) 9 -
Leeds and Ilrathord 5O —_.
Leeds, Dewsbury, & blanches. 471/
_ _.

Do., Halt Shares
Ditto. Blue (scrip) • ... 21i ..- ...... to --
Leeds and Thirsk ........ ...... 40
Ditto, New
Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 31G. .... -.
Liverpool. Crosby, and South-
p 2
port.
•-•
Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction .. 21/ — ...... to --
London Az Blackwall --in 6s. 8d
Ditto New, No. 2 5/. 13s. 4d.... -
Do. Extension
Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50
Do. Consolidated Eighths... 40 ..„ — ... .. to
Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9
Do. Pret. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 - .. ... to
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 •• ••• -
London and Greenwich... 121. 15s. 4d...
Ditto Preference lB/ 17s 2d... ...... to
London & North Western.....loo -
Do. Quartets (L. and B.) 22 - -
Do. N ew
Do. Fifths
Do. 40/. Shares L. &M. 20 -

Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 71,2 ...... to
Do. 10/. .. M. and B. (B.) 71/2 — to
Do. 10/.... M. and B. (C.) 1
London and S. Western...-. 50
Ditto, New 504
Ditto, New 401.... ..... .. - 30
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ......
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40
Ditto, Thirtis
Ltmilon, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1% — ...... to
Londonderry and Coleraine... 27% — to
Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 -
Lowestoft (guar. 4 per cent.) 20
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.... 3
Slanch• Buxton, & Matlock 3 -
Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100
Ditto 14 Shares (No. 1) ••• 13
Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25
Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 7% — to
Do., New 101. Preference.. 7%......
Ditto Grimsby 3O — to
Ditto, ditto. ..... ... 9
Ditto, ditto .........
Ditto, Sheffield, and Line. 10 .....•
Ditto, Grimsby Dock ..... In
Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union di. 25....
Manchester and Southampton 21,4 — - ... to
Midiand 100 lO2 ...... to
Ditto, Consol. Preference...100
Ditto, 501. 5hare5........... 15
10 ..„ .. • to
Midland, Birm., and Derby.••l, )0 .„ „,, 79
to
Midland, Consul. Bristol and
Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 ll 9
Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 36 ... .. __
to
Ditto ditto ill. 35.6 d. ..
to ---
Midland, Leices. and Swan-
nington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... . --
Midid. Great Western (Irish )40 .•...... -
Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6
per cent. guar. - ...... to
Newcastle and Carlisle Wu ••...• -.- ... ~ . to ....
Ditto Quarter Sisare3

-
Newmarket and Chestextbria 18./.
Ditto Extension
N port Anergy., Ana liCra. 6
:Norfolk lOO -
Ditto New 201.
Ditto Extension

Da. Guaranteed 51:2 per Ft. 5

Do. Scrip, :847, N. oi.Rorflk 2
Do. do. tVaveney Valley... 2
Newry and Enniskillen
Newry, Warrenpoint, and
Rostrevor
Sorthem Counties Union ll
421A12 — :::..
--- 1100
Worth iir!tish
Ditto Half Shares 1212.— --••• to
Do. Quarters OA. — to
Ditto. Extension _. -
Ditto Thirds .. ......... -.... 3 .....
North and South-Western... 2 ... -
North Staffordshire... .. ...... 10 ,2 4, to
i 111'.
North Wales
North Western
Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton ...
Reading,Guildfd., & Reigate 7% 6N; to
Royston and Ilitchin
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland ..- ....... .... 22' -- •••••• to

x, ..... --
sShhD(Dreseffliiwttotetsroolu.d'Hu,S,rvae.llt'vvzo:sad.mh.lniet.;:ol;..Cn.c;:..and le
Goole
.... 5 ...... . . .... to
Shrevrshury and Birmingbana 8 ...... 3% ...... to
Ditto,
Ditto, Oswestry
Ditto (New) 1 ......
Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref. ...... 8
Shropshire Union. . 4 -•••-.. to
south Devon ....... ....._.. 40
Ditto, Preference ............ 22%.....-
South Staffordshire ............ 4 ...... •• to
South Eastern ...... ...... 3:N -
to Ditto, New, No. 1 ........ 24
Ditto, New, N 0.2. ..... .. .... 17
to
Ditto, New, No. 3 ......... ... 20
Ditto New, No. 4. ........ ... 834
South Wales
South Yorkshire, Doncaster
and Goole . to 3 ......
Swans. and Loughor and Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... . 4 ...... .....
rhames Haven Dock and
Railway . to 17% ...... ---- .....
.....
to
Taw Vale Extension ... - ••"''
Vale of Neath
......
__
~. ... to
to
Waterford--
and Kilkenny
:5686
...................... i ......................
to
:
••••'
Waterford, to
Waterford and Limerick... 40 ... .. --
Waterford, Wexford,Wieklw,
and Dublin
"'ear Valley
.6....1ie.r.....C..e.n.t
42234 :::::: : ...•
• tot ....7
to
Do. do. do.
to --
West Cornwall 4 ....
Whitehaven and Furness l2 ..... ...... to --.•
Windsor, Staines, and South
Western... ...............
Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 30 ......
York, Newcastle, and .Berwick 25
Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 -
Do. Exten.No.l (Y. & N.) 15
Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 10 ...
Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 ... .. 878 to
York and North Midland .. 50 ...... 88%2----- to 871
Ditto, Preference lO
Ditto East and West Riding •
Extension ...... ... .. ......
FOREIGN
Boulogne and Amien5.........
Central of France ( Orleans
and Vierzon) ... ............ 16
Ceylon
Demerara.
Dendre Valley ............ to
Direct Bombay and sladras ss. ..„ .
Dutch Rhenish
Last Indian
Great Indian Peninsular
53
1 t iaaine
aa nsd.
Midland A ttri Austrian ... ...
Junction... 4 to
Jamaica
1 ......
Louvain ala Sambre ......... 6
Luxembourg
Lyons and Avignon (Con-
stituted)
.NMaiiiiiiraird
and
dd
LVlaegleentia
16 ...... —3172:..........
ttoo
_—
Northern of France. lO •• •••
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 ......
Over Tssel 4l3s 4d ..... . ...... to
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen .
Paris & Strasbourg ..........• 8 ......
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse
r3trasburg and Bale l4
Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 8

25
RAILWAYS.

20 ...... 614.. a... to

Tournay, Jurbise, Landen,
and Hasselt
West Flanders
JOINT STOCK BANKS.

Australasia
..... -

British North American 50
Colonial ..... ........... ......... 25
Commercial of London
London Joint Stock
London and Westminster... 20 ...... 21
National Provincial of linghl. 25
Ditto, New
National of Ireland 22li to
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto, New -
Union of Australia
Ditto, New
Union of L0nd0n.............. 10
Union of Madrid