The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-18 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Robert Roundtree, a Govei nment pensioner, residing
at No. 11, Pleasant•p:ace, West-square, Lambeth, was
brought up on a warrant and placed at the bar before
the lion. O. C. Norton on a charge of violating the per-
eon of Ellen Pope, a child between eleven and twelve
years of years.
The prisoner, though cautioned that the case was one
of a serious character, and that anything he said would
be taken down, and might be used against him else-
where, in the most unblushing manner, and to the
thorough diaguit of all present, admitted the truth of the
charge, but said that the liberties he had taken with the
child had been with her perfect consent.
The father of the child, an exceedingly decent-look-
ing man, who seemed dreadfully afflicted, assured the
Magistrate that had it not been for the cooler disposition
of his wife he should, upon the fact of his child's viola.
tion being disclosed to him, have saved the present or-
deal, as well as that of a public trial, by stabbing the
scoundrel, who had brought shame and disgrace on him-
self and his family, to the heart.
Mr. NORTON remarked that it was much better that
he controlled his temper, and left the law to deal with
the case.

The depositions in the case were then taken, and the
prisoner was fully committed to take his trial.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails aro sent from the General Poet-ofEe,
by the night—and 31 by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up in From what
Wb en
PLACES. General Post-Office port dis-
due.
London. patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N April 25 .. .. Liverpool.. April 20
America (by U.S. pkt.) N April 29 .. •• Liverpool ...1 pril 27
America (by U.S. pkt.) hl April 23 .. Southampt. April 17
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth Arrived
Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo.. Dover .. April 18
Belgium • . •• N Daily .. Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. April 12
Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month Southampt. April 12
California(viaChagTes) hi 17th of month Southampt. April 5
Cape of Good Hope N,l4th of month Plymouth.. Arrived
Constantinople* .. • • Nl7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. April 20
Central America .. AL2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. April 5
Channel Isles • • .. 141M0n., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Ta. Th.s a
Chill . Mll7th of the month Southampt. April 20
France M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover • • Twiccdaily
Greece* .• .. • . N 7th 17th27th of mo Dover •• April 20
Hamburgh .• N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat.
Holland M Wednes. & Satur. London .. Alox.Thur
Honduras .. N 17th of the mouth Southampt. April 20
Ireland .. •. M & N,Twice daily .. .. Holyhead .. T wicedally
India(via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. April 28
India (via Marseilles) N.7th& 24th ofmonth;Dover .. May 1
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) M.2oth of the month Southampt. April 28
Mediterranean (via I
Marseilles) N 7th & 24th of month Dover • • May 1
Mexico .. M2d of the month.. Southampt. April 5
Madeira • • • • .. 31 9th of the month Southampt. May 12
7th,17th,19th,27th
Malta* .. .• N &30th of month I Dover April 20
Naples* .. N sth 15th 28th of mo Dover April 22
Papal States* 5111 15th 25th of moDover .. April 22
Peninsular • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. April 29
Peru .. M 17th of the month (Southampt. April 20
Tuscany* .. N sth loth 25th of mo Dover • • April 22
West Indies .. M 17th of the month ISouthampt. April 20
West Indies (except
Ilavanna & Nassau) hi 2d of the month .. Southampt. April 5
* The mails to those c ountries thus marked (*) are conveyed by
French nackpt vi‘ Marseilles

*** The Last India and Mediterranean mail will be made up on
the evening of the 19th of this month, in consequence of the 20th
happening on a Sunday.

SHIP NEWS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
HOY SOUND LIGHTHOUSES.

The Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses
hereby give notice, that two lighthouses have been
built upon the Island of Graemsay, lying in Hoy Sound,
opposite Stromness, in Orkney, the lights of which will
be exhibited an the night of Thursday, the 15th of May,
1851, and every night thereafter, from sun-set till sun-
rise.
The following is a specification of the position of the
lighthouses and of the appearance of the lights, by Mr.
Alan Stevenson, engineer to the Commissioners:—
The High Lighthouse is in N. let. 58 deg. 56 min. 9
sec., and W. long. 3 deg. 16 min. 33 sec. By compass
the lighthouses bear from each other S.E. E. and N.W.
W. The high light, towards the western entrance of
Hoy Sound, is a fixed red light, and the low light is a
fixed bright light. When seen in one line, they lead
through the western entrance to Hey Sound, in the fair-
way, between the dangerous rocks of Bow, off the Hoy
Shore, and Kirk Rock, off the Stromness shore. After
running in on this line to a point half a mile off the
low light, where the depth is about 8 fathoms, the high
red light will be suddenly eclipsed by the land; and it is
then time to haul towards the Stromness shore, when
the red light will immediately re-appear.
The high light is elevated 115 feet above the sea; but,
being a fixed red light, it will not be seen at a greater
distance than about 10 nautic miles. It illuminates a
small arc towards the S.E. from S.E. by E. to S.E. S.
facing the western entrance to Hoy Sound. Towards
Stromness the High Tower shows a fixed bright light,
from S.S.E. k E. to W.S.W.
The low light, as already stated, will bo known to
mariners as a fixed bright light. It is elevated 55 feet
above the sea, will be seen at the distance of 7 nautic
miles, and at lesser distances, according to the state of
the weather. The arc illuminated by this light extends
from E. S. to W. it N. and faces northward.
As a guide for vessels approaching Stromness from
the southward, it is also intended, in the course of a
few weeks, to exhibit a light towards the island of Cava.
when a notice and description of the lights, illustrated
by a tracing of the coast, will be given.
N.B. The variation of the compass is 27 deg. 47 min. W.
The Commissioners hereby further give notice, that
by virtue of a warrant from the Queen in Council, dated
August 14, 1850, the following tolls will be levied in
respect of these lights, viz.:—
" For every vessel belonging to the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland (the same not belonging to
her Majesty, her heirs and successors, or being navi-
gated wholly in ballast), and for every foreign vessel
which by Act of Parliament, order in council, conven-
tion, or treaty, shall be privileged to enter the ports of
the said United Kingdom, upon paying the same duties
of tonnage as are paid by vessels belonging to the United
Kingdom (the game not being navigated wholly in bal-
last), which shall arrive at, or depart from, the port of
Stromness or its dependent creeks in Orkney, or which
shall pass in either direction through the Pentland
Firth, between the island of Pomona or the mainland of
everyfar-
thingOrkney,andtheburdeninCaithness,uch vessel,
e
for (ach
time of passing or deriving benefit from the said lights,
if on a coasting voyage, and double the said toll for pass-
ing or deriving benefit on an oversea voyage ; and for
each foreign vessel navigated as aforesaid, not privileged
in manner hereinhefore mentioned, double the amount of
the respective tells hereinbefore specified."
By order of the Board,
ALEX. CUNINGIII,I3I, Secretary.
Office of Lighthouse Board, Edinburgh, April 15.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
MINEHEAD AND BALLYCOTTON ISLAND
LIGHTHOUSES, SOUTH COAST OF IRE-
LAND.

A lighthouse has been erected on Minehead, county of
Waterford, and another lighthouse on Ballycutton Inland,county of Cork, from which lights will be exhibited on
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the night of the Ist of June, 1851, and which will there-
after be lighted every night from sunset to sunrise.

GRAVESEND, APRIL 17.—Wind S., fresh.
Arrived—The Pauline, from Pernambuco; Antwerpen,
from Antwerp; Earl of Auckland, and Rainbow, from
Rotterdam; Queen. from Antwerp; Bordeaux, from Bor-
deaux; Venezuela, from Havre; Fame, from Calais; City
of Rotterdam, from Dunkirk; Lord John Russell, from
liarlingen.

SAiltql—The St. Leonard, for Antwerp; 1t250. f()
A.ldernPy ; Frankea, M,..rtlia, and Torfastheclen, for tho
Merw,..de, for Cronsthdt.; Thosnelde for Memel;
nary, and Cerero, for Newcastle; Brido, fur 'Dublin; Ac-
tive, for ElAinor,; Hyarni, for Cardiff.; Menai, for Calais;
Ellen. for Sierra Leone; Minerva, fur Calcutta;
Guyer-
nor Van Eyck, and Soho, for Antwerp; Ino, for Anti-
gua; City of London, for Dunkirk; Eclipse, for Madeira;
it.tawa, for Quebec; Wiliam Jolliffe, for Havre.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
Lavinia, of Jersey, on the 22d of February, in lat. 3 S''
1 ng. 27 IV.
Vesta, w Dun&c, on the 14th of March, in let. 20 N.'
long. 30 W.
filnia, from Pernambuco, on the 10th of March, in Ist*
21 N., long. 42 W.
Erin-go-Bragh, from Liverpool for New York, on the
4th of April.
Kite Hunter, frem Mobile for Liverpool, on the 18th of
March, in lat. 25, brg. Sl.
Franklin, from Now Orli aria for Genoa, on the 14thof
March, off Co.pe Florida.
Rory O'More, from Leghorn for New York, on the 24th
of March, in lat. 36, long. 69.
Marion, from the Mauritius for London, on the 16th of
March, in lat. 26 N., 1,..ng. 36 W.
Salsette, from Sydney for London, on the 26th of March,
off Ficres.
Francis Walker, from Calcutta for London, in let. 49 N.
long. 10 W.