The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-12 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE. WHITEHALL, Nov. 10

The Right [lon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a
Despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Madrid, stating
that an Order has been issued by the Government of Spain
declaring rice not to be included in the list of articles ex-
empted from duty by the Royal Decree of 20th Aug. last.
WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, Nov. 11.

Royal Artillery—Second Captain Alexander Henry Mur-
ray,
front the Supernumerary List, to be Second Captain,
vice Tomkinson, retired upon half-pay. To be Lieute•
nants—Gentlemen Cadets Edward Vicars Boyle and
Henry Martin Borton.
Royal Engineers—To be Lieutenants—Gentleman Cadet
George Edward Langharn Somerset Sati,jord, Gentleman
Ca,let Sheerly', n Godfrey Bird, and Gentleman Cadet E l-
ward Fraser Spearman Lloyd.
Royal Engineer Field Equipment—To be Veterinary
Surg,‘on— Thomas Walton Mayer, Gent.
DEPOT BATTALION—For Captain F. W. Gosling, from
the 49th Foot, to be Assistant-Adjutant, vice King, ap-
pointed Adjutant, which aopearedin the Gazette of March
25. read Captain F. W. Gosling, of the 49th Foot, &c.
HOSPITAL STAFF.--Acting Assistant-Surgeon Andrew
Robertson Smith to he Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces.
BREVET.—Lieut.-Col. Benjamin Spicer Steheliu, of the
Royal Engineers, having completed three years' service in
the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, to be Colonel in the Army,
under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 3d Novem-
ber, 1851.

• ADMIRALTT, Nov. 7.
Corps of Royal Marines S,cond Lieutenant William
Henry Speer to be First Lieutenant. vice Stokes, deceased.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regi-
ment of Militia—John F. Girardot, Esq., late Captain i❑
her Majesty's 436 Light Infantry, to be Adjutant.
Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Thomas
Bestland Knott, Gent., to be Quartermaster, from the 17th
September, 1851.,
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
County of Bute—Duncan Hoyle, Esq., to be Deputy-
Lieu ten ant.

County of Banff—Alexanticr Morison, Esq., to be Vice.
Lieutenant.

NOTICES TO MARINERS.
THE KATTEGAT—JUTLAND.
Partial Eclipse of the Skagen or Skaw Light.
The Royal Navy Department at Copenhagen has given
notice that the new lighthouse building on the Skagen
or Skaw Point will attain such an elevation during the
present year as will partially prevent the actual light on
that. point from being seen in the direction of the Skagen
spit, which extends from the Skagen Point to the eastward.
Mariners are hereby cautioned thereof.—By command
of their Lordships,
JOHN WASHrNf+TON, Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London,
October 8, 1856.
This notice affects the following Admiralty charts :
North Sea, General, No. 2,339 ; North Sea, Sheet 3, No
2,248 ; Baltic, General, No. 2,262 ; Skagerrak, No. 2,289.
The Kattegat, No. 2,114 ; Danish Lighthouse List, No
80,

THE KATTEGAT —COAST OF JUTLAND.
Intermittent Light on Hielm Isle.
The Royal Navy Department at Copenhagen has given
notice that on the 15th day of November, 1856, a new
light will be established on the Isle. of Hielm, in the Kat-
tegat, off the coast of Jutland, in Denmark.
The light will be intermittent, with a flash every fourth
minute. It will show a steady light of the natural colour
for the space of 2 minutes 55 seconds, be suddenly eclipsefl
for 25 seconds, then exhibit a bright flash for about 15
Qeconds, and be again eclipsed for 25 seconds, when the
steady light w ill reappear.
Tho illuminating apparatus will be a catadioptric lens
of the second order. Tho light will be placed at a height
of 164 feet above the mean level of the sea, and will he
visible all round the horizon ; the steady Fght at a distance
of 16 miles, and the flash at about 19 miles in clear wea-
ther. The eclipses will be scarcely observable when a ves-
sel is within a distance of eight miles from the light.
The light tower is a round brick tower, 37 feet high.
It stands in lat. 56 deg. 8 min. N., long. 10 deg. 48 min.
30 sec. E. of Greenwich.
By command of their Lordships,
JOHN WASHINGTON, Hydrographer.
llvdrographic Office, Admiralty, Loudon, Oct. 14, 1856.
This notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :
North Sea, General, 2,330 ; Baltic, General, No. 2,3:19;
The Kattegat, No. 2,114 : also Danish Pilot, p. 56 ; and
Danish Lighthouse List, No. 92 a.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA.
Fog Bell at Point amita
_

The United State-s Lighthonse Board has given notiee
that a fog bell of 1,500 pounds ha's been placed on tho
hluffjust in front of the lighthouse tower at Point Bonita,
North Head, San Francisco Bay, California.
The bell, with the machinery, is in a frame building,
open in front on a level with the ground, and will be struck
during. foggy and thick weather, six blows at intervals of
16 s'con'ls each, Ulowerl by a pause of 44 seconds. The
bell is elevated 270 feet above the sea.
The firing of the fog gun will ho continued, as usual,
until further notice. _ _

By command of their Lordships,
JOHN WASHINGTON, Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London,
14th Oct., 145 G.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Chart :-
San Francisco, No. 591.

UNITED STATES—MASSACHUSETTS.
Bell Buoy on Deep Hole Rock.
The United States Lighthouse Board has given notice
that the Spar Buoy placed on the Deep Hole Rock off
Cotuit, in Vineyard Sound, on the coast of Massachusetts
has been removed, and in its stead a Can Buoy of the
second class (red and black horizontal stripes), with a bell
weighing 150 pounds, secured on top in an iron frame,
surmounted by a hoop iron day-mark, has been placed
near this rock.
The bell is elevated 4i feet above the surface of the
water ; it is tolled by the action of the waves, wind, and
tile, and can be heard in ordinary weather at the distance
of about half a mile.
The day-mark is 16 inches in diameter, and is elevated
7 feet above the surface of the water.

By command of their Lordships,
TORN WASHINGTON, Hyclrographer.
Hydrographic-office, Admiralty, London,
14th October, 1856•
This notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :
North America. East Coast, Sheet 5, No. 2G3 ; Bay of
Fundy to Long Island, No. 2,492.

UNITED STATES—MAINE.
Fixed Light in Edgemoggin Reach.
The United States Lighthouse Boird has given notice
that a light will be established on a tower now in course of
erection on Fly or Green Island, near the eastern end of
Edgemoggin Reach, on the coast of Maine.
The light will be a fixed light of the natural colour.
The illuminating apparatus will be a Fresnel lens of the
fifth order. The light will be placed at a. height of 25
feet above the mean level of the sea, and will be visible in
clear weather from the deck of a ship at a distance of about
seven miles. •
The light is intended as a guide to vessels running to
and from Ellsworth. Blue Hill, and Blount Desert.
The light tower will be of brick, painted white, and
will be attached to the keeper's house, which will be of
lak.
wood
c and
painted brown. The lantern will be painted
b
The light will he lighted for the first time on the even-
ing of Monday the ‘ki day of February, 1857, and will be
kept burning every night thereafter.
By ccunmand of their Lordships,
JOHN WASHINGTON, Hydrographer.
flydrographie. Office, Admiralty, London,
14th October, 1g56.
This notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :
North America, East Coast, Sheet 5, No. 'N-351; Bay of
Fundy to Long Island, No. 2492 ; also United States
Lighthouse List,l4 o 12a.
'.a. NST COAST OF BRAM,.

Intermittent Light at Maceio.
The Brazilian Government has given notice
.that on the
Ist day of July last a new light was established in the post
ef MaCei,,, capital of the province of Alagoas, on the east
coast of Brazil.
The light is intermittent, with a flash every second mi-
nute. It shows a steady light of the natural colour for 70
poofi nt
the
e ofthe
meridianb i bill
where a
seconds, it is then eclipsed for 16 seconds, than a bright
flash for 12 seconds, another eclipse far 22 seconds, and
then again the steady litext ; thus completing its phases in
an interval of 2 minutes.
The illuminating apparatus is a catadioptric lens of the
third order. The light is placed at an elevation of 208 ft.
above the mean level of the sea, and should be visible in
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SHINGTON, Hydrographer.
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By command of their Lordships.
Hydrographic nffijcOeH,}Ar 7inA.iiralty, London,
21st Oct., 18:56.

This notice affects the followinc! Admiralty Charts :
South Ameriea, East Coast,- Sheet 5, No. 529 ; MaePio
Port, No. 531 ; also South American Lighthouse List, No.
14a.

UNITED STA.TES GF AMERICA.
The United States Lighthouse Board has issued the fol-
lowing notices :
Fixed Light at Absedurn, New Jersey.
On and after the 15th day of January, 1857, a light will
be exhibited from the light tower recently erected at Abse-
cum, New Jersey.

lie light will be a fired white light. The illuminatinc,
apparatus will be a ,ntadioptric lens of the first order. The
light will have an elevation of IC," feet above the mean level
of the sea, and should be risible from the deck of a ship in
ordinary weather at a distance of about 20 miles.
The light tower is of brick, u .painted, and will be sur-
mounted by an iron lantern painted black. Its approximate
position as deduced' from the coast survey charts is in lat.
39 deg. 22 min. N., long. 74 deg 25 min. west of Green-
wich.

Beaver Tail Fixed Light, Newport.
Cu and after the 20th day of Oct., 1856,
a light will be
exhibited from the new tower recently constructed at
Beaver Tail. on the south end of Conanieut Island, at the
entrance to Nevvrtort Harbour, Rho le I lend.
The light will be, as formerly, s. fixed white light. The
illuminating apnarntnq will be a Fresnel lens of the third
order. The lifYht will be placed at a height of RO feet above
the me-n level of the sea, and should be visible from the
deck of the vessel in ordinary weather at a distance of
14 m iles.

The light tower is of granite, of the -natural colour, it is
square, and 55 feet Mgt) from base to vane and stands 33
yards to,the north c f the old tower. The keeper's dwelling