The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-20 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, SEPT. 30.

The Right Hon. Sir Alexander Edmund Cockburn,
Bart., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Com-
mon Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed John Richard
Wood, of Woodbridge, in the county of Suffolk, Gentleman,
to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the
acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married wo-
men, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and re-
coveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of
assurance, in and for the county of Suffolk.

NOTICES TO MARINERS.
AUSTRALIA—SOUTH COAST
Various alterations having been made from time to time
in the lights on the southern coast of Australia, the follow-
ing information: resp_ecting them has lately been published by
the Department of Trade and Customs at Melbourne.
Fixed Light on Gabo Island, Cape Howe.
The fixed white light, shown from the lantern supported
by a skeleton timber frame near the middle of Gabo Island,
at 51 miles to the S.W. of Cape Howe, is eclipsed from S.
by E. * E. to S. * W. for about 2 miles seaward, by a small
range of sand his;ll the light may be seen at a distance of
17 miles. A stone tower, to bear a fixed light of greater
power than the above? is to be built on the south-east point
of the island, due notice of which will be given.
Revolving Light on Cape Otway.
The revolving light, exhibited from the white stone
tower on the extreme south-west of Cape Otway, shows a
bright flash every Minute, visible in clear weather at 24
miles. Mariners are reminded that a dangerous reef lies
three quarters of a mile to the S.S.E. of the light tower.
Revolving Light on Cape. Willoughby.
The revolving light at Cape Willoughby, the south-east
extreme of Kangaroo Island, exhibits its greatest brilliancy
every one and a half minutes, and illuminates an arc of the
horizon, to the distance of 24 miles, from N. by W., I W.,
round easterly, to S.W. 1 W.
Revoliing Light on Cape Borda.
Also, that the lighthouse erecting on Cape Borda, the
north-west extreme of Kangaroo Island, would probably
be completed in July, 1858, and would then exhThit a re-
volving light, showing a bright and red face alternately
every half-minute. The tower is about 60 feet above the
Cape, or about 510 feet abovo the sea level, and the light
will be visible in clear weather at 30 miles.
The bearings are magnetic. Variation 51 deg. E. in
1858.]
By command of their lordships,
JOHN WASHINGTON, Hydrographer.
Hydrographic-office, Admiralty, London,
Ist October, 1858.
This notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :
Australia, General Chart, No. 1,042; Bass Strait, No.
1,695; Australia, South Coast, Sheet 3, No. 1,061; and
Gulfs of Saint Vincent and Spencer, No. 2,389. Also Aus-
tralia Light Lists, published in September, 1858, Nos. 89
and 101.

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AUSTRALIA—SOUTH COAST ; PORT PHILLIP.
The following information respecting the alterations
made from time to time in the lights at Port Phillip, has
lately been published by the Department of Trade and
Customs at Melbourne.

Light Ships in West Channel.
The upper light ship, at the north end of the west
channel into Port Philip, is painted red, and has three
masts ; the fore and main masts are each surmounted with
a red ball. A bell is tolled during foggy weather.
The light ship lying at the south-west end of Swan Spit
is to be removed in a few months, and a light of the same
character will then be exhibited from a lighthouse now
being constructed on piles, near her present position.
Lights in Geelong Harbour.
The light ship in Geelong Harbour lies near the Bird
Rock, at the eastern entrance of Ship Channel, and exhi-
bits a fixed white light, visible at seven miles. The vessel
has one mast, surmounted with a ball, and is painted red.
A bell is tolled during foqgy weather. Tidal signals are
exhibited on board, showing the height of water on the
bar.

Lights in Hobson Bay, Melbourne.
The fixed light exhibited from Gellibrand Point shows
red seaward from S.W. to S.E., and white the remainder of
the circle.

A: fixed red light is exhibited from the end of Sandridge
jetty; a fixed green light from the end of Sandridge rail-
way pier; and.a fixed red light from the end of the old
jetty at Williams Town. All three lights are visible sea-
ward at a distance of three miles.

[All bearings are magnetic. Variation 5] deg. E. in 1858.]
1 By command of their Lordships,
JOHN WASHINGTON, Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London,
Oct. 1,1858.
This notice affects the Admiralty Plan of Port Phillip,
No. 1,171; and Australia Lights List, published in Sept.,
1858, Nov. 94, 95, 96, and 97.
MEDITERRANEAN SEA—ISLAND Or MALTA.
Fixed Lights, Valletta Harbour.

The Superintendent of Ports at the Island of Malta has
given notice, that on and after the Ist day of Nov., 1858,
two fixed red vertical lights will be exhibited, at an eleva
tion of 55 and 80 feet respectively above the level of the sea
from the white circular tower, 41 feet high, standing SS.E.
f E. 23 yards within the north-west angle of Fort Ricasoli,
as the entrance of Valletta great harbour.
The lights will be visible in clear weather at a distance
of 4 miles, and will illuminate seaward from E. N. round
northerly and up the harbour, to S.W. by W. W., or in
the direction of the mark buoy off Senglea Point, when
bearing S. E. they will lead just clear of the mark buoy
off St. Elmo point ; and by keeping them in sight when
when proceeding up the harbour, they will lead clear of St.
Angelo and Senglea points.
[All the bearings are magnetic. Variation 13 deg. W.
in 1858.]
By command of their Lordships.
• JOHN WASHINGTON Hydrographer.
Hydrographic-office, Admiralty,. London, Oct. 4, 1858.
This notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :
Mediterranean Sea, General Chart, No. 2158 ; Maltese
Islands, No. 194 ; and Valletta Harbours, No. 195.