The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-16 00:00:00

FOREIGN-OFFICE,7SEPT. 12.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Albertino
Antonio Vieira to be Consul in British Guiana for his Ma-
jesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
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Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia—George Toseland,
Gent., to be Adjutant; Adam Morrie, Gent., to be Quar-
tormast•er.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.

Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia—Edward Joseph
Boultbee, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Welbore Ellis, pro-
moted.

2,1 Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia.—
Lambert John Robert Disney, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
Sothern, deceased.
7th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia— George
Davison Bland, Esq., to be Captain, vice Cumming, pro-
moted.

Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirkshire Regiment of
Militia—David Cross Mitchell, Eqq., to be Lieutenant,
vice Noake, resigned ; John James Johnstone Thomson,
Esq., to b 3 Lieutenant, vice Barrette, resigned.

' NOTICE TO MARINERS.
IRELAND—WEST COAST.
Arran Islands' Lights.
The Port of Dublin Corporation hereby give notice that
two new lighthouses have been erected on the Arran Is-
lands, off the west coast of the county of Galway, from
which lights will be exhibited during the night of the Ist
of December, 1857, and thenceforth will be lighted every
night from sunset to sunrise.
Specifications given of the position and appearance of the
Lights, by Mr. Halpin, superintendent of Lighthouses-
Arran Islands North Lighthouse is built on Rock
Island, the outermost of the chain, in lat. 53 deg. 8 min.
55 sec. N. and long. deg. 51 min. 30 sec. west of Green-
wich, hearing from Slyne Head South Light, S. b E.
E., distant 20,3 nautical miles; from Skird Rocks, S. b
E., distant 8i miles, from Loophead, N.E., b N., distant
36 miles.

This light will be a revolving light, of the natural ap-
pearance, giving a bright fla3h once in every three minutes,
and will be visible from seaward between the bearings of
W.N.W., round by the westward to N.W. by N. The
illurainating apparatus is catadioptric of the first order ,its
focal point 115 feet over the moan level of the sea, and in
clear weather the light should be visible at a distance of
1G miles.

• The tower is circular, of gray stone colour, 101 feet in
height from base to summit; the top below the lantern
sash will be painted red, also two horizontal belts will be
coloured red, on the tower.
Arran Islands South Lighthouse is erected on the south-
western point of Inisheer, the most southern of the islands,
in let. 53 deg. 2 min. 40 sec. N., and long. 0 deg. 31_ min.
30 sec. W, ,it bears from Blackhead, W., S. distant
114 miles - from Finnis Rock, (off S.E. point of Inisheer)
b N ;N., distant I,} miles; from Loopheal, N.E. b
E. distant 33 miles.

This light will be a fixed light, visible from seawrd be-
tween the bearings of S. E. / S., round by the southward
to W. b S„ and having its focal plane 110 feet over mean
level of the sea, should be seen in clear weather within a
distance of 15 miles. The illuminating apparatus is cata-
dioptric of the first order. A strip or sector of red light
will be sho .vn in the direction of the Finnic Rock—in all
other directions the light will be of the natural appearance

The tower is circular, of gray stone colour lielow the
projecting gallery, and is 112 feet in height from its base
to the top of the demo.
From and after the date of exhibition of the new
lights, the old light heretofore on the summit of Tnish-
more, or the Great Island, will be discontinued, and
the lantern and top of the old lighthouse tower will: be
removed. . .

Bearings aro magnetic, var. (at the Arran Islands in
1857) 27A deg. W.
By order, W. LEES, Secretary.
Ballast Office, Dublin, Aug. 27, 1857.