The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-23 00:00:00

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.

2d Royal Lanark Militia—Lieutenant John Akin Dyer,
fl-om the sth Royal Elthorne Militia, to be Paymaster.
)MMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS,

Stewartry of Kirkcudbright—Erskine Douglas Sandford,
Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant.
The Gallowtty Rifles—The Hon. Charles Murray Hay
Forbes, late Lieutenant of the 95th Regiment, to be Cap.
taiii, vice Barry, resigned.
sth, or Royal Eithorne Light Infantry Regiment of
Middlesex Militia —The Commission of Ensign Jenings is
cancelled from the Bth September instant.

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
Islands, off the west coast of the county of Galway' from
which lights sill be exhibited during the night of the let
of December, 1857, and thenceforth will be lighted every
night from sunset to sunrise.
Specification given of the position and appearance of the
Lights, by Mr. Halpin, Superintendent of Lighthouses.
Arran Islands North Lighthouse is built on Rock De and,-
the outermost of the chain, in lat. 53 deg. 8 min. 55 sec.
N. and long. 9 deg. 51 min. 30 sec. west of Greenwich,
bearing from Slyne Head South Light, S. b E I E., dis-
tant 203 nautical miles ; from Skird Rocks, S. b E., dis-
t int 81 miles; from Loophead, N.E. by N., distant 36
miles.
This light will be a revolving light, of the natural ap-
pearance, giving a bright flash once in every three minutes,
and will bo visible from seaward between the bearings of
W.N.W., round by the westward to N.W. by N. The
illuminating apparatus is catadioptrio of the first order,
its focal point 115 feet over the mean level of the sea, and
in clear weather the light should be visible at a distance of
16 miles.
The tower is circular, of gray stone colour, 101 feet in
height from base to submit ; the top below the lantern sash
sill be painted red, also two horizontal belts will be
coloured red, on the tower.
A rran Islands South Lighthouse is erected on the south-
western point of Inisheer, the most southern of the islands
in lat. 53 deg. 2 min. 40 sec. N., and long. 9 deg. 31 min.
30 sec. W., it bears flora Blackhead, W. 6 S. distant Ili
miles ; from Finnis Rock, (of S.E. point of Inisheer), W.
b N i N., distant 11 miles; from Loophead, N.E. bE.
distant 33 miles.
This light will be a fixed light, visible from seaward
between the bearings of S.E. S., round by the southward
to W. by S. and having its focal plane 110 feet over the
mean level of the sea, should be seen in clear weather
within a distance of 15 miles. The illuminating apparatus
is catadioptric of the first order. A strip or sector of red
light will be shown in the direction of the Finnie Rock—
in all other directions the light will be of the natural hp-

earance.
The tower is circular, of gray stone colour below the
projecting gallery, and is 112 feet in height from its base
to the top of the dome.
From and after the date of exhibition of the new
lights, the old light heretofore on the summit of Inish-
more, or the Great Island, will be discontinued, and the
lantern and top of the old lighthouse tower will be re-
moved.
[Bearings are Magnetic, Var. (at the Arran Islands in
1857) 27i deg. W.] By order,
W. LEES, Secretary.
Ballast-office, Dublin, Aug. 27, 1857.

BANKRUPTS.
James Saunders, miller, Thurlton, to surrender, Oot. 2,
at eleven, and Nov. 4, at two, atthe Courtof Bankruptcy.
Stansfeld, official assiomee ; Aldridge and Bromley, Gray's-
inn ; Copeman and Sons, Norfolk.
Henry Whittell, boot and shoemaker, Leamington
Priors. Warwickshire, Oct. 9, at ten, and Oct. 22, at half-
past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court, Christie,
official assignee, Birmingham ; Poole, Kenilworth ; Hodg-
son and Allen, Birmingham.
William Conyer and Joseph Conyer, shoddy dealers,
Dewsbury, Oct. 9 and 30, at eleven, at the Leeds Distritt
Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Scholes and
Son, Dewsbury ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
David John Allen, draper, Carmarthen, Oct. 5, and
Nov. 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acrama,
official assignee, Bristol; Sale
Alderman-
Worthington, and Ship.
man, Manchester; Leman and'Humphrevs, Bristol.
Thomas Blabcr ironmonger, High-street, Pop-
lar, Oct. 2at half-past twelve, and Oct. 27 at one, at the
half -past
Court of Bar_kruptcy. Lee, official assigns©,
Alderman-
bury ; Moss, Moorgate-street.
Henry Arnold awl Henry John Arnold, merchant,
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, Oct. 5 and 26, at
twelve, at the Birmingham District Comb. Whitmore,
official assignee, Birmingham ; Welby and pr
Ut-
toxeter; James, Birmingham.