The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-23 00:00:00

NAPLES.

" Notic,.‘. has been given by the Neapolitan Govern-
ment that a lighthouse ha?, been recently erected on the
point cf the small fort of Tenaglia which projects from
the Castle of Baia, in P, zzuoli Bay. Its latitude is said
to be 40 deg. 48 min. 40 sec. N , and its longitude 14 deg.
4 min. 50 see. E. of Green% kb.

"lc is a fixed light, and wors exhibited on the lat of
la-t July at an elevation of 46 feet above the mean level
of the sca. It may he seen at the distatic) of six miles."

NORDIiOSTEit Lai a 1:1, ON riiE COAST OF

bVVEDEN.

Notice has been given by the Swedish Government
that two lighthousrs have bet n erected on the highest
part of the North Koster Island, in the Gulf of Bohus, in
latitude 58 deg. 54 min. 12 scc. N., and longitude 11 deg.
4 min. E. of Greenwich. The towers are each twenty
het in height, and stand north and south of each other,
distar.t 234 feet; and tiot the lights will be 214 feet above
high water, they will be sien at the distance of eighteen
or twenty mileb in fine weather. The northern light will
have a blue ting,., znd revo!ve every two minutet.,. Ira
the southern tower there will he a fixe,i light, and both
of them are to Le exhibit,d on the I,t of next Scit:mber.

CONSUMPTION OF WINE IN GREAT BRITAIN' AND
IRELAND.: It appears.by cfficial returns, that the total quan-
tity of foreign wine consumed in the United Kingdom, in the
year 1787, was 4,5'21,941 galltms. In the following year the
consumption increased to 6,650 641 gallons, and continued to
increase till 1795, when it had risen t 8,2'8,438 gallons. In
1791 the consumption suddenly declined to 3,569,261 gal-
lons, but rallied in the two succeeding years, until in 1830 it
was 7,294,7..2. The consumption during the next quarter of
a century, from 1600 to 1824, was steady at an average of
5,000,000 gallons, but in the following year a large increase
took place, the quantity entered for home consumption in
1825 being 8,009,542 gallons. This increase, however, was
not maintained, the consumption having fallen in the follow-
ing year to 6,058,44.! gallens. The consumption since 1627
to the present time seems to have remained very steady, at
an average of 6,300,600 gallons per annum. In the year 1843
the consumption was lees than it has been since 182-J, only
4,815,122 gallons having been cleared from the Custom
house. The consumption during the last four years has been
as follows:-1S46, 6,740,316 gallons; 1847, 6,053,847;
IE4B, 6,136,547 ; and 149, 6 251,662 gallons. The
imports generally exceed the consumption by about
1,125,000 gallons. In the years 1785 .and 1813 all
the Custom Iloass records [calculated to throw light
on the imports and consumption in those periods were
accidentally destroyed by fire. During the last ten years
there has been a total decrease in the amount of duty re-
ceived of 63,1981. The amount collected by the revenue as
duty on forLigu wine averages 1,700,0001. per annum.
SPE:yrs.—According to a recent returp.,c_the_unw-
ber of gallons of British spirits at proof, d
tY
as
been paid for consuirptioa in Scotian 6
975 V for(isAe
"41')to 6,975,091
another
return ten years from 5,093,698
'l,o'
quantity last year was 6,a35,C03 By
British
and
been paid for nrctioioitni:t2;psepairrsittsl:oant the
utio: total u annualt).
us
con-
sumption du; ing the sate period, has varied from 22,939,637
gallons (1842) to 2f;,700,393 (1816). The total quantity
last 'tar was. 26,002,354.
AN EXAMPLE TO DE VOLLGWED --Petitions hays
been frequently prevented to the French Assembly, com-
plaining that the documents and signatures of public func-
tionaries were frequently so ill written as to be illegible. A
Ministerial circular has just been i,sued, declaring that f,r
the future tuuctionarics must writs and Sign their namee
plainly, under pain of dismissal.

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A NOVEL. D.
" The anther, we are convince& is young, otherwise coul
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d
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fro the
and lowing
opinions
lan-
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on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha-
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have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have
said. The ether ladles who play conspicuous parts in the tale are
Florence iloward, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and
impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Julia
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Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
FAREWELL NIGHT.
The FAREWELL and CONCLUDING ',TIGHT of the SEASON
will be eren

TO-MORROW EVENING
when will be ;resented Donizetti's Opera,
LA FIGLIA DEL ILEGGIMENTO-
Marie, 3La4ame Sontag; Sulpizio Sergente. sigror F. Lablaehe;
Corcorale, Signor Ferrari ; Tonio, Signor Gardoni.
To be preceded by the grand Scena from Verdi's Opera,
I DUE FOSCA RI.
Lucrezia, 3fdlie. Porodi : The Doge, Signor Co!etti.
After the Opera the National Anthem Will be sung by the whole
strength of the Company.
To be followed by the grand Scena from Weber's Dramatic Opera of