The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-01 00:00:00

NEW LIGHT AT. ALEXANDRIA.

The undersigned has the honour to announce to the
public that, by order of his Highness the Viceroy of
Egypt,,the .NOW Light will be displayed on the Ist April,
1842. The Tower-is erected upon the extremity of the
point Eunostos, at the Old Port, and its position is:— •
Latitude, 31d. 11m. 31s. North.
Longitude, 29d. 51m. 28s. East Meridian of Greenwich.
Ditto 27d. 31m. 06s. East of PariS.
The Light will be a fixed one, at about 180 feet from the
level of the sea, with the ice directed towards the North
East, having the point of Marabout to , the South East,
at the distance of four miles, and Old Beacon to the
North East half-East, and about 14 miles distant. Be-
tween these two points, and in fine weather, the light
will be visible 20 miles distant.
BOGHOS TOUSSOUFF.
Alexandria, Mirch 5, 1842.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals—Joanna, Lovett, from Van Dieman's Land,
in the Downs, sailed from Hobart Town Bth November;
Giraffe, Moore, from New South Wales, in the Downs,
sailed from Sydney 28th September ; Blenheim, Gray,
from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed from Sangor Novem-
ber, St. Helena 29th January ; John Woodall, Williams,
from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed from Sangor 28th
October, Mauritius 15th December; Chieftain, Cromart7,
from Bombay, in the Downs, sailed 4th December, St.
Helena 31st January ; Dorothy, Mather, from Bombay,
at Liverpool, sailed 10th November, St. Helena 30th
January ; Blakely, from China, off Falinouth, sailed 12th
November ; Fatima, Fethers, from China, off Dover;
sailed 13th NoVember, St. Helena Ist February.
ArriVals at Launceston, Van Dieman's Land—Mi-
nerva, Fawthorpe, Oct. 21, from Portland Bay, and sailed
Nov. 1, back ; Scout, Swalken, 25th ; Will Watch,
Harding, 27th ; Lowestoft, 27th ; Sir J. Franklin, 27th,
all from Port Philip ;- Fox, 28th, from Port Fairy ;
Henry, 29th, from Port Philip ; Lady Rowena, Nov. 1,
from the South Seas ; Corsair (s.), Bell,- 2d, from Port
Philip ; ,William le Grande, 3d, from Sydney.
Departure from Launceston—Countess of Wilton,
Wheatland, Oct. 26, for Sydney.
Arrivals at Hobart Town-L-Magnasha, Oct. 20, from
Port Philip ; Marian, Watson, 28th, from Sydney,
Highlander, from Nev Zealand ; Bandicoot, 29th, from
Port Philip; "Agenoria, Nov. 2, from Port Philip; Lady
of the Lake, from Twofold Bay.
Departures from Hobart Town—John and Elizabeth,
Oct. 22 ; Pacific, 23d, to whaling ; Catherine, 28th, to
Port Philip ; Gilbert Jamieson, 31st, to Sydney; Naiad,
to Port Philip; Marys, to Adelaide; Georgiana, Nov. 1,
to Sydney; Northumberland, 3d, to Sydney; Gulnare,
4th, to India; David Clarke, 4th, to Bombay.

DELICATE AFFAIR.—ANOTHER NON•INTRUSIONIST.
—We understand that an affair of rather a delicate
nature, in which the Moderator of the Edinburgh Pres-
bytery is alleged to be involved, is likely to be brought
before the Presbytery to-day. The matter has occa-
s;oned some sensation in the city.—Scotsman.
THE ROYAL BUCKHOUNDS, WEDNESDA.T.—There

was a large and brilliant assemblage of sportsmen at the
Salt-hill meet this morning, including his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, General Sir E. Bowater, Viscount Clui-
talupe, General Wemyss, and Mr. George Edward An-
son (who were in attendance on the Prince), the Noble
Master of the Backhounds, Earl Sheffield, Colonel Wyse,
Colonel Seymour, Sir Robert Gill, Captains Bates, Arch-
dale, and Hawkins, and most of the officers of the Royal
Blues • Messrs. Albert and Sampson Ricardo, Mr. G.
Wombwell, Mr. J. Aldridge, &c. The turn-out took
place soon after the Prince arrived, in a field on the
north side of the Great Western Railway. The
favourite hind, Snowdrop, on being set at liberty,
made in a direct line towards Burnham, and ran.
into a wood near the Beeches ; on the hounds coming.
up, she doubled back and ran by the mill-pond of
Lorli Boston's to within a short distance of the place
she was tmearted ; at
.this time the w'eather, which in
the fore part of the morning had been hazy, cleared up,
and the sight was extremely imposing. The field were
well together—the hounds and the deer a little in ad-
vance,
and the numerous red coats gave the appearance
of a regiment of Life guards in their uniform crossing
the country at full speed. The Prince was mounted on
his spirited chestnut hunter, which he sat close and well,
and appeared to have a good command of him. The
deer, with the hounds close at his heels, crossed the rail-
way just as the train had passed, and made fur Salt-hill;
shellym crossed the road, and made for the Thames,
which she crossed by Surby Hall, and then ran to Bray-
wick, on the Maidenhead-road, where she was taken
after an hour and a quarter's good running. The next
meet, it is expected, will be at Brief;-bridge on Saturday
next.

MORTALITY OF THE METROPOLlS.—Thentimber of
deaths during the week ending March 19 has been un-
usually small, being 120 less than the average,for the
last four years, and 318 less than in the week ending
;January 22, 1342. The decrease in the number of deaths
caused by old age and diseases of the lungs is most re-
markable. In the latter week the numbers were—from
oh! age 109, diseases of the lungs 374 ; whilst in the
former they amounted respectively only to 51 and 269.
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—There is a new
square now being planted at the foot of Vauxhall-bridge,
on the Crown estate, which is to be called Lincoln-
square,in honour of the Earl of Lincoln, the First Com-
;:tissioner of Woods and Land Revenue. This square
%via have houses only on three sides, which will enable
each house to have a command of the bridge and river
Thames.

An Armenian peasant died lately at the village of
Bogukdere, in Turkel-, at the Adyanced a.ge.of 108 ye.urs•
His death was caused by a sevens fall; for up to the
period of his accident he had never been afflicted by any
malady.