The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

NOTICE TO 'MARINERS.
LOCH RYAN LIGHTHOUSE.

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THE COMMISSIONERS of the NORTHERN LIGHT-
HOUSES, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that the BEACON
erected in the year 1843 upon CAIRN RYAN POINT, within
Loch Ryan, in the County of Wig own, has been converted into
a LIGHTHOUSE, the Light of which will be exhibited on the'
night of the 3d of March, 1847, and every night thereafter, from
Sunset to Sunrise.
The Light is chiefly intended to open up the anchorage of
Loch Ryan.
The following is a specification of the Lighthouse, and the ap-
pearance of the Light, by Mr. ALLAN STEVENSON, Engineer
to the Commissioners :
LOCH RYAN LIGHTHOUSE iS situated upon CAIRN RYAN
POINT, on the Eastern Shore of the Loch, in N. Lat. 54 deg.
58 min. 28 see., and,W. Long. 5 deg. 1 min. 47 sec. The Light
will be known to Mariners as a FIXED LIGHT of the natural
appearance. The Lantern, which is open from S. by W. * NI%
round to N. E. in a westerly direction, is elevated 30 feet
above the level of the Sea ; and the LIGHT will be seen at the
distance of 10 Miles, and at lesser distances, according to the
state of the Atmosphere.
And the COMMISSIONERS HEREBY FURTHER GIVE
NOTICE, that, by virtue of a warrant from the (417EENT• in
COUNCIL, dated 19th December, 1846, the following Tolls will
belevied in respect of this Light, viz.:—
For every British Vessel, the same not belonging
lito,hillcieirsMhaall-
jesty, or being navigated wholly in Ballast, and for every Fo-
reign Vessel privileged to enter the Ports of the United king-
dom, on paying. the same Duties as British Vessels, which shill
pass or derive benefit from the said Light;- that
arrive at or depart from any. Port or Place within Loch Ryan :
If the same shall not exceed 50 Tons Burthen 6d.
And if the .same exceed 50 Tons for each additional
'5O Tons, or part of 50 Tons, a like Toll of ed.
And Double, the said respective Tolls for every Foreign Vessel
sailing as aforesaid, not privileged as aforesaid.
By order of the Board,
(Signed) ALEX CIJNINGHAM, SeeretftrY,
Edinburgh, lit February, 1847,

Sarah Johnson, a girl known to the police, -was yester-
day committed for trial by Mr. Rushton for robbing a
• man of 275. • „' -
ORIGIN OF TIDEI NAME ALERTIAYR.TYDVIL."—It is
not generally known that this flour6hi»g town owes its
name to a lady.. A young girl, Tydfil, was burnt there ;
and Tydfil, who would not renounce her religious opi-
nions, became Tydfil the martyr. Merthyr Tydvil is a
Corruption of the poor girl's name and fate.
The Fifashire Journal contains a series of interesting
lettere., entitled, " A winter tour iii the Highlands," from
which the folloAing is taken :—" It is characteristic of an
idle and savage people that the women perform more la-
hour than the men. Here you will.meet op the road wo-
men carrying burdens of pcats and wood. You will see
both young women and old women thus employed, but
you will not see a man at this necessary work. You will
find that the son of the old woman, whom, perhaps, you
lately saw stooping to the ground under her load, has been
strutting about the whole. day, with his hands in his pock-
ets with the air of a nobleman born. His mother would
think herself disgraced for ever if her son Donald were to
/3° 6"n- carrying a creel or basket."