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Trinity House, London, 18th May, 1848.

Notice is hereby given, That the Town Council of Dartmouth have for the present, abandoned their intention to discontinue the Harbour Light at that place, as notified in the Advertisement from this House, dated 1st March last. J. HERBERT, Secretary.

By Order,

CURRENTS OF THE OCEAN.

JAMAICA, March 23rd.-A bottle, in which was a slip of paper containing the following words, was picked up on the 6th inst, off the east end of this island about 200 yards S.E. of the Morant Bay Light-house, and is sent to us for publication:-" Thrown overboard from the ship Dunbarton, in lat. 18° 0 N, long 74° 43′ W., J. G. Pendleton, Feb. 6, 1815."-Shipping and Mercantile Gazette.

STEAM BETWEEN St. Thomas New York and Bermula.-This route is to commence on the 7th of May next, between New York and Bermuda, and from the latter to St. Thomas, returning to New York via Lermuda, so as to arrive at the former city on the 11th, and to leave again on the 12th, so as to be back on the 18th of every month at Bermuda. The extension of the steam route to New York will no doubt greatly facilitate intercourse, and be convenient to passengers, who may be desirous of visiting the United States via Bermuda leaving this place on the 30th of each month. They will arrive at Bermuda on the 4th of the following month, and leave Bermuda again on the 7th, and arriving at New York on the 11th. The table of a new route has also been received to be established in place of one of previous date; this table which takes in the arrangement between New York and i ermuda, stats :

"That the steamers are to leave Bermuda on the 7th of every month at 6 PM, arrive at New York on the 11th at 6 P.M, leave again on the 12th, be back to Bermuda on the 18th, and leave on the same day for st. Thomas.

Quarantine in the St. Lawrence.-An extract of the Official Gazette contains a royal proclamation for the regulation of the Quarantine establishment at Grosse Isle, during the ensuing year. The orders are most stringent. Every vessel having more than thirteen passengers on board is to anchor at the Quarantine ground; if there has been any disease on board during the voyage, or if the vessel has sailed fro n any port where infectious disease prevailed, the vessel is to undergo a thorough purification, and the dirty emigrants are to be landed on the island, and they and their clothing, and baggage to undergo a compulsory scrubbing The island is placed under the authority of a military commandant. It is stated that the new legal enactments respecting emigration will increase the passage money from Ireland to America to £5, at least per head.

NO. 6-VOL. XVII.

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SHIPS BOATS: with Copper or Zinc Cylinders.

The attention of ship-masters is directed to the following communication from the harbour-master at Auckland, in New Zealand :

Auckland, New Zealand, 15th Dec., 1847. SIR, I beg to trouble you with a few remarks, which may possibly be of service to some readers of the Nautical Magazine.

Several ships have lately arrived here from England, each having a boat fitted with copper or zinc cylinders, or air vessels, upon which the commanders and officers seemed to place great reliance. Being desirous of having so simple a method of ensuring safety adopted in this colony, I tried the boats belonging to most of the vessels which conveyed the Corps of Fencibles to this country, and much to my surprise, I found in every case, that being filled over the gunwales, as a sea would fill them, they were little more buoyant than ordinary boats. In one instance, a plank was knocked out to permit the water to escape, but notwithstanding, the boat would not rise to the bearing of the air-vessels, whilst the men remained in her.

I make this statement with considerable hesitation, being sensible that in this distant colony, we are without much information that one ought to have, in forming an opinion on such matters. Judging only from the trials I have made, I consider that although the plan is excellent, the air-vessels provided for such boats as have come under my notice, are not proportionately capacious; they bear up the boat, but not with the weight of the crew. I would, therefore, through your valuable publication, earnestly recommend commanders to see their so-called life-boats, fairly tried before leaving England, or, at least, before trusting to them in cases of emergency.

To the Editor N.M.

I remain, Sir, &c.,

DAVID ROUGH, Harbour Master.

THE PORTUGUESE NAVY.-The following list of ships, forming the Royal Navy of Portugal, has been published in the Portuguese official newspaper:In Commission in the Tagus -Vasco de Gama, 80; Rainha, 42; Iris, 20; Joao I., 20; Oito de Julho, 20; Villa Flor, 14; Conde do Tojal, 6; Tejo, 2; Santa Isabel, 2; Andormna, 2. Steamers-Mindello, 6; Infante D. Luiz, 4; Conde do Tojai, 2; Terceira, 2.

In Commission on Foreign Service.-Infante Regente, 20, India; Relampago, 20, Angola; Don Joao de Castro, 16, Mozambique; Mondego, 14, Angola; Tejo, 14, Mozambique; Douro, 12, Madeira; Nimpha, 6, Angola; Boa Vista, 6, Angola; Constituaiço. 6, Angola; Principe Real, 6, Angola; Meteoro, 4, St. Thomas's; Cabo Verde, 4, Cape Verdes; Duke de Terceira. 4, Cape Verdes; Conde de Thomar, 2. Coast of Algarve; Mindello, 2, Coast of Algarve; Serra do Pilar, 2, Coast of Algarve: Inveja, 2, Coast of Algarve; S. Miguel, 2, Bissan.

Not in Commission.-The following are either dismantled in the Tagus, require repairs, in course of construction, or are unserviceable hulks:

D. Joao VI, 78, requires repair; D. Fernando, 58, new and advanced; Cabo de S. Vincente, 56, condemned; Diana, 54, requires large repair; D. Maria, 52, ready for armament; Duqueza de Braganza, 48, requires large repair; D. Pedro, 46, ditto; Porto, 20, new, and advanced for service, in the Douro; Urania, 20, requires large repair; Isabel Maria, 20 ditto; Damao, 20, ditto; Vonga, 16, under repair; Don Pedro, 16, unfit for service; Serra do Pilar, 14, requires repair; Boo Ventura, 10, unfit for service; Tamega. 6, requires repair; Faial, 6, revenue vessel; Princeza Real, requires large repair; Maia Cardosa, unfit for service.

Building.-A corvette, at Goa, to be named the Goa; a corvette, at Damao, to be named the Damao; the brig Audaz, 14 guns, far advanced towards completion.

EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.

A List of all the Masters and Mates in the Merchant Service, who have voluntarily passed an Examination, and obtained Certificates of Qualification for the Class against each assigned, under the Regulations issued by the Board of Trade, between the 28th February, and the 29th April.

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Thomas Brink-3rd 23 Royal Consort, 650 391688 London

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