Vice-Admiral of the Red Edward Hawker to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Sir George Francis Seymour, K.C.B., G.C.H., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue William Bowles, C.B., to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red Richard Arthur, C.B., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Gordon Thomas Captain the Right Honourable Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.H., to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. The following Captains on the retired list have been promoted to be Retired Rear-Admirals on the terms proposed in the London Gazette, of 1st September, 1846, without increase of pay, viz., Retired Captain Thomas Prickett. Retired Captain Alexander Dundas Young Arbuthnot. Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent. East Kent Regiment of Militia. George Edward Gatty, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Dated 20th September, 1853. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of SEPTEMBER 27, 1853. At the Court at Osborne-House, Isle of Wight, the 19th day of August 1853. The QUEEN'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council was pleased to approve and ratify the scheme duly prepared (as set forth in this Gazette) by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England For constituting a separate district for spiritual purposes out of the parishes of Whitford and Ysceifiog, in the county of Flint and diocese of St. Asaph, to be named, "The District of Gorsedd," and vesting the whole right of patronage of the said district or parish, and the nomination of a minister or perpetual curate thereof, in Thomas Vowler, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and his successors, bishops of St. Asaph, for ever. Whitehall, September 26, 1853. The Queen has been pleased to present the Beverend John Tolmie to the church at Tomintoul, in the parish of Kirkmichael, in the presbytery of Abernethy, and Shire of Banff, vacant by the death of the Reverend George Bruce. Whitehall, September 27, 1853. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Young, Esq., Advocate, to be Sheriff of the Shire or Sheriffdom of Inverness, in the room of William Fraser Tytler, Esq., deceased. Foreign-Office, September 27, 1853. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Francis Lousada, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Consul at Riga. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint William Joseph Emerson to be Her Majesty's Consul in the Island of Saint Thomas. Board of Trade, Whitehall, THE Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from Her Majesty's Consul-General at Christiania, enclosing translation of a public notice issued by the Royal Norwegian Marine Department (a copy of which is subjoined) relative to the lighting of the recently improved lights on the Naze and Lister. (Translation.) By order, (Copy.) NOTICE T. H. Farrer. Relating to the lighting of the Coast Lights on Lindesnes (Naze) and Lights on Lister. IN conformity with the Department's notice of the 2nd December last year, it is hereby made known that the light on Lindesnes (Naze) and Lister third Light, after having undergone the alterations already advertized, will be re-lighted on the 16th September next, at the same time with the other lights in the Kingdom, and will continue to burn during the same period as follows: Lindesnes (Naze) Light is a revolving light, with a flash every minute, of the 1st class (Fresnel's system), and lights all round at sea. The height of the light above the sea is 159 Norwegian feet (212 English), and is seen 6 miles (24 English), longitude 7° 3' east of Greenwich, and north latitude 5.° 58'. The light is fixed on a 10 feet high tower of stone, on which is constructed a 7 feet wall of iron. To serve as a day mark the stone tower is white, and the upper part of iron painted red. Lister Light, 3rd fixed light of the 2nd class (Fresnel's system), and is visible every where at sea. The towers form an obtuse triangle, the point of which is towards the sea. The centre of the middle tower is 150 Norwegian feet from the centre of the other towers, and the base line is 282 Norwegian feet. The direction of the centre tower with the northernmost tower is N.W. and S.E. by compass, distance 150 Norwegian feet. With the southernmost tower the direction is N.W. W. and S.E.E., distance 150 Norwegian feet. The northernmost and southernmost tower is N.N.W. W. and S.S.E. 3 E., distance 282 Norwegian feet, in which direction two of the lights may be seen all round. The height of the lights above the sea in all the three towers is 125 Norwegian feet. Visible from 4 to 5 Norwegian miles (18 to 20 English), longitude 6° 32′ 15′′ E. from Green1853. 3 M wich, north latitude 58° 5' 30". All the lights are on high towers, which in order to serve as day marks are painted white. As the Oxo' Light, in conformity with the notice of the Department of the 30th June last, has been alight since the 16th July, there is only one of the lights enumerated in the notice of 2nd December, 1852, and extinguished this summer, which still remains to be re-lighted, namely, Ilvidingso. The Royal Norwegian Marine Department. Christiania, 25th August, 1853. (Signed) O. W. ERICKSEN. Board of Trade, Whitehall, THE Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from Her Majesty's Consul at Malaga, reporting the augmentation of the term of quarantine from three to eight days on all vessels arriving at that Port from the British Isles. By order, J. Emerson Tennent. War-Office, 27th September, 1853. 26th Regiment of Foot, Ensign Henry Charles Hardinge to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ficklin, who retires. Dated 27th September, |