Слике страница
PDF
ePub
[blocks in formation]

mingo, 412

on San Do-

[ocr errors]
[ocr errors]
[blocks in formation]

Sourabaya harbour, 678
South Foreland light, 562
sand head light, 4

[ocr errors]

seas, discoveries in, 334
Southampton struck by lightning, 441
Speed, proposed, 445

Steam packets lost by West India
mail company, 96

Steer light, Australia, 114
Stock, price at Anjou, 370
Storey, Mr., on ships in the ice, 266
Sunda, light in strait, 282
Sunderland ships, 581

and Liverpool, 583

Superior whaler success, 327

Supplies at St. Helena, 12

at Cusson harbour, 54

at Sarawak, 420

at G. Nicoya, 408

at Hong Kong, 423.

at Realejo, 409

Surveying reserve, 239

Sutherland, Dr., his work noticed, 527
Swain, Mr., on tides of Yangtse, 335
on Ningpo, 394

[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small]
[blocks in formation]

LIGHTHOUSE PROJECTORS, and the Models and Plans at the Great Exhibition.

It was natural to expect that an Exhibition promoted by a maritime people would prove to be a strong claim on their talent and genius, in all that related to naval architecture, and nautical science, and that. expectation was in a great degree realized. The powerful concentration of artificial light to guide the mariner on his way, arrested the attention in one of the most conspicuous positions of the building. Then we had models of vessels, furnished by the great public bodies, and private individuals, and the simple, yet beautiful symmetry of primitive canoes, might be contrasted with the very latest improvements in the boat-building art. Neither was there any paucity of invention for saving life from fire or flood, or models of craft declared capable of carrying to the very jaws of death (with exemption from its terrors,) those gallent men, who so often peril their own existence to save their fellow creatures from destruction. Such was the emulation elicited; and rival nations found a neutral ground upon which to place the trophies of their industry, and to display that versatility of talent which is the soul of commerce, and the gift of peace!

Yet, while the admiration was excited, it was evident to the close NO. 1.-VOL. XXI.

B

« ПретходнаНастави »