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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 327, 27 November 1865, Page 1

A French company called L’Alliance, has invented a new system of illuminating lighthouses by electro-magnetic apparatus. The system has for many months past, been tried at one of the two lighthouses of La-Heve, at Havre, and it has obtained such marked success, that the Ministers of Commerce and Public Works has, on the recommendation of the Commission des Phares, just ordered that it shall be applied to the second lighthouse. M. Dumas, the great chemist, in a recent sitting of the Societe d’Encouragement, accorded a gold medal to the company, and addressing M. Berlioz, the director, he said:—“You have made your apparatus so simple and efficacious, and have realised such great economy in the production of currents, that it seems to be impossible that your electric light will not, sooner or later, bo employed in all the civilized world.” The Administration des Phares has ordered M. Berlioz four machines of six dises, each of which gives, on an average, the light of 180 carcel burners. The superiority of the Alliance magneto-electric light being established, the system of Fresnel heretofore employed at La-Heve, will be definely superceded and the Alliance method is to be extended as promptly as possible to all other lighthouses in France. This system of lighting was some months ago brought under the notice of the Elder Brethern of the Trinty-house; but they have not, we are Informed, thought fit to adopt it, on the ground, that another system of electric light is now in course of experiment at Dungeness, and that it would be wrong to decide until the result thereof shall be known. The Elder Brethern have, however, promised to visit La-Heve in the course of the summer, in order to judge, themselves, of the merits of the Alliance method. A well-known member of Parliament contemplated, we hear, making a complaint in the House against the Elder Brethren, for not having displayed more activity in this matter, but probably the lateness of the Session will prevent any motion being brought forward, and before the next Session commences, the JSider Brethren will, no doubt, have pronounced for or against the Alliance system. Mitchell’s Maritime Eegister. .

Application. It c.xti not bo too deeply ini* pressed on the mind that application is the price to be paid for mental acquisitions, and that it is as absurd to expect them without it as to hope for a harvest where we had not sown the seed. Inc aening- and Liberalitt.— Whoever is learned will most probably be liberal. This is one of the great benefits of science and philosophy. Knowledge elevates the mind, and a man of extensive views will not be a bigot; nor will he be intolerant, except towards the obstinate and wilful evil-doer. Indeed, he will pity even such, and seek their reformation. ’

A Stationer's Wrr.—A lady haring had the misfortune to upset a jug of cream over a satin dress at a tea party the other evening, a gentleman present, a paper-maker by profession, consoled her by saying that she had only “ converted a satin-wove into a cream-laid!”

Discovery of Copper in Auckland.— Some specimens of copper ore, found at the sea beach at Matakohe, have been left at our office. We believe copper exists in that locality. Some time ago a respectable young man informed us that he formed one of a party who sunk in that neighborhood, with a view of finding gold; and at a depth of about thirty feet they came upon pieces of ore of a character almost identical with that which has been left for exhibit ion with us. We hope that the mineral wealth o!’ the province will bo steadily developed— Southern Cross, Nov. 23. tL Sir, you have broken your promise,” said one gentleman to another. “ Oh, never mind I can make another just as good.”