public officers of the two nations acting in conjunction. all illegal fees is prohibited.

And the extortion of

ART. 29. The principles of the catholic religion, as professed by Protestants and Roman Catholics, are recognized as teaching men to do good, and to do to others as they would have others do unto them. Hereafter, therefore, those persons who may be quietly and peaceably teaching these doctrines shall not be persecuted; and any person who may teach these principles shall not on that account be interfered with or molested in any way.

ART. 30. The contracting parties agree that if the Ta-tsing Empire should grant to any nation, or to any citizen of foreign nations, any rights or privileges connected with commerce, navigation, or politics, such rights and privileges shall enure to the merchants and citizens of the United States also.

This treaty shall be ratified by the President and Senate of the United States within one year or sooner from the date thereof, and by the Sovereign of the Ta-tsing Empire forthwith And ratifications shall be exchanged within one year from the date of its signature.

TO BE CARRIED AND USED BY SEA-GOING VESSELS OF GREAT BRITAIN, TO PREVENT

COLLISION.

The following official notice respecting lights and fog signals to be carried and used by sea-going vessels of Great Britain, to prevent collision, has been issued by the Commissioners of the Admiralty, and is republished for the information of mariners. By order of the Lighthouse Board,

WASHINGTON, September 6, 1858.

THORNTON A. JENKINS, Secretary.

ADMIRALTY NOTICE RESPECTING LIGHTS AND FOG SIGNALS TO BE CARRIED AND USED BY SEA-GOING VESSELS, TO PREVENT COLLISION.

By the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, etc. :

By virtue of the power and authority vested in us, we hereby revoke, as from and after the 30th day of September, 1858, the regulations made and published by us on the 1st day of May, 1852, relating to the lights to be carried by seagoing vessels to prevent collision :-And we hereby make the following regulations, and require and direct that the same be strictly observed and carried into effect on and after the 1st day of October, 1858.

STEAM VESSELS.

All sea-going steam vessels, when under steam, shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit the following lights :

1. A bright white light at the foremast head; a green light on the starboard side; a red light on the port side.

2. The mast-head light shall be so constructed as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least 5 miles, and shall show an uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points of the compass, and it shall be so fixed as to throw the light 10 points on each side of the ship, viz. :--from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on either side.

3. The green light on the starboard side, and the red light on the port side, shall be so constructed as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere,

at a distance of at least 2 miles, and show an uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, and they shall be so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on the starboard and on the port sides respectively.

4. The side lights are to be fitted with inboard screens projecting at least 3 feet forward from the light, so as to prevent the lights from being seen across the bow.

5. Steam vessels under sail only, are not to carry their mast-head light.

FOG SIGNALS. All sea-going steam vessels, whether propelled by paddles or screws, when their steam is up, and when under way, shall in all cases of fog use as a fog signal a steam whistle, placed before the funnel at not less than 8 feet from the deck, which shall be sounded once at least every five minutes; but when the steam is not up, they shall use a fog horn or bell, as ordered for sailing ships.

SAILING VESSELS.

1. All sea-going sailing vessels, when under way or being towed, shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a green light on the starboard side, and a red light on the port side of the vessel, and such lights shall be so constructed as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least 2 miles, and shall show an uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on the starboard and on the port sides respectively.

2. The colored lights shall be fixed whenever it is practicable so to exhibit them; and shall be fitted with inboard screens projecting at least 3 feet forward from the light, so as to prevent the lights being seen across the bow.

3. When the colored lights cannot be fixed (as in the case of small vessels in bad weather) they shall be kept on deck between sunset and sunrise, and on their proper sides of the vessel, ready for instant exhibition, and shall be exhibited in such a manner as can be best seen on the approach of, or to, any other vessel or vessels, in sufficient time to avoid collision, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side, nor the red light on the starboard side.

FOG SIGNALS. All sea-going sailing vessels, when under way, shall, in all cases of fog, use when on the starboard tack a fog horn, and when on the port tack shall ring a bell. These signals shall be sounded once at least every five minutes. Sailing pilot vessels are to carry only a white light at the mast-head, and are to exhibit a flare-up light every 15 minutes, in accordance with Trinity House regulation.

VESSELS AT ANCHOR.

All sea-going vessels, when at anchor in roadsteads or fairways, shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding 20 feet above the hull, a white light in a globular lantern of 8 inches in diameter, and so constructed as to show a clear. uniform, and unbroken light all round the horizon, at a distance of at least 1 mile.

Given under our hands, this 24th day of February, 1858.

By command of their Lordships,

CHARLES WOOD.
R. S. DUNDAS.

W. G. ROMAINE, Secretary.

The following are intended to illustrate the use of the lights carried by vessels at sea, and the manner in which they indicate to the vessel which sees them the position and description of the vessel which carries them :—

1st. When both red and green lights are seen :-A sees a red and green light ahead; A knows that a vessel is approaching her on a course directly opposite to her own. If A sees a white mast-head light above the other two, she knows that B is a steam vessel.

2d. When the red, and not the green light, is seen :-A sees a red light ahead or on the bow; A knows that either a vessel is approaching her on her port bow, or a vessel is crossing in some direction to port. If A sees a white mast-head

light above the red light, A knows that the vessel is a steam vessel, and is either approaching her in the same direction, or is crossing to port in some direction.

3d. When the green, and not the red light, is seen :-A sees a green light ahead or on the bow; A knows that either a vessel is approaching her on her starboard bow, or a vessel is crossing in some direction to starboard. If A sees a white mast-head light above the green light, A knows that the vessel is a steam vessel, and is either approaching her in the same direction, or is crossing to starboard in some direction.

CHERRYSTONE INLET LIGHTHOUSE AND STINGRAY POINT LIGHTHOUSE.

FIXED LIGHTS. The new lighthouse on the bar at the entrance of Cherrystone Inlet will be lighted for the first time at sunset on January 1, 1859, and will be kept burning during every night thereafter from sunset to sunrise. The lighthouse is situated on the west side of the entrance to the inlet, in about 4 feet water at low water, and is 1 mile south of Sandy Point. It is a screw-pile structure, hexagonal in plan. The house is painted white, and the piles and lantern are painted red. The focal plane is 364 feet above the water, and the illumin ating apparatus is a Fresnel lens of the 4th order, showing a fixed light of the natural color, and illuminating 270° of the horizon. The light should be visible in ordinary weather a distance of 10 nautical miles. Its position, as given by the Coast Survey, is-latitude 27° 15' 30"; longitude 76° 03' 00."

STINGRAY POINT LIGHTHOUSE. This lighthouse is situated off Stingray Point, the south point of the mouth of Rappahannock River, Va. It is about one mile east from the point, and is in six feet water. It is a screw-pile structure precisely like Cherrystone lighthouse in all respects. The illuminating apparatus is a Fresnel lens of the 6th order, showing a fixed light of the natural color, and illuminating the whole horizon. The light should be seen in ordinary weather a distance of 7 nautical miles. Windmill Point light-vessel bears from this lighthouse E. N. E., (true,) distant 4 nautical miles. The position of the lighthouse, as given by the Coast Survey, is-latitude 36° 33' 35" north; longitude 76° 16′ 40" west of Greenwich. This light will be lighted for the first time at sunset on the evening of January 1st next, and will be kept burning during every night thereafter from sunset to sunrise. By order of the Lighthouse Board, L. SITGREAVES, Captain Corps Topographical Engineers.

BALTIMORE, MD., November 20, 1858.

NOTICE TO MARINERS-KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS.

The floating light announced in the month of June last, has just been placed near the east side of the North Hinderbanc, in the North Sea, in latitude 51° 36′ 40′′ north, and longitude 2° 34′ 35′′ east of Greenwich. It is moored in 21 fathoms water-bottom, sand and shells. The vessel has two masts. The lantern, which contains eight argand lamps and reflectors, is hoisted on the mainmast, and shows a fixed light of the natural color. The light is 40 feet above the level of the sea, and is visible in clear weather a distance of 114 English miles. It was lighted for the first time on the evening of the 23d August last, and the light is kept up every night from sunset to sunrise. The hull is painted red. Upon the sides are painted, in large white letters, the words Noord Hinder. At the top of the mainmast is a red ball. In fogs a bell will be rung every fifteen minutes, preceded and followed by stroks of a gong. In the direction N. 17° W. mag., more than two English miles distant from the light-vessel, is placed, in 14 fathoms water, a red buoy, on which is marked in white letters the word Hinder. Mariners are warned that ships of large draught ought to keep to the northward of this buoy in order to avoid, as much as possible, the shoal water of the North Hinder.

LA HAYE, August 31, 1858.

J. S. LOTSIJ, Minister of Marine.

By order of the Lighthouse Board,

WASHINGTON, October 23, 1858.

W. B. FRANKLIN Secretary.

ENTRANCE TO THE RIVER THAMES, PRINCES AND HORSE CHANNELS.

TRINITY HOUSE, LONDON, September 15, 1858, Notice is hereby given, that the Girdler Spit buoy has been moved to a position midway between the Princes Channel light-vessel and the Girdler beacon, and now lies in 3 fathoms at low water spring tides, with the following marks and compass bearings, viz. :-Chislet Mill open west of Geoge's Farm, S. S. W. W.; St. Peter's Church open west of a mill at the back of Margate S. S. E. E.; North Tongue buoy S. E. by S.; Girdler beacon N. W. by W. Notice is also given, that it is intended in the course of the month of October to make the following changes in the buoys in the Horse Channel, viz. :-The Gore Patch buoy will be taken away. The East Last buoy will be moved 1 mile east of the West Last buoy, by which arrangement the three last buoys and Margate Hook beacon will be separated at equal distances. A red buoy will be placed on the Reculver Sand, which, with Margate Hook beacon, will form the eastern entrance to the Horse Channel. Further notice will be given when the above changes are effected. By order,

P. H. BERTHON, Secretary.

LIGHTHOUSES ON CAPE GROSSO, ON THE ISLAND OF LEVANZA;

AND ON FORT SAN SALVADOR, MESSINA-KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES.

Official information has been received at this office from the Department of State -1. That on the 1st instant a light of the third order was shown for the first time from the lighthouse on Cape Grosso, island of Levanza, province of Trapani. Sicily. The apparatus is a Fresnel lens. The light is fixed, elevated 282 feet above the level of the sea, and should be visible in clear weather a distance of 18 nautical miles. Latitude 38° 03′ 30′′ north, longitude 10° 01′ 17′′ east of Paris.

2. That on the same night (1st instant) was shown from Fort Campana di San Salvador, at the entrance of the port of Messina, a fixed red light. The light is at the extremity of the fort, and its object is to show the entrance of the port. It bears with Fort St. Raineri, N. W. W. and S. E. E. By order of the Lighthouse Board,

WASHINGTON, October 27, 1858.

W. B. FRANKLIN, Secretary.

FIXED RED LIGHT AT PORT CIOTAT-COASTS OF FRANCE AND CORSICA. Official information has been received at this office, that the Imperial Ministry for Public Works in France has given notice, that on and after the 15th October, 1858, a fixed red light would be exhibited all night from the tower recently constructed on the head of the new mole of Port Ciotat, on the south coast of France. The light is elevated 52 feet above the mean level of the sea, and is visible at about 6 miles. In entering the harbor, the above red light must be kept to port, and the fixed white light on the mole Berouard to starboard.

FIXED WHITE LIGHT AT PORT DE I'LLE-ROUSSE. Also, that on and after the above date a fixed white light would be shown all night from a lantern placed at the center of the head of the jetty of Port de I'lle-Rousse, or Isola Rossa, on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica. The light may be seen in clear weather at a distance of 5 miles. By order of the Lighthouse Board, W. B. FRANKLIN, Secretary.

WASHINGTON, November 12, 1858.

NOTICE TO MASTERS OF ALIEN VESSELS.

It is now required by the Trinity House authorities, that the masters of all alien vessels under treaties of reciprocity with England, should give their pilots a certificate of their vessel's name, tonnage, draught of water, destination, &c., which certificate is attended with no expense to the vessel or master. But should the master refuse to sign such certificate, the pilots will demand the full rate of alien pilotage for the vessel.

PILOT OFFICE, Redcross-street, 10th June, 1858.

BISHOP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE, SCILLY ISLANDS.

TRINITY HOUSE, LONDON, September 7, 1858.

Notice is hereby given, that, pursuant to the intention expressed in the advertisement from this house, dated 15th December last, a fixed bright dioptric light, of the first order, was exhibited on the evening of the first instant trom the lighthouse on the Bishop Rock, and will henceforth be continued every evening from sunset to sunrise. The light burns at an elevation of 110 feet above the mean level of high water, and illuminates the entire circle, and will be visible in clear weather at a distance of about fourteen miles. By order,

P. H. BERTHON, Secretary.

SURVEY OF THE ROCCAS, OFF THE COAST OF BRAZIL.

The Department of State has received notice from Robert G. Scott, Esq., Consul of the United States at Rio de Janeiro, that a survey has lately been made of the coral island lying off the coast of Brazil, called the Roccas on the English charts. The position of the island as given by this survey is--latitude 3° 51′ 30′′ S., longitude 33° 50' 09" W. of Greenwich. It is a perfect coral island, circular, about two miles in diameter, and has in its center a shallow lake with an opening to the sea. The greater part of the reef is under water. There are two sand banks, one on the southwest side, and the other on the northwest side of the island. These are ten or twelve feet above water at all tides, and are two or three hundred yards long. The smaller has on it some stunted vegetation and hazle trees. A tower 33 feet high has been erected on the larger bank, which can be seen in good weather a distance of about 11 nautical miles. The island lies in a strong westwardly current, varying from one to two miles per hour. By order of the Lighthouse Board, W. B. FRANKLIN, Secretary.

WASHINGTON, November 2, 1858.

JOURNAL OF INSURANCE.

WISCONSIN INSURANCE LAW.

AN ACT IN RELATION TO ALL COMPANIES TRANSACTING THE BUSINESS OF LIFE. FIRE,
AND MARINE INSURANCE WITHIN THIS STATE-APPROVED, MAY 15, 1858.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:—

SECTION 1. Every company or corporation, organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, or of sister States, or foreign governments, and transacting the business of life, fire, and marine insurance companies in this State, shall within three months after the passage of this act, and, also, on or before the first day of February in each and every year thereafter, furnish to the Governor of this State, and shall also publish in the State paper, daily, for two weeks, a statement verified by the oath of their president, or principal officer, and majority of their directors or trustees, showing the amount of their paid-up capital and accumulations of which they are possessed, and specifying the particular securities in which they are invested, with the amount of each; the number of policies, and the amount of outstanding risks thereon; the several amounts received in premiums and from other sources for the current year; the amount of losses and the expenses severally for the same period; the amount of claims unpaid; the amount offered for re insurance; the amount of premium notes, if any, held on account of policies upon which the risk has terminated; the whole number of policies issued or continued through their offices or agencies; the amount of risk thereon, and the gross amount of premiums received therefor, in the year preceding their report; the number and amount of losses paid through their agencies, and by their officers, during the same period.