tu tria n (I — Thames river, eitranre. 
Alteration of Buoyage of Month 
Chaaneli« 
The Trinity House, London, has given 
Notice, that in accordance with the general 
system of buoyage adopted by that corpora 
tion. the buoys of the South Channels of the 
Thames will, durine- the months of March 
and April 1870. be altered in conformity 
therewith. 
The principal features of this system are 
that the starboard side of channels entering 
from seaward, will be marked by black or 
red buoys only, the port side, by black or 
red buoys, chequered or striped vertically 
with white, and middle grounds by black or 
reti buoys with horizontal bands of white. 
When beacons are consulered necessary 
to be placed on buoys, the starboard side 
entering will be distinguished by globes, the 
port side entering by cages, and middle 
grounds by diamonds or triangles. 
It is to be observed that only one colour, 
either Uack or ret/, will be used in the same 
channel. 
The prevailing colour of the buoys in the 
Horse, Four Fathoms, and Prince's channels, 
and in tite Gaze Deep and the Sea Reach, 
will be black. 
In the Queens and Alexandra Channels 
and the Swale, the buoys will be red. 
The buoyage i the district will then be 
as follows: 
Horse Channel. 
Recnlvers black anti white striped. 
Horse black and white chequered. 
South-Fast Margate black. 
South Margate black. 
South Spit black. 
Hook Spit black. 
ItorUffr. — Cnglonb ilgmff -fHtin&ung 
&rr<ïiit<rriiiift in ber 'Ui-toinimifi 
brr fuMicbcii Manale. 
3n bm Storniteli 'Btiitj unb ilptil 1H70 met. 
ben bie 'Jtojen in ben ftiblitben ibemfe • Kanälen 
in Ueberemftimmiutg mil beni nom ìrinit» fteufe 
angenommenen ¿nftem netänbert toetben. 
Sach biefem ¿»item loerben bie aub ¿ее fom- 
menben ¿(biffe an ¿teuetbotb nui fdnoarge obet 
nur rotbe, an 'Sarfbotb nut gefebaebte obet feilt- 
recht geftteifte fdnrarireeifte obet tothreetft, unb 
an ben ftSittelgrüiiben nut fcbrearie obet rotbe 
Sojen mit n'.tgerrcbten weiften ¿tteifen finben. 
SPeiben bie Sojen mit Safen verleben, fo er. 
halten bie an ¿teuetbotb .Rügehi- bie an 'Pai* 
botb SPnttel mtb bie not ben Sîittelgtiiiiben ano. 
geteilten '4bomben obet IDveittfe. 
3n ein unb bemfelben Sabrreaffer metben nut 
'Sojen non einer (torbe, entreebet nut fchreat}e 
ober nut rotbe nennenbet metben 
■Tie Setonuuiu, roirb habet folgtnbe ietn: 
.Çotfe Channel. 
ffteculnerb fdunor, unb meifi gefhreift. 
.f'orie id'in.ir, unb weift gefdwebt. 
South Saft Slargate idnoarj. 
£outb Siargate f(bre.tr; 
South ¿ret fdUDarj. 
(T'eof ¿pit febtnatj. 
Saft Va|ì fcbtnati 
ÎRib Vaft idnoat;, 
SSJeft Vaft fehreari mit Stange unb Äuget 
$be Sreale. 
SOhiteiable Street rotb unb weift geftreift mit 
Stange unb Sßürfel. 
Sollarb ¿nit rotb unb reeift geftteift 
Columbine rotb.