§ MR. M'CARTANI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the frequent complaints made by the masters of ships and steamers as to the insufficiency of the fog signal on Mew Island, near Donaghadee; and whether, considering the amount of shipping to and from Belfast Lough, and the great danger thereto owing to the want of a proper fog signal, he will cause inquiry to be made with the view of providing sufficient warning in time of fog?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. MUNDELLA,) Sheffield, BrightsideThe Commissioners of Irish Lights are at present engaged in experiments with a view to the improvement of fog sirens in the Irish lighthouse service, including that at Mew Island.