SOUTHWICK.-See Shoreham.

SOUTHWOLD, Suffolk. Lat. 52° 20' N; long. 1° 39′ E. Situated at the mouth of the Blythe, 28m NE. of Ipswich. Auth. Commissioners under Acts of Parliament 20 and 30 Geo. II.; 29 and 49 Geo. III.; and an Act of 1830. Ry. Southwold Ry., nearest station Halesworth, GE. A decaying harb., with dilapidated piers. THW. at f. and c. 10h 20m. Official.-Harb. Master, W. Blowers.

Hotels. "Centre Cliff," "Swan," and "Crown.

SPALDING, Lincolnshire. Situate on the River Welland, 15m SW. from Clayhole in Boston Deeps. THW. f. and c. 7h 30m. Auth. The River Welland Outfall Trustees. D. of water at Sp., 7ft to 9ft. Vessels up to 60ft in length can swing. Accn. Two ship carpenters and slipways.

Charges.-River Welland dues, 91 per ton, on the reg. of the vessel. Coals and road materials 6d per ton; cake manure and other merchandise, Is per ton.

Pilotage. Clayhole to Fosdyke Bridge, under 8ft, 1/9 per ft; over 8t, 2/ per ft; Fosdyke Bridge to Spalding, 1/ per ft.

Officials. Clerks, Bonner & Calthrop, solicitors, Spalding; Harb. Master, Joseph Atkin.

Hotels." White Hart," "Red Lion."

SPITHEAD.-A roadstead of the English Channel, between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, facing Portsmouth Harb. About 10m in length and 4 in breadth, and could hold 1,000 vessels in safety, and is the principal rendezvous of the British navy. THW. at f. and c. 11h 20m.

STAIRHAVEN, Ayrshire, Scotland. Auth. Owner, Earl of Stair. A small harb. dry at LW., with 14ft HWST and 8ft at HWNT. Used by coasters.

STARLEYBURN, N. side of Frith of Forth. A small harb., fallen into disuse except for the occasional shipping of stones by a quarry tenant of the proprietor, the Earl of

Morton.

STAXIGOL, Caithness, near Wick. There is a stone pier, dry at

LW., at this place.

STIRLING, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Lat. 56° 6' N ; long. 3° 59′ W., situated at the head of the Frith of Forth. Rys. Cal. and N.B. No harb. auth. THW. f. and c. 3h 52m. Official.-Harb. Master, W. M Dickson.

STOCKTON-ON-TEES, Durham. (See also Middlesboro'.) Lat. 54° 34' N; long. 1° 16′ W.

Pop. 41,015. Auth. Tees Conservancy Commissioners. P. NC. THW. 4h 25m; Sp. rise 11ft; N. rise 8ft. D. on bar 171ft; ST. 18ft; NT. 14ft. Vessels drawing 13 to 15ft have entered at LWST. W. Prev. N. and E. and NE. Ry. N.E. Tr.— A large I. and E. (specially minerals). Charges.-Port charges on ships. sail. Anchorage dues 2/6 every vessel. tolls on ships vary from 1d to 6d ton. Pilotage. See Middlesboro'.

LV. 3,200 tons.
Light tolls Id ton, steam and
Mooring dues 4d ton. River
Tolls on goods, minerals, &c.

Towage.-To or from sea, light, 6d per ton; loaded 7d per ton. Officials. Sec. to Commrs., J. H. Amos; Harb. Master, Capt. W. F. Marshall; Coll. of H. M. Cust., J. R. Owen. Hotels." Vane Arms,' ""Black Boy," &c.

STOCKWITH, Lincolnshire, under Port of Gainsboro'.

HWS. 13ft; HWN. 7ft.

Charges.-Dock dues, 5, per vessel.

STOLFORD BEACH.-See Bridgwater.

D.

STONEHAVEN, Kincardineshire. Lat. 56° 58′ N; long. 2° 12' W. THW. f. and c. 1h 10m. Auth. Harb. Bd. under Act 20th May, 1825, and Prov. Order confirmed by Act 10th Aug. 1882. Harb. nearly dries at LW., with 13ft HWST. and 9ft HWNT., and is used by vessels up to 200 tons. Quayage 350ft.

Charges. 2d per ton inwards or outwards. Cargo 1d per ton reg. In ballast, id per ton. Harbour lights, windbound Id per ton. Pilotage.-30 to 50 tons, 5/; 50 to 60 tons, 6; 60 to 80 tons, 7; 80 to 100 tons, 9; 100 to 120 tons, 10/.

Officials.-Harb. Master, A. Laing; Berthing Master, John

Duncan.

STORNOWAY, Island of Lewis. Lat. 58° 11' 28" N ; long 6° 22' 10" W. Pop. 3,200. Auth. Harbour Commissioners, incorporated by Act 28 and 29 Vic. c. 76. P. NC. THW. 6h 46m; Sp. rise 13ft; N. rise 9ft. D. There is no bar. En. to harb. 8 fathoms. W. prev. SW. Ry. H. (D. & S.) Tr.-I. Timber, salt, tar, coal, cement, bricks, flour, &c.; E. Herrings, cured cod and ling, fish, eggs, cattle, &c. LV. 2,722 reg. ton. ; largest dft. 25ft. Vessels of 3,800 tons have anchored in the harb. Accn. Stornoway lies in a deep loch or bay on E. coast of Island of Lewis, and has an area of 150 acres of anchorage, sheltered from all winds. General depth of water 18 to 36ft; a bottom of sand and mud. There are about 600yds of quay wall, and a LW. pier. There is also a patent slip, 140ft long, 24ft wide. H. of T., ST. 9ft; NT. 5ft. There are several warehouses. Coal hulks moored in outer harbour.

Charges. Harb. dues 3d ton; in ballast and not loading cargo d. ton. No dues charged on steamers coaling or windbound. Pilotage. District not defined. Rates by agreement. Towage. As per agreement. Officials.-Secs., W. and J. Ross; Harb. Master, Thomas Morison; Collector, W. Lees; Supt. of Cust., W. Callender. Lloyd's Agent.-Stornoway is within 20 miles of the Butt of Lewis, at which point a Lloyd's signal station is about to be erected. Telegraphic communication now extends to Barra Head, and to several points of the W. coast of Lewis.

STRANGFORD, Co. Down, Ireland, six miles from Downpatrick. Auth. Owner, Lieut.-Gen. Lord de Ros, under letters patent of 7th Oct., 1514. Harbour is used by vessels of up to 600 tons. D. 11ft LWST., and 3 fathoms on Pladdy Bar at LWST.

Charges.-Quayage 2d per ton reg. Plankage 1/ to 2/6. Ballast 1/ per ton. Anchorage / to 5/.

Pilotage.-Per agreement.

Officials. Harb. Master, G. Swail. STRANRAER, Wigtown. Lat. 54° 54' 40" N; long. 5° 1' 40" W. Pop. 6,342. Auth. Town Council, as Harbour Commissioners, acting under Harbour Act, 1847, and Burgh Harbours Act (Scot.), 1853. THW. (Loch Ryan) 11h 12m ; Sp. rise 11ft; N. rise 8ft. D. on bar or entrance and in channel, 3ft at LW. W. most dangerous N. and NW. Ry. Cal. (Port Patrick),

and Ayrton and Wigtownshire. Tr.--I. Timber, coal, provisions, manure, &c.; E. Agricultural produce. LV. about 300 tons. Accn. Being a tidal harb. no vessels can enter at LW. Stranraer at the head of a loch has two piers extending into the sea, of which the eastern is 8ooyds long, with a depth of 9ft at LW. Extensive and secure anchorage in roadstead.

Charges. Harbour dues, 50 to 100 tons reg., 3d ton; 100 to 150 tons, 41d; 150 to 200 tons, 5d; 200 tons and upwards, 6d. Vessels in ballast Id ton.

Pilotage. District not defined.

and vice versa, 5' per vessel.

Towage. None.

Rates. Roadstead to harb.

Officials.-Town Clerk and Clerk to Commrs., W. Black; Coll. of H.M. Cust., R. Caldwell.

STRANTON, Durham. A small port 2 miles SW. from W.

Hartlepool.

STROMNESS, Hoy Sound, Pomona, Orkneys. On SW. coast of the island. A safe harb. with a pier, Auth. Commissioners under the Used by steamers up to

having 1oft at LWST. alongside.

Orkney Piers and Harbours Act, 1872.

470 tons. There are two patent slipways. A lifeboat station. THW. at f. and c. 9h om.

STRONTIAN, Loch Sunart, Argyllshire.

A small harbour

visited by coasting vessels. STROOD, Kent, on the Medway, a suburb of Rochester, which

see.

SUNDERLAND, Durham. At the mouth of the river Wear. Lat. 54° 54' N; long. 1° 22' W. Pop. 116,548. Auth. The river Wear Commissioners are Conservators of Port and are the owners of the South docks. The N. E. Ry. Co. own the North dock. Graving docks as below. THW. 3h 22m; Sp. rise 141⁄2st; N. rise 11ft; R. of N. 7ft. D. in channel between the docks and the sea, generally, HWST. 25ft; NT. 22ft. Ry. N.E. Tr.I. Timber, grain, iron ore, &c.; E. Coals and coke, patent fuel, iron, bottles, glass, &c. There are the following Docks:

There are numerous coal staiths; many iron shipbuilding yards, and marine engineering works. Warehouse accommodation. Timber yards. All connected with railway (N. E. Co.). Steam and hydraulic cranes. Steam shears. Extensive wharfage and quayage space.

for ships up to 1,200 tons.

Vessels launched I'd ton. Port duty River watch id ton. Tonnage. Through Dock watermen, 100

Charges. -Port tonnage dues Id to 3d ton. 4d ton. Lighthouse dues d ton. Refuge dues on coal. Anchorage and beaconage 1/2 ship. Port dues on goods.-South Dock rates: toll on coal and goods carried through docks. tons 3/ ton; 200 tons 5/6 ton; above 200 tons d reg. ton. in addition. These charges include all mooring. North Dock. Tonnage rates from 2d to 6d ton inwards, and ¿d, id, and 2d ton outwards.

Pilotage.-District. From Souter Point to Ryhope Dene, and the whole port and harb. of Sunderland. Rates. For all vessels into or out of Sunderland 1/6 foot. In addition to these pilotage dues, vessels above 350 tons reg. pay d ton on the excess of reg. tonnage over and above that number of tons.

Towage.-Inwards -Sailing vessels from within the ballast buoys to any part of the docks or river below the bridge Id; when a second tug is employed, id additional; sailing vessels from within the piers either to the docks or river Id; steam vessels from sea either to docks or river Id reg. ton. All vessels under 80 reg. tons, either to docks or river 10s each. Outwards.—Sailing vessels from any part of the South Docks to sea, or from the North Dock to sea by the river Id (when two tugs are employed, 50 per cent. additional for the whole towage service); sailing vessels from any tier or berth in or below the rack to sea, either by river or through the dock 14d (should the vessel remain in the dock over the tide, then d per reg. ton; and when towed to sea, the outward rate of 1d); steam vessels to sea, either from the docks or river or through the docks Id reg. ton. All vessels under 80 reg. tons, either from the docks or river 10 each. Harbour Towage, &c. All vessels from any ballast wharf to any tier or berth in or below the rack, up to 240 tons d; for each ton above 240 tons d (no less charge than 5/ per vessel); all vessels from any part of the North or South Docks, to, in, or below the rack, up or down ad (no less charge than 7/6 per vessel); a'l vessels from the North Docks to the Commissioners' Graving Docks, or any part of the South Docks each way d; all vessels from any tier or berth in or below the rack to any tier below, up to 240 tons d, for each ton above 240 d (no less charge than 5/ per vessel); all vessels from the Commissioners' Graving Docks to any part of the South Docks d reg. ton. These rates do not apply beyond the limits of the port. Officials.-River Wear Commrs., Gen. Man. and Treas., C. H. Dodds; Clerk and Sec., J. G. Morr s; Harb. Masters, W. Gaudie and D. Wright; Traffic Man., T. Atkinson; Dock Master, P. Wilson; Deputy Dock Master, H. J. Beadle: N. E. Ry. Co. North Dock,

Goods Agent, W. Bryans; Coll. and Min. Agent, E. Knox; Dock Master, Capt. T. Legender; Coll. of H.M. Čust., W. G. McLean. SUNDERLAND, NORTH.- See North Sunderland.

SUTAN or CHURCH BAY.-An open beach on NE. side of Holyhead Bay.

SUTTON BRIDGE.- See Wisbech.

SUTTON HARBOUR.- See Plymouth.

SUTTON WASH.-A creek under Wisbech.

SWANAGE, Dorsetshire. Lat. 50° 58' N; long. 1° 37' W.
THW. f. and c. 9h. Ry. S. W. Auth. Pier Co.
A stone and timber pier, 439ft long, carried into 7ft at LW.
HW. 14ft. A 5-ton crane.

Charges. Average 6d per ton. Passengers id each.
Official.-Pier Master, Thos. Dixon.
Hotel." Royal Victoria."

D. at

SWANSEA, Glamorgan. Lat. 51° 34' N; long. 3° 57′ W. Pop. 100,000. Auth. Harbour Trust, under provisions of the Commissioners Clauses Act, 1847, and the Incorporating Act, 17 and 18 Vic. c. 126. P. Optional outwards; C. inwards. THW. f. and c. at the Mumbles 6h 17m; Equinoctial Sp. rise 31ft; OSp. rise 271ft; N. rise 20ft; R. of N. 13 ft. W. prev. SW.; most dangerous ESE. Rys. G. W., L. & N.W., and M. Tr.-I. Timber, deals, all kinds of ores, copper, silver, iron, &c., grain, pig-iron, American produce, &c. ; E. Coals, patent fuel, coke, culm, tin plates, and general manufactures. LV. s.s. Duke of Westminster, 3.726 gross reg. tons, sailing vessel, New York, 2,699 net tons. Accn. Docks, &c. :

G. B. Meager & Co..

Albion

ft. ft. 480 424

Blocks.
ft.
15 to 17

Entered from

(North Dock

¡ Central

350

Cambrian
Do.

176

88

14 to 22
18

Harbour.

River.

156

52

17

Globe

400

46

13 to 22

(S. Dock Basin River.

Phoenix

There are 17,130ft of quayage space. Most modern hydraulic

305

38

10 to 17

Do.

280

40

7 to 14