EASTHAM. Entrance to the Manchester Ship Canal.--See

Manchester Canal.

EDAY, Orkney Islands. Lat. 59° 10' N; long. 3° 5' W. Stone pier. HWST. 14ft, LWST. 5ft. Charges. Same as

Kirkwall.

EDEN WATER.-See Guardsbridge.
EDINBURGH. - See Leith.
ELGIN. See Lossiemouth.

ELIE, Fiteshire. Lat. 56° 11' N; long. 2° 50′ W. A small tidal harb. protected by a sea wall, and a pier 845ft in length. D. HWST. 15ft, HWNT. 10ft. THW. f. and c. 1h 59m. Auth. Owner, W. Baird, Esq., of Elie, under provisions of statute 20 and 21 Vict., 1857. Tr.-E. Potatoes.

Charges. Dues of vessels under 15 tons Ind. per ton, under 50 tons 2d, under 100 tons 3d, over 150 tons 3d. Vessels windbound half the above.

Pilotage.-24d per ton reg.

Official. Harb. Master, W. Macintosh.

ELLESMERE PORT, Manchester Ship Canal (which see). Used by vessels of all sizes trading on the Manchester Ship Canal, which has 26ft of water. Larger wharfage Accn. has now been made alongside this canal, where vessels of considerable size can be discharged. There will always be from 20ft to 24 it water alongside. P. N.C. and dismasting unnecessary. Auth. Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Co., under their Act of Parliament. THW. f. and c. 12 o'clock. D. at HW. 26ft. Area 5 acres. LV. 3,000 tons, and 680 in dock. Cranes: A high level coal tip to 400 tons per hour; 34 hydraulic and 31 hand cranes or various powers up to 10 tons. There is a patent slip 300ft long, 19ft dft.

Officials. James Bishop, Sec. L. & N. W., Euston Station, London. Harb. Mast., C. Whitridge. Man., T. Hales, Chester. Hotels. The "Dock," "Bull's Head," "Railway," and "Grosvenor."

ELY, Glamorganshire. See Penarth.. EMSWORTH, Portsmouth. D. HWS. 14ft, HWN. 9ft. D. at En. 15ft; NT. Ioft. Tr.-Coal and grain, oysters and escallops. Accn. I crane and I steam tug. There is a small slipway.

Pilotage.-2/6 per foot. Auth. Warblington Urban District Council under Harbour Order of 1896.

ERIN PORT. - See Isle of Man. ERISKA PORT, I. of South Uist. 15' W. Situated in A natural harb. for small vessels, with THW. f. and c. 2h om.

Lat. 57° 5' N; long. 7° a loch of the same name. depth at En. of 6 fms.

ESSIE, Banffshire. - See Port Essie. EXETER, Devonshire. On the Exe. Nine miles from the sea. Lat. 50° 40′ N; long. 3° 27′ W. Pop. 47,150. Auth. Mayor, aldermen, and citizens. P. NC. THW. at Exmouth 6h 21m; Sp. rise 12 ft; N. rise 8 ft. D. Exmouth Bar and Bight, ST. 20ft, NT. 14ft; Topsham Quay, ST. 12ft, NT. 8ft; Turf, ST. 14ft, NT. 10ft; Exeter Bar, ST. 13ft; Basin, ST. 18ft; Town Quay, ST. roft. Rys. G.W. and L. & S. W. Tr.-I. General; E. Ground barytes, timber, &c. LV. Vessels of 350 tons can reach the city of Exeter, where there is a large floating basin connected with Exmouth by a canal five miles long, but at certain times of year they have to lighten to 12ft. The canal cannot pass a vessel of larger dimensions than: length over all, 125ft; beam, 26ft; draught, 12ft. Measurement of bridges and locks:Turf Lock, 132ft 2in in length, outside lock (higher gates), 28ft 4in, inside, 29ft 4 in; Topsham Bridge, 28ft gin. wide; Topsham Lock (side entrance to canal from Topsham), 91ft in length, inside lock, 25ft 6in wide, outside lower gate, 24ft 3 in; Countess Weir, 26ft 3in wide; Double Locks (lower gates), inside lock by gates, 26ft 44in, outside lock by gates, 26ft 3tin, length of lock, 319ft. Double Locks (higher gates), outside higher gates, 27ft 11 in, inside higher gates at Hollow Quoin HW. 26ft 7in, inside higher gates, by entrance to pier, 26ft 3in wide at IHW., 26ft at LW.: Salmon Pool Bridge, 27ft 6in wide; Entrance to Canal Basin at Exeter, 29ft 4in wide; King's Arms Sluice, entrance to Exeter Quay, 26ft 3 in wide. Cranes to lift from I to 20 tons.

Charges.-Harb. dues 1/2 vessel. The toll payable on vessels entering into or using the canal locks or basins is 4d per ton. reg. with a minimum charge of 5/; 3d. reg. ton in addition for horse trackage. No buoyage. Town dues on cargo: ballast, 1/- per ton f.o.b.

Pilotage.-NC., except from foreign ports. District. From Lyme to Bob's Nose, and vice versa. Rates. Coasters. -For ships in and over Exmouth Bar, to the moorings in the Bight at Exmouth,

and out again over the bar. Inwards :

s. d.

s. d.

Ships from foreign parts. For ships in and over Exmouth Bar,

Inwards :- s. d.

to the moorings in the Bight at Exmouth, and out again over the bar.

s. d.

Not ex. 80 reg tons. 3 o foot dft. Ex. 200 and not ex. 250 tons 6 3 foot dft

,,150

200

56

"

400

99 "

And 1/ foot for every 100 tons additional. Outwards, one-half these rates. All ships carried up from the Bight at Exmouth to the Sands 3/6; back 3/6. All ships under 100 tons, carried up to Topsham Quay 13/; back 13/. All ships under 100 tons carried up to Turf 9/; back 9/. All ships upwards of 100 tons carried up to Topsham Quay ton Id; back Id. d. All ships upwards of 100 tons carried up to Turf, ton Ild; back Id. Towage. Sea to Bight, in 3d, out 3d, return 6d; sea to Turf 44d, out 4d, return 74d; sea to Topsham 5d, out 44d, return 84d; Bight to Turf 3d, out 2d, return 5d; Bight to Topsham 4d, out 3d, return 7d.; by Corporation tug, Queen of the Exe. Apply to A. Clements, Exeter, and Elliot & Matthew, Exemouth.

Officials.-Town Clerk, G. R. Shorto; Harb. Master and Wharfinger at Exeter, A. Clements; Harb. Master at Exmouth, Capt. Breading.

Hotels. "Rougemont," "London," "Clarence," "Half Moon," " White Lion," "Globe," and "Queen's."

EXMOUTH (see Exeter), Devon. A lifeboat station. Tr.I. Coal, timber, grain, salt, slate, oilcake, manure, &c.; E. Bricks, clay, timber. Accn. A dock 530ft long, by 270ft broad. Auth. Dock Co., under Exmouth Docks Act, 1864. W. prev. W., most dangerous SE. to SW. THW. f. and c. 6h 2m. Rys. Narrow gauge fine alongside dock and stores, direct to Exeter and all parts.

Officials. Manager, Dock Co., G. Ellett; Sec., G. Matthew ; Customs Officer, T. W. Hawke; Harb. Master, Capt. Breading; Lloyd's Agents, Ellett and Matthew.

EYEMOUTH, Berwickshire.

Lat. 55° 52′ 25′′ N; long 2° 5' W. Situated at the mouth of the Eye, 7 miles from Berwick. Auth. Harb. Trustees, under statute 2 Vict., c. 36, and Harbour Order, 1882. THW. f. and c. 2h 15m. D. 11ft NT., and 17ft ST. As much water in harb. as on bar. Good quayage. A lifeboat station. Railway adjoins harb.

Charges. Harbour Dues-Vessels from or to E. C. of Scotland or England 4d, windbound 2d per ton; from or to other ports in Great Britain or Ireland 6d, windbound 3d per ton; over the sea 8d per ton, windbound 4d per ton. Dues on coals reduced to 3d, and salt 6d per ton. Cured herrings exported Id per barrel. Other goods or produce as per schedule, tor which apply to Clerk.

Officials. Clerk to Trust and Pilotage Authority, John Wood, Solicitor and Notary; Harb. Master, Thos. Collin; Treasurer, James C. Crawford.

Hotels." Ship," "Yawl," and "Royal" on quays, "Cross Keys," "Home Arms."

FALLIN, Creek of Alloa. D. HWST. 11ft, and HWNT. 6ft. Charges.-Harb. dues 1/ per mast.

FALMOUTH, Cornwall. Seaport. Lat. 50° 9′ N; long. 5° 4' W. Pop. 12, 131. Auth. Harbour Com missioners, under a Provisional Order of 1870, and Docks Company, the latter having jurisdiction over the tidal harb. within the breakwater, and the graving docks. P. C. THW. f. and c. 4h 57m; Sp. rise 16ft 6in; N. rise 9st 6in. W. prev. SW. to W.; most dangerous SE. to E. Ry. G.W. Tr.-I. Wheat, barley, maize, guano, nitrate of soda, manures, coals, timber, grain, flour, bricks, slates, &c.; E. Granite, paper, hemp and wire rope, copper ore, china-clay and stone, timber, pilchards, fire-bricks, &c. LV. s.s. Potsdam, 12,522 gross, 7,975 net reg. tons. The outer harb. is a capacious and secure anchorage. Vessels of the heaviest draft can enter at all times of tide. The tidal harb. is formed by two piers or breakwaters, the entrance is 1,cooft wide between the pier heads. The E. breakwater is gooft long, and has 23ft at LWST. along its wharves, and 18ft on the W. side of the tidal harb. Area of tidal harb. 42 acres, with 2,000ft lin. of quayage space. Falmouth Docks include two graving docks owned by the Falmouth Dock Company, with iron and wood shipbuilding and repairing yards, and extensive warehouses for storage of goods. Cranes lift I to 10 tons, one lifts 40 tons.

Charges. Anchorage dues d. per ton reg., payable twice only in each year. Windbound vessels exempt.

Pilotage. District. From the Dodman to the Lizard, and

vice versa. Rates:

roft and
under.

11ft. 12ft. 13ft. 14ft. 15ft. 16ft. 17ft. 18ft. 19ft. 20ft. 21ft. 22ft. 23ft.

A From sea to any navigable part of Helford River within an imaginary Hne drawn from the lighthouse on St. Anthony's Point, to the Block House on Pendennis Point.

B From inside an imaginary line drawn from the Manacles to the Dodman,

to same.

C From inside an imaginary line drawn from the lighthouse on St. Anthony's Point, to the Block House on Pendennis Point, to Carrick Roads, Falmouth Inner Harb., St. Mawes Harb., and St. Just Pool.

A vessel brought to an anchor, or taken from her anchorage by a pilot outside an imaginary line drawn from the Lighthouse on St. Anthony's Point to the Block House, on Pendeanis Point, is to pay inward pilotage as above. A vessel, the master of which emp'oys a pilot, within the district, and not anchoring or coming within such line, inward pilotage as above. Outward pilotage, 3/ per ft of the dst of water for vessels under 16ft water and 4/ per ft for vessels drawing 16ft and above that dft. From Carrick Roads and vice versa, to Falmonth Inner Harb., St. Mawes Harb., St. Just Pool, and Restronguet, 2/ foot dst. From Carrick Roads and vice verså to Malpas, 2/6 foot dft. For vessels exceeding 23ft, an increase for each foot or part of a foot, in the same proportion as between 22 and 23st. Steam vessels putting into Falmouth for coal only are to pay for pilotage, in and out. The several Pilotage Rates above specified are subject to a reduction of one-fourth part, in respect of vessels propelled by steam and vessels towed by steam vessels, provided that if any such vessel shall be propelled by steam, or towed by a steam vessel for a part only of the distance for which any such rate may be payable, the reduction of one-fourth shall be made on such part only of the said rate as shall be proportionate to the distance so propelled or towed. No vessel is to be brought to an anchor outside an imaginary line drawn from the Lighthouse on St. Anthony's Point to the Block House on Pendennis Point, unless at the express desire of the master, of which the Pilot is to procure a certificate to entitle him to the pilotage; and no vessel is to be brought to an anchor between an imaginary line drawn from the Lighthouse on St. Anthony's Point to the Block House on Pendennis Point, and an imaginary line drawn from the Block House on Pendennis Point to Carrick Narth Point, or between the buoys of the Narrows, unless under circumstances of unavoidable necessity. A charge of 10/ is to be made or putting a pilot on board vessels outside the Manacles Pilots kept on board vessels under way outside the harbour, shall be entitled to the following scale of pay, viz :

And so on in like proportion for such service; and pilots remaining on board vessels at anchor within the harb., when requested by the master thereof so to do, or detained on board of vessels performing quarantine, shall receive the same rate of pay for such detention. N. B. No allowance for a pilot going on board a ship in the harbour to take her out, except in extremely bad weather, or when ships are on shore, or making signals of distress.

Towage. Inward or outward. 5/ for every 50 tons up to 1,000 tons, and 10/ for every 100 tons above 1,000 tons. Transporting in the harbour, docking or undocking, three-fourths of above-mentioned rates. Assisting to moor after first anchor is dropped £1, if the tug has not earned inward towage. If paid by time the rate is £2 per hour under ordinary circumstances.

Officials. Clerk to Harb. Commrs., W. Jenkins; Harb. Master, S. Collins; Dock Sec. and Supt., F. J. Bowles; Dock Master, E. J. K. Nicholls; Lloyd's Agents, W. Broad & Sons.

Hotels.-"Falmouth," "Royal," "Greenbank," "Pendennis," and "King's."

FAREHAM, Hants. A creek of Portsmouth, taking vessels up to 300 tons. Pop. 7,000. D. HWST. 12ft, HWNT. 9ft. THW. 11h. 30m. Tr.-I. Coals, grain, and general goods; E. Bricks, pottery, &c. Coll. of Dues, G. Chamberline. FAVERSHAM, Kent. On the Swale, about 2 miles from the entrance to this river. Lat. 51° 20′ N; long. 0° 53′ E. Pop. 13,290. THW. f. and c. oh 30m. Auth. Faversham Nav. Com. by Act of Parliament, 5 Vict., c. 42. P. NC. as per agreement. Harb. dry at LW. Sp. average from 12 to 12 ft; N 8 to 10ft. W. prev. The harb. is protected from all winds. Ry. L. C. & D. Good quay. D. HST. Ji to 12ft. Tr.-I. Timber, coal, iron, railway material, manure, macadam or broken granite, slates, oil cake, valonia, hides, &c.; E. Grain, hops, cement, wool, flints, gravel, &c. LV. 230 reg. tons. Cranage-portable; Railway Company have a 6 ton and a 10 ton crane. Charges.Harb. dues, loaded vessels above 10 reg. tons 5d ton in and out; under 10 tons 3d ton. Coals 3d ton. Ballast 1/ per ton. Towage.Sea-going vessels loaded 3d, light 2d ton; minimum 15/. River