ext the beacon, which likewise disengaged their opposite extremity,
inserted a few inches into the building. The frame was then gently
lowered into the water, and floated off to the _Smeaton_ to be towed to
Arbroath, to be applied as part of the materials in the erection of the
lightkeepers' houses. After the removal of the bridge, the aspect of
things at the rock was much altered. The beacon-house and building had
both a naked look to those accustomed to their former appearance; a
curious optical deception was also remarked, by which the lighthouse
seemed to incline from the perpendicular towards the beacon. The
horizontal rope-ladder before noticed was again stretched to preserve
the communication, and the artificers were once more obliged to practise
the awkward and straddling manner of their passage between them during
1809.

At twelve noon the bell rung for prayers, after which the artificers
went to dinner, when the writer passed along the rope-ladder to the
lighthouse, and went through the several apartments, which were now
cleared of lumber. In the afternoon all hands were summoned to the
interior of the house, when he had the satisfaction of laying the upper
step of the stair, or last stone of the building. This ceremony
concluded with three cheers, the sound of which had a very loud and
strange effect within the walls of the lighthouse. At six o'clock Mr.
Peter Logan and eleven of the artificers embarked with the writer for
Arbroath, leaving Mr. James Glen with the special charge of the beacon
and railways, Mr. Robert Selkirk with the building, with a few
artificers to fit the temporary windows to render the house habitable.

Sunday, 14th Oct.

On returning from his voyage to the Northern Lighthouses, the writer
landed at the Bell Rock on Sunday, the 14th of October, and had the
pleasure to find, from the very favourable state of the weather, that
the artificers had been enabled to make great progress with the
fitting-up of the light-room.

Friday, 19th Oct.

The light-room work had proceeded, as usual, to-day under the direction
of Mr. Dove, assisted in the plumber-work by Mr. John Gibson, and in the
brazier-work by Mr. Joseph Fraser; while Mr. James Slight, with the
joiners, were fitting up the storm-shutters of the windows. In these
several departments the artificers were at work till seven o'clock p.m.,
and it being then dark, Mr. Dove gave orders to drop work in the
light-room; and all hands pro