of the Light-house, 26th May. Fixtures of the Hinges of the Door and Windows. Great expedition of the Shipping with the Materials. Patriot makes one trip in 33 hours. 36th course laid. King’s Birth-day observed, 4th June.

336–339 Stair-case of the Light-house completed, 5th June. Progress of works at Edinburgh. Artificers liable to accident. Boat and Life Buoy provided for the Beacon. Trenailing of the stones of the building discontinued. Number of persons inhabiting the Beacon. Fitting of the window-hinges tedious. Comforts of good weather. Balance-crane shifted. 340–342 Moveable beam-crane erected on Western Wharf. 2 stones upset by the force of the sea. A praam-boat is sent from the Rock without delivering her cargo. Floor of the Lightroom-store laid, 13th June. Mr John Reid gets leave on shore, after having been about three months afloat. 341–344 First letter written from the Bell Rock Light-house. Its floors, and those of the Edystone described. 31 persons lodged in the Beacon. Pay and premiums of the artificers at the Rock. Seamen find one of the lost sets of moorings. Experiment of collecting Gas from Fishes. Cause of ground swells. 344–347 Landing-master’s dress, and activity of his crew. Want of the Western Wharf seriously felt. Operation of shifting the Balance-crane. Western Wharf finished, 17th June. Remarkable state of the sea at the Rock. Landing-master’s crew have now more leisure. Disagreeable state of the weather. Responsible situation of the principal workmen. 347–352 Carpenter of Floating-light leaves the service. Patriot makes a trip to and from Arbroath in 24 hours. Attempts made to land stones at high water with the bridge apparatus. Process of landing stones. Seamen become discontented. The Writer’s correspondence on this occasion. He goes on board of the Tender. Dismisses two of the seamen. 352–357 Progress of the works at Arbroath. 62d course built at the Rock. The artificers are wetted by the sea on the top of the walls. Mr John Reid’s report regarding the Floating-light. Narrow escape of William Kennedy, one of the masons. 357–361 Writer describes his cabin. The distressing case of George Dall, an impressed seaman. Magistrates of Arbroath visit the Rock. Number of artificers reduced to 22. Narrow escape of the Smeaton at the Bell Rock. Advantage of alarm-bells. Artificers in the Beacon-house greatly alarmed. 362–365 Progress of the Light-room works. Mrs Dixon, the late Mr Smeaton’s daughter, visits the Bell Rock works at Edinburgh. Mr D. Logan joins the works at the Rock. The Patriot is 7 days in being cleared of a cargo. Progress of raising the stones to the top of the Light-house, 365–369 Last cargo of stones at Arbroath shipped for the Rock, 9th July. Library floor laid. Ring-bar-course laid. The Dome-course occupies much time in building. 369–372 Landing-master’s crew reduced in number. Patriot driven from the Rock. Ceremony observed at loading the last stone at Leith. Many strangers visit the works in their present state. Difficulty of raising and laying the stones of the cornice. 84th course completed. Eight stones of Balcony course laid. This course completed 27th July. Ceremony at landing the last stone. 372–377 Machinery partly dismantled, 31st July. Foot of Balance-crane taken down. The Earl of Kellie, and Mr Sheriff Monypenny, land at the Rock. Centre-stone of floor laid 3d August. Artificers leave the Rock. The Writer meets with his Assistants at Arbroath. 377–379 Plans arranged for building the Houses at Arbroath for the families of the Light-keepers. The duty on stone charged upon these buildings. Three years of the unexpired lease of the work-yard given up. Base-line measured on the Sands of Barry. Trigonometrical Survey of Great Britain alluded to.