s with tenderness, as an accident, under certain circumstances,
would not only have been particularly painful to those giving
directions, but have proved highly detrimental to the work, especially
in the early stages of its advancement.

At four o'clock fifty-eight persons landed; but the tides being
extremely languid, the water only left the higher parts of the rock, and
no work could be done at the site of the building. A third forge was,
however, put in operation during a short time, for the greater
conveniency of sharpening the picks and irons, and for purposes
connected with the preparations for fixing the railways on the rock. The
weather towards the evening became thick and foggy, and there was hardly
a breath of wind to ruffle the surface of the water. Had it not,
therefore, been for the noise from the anvils of the smiths who had been
left on the beacon throughout the day, which afforded a guide for the
boats, a landing could not have been attempted this evening, especially
with such a company of artificers. This circumstance confirmed the
writer's opinion with regard to the propriety of connecting large bells
to be rung with machinery in the lighthouse, to be tolled day and night
during the continuance of foggy weather.

Thursday, 23rd June.

The boats landed this evening, when the artificers had again two hours'
work. The weather still continuing very thick and foggy, more
difficulty was experienced in getting on board of the vessels to-night
than had occurred on any previous occasion, owing to a light breeze of
wind which carried the sound of the bell, and the other signals made on
board of the vessels, away from the rock. Having fortunately made out
the position of the sloop _Smeaton_ at the N.E. buoy--to which we were
much assisted by the barking of the ship's dog,--we parted with the
_Smeaton's_ boat, when the boats of the tender took a fresh departure
for that vessel, which lay about half a mile to the south-westward. Yet
such is the very deceiving state of the tides, that, although there was
a small binnacle and compass in the landing-master's boat, we had,
nevertheless, passed the _Sir Joseph_ a good way, when, fortunately, one
of the sailors catched the sound of a blowing-horn. The only firearms on
board were a pair of swivels of one-inch calibre; but it is quite
surprising how much the sound is lost in foggy weather, as the report
was heard but at a very short distance. The sound from the explosi