. The attending vessel for the Bell Rock, and light-houses of the Isle of May and lnchkeith, in the Firth of Forth, is a very handsome little cutter of about 50 tons register, carrying upon her prow a model of the Bell Rock light-house, and is appro priately named the Pharos. She is stationed at Ar broath, and it in readiness to proceed for the Rock at new and full moon, or at spring-tides, carrying necessaries, and the light-keeper on leave, to the Rock, and returning with another. This vessel is navigated by four men, including the master, and id calculated for carrying a boat of 16 feet keel, or of sufficient dimensions for landing at the Rock in moderate weather. The master and mate are kept in constant pay, and have apartments in the esta blishment ashore; the former, acting as a superinten dent, has the charge of the buildings and stores kept at Arbroath.
The expence of the Bell Rock light-house, and its establishment, in a general way, may be stated to have amounted to about L.60,000. The under taking does much honour to the exertions of the Commissioners of the Northern Light-houses, and is even creditable to the age which has produced it ; especially when it is remembered, that it was com menced and completed amidst the difficulties and demands of a war, unparalleled in the history of our country. (nu.)
Our readers will perceive, that the account we have given of this Edifice is, necessarily, of a very general nature ; but the public,we believe, will soon be gratified with an ample Historical Account of the Nor thern including a full detail of the whole operations connected with the Bell /Cock light-house, and the Carr Rock Stone-Beacon, illustrated with numerous plates, showing the progressive stages of these works, by Mr Stevenson ; and we are happy to learn, that the Commissioners of the Northern Light houses, from a conviction of the utility of the de sign, have, as a Board, liberally expressed their de sire to promote the intended publication of Mr Ste venson, whose name, as an Engineer, is so credit ably connected with these two important national un dertakings. •