THE CHANNEL LIGHTS. 



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his way by early soundings on the great bank which extends from the Channel into the 

 Atlantic, and these are repeated at fixed intervals until land is in sight. Every fathom 

 nearer shore increases a ship's risks, especially on dark nights. The men are on the look- 

 out, peering anxiously into the dark, straining the eye to catch the glimmer of a light, and 



INTERIOR OF THE LIGHT-CHAMBER OF THE EDDYSTONE. 



when it is known that 'the Eddystone is in sight!' a thrill runs through the ship, which 

 can only be appreciated by those who have felt or witnessed it after long months of 

 weary voyaging. 



" By means of similar lights, of different arrangements and of various colours, fixed and 

 revolving, erected upon rocks, islands, and headlands, the British Channel is now lit up 

 along its whole extent, and is as safe to navigate in the darkest night as in the brightest 



