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No. 1. 5 feet deep and 5 from the side. 



2. 4 4 



3. 3 3 



4. 2 2 



5. 1 1 



A hole had also been cut into the rocky soil, in which a 

 wooden tube four feet in length was inserted, in order 

 to determine the maxima and minima during the winter 

 season. But, to ray surprise, I found that it had been 

 registered with the other thermometers daily. However, 

 it was finally sealed and secured from further molesta- 

 tion on the 28th of November. 



On the 27th of October, the sun should have been in 

 bed ; however, I could not resist " one last, fond look," 

 and as he displayed his countenance for the last time, his 

 altitude w r as observed, giving about 31' 31" 5'" refraction. 



Our winter had now commenced : the thought brought 

 with it many last expressions on quitting home, con- 

 nected with the return of that luminary, not easily for- 

 gotten ! This is not a region to chase away such in- 

 trusive reflections ; but they only nerve us, perhaps, in 

 remembrance of the many mottoes, to persevere, to do, 

 and possibly, to deserve. 



Dates will now pass rapidly, although our time will 

 be completely engrossed by matters too tedious to de- 

 tail and too heavy for the general reader. I shall there- 

 fore go back to the before-mentioned washhouse, where I 

 found that Commander Richards held some mysterious 

 meetings, which seduced from their allegiance several 

 subjects of my Observatory. It was too cold and dreary 

 a spot for me to pry into. At length however the mur- 

 der came out : he had become the Sole Lessee and 

 Director of Her Majesty's Theatre Royal, and had there 



