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have been thought of ; but they are of too much im- 

 portance for their loss to be risked. 



'In the evening Guy Fawkes, with a blue light in 

 his mouth, mounted on a sledge and escorted by the 

 band playing the " Eogue's March," was dragged to the 

 top of one of the largest floebergs. Being placed on a 

 tarred barrel he was set fire to, and after being dis- 

 membered, as crackers blew his limbs off one by one, 

 his miseries were finally put an end to when the fire 

 reached some powder in the interior of his body. 

 What Frederick the Eskimo thought of the proceed- 

 ing I could not discover. 



' 2th. — The Prince of Wales' health was drunk with 

 great enthusiasm after dinner. His Eoyal Highness's 

 thoughtful present to the officers and crew of both 

 ships of a library of books has been most fully appre- 

 ciated. 



'For the last week the temperature has been 

 unusually high. To-day it has again fallen below 

 zero. With the sudden decrease in temperature to 

 minus 5° the air feels raw and much colder than when 

 the weather is settled at minus 20°. 



' The temperature inside the snow-house situated 

 above the after hatchway is 35° ; that of the deck below 

 ranges between 43° and 55°. 



' The snow-house over the galley hatchway, receiv- 

 ing the heated air from below, has melted considerably 

 and requires frequent repairs. The snow blocks form- 

 ing the walls have changed into a continuous sheet of 

 ice. Had we sufficient plank it would be advisable to 

 form an inner lining of wood. 



' The snow has become decidedly harder since the 



