10 DONATION FROM ROYAL SOCIETY. Chap. I. 



ice-anchors, and ice-claws : also with our winter 

 housing, medicines, pure lemon-juice, seamen's 

 library, hydrographical instruments, charts, 

 chronometers, and an ample supply of arctic 

 clothing which had remained in store from 

 former expeditions. The Board of Trade con- 

 tributed a variety of meteorological and nautical 

 instruments and journals ; and I found that I 

 had but to ask of these departments for what 

 was required, and if in store it was at once 

 granted. I asked, however, only for such things 

 as were indispensably necessary. 



The President and Council of the Royal 

 Society voted the sum of 50/. from their 

 donation fund for the purchase of magnetic 

 and other scientifi-c instruments, in order that 

 our anticipated approach to so interesting a 

 locality as the Magnetic Pole might not be 

 altogether barren of results. 



Being desirous to retain for my vessel the 

 privileges she formerly enjoyed as a yacht, my 

 wishes were very promptly gratified ; in the 

 first instance by the Royal Harwich Yacht 

 Club, of which my officers and myself were 

 enrolled as members — the Commodore, A. Ar- 

 cedeckne, Esq., presenting my vessel with the 

 handsome ensign and burgee of the Club ; and 

 shortly afterwards by my being elected a 



