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result docs not appear to have been produced here, although 

 there were but few draft horses on exhibition. 



From the field we passed to the halls, in which were dis- 

 played products of the dairy, fruits, flowers, vegetables, house- 

 hold manufactures, works of art, &c. Of all these there was 

 an abundance. The crowded state of the rooms allowed only 

 a hurried view of so many different objects. Enough, how- 

 ever, was observed, to enable us to speak favorably of the 

 whole. The collection of fruits, particularly of apples, was 

 superior to any we have seen this year, and could not, we 

 think, have been surpassed, if equalled, in any part of the 

 State. Of butter, bread and cheese there were many fine 

 looking specimens, but we had no opportunity to test their 

 quality. 



The public exercises in the Pleasant Street Church were 

 of the most appropriate character. The address by J. J. H. 

 Gregory, Esq., of Marblehead, was listened to by a numerous 

 and appreciating audience, and will amply repay the perusal 

 of it, as a production of great merit. 



An abundant, well-prepared and well-served dinner was 

 furnished to several hundred guests, in the vestry of the beau- 

 tiful church recently erected by the Universalist Society. After 

 this, an admirable speech on sheep husbandry and market fairs 

 was delivered by Richard S. Fay, Esq., of Lynn, formerly 

 president of the society. We hope to see this speech printed 

 and extensively circulated throughout New England. Mr. Fay 

 has devoted much thought to these subjects, the fruit of which, 

 as presented by him here and elsewhere, in a winning manner 

 and with convincing force, cannot fail to be acceptable and 

 highly serviceable to the community. Speeches were also 

 made by Hon. Mr. Gooch and Hon. Mr. Alley, members of 

 congress, by Charles L. Flint, Esq., Secretary of the Board of 

 Agriculture, by Hon. Mr. Esty, of Middlesex South, and Col. 

 Stone, of Norfolk Society, and by several others, all of which 

 were appropriate and well received. 



The mingling, in this last sentence, of the names of so 

 many individuals present on this occasion, from different coun- 

 ties, suggests the benefit which might be derived from a more 

 general interchange of visits, on such occcasions, by members 

 of different societies. It leads us also to recommend a regular 



