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restrictions in speed and strength, as are required in the 

 ordinary occupations the horse is designed for. 



After viewing all the interesting objects presented at the 

 show, in the afternoon of the second day, the Society, with 

 ladies and invited guests, some seven hundred individuals were 

 seated around the festive board, under a tent within the enclo- 

 sure, supplied bountifully from the shambles, the garden and 

 the orchard, all well served up, and after reasonably supplying 

 their appetites with the good things, their attention was imme- 

 diately called to an address from Mr. Huntington, of Cam- 

 bridge, a production that would be a treasure, if duly examined 

 and lived up to by every family in our land. At its close, short 

 addresses were made by Lieut. Gov. Brown, who is always 

 ready to give useful instruction, C. L. Flint, Esq., the able 

 Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Harvey Dodge, Esq., of 

 Sutton, and others. In the midst of which, the railroad 

 whistle summoned us to the cars, understanding that all the 

 reports of the committees in awarding premiums were to be read 

 and disposed of before leaving the festive board. 



I am not prepared to say that the order of arrangements in 

 having the address at the table is not a judicious one. Sure I 

 am that such an address as was listened to there, was worth 

 more to every one who indulged the privilege, tlian the cost 

 of a ticket to the banquet. 



I should do injustice to my feelings, if I failed, in closing, to 

 express my obligations to the citizens generally, to the officers 

 of the Society, and particularly to the president, Mr. Buckmin- 

 ster, the chief marshal, Mr. Train, and the Messrs. Lewis, for 

 their hospitality and sacrifices to render my stay at the fair 

 pleasant. 



Moses Newell. 



MIDDLESEX NORTH. 



In the absence of any delegate from the Board of Agricul- 

 ture, appointed to attend the exliibition of the Middlesex North 

 Agricultural Society, held at Chelmsford, September 17th, I 



