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held on Tuesday evening, Dec. 16, 1873, to celebrate the 

 destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor, Dec. 1G, 1773. 

 On this occasion a paper was read by James Kimball. 

 On Monday evening, Feb. 16, 1874, a reception was given 

 to Rev. Charles Kingsley, the distinguished Canon of 

 Westminster. 



Lectures. — The series of lectures alluded to in the 

 last annual report,* in course of delivery, by Rev. E. C. 

 Bolles, at Danvers, "On the Microscope and its Teach- 

 ings, and at the rooms of the Institute "On the Micro- 

 scope," were delivered according to agreement. During 

 the latter part of the autumn and early winter a course of 

 six lectures was delivered in Wenham, two by Rev. E. C. 

 Bolles, two by Mr. F. W. Putnam and one each by Rev. 

 E. S. Atwood and Rev. J. Coit. Also a course of eight 

 lectures at Ipswich, three by Mr. Bolles, two by Mr. 

 Putnam, and one each by Messrs. Atwood and Coit and 

 C. M. Tracy of Lynn. Mr. Bolles has also delivered 

 two lectures each at Gloucester and Manchester and one 

 at Peabody. Richard A. Proctor of London, Hon. Sec'y 

 of Roy. Astron. Soc, gave three lectures at the rooms of 

 the Institute in November, "On Planets," "On Comets 

 and Meteors," and "On the Moon and Stars." Rev. E. 

 C. Bolles gave four lectures on the microscope in the 

 rooms of the Institute on Wednesday evenings, March 

 25, April 1, 8 and 15 of the present year. 



Lectures and Concerts under the direction of the 

 curators of the department of arts. A scries of eight 

 entertainments, with an extra and a supplementary course 

 of three were given in the Mechanic Hall to large and 

 appreciative audiences. 1st, Mon., Oct. 27, Richard A. 



* Sec Bulletin of Essex Institute, Vol. .0, p. 45. 



