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Governor Banks, Major Brinley, Commander of the Ancient and 

 Honorable Artillery Company, who was present, Hon. John 

 S. Keyes, of Concord, George S. Taft, Esq., of Uxbridge, Hon. 

 T. D. Eliot, of New Bedford, Colonel Isaac H. Wright, and some 

 others, which occnpied the entire afternoon. Never was I 

 present on any occasion when the after-dinner speeches were all 

 so excellent, and of so h'igh an order. I regretted exceedingly 

 that the speeches were not free to all, without the necessity of 

 attending the dinner, or that any should have been excluded 

 from the hall and dinner to mal\:e room for invited guests. And 

 I also regretted that there was no time to hear the reports 

 of the committees, or the awards of the premiums. 



The exhibition closed with a splendid ball in the evening, at 

 the agricultural hall, in which large numbers participated. 



I would here acknowledge my indebtedness to Captain Alex- 

 ander Baxter and the members of his family for great kindness 

 and hospitality. 



Finally, the exhibition in most of its departments, was well 

 sustained, and there was evidence of an increased interest, which 

 speaks well for the future prosperity and usefulness of this 

 society. 



S. H. BUSHNELL. 



NANTUCKET. 



In accordance with my appointment by the Massachusetts 

 Board of Agriculture, I attended the third cattle show and fair 

 of the Nantucket Agricultural Society, held on the 13th and 

 14th of October. 



The grounds of the society for the exhibition of stock, are 

 just out of the village, and are very pleasantly located, having 

 a fine view of the village, and looking oif on to old ocean, as 

 though defying her and saying thus far and no farther shalt 

 thou come. Tlie grounds are not large, but large enough for 

 the use of the society, which is yet in its infancy, but whose 

 members are anticipating a large growth. The weather of the 

 first day was rainy, and very unpropitious for the exhibition of 

 stock of any kind. I visited the grounds about ten o'clock. 



