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the history and habits of this insect, so injurious to 

 woollen fabrics. 

 



The chair presented to the Institute an old cartridge 

 box, the gift of Hon. William Fabens, of Marblehead. 

 This old box, with its belt and covers, was found in the 

 walls of an ancient farmhouse, recently taken down, upon 

 the Neck, in Marblehead. As it bore the monogram of 

 George the Second it may have been secreted previous to 

 1760 by some deserter from one of the many ships of 

 war that sailed to our shores before the revolution. Re- 

 marks suggested by this subject were made by Messrs. 

 \Y. P. Upham, Henry Hale, and others. 



Adjourned. 



REGULAR MEETING, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1874. 



MEETING this evening at 8 o'clock. The PRESIDENT 

 in the chair. Records of last meeting read. 



The SECRETARY announced the following correspon- 

 dence : 



From M. Anagnos, Boston, Aug. 27, Sept. 7* Oilman W. Brown, West Newbury, 

 Aug. 12; C. C. Carpenter, Andover, Sept. 3; John D. Champlin, Jr., New York, 

 Aug. 27; Joseph Cummings, Middletown, Conn., Sept. 14; Samuel Hart, Hartford, 

 Conn., Aug. 17; A. Lackey, Haverhill, Aug. 31; R. Ridgway, Washington, D. C., 

 Aug. 12; W. Hudson Stephens, Denver, Col., Aug. 27; Charles A. Walker, Boston, 

 Aug. 25; Yale College, Aug. 24. 



The LIBRARIAN, reported the following additions : 



By Donation. 



BRIGGS, DANIEL B., of Lansing, Mich. Report of the Superintendent of Public 

 Instruction of the State of Michigan, 1873. 1 vol. 8vo. 



BUREAU OF EDUCATION, WASHINGTON, D. C. Circulars of Information of the. 

 No. 1, 1874. 



