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by John Eobinson ; " On the Theory of Evolution," by 

 E, S. Morse ; "An account of the Archaeological Discov- 

 eries of the Hay den Expedition," by F. W. Putnam ; 

 "Archaeological Researches in Kentucky," by F. W. Put- 

 nam ; " Comb Manufacturing," by Haydn Brown ; " On 

 the System of Visible Speech," by A. Graham Bell ; 

 " Ferns of Essex County," by John Robinson ; " On the 

 Fortifications and other enclosures made by the Indians 

 and the older races in North America," by F. W. Put- 

 nam ; " Synonymy, description, history, distribution, 

 and habits of the Prairie Hare" (Lepus campestris} , by 

 Elliott Cones; "The applications of Galvanic Electricity 

 to a few of the arts of every day life," by J. H. Stevens ; 

 "On East Indian and Japanese Paper," by E. C. Bolles. 

 At the meeting on the 16th of November, 1874, a full 

 account was given of the examination of an Indian burial 

 place in Marblehead, and the finding of several skeletons 

 in situ by A. C. Goodell, Jr., W. P. Upham, E. S. At- 

 wood, C. Cooke, E. S. Morse, A. H. Johnson and E. C. 

 Bolles, who were present at the examination and excava- 

 tion. The centennial anniversary of the meeting of the 

 Provincial Congress at Salem, was duly, observed at the 

 Rooms of the Institute, October 5, 1874, by an address 

 from Vice-president A. C. Goodell, Jr., and a social gath- 

 ering. 



LECTURES AND CONCERTS. An interesting series of 

 eight lectures, concerts and entertainments were given 

 in Mechanic Hall. 1st, Monday, Nov. 9, James Steele 

 Mackaye, upon the "Philosophy of Dramatic Expres- 

 sion ; 2d, Monday, Nov. 23, concert by the Boston 

 Swedish singers ; 3d, Saturday, Dec. 5, concert by Theo- 

 dore Thomas, with his full orchestra of sixty performers ; 

 4th, Monday, Dec. 14, Charles C. Perkins of Boston, on 



