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Mr. JAMES J. H. GREGORY, of Marblehead, exhibited 

 geological specimens collected on the beach, to illustrate 

 the geology of Marblehead. There are here many varie- 

 ties of porphyry rocks, the greenstone rocks, and the sie- 

 nite. He described the chasms along the shore, or the 

 trap dykes. We have here the old Indian quarry, from 

 which the aborigines constructed their implements. In 

 proof of this he described the appearance of the rock, 

 which had obviously been chipped and not so left by any 

 natural action. He spoke of the value of these rocks for 

 building purposes, and of the former agricultural produc- 

 tiveness of this neck, rendered so by the use of sea manure, 

 the soil being naturally as poor as any in Marblehead. 



Kev. JOSEPH BANVARD, of Neponset, followed with 

 congratulations of the day, the place, and the presence of 

 ladies. Without professing to be a scientist, he gave ex- 

 pression to his love of nature and of the pleasure he had 

 derived from gathering, thirty or forty years ago, when 

 settled in the ministry in Salem, the little knowledge he 

 possessed upon these subjects. Even a little knowledge 

 of these things is good and pleasant. 



After some pleasant and humorous remarks from Mr. 

 WILLIAM D. NORTHEND, of Salem, Mr. D. B. HAGAR, of 

 the State Normal School, introduced the following resolu- 

 tion, which was unanimously adopted : 



Resolved, That the hearty thanks of the Institute are 

 hereby presented to the proprietors of the hall, for the 

 free use of the same on the present occasion. To Thomas 

 Ryan, Esq., for the free use of the cottage, and to all per- 

 sons who have in any way contributed to the pleasure and 

 usefulness of this meeting ; and especially are thanks ten- 

 dered to Mrs. Edward D. Kimball, Messrs. W. D. North- 

 end, and J. J. H. Gregory, for their generous efforts in 

 behalf of this gathering of the Institute. 



