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BOSTON. WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCT. 5, 1836. 



ESSEX CATTLE SHOW. 



Tl.e E««x A-ricultural Society held It. Annn=il meet- 

 i„„ „., Wednesday, a, .h« Sou.h Parish in D.nver. 

 In consequence „f .he unfavorable state of the weather 

 in the n.,.rnin,, the farmers did not muster so strong as 

 on former si.nilar occasions, neither were .he dtfleren 

 exhibitions so full, but notwithstanding, the SA3«> passed 

 off with spirit and the usual degree of interest. 



There were but few animals in the pens, and they 

 „ere highly creditable to the Co,mty, and ehciled from 

 the spectators universal commendation. 



The exhibition of Domes.ic Manufactures was very 

 interesting, and gave evidenceof increased improvement 

 in this important branch of industry. 



The Plnunhin-r Match took place at 11 o'clock. There 

 were four double teams, and 6ve single teams entered 

 for the premiums, which were contended for in true busi- 

 ness-like style, to the great credit of the competttors, 

 and the admiration of the lookers on Jno. W. Froc- 

 ter Esq., Secretary of the Society ivill forward to us for 

 publication, the report of the several committees, with 

 the names of the successful claimants for the Society. 



premiums. 



At one o'clock the Society, with invited guests par- 

 tookofa sumptuous entertainment provided by Mr Good 



rich of the Essex Coflee House, and at 3 o'clock ad- 

 journed to the Rev. Mr Sewall's Me.tinir House, and 

 listened to an unusually interesting Address by N. W. 

 HAZF.N.Esq. of Andover. It was precisely what an 

 Address of the kind should be, and we look for its early 

 publication. 



In (he course of his remarks ihe Orator uttered the 

 foWoviwg correct smtiment: '■ Agricultural Books should 

 be part of the property, and Agricultural reading part of 

 the business of a farmer." 



The Committee of Arrangements .hen made their re- 

 port, and alluded in a highly complimentary manner to 

 the Chief Magistrate of the State, who was present, seat- 

 ed on the right of the Chair, whereupon his Excellency 

 rose and re^ponftod to the comi-liment in a most master- 

 ly ind brilliant speech ofthirty minutes' duration. 



Words of ours would fail to do justice in commenting, 

 upon this performance. The very numerous audience 

 werein the highest degree delighted with the pure, in- 

 tellectual treat which it afforded them. The Exercises 

 at the Meeting House were then concluded Vy singing 

 the following beautiful Hymn, written by Alonzo 

 Lewis, Esq. of Lynn. 



THE HARVEST HYMN. 

 When nature slept in dark repose, 



And nought was seen, or felt or known, 

 In might the great Creator rose, 



And light and love through chaos shone. 

 Then earth was formed in beauty fair. 



And verdure clothed each fertile mound, 

 But all was wild and useless there, 

 And not a man to till the ground. 



'Twas then the first of human race 



From his primeval silence sprang ; 

 He stood in majesty and grace, 



While morning siars together sang. 

 Go — said the Word — my purpose aid, 



Thine all the realms beneath the sun; 

 Por thee each plant, each fruit was made ; 



Complete the plan by me begun. 



Man heard —obeyed — and lo, the earth. 

 Beneath his hand new bounties wears ; 

 . Each plant assumes a second birth, 

 Each tree a greener foliage bears. 

 As if to him Creative power 



From God's productive hand were given, 

 New fruits a-e formed with varied flower, 

 And richer beauty blooms lo heaven! 



Where once a desert-forest lay. 



Fair fields and graceful gardens shine ; 

 Tie cfiuquered wastes their tribute pay. 



And thus fulfil the will divine. 

 Then let our hearts, like fertile soil. 



To heaven their fruit in season send, 

 To Him who bade the Farmer toil, 



To him who is the Farmer's Trieiid. 

 We .«hall publish next week the list of the Officers 

 for the ensuing year. 



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ver Newhall, B.njamin V. French, Joseph T. Bucking- 

 ham, L. I'. Grosvenor. 



Committee, on Finance — Elijah V<ise, Chairman, Ben- 

 jamin V. French, Cheever Newhall. 



Voted, That the thanks of the Society be presented to 

 Ezra Weston, Jr., Esq. for his highly inlerestin;; and in- 

 structive Address delivered before .hem on their Eighth 

 Anniversary and that he be respectfully requested to 

 furnish a copy thereof for publication. 



Voted, That Messrs Walker, Paine, and French be a 

 committee to present the above vole to Mr Weston, and 

 to superintend the publii ation of the Address 



Voted, That the thanks ol the Society be presented to 

 Samuel Walker, Esq. the Chairman, and to the members 

 of the Committee of Arranj;ements for their acceptable 

 services in preparing forthe Exhibition on Saturday last. 

 Adjourned to the 2;ith at 11 o'clock. 

 The Report of the Committee on Fruiw, came lo late 

 or this weeks paper. 



At the Anniversai; of the Massachusetts Horticultu- 

 ral Society on Saturday the 24th ult. the following gen- 

 tlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year. 

 President.— Elijah Voso, Dorchester. 

 Vice Presidents— l^ Bar.lelt, Roxhury, Jonathan 

 Winship, Brighton, Samuel A. Shurtleff, Boston, John 

 Prince, Roxbury 



Treasurer.— Wmam Worthington, Dorchester. 

 Corresponding Secretary— Robert Treat Paine, Bos 

 ton. 



A PRETTY PALATABLE PRISENT — EdWARD CrCFT, 



Esq. gave the Kditor of the N E. Fanner a fine sample 

 of Bolmer's Washington Plums, grown in his garden in 

 Pearl-street, Boston. We h: ve never seen anything of 

 the kind, from any part of the country, which could 

 bear any compaison to the fiuit alluded to. Its excel- 

 lence may, probably, be attributed lo fine soil, careful 

 culture, warmth of the city, atmosphere, and the trees 

 being protected by their location from Noithern and 

 Eastern winds. 



Recording Secretary— S^zr^ Weston, Jr., Boston. 



Connsellors- Theodore Lyman, Jr., Boston, Angus- 

 tus Aspinwall, Brookline, Thomas Brewer, Roxbury, 

 Henry A. Breed, Lynn, M P. Sawyer, Portland, Maine, 

 Nathaniel Davenport, Salem, Thomas Whitmarsh, 

 Brookhne, J. M. Gourgas, Weston, Oliver Fiske, Wor- 

 cester William Pratt, Jr.. Boston, Samuel Jaques,Jr., 

 Charlestown, Joseph G. Joy, Boston, William Kennck, 

 Newton, John Lemist, Roxbury, Benjamin Rodman 

 New Bedford, Thos. G. I'essenden, Boston, Jacob Tidd, 

 Roxbury, Jonathan Winship, Brighton, Aaron D. Wil- 

 liams, Roxbury, J. W . Webster, Cambridge, Geo \V. 

 Brimmer, Boston, David Haggerston,Watertown,Charles 



Lawrence, Salem. 



Professor of Botany and Vegetable Philosophy- Rev. 

 John L. Russell. 



Professor af Entomology— T. W. Harris, M. D. 



Prof essor of Horticultural Chemistry— J. ^ ■ Web- 

 ster, M. D. 



STANDING COMMITTEES. 



Committee on Fruits— Wm. Kenrick, Chairman, Rob- 

 ert Manning, Benj. V. French, Edward M. Richards, 

 John A. Kenrick, John M. Ives, Salem, Samuel A. 

 Shurtlefl-, Samuel Downer, Samuel Pond, P. B. llovey, 

 L. P. Grosvenor. 



Committee on Products of Kitchen Garden— D. Chand- 

 ler, Chairman, Jacob Ti. d, Nathaniel Davenport, Aaron 

 D. Williams, Leonard Stone, Rufus Howe, 



Committee on Flowers, S rubs, fyc— Samuel Walker, 

 Chairman, G. M. Hovey, Joseph Breck, S. Swee.scr, 

 D. HaggersloH, Samuel R. Johnson, M. P Wilder. 



Committee on the Library— Elijah Vose, Chairman, 

 Jacob Bigelnw,T. W. Harris, Robert T. Pame,J. E. 

 Teschemacher, Ezra Weston, Jr., Clias. M. Hovfy, 



Committee on Synonyms of Fruit— John Lowell, 

 Chairman, Robert Manning, William Kenrick. Samuel 

 Downer. 



Executive Comm!«ce.— Elijah Vose, Chairman, Chee- 



HiGH PRICE OF Coal.— The Dunstable N. H. Tele- 

 graph observes that" The coal that might be burnt in 

 °he town would not affec. the market, but it is a fact 

 worth mentioning, that very many of our best families 

 who had determined upon burning it, have siven it up 

 on account of the enormous price demanded. Coal at 

 ten dollars a ton, and three more for freight has put a 

 damper on our anticipations, and we are about lo place 

 the common fire frames in our chimneys, and lay in a 

 stock of wood at five dollars per cord." 



The Crops— The fine warm weather of the last ten 

 days, has made an essential iiiiprovemeiil in the crops of 

 corn and potatoes. Although the frost was severe in 

 some places and destroyed the late planted corn, it hag 

 not done a ti.he of the mischief which was anticipated, 

 and a pretty fair crop ol corn will be realized. At the 

 time of the frost a gentleman told us that his crop was 

 all destroyed ;— a week afterwards he said it was not 

 so bad as he expected, and that he should get half a ciop : 

 two days ago, he informed us, that, on the whole, he 

 should have a very good crop of corn. So it is inmost 

 parts of the State, and the farther we go from the sea- 

 shore the better the prospect. We should never distrust 

 Providence.— JV. H. Pat. 



Coal.— The high price of anthracite coal tliis year, 

 has induced the Board of Assistants of this city to ap- 

 point a commiltee for the purpose of inquiry into the ex- 

 pediency of petitioning Congress to repeal the duty on 

 foreign coal. There is no better coal for family use, 

 than anthracilo produced so abundantly by our own 

 mines bit if this coal cannot be afforded fur less than ten 

 dollars a ton, we are in favor of availing ourselves of 

 foreign compelition. lour, of Com. 



The directoro of the New York and Erie Railroad have 

 selected the port of Dunkirk, on Lake Erie, as the viest. 

 ern terminus of the road. 



