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short time. At first none but males come, but these are after- 

 wards joined by a few females — who after depositing their eggs 

 take their departure — the eggs are then fecundated by the. males 

 who remain about a week and then leave. 



Capt. Atwood's remarks were received with close attention 

 and much interest. 



The chair then stated that a vote of thanks to the two gen- 

 tlemen who had interested the meeting this evening would be 

 but a mere form, and thanked them heartily, in his own, and 

 in behalf of the Institute, for the valuable information they 

 had imparted : 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Wednesday, May 13, 1857. 



Annual meeting, this day, at 3 o'clock, P. M. Hon. Daniel 

 A. White, President, in the chair. 



The Kecords of the last annual meeting were read. 



The Report of the Secretary was read, and accepted. Ac- 

 cording to its statement the present number of resident mem- 

 bers is three hundred and forty-one; — there are sixty-six 

 correspondent members, who, with eleven honorary members of 

 the original Essex Historical Society, make the aggregate 

 number of our members to be four hundred and eighteen. 

 During the year fifty-seven members have been added to the 

 Institute — ten of the former members have removed from 

 Essex County, four others have retired, and three besides have 

 died. To the memory of the three last, it seems appropriate, 

 that, on this occasion, we should pay a passing tribute of 

 respect : they had all lived to a good old age, and had passed 

 through life retaining the respect and confidence of the commu- 

 nity — although their pursuits were not altogether in unison 

 with the objects of the Society, yet they were always very 

 willing to contribute liberally with means and influence to aid 

 us in all our undertakings. 



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