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The action of the Horticultural Department being under 

 consideration, and laid over to this time from the regular 

 quarterly meeting held on Wednesday, August 11th, the 

 following vote in reference thereto was unanimously taken ; 

 Voted, That the Curators of the horticultural department, 

 with the secretary and the lil)rarian be a Committee to con- 

 sider the expediency of holding an Exhibition this season ; 

 and if they decide in the a'lirmative, that they be authorized 

 to make all necessary arrangements to carry the same into 

 effect. 



On motion of the Secretary, Dr. H. Wheatland, the com- 

 mittee who was appointed two years since and who last year 

 reported on the subject of Lightning Rods, &c., (see page 

 161, &c.,) were requested to renew their observations and to 

 report from time to time such facts in connection therewith 

 and all other matters pertaining to meteorology as may come 

 to their knowledge. This Committee consisted of Messrs. 

 Jacob Batchelder of Salem, Samuel P. Fowler of Danvers- 

 port, Benjamin F. Mudge of Lynn, R. H. Wheatland and L. 

 R. Stone of Salem. 



In reference to this subject some remarks were offered by 

 Messrs. Samuel P. Fowler and Hon. Allen W. Dodge, and 

 on motion of Mr. F. the Hon. A. W. Dodge was added to 

 the Committee. 



The first part of volume 2d of these Proceedings were an- 

 nounced by Mr. S. P. Fowler as ready for delivery. The 

 entire series, or parts could be obtained by subscribers or 

 others by calling upon the Secretary. Mr. F. proceeded to 

 give some account of the publication ; speaking of the im- 

 portance of published doings of all societies, they containing 

 and thereby diffusing many important facts in civil and nat- 

 ural history, which otherwise would became lost or greatly 

 obscured by tradition. He urged upon the members and 

 upon all interested in general knowledge, the necessity of 



