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ton in England and tlie Boston of Massachusetts twenty years ago, 

 especially School street, had some striking points of I'esemblance, in 

 the signs, the crooks in the streets, and even in the names of the in- 

 habitants. 



After giving some examples of extreme ignorance of local history 

 by people generally, and urging increased attention to it, he inquired 

 how many were acquainted with names that had and should make 

 Ipswich famous. No town of its size in the countiy has sent out 

 more men who have distinguished themselves in the various walks of 

 life. You have only to go two miles across the orchards to find the 

 house where Nathan Dane was born. A little way off in Hamilton, 

 but once part of Ipswich, stands the parsonage of Rev. Manasseh Cut- 

 ler, eminent as a clergyman, as a naturalist, and in civil and political 

 life. The names are numerous, and time fails to go through the list. 



Eev. Mr. Caltiirop being called upon gave some interesting remi- 

 niscences of old Boston, from which his fiimily sprung, and near which 

 he was born. He claimed to be a son of old Boston, and in accord- 

 ance with the vote of Massachusetts, he should claim to be enter- 

 tained at the public expense, some Fourth of July perhaps. He al- 

 luded to the origin of the name Boston, saying it is a contraction of 

 St. Botolph's town, being named from the famous town of St. Bo- 

 tolph's Church, which, in some respects, is unequalled in the world. 

 Apropos of the Puritans, who had been eulogized by Mr. Wildes, he 

 said that the Puritans had disfigured the walls of the church with 

 " yellow white wash," and they had been restored, partly by funds 

 collected in this State. 



Eev. Mr. Wassall, of Newburyport, continued in the same strain. 

 The first remembrance he had of old Boston was, that, when he visited 

 it, the mother was just imitating the child in having a baby show. 

 Mr. AVassall, who is much interested in natural history, especially in 

 entomology, spoke upon the differences in the Insects of England and 

 New England. Many species are the same. Some forms are plenty in 

 the one and rare in the other. He gave some very amusing instances 

 of ignorance of the structure and habits of insects. 



Mr. William P. Upham, of Salem, presented, in behalf of Mr. 

 Charles W. Palfrey, an autograph letter of Nathan Dane, bearing date 

 1793. He alluded briefly to the fact that to him more than to any 

 other man, are due the efforts to free the country from slavery. He 

 drew tlie famous ordinance of 1787, and it was passed as written by 

 him. The results of that ordinance can now be realized. 



At the call of the chairman, Mr. George D. Phippen, of Salem, 

 explained briefly but clearly the characteristics of the flora brought 

 in. A Gentian was noticed as being less characteristic than any other 



