The New England historical and genealogical register . , Aimual Amount j^aid for Tuition,&c., Amount annually expended fur the Erection and Allcruiioii of vSchuolHouses for the last few years, &c. It strikes us as rather singular, ihat an edition of a document, of the import-ance of this Beport, should of but one thousand copies ; that beini: thenumber ordered to be printed, on the COib Dec. 1851. Jhe second edition is ordered to consist of two thousand co[>ics. An Oration delh-ercd before the Cape Cod Association, at their First An-niversary Cdcbratioii in Boston, Nov. 11th, ISol.
The New England historical and genealogical register . , Aimual Amount j^aid for Tuition,&c., Amount annually expended fur the Erection and Allcruiioii of vSchuolHouses for the last few years, &c. It strikes us as rather singular, ihat an edition of a document, of the import-ance of this Beport, should of but one thousand copies ; that beini: thenumber ordered to be printed, on the COib Dec. 1851. Jhe second edition is ordered to consist of two thousand co[>ics. An Oration delh-ercd before the Cape Cod Association, at their First An-niversary Cdcbratioii in Boston, Nov. 11th, ISol. By Boston : 8vo. 1S52, pp. 49. The name Cape Cod is a!)out as indefinite as the expression Down often embraces territory to suit the whims of individurls, as llcy do oi do notdesire to be reckoned as belonging to (ape Cod. And thus at oiie time it maynot only include Province Town, but the whole County of Barnstable, and evena part of Plymouth. The Cape Cod Association was organized in Boston on the I2lli (i^ May 1. for bringing into acquaintance, and familiar, social communion, all iluse whoclaim a common Ca])e Cod origin, residents of Boston and vicinity. It was onthe occurrence of its first Anniversary, that Mr. Scudder d-livered the eloquentand appropriate address, the tale of wiiich stands at the head of this notice. A Visitation of the scats and Arms of the Nohlemcn and GrnfJemen ofGreat Britain. By John Bek.\.vrd Burkk, Esq., of the ^Middle Tem-ple, Barrister at Law. Author of the Peerage, Landed Ccntry, <S:c, - Part I. London, 1Sj:2, ruyal Svo. pp. 17(5. Not every person, ami perhaps not every antiquary would gatiier from the title-page of this work of .Mr. jnrke, a very adeciuaie idea of roinrnts. Aisita-tions. with in New England, are generally supposed to refer to ^?isilalions of the Heralds of former liiries. Mr. Burkes Visitations are not?exactly of this character. Jii iiis Preface, which is one of eiegance
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