LINCOLN, Mrs. WILLIAM S., Worcester.-"The First Twenty Years of Hyde Park, Mass." LINCOLN, Mr. WINSLOW S., Worcester.-Three documents on the Bay State Agricultural Society. MCALEER, Mr. GEORGE, Worcester.-"The Messenger," as issued. MACDONALD AND WILLIAMS, Messrs., Putnam, Conn.-Their "Patriot," Nos. 2-24. MACFIE, Mr. R. A., Edinburgh, G. B.-His "Copyright and Patents for Inventions"; and one pamphlet. MARBLE, ALBERT P., Ph.D., Worcester.-His remarks upon "Manual Training, and upon the Blair Bill.” MAY, Rev. SAMUEL, Leicester.-Thirty-five selected pamphlets. METCALF, Mr. CALEB B., Worcester.-Fifty-eight books; one hundred and eighty-nine pamphlets; and two manuscript volumes. MORSE, Mr. RICHARD C., New York.-Year book of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States and Canada, 1888. OSBORN, HENRY L., Ph.D., Washington, D. C.-"The American Monthly Microscopical Journal," as issued. PECTOR, M. DÉSIRÉ, Paris, Fr.-" Annuaire de la Société d' Ethnographie, 1888." PENAFIEL, Señor ANTONIO, Mexico.-One book. PHILLIPS, Mr. ALBERT M., Auburn.-" The Locomotive," for the year 1887. PIERCE, Mr. CHARLES F., Worcester.-Seven pamphlets. RICH, Mr. MARSHALL N., Portland, Me.-"The Board of Trade Journal," as issued. ROBINSON, Mr. JOSHUA C., Falmouth.- -"The Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Falmouth, Mass." ROBINSON, Miss MARY, Worcester.-The "American Missionary," and "Helping Hand," in continuation. ROBINSON, Mr. WILLIAM H., Worcester.-An English silver coin of the year 1562. ROE, Mr. ALFRED S., Worcester.-Reprints of the edition of 1788 and 1789, of the Methodist Book of Discipline; one hundred pamphlets; and sixty-seven numbers of magazines. RUSSELL, Mr. E. HARLOW, Worcester,-Catalogue for 1888, of the Massachusetts State Normal School, at Worcester. RUSSELL, Hon. JOHN E., Leicester.-His Speech upon the Tariff. SMITH, Mr. HENRY M., Worcester.-His "Home Journal," as issued. SPENCER, WILLIAM C., M.D., U. S. A.-Two hundred and seventy-nine numbers of Magazines; and fifty pamphlets. STAPLES, Mr. SAMUEL E., Worcester.-His Tribute to Isaac Newton Metcalf; two files of newspapers; and two pamphlets. STONE, Mr. FREDERICK D., Philadelphia, Pa.-"The Banquet to Commemorate the Framing and Signing the Constitution of the United States." STRAHAN, Mr. CHARLES, Martha's Vineyard.-His " Herald," as issued. SUMNER, Mr. GEORGE, Worcester.-" Memorials of the Rev. Joseph Sumner, D.D., Minister of Shrewsbury, Mass., 1762-1824." SWIFT, Mr. GEORGE B., Chicago, Ill.-One book. TITUS, Rev. ANSON, Editor, Towanda, Pa.-Marriages of Rev. Thomas Foxcroft, Boston, 1717-1769. TURNER, Mr. JOHN N., Ayer.-His "Groton Landmark," as issued. VINTON, Rev. ALEXANDER H., Worcester.-" The Parish,” as issued. WALL, Mr. CALEB A., Worcester.-His historical essay upon "The Puritans versus the Quakers." WEEKS, Mr. STEPHEN B., Raleigh, N. C.-His "History of the Young Men's Christian Association Movement in North Carolina." WHEATON, Mrs. ELIZA B., Norton.-" Dedication of the Norton Public Library, February 1, 1888." WHITTEMORE, Mr. ELI J., Nashua, N. H.-His "Genealogy of Four Branches of the Whittemore Family." WINSLOW, Hon. SAMUEL, Mayor, Worcester.-His Inaugural Address, 1888. WITHERBY, RUGG AND RICHARDSON, Messrs., Worcester.-The "Scientific American ;" and the "Engineering and Mining Journal," in continuation. FROM SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS. ACADEME, EDITORS OF THE.-Their Monthly, as issued. ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA.-Their publications, as issued. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.-Their publications, as issued. AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION.-Their Magazine, as issued. AMERICAN CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION.-Their thirty-fifth Annual Report. AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—Their publications, as issued. AMERICAN NUMISMATIC AND ARCH.EOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK.Their publications, as issued. AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY.-Their "Proceedings," 1888. AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.-Their publications, as issued. AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.-Their “Proceedings" at the twenty-first Session. AMERICAN SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.-Their "Sailors' Magazine," as issued. AMES FREE LIBRARY OF NORTH EASTON.-Their " Bulletin," No. I. BROOKLYN LIBRARY.-The Thirteenth Annual Report. BUFFALO LIBRARY.-"The Buffalo Library and its Building, Illustrated with Views ;" and the Fifty-second Annual Report. CAMBRIDGE (ENG.) ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY.-Their publications, as issued. CANADA GEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.-Their Annual Report, 1887. CANADIAN INSTITUTE.-The publications, as issued. CONNECTICUT ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.-Their "Transactions," Vol. VI., Part 2. ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY OF BALTIMORE CITY.-Supplement to the Finding List. ESSEX INSTITUTE.-The publications, as issued. GOOD HEALTH PUBLISHING COMPANY.-Their Magazine, as issued. GRAFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.-Two books; four hundred and twenty-five pamphlets; and four files of newspapers. GRAND RAPIDS BOARD OF TRADE.-" Grand Rapids as it is." HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA.-Their "Magazine of History and Biography," as issued. INDIANA UNIVERSITY.-Their Bulletin, Vol. I., No. 5. IOWA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.-Their "Historical Record," as published. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.—Their publications, as issued. LOWELL CITY LIBRARY.-Report for the year 1887. MASSACHUSETTS CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION.-Fourteen of their reports. MASSACHUSETTS GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS.-Their "Proceedings," as issued. MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.-Their publications, as issued. MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.-Their publications, as issued. MUSEO MICHOACANO.-The "Anales," as issued 66 MUSEO NACIONAL DE MÉXICO.-Their " Anales," as issued. MUSEU NACIONAL DO RIO JANEIRO.-Their publications, as issued. NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.—Their publications, as issued. NEW HAVEN COLONY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.-Two historical pamphlets. NEW ORLEANS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.-Papers read before the Academy, 1887-1888. NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.-Their publications, as issued. NEW YORK EVENING POST PRINTING COMPANY.-" The Nation," as issued. NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY.-Their publications, as issued. NEW YORK MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.-Their publications, as issued. NEW YORK YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.-Their Thirty-fifth Annual Report. OLD RESIDENTS' HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, LOWELL.-Their "Contributions," Vol. IV., No. 1. PEABODY INSTITUTE OF BALTIMORE.-The Twenty-first Annual Report. POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, EDITORS OF.-Their Quarterly, as issued. ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA.-Their publications, as issued. ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY.-Annual Report for 1886-87. SEVENTH DAY ADVENT MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-Their "Signs of the Times," as issued. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.—Their publications, as issued. SOCIÉTÉ AMERICAINE DE FRANCE.-Their publications, as issued. SOCIÉTÉ DE GÉOGRAPHIE, Paris, Fr.--Their publications, as issued. SOCIÉTÉ NATIONALE DES ANTIQUAIRES DE FRANCE.-Their publications, as issued. SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON.-Their publications, as issued. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.-One hundred and two books; and seven pamphlets. UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION.-Their Report, 1879-1885. UNITED STATES WAR DEPARTMENT.-Seven books. VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.-Their publications, as issued. W PI, EDITORS OF THE.-Their monthly, as issued. WORCESTER COUNTY LAW LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.-The Boston Daily Advertiser, 1884-1888. WORCESTER COUNTY MECHANICS ASSOCIATION.-Twenty-two files of newspapers. WORCESTER NATIONAL BANK.-File of the New York Evening Post, in continuation. WORCESTER SOCIETY OF ANTIQUITY.—Their Proceedings for the year 1887. 45 THE CASE OF BATHSHEBA SPOONER. BY SAMUEL SWETT GREEN. [Mr. Green has furnished for publication the following report, somewhat amplified, of his remarks made at the annual meeting.-COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION.] MR. President, may I add a few remarks to the sentences in the report of the Librarian respecting Mrs. Spooner? I am very distantly related to that unfortunate woman and having considered somewhat carefully the circumstances of her life, wish to say a few words in defence of her memory. As all the members of this society know, Mrs. Bathsheba Spooner came to her untimely end in the town of Worcester. Her remains are in a grave in the northeastern portion of that place; the exact spot where they are buried is known, I presume, to only a few of the descendants of the first Dr. John Green of Worcester, who married Mary Ruggles, a sister of Mrs. Spooner. It is enough to say that they rest in an unmarked grave within the bounds of the estate formerly owned by the husband of her sister Mary and occupied by him and his family. The land is still in the possession of some of Dr. Green's posterity. Mrs. Spooner was charged, as you well know, Mr. President, with being "accessory before the fact" to the murder of her husband. The ground of the defence set up for her by the first Levi Lincoln, her counsel, was that she was insane. I do not propose taking time to enumerate the facts recited by Mr. Lincoln in support of his plea, for as good an account of those, and of the testimony, and |