"The king of waters, the sea-shouldering Whale, The snuffing Grampus, with the oily Seal; The storm-presaging Porpus, Herring-Hog, Line shearing Shark, the Catfish, and Sea Dog; The scale-fenc'd Sturgeon, wry-mouth'd Hollibut, The flouncing Salmon, Codfish, Greedigut; Cole, Haddick, Hake, the Thornback, and the Scate, Whose Slimy outside makes him seld' in date; The stately Bass, old Neptune's fleeting post, That tides it out and in from sea to coast; Consorting Herrings, and the bony Shad, Big-bellied Alewives, Mackrels richly clad With rainbow colour, the Frostfish and the Smelt, As good as ever Lady Gustus felt; The spotted Lamprons, Eels, the Lamperies, That seek fresh-water brooks with Argus eyes; These watery villagers, with thousands more, Do pass and repass near the verdant shore." KINDS OF SHELL-FISH. "The luscious Lobster, with the Crabfish raw, The brinish Oyster, Muscle, Perriwig, And Tortoise fought by the Indian's Squaw, Which to the flats dance many a winter's jig, To dive for Cockles, and to dig for Clams, Whereby her lazy husband's guts she crams." It was recommended to those who came over after Winthrop, to bring with them a hogshead and a half of meal, "to keep him until he may receive the fruit of his own labors, which will be a year and a half after his arrival, if he land in May or June." Also, "malt, beef, butter, cheese, pease, good wines, vinegar, and strong waters;" and in addition, a variety of clothing, boots, shoes, implements, iron wares, stew-pans, warming-pans, fish-hooks, and every conceivable thing for use or labor, being assured that whatever they did not want, could be disposed of at a profit. MARKET SUPPLIES. One of the earliest accounts of the market supplies in Boston is that written by a French refugee in 1687,--almost two hundred years ago. He says,--