Arrival of the first Boston and Liver-ingly. She does not appear to be injured in the least by the pool Steam Ship. The first of the Boston and Liverpool Steam Ships has arrived. About five o'clock yesterday afternoon, the telegraph at the City Hall announced that the gallant Steamer Unicorn was coming into our harbor. The United States receiving ship Columbus, with a band of music on board, and the Revenue Cutter Hamilton, gaily decorated with flags, had been stationed near the end of Long wharf, in anticipation of the event; and cannon had also been got in readiness on the Cunard wharf at East Boston, to give the Steamer a salute. As soon as the Unicorn was announced by telegraph, the American and British flags were hoisted on the City Hall, and thrown to the breeze from the masts of vessels in the harbor; and from numerous elevated points along the wharves, and at East Boston. Capt. Sturgis gave the Steamer a gallant salute from the Revenue Cutter as she approached the city, and the people echoed every peal of the cannon with enthusiastic shouts louder than even the roar of the artillery itself. The Unicorn came rapidly up the harbor, and cast a light anchor off Long wharf. She was there boarded by Capt. Josiah Sturgis, of the Revenue Cutter, who congratulated Capt. Douglass, the commander of the Steamer, on the success of the voyage, and tendered to him, and to Mr. Samuel Cunard, Jr. (a son of the proprietor,) the hospitalities of the city, in that handsome and dignified manner, for which he is so much distinguished. The editors of the city press also came on board and were introduced to Capt. Douglass, and supplied with files of foreign papers. The Steamer then passed up the harbor to the Charlestown Navy Yard, and was again saluted by the Revenue Cutter as she passed. The Cutter, as we observed above, was tastefully decorated with flags and streamers; and the crew under the direction of Capt. Sturgis, rendered essential service in bringing the Steam Ship safely into the dock. Capt. S. deserves the lasting gratitude of the citizens of Boston for his useful and disinterested labors on this occasion, and we feel assured that the City Government and the merchants will not permit the event to pass away without some public expression of the regard which they feel for this gentleman. On the return of the Steamer from the Navy Yard, she was once more saluted by the Cutter Hamilton, and the cannon planted on the Cunard wharf at East Boston, now began to pour forth their thunder in grand style. Cannon were also fired from the heights above the wharf; and for nearly half an hour, there was one continued roar of artillery, mingled with the shouts of thousands of citizens, and the animating sounds of martial music. The harbor presented, at one time, a dense mass of smoke, which had proceeded partly from the cannon, and partly from the steam vessels and ferry-boats. The Cunard wharf at East Boston, as well as the wharves on this side of the water, was crowded with a dense mass of eager spectators. A flagstaff had been erected on each side of the dock, which the Steamer was to enter, one of which bore the American, and the other the British flag. As the Unicorn turned towards the Cunard wharf, the Brass field-pieces gave her a deep-mouthed hearty welcome, and each discharge of cannon was again echoed by the people. She came into the dock without accident, and after she was safely fastened, a large number of citizens went on board, and exchanged salutations with the officers and passengers. We learn from Captain Douglass, that the Unicorn left Liverpool on the 16th of May, and arrived at Halifax on the 1st instant, about 10 o'clock A. M., and remained there until 11 o'clock P. M. She brought out 27 cabin passengers to Halifax, and 24 to Boston; and files of London papers to the 15th of May, Liverpool of the 16th, and Paris of the 13th. The Unicorn is a neatly built and gallant steamer of about 700 tons burthen, and a very fast sailer. The cabin accommodations are of a very superior character, and the passengers state, that although they had head winds during the greater part of the passage, yet they have enjoyed the trip exceed passage, and her machinery works admirably. Committee of Merchants, in honor of this important event, The festival prepared by the City Government, and the will probably take place at Faneuil Hall to-day. Maine Boundary. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Friday May 1. Maine Boundary.-Mr. Hume begged to ask whether her Majesty's Government were now able to state in what condition the negotiations respecting the Maine boundary were? Lord John Russell. I have some doubt how far it is consistent with my duty to answer the question which the Hon. gentleman has just put to me; but as, no doubt there is considerable anxiety upon the subject, and as papers upon the subject have been published in the United States, I think it would be desirable to give a general outline of the state in which the question at present stands between the United States and this country relative to the Maine boundary. The House will recollect I stated that there were two very distinct questions: the one was the general question of the boundary, arising out of the treaty of 1783, and the treaty of Ghent; and the other was with respect to the interpretation of our agreement for the sake of preserving jurisdiction and possession undisturbed by the two parties made in the course of the spring of 1839. With respect to the former part of the subject, a proposition was made by my noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the name of the government, last year, and the reply to that was a counter proposition of a totally different nature being made by the Government of the United States. At the same time commissioners were appointed by the Government of Great Britain, who had surveyed the disputed country, and had arrived in this country in January last.Their report was received only a few days ago; it contains matter of very considerable importance, and is now under the consideration of the government, and an answer will be immediately returned to the last proposition made by the government of the United States, informing them how far we can fall in with the proposition they last made. That is the only answer I can give at present upon that branch of the subject. With respect to the question relating to the provisional agreement of last year, it is unfortunate that it is almost entirely upon it that recent difficulties have arisen. The noble Lord then adverted to the differences that had arisen between the two countries on this subject; and concluded by saying, I trust and believe that peace will not be interrupted, but that the whole will end in a formal and amicable settlement of existing differences.-(Cheers.) London dates of the 12th say that the recent news from New York, holding out the idea of an amicable adjustment of the boundary question, rendered stock more firm, and consols hold at 91 3-8 a small improvement. Money was abundant. Increase of Trade with Africa.-We learn that the brig Ivanhoe, which sailed from New York last month for Africa, had on board a large quantity of tobacco and other merchandise, intended for a trading voyage with the natives of that coast. At this moment the ship Ganzas, of four hundred and fifty tons, is also loading at the port of Richmond, Va., with three hundred and fifty hogsheads of tobacco, and six hundred puncheons of New England rum, destined for the same voyage. It may be worth our notice to observe that this latter cargo was purchased and shipped by one of the partners of a Liverpool house who came passenger in the steamship British Queen, and having completed his business returns by her on the 1st proximo, a singular instance of despatch, which shows that our brethren on the other side are quite alive to the importance of this trade. The gentleman alluded to travelled over five hundred miles inland, and calculating the usual run to England he will not have been ab sent more than forty-two days.-Phila, Gaz. 384 MISCELLANEOUS. lakes have communication, have from some cause, become Important to Landholders and Builders. broken. For the U. S. Commercial and Statistical Register. The following case decided at a late session of the Supreme Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of spot where the Orange lake was running into appeared newly Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That in all actions of Covenant hereafter brought in any Court of Record upon any covenant for the payment of rent on any ground rent deed, if the Sheriff or other officer to whom any writ or summons is directed, shall make return of the same with "nihil" endorsed thereon, it shall and may be lawful for the plaintiff or plaintiffs to sue out an alias writ of summons returnable in like manner as other writs of summons, and thereupon if the said Sheriff or other officer shall make return of the said alias writ with "nihil" endorsed thereon, the said return of two "nihils" shall be in all respects equivalent to actual service of the same; as is now the practice in cases of scire facias on judgments and mortgages. Provided, however, that it shall be the duty of the said Sheriff or other officer to give notice of the said alias writ, by serving a copy thereof on the tenant in possession of the premises, if any, or if there be no such tenant in possession of the premises, if any, or if there be no such tenant, by posting a copy of the same on some conspicious part of the premises, at least ten days previous to the return day thereof, and also by publication in one or more newspapers, in such manner and for such time as the court, by rule or otherwise, shall direct. And provided also, That the plaintiff or plaintiffs shall have filed within two weeks after the return day of the first writ of summons in the office of the Prothonotary of the said court, a copy of the Deed on which the suit is brought. Mr. Crane the inventor of the process of making Iron with Anthracite Coal, has recently had a law suit with the proprietors of an Iron establishment in Wales, who refused to pay him for an infringment of his Patent. This trial resulted in favor of Mr. Crane. During the investigation, the following interesting facts were elicited in evidence. Iron applied to Chain Cables, Crane Iron made with Anthracite Coal, required 19 tons to break a size which never before had stood exceeding 16 tons. Mr. David Mushet proved that Anthracite Iron by his experiments stood in point of strength at 209. When Tredgold in his book stated the maximum of strength to be 176. With two-thirds of the fuel of Anthracite, the 209 was reduced to 199. Mr. Cottam of London gave evidence of the remarkable elasticity of Anthracite Iron from its quality of recovering itself again. He was of the opinion that Bars, &c., might be reduced 20 to 25 per cent. in weight with equal safety. He gave the following as the scale of the comparative strengths of Iron from his various trials. Scotch hot blast Iron.... Do. cold do. do.. .408 .440 .518 ...599 N. American. Scotch hot blast mixed with Anthracite... Phenomena.-The Florida Herald has the following notice of some recent phenomena which have occurred in that peninsula. Some of the ponds and lakes are drying up, or rather The theories in explanation of these phenomena are: Yeomans One Adams had drawn his note to the defendant or bearer. The defendant endorsed it thus-"This may certify that I warrant the within to be collectible, SAML. YEOMANS." The note became the property of the plaintiff, but it was not made to appear that he was the party who first received it from the defendant, Yeomans, and therefore not the party with whom the contract of guaranty might be said to have been actually made. The Court decided, 1. That it lay upon the plaintiff to prove, affirmatively, that he was the party with whom the contract had been made, and that the guaranty not being made to him by name, the Court could not presume, from the mere absence of proof to the contrary, that it had been made to him, though he held the note. 2. That none other than the person to whom the contract was actually made could recover on the guaranty. Chief Justice Gibson, in the able opinion of the Court, referring to certain parts of the law in this State, says "It might seem doubtful, whether an action could not be maintained by the holder of a guarantied note, who, though unnamed in the contract, is interested in the subject of it, just as a party unnamed, but interested in an insurance, may have an action on an unsealed policy for the benefit of J. S. and all others whom it may concern'—and I at first thought the law might apply to the guaranty of a note, payable to bearer, successively to each holder of it, on the basis of a distinct promise to each, for which, each transfer would be a sufficient consideration." He goes on however to lay down his own opinion and that of the Court, that the guaranty is not an accessory of the note or negotiable along with it, and being but a special contract, with no more efficacy than if it were entirely detached from the note, that no person but the one with whom the contract was actually made can derive any benefit J. W. W. from it. The Secretary of State of Connecticut will please accept our thanks for public documents-as well also a friend in Kentucky for bank reports. The UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL AND COMMERCIAL & STATISTICAL REGISTER. VOL. II. EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1840. Celebration of the Arrival of the DINNER AT FANEUIL HALL. His Honor Jonathan Chapman, Mayor of the city, presided at the table,—Mr. Cunard, and Mr. Grattan the British Consul, were seated immediately upon his right, and Captain Douglas, commander of the Unicorn, upon his left. The Mayor opened the intellectual part of the entertainment by the following address to his fellow citizens: Remarks of the Mayor, It is an event, said he, of more than ordinary interest and importance to us, in honor of which we are now assembled. The present week has witnessed the first arrival in our harbor, from the shores of Great Britain, of one of those wonderful inventions of modern times, which, defying space, and time, and tide, seem destined to break down the partitions of nations, and to make one brotherhood of the family of man. We look upon it as an epoch in the history of our city; and accordingly the city government, in compliance with what they deemed the unanimous feeling of the community, have caused this social meeting to be gathered, without formality, and at short notice, in order that our transatlantic brethren might sit down with us as in the family circle. No. 25. presenting themselves in this stirring age. But to the reflecting mind, there are many considerations connected with this event, many thoughts and anticipations to which it gives rise, that make it worthy of especial notice. I can but glance at some of them, leaving to those whom I rejoice to see around me to expand and to enforce them. And in the first place, in reference to the great interests of our business and trade in all their varied forms, who can estimate the full effects that may be produced by the opening of a direct communication, upon the shortest route, and in the most expeditious manner, between our city and the great emporium of the world? Hitherto, from our position, we have been out of the current of commercial intercourse between this country and Europe. We have been obliged to be dependent upon others in this important respect, and uniformly to inquire of our neighbors the news from abroad.— As the importance of our city is increased, as it necessarily must be, by a change in these respects, and with industrial and manufacturing interest in New England that may challenge comparison with any in the country, and which only need further opportunity, to develope themselves to an almost indefinite extent,—is it not a matter of sincere congratulation, and pleasing anticipation, that the commercial relations of her capital with Europe, already so important in many respects, are to be placed upon an equality with those of the most favored parts of the country? we are proud to say, on this first visit to Massachusetts, has not found her asleep, In the Western Railroad, fostered by her patronage, and built in part by her means, she is nobly doing her share in this great work of improvement. She is opening a new and a straight way for Europe into the broad and mighty West, and for the West back again to Europe. She is doing her share in introducing to each other the two It is a matter of sincere regret that the distinguished indi- I certainly deem it so, even if the proposed enterprise should vidual, the Hon. Samuel Cunard, to whom more than to terminate when the passage was made from Liverpool to any other, we are indebted for the result which we now hon-Boston. But it does not stop here. European enterprise, or, is not present to participate in this meeting, and to receive thus publicly the thanks of our city for the benefit which we feel that we have received at his hands. But when it is known that he is detained for the purpose of completing the arrangements thus auspiciously begun, I am sure that he will be as gratefully remembered in his absence, as he would have been greeted, were he here. I am happy, however, to state, that we have with us, as his representative, his son, Mr. Edward Cunard, whom it will be my privilege shortly to introduce. And it adds to our gratification, that there is also present here, the commander who guided hither this first adventurous boat, Capt. Douglas, of the steamer Unicorn, whom it will likewise be a pleasure to me shortly to make known to you. Assembled as we thus are in honor of the opening of steam navigation between Great Britain and this city, our first feelings are those of admiration and gratitude for the enterprise which has achieved this important result. May I not, therefore, in the name of the city of Boston, welcome these representatives of the means by which a closer connexion is to be established between England and America? May I not say to them, that we applaud the public spirit which has led to this event, that we reciprocate the good feeling which has prompted this nearer alliance-and that to the right hand of fellowship thus warmly extended to us from the mother country, we heartily return the old fashioned grip of Yankee hospitality? tremes of the globe. And when we contemplate, as we can to-day, the certainty that that introduction will be com pleted,-when we look forward, as we now may with confidence, to the effectual junction of the Mississippi with the Atlantic, and see the new tide of business sweeping forwards and backwards through the borders of Massachusetts, may not every interest amongst us justly anticipate the opening of a wider field of enterprise than any they have yet known? Who, in a word, shall undertake to measure or state the mighty consequences that may result to Massachusetts when she stands as the half-way point upon the most direct route between Europe and the Rocky Mountains? The event of this day's commemoration is also of interest and importance, as indicating the good feeling of England towards our country. It is well known that the enterprise, of which the arrival of the Unicorn is the auspicious commencement, has been kindly favored and most liberally promoted by the English Government. We rejoice from our hearts in every indication and means of a closer union between that country and our own. Our brethren from other The event which has called us together, in itself consider- lands who are present at this festivity, will pardon us, I know, ed, is simply the arrival at Boston of a steam ship from Liver- as we express our peculiar attachment for the land of Old pool. If this were all, it might have gratified our curiosity for England. It was the home of our fathers. We sprung from a moment, We might simply have welcomed her approach its bosom. Within her borders we must look for our old as we have done, with the sound of cannon, and the shout ancestral halls. There are noble associations connected with of a multitude gathered upon our wharves, and then have her name, in which we have a common interest. She is our passed on to some other of the wonders which are constantly mother-we had a common origin-we speak a common VOL. II.-49 language, and may God bless every undertaking that makes us feel more strongly that we have a common interest. And still another most interesting view of the event which has called together this family meeting of nations, as I pray to be permitted to call it, is, that it is another achievement of that liberalizing and adventurous commercial spirit, which, next to the Christian religion, has done the most for the civilization and refinement of the human race. Commerce how much of what is interesting and noble in the world's history is associated with that word. How unjust to its righteous claims, how imperfectly acquainted with the history of man, is he who degrades its meaning to the mere barter of commodities,-to the mere increase of perishable property-to the simple multiplication of venders and vendees. The history of commercial enterprise is in fact the history of the progress of the human race. Look out for a moment upon the broad and flowing ocean-the scene of its adventures-the fearful yet magnificent field of its wonder-working energy. What is there that more strikingly marks the progress of mankind, than the use they have made of the great waters of our globe? There was a time, but three centuries ago, when the art of navigation was unknown. This broad and flowing ocean spread out, without one human being resting upon its bosom-with not a human voice to mingle with the winds that swept over its surface-solitary,—companionless, but for the creatures that swam beneath its waves, and Him who created both it and them. Then were the dark ages. How is it now? That same ocean is studded all over with the white sails of commerce,-peopled with floating colonies of human beings,-visited by no breeze that bears not a song of human joy,—and lashed by no tempest amidst which are not heard the groan and the prayer of human agony. And now also is the age of light, intelligence, religion and liberty. But I must not dwell longer upon this pleasant theme of the intimate connexion between commercial enterprise and the progress of general improvement. Wonderful as have been the results, there is yet no mystery in the matter. The explanation of these effects of commerce is short and simple. It brings men nearer together. This makes them better acquainted. Better acquaintance leads to new relations. New relations create new wants. These in their turn increase mutual dependence; and mutual dependence is at the foundation of society-the origin of nations-and the great principle which knits men together into Kingdoms, States, families, and all the possible relations of life. Commerce, then, by merely bringing men together, is the first link in that great chain which holds in its embrace the interests of mankind. The history of commerce, therefore, in all its adventures, yields to no other in importance. It has passages, too, whose interest no romance can equal. And when we consider that they who have advanced its progress have been the pioneers of human improvement, we can feel the truth of the compliment of old, and say with emphatic truth, that not the merchants of Tyre only, but the merchants of the world have been its princes. It is this same commercial enterprise which has worked so many wonders, that has led to the event which we now commemorate. Is it not fit that we should do it honor, as it brings a new benefit so close to our own doors? And, in conclusion, may we not feel, that the world can never be stagnant, nor human affairs stand still, so long as this energetic spirit is cherished and respected? The Mayor concluded by offering the following senti ment: Commercial enterprise—It waked up the dark ages; it launched the human race upon the sea of improvementit guided their bark, and spread their sail, until a sail is no longer necessary to join the continents together. The Mayor then alluded, in a very handsome manner, to the Hon. Samuel Cunard, the gentleman to whose exertions and influence we are mainly indebted for the new line of steam ships between Liverpool and Boston-and offered the following toast, which was received in the most flattering manner: Hon. Samuel Cunard—Identified with an improvement which has blessed two countries-they will vie with each other in doing him honor. Mr. Edward Cunard, a son of the gentleman above mentioned, and a passenger in the Unicorn, was introduced to the company, by the Mayor, and responded to this compli ment in a very feeling and appropriate manner. In the name of his father he thanked the Mayor and the citizens of Boston, for the kind and cordial manner in which they had received the Unicorn; and he deeply regretted that his father was unable to be present, on an occasion which would have afforded him such high satisfaction. If Mr. Cunard, he said, had done for the city ten thousand times more than he had, the enthusiastic reception of the Unicorn would have deeply repaid him for all his labor. The grateful impression which this unexpected event had made on his own mind, he said, could never be obliterated. He closed his remarks by offering the following sentiment: May prosperity ever attend the city and citizens of Boston. The band then played “God save the Queen;" the sentiment and air brought forth loud and continued applause, which almost drowned the sounds of the instruments. The Mayor read the following extract from the bulletin of the merchants' News Room "Steamer Unicorn, 18 days from Liverpool to Boston;" and added, God save the Queen, and God save the United States of America. Capt. Douglas, commander of the Unicorn, now rose and was introduced to the company. He said he felt highly honored in being the commander of the first steam ship that had ever crossed the Atlantic from Old England to New England-especially as that steamer had been so cordially received by the citizens of Boston. The Unicorn, he said, had made an easy not a test passage. She was a small steamer as the citizens of Boston undoubtedly knew-and was not intended as one of the regular line of Steam Mail Packets. She was also deeply laden. A large portion of the steamer was occupied by machinery, fuel, &c. and the passage had been rather boisterous and difficult. The voyage would be made by the regular steamers in about fifteen days or less. He returned his sincere thanks to the Mayor, and through him to the citizens of Boston, for the attention bestowed upon him, and said he hoped the highest anticipations which they had formed of this new enterprise might be fully realized. The Mayor again stirred up the hearts of the company by some brief and felicitous remarks in allusion to Mr. Grattan, the British Consul, in the course of which he was interrupted by several hearty bursts of applause. Mr. Grattan, in one of his public speeches, compared himself to a staunch Irish blunderbuss, charged to the muzzle with good feeling—and our citizens always love to listen to the report of his excellent artillery. The Mayor observed that it was not only an interesting fact that we were to be most intimately connected with a great country, by the Cunard steamers, but peculiarly so, because that country was our Mother Country. He then proposed the following: England and America-Amidst all the fluctuations of trade, the vicissitudes of time, and exploration of boundaries, may neither forget that they stand in the interesting relation of Mother and Daughter. To this sentiment, Mr. Grattan made the following com.. plimentary and spirit-stirring reply: On occasions of public rejoicing, when one common feeling pervades a large assembly, the speakers whose lot it is to follow in the wake of the first, have little to do but repeat the words, or at any rate to give a renewed utterance to the sentiments which have gone before. For myself, coming as I do, fourth on the list to-day, I might be well satisfied to reecho, even at that remote distance, your truly eloquent observations, or to repeat a few of the animated sentences from the addresses of the gentlemen-my countrymen-who have preceded me. But in fact, sir, no single voice, however powerful, no individual, however gifted, could have a chance, whether in an extempore speech or a studied oration, to do justice to the feelings of this whole community, in reference to an event which has transformed this immortal cradle of national liberty into a sacred temple of international friendship. It is not, sir, from the private interchange of congratulations between friends and families, nor even from the demonstrations of the scene before us, where hundreds are met in festive celebration of this event, that the feelings which agitate the public heart can be known. To know that truly, sir, it was necessary to have been out on Wednesday last, on the populous wharves, to have seen the thousands of this great city pouring fourth, and to have heard the mighty voice of the multitude, sending shouts of acclamation across the waters, and up to the very vaults of Heaven. Yes, sir, it is from this day that we may surely date a still firmer alliance between the countries. Even if the perversity of human nature-no matter whether it be English or American nature-sought a quarrel, the intricacies of our commercial relations render a serious or lasting dispute impossible. Fate and inevitable necessity have woven a web of mutual interests encompassing both countries, and from which neither can, if it would, escape; while, from the rapid and frequent communication now established, the ocean, so long the only barrier between them, may shrink from the hopeless task of separating those portions of her great family, destined to coalesce and remain united, for purposes of reciprocal welfare and happiness. I must now, in my turn, Mr. President, beg leave to offer you a sentiment, and the name of this vessel, whose coming has gladdened all hearts, shall furnish me with a subject. It is known to every one that the Unicorn and the Lion are the supporters of the arms of England, the first an animal of at best but doubtful existence, the latter the acknowledged emblem of war and conquest. Sir, it appears to me a most auspicious omen that England has sent us on the prow of her first steam ship to this port, the figure of the poetical Unicorn, and not of the pugnacious Lion. I will then, sir, propose to you The Unicorn-Long considered an apocryphal animal; henceforth an acknowledged type of peace;-may the British Lion never plant his paw, shake his mane, or lash his tail, in anger on this friendly soil. When the first signal was hoisted, announcing the approach of the anxiously expected vessel, I, sir, was at my post, among the earliest of the citizens who thronged to the water's side. A soft vapour, not a malignant fog, hung over the outer bay; there was no wind abroad, no sunshine in the sky, as the smoky standard of the steam ship floated in the distance. Soon she appeared manifest, moving through the mist in dignified celerity, independent of elemental aid; while the beaming eyes and animated gestures of the crowd gave a brighter grace than sunshine itself to the scene, and the noble vessel looked like some living representative of the commerce, the enterprise, and the amity of a great nation, coming to pay a visit and receive the greetings of a nation, great, enterprising, and friendly, like herself. It would be a waste of words, and a trespass on your time, to attempt a further description of the scene-the roar of the artillery, the ringing of the city bells, the strains of music from the ships of war, and above all the pealing shouts of the great mass The Mayor repeated that this festival was not intended as of men outvoicing all the rest. I honestly confess, sir, that a formal occasion, but rather as a sort of social festival my brain seemed turned by the excitement around me, and or family meeting, and the City Government had concluded I could distinguish no separate detail of facts or feelings, till to dispense with those inconvenient appendages of a set I saw the vessel moored in her berth beside the wharf. I public dinner, regular toasts. He therefore called for volunthen, sir, stretched out my hand, to hail my fellow-country-teer sentiments, from any gentlemen present. The following men, with the welcome doubly due to them from me, as part was offered, and read. and parcel of the nation that sent me here, and, at the same time, identified in all the associations of the day with the citizens of the country where I feel myself so thoroughly at home. As I saw the cable fastening the vessel to the Boston wharf, it required a small effort of poetical imagining to consider it less as a material substance, which might next be coiled round the pier at Liverpool, than as an emblem of the tie of interests and affections, which stretches across the ocean from shore to shore, firm fixed in the sympathies of two kindred nations. It was, sir, on this memorable evening, that the true character of New England men was made evi dent to those who came for the first time from Old England, Commonwealth of Massachusetts-As she is likely to become a half-way-house between Europe and the Rocky Mountains, we will take care that all the travellers, both ways, have a hospitable reception. The Mayor then read the following volunteer: for her, but nothing more important than in furnishing her Our Sister City of Salem-Commerce has done much with a head. this toast, in a very spirited and sensible speech, and closed Hon. Stephen C. Phillips, Mayor of Salem, responded to by proposing the following sentiment: The City of Boston-The opening of steam navigation between Great Britain and Boston, completes all that was future prosperity be commensurate with her past fame, and wanting to make her a great commercial mart; may her the enlightened public spirit which now animates all classes of her citizens. The following toast was then read by the Mayor: The Judiciary-Amidst all the changes and revolutions of time, we rejoice that justice changeth not. The Judiciary, as will be seen by the order of procession, was fully and ably represented-yet no one responded to this excellent and pointed sentiment-and after waiting for the moving of the spirit an unusual time, the Mayor proposed the following pleasant hit at the bench: House of Representatives of Massachusetts-We rejoice that that body, at least, has a Speaker! Mr. Speaker Winthrop rose, amidst shouts of applause, and responded to this call, with great effect. We regret that our limits will not permit us, at this time, to follow him in the train of remark which he pursued. He said, among other good things, that the day had passed away when the diminution of distance-as it might be termed between the United States and Great Britain, was regarded with apprehension and distrust. That such a feeling once existed, there could be no doubt. A distinguished American statesman once declared, that he wished an ocean of fire might be placed between the two countries, to keep them separate forever. But, said he, we cannot tell how much even an ocean of fire would do towards cutting off our intercourse with each other. Who knows but some huge salamander, |