dered many important services to the young nation in its struggle for independence, at a time when such services were peculiarly valuable.

The manner of his reception by the same nation, after the lapse of nearly half a century, when it had become free and happy in its institutions, great in power, resources, and numbers, and extensive in territory, is a sufficient proof that at least one republic has not been ungrateful.

Q. How was he received in Boston?

A. As in every other place which he visited in America, with the liveliest demonstrations of joy, respect, and affection.

He was welcomed at the town line, by the city magistrates, and a procession was formed which moved through several streets and entered the common at the south end of the mall, and there it passed between two lines formed by the children of both sexes belonging to the public schools, and proceeded to the State House, where the General was welcomed in the

name of the State, by Gov. Eustis. "The appearance of the entire of this truly grand procession, was august and imposing. As it passed, Lafayette! Lafayette! sprang from the voice of multitudes that rolled on and on, like wave after wave of the ocean. Lafayette beat in every heart, glowed on every cheek, glistened in every swimming eye; every tongue vibrated LAFAYETTE. The whole city and country appeared to have arrayed themselves in all their glory, beauty, and strength, at once to witness and adorn the majesty of the spectacle."

Q. Who was elected president of the United States in 1825 ?

A. John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams, who succeeded President Washington in 1797.

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What anniversaries were celebrated this year in Massachusetts ?

A. The fiftieth anniversary of the battles of Concord and Bunker-Hill; the former on the 19 of April, and the latter on the 17 of June. Q. Where was the anniversary of the Concord battle celebrated?

A. On the spot where the battle was fought.

Nearly 60 of those who bore arms that day were present. The corner stone of a monument was laid, prayers were offered in the church, and an eloquent and interesting oration was pronounced by professor Everett.

Q. Was the anniversary of the battle of Bunker-Hill also celebrated on the battleground?

A. It was, and the venerable Lafayette, being present on the occasion, assisted in laying the corner-stone of the Monument, about to be erected on the spot.

After which ceremony, the assembled multitude, among whom were many of the veterans of the revolution, who had come on this interesting occasion to revive their remembrances of that trying period, and to take a last look of the esteemed Lafayette, having occupied seats erected on the North-eastern side of the hill in the form of an amphitheatre, listened to an address delivered by the Hon. Daniel Webster. The enthusiasm excited by the intrinsic character of the oration was heightened by the presence of the "nation's guest" and the nation's benefactor, and the hoary-headed veterans who shared with him the dangers and the glories of the revolutionary contest. At the close of the exercises, invited guests, and others to the number of between 4 and 5,000 persons, dined under an awning at tables set on the summit of Bunker Hill. The address by Mr. Webster, " already bears an established character in the classical literature of our country."

Amphitheatre, s. a building having rows of seats one above another.

The obelisk, according to the plan of a building committee of the Bunker-Hill Monument Association, is to have a base of 30 feet diameter, and 10 at the top, with a height of 220 feet. A hollow cone will rise from the centre, around which, a flight of winding stairs is to ascend to the very summit. The walls are to be constructed of 77 courses of stone, of 2 feet 8 inches in thickness, and each block weighing probably from 3 to 5 tons. Seven feet will be the diameter of the base of the cone, and 4 at its apex. Several courses of stone are laid.

QUINCY RAILWAY.

Q. What remarkable occurrence took place on the 4 of July, 1826 ?

A. The decease of the venerable John Adams, at his seat in Quincy, in the 91 year of his age; and of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello in Virginia, in his 83 year.

Both were in the foremost rank of statesmen and patriots who vindicated the rights of their country, and having lived to receive the gratulations of the 50 anniversary of her independence, both expired. Without the aid of panegyric, of painting and of sculpture, their names will be preserved in the Declaration of Independence, and interwoven with the national history; their actions will present their truest portraits to posterity, and the respect of the republic to their memory will be their noblest monument.

Q. Who was the successor of Governor Eustis ?

A. Levi Lincoln, who has been annually

elected to the office of governor from the year 1825.

He was lieut. governor during the administration of Governor Sullivan, in 1807, and the last year of Governor Brooks, in 1823.

Q. What has been the state of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures in Massachusetts during the five years of Governor Lincoln's administration ?

A. Prosperous and flourishing.

Q. What national edifice for benevolent purposes was erected in Massachusetts in the year 1827 ?

A. The United States' Marine Hospital, or asylum for sick and disabled seamen; an elegant stone building, in the town of Chelsea, about 3 miles from Boston.