Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-20

could win Annie To he his wife. But he
says she was worth waiting for.
j From the New.york American Of Saturday. .
Tn CrIrBRATI0N Of the completion of the
CnoroN AQutpUeT yesterday, was ~ all re-
Il ,prcls a most st,leudd aud successful pae-
4 cant. A. all classes "t our clilzrns are 4"
! share in the blessings and benefits Of Ibis
| grcn, work, 50 all classes united in the public
rrjoicings which the consumn,a,inn called
| inriI. At sunrise, the firing ni 100 gum, nnt
| the ringing oi all the b,llsIn the city, ushcrd
II m tie DAY, aud soon Afterwards the streets
began in iii with people tlocklng in from all
parts nf the adjacent country. BY o'clock,
/. the dltlercn, military aud fire companies, the
/ ynriunS civic societies aud assminiiuns, The
|. MasouS the Dad Fellows, the Temperance
!, men. and the delegations from the several
/ trades and professions, began I" muster NJ their
| respective places of reudcZvnus. AZ 10, the
/ Great Procc ssiou WAS put IN motion. The
streets through which the procession passed
/ was denscly crnm died with persons oi all ages,
4 sexes and conditions. The sidewalks, the
II stnops, the balconies, the windows, and ih"
| very roofs of ihe houses were ihrongrd with
1 spectators. The principal hotels aud pnblc
rdifcrs were gn,ly decorated with flags and
sircamrrs, aud occasionally with wrcullis and
bouquets oi flowers.
Il The two beautiful fountains in the Park and
n Union SQUARE, were IN fall play rs the pro-
!. ression passed. and added greatly TO tho spec
taclc. OF the procession itself VIC shall not
attempt detailed description. II was proba-
/ bly, the most numerous, If not the most bril-
! liant, ever got up in this city. The military
n displuy was extremely beautiful. The fire
nrn TUNED out IN imposing numbers, with
II their Enuincs aud Hose most tdsriu!iy
I decorated. The butchers Snciciy made u
very fine SHOW The Temperance Societies,
j a. in duty bound, mustered III great strength
4 IN honor ot this Gold Water Crlebrn,ior.-
II The Printers were well represented. Th"
| press on which Franklin worked in London,
was one of the conspicuous ohjrcts on their
|, car. Next to The PrlucrS, upon car drawn
4 by four fine horses, was n beautiful model "'
the steamboat North America, with hull, en-
zinc, &c. complete. THIS model isa perfect
miniature of the North Amerca.--the tirnb"rs
planking, panrllng, and evemtIr very fur
\ ui,utc oi The saloons and cabins. hcing pcrn
ratclv copied. Ii was made tor Isaac New
ton, Esq, the enterprlsing owner ot The North
and South American. ....
The Procession started from tho battery At
| 10 o'clock III the morning, aud II was not IN
Il III half past 1 o'clock that the files passed
through the Park. II Is estimated to have been
five miles in length, aud to have included
II $1,000 persons. As sonR rs this part of the
II ceremony was over, SAMUEL STtvENs, Prcsi-
4 dent Of the Board ot Water Commissioners,
II from the platform in ihc Park addressed The
II Mayor and Common Council, in an rloqucn,
aud appropriaf" speech. lie was replied Ia
hy JoHN l.. LAwRENcr, the President at
The new Buarf. After ihe'sptnklny, Nh Ode,
written for the occasion, by Geo. j.. Morris,
Esq was extremely we'll sung by the men,
brrs of the Nrw-York Sacred Music Sncicfv.
/ Wuh nine hearty cheers for the day and the
occasion, the vast nsscuiblage Then dispersed,
tho Common CunuCil and their guests,
among whom was lis Exccllcncy Governor
Seward and suite, retiring In the Superior
/ Court ,onm 10 parlake Of collation.. lietc
4 ~ reply to n complimentary toast from May
~ Morris, Gov. Seward briefly congratulate Il
the city "t Ncw-York upon The completion
at the Great Aqncdnct, and spoke OF her rx-
ample in pcrscycrinn 10 the end, as well wor-
/ thy the imitation "f This State and every Stat"
engaged in similar works of physical improve
ncn,. 'rh" Governor closed his remay ks with
\ the following sentiments:
/ Tnr CRY OF Nnw-IoRK: The only one
uc all The communities IN our Union which
has IN these toying times persevcrrd IN her
undertakings, maintained her credit, and com
pl"tcd her public works.
! In The evening, The various places Of public
amusement were ,hrorg'd with people
The Park Theatre, tho Museum, the As,or
| House, and several of our public buildings,
were brilliantly illuminated. The ilumlnn-
! tiun Of the Astor louise was effected ai the
sound oi The gong with rnpldliy almost
ma agical. In loss than one minute after th"
signal was given, every window on the Broad
way front was IN blaze of Ight.
\ So ended The Cru,nn Jubilee. Daring the
whole day. bright sun smiled upon the pag
cant, but IA the evening set ~, the clouds
gathered, and the ram feel IN torrents during
the night. We have heard the remark from
u hundred lips, that not n quarrel, not n di.
,turbancc, not a druaktn niHn was 10 be- seen
| in our CITY Yesterday. This, considering hat
! probably FOUR nUNpBtD THOUSAND PrH-
sons were moving ~, or looking AT, The pre-
cesson. is the most crrdlrahe aud gratifying
circumstance IL the whole history of the day.
n The general arrangements for The Gel, bra
,ior, well couirvcd and equally well carried
out, reflected the highest credit upon the
Committee who had thcm in charge.
II PREPABATIONs rOR WINTER.-Thc time Is
now at hand when II becomes important 10
prepare To meet the cxlgcncics of the COM