The New York herald., 1845-09-22

BosToN Sept. 90 lS45.
HORTICULTURE, Festisa! Soeiey-Fansuil HaH-Webster,
Everett, Mrs. .4erander Hamilton, Hon. HIM. b. Me
Clay, Hon. Caleb Gushing $e. &c.
The Massachusetts, Horticultural Society yesterday
celebrated their seventeenth anniversary by exhib
ton of fruits and flowers at their and splendid hail.
in School street. and by festival at Faneuil Hall
The exhibition than usually splendid, espc.
ciay in fruits the having been uncommony pro-
pitious, and guano having doae its best Some of the
flower temples were twelve or fourteen feet high, and
constructed with great taste. The varieties of fruits
almost without number and luscious that the
hands of spectators with difficulty kept from ns
tuting close contact between the delicious plums
grapes pears peaches and the longing lips of the be
holders. In fact, poor fellow from the country felt
bad he had to ask permission go and return
in order might his appetite at the fruit stalls
near by, before he could look upon the luscious sight
with any reasonable degree of composue. lie actually
out and ate quantity of fruit and then returned
The festival at Faneui Hall beautiful affair and
was attended by some six hundred ladies and
gentlemen who sat down to tempting a table as epi
could desire The old Cradle Of Liberty tho
roughly decked out with evergreens shrubs and trees
flowers, emblazonry &c, so that it looked perfect
bower OF Eden.
The great feature of the evening the advent of the
Hon. Edward Everett who arrived here in the steamer
yesterday from England. He formerly President of
the Society and Of course accepted with avidty the in
vitaton the committee delegated wait upon him on
board the steamer and bespeak his He made
very pretty speech in answer to the enthusiastic pa
dts with which he greeted by his fellow townsmeu
Webster made good, sound Horticultural speech more
fruit than owers) in response 'the Marsh
field Farmer" He said there many better farmers
in Marshheld than he was but he saw none OF them
present, he supposed he must reply to the toast.
At a subsequent period the modern Demosthenes in.
troduced the venerable Mrs Hamilton to the audience
she occupied post on the right OF the Presidents chair
The widow OF so distinguished man Alexander Ha
milton and moreover the daughter of brave soldier
as Cen SCHUYLER her name was OF course fragrant with
revolutionary odor and Mr. Webster in speaking of
distinguished connections warmed up TO the dignity of
his subject His deep eyes sparkled in their caverns
nght his rich trumpet-lIke voice thrilled with emotion
ashe pronounced the few impressive words that told the
story which others would have spent hour rehears
ing Webster has the hey ond all other men of on
densing thought into the smallest possible compass Of
are never at fault when his soul is aroused.
The Rev. John o. Choules made very neat and ap-
propriate address.
Caleb Gushing made good speech and so did some
others but decidedly the most eptable and best
ceived one by your talented member of Congress
from New York, the Hon. VIM. B. McClay. His speech
was chase and eloquent in style and delivered with an
easy grace that was in marked contrast with the pump
handle oratoy of some OF the speakers of the evening
he spoke with enthusiasm Of the great city OF New
York. and paid just tribute to the enterprise public
spirit OF Bostonians McCay is effective speaker
and, should judge would exercise great influence
washington, were he to mingle in the debates of
gress. have noticed that ne disdans that arena and
contents himself with the wiser and useful part
faithfully discharging his duties his constituents
such representatives are the valuable from their
rarity.
The festival went off finely and the COMPANY dispersed
had enjoyed. The Introduction ladies at the table
adds much to the beauty and interest of such scene
and upon this occasion Bostons faret bellies and state
lest danes were there rvalling in their blooming
and rich array the offerings of Flora and Pomona that
graced the hall and crowned the board
understand that quite number of our,cs with the
ladies, purpose visiting New York in October to attend
the annual festival OF the American Institute, being
herewith moved by the hosptable invitation kindly
tended to them by the Hon Judge Megs OF your CITY,
in the course of his remarks at the table know You
VIII give them hearty welcome in Gotham.
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