, 1861-06-07

Especial Correspondence Of Chicsgo Tribune.1
BosroH, Juuc 8, 1861.
To-day las occurred the annual parade and
election OF The A. and H. A., which mystic let
te1s, IS every Boston1an among you viii know,
symbolize one Of THE most venerable and time.
time-honorcd city The Ancient and Honora-
BILE Artillery corps Of the city Of Boston is
almost coevM with the city ITSELF For more
fhan two hundred years It has made annual.
Farcdc, to the great delight Of all sorts and
conditions Of gazsra. To-day, believe, vas
tt- esd anniversary. The ceremonies Of the
dsy are always the same, march, = sermon,
arother march, a review 4 dinner, = commits
sjorfng Of officers and enlute Of cannon. The
corps Ia made up chiefly Of retired members
Of other military companies, with the addition
Of come men who creep In for the sake Of the
dinner and Of the freedom from jury duty
which membership gives. The procession
Is permitted II the matter Of uniforms, and the
variety to-day was dozz1ins. 4 detachment in
the old Continental uniform, with yellox
cooked hats, yellow leggfnga and the old knee
bycklo atyle Of trousers, brought back tho
Prritans iorcibly to the minds Of spectators.
regulation a-tille1y.sabre also attracted much
attention. In the rear of the procession was
section Of the new company of Light Arti1l-
le1y, lately formed hare By Major Cobb, with
two OF their new fie1d.p1eces. This Ia the
a1st public appealanco of th!s new CON.
efHcIency they manifested with SO limited a
time for drill and preparation. The sermon
to-d.y YVES given By Dr. Lothrop OF the Brats1e
Street Unitarian Church, one Of the oldest
Revolutionary churches, which is a chief point
Of Interest to strangers Waiting tho clty. ALI
the ornament It wears on its forehead can
non bah shot into It during tho Revolutionary
war and re1igionalE preserved there eTer sincd.
The discourse Of Dr.. Lothrop WAS eminently
patrioie and suited to the stirring times In
which It was spoken. It would have stirred
thea. and a Is to wunderous deeds of yalox
bad theY stood IN need Of such an incentive.
But they are fully up to the required standard
| ofpatrigtic impulse, and would be ready to =
| man to 60 forward for their countT'a
defense, tnongh many Of them are long
& musFets and saSres IN fhe ranks to-dsy wss
about three hundred. The Ancient aud Hon
| oIab1c day Is always gala-daJ In the city
Though business does not suspend for II;
some Of the public institutions stop thcii
wheels, the public school children -luxnrist*
in q holiday, and the streets arc thronged Will
curious gaze1s. Even now, a. write, tht
eound Of music floats into my window from
the band dfzcon1sing in front Of the Stat
House, where thousands are cong. egated rait
ing for the pfctur <sque procession 10 emerge
cannon SEE tAak Lod EA6e1u1 VI EQo QtOple 10
military display ahatea one tot, though VI
lave been sarfeited ,With such sights for 81
many weeks. or course, when 3 regiment Q
a company Ia really On It's war.marcb, ther
are othe9 motives than idle curiosity. Whicl
iesd the people to pay them the tribute o
eyes and hands.. But one would think that g
many mere marchinga of companies IN stEe:
parade would by and-by tire the denizens. q
shops and Offices who rueh 10 eagerly to tn
! windows ut the first sndible tap Of the drun
:, On Saturday smother Maine regiment Of 80
m1n passed through here ea Tostzs for the VA
Maire Is really carrying of the palm for th
. + physique Of the 1nen ahe is sending. Her reg
ment, whoe. pass age through the city I chron
-c.ed . fortnight eIo, won the praises Of ali Il
:the admirable matt1t0 Of which 1t was con
poeed. The regiment just passed Is fully eQul
to it. The MIN were sturdy and looked resi-
: lutc and determined. They gave on the Con
mon specimen uf their drill, at tho reQue
, ofmspy citizens, and they exhibited q mstke
efficiency in Ill The battalion movements, Al
! The exercise Of the n1uua1 They formed
. hollow equare, which looked to me like a
pcly thing for rebel troops to cueou1te
Mliue is worthy Of quita q much praise
; auy otber New England s,a'e. She has dos
I-spd IS doing her. share and more. slE rec
) l. meris s1c already in the field equipped u