Higgins, rector of Christ Church, Pelham, and as the attendance of ladies was necessarily limited, the large gathering of gentlemen, from homes far and near, was remarkable, indicating the profoundly cherished memories relating to the career of the great statesman, the completed close of whose homelife on earth seemed as if now emphasized by the funeral dirge within the temple and the majestic voice of the tempest without.

" Not long after the death of Mr. Webster, as we w ell remember, one hundred citizens of Boston contributed one thousand dollars each to a fund of one hundreil thousand dollars, which was invested for Mrs. Webster's benefit, and the interest of this she duly received at her home in New Rochelle, a timely and welcome contribution to the cheer of her tranquil life evening.

"Thus it may be truly said that the men of Boston, iu our own time, have given back a fitting response to the munificence of a Huguenot native of New Hochelle, expressed in the gift of Faueuil Hall to their honored city mi>re than a century and a quarter ago, exemplifying the perfect fusion of Anglican and French elements into a vital unity, to endure thronghout centuries to come.

HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

BIOGRAPHY.

JAMES HYATT.

Mr. James Hyatt, former supervisor of the town of Pelham, was a son of James H. Hyatt, who married Eliza Balcom, and resided in New York City. He was born there December 1, 1830, and was educated iu the district school, which he left at the age of fifteen to engage in the butcher business.