The Common Council of the Borough of Princeton, accept with great pleasure the invitation of the Common Council of the City of New York, to join with them on the 14th inst, in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water into the city.

Very respectfully, Your ob't serv't, ALEX. M. CUMMING, Mayor. To CLARKSON CROLIUS, Jun'r., ) WEST, and E. D, } Committee. WM. DODGE, Esq'rs., )

From the Mayor of New Brunswick-

New Brunswick, Oct. llth, 1842. GENTLEMEN :

The Common Council of this city have authorised me to acknowledge the receipt of your invitation, to join with the Honorable the Common Council of the city of New York in their celebration on the 14th inst., and to accept of the same, which I do with great

pleasure. I am very respectfully, Your ob't. serv't. FITZ RANDOLPH SMITH, Mayor, To Hon. Aid. CROLIUS, ) " WEST, \Committee. Asst. Aid. DODGE, J

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From the Mayor of Elizabethtown, To the Hon. C. CROLIUS, JR., SIR: The polite invitation from the committee of the Corporation of New York to the Corporation of Elizabethtown, to join with them in celebrating the introduction of the Croton water into their city is acknowledged. This corporation connot but be suitably impressed with the value of such an invitation, and they have instructed me to return for answer their acceptance of it, and their congratulation at the completion of a work so magnificent in design and so successful in execution. They propose to reach the Battery Hotelby the 8 o'clock boat, on Friday morning, which will probably reach the city by half past nine in the morning. With the sincere wish that your great city may realize all its anticipations from this stupendous work, I am, with great respect, Your ob't. serv't., WM.