From the Common Council of Albany.

Albany, 4th October, 1842. GENTLEMEN :

In behalf of the Common Council of the city of Albany, we have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of an invitation from the Corporation of New York to attend the celebration of the introduction of the Croton water into your city.

By a resolution of the Common Council, unanimously adopted last evening, the invitation was accepted, and the undersigned appointed a Committee to make the necessary

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arrangements for carrying the same into effect. It is most probable that the number of persons who will attend will be about twenty-five. We will leave here in the evening boat of the 13th instant. We have the honor to be, Respectfully, your obedient servants, COR. TEN BROECK, ) Committee on the part CHAUNCEY WHITNEY, } of the Common Coun- JOHN McKNIGHT, \ cU of Albany.

CLARKSON CROLIUS, Jr., i EDWARD D. WEST, and V Committee WILLIAM DODGE. Esqrs., \

From the Mayor of Troy.

Troy, October 4th, 1842. GKNTLEMEN :

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1st irist, inviting the Mayor and Common Council of Troy to join the Corporation of New York on the 14th of the present month, in celebrating- the introduction of the Croton water into your

city. take the earliest opportunity to convey to you, gentlemen, and through you, to

your Common Council, the thanks of our Board and my own, for the invitation, and our acceptance of it. The period fixed for the celebration is one when our citizens are usually much occupied with business, which, with previous engagements, will prevent a full attendance from Mir Board. Our intercourse with New York is so frequent and intimate, that we are always "at home" in your good city and while we sensibly appreciate your hospitable ;