On the other side of the banner the Queen of Cities, represented by a female wearing a crown, is calling attention to a

picture, a view of the dam on the Croton River the origin of the aqueduct. On the lower part of the border surrounding the picture, are emblazoned the arms of the city of New- York in basso relievo. The silk on which the design is portrayed, measures nine and a half feetby seven and a half feet. Its color is a rich mazarine blue the fringe, tassels, and cord, are amber and crimson. The banner is surmounted and greatly adorned by three separate groups of carving the centre consisting of a fireman's cap as a base, with a

trumpet affixed to the top, on which stands a large eagle with extended wings, measuring three and a half feet from tip to tip. At each end are trophies, composed of Hook and Ladder, Torch, Trumpet, Pipe and Axes.

His Honor, the Mayor, then rose and made the following speech :

Mr. President and Trustees of the Fire Department, " I have been deputed, by a resolution which has just been read to you, to present on the part of the Common Council, to the Department of which you are officers, this Banner, as a testimonial of their high approbation of the services rendered by the Fire Department, and as evidence of their esteem and regard for the members composing that department. The Fire Department was organised on the 20th day of March, 1798, from which period, to the present time, by its constant vigilance and unceasing and disinterested efforts, the