a year advance r discontinued except at the option lor ) until all arrearages are paid ements will be inserted at fifty cents for thc first insertion and twenty-five new-york aug 17 agreeably to the arrangements previ ously made and which were announced in this paper yesterday the general la fayette the only surviving general of the seven years war of our revolution was conducted from staten island and landed in this city aÂ«ridst every demon stration of joy and admiration that our citizens could bestow the news of the general's arrival had spread thro the surrounding country with the rapidity of lightning ; and from the dawn of day un til noon the roads and ferry-boats were thronged with people who were hastening to the city toparticipate in the fete and testify their gratitude for the services and respect for the character ofthe illus trious " naiional guest our citizens also 4 urned out in immense numbers at an early hour and together with the mili tary presented the most lively and moving spectacle that we have witnessed on any former occasion the day was clear cool and remarkably pleasant which ad ded mut.h to the comfort of our citizens and contributed largely to the general ef fect of the splendid and patriotic pro ceedings unfortunately for themselves a great number of our most fashionable citizens were absent and among them his honor the recorder alderman king the as sistant alderman hone all of whom were upon the original committee of arrange ments when