at staten island and in a few min utes a landau was seen approaching the hotel near the ferry the marquis the vice-president and the ex-governor ogden of new jersey having alighted a procession was formed and the venera b'e stranger supported by these gentle men followed by all the officers of the the common council of new york have requested general la fayettb to sit for his portrait to be placed in their hall : and they have presented the free dom of the city to his son george wash ington la fayette they havc ordered their proceedings in relation to the gen eral and the address of the mayor and his answer to be handsomely engraved on vellum and that one copy be pre sented tohim ; the other to be placed among the archives of tbe common coun cil an officer from general benedict now announced to gen morton all was rea dy for review and the marquis supported by the major generals and followed by the committee officers of the navy ar my and militia reviewed the troops a gun now announced the order to march and the general entered a beautiful ba rouch drawn by four grey horses ; and the whole cavalcade moved in the direc tion ofthe city hall f he assemblage of citizens indepen dent of the military at the battery in castle garden in state-street through broadway and in the vicinity of the city hall was immense ; and from the respec tability and order of