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A short distance from the Market is =Faneuil Hall. 

 It was built in 1740, by Peter Faneuil, a citizen of 

 Boston, and presented to the city. It is three stories 

 high. The lower story is used as shops ; the second 

 story is the Hall, which is seventy-six feet square, 

 twenty-eight feet high, and has deep galleries on three 

 sides. It will hold upwards of 5,000 persons. Its 

 walls are ornamented with paintings of patriots, war- 

 riors and statesmen. The third story contains the 

 armories of the different military companies of the 

 city. It is renowned in the history of Massachusetts 

 as the place where the fathers of the Revolution used 

 to meet. It is called the " Cradle of Liberty." 

 During the past autumn a " Mechanics' Fair " was 

 held in Faneuil and Quincy Halls, consisting of a 

 rare exhibition of the mechanical genius of this coun- 

 try. A unique bridge was thrown across the street 

 from one hall to the other. This bridge has received 

 the unqualified praise of the Bostonians, for strength, 

 novelty and elegance. The inventor of this novel 

 bridge, Mr. Lanergan, is a native of Port-aux-Swax, 

 on the western coast of Newfoundland ; he was my 

 fellow passenger from Halifax to Boston on his way 

 from St. John's, Newfoundland, and is one of the 

 most interesting and intelligent persons I ever 



