Jenks' Portland Gazette. Maine Advertiser

Boston, May 26.

Yesterday was celebrated the Annual Festivity of the election of the Executive and Legislative Departments of our State Government. The customs of our ancestors are sacred to their descendants: and the transactions of the day cannot be uninteresting to every class of our readers. It is a circumstance of peculiar gratulation to the citizens of this State that the same person who three years since was chosen to the Chief Magistracy, is still found worthy, after the most scrutinizing trial, of the increasing support of his fellow citizens :-and that the security of the Commonwealth is guaranteed by a large majority of federal members in the Legislature.

At ten o'clock the two Branches met in their several Chambers, and proceeded to the election of their officers.

In the Senate the Hon David Cobb, was unanimously re elected President. Mr. Wendell Davis Was then chosen Secretary.

In the House of Representatives, the whole number of votes for Speaker, was 200, and given as follows :

Hon. HARRISON G. OTIS, 124

Hon. PEREZ MORTON, 73

Scattering, 3

Mr. Otis, was accordingly chosen-

The number of votes for Clerk was 197, of which Nicholas Tillinghast, Esq. had 116, and was chosen ;-the other candidates were Messrs. Whitman and Skinner, the former had 16, and latter 65 votes.

The two Branches being duly organized, and joined by the Supreme Executive, a Procession was then formed, under the escort of the Independent Company of Cadets, commanded by Col. Welles, and proceeded to the Old South Meeting House, where an Anniversary Sermon was delivered by the Rev. Mr Purfey, of Berlin. The reputation of this gentleman as a scholar has been long known, and his discourse, fully evinced his talents as a man of literature and correct political principles. We have rarely heard a more learned and interesting discourse on similar occasions.

The services of the Church being ended, the procession was again formed, and escorted back to the New State House.

In the afternoon the two Houses assembled in Convention, for the purpose of filling up the vacancies in the Senate. The whole number of voters was 236-119 votes making a choice.

Suffolk, one vacancy-Candidates, Messrs. Tilden and Austin ; the former gentleman had 161 votes and was chosen.

Hampshire, one vacancy-Candidates, Messrs. Fowler and Me Lellan : the former gentleman had 138 votes and was chosen.

York, one vacancy.-Candidates. Messrs. Fogg and Cutts; whole number of votes 228 : the former gentleman had 152 votes, and was chosen.

Hancock, Lincoln, and Washington, one vacancy-Candidates, Messrs. Campbell and Hill : whole number of votes 214 ; the former gentleman had 121 votes, and was accordingly chosen.

The two Branches of the Legislature then separated, and after dispatching the other necessary business of the day, adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THURSDAY, MAY 26.

The committee appointed to examine the returns of votes for Governor, reported, that the whole number of votes for Governor is 43,409, of which His Excellency CALEB STRONG has 29,199 and is chosen ; that the whole number of votes for Lieutenant Governor is 40,758, of which His Honor EDWARD H. ROBBINS has 27,063, and is chosen. A joint committee was appointed to wait on His Excellency Gov. Strong, and His Honor Lt. Gov. Robbins. to inform them of their election, that the two branches of the Legislature are ready to attend them in taking and subscribing the usual oaths &c.

Messrs. Ely, Symmes and Thayer, with such as the Hon Senate may join, were appointed a committee to consider applications for new trials-

Messrs. Lowell, Knox and Morton. with such as the Hon. Senate may join, were appointed to consider applications for the incorporation of Banking companies.

At 12 o'clock, the Senate convened in the Representatives' Chamber, and His Excellency the Governor and His Honor the Lieutenant Governor entered, and took and subscribed the oaths and declarations prescribed by the constitution and laws. The Governor Lieutenant Governor, and Senators then withdrew.

An order was received from the Senate, appointing the Hon. Messrs. Storer and Bidwell, with such as the House may join, a committee to examine and report what towns, districts and plantations have neglected to make their returns of votes for Governor, Lieut, Governor and Senator, the present year. The House concurred and added Messrs. Lewis, Brown and Symmes.
A petition was received from Abiel Smith and others. for the establishment of a Bank in Boston. to be called the Town and Country Bank : Also, a petition for the establishment of a bank at Augusta, and another for the establishment of a bank at Hallowell ; which were severally read and committed.

Messrs. Knox, Smith, Weston, Austin and Thornton, were appointed the committee on elections for the present year.

The Rev. Thomas Baldwin, was chosen Chaplain of the House.

To morrow, at 11 o'clock, is assigned for forming a convention of the two branches of the Legislature for the purpose of coming to the choice of Counsellors.