Quite a number of frieud? and rela* tire3 gathered at the leaideuce of Mr. Ii. M. Picket, last Thursday, Nov. 8th, notwithstanding the bad weather, to notify him that is was his GOth birthday Soon after arriving the tablea were prepared and every thing imag-able spread upon them. Alter the happy 77 persons had eat, they took Mr. and Mrs. Pickett in another room and [•resented to them two fine rocking chairs and many other nice and useful presents.