The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-30 00:00:00

THE GALWAY MAIL

Mr. Lever, IL P., Mr. Realm*, M.P., and the
Rev. Peter Daly, P.P., van ealletteheed at a public dimmer
in Galway, oe Monday evening, to celebeens the pulls-
meter, vote oi the subsidy to the Galway and Atlantic
atom Mir Cougar), end in recoguitioa of the services of
the three distinguished guests in promoting the interests of
thetionspaayandits great national project" The dinner took
piss in the large room of Queipn's HoteL Nearly 400
gentleness sat down to an excellent dinner, every available
spot of the rem brag tiocupied. The chair was filled by
Mr. F. &Ain !OUSTER. Oa the right of the their sat Mr.
J. 0. Lever, M.P., Mr. J. A. Roebuck, MP., Dr. Croker
Xing, and Mr. Pliny Miles ; on the left, the Rev. Peter
Daly, Dr. Grey, J.P., E. J. Comm Woodstock; Mr.
Valentine Blake, and Mr. J. Ellkelly,
The usual loyal toasts having been proposed and duly
Meowed,
The Outman gave the toasts of the Lord. Lieutenant
of Ireland, of the Earl of Eglinton, which was enthusies-
tically received, and next of the President of the United
States, responded to by Mr. Pliny Miles.
The Cttuanan, ti propcsies the toast of the evening,
said it was an for him to speak in ite favour.
They were all aware d its claims upon them, and wore
eager to honour and to hear the guests who deserved so well
of them. lie would at once propose " The Health, of J. A.
Itoebeek, J. 0. Lever, and Fattier Daly."
The toast wee received with great enthusiasm.
Mr. lesyse, ILP., rose to return thinks, -ond. was re-
mits& with loud °keeling. He said--Ladles Ind gentle-
men, I seamanly thank you for the warm and gene:nes re-
caption which you have gives me on my return amongst
yon to give an account of my stewanlship at the close of so
long and arduoue a session. (Cheers.) It was • long and
arduous seedon. It was • mown full of importance to all
'actions of the empire, but it was particularly en important
session to Galway ; for, after many doubts and many de-
lays, and after the surmounting of many difficulties, I am
enabled at its close to coins and-tell you that, by the joint
action and the united efforts of the present and the late
governments, the Galway subsidy has been confirmed and
voted, sad Galway is now, and with God's help ever shall
be, the Transatlantic packet station for Europe. When
Lest here I said I would never return to your city till
Galway should be secured beyond the efforts of its enemies
—and I kept my word. (Cheers.) Galway is now secure.
(Loud cheering.) And now that I have given you this
pleasing intelligence, which you bad before from my
reversed friend near me, and through the press, I most
in your presence add to you, as my uonstituente —the legiti.
mate tribunal before which, as your representative, I
should offer explanations of the pert I took in your &Weirs
--to enter somewhat in detail into a statement in relation
to your packet station, about which parliament and the
public have been so occupied, and concerning which there
luxe been so much false gossip and so little development of
facts. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) As the founder of the
Galway line I had paramount duties to perform towards the
shareholders and the mercantile public, and especially thu
people of !rebind, andno desire to deal with any personal
question should lead me to take any step that might be
used ma pretext for assailing the proposed yodel arrange.
meet with the Galway line. I therefore maintained it pru-
dential silence ' • but now I feel free to discuss the misre-
presentations and unfounded prejudices against parties
who took au active part in the management of the line.
Feeling, as I did, that incessant efforts were being
made to damage the Galway project by attacks
on myself, I was silent pending the decision of
the House of Commons with respect to the contract
entered into with the Galway Company with the late go.
vernment. It having now been decided that the contract
shall be maintained inviolate, I am free to discuss the sub.
ject. It is quite maim:eery fur me to particularise the
many difficulties. from interested and other quarters,
which we had to contend against, for you have some know-
ledge ad them. Bat I will say that had I been aware before
of • work that was written by Mr. Whiten/le, the late At-
torney-General for helmet and prepared under the guid-
ance of Mr. Guineas, Mr. Roe, and Mr. Coda, with rempeet
to the difficulties of the undertaking, I believe I should
have been deterred from entering upon it. The par-
liamentary committee, when I was before them on the
Bth of June felt that, whilst I placed myself implicitly in
their hands," it was Impossible for them, pending trials at
law then fixed for the aiming week, to examine me upon
the circumettinam which formed the subject of their investi-
gation. That trial took place whilst the sittings of the
committee were continued, and the oettunittee received (ones
4be alert-head writer of the Howse of °emulous, whose
attendance at the trial they had directed, a full report of
the proceedings. They afforded me no opportunity of en-
tering into the question before them. The hon. gentleman
then entered at considerable length into a full explanation
.4 the origin and advautages of the Galway line of packet..
He then continued. I have a conviction that the Galway
line will [my het..., than wee./ lines across tun Atlantie,
and I have heard of heavy per centages on these lines.
(Cheers.) I must now be permuted to say a few worda as
to the character and effect of • mail ememonication between
the West of Ireland sad America. The importance of the
route is, perhaps, scarcely appreciated- Its advantages are
trot only British they are European. (Cheers.) It must be
laid down as a postulate that steam communication, and
especially ocean steam communication, must always be
best developed in proportion to the shortness of the
route. But of the 70,500 Irish emigrants who loft Ireland
for America in 1t57, how many embarked from Irish ports?
The official records say 5,749. (Hear, hear.) What do
these figures prove? First, they show that there is a
passenger traffic from the British shores to America, of the
largest character ; woad, they show that that passenger
traffic is not provided fur by British shipping ; and third,
they show that whilst the largest proportion of that traffic
is from Ireland, the proportion of it emharkcyl from those
shores is inflnitessimal. (Hear, hear.) Now, of those pas.
&engem who leave Europe for America, the greatest propor
tion are steerage prumengers. Even some of the mail packets
carry a larger proportion of steerage than of cabin pm-
, tenger'', although their fares are so much higher
than the rates of riling vessels. And this being
Greet Britain being the European point of
rm'harkation for America, it is obvious that to es-
tablish is cheap and
.quick steam communication be-
tween the two hemispheres is • European object.
Now, this can be only done effectually vii the nearest pert
to the Transatlantic 'horns, and the merest port is Ordway.
Between every part of Europe and America the shortest,
quickest, and therefore necessarily cheapest route is vie
Galway. So important and telling did I find this fact that
I established through fates for emigrants from different
parte of Germany and Great Britain to America vie Gal-
way. And advantage la taken of these facilities, as the
facts testify.. For, according to the emigration returns fur
the last two ream whilst the the Liverpool steamers
have carried • only an avenge of less than sixty
passengers each, the Galway packets have carried
an average of 240. (Cheers.) How are they able to
effect this? Clearly by being able to present the
shortest, quickest, and therefore cheapest route. (Cheers.)
The Rev. P. Dater also responded, and was meted with
loud cheering. le that assembly there were some English.
men, and he WAY happy to be associated with them. He
desired iucreased 'men:ourse with them, for he was cos.
vinced that both English and Irish would be benefited by a
better ricquaintance. Before he went to L)Kland he hated
England and Englishmen himself, and now, fmm his know.
ledge of them, no one loved and respected Englishmen mere
than he did. (Cheers.) He had experienced more kinds.=
and good feeling from Engliehmen than from unity creatures
in Galway. In Eughind he had not been discouraged in his ,
efforts, and the company generally knew what he could my
on that point of mime persons at home; but he would not
further refer to them, as it would give them too much pro-
Iminseee and importance to do so. (Hear, hear.)
He was lumpy to he able to say that it wino not alone the
people of Gahmy whn were interested In the Galway line.
The entire people of Ireland were joined with than, and I
especially the honest and spirited people of Dahlia, who
were well represented at that table. (Cheers.) The
Atlantic Steam Packet Line was now established, and its
importance and advantages were recognised in England,
where for • time there were interests opposed to them.
They did not want Galway to be the packet stake for say
particular place; lie wanted, and would have, Galway to he
the pocket station of the world. (Cheers.) Having made
a full statement in reference to the project they were in-
terested, and of hie and hidfrien.le proceedings in oonnexion
with it, be eincludel by urging those who might have
entertained feeling. of jimlousy to pull together, and, for.
getting petty causes of differences, labour henceforward
with unanimity and determination to were to Galway •
well conducted and prosperous employ, whose operstboin
would entail the greatest blessings upon Galway and the
country pliantly. (Cheers.)

Tnx LAT' SUNTITON To me Maori Do
BOARD.—Yesterday the remains of the late Mr. Jesse Hart-
ley, surveyor to the Mersey Dock Board, who died at the
advanced age .4 NO year., were interred at the Bootle ceme-
tery. Though the funeral was intended to be private, a
hate number of the mereluints sad principal inhabitant.
assembled to do brlnto the memory of the dammed.
The pall bearers Mr. W. Brown, Mr. T. Cooke, Mr.
Marisa Turner (ohal of the Duck Board), Mr.?. Bibby,
Mr. J. Walker, And Mr! J. linunley Moore.
13AIPWIUC11D FEINtItUND AND MAILITUDIA' ROYAL
Bcvrvottine flocncrr.—The peat demands on the above
Mitigution, abased by the serial palm of lest year, wherein
it relieved 10,364 persona, 3,503 of whom were the widows
mid orphans of 111AT111,13, has induced the Lord Mayor to
give • dons** of TV. from fund. placed at his
Engle i:looCooPwrnto 0000 A. Its di=ouie
gross, eratehal geneoghwes, and terlgointing raw hare Pre
nred Its pima adoption as • breakout beverage.
W IDA puke* sit& Id. mitt., b the prittelpel grocers.
Walled "Jesus Sy" ateopeihle leans,'—Ad
vertiemesui.