Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-26 00:00:00

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course, arervicction9l oasts ;1-tint pvef one!foloniiiais.bi#lfefi
in the Houk 61COniunons.'wduld searefely ,13e; weld6m'eil as 9
*desirable associate by politicians--of the most advanced

iteorm .84.1.1 to satisfy everyone is-too mush-t 0
expect even from the old-established house of Russell ; but
going .too 'far in !recommending the
4,n extend the franchise•

perhaps we _ are not

electors who are likely to sell their vot
pot of beer.

IRELAND

THE GALWAY PACKET STATION

A public meeting was" held at Galway on Thursday, for
considering matters connected with the packet

Station

ily gays an account of his mission to London,: wit

o forwan

,ch,'he read tge follom4ng letter 'frOiri the

Lords of the Treasury

Treasury Chambers, July 15, 1859.
Sir,—l am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of
her Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you that, my lords have
had under their careful consideration your letter Of the 6th
instant, addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
the memorial addressed to her 'Majesty's Government on the
subject of a grant of public money in aid'of Galway Harbour.
It has been ithriossible for' my lords to-consider 'this case
1,1 without referrinz to the ireneral nilostinn of linybniirs of

refuge, and" to the numerous similar applications now pend-
ia...froth other places, both in Ireland. arid Great Britain.
Abselect commission' of the House of Commons, and a royal
commission 'appointed last year to report upon the qudstioa
,of harboUrs of refuge, 'pointed out several localities in Great
Britain and Ireland Where Such harbours would be of great

utility for the protection of life and. for the security or ship-
ping but the demands on the T reasury for other purpose!
have prevented such recommendations from being for the pre
sent even considered. It is obviously still more difficult
entertain the application of any place for. harbollf Of rehr
g which is not included in the recommendations of the commit.

tee anu commissioners; and the claims of Galivay must rest
for the present entirely an the establishment of a mail service
thence to America. The contract for this service Waling just
been referred, with other existing and pending contracts
of a similar nature, to a'gelect committee of the House of
Commons, it, would clearly be premature for her Maiestfs

Government to enter upon an Pledge for,- the . expenditure,
of 'public money Upon any harbour depending upon any 01
the contracts so referred, until the result of that reference

aeration of Parliament,
My lordi further observe that ,ase [lnes not appear to b 8
one of extreme urgency, as .the naval officers who reported
to the Admiralty of the 30th of November, 1858, in favour
of Galway as a packet station, state,. that some light works,
which may be executed at a cost-of about £2,000, and which-
not appear to require any government grant, beir

_
quate to give expression to nay feelings on any previous oc-
t,ne i
mcaysisoenlf,asanndowin; bineocsatuseeasteos-dwahyenlfeeaelusetdhantpolnmtuostasideransks oa num af Li
a
public meeting, it has usually been with reference to the
'YI
some interests of others, or in support of m general principles
Lay 7 e,
which were 'considered essential to the comfort and
PPe
the u
of mankind.. On those , opportunities T ' c
advocated views conscientiously held, but so held, I trust, . oe ma : ti
ic
never to give unnecessary pain or annoyance to those who ems, i ; a
differed from me. (Great cheering.) My reverend friend ouncil fled ri
Mr. Bowen, who suceeeds at St. Mr
in
another dear friend
lie noi be id
of mine, whose body now awaits. n the calm seclusion
a mu, tole
7 ,
of your picturesque cemetery the resurrection of the just, has ,
en trig ed c
ri
told you that it has always been my desire, in supporting the mina ie a
r
principles I avowed, and in promoting all moral and social accoi alwf I
interests, to do that which I believed to be necessary for the lama se t tt
general welfare of the community ; and looking back upon a termii ,ecti o
period of nearly thirty .years, spent in the service of the the col rbo,
lit
re con g( ,lv
newspaper press, there has been no class of labours, the
momin
here
retrospect of which has been so satisfactory as those devoted in th her lei
to the moral improvement of my fellow-creatures, and which,
vs ; b resey laj
under submission to the Divine will, have been sanctioned,
Tr,
if I may so speak, by the spirit of religion. (Hear, hear.) I warn epor
nfl
In the performance of my civic duties, too, it has always been for M ;Mee
is the of a iVI
my aim to effect as much good as possible. In becoming a
e local that
.re
member of the Town Council, I had no political object in
its am offi( ua
view, no party interests to. promote, no personal advantage
ho hay flat
ns,
to seek; it was my sole desire to be useful, to give my disin-
the ne tw,
) a;
terested aid in the cause of social progress and improvement,
ton- est
ch,
for the benefit of the city at large. (Cheers.) And here I
is desci £1
led
may add, that separated,' as my worthy friend Mr. Trevor
has told you I was, froM him on political questions, I was the I 'ei
Tls
re broi t p le I
always sure of his earnest and generous assistance in sup-
Tennint
,v c eO.
port of any measure introduced for the public good; we were
'the
,e ( Pt
cordial fellow-workers in the field of sanatory improvement,
'Cowl
le is
and in many projects for the public advantage. I never had
' he sa
v , _
4.- raetsaihituritbiesgefthoaoneipsecitit, d- t w
any political differences with the Council, and, therefore,
1 ii
to
trust that I have so far discharged my duties there as to give
ape id;
satisfaction to those
,with whom I have been associated.
(Hear, hear.) My reverend friend has also referred to my n'tY
' iwillional rdots wahthitiechehtne ion
the
exertions in connection with the general interests of litera-
a a:
tore. In them I have taken great delight; they have been,
Newcastle elections; but the must
real
will
as -11°.im• Reerton Leigh has intimated, my pastime, my .
van
holiday amusements, when relieved from the severer pressure
of laborious duties. I have to the best of my aaility sup- deform- the- purity.; of
moving force seems to be supplied entirely by malt liquor. ic " GEORGE ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
To. the Rev. Peter Daly, Imperial HOtel; Dublin."
'ported. those institutions -which have for their object the.
There is no hesitation about Mr. Jennings' opinion on this.
diffusion of useful knowledge, and the inculcation of that
point, as the following extract from his evidence will show :—Father Daly proceeded to comment upon the jealous)
that had been displayed, by rival packet interests in gland
spirit of intelligent inquiry which in Chester can always be
inhabitants of your town towards the New Irish Transatlantic Steam Packet Coin.
exercised with interest and success. (Cheers.) And now,
y The steamers building by Mr. Palmer, he said,
.perhaps, I may be permitted to say, with all modesty, but Q. 553. Supposing two respectable
were to stand as candidates for the Town Council, and one of them would Pan cost. ' 595,000 . each, _and those building „by gr.
Sincerity, '
strictly
,determined not to give beer, and the other gave beer, Samu.elson, of Hull, would cost £98,000 each. The
which, in your opinion, would be certain to win the contest ? contract time in which they were to run from GalwaY
`.`l've done the state some service, and they know it ;"
A. The beer.
or else, with a grace and generosity which I never can fully
to New York in the winter season was,thirteen days, and
appreciate, Lord Derby would not have appointed me to This answer is the concentrated essence of the evidence in . the summer season ten days and eleven hours. Well,
the position I have now the honour of holding. For that from beginning to end. Witnesses - differ as to the com- when these steamers were on the line,it was quite consistent
office I have since been informed' there were more than parative purity of the old and the new' constituencies, but to reckon that their passenger fares and freights of cargo
forty competitors, some of whom were highly connected all acknowledge that success depends in a greater or les would cover all working expenses; and then the subsidy
with the aristocracy of the 'country; and yet I had the degree upon the excellence and abUndance of the candi- would leave a profit of 20 per cent. on the capital for
honour of receiving the appointment, not only in recogni- date's tap. The soaking process is described;_ as beginning the shareholders. the then announced that before leaviug
tion of my fidelity to the Conservative party, (I hope I. may a fortnight before the election, and eentwuing without London he had purchased a handsome new steamer to ply on
say thus much politically), but of the services I had intermission until the votes' are, polled. The, cost of a Lough Corrib, which was now being built at Greenock, and
rendered to the public independently of all party considera- contest, mainly due to this
~, cause, is variously would be afloat on the.waters of their lake on the Ist of
tions ; and, when that appointment was confirmed to estimated at from £l5O to *X3°O. The indulgence October. The price of her would be £1,500, and the whole
me in Downing-street, it was accompanied by a graceful is not confined to the voters ; for it seems to be the rule for of it was taken by five persons, of whom he himself was one.
expression of satisfaction, which induced a full gush of the canvassers to retire together to the Public-house, .to -(Cheers.) He had also negociated -a loan for £lO,OO,
gratitude to my friends in Cheshire for having given refresh themselves at the candidate's expense, at the close of per cent., for building waterworks and markets at Galway,
Gwaaslwapyass
me, as it were, a certificate of character which seemed each day's work. One 'gentleman, a kind of municipal ' which were now all but completed, and would be imme-
to justify the Premier in offering me that appointment. Frail, gives the essence of his experience in an instructive diately available.
aneddittos
paFeaktehtesrtaDtioalny,
and
dr
the
(Cheers.) 'You have now added another to the many tokens anecdote. He tried, with a simplicity remarkable in A voteinobf
chthalfanokfs
Of your regard ; and I receive this elegant embodiment of practised election agent, to impress upon a knot of. votersa ,exertions.
your good will with a thankfulness which I cannot suffi- the doctrine that the franchise is a trust ; but the 'only re- meeting separated.
ciently express, because I shall look upon it with pleasure, as joinder was, "Mr. Harrison has given us_ a gfood tuck-out ; , uRDER AND niathoiarsm.
bmourins,l:hwoo.nhatvfeornishelte
suggestive of friendly memories, to the latest hour of my will you give us something better ?" _ Ope o the stoutest On Friday,_ Chief Justice Monaghan opened the assizes for
life; and when I have passed "to that bourne from whence defenders of the extended franchise admits that several of Westmeath,
_a
its .which is afflicted with the pest of
IretdlvaansdataildVedesttmheeaasthsasthswat
no traveller returns," those who survive me will regard it the elections have been very discreditable, that some 'of the
hßisibnbeoinghis
with 'a chastened joy, as an evidence that he whom they loved non-paying v-oters are very ignorant, and that a 'margin of Mr. Jec.op was murdered with the knowledge of many of
once ;was accounted useful in his day ; and will transmit the them are perhaps purchaseable the corrupting medium
in.
his memorial from one generation to another, b • ' in
.
as a en as 'all agree, rather drink than money. his escape from justice. In his address to the grand
stimulus to others to do their duty in that state of life
to The quality of the voters is not the only point on which jury, the learned judge said : " Alth h -
Although the calendar was
which it may please God to call them ; and as a significant lesson of the Small Te- very light inpoint a may be learned from the working of numbers, he could not congratulate
illustration of the fact, that to those who may be stuo•of th
nements 'tot. In a large !lumber of towns, a_ majority
with the cares, and anxieties and sorrows of life, a brighterrllglig thebelow burgesses is now composed of the class who are rated that,' since, he had the honour of addressing them last, a
day will come, if they patiently labour, and wait, and ho pe, £6, and in some districts the constituencyut is allege- most barbarous murder had been committed in their county,
till the reward and the rest is bestowed. (Chee lt is ther swamped by the gentlemen who contra:loo. !lain gto ' under circumstances of. great atrocity. The Crime woo
recorded, sir, of one of our English queens, that ')
in a day of the rates which the 'council has to expend One.example 'perpetrated in the presence of
despondency and defeat she affirmed that,
several persons, and the
when dead, the will suffice to show how completely a rating _
franchise would ass • 'who must have been known,_ had not yet been ade,
name of Calais would be found engrav 011 her heart ; extinguish the' voice of all but the lowest class., In one amenable to justice, It was a shocking thing: that onem of
that word was burnt in by the scorching fi
res of shame, ward of Newcastle there are2l4 rate-paying voters,' besides the bills that would be laid before them- had reference to fr
humiliation, and dishonour; and so I may say
~
flesht say that the name 149 others who, having qualifications elsewhere, cannot be threatening notice that had been sent to the
wife of the '
of Chester is 'impressed on the f 1 tables of my heart, depended on for this particular district. Against this body who had been murdered. He need n t yth t when man'
not in the bleared letters of • sorrow,. but in sunny there are 302 buresses who owe their franchise to the act of a state of things existed in their county, *sa a • suer
characters of light and love, traceedlal
y, it was most. imperit.:
of
y kindness with a 1850. The one class pays upon an assessment £15,000, ant that every ❑
magistrate and gentleman of property should
power and permanence which willy cheer
land animate while' the predominant PartYl.s rlatnelluorVsy onTh£e66o, and
for
all in his power
me through the pilgrimage of life, and with thosefigures . ortil such men laminae saw before him co-operated id
latest aspirations, when the fluttering soul oneven this quota is paid
theny their
theoristsawho rail at these
on the confines of will, doubtless;
delight. influence putting an end to such crimes and disturbances as at present'
eternity turns to take its final retrospect
'illustrationof the Radical
things, (Cheers. Ain • of earth and earthly of property. It is a grand - disgraced them, they could not hope to restore t • •
ranquillitY
trine that representation should be co-existent with taxation, to their fine county!' .. .
cordially and kindly for tai permit me to thank you most
to see £660 outweighing £15,000 ; but even if the more
which will be an
is valued tribute of your esteem
incentive to the dis•charof duties numerous class did not supply a liberal margin of votes to
aright in the place where Providence discharge my
be bought with beer; it may be doubted whether those who
has now cast my lot ;
an where, too, I havee
95 per cent. a the local taxation ought to be left in a
kindness, which has made n received! with an open-hearted 1397
minority in the election of the officers by whom the rates
Bible and honourable
otucethe assumption of a highly respon-
of Chester has been m "a cheerful duty ; for the kindness are to
taadministered.ca
i k ble voice of the country has,with great
derive will again
y poccsprort there. I hope that many
sense,unm declareds against Mr. Bright's pro act of a • •t
u of renewing the pleasure I good
lt teparliamentary franchise to that bwhichssinll-
- from my visits amen
y . town
to do all I can to remote theou ; for I shall always be happy a mg. P
dandthere •
councillors are returned ;
tual pursuits, to
the en social r •
ecreations, the intellee-
feature about the evidence given before the committee,
from its venerable antig to show how far Reform •
which seems may be carried with-
the an associations,
And must ever be
an object of interest toout debasing the constituencies to the level of the lowest,
the British empire. eers
(Ch eve intelligent mind throughout
Permit me, in conclusion, to class of municipal voters. The • occupiers of houses rated at
eipress the earnest hope • £6 and upwards are described
by several witnesses •
that the same good Providence in very
who has watched over - favourable t Th • •
erms. ere are artizans in such
y,,,path, "in whose hands are the
factories as
issues of life and dealt Messrs, Stephenson's and Sir W. A tr
destinies of the world,
but
fixesand who not only controls the
of as in every way , worthy of the franchise
who are spoken
even "the bounds of our
who are rated at from £6 to £lO are dattehise ; and those
habitations," may bless you all. with the enjoyment of every
_. escribed as the very
earthly blessing ; and as best class of working men.
may each But it seems impossible to
the tide of time lls n ro o , . descend lower than this
revolving year bring to
an increase without throwing the predominant
your hearts and homes
of happiness. And (to influence into the hands of the
•
ing poet Longfellow)—P P
are hrase the words of the charm- . publicans and making elec-
tions turn almost entirely on th '
e supply of beer. The most
~ ....
it any thought of mine •enthusiastic Reformer would perha h • •
ps hesitate to adopt this
, printed or told, simple method of deciding th merits •
Has ever given deli
on e of candidates for a
ght or consolation,
Ye have re aid seat in the legislature. Many highly ' espectable men, it
B this bP' ' rap back a hundred-fold,
y right sign and friendly salutation. is true, still retain their seats at the councilr board of New-
Thanks for the sympath*have shevro ! castle, as well as in other places ; but some of them are said
Thanks for each kindlles that
word yeeach generous token ! to take little part in
the business, which is not surprising, if
That teaches me, when seeming most alone,
Friends are around us, though no word be spoken." a graphic picture in the evidence of one of the Town Council
is to be taken as typical. "There is Mr. Lamb," observes
(Prolonged applause the conclusion of M. ,se followed
this candid councillor, "he seldom attends ; and when
ilicklin's speech,) -
there, is hissed by the parish surgeon." The selections
Thanks havin. been
..I._a sea to the Chairman, and
friendly greet 'tug Pas ._ . ~.. _. made in other towns, seem to show an occasional indifference
and congratulations to zar• Hickson and on the part of the voters to the social status of their repre-
the raeullms of f • t, the raeetiag equated. eamiy proem sentativea, In Warrington, it is related that there

_more-
rover, only one-third o the members of town councils go
out of offipe ever y year, and it was, therefore, not till last
year that the whole of their numhpr. ,

g quite

alive unitornilv

uencies.

m all such cases for the influence
of the old members, it will probably take several years
yet before the councils will reflect in its integrity the
public opinion of the non-paying occupiers who 'often con-
stitute the bulk of a municipal constituency. The experi-
ment has not yet been. tried long enough to produce much
deterioration in the management of municipal affairs, and
it is mainly from the accounts given of the election pro-
ceedings that the character of the constituencies must be
judged. The abrupt termination of the last Parliament cut
short the inquiries of the committee itt a very early stage,
and, their discoveries are confined to a few localities, of which
Newcastle is the most prominent. There is of course a certain
amount of discrepancy in the statements of witnesses who
take opposite party. views ; but enough remains uncontra-
dieted. to give a useful warning t. o+.

.0.. .um- commissioners, will prO•
vide for the •more pressing works of Galway as a packet
station ; and that passengers and goods might then generally
be landed and embarked without risk, and the steamers
might be navigated with safety, and be in the roadstead
with tolerable shelter and security ; and they only recom-
mended more extensive schemes, in case the experience for
twelve months shoUld prove that a permanent packet station
at Galway is require'd for Ireland, or for the general advantage
of the United Kingdom. Neither is the existing evidence
respecting the'proper *de' and cost of improving Galway
Harbour sufficiently distinct : and matured to warrant
the government in pledging themselves to any advance
of public„ money without further inquiry, even ,
other, circumstances admitted of their doing , so. At
present the only evidence upon the subject consists of the
report of the commission of naval officers of 1852, who de-
cided against Galway as dangerous or unfit 'for the. terrnino
of a rapid and regular mail service, giving preference for
that' purpose to, the Shannon ; and the.report of the naval
officers above referred to, who, in the qualified recommen-
dation which they give of a comprehensive scheme, after
twelve months' experience, describe those alternative places?
estimated to cost in two cases £300,000 each, and in the other
.£156,000, without expressing any 'decided preference for
either. Under these circumstances, mylords feel it to be inn-
possible for them to give any pledge at the present
,moment
of recommending to Parliament an advance of public money,
either by way of a loan' or grant, for the purpose 3 of G:-1-
way Harbour. At the same time, my lords would wish to
assure the memorialists of the deep interest which they feel
in this or any other undertaking promoted by Irish enter'
prise, and considered likely to benefit Ireland; and the„
inevitable pre-
sent postponement ,of any decision must not he
taken as indicating any indiaposition on the part of her
Majesty's government to give the application as early and as
favourable o i dciati as circumstanceswill
admit
obedient servant,

disposed to bid too high for Mr.-Bright's support.
Mr. Patrick Jennings is the witness who gives perhaps
the liveliest picture of the local politics of Newcastle.
_The
borough, according to this authority, is divided into two
sections—the old party, who have not quite lost, their majo-
rity in the council, and the new party, who draw their
chief support from the non-paying voters. The witness
betrays his sympathies by his description of the rival parties.
" The one call themselves the poor man's friends ; the
other is the party which have brought the town from what
it was to what it is." Mr. Jennings' reflections on the new
franchise fall naturally into the shape which. might be
expected from a shopkeeper ,of Conpervative tendencies. "The
greatest part of the change," he says, " is from a second-
class quality of candidates coming forward, and trying to
undo those that have managed the town before." Perhaps
his estimate of the councillors returned by the opposite party
may be thought vague,. and possiblY prejudiced ; but when
he comes to the details of a great .contested election for the
ward of All Saints, his evidence is as specific as the must
nmild dpgiria hfhipnop, hAnry, and toreortatioll "e touched upon as —mg t"

•
MARSHAL M'MAHON AND HIS IRISH SWORD.
The sword of honour of the Irish hero, who obtained a
ducal coronet at Magenta, is likely to prove a more sub-
stantial weapon than that which flitted before the bewildered
sight of the Thane of Cawdor. The Nation reports progress
for the week drawing to a dose. Enough of money has been contributed to meet the cost of the blade, and a batch
of letters is acknowledged from a score of places wherein
Ribbonmen and Phcenix conspirators are regarded,. as
patriots of the second order. The handle has yet to be pro-
vided for ; and the sympathisers with England's enemies' are.
informed that any sum, no matter how muchi may be ex--
, pended upon this essential part of it Here is one of the selected, for, publication, doubtless pour encourager to autres

" TO THE EDITOR OF THE 'NATION.' "
"My dear Sir,—Enclosed I send you £1 sterling as my
subscription for the:WMahon testimonial, thanking you for
originating the- movement, and trusting that I may live to
see the sword, and the hand for which it is intended.
"I am yours, ," AN ARDAGIi PRIEST."
His reverence does not tell the editor whether it is at the
head of the Zouaves in Ireland, or elsewhere, he hopes to sea
the sword wielded by the French field-marshal. By the way,
it may be observed that the Nation, finding it had excited
some interest for its hero, has gone to the extraordinary
course in ,this country of procunng a goodly-sized ' portrait
of the Duke of M•agenta, which it has issued as a supple-
ment to-day. If At really be a likeness, his grace cannot
deny his origin, Put a Short pipe in his mouth, and y9tt
will have an undeniable picture of a Munster man of the
present generation, According to his biographer, Marshal
Pat has descended, like the patron saint of I.7i3laud, from 3
distinguished stock. His mother Was 'ci Sullivan, his aunt
an O'Grady, his His
an Q' c;a11 b. and his cousill
ag an,
was a i3rady.