The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-24 00:00:00

1118. ROEBUCK, M.P., AT GALWAY.

GALWAY, WEDNESDAY.
Yesterday a meeting of the trades of this town
was held, when it was unanimously resolved to pre-
sent an address from their body to John Arthur
Roebuck, Esq., M.P. Accordingly they proceeded
this evening to the residence of Father Daly for
that purpose, marching in regular procession with
their various emblematic banners, and accompanied
by the town band. Having gone through the prin-
cipal streets they halted at the house of the rev.
gentleman, and a deputation entered.
Father Daly introduced them to Mr. Roebuck.
The trades of Galway had come to present him with
an address as testimony of their appreciation of his
services to their interests.
Mr. T. KILROY then said they begged he would
accept the address, which as a friend of Galway
they came to present him with. They hailed him
as such in the house of their father, Father Daly—
(great cheering)—and they were proud of the op-
portunity of doing so—but in addressing him they
could not omit the name of john Orrel Lever, the
emancipator of Galway. (Tremendous applause.)
There was no other man who would peril £40,000
or £50,000 to give them a packet station. They
recognised him (Mr. Roebuck) also as the defender
of their franchise. They had watched him in Par-
liament, and longed for this day when they could
testify their gratitude to him. Their address was
humble indeed, but it was all they could offer to
him for his services to Galway. Their town was
deserted and unheeded till he, an honest man, as
through cnarity undertook their cause. (Cheers.)
Mr. T. ROCHE had the honour to present him
with the address of the people of Galway.
The address, which was neatly printed on rich
white satin, exquisitely embroidered, was then
read and accepted, amid deafening cheers, which
were heartily responded to by the immense throng
without the house :
"ADDRESS FROM THE FREEMEN OF THE BOROUGH OF
GALWAY TO JOHN ARTHUR ROEBUCK, ESQ., M.F.

"Esteemed and respected Sir,—We, the freemen of the
ancient city of Galway, cannot permit the opportunity of-
fered by your visit to our town to pass without tendering
to you our heartfelt gratitude for your advocacy of our cause
in the British House of Commons, when the enemies of the
people would deprive us of that franchise which is so dear
to every lover of freedom. Long known as the uncompro-
mising and fearless foe of all who would lessen the privi-
leges of the people, by that act of your life to which wo
have referred, by your generous and unsolicited advocacy
of our rights, you have placed our body under peculiar and
weighty obligations, which, though we cannot adequately
repay, we desire to testify to, in as ardent and grateful a
manner as we find :possible. But, besides services which
you have rendered our body specially, we do not forget
those you have given to our entire community, and to Ire-
land, by the invaluable aid you have rendered to procure a
subsidy for the Galway steam ships. We do not forget the
warmth and fidelity with which you have sustained our
cause in the legislature of Great Britain, and bearded to
their faces those maligners who would derogate from your
character, and from that of oar representative, Mr. Lover.
Those maligners and enemies of the cause of the people of
Ireland, you, sir, have confronted and chastised. Justice
has triumphed over their petty malignity; and we rejoice,
as Galwaymen and Irishmen, as men who love justice and
freedom, to meet in our city, and at the house of our great
priest, rather Daly, that man whose name is known and
venerated by the patriots of the two hemispheres, and
which shall plover fade from our affectionate recollection—
John Arthur Roebuck."

Mr. ROEBUCK, who on rising was loudly cheered,
said he thanked them very sincerely for this ex-
pression of their feelings to him. Now, indeed, he
felt how great it was to be a member of their great
assembly, of which he had the honour to form a
part. By that position he had the power to do good
to his fellow-countrymen; and being, as he was,
a thorough-going Englishman—(hear, hear)—he
thought them his friends and fellow-countrymen, for
he regarded not Irish, English, or Scotch when they
were all belonging to the same British empire. (Ap-
plause.) They had one gracious Queen reigning
over them all, and they should all be united in bro-
therly love. (Great applause.) No doubt injustice
had been done to Ireland, but the English people
did not know it. Justice to England was justice to
Ireland, and if the Irish people ask the aid of Eng-
land she will hold out the hand of fellowship.
(Applause.) Again and again he would impress
that upon them. He was an Englishman, but he
had some Irish blood in his veins--(great cheering)
—and he had an affection, so too had the people of
England, for this country. There were some, of
course, enemies, but they put them down. (Great
applause.) Mr. Roebuck then passed a high eulo-
gium upon Father Daly, and concluded by express.
ing his hope that under his (Father Daly's) guid-
ance, and with the aid of Mr. Lever, he would be of
service to Galway, and often again visit this town.
Having thanked the deputation, he resumed his seat
amid loud and continued cheering.
Father DALY, being requested by Mr. Roebuck
to address them, said, as he could not offer the ex-
cuse of being unaccustomed to public speaking, he
should comply with their desire. He fully concurred
in the views of Mr. Roebuck, and in the sense he
had taken the word he (Father Daly) too was an
Englishman, and he would wish to benefit the em-
pire by benefiting his own country. (Applause.) He
would not now make any invidious remark, but he
should say that generally he met with more aid from
Englishmen than Irishmen. But on the late great
occasion he felt proud to say one unanimous and
generous feeling was manifested by the Irish mem-
bers, to which he thought himself bound to testify.
Petty jealousies were forgotten on the question of
the subsidy, and Limerick, Cork, and Waterford
threw aside the bone of contention, and exhibited one
feeling of patriotism. Led on by Mr. Roebuck and
such men, they have laid down the truism that the
grievances of the country arise from the disunion of
Irish members; and they have shown too a criterion
of the value of Irish representation in Parliament.
(Applause.) He could tell them from his experi-
ence at the lobby of the House of Commons, where
he spent many a weary hour for nine months, that
the Irish members could carry any just measure,
and if proper information were given to England
she would co-operate. (Hear.) He was once a
repealer, and thought we might depend more on
Irishmen in the matter, and that it would be better
done by them. Bat it was not so ; and if the corn-
Pany had some less of them it would have been