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pronounced against me, and every true believer
was called upon to disclose my hiding-place that I
might be put to death. For sume days crowds
assembled in front of the artillery hospital asking
whether I bad found refuge there ; but they were
misled by the statement that I had found shelter
on board the English frigate on the evening of the
massacre. _ _ _ _

THE EARL OF EGLTNTON AT GALWAY.

subsided ; and Stannyhurst says, in the language
of the period that it was "much decayed." I
trust that the historian of the present day will
have a very different tale to tell. I trust be will
write of Ghlway as a rising commercial city,
brought within a few hours of the metropolis by
the mighty agency of steam,connected by canals
and basins with the magnificent lakes of the inte-
rior, having established a great and lasting inter-
course with the great Transatlantic Republic.
(Tremendous applause.) In those old times, long
before the great discovery of Columbus, p.ur
ancestors always fancied there was some distant
land in the west, which they had to look to with
hope. As the Portuguese gazed over the sea,
and year after year expected the return of
their lost Sebastian—as the Welsh looked for
their-royal Medce—so your ancestors fancied that
there was a land in the west, which contained the
shadei of their kinsmen. In fable and in mist, per
haps ailed by some tradition, of- which we have
now no record, tliey fancied that they saw from
time to time this western land that they called
Hybrisil, lam sure there are few of you who do
not remember in the ode to Oganmore, by Moore,
the following lines :

DUBLIN, SATURDAY EVENING.
The banquet given to his Excellency at the City,
of the Tribes haa done infinite honour to its -Pro-
jectors. Nothing was wanting to render it success-
ful. Nearly 4'lO persons were present, and the ar-
rangements and decorations of the banqueting hall
are described as deserving of the highest praise.
The speeches, which are reported at great length in
this morning's Saunders, were practical and busi-
nesslike, and what is rather unusual at such demon-
strations in Ireland, nothing occurred to disturb
the unanimity of sentiment that prevailed. If the
banquet was a success, however, there was a hitch
in another part of the programme laid dbwn for his
Excellency's entertainment. Yesterday he was to
have made an excursion to the Isles of Arran in one
of Mr. Lever's sp'en•ii 1 vessels called the Prince
Albert ; but, as she did not arrive at G away early
enough for this parpose, his Excellency juti-
ciously 'declined making the trip in the Vesper,
the only s' earner available, en the ground that she
was not adapted for a pleasure party in a rough sea.
Taking advantage of the spare time on his hands,
therefore his Ex drove through the towtt,
and, as a inPme visit, namt-d a new street
after himself. ently his Excellency in-
Tected the Que: s lege and reviewed V,e) Gal
way Militia, corn by the Marquis of Clan-
ricarde. In the e g, the county ball came off,
and there was also . and display of fireworks.

"We remained thus five days in suspense when,
on the night of the 19th, the Pasha arrived from
Mecca with a detachment of Chas3eurs, and Namik
Pasha took up his quarters at a barrack outside
the town. On the next morning the Governor-
Genet al sent his sen-in-law to make inquiries after
me and asked me to visit him. 1 complied. Namik
Pasha promised me to dotverythicg in bis power to
inflict upon the a;sassins the chastisement which
they deserved, and he 'old me he was ready to give
me such satisfaction as
.I mi.,ht require. I replitd
that all that remained for me to do was to proceed
ar d render a statement of the facts to the Govern-
ment of the Emperor. Ott leaving Jeddah I wrote
in that sense to Namik Pasha.
" Before I arrived at the Governor-General's
Capt. Pullen had written to him to demand that
the Chri;e i ins who had escaped the massacre should
be given up to him. Namik Pasha r,que.ted an
interview. Capt. Pullen pro„sAed to the palace,
where I was also present. After the interview
;Mlle. Eyeillard, her servant, and myself embarked
on board the hods of the friga'e, and the Christians
wh ) ha I escaped the massacre on board a native
boat, under the con mend of the captain of the port.
" Captain Pullen wrote the same day to the
Governor-General, demanding that the hosts of
the Cyclors should be allows I to come to the land•
ing stairs with armed crews, that the flags of Fi ante
and England should be ealated by the artillery of
the forts, that tee flags should then be carried
through the sr,reets under an armed esc,rt from the
friga'e, and that a pros scion should then go to the
cewetery. to read t he burial service and pay military
honours to the victims. Tile ceremony took place
the following day. -
" Such are, M. le Ministre, the facts of this hor-
rible drama, in which a furious population was
enabled, while the authorities rrmaiued pessive
spectators, to give vent to excesses of the most
odious fanaticism.
" In concluding this report I must ask your
Excellency's permi4sion to recommend to the notice
of the Emperor's Government the two faithful
servants, Mehemet and Achmet, who, at the deli
1 of their lives, gave proof of so much courageou
devotion.

• " Oh ! when the western wave grew bright
With daylight's parting wing;
They sought that Elen in its light
Which dreaming poets sing."
(Cheers.) The- Spaniards found the real Hybrisil
The Seventh Henry of England I illowed in their
wake. Hundreds of thousands of your countrymen
are now colotisiug it, and the ocean th ;t separates
you from it is now regularly crossed with marvel-
lous velocity, and with an almost entire safety
(Cheers) As the Governor of Ireland I must be
imp triial—(appl,susi.)—and thereto; e, even in this
place, I will not venture to offer an opinion iv on
the relative merits es a packet station of Galway,
of Valentin, and of Rayne% (Hear.) But !still, I
thick, without any derogation tolmy impale ialirt,
I have a right to say that Galway has made a step
in aevauce—has taken possession of the great high-
way of the Atlantic, and I so far (and l. think I
have it right to do so) throw impartiality for the
moment to the winds, and wish Galway success
with all my heart. (Loud and enthusiaatic cheer-
ing.) Let Valenti% rej ice in the gigantic effort
which, though as yet unsuccessful, must in the enil
and I trust almost immediately, succeed ; but let.
Galway succeed in her enterprise, which will bring
prospering to hers .lf and reflect great benefit on the
rest of the country. Your ancestors looked hope-
lessly and in vain fur the Hybrisil, but you have
certainty of the lard, and you know the faciltti-s of
its approach. (Hear.) It has-been my happy lot
on two occasions to come here at an auspicious mo-
ment. On my first visit I had the pleasure of open-
ing the canal, which I am proud to know bears my
name. On this occasion I have come, I trust, t
help to inaugurate a great enterprise which will make
Galway ash tele has never bean before, and I ear-
nestly hope that if nay good fortune should ever
again in after years bring me to Galway, I shall see
that enterptise fully estab!ishedyOur fair bay
ti led with ships and with merchandise, and your
city prospering as she is entitled to do by her posi-
tion and natural advantages. (His Excellency,
resuwid his seat amidst loud and protracted ap-
_.planee.) . '-- . . . .
• The " Army and Navy," coupled with the name
of Lord Gough, was next proposed.
Lord GOUGH rose amidst applause to address the
assembly. He said—May it please your Excel-
leecy, my lords and gentle Men, as a soldier, on
the part of my profession, I thank you from heart.
(Cheers.) Thirty-two yearsago Ovas last inGal way,
and I shall never forget the period that I have spent
amongst you. (Applause.) I am proud—very proud
indeed—that that residence has net been entirely
forgotten. (Renewed applause.) A soldier has many
privations , o undergo, and solemnly I ask you what
must be the privations of those separated from their
ft iends,.-separated from that sex which now adorns
this assetnb:y—(applause)—separated from all that
is fair, from all that is b iautiful I Bat, gen-
Comer), the feel!ng of kindness so naturally mani-
fested by the people of this country for the
soldier's exertions animates him in the time iii
battle, hears him up in his many priva ice s, and
1 makes him serve his honoured Queen aid les hon-
oured country with that degree of devotion which
1 has called f ,rah your favourable op nion this day
towards my profession. (Loud cheers.) Perini.
me to assure you that few circumstances since. I
have been amongst you afford greater gratification
than to come among you this day as a resident
landl.,rd of the cou t , of Galway. (Cheers.) I
atvicipaied ,he intsnit,station of respect, esteem,
gratieude, and affection to the individual who has
so honoured us with his company th.s day—(ap-
' pl.i.use)—who has come amongst us to inculcate a
great, a beneficial lesson, not only to Galway, but
to our country at large--,(cheers)—and from my
heart I wish success and prosperity to that great.
undertaking. (The gallant general was honoured
throughout with loud applause and other manifesta-
tions of approval.):
..
Afterhis Excellency had proposed the health of
the cbairm In, the same honour was paid to Mr.
Lever, the announcement Of whose name elicited
considerable ch. ering.
Mr. LEVER. acknowledged the cempEwnt in a
lOng speech. He said that it was a patent fact to
the world that to make a packA station the high-
way to America they should improve and in every
shape develop the resources not only of this country,
but of Eno land, S•totland, Wales, and of the prin-
cipal portions of Eat ope. (Cheers.) Previous to his
last steamship sailing tie proceeded from London to
Liverpool for the purpose of having an interview
with, the principal of the Cunard company. He went
with money in his pocket-7(hear, hear) -for-the
purpose of purchasing the fastest steam-ship he
could get, and the first question he put to Mr. C.
M.Keever was, would he sell his Arabia ?—the
f (Cheers.) The quest
tls eat
oni
pricewsatsearlo-tshlcifOtfheday.
with him, but Mr.
WlCeever told hint that he could not part with his
steam-ship for money, especially the Arabia. He
was then determined that be shou'd have the next
b >st ship, and to his surprise he found that a still
be .ter ship than the Arabia. (Cheers.) He begged
to say that having been engaged far many years in
navigation and the puremse of steam rs, he could
judge of a fast saaingvessel, and the Prince Albert,
now on her way to that port, was si cond to none
in -the world. - (Applause.) Having gone into
etatistcs relataag to the pr jeer, and announced a
line of packets to S. John's and Boston, Mr. Lever
concltided amidst warm applause by thanking the
assembly for the support afforded to the uuder-

To return to the banquet. After the usual loyal
toasts,were given and drunk with greatenthusiasni,
the High Sheriff of Galway, who was in the char,
Proposed his Excellency's health in a neat speech,

•
when
The E srl of EourrroN, on rising to return thanks,
was warmly cheered. He then sail—Mr. High Sh, -
riff, my lords and gentlemen, it is at all times d•i-

cult to r. turn thanks f“r such au honour as you.

have paid me, and an honour paid in such a manner,
but it is especially difficult to do so when I have on
this occasion t i return you thanks not only for the
kind, and, I meet say, the more than kind manner
in which you have received my health, but to you,
and thr ugn yen to all classes of the community of
Galway, for the manner in which I was received in
your city to-day. And if there is anything which.
could make such an honour more gratifying to me
than another, it would be that my health was
couplel with. the sentiment With which lam happy
to say the Lord Lieutenant's health is always
couplei—namely, prosperity to Irelaud--(loud
eheers)—a sentiment in which I not only concur,
but I will venture to say is not warmer iu the heart
of any Li-Miran than in mine. (Enthusiastic
cheers.) It is with feelings of the most unfeigned
satisfaction that I find myselfonee more in Galway
—(cheers)—and I think 'hat every member of the
deputation who did me the honour to meet me at
Athlone the other day will bear me out in saying
that I showed no hesitation in accepting their kind
invitation. (Hear, hear.) But how could I hesi-
tate in aceeptingsuch an invitation, when I remem-
ber the kindness, the confidence, the courtesy with
which I was treated when I was last among you,
such a reception as I believe no man was ever the
object of before? (Applause.) I well remember
when I came to Galway I was receive E- the
respect due to me as the reprezentarive of my
Sovereign, and with that courtssy which conies so
ea:,urally, and, I may also say, so gracefully from
Irishmen ; hut I felt that respect was paid to the
office and not to the man. (Loud cries of "No, no,"
and "To both.") Pardon me, gentlemen ; I.felt
that I was not then known by you.. I came here
with every good intention and wish to further the
prosperity of Galway. 'determined to do my duty
to Galway, as I would by every other part-of Ire-
land—(loud cheers)—but when I came I felt, like
you, that we were s rangers ; but I am happy to
say, it was not lows° before we became acquainted
with each other. Tile respect thawed into some-
thing which I must call very like friendship—the
courtesy ripened into cordiality ; and I can assure
you, in all sincerity, that the recollection which
rem itiecl in my mind of my visit to Galway
was the brightest retrospect which I had of my
short tenure of office in Ireland. (Loud ap-
plause.) The retro-pect appeared almost like
a dream ; but the dream has become a realty.
(Loud cheers.) The eiey, with its ancient traditions
—your wide and noble bay, with the waves of the
At:antic flowing in on either side of the wild Islands
of Arran—the nistent mountains of Cenueurara—
Lough Cerrib, whose surface I first disturbed with
steam—(lout arid piel.)ng •d cheering)—l mean the
canal into Lough Corrib—the representa'ives of the
ancient tribes and the lovely daughters of the west
—are again all i efore me, not only a dream but a
bright reality. (Great cheering.) But, etentieinen,
there ii a change.. When I wcis here before I was
shown your bay—l was t,ld what a magnificent
harbour it would make—l was shown that them
was nothing between it and the great conti,ient of
Aiu,rica. I was perfectly aware of its advantages
—but there was no Lever—(loud ebeering)—there
was, I say, no Lever on which to found tile struc-
ture. (Che-r=.) My friend, Father Daly—:-(re-
-1 peated eheerine.)—discoursed to me, as• he alway s
does, most energetically and most eloquently on
the advantages of Galway, and pointed out that is
was the true big h way io America. (Cheers.) If
eloquent words and a good will could have effectel
that object between us a Leviathan, at least, would
have sprung up to plough the waters b tweon -Ire-
land an,l the New' World. Consistency and deter-
mination have at length prevailed, and I do rejoice
to say that not only have you one steamer, but I
trust ano her and another shall succeed ; not only
have you sent one pioneer to take possession of the
h.ghroad, but I trust another ship will soon be on
its way in her wake. (Loud appleuee.) Ido take,
1 will no; say credit, but I rejoice to say that I,
perhaps, have been a little instrumental in obt rin-
rng the assistance of the Power:aloe in this under-
taking ; and I can assure you that I did not allow
one day to pass after the subject was bri ught before
me until I r commende I that assistance to be given
by my noblefriendtha Postmaster-General. (Hear.)
My noble friend on my left, Lord Clanricarde, has
already occupied that pose--(loud cheers)—end I
rather think he will allow that these sort of changes
are net eesile ma le—that changes in the Post-office
do not emanate from it Trite so quickly as the le -
tars themselves. However, my noble friend, the
Postmaster-General, as I have no d. übt nay noble
friend on-my left would nave equally done, at once
acquiesced in my views. (Hear.) There is a change
else, as your chairman bas old ye), in thee), ospects
of the country. lam happy to say that I earl assure
you I did not conceive it possible when I came to
Ireland that I c ruld have found drat such exrr tor
din try improvement could have taken place gene-
rally over the face of the country as I have found
since my arrival. (Elear.)'Agriculeure has flourish - d
—crime has decreased or the most wonderful man--
ner—and I do hope and trust that differences have
diminished. (Cheers.) Ido nor, think that I could
point to a greater instance of that, or to a happier
prognostication of future peace and tranquility,
than by turning 'my eye to the right of this teble
and seeing my fiend Archdeacon Goeld and my
friend Father Daly sitting side IT side. (Loud
eh era.) Tire chairman his alluded to some advice
which I took the liberty of giving you when I was
last in this place, advice which you.took in the saute
spirit of fondness. in which it was offered ; btr I
feel now that it is pelectly unnecessary for me to
offer yore any advice or to read you any lecture on
any given subjec . (Applause.) • I-believe there is
no part of her Majesty's dominions more p-aceable
and tranquil than teis part of Ireland, and, if these
changes have °counter during the six years that
hee elapsed since my last visit, if Galway has pro—
gressed with the lest of Ireland in that general
priisperity which has been diffused over it, let us
take a still w;der retrospect, and look to -the
changes that have taken place during a longer
period. There eau be no doubt, from the position -
of Gslway, from the interesting remains of build-
ings which still adorn some of her streets—(hear;
hear)—if we did not know a'so from history, there
can be no doubt that Galway had a very thriving
trade with Spain and France in olden times ; and
so far, 1 have ne doubt, perhaps, was more pros-
perous
in proportion than she is now. But with
all their prosperity—if prosperity there was—her
citizens looked in vain for that peace and tran-
quility of which I have just spoken. (Hear' hear.)
They were in perpetual fear of the attacks of
their warlike neighb ours ; even from the ances-
tors of many of those I see hr-re joining with us at
this festive board, .and drinking prosperity to the
city to whose pillage their forefathers contributed.
(Laughter and cheers.) I think it is about 300
years ago that a predecessor of mine—a former
viceroy—Sir Henry Sidney, visited Galway. He
came on no peaceful errand. He came for the pur-
pose of devising mea,ures to guard the city against
(t
abse
winroads
rosftot ho
de
Both of the latter,
)ot'hAela
jloleyyps.the De 'Burghs, and
I am-sorry to say, have something to do with the
noble marquis on my left, whom we now see com-
manding tire soldiers who are here for your protec-
tion. (Cheers.) Well, Sir Henry Sidney toiled
s
here on horseback over moor and mountain, armed.
to the teeth, with a guard of martial. retainers—
his jauruey from the metropolis of Ireland occupy-
ing more thenea yeeek.. .Ypur. present viceroy,
comes to you OnTria-peaceful errand of inaugura-
ting a great triumph over the Wean. (Cheers.)
He comes here,seared in the most luxurious ease in
a carriage propelled by a power and at 'a velocity
formerly Undreamt of—the railway officials for his
guards, friendly and confiding citizens for his re-
tinue—h-s journey occupying three hours. (Laud
' cheers.) I read that rather before the time to
which I have alluded that Campion tells us "Gal-
way was a proper neat city on the seaside." But
ab.)ut th..ktigl4 Of sit.liclarY Aiittly -it-4.34 lather

" I am, dtc.,

" EMERAT."

ETON COLLKGE EGgCTION.

SATURDAY, JULY 24.

According to annual custom the R,v. the Provost
of King's College, Canibridg.,, accompanied by his
posers (the Rev. Dr. Williams and Mr. H. J. Sim-
monds), arrived in state at Eton College at two
o'clock on Friday last, and was received in the
Lower School by the Vice-Provost, fellows,
masters, and assistant masters. After having viewed
the scholarf rooms they proceeded throu4ll the
quadrangle to the entrance of the. el .1 tern beneath
tpe clock-tower, where the Provost of Eton was in
waiting to rec Ave them, and where the eustomaiy
Lain speech is delivei ed by a King's s,cholar, which
on this occasion was admiraoly spoken by Mozley,

ma.; K. S.
The arrival of- the Provost of King's is a signal
for the commencement of the hospitalities provided
for by the pioul founder, and which, it is but jus-
tice to say, are administered by the college autho-
rities of the present day to a most liberal extei,t.
The various entertainments will extend over the
great part of the present week.
On Saturday morning the Duke of Malakhoff
and suite arrived at the Provost's lodge, where a
sumptu, us breakfast was provided for his Excel-
lency and a distingiti,hed circle of about 40 who
had the honJur of being invited to meet him, among
whom were the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop
of Oxford, L.ird Granville, CA and Mrs. Howard
Vyse, of Stoke, La,ly Young, Mrs. Mangles, Lord
S ratford de Radcliffe' Mi-s Tirackeray, the Pro-
vosr. of King's, the Miss,,s 03.ke4, Dr. Rowland
Williams. the Rev. S. F. Marshall, Col. Cidogan,

he Rev. Stephen Ilawtt ey, Miss Hannah Elawtrey
he Rev. H. J. Eidson. vicar of Windsor, &o.

At noon the company a.sernoled in the Upper
Schoti to hear the speeches, and, as the Duke of
M ihkhoff procweded thither from the Provoit'ti
lodge, as wtll ail on his arrival, he was heartily
cheered by tue studen. s.
The u.ual portion of the school wag appropri'te'l
to the viiito: s, and di4played a brilliant assembl,ge
of ladies. In Grin of this as4ernblage the Duke of
M.lakh,,ff took hi 3 seat, wearing %Ito Order of the
13,th, the L-gion of Honour, and several other
decorations. His Excellency t,at wi h L ird Gran-
vite and the Bishop of Oxford on his right, and
the Provost of E•on and King's on hiS left, when
the speeches commenced. -
So admirably were all the speeches delivered that
it i 3 almost with reluctance we mention the follow-
ing aA ktving most distinguished themselves—viz.,
Pow. 11, Mozley, ma., Dyne, Young, LUXiDOTO, and
Wood, ma., all of whom were loudly app!auded.
Toe Dime of M4l, khoff appeared highly delighted
with the set, ction from Molii,re. At thr, e o'clock

the company, w,th the King's sTholars, as.em-
bled in the College hall, wh.re they partook
of the customary eutertainm,qit ; the elllege
graces, ante and poe, prandlion, being chanted
with fine eft*, ct by the TO King's scholars, also.as-
si‘oed by the choir of Eron College Ch•tpt,l and the
Chapel Royal of St. George, Young, K. S., per-
forming the duty of leader.
Atter dinner and aft •r the loving cup had been
passed round, the c inipany adjourned to the Elec-
tion-hall, where they partook of an elegant cL ssei t,
and drank the usual loyal ,nd. collegiate toasts,
among which were " The Immortal Memory of
the pious Founder," " The Hea:th of the Reach
Ambassador," which was acknowledged by his ex-.
cellency, who.expreSsed in French the great sat s-
fa.3tion with which lie had visited the college. The
following also addressed the meeting :—The Bel-
gian Minister, Lod Stratfoid de ller,dcliffe, the
Bishop of Winchester,. Mr. Just.cu lialliburion,
the Adjutant General, Arelideac in Abrahams, ke.
At 7 o'clock, lhe company having assembled ;n
the Brec,s, the b;ats were manned by their re-
speetve cr.ws, and of er pulling to Windsor-bridge
they left for Surley-hall, in the following order :
The eigiv, selected to row the Wectminwter—the same
crew which rowed against Ridley at Henley on the
26 hof iret Jane ; Mr. C. IT. El4ll, Mr. F. B. Van de
W.-y4,r, Mr. D, Ricardo, Mr. C. Wynne, Mr. H. W.
Hussey, the Hon. F. Trench, Mr. 13. Collings, the Hon.
V. F. Lawless ; coxswain, Mr. E. M. Smith.
Costume.—.L.-rsey trimmed with Eon blue riband
and silver, straw hat, Eton blue riband, white flannel
trousers.

taking.
The Marquis of CLANRIcARDE, in reply to the
toast, " Tne House of Lords," said—They were not
rwea,lhy capitalists in G..lviay. Tileir land, how-
ever fettil , had not got those mineral products
which 'in theuiselves were a source of great wealth,
and which gave facilities for the eocouragerneut of
manufacturing industry. But at 1- ast let them ely-)w
that they were men of business as well as Mr. Lever
----whoSe el, qeent speech expiessed what it meant
and meant business—that they , could appreciate
the- natural position. which they had, and that
when men who- had copital we e ready to associate
together, and to come to that c est to avail them-
selves of the faclies that it afforded for a great
undertaking of national and European benefit—
(h• ar, hear) —they were ready to join with them
as far as their means and resources would allow,
and that they would aff Td them every encourage-
mera;, which it was.in theirpower to give. (Ctietrs.)
Mr. JOHN ENNIS, M.P., in replying to a local
toast, said he saw years ago that nature bad made.
Galway a point of departure for tr tnsatlantie en-
terprise, • and he acted accordingly. He always
felt Ehat that problem: would one day or other have
to he solved,. which be thought they were now ou
the eve
.of seeing solved advantageously for Gale
way. But there were certain things to be done in
order to make Galway calculated for the reception
- of ittelmeri of large size. - Let not applica,iotibe-
mAde to Paliament for• a shilling until the fact
was ascertained that the passage ft om the east to
the west contd be made in a snorter period froth
Galway than from any other port in Great Pt*in'.
The fact once ascertained, the mails mast 6d14
that lin e as a matter of course. Publleauthority would
demand it from any government aud from every
Government. Then let the port of Galway be so
arranged with regard to particular requirements,
extension of piers, &c., that nothing would be
wanting for the sustainnient of a large filet of
steamers. Re was satisfied that they had the key
of this matter in their own bands, .and they would
be very much to blame it they allowed any other
city to take it out of their hands.. •
After several .other specches the company
separated.
lb •
His Excellency returned to uo in by -special
train to-day.
The following addresses were presented to his
Excellency shortly atter his arrival in Galway
The High Sheriff of the county read the follow-
ing address :
"TO HIS EXCELLENCE THE LORD LIETJTENANT OF
IRELAND.
"May it-please your Excellency,—We the in-
habitants of the count
con-
gratulate you -Excellency, as the representative of
her. AlidestY -in Ireland,- on yotir artiVal 'in this
town.' of Gslway, desire to eon-
beg to assure your Exceoney of our
devotion, loyalty and attachment to her gracious
The occasion on which year txceiren Cy has
acceded-to the invitation to visit this, Western port
:s one of peculiar interest to all daises in this
county. .it is, as we confidently trust, to inaugu-
rate a permanent system of communication between
i,hts,town and America—an enterprise that, if estab-
lished on a eat -factory basis, caturt fail to be of the

Tlll- &UN, LONDON, MONDAY EV ENING, YOLY 26, 1858.

most material advantage to the country ; and we
tb-refore hail your Excelle cy's presence as a proof
of the interest taken by her Majesty's Government
in an enterp►ise of such acknowledged utility.
" The impression left by your Excellency on the
occasion of your former vi-it induces us to enterts in
the most sanguine expectations that your Excel-
lency will recommend such measures as are in your
judgment best calculated to promote this object.
We may also assure your Excellency that t ,e few
words of this address very inadequately convey the
feeling of pleasure and hearty welcome with which
we hail for the second time your arrival in our

cpnnty."
To which his Excellency replied in anitab7e term?.
The following address from the town of Galway
was then read by the High Sl,eriff

" TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL OF EGLINTON,
LORD LIEUTENANT GENERAL AND GENERAL GOVER-
NOR OF IRELAND.
We, the itlabitants of the town and county of
the town of Galway, hasten to express to your Ex-
cAlency our graieful acknowledgments for the
promptness with which your Excellency acceded
to our request, that you wonkl honour our ' An-
cient Citie' wi h your presence on this interesting
occasion. We are seniible of the ardent desire of
your Excellency for the prosperity of the country
which our gracious S ivereign ha; committed to your
government`; and we have a lively recollection of
the warm interest which you exhibited in our local
improvements when inauntrating a work which
now bears your Excellency's name, The Eglinton

Canal.'
" The object of that work was to connect the
great lake which approaches our town with our
noble hay, and, by facilitating the inland naviga-
tion, to devel •pe the resources of the cluntry.
"On the pr,sent occasion we have invited your
Exc*llency to honour us wi h your presence, when
we have ass-mbled to celtbr ate a work destined, we
trust, to fulfil the promise which nature seemed to
have made us—by eitahlishing this great western
port cf the British Islands as the point of commu-
nication with the Ame!icAn continent.
" We trust that the hopes of many years and the
wishes of our ci izens are about to he realised,

and convinced of your Excellency's sitrcero syrup&
thy with us on the present occasion, by the w rm
interest you have already shown in its success, we
heae tily welcome yon to the town of G 'lway.
" JOHN WILSON- LYNCH,
High Sheriff; Town of Galway.
" Galway, July 22, 1858."
In reply his Excellency a rid—
" Gentlemen,=-4 am glad to find that you are
satisfied with the promptness with which I accepted
your invitation to come to Galway on this interest-
ing occasion, but I can claim no credit for it, be-
cause in so doing I bestowed the highest gratifica
tion on myself. The two days which I spent in
this city un my former visit will never be effaced
from my recollection, and nature itself seems.to vie
with the citizens in giving me a bright and cordial
welcome.
" I rejoice to find that the same kind and hearty
greeting. is aeain proffered to me by you, and if
anything could add to the sympathy with which I
regard this great enterprise, and the interest I take
in the fulfilment of your long-cherished hopes. it
would be the more than kind reception which I
have now met from all classes of your fellow-
citizens,"
The Rev. Peter Daly then read the address from
the Town Commissioners :
" TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL OF EGLINTON, LORD
LIEUTENANT- GENERAL AND GENERAL GOVERNOR
OF IRELAND. -
"May it please your Excellencv,—We, the cor-
poration of town c nnmiesionersof Galway, approach
your ExcePency with sentimen:s of affectionate re-
spect, to offer our warmest welcome on your arrival
amongst us on this auspicious occasion, fraught
with proiniFe of groat ben,fit" to our town in par-
ticular, and to Irelaed generally, as well as sugges-
tive of mere extended beuefite in relation tai the
commerce and intercourse of these realms wi.h the
civilised world.
" The agreeable impressions which, on another
interesting occasion, your Excellency's condesc-n-
-sion 1-ft on every heart in this cly, induced us to
hope that your enlightened meld would foster and
encourage the efforts now being made to create a
new outlet for the-commerce and traffic of Ireland,
and open a new route for theilinterchange of opinions
and friendly relations with millions of her own chil-
dren in the Western World ; and this hope you
have converted lute reality by the unhesirating con-
descension with which your Excellency comes
amongst us to inaugurate a project which will open
to our people a fair tpport unity of developing those
resources with which our c >untry a.taatinds.
" Our anc-ent city, once the emporium of com-
merce with France and Spain, without either wish-
ing to compute with any other-more fortunate loca-
lity in the race of commerce or to create any rivalry
to the leeitimite industry of other portions of the
empire, simply desires to place at the disposal of
enterprising men the undoubted advantages wi.,11
which nature has surrounded our magnificent bay,
as the most cooveni-nr, high-road for intercourse
between these countries and the Western regions,
where millions of Irshmen sigh for pricker and
serer means of enn,taut and uninterrured associa-
tion with de it friends in Ireland ; and wa must re-
gard with gratitudeand pride • he coun• enance which
your Excellency's presence gives to the great enter-
prise that promi-tes them those legi'mate.results.
PETER DALY, P. P. and V. G. , Chain an."
To which the following reply was returned by his
Excellency :
"Gentlemen,—lt affords me the highest gratifi-
cation to receive this welcome from those who are
the authorised rep esentatives of this city arid its
inhabitants at the first moment of my" arrival ; and
can assure you with all sincerity that the cordial
feelings which you expr ss towards me are recipro-
cal. I have always retained the most lively reool-
lee, ien of the kindness which I met with from you
during my former visit ; and though I perhaps
hoped that our meeting on that occasion was not
entirely forgotten by you, I could hardly anticipate
such a fl tittering reception as that which I am now
greeted with. I-o sine then to inaugurate a magni-
ficent internal canal, which must tend greatly to
increase the trade not only of your city but of the
district to which it leads. I now come to rejoice
with you over the establishment of a project which
brings you in direct commutrica.ion with the great
translentic repubc, and bids fair to opin to you
a career of great and. rapidly increasing commercial
prosperity, and such as your atic,tstors could not
dream of, and the most sanguine amongst you
could scarcely ash rt time since have hoped for. It
will give me sincere pleasure if my presence in any
way assists in furhering teie great enterprise, and
I yield to none of you in my earnest hope that it
may meet with that complete success which it so
well merits."

VACANCIES .APPOINTiIICERTE:yat NHouHPseßhoolu :LiorNbee post
, IN t 1
THE CIVIL SERVICE.—The
of one of the Equerries in Ordinary has become vacant
by the resiviation of Major-General E. W. Bouverie.
General Post-office—The postrnaste-ship of Settle,
Yorkshire, ha. become vacant by the death of Mr. John
Gibbins. The Board of Trade, General Regi-ter and
Record Office of Seamen—Mr. Whitehead has been ap-
pointed third class clerk, vice Mayo, deceased. A third
class clerkship is vacant in this office. Cusloms—The
office of controller at Belfast has become vacant by the
death of Mr. Frederick Stone. Inland Revenue Depart.
avast, Exci:--e Branch—Mr. T S. Stewart, supervisor,
Liverpool third oi-triet, has been appointed to Battersea
(late Lambeth) disiriet, vice Aslton retired. Mr. W. 11.
Johnston, surreyer r f exports, port of Liverpool (whose
; station i-, discontinues'), has Leen appointed po, t super-
visor of Liverpeol third iliefric% Mr. John French,
lite-import eupervisor, has been appointed pert super-
' visor at Liverpool now the " Port District." East
IndieseeeMr. St 11. S.he.,p,,fitercdohraabaneend
a PnPiPaig'; tsetrda' e second.
of
a sistant to the
Abmednuggur. ,The -Mi. F. Gels, second chaplain
of Kurrachee, 'liar been appointed to act as second
chaplain at Poona. The Rev. W. L. Barnes lea.
been appointed chaplain of Kurrachee and Ketree. The
Rev. C. 11., L, Lye,echapleire of Sattara., has been ap- '
pOinted to act at.oheplain of Rutnagherry. The Rev;
U. H. Brereton, chaplain of Colaha, has been appointed
to act as chaplain of Sattara.—Civil S. crvice Cazette.
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THE SR:RPENTINE.

Why should not the Set pent,ne be cleansed frnm
all its impurities in tho same vv,ty that the Orna-
mental Water in St. James's P,%rk ha 3 recently

been purified ? Sir Benjamin H dl, in this mac-
ter, set an example which Lud John Manntra
would do well to follow. Tiiere has not ben in
our recollection a tnwe thoroughly sucless'ul im-
provement within the metropolis than the one
which the la,e Conmii4oner of Pu'lic Works
effected in St. James's Pa,k. All the good con-
sequences predicted by ihe advocates of tie scheme
have actually been obtained, and nor, one single In-
convenience of the amity foretold its opponents
has followed from its adoption. There we have a
clear, bright s,eet of water, where before there
was a thick, muddy compound, reeking with

offensive smells. Chirdren cal play with impunity,
and in the very height of tho dog-days the I,A,n-
-dorier may lied refreshment without a drawback iu
the beautiful gardens of St. James's Palk. Sir
Benjamin Hall too has actually converted London
skating into a pastime which may be indulged in
without danger to life. Bef ?re iht3 days uf his
lileship a certain number of vi inn were &Awned
every winter in St. James's Park as a matter of
course. TI is annual sacrifice of human llfe was

part of Death's metropoli!an bill of fare. No one,
of course, would have attempted to deny that
prima fAcio it was rather a pity that a certa.n
numbor of persons should be drowned every y, ar
in Sr. James's Park, but then there were pre.
cautions adopted in favour of the skating cl,sses.
Great boards, inscribed with the word "Danget"
in large characters, were stuck up wliereler the ice
was rco ten. Humane Socie y's men were sta,i,u eti
alung the banks for the rescue of t he v.cruns. Th. y
were armed with instruments which, as it seemed,

it would have required the fervent imagination
Dante to conceive as applicabla to the 1 noe,s and
bodies of drowning men. Until Sir Bi njarnit,
Hall's time the bright idea of do ug away with the
possibility of danger alioasa her, aed of rem t ing
those strange instruments of torture to some mu-
seum of antiquities fix the edifies ion of our bori or-
stricken posterity, never crossed the official train.
The St. James's water is now pleasant arid ref e
iu the warm summer afternoons; it is made
shallow enough to be safe in winter.
Now, why should Do, the, S-rpeutine be taken
in hand in a similar way '? Here we are about
to scatter millions broadcast for the sake of puri-
fying the Thames ; why net spare one thought to
this broad sheet of wa er which lies weltering Ire
the midst of our fay-tithe park ? In the great
heats it stinks so badly—in the winter season it
is such a deaeh-trap to the skaters. List week a
very numerous meeting was held to constricr this
subject. Among the speaksrs was D. Copelsnd.
"In 1848," said th s gentleman, "I had evi-
dence in my own practice of persons who were
affected by the noxious sineda arising from the
Se-pentine, who did not live near it, but were
simply accustomed to walk there morning or even-
ing. The banks of the S-rpentine aro frequented
by many of the higher classes, and I believe the
paller of the ciatntenance is as mu h caused by the
Serpentine as by the dins patina of the Leedoe
season." From one grade of s city let us lass to
another which lies at the other extremity of the
social scale. It has been ascertained that upon an
average 2k10,000 persons take their ev nog bath
every stammer iu the Serpentine. Now, we are
perfectly aware that the practice of wallowing for a
time in mud is highly rec:entnended by many
eminent German physicians iu cases of toiifirmed
rhrumatism, sciatica, scree We would, however,
remark, iu ihe first place, that in the Serpentine the
filth is too much in sal uton fo us to expect cura-
tive effects from it iu this clireelion ; and, secondly,
that the 200,000 bathers ate really desirous of
bathing in water, not of soaking in mud. Now,
surely these poor persons are deserving of some
little consideration. They can't get to the sea side,
they can't even make their way to any part if
the Thames Where a " header" would not prove
iasttntly fatal. They are mainly youths of the
artisan class, who look forward to their plunge
and swim as the great feature of enjoyment in
the summer time. Surely there would be some
satisfaction in so purifying the Serpentine that it
should be a source of health to so many thousand
poor persons ? We have said nothing of the
danger which arises in consequence of the un-
certain depth of the present polka ed sheet of liquid.
Bathers are drownsd iu the Serpentine every year,
and so are skaters, in even larger proportion than
the skate: son the old S. James's water. It is oely
right to add hat every year tuts dirty lake is be-
coming more and mors a source of iucoevehieuee
and dist ace to a noble class of terraces end squat es
which are rising up at no great distance from its
son' bern bank.
Now, the wet of effecting th's improvement and
of putting the Ssreentrne ire equaily good c.4ldi
tien wi h the Ornamental Water ir, St. James's
Park would be just 20,000/. !—s of e;y a paltry sum
when we look to the dr pth of the paymast, is
pocket, and the importance of the o' jest to be at-
tabled. For this sum the bottom ef that great
sheet of filth cud be put fled, levslled, and covered
wi h coactete, so as lo leave all un-forth depth of 4
or 5 feet ,f pure water. The engineers who have
earn -d thr nigh the works in St. James's Park so
suscesstully answer for the resul, in the cas • of the
dirty Serpentine. Why sh ,u al it not be doae ?
Had S;r Benjamin Halt coetieu d in office he
would have done is. Why does n.t Ler I John
Manners think it worth his whiPe to esrn a cheap
but well-deserved popul,rity by counseling • his
name with so great an improvement ? As we see,
the present Commissioner denies the dirt. There
is no reason why another Commissit,n9r, sill
[rote happy in denial, should not ignore Loudon.
Lola Jahn Man tiers says LIM he tas seen little
boys " lap up" the water of the Serpentine. We
say that if the noble Cennmissiolier will name any
particular species of garbage which exists in the
London stri ets, we will find instances of little boys
who are prepared to " g,,bi;le it up." Will Lord
John Manners himself drink a cool pot of Serpen-
tine water ? That would be something like a test.
We do net believe, if the matter were properly
represented to the holue, that it would refuse a
liberal contribution from the public purse in aid of
the outlay. Whatever may be said ab ut the
Thames, it is clear enough that the provincial visi-
tors, their wives, and their ehildf en, derive quite
as much satisfaction from the Serpentine, and use
its banks quite as much for the purpose of recrea-
tion, as the regular Londoners.—Tianes.