The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-30


Crimea but Il did not bear upon the point Of the war
They could that this was NO party movement from
from the same platform; It was movement il which
both conservatives and liberals joined (Hsar, sear
All parties ielt the necessity o. change they all felt
that they VII ether the government of this
country could not be made to keep pace with the pro-
It strange that while they able to span England
with gigantic undertakings, to construct rail rays to
nar, Of the world the hsrbosers of peace civns
tion, and Christianity, while they had made England
what she was (for to whom cid Eogland owe her
areatpess but to her merchants and her people?|-
while they had raised her to the high position she
Justly held amoug other nations those who pretended
affairs Of the country He would not o.cupy them with
details, for II he did so they might be Mortified,
or perhaps think be was relating fables, bu. he
would make few observations upon one subje,t which
he thought he ought TO understand. short time
he the SUBJECT Of the transport service before
the House of Commons, contendipg that the feet EN-
ployed properly arranged could have done four times
the work required, end perforn IL better too aud
had been entirely wasted. Wel what ans yer did he
eceive 10 these slegatons9 Sir J. Graham and sir o.
Wood, though both ready enough 70 poupce upon hin
made the slighest allubiop 10 his
he would repest-but merely said, "the honorable
mem is attsckir deaf and ourlb man." simply be-
their putting deaf ADD dumb man position in
which bis duty was to both hear and speak (Laugh
teri He believed that this afflicted person able
and excellent man; but who among che merchau.s of
hat city he wanted to employ deaf aud dumb per-
son, would appoint him his cashier. place him at
bis counter, where he would be called upon to
listen to and answer all iquiries that were nd
dressed TO him? (Hear, hear) Why, that one
example illustrated ire whole system, There ere
government Offices but, IL they took them all from the
Prime Minister downwards somehow or other they would
members Of the House Of Commons made complaints
that matters were out of order the Ministers appeared
tsns sa And n
rcdent that happened to him recently while at Mar
selles on matter connected with the transport ser
vice Of France. He had occasion to call very emf
nent mercantile firm at Marseies wishing to obtain the
opinion Of Of its partners the plan he nteaded to
submit to the French government. He accordingly
one of the heads Of the establishment man with
pleasant John Bull-ire countenance who he naturally
supposed could speak Eng sh make asked
him in the usual way whether he could do so not.
The answer that he made was All right and be (As.
Lindsay therefore concluded that 1t really was all
right" He then rat down at side of desk and be-
reading the details OF his plan from papsr t, this
gentleman, who sat opposite him. The gentleman
Of every successive sentence made the aeouc comment
Of GAN right The reading of the document occupied
about quarter of an hour and VIXEN II was finished the
gentleman again repeated the words "A right" When,
however, be (Mr. Lindsay was walking'away he hap
pened TO meet the JUNIOR partner the nephew of the
be had first seem and who spoke English very
well and his telling him that he had been explaining
his ans to bis uncle, the young man remarked, DIN
deed and did he understand yeur' sWen," he (Mr.
Lindsay replied toat be had certainly thought it
Their strange that his uncle raid al right to every
thing" "Oh ~ reoined the young man, s'my uncle has
since the old coaching days and what he remembers o.
his visit that he heard the guard saying to the soaob
man al starting, An right" loud iaughter) This
story might be lsuehabe but ths present question
serious one and If his hon. friend, Mr.. Layard, who
was bounc ed in the House OF Commons the other
night Shame l') criti sized the government malsd
moisraon Of our foreign atfsre he might elis al
swer at times bas was given ssGers 10 tine ssseo
from the opposition bsncbss complained that hospi
as aoo3es Of 6tb which in tnsm selves
ohadv
department concerned mp ard tadtI beg Jour par
cor, Mr. Stafford but is An right If be himself
toos item to task he did the other night about their
conduct of The transport service and asked Why they
Rht ud have ed and sacrificed e. OF the
public unts, the answer he got wa.: ut is all rIgh:
"a laugh now, he would declare, in the city of Lon
dor, that he for one hsd found it .'au wrong and
glad 70 see tce country generally taxing up the
same cry (cteers) 1t was said that this movement
not constitutional. 1t constitutional; and it
was those men who held office under the Gro wn and
abused their sacred trust py giving appointments 20
particular Individuals, simply becsute they their
relations, who were reay acting tions
ly (Hesr hfar Tie merchants and traders of sne
city OF LONDON had desire Intention to assai thu
cor ttitut on--tbey had too much at stake for that
,y loved their eTacoue sovereign, who the emeot.
msnt OF every eracs and the pattern OF every virtue
!sssers2 hut they were de. determined to make
mairtain the dignity and honor of these realms.
Hear, hsar.) A circumstance occurred to him
before, he would do no~ because be felt it
duty He would bave had nothipg psreonal to gam
by the trsnffer of bis services from Austin frsrs to
Whitehall or Downing street, and nothing aid ever
induce him 10 accept office but the feeling that he might
be Of service to his country Well six months ago he
Sir J. Graham and obterved to him tnat those
pected with our sea transport appeared TO have
books no order, ard 70 fystem-tbey dill not &c
loadirg goods, where they carrying them
TO. "Now," he contn ued, addressing the right hoo.
baronet, 81 don't wish my nar,e TO appear at al In the
matter but will You just allow to leave Austin frlars
and 10 the Acmrality for a week and II you 1T
have the cid Of some good men in that depart nsnt
to ~ be 5
went o. ito go down 10 Deptford FOR you and what
books you have got there, and shall there organizs
foEe item, because 1t s not only money that Is
cerned, but unless you have proper machinery in
working order the war cannot be conducted as IT
sheltered, we csDpos expect them TO fight Any sug.
gestions thar may make, you, sir James, may bring
ont your own in Parliament, for bave desire to
be known In connection with them" Well, in
all this, CIR james Graham thsnhed very kindly
for his oer and heartily shook hspds with him. but he
(Nr. LINDSEY must say that be bad heard any
thing about the subject from that day to this
(Hesr) No doubt alter hs Withdrew, the Right Hon.
Rsrone, went ard consulted the Right Hon Lord Red.
tape the Hon. Mr. Peter Dick the matter and they
advised him that il would do TO take thu opinion
Of mere Guy man on such question: daughter and
iipdis had no HESITATION m saying that be would in
week have set on foot such method and systsm Ne
two millions that had been thrown away in sheer was
on the transport service. (desr, hear II bad been
said at the West End that that meeting wouli bs
flash in the pan, ending in nothing Now, be would
ten these good peopleand It would 60 forth to then
very speedlythat It would be such thing a sim
pie flash the papthat such business their
celent chsirman snd Mr. Travers and many others Of
their class then present would not have left their desk
for the pleasure of induging in mere vain and idle
talk. They would go about this matter ise of bust
which they were and not pause rest until they
had carried ont with success what they deemed be
necessary. Hear, hear At that meeting committee
would be formed which woull meet and whose
business would be to trsnsm. toe resolutions now TO
member to Parliament. Each member Of the committee
had some correspondent other-some OF sub
thing consequently, to losein every such borough,
and there parties, II they approved the resolutions,
would be invited TO call public meetings in their respect
sub committees acting in concert with the al body,
could be formed that the orignators Of this
ment would speedily have their preeenavs in every
Parliamentary borough in the kingdom Cheers Then,