The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-27

Grand Dunquee &C. Melbourne % nr. q. n.
Train, a American acrchsnt.
tfron ths Melbourne Age, Ncy. 81
TEE DEPARTURE OF Nh yRAIN.
One ef the most Iisasng phases Of soeis'y this ely
from maj the hurry d business. 70 = Sono1 T. he pubic
services and private worth Of Who perhaps more
MT rcsniils Interests and The COMMERCIAL Importance Of
the cocpy in which his lot has for the last few years
cs Yeste,ts numner 9, the principal merchant. Of
ct lain Co., the agents for the celebrated White sr
Ilas ships contemplated his departure from the colony
;rne~1 10 tie Criterion Hotel as mark II that high re-
spect and IN which they held his public services in
Is an az CITIZEN About forty gentlemen sat down
TO rplepdidly laid out dfunear In The Criterion Hotsl,
which was = s.iSea ever oy william hsTm e. the
naent, the Hon. The Collector q Customs, We
Ed; the Hen the Surveyor General; Msssrs. Furonge
Gsecpsn ard A'Bechcst d. J.. Ca; and the principal
chants Of the city After ,he usual ,oysl 1oss.s asa
The CaARsAs laid be had the honor propose Thorn
s,a,es BAND. Yankee Doodle"
received with prolo ged cheering saic he was always
very much graHed 10 hear his coantry toasted but on
he present occasion It afforded him peculiar pleasure
emsn whowas about to leave heir shores and they had
among them the representatives of every great interest
the Legislative Council there and gentlemen
pettnt to DO members of the Legislative Lounc were
interest and he suprosed Of the anti squattiug inter-
est large portion OF the members of the Chamber Of
Commerce. body which had great deal to do wish the
interest ard progress Of the cony and they had also
small interest, very small Of Uncle Sam. Chsers
he much obliged to them for the complimentary
manner IN which tie President had proposed the toast
and the enthusiastic \ which 1t had been re-
ceved. II was especially gratifying to him tina! the
handsome manner in an English colony. he could
them that ne could see good reasons why
a.y,hDg Should ever take place to disturb the amca9e
trusted to Geo he should never see the day when friendly
relations between the two great countries Of England
time WAS precious and the Train about to leave he
would not occupy their time with any further ooscuri
The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health Of his Excel
lepcy the Governor Of Victoria which was drunk in
the a
the par. the army BY Captain CLARKE, q. Sur.
veyor General the band stking;up "Ruie Britannia"
allied miles, who had sealed with their blood their do
voon to their country Although the allied armies had
rot accomplished all that expected they would have
DONE he felt perfectly sure that before long they would
all obstacles which lay IN their path Cheers
They would pardon him or entering more fully into this
raging with Russia and another the spot and if
such had net been the case he would have catered with
much e.dom into acknowledgment of tho
graceful conp'm mt which had oean paid to The HE'D
armies tCheers.)
h, Nj
turned thanks on behalf OF the navy.
The CHAIRMAN saio IL now became his pleasing duty to
propote them the toast Of the day and in doing he
must claim their patience for minute or two (chesrs
Although the gentleman in whose honor they had met
and who aoout to leave them, American. he
they would interpret Alright the feelings which
pervaded the mind OF every English merchant in the
city when they expressed their desire to cooperate in
he vas Rain that tey could no. have chosen ary gem
tenan whore conduct and career was calculated to
feet substantial credit the country to which he
hnICn Ha1 4har Nv Train Aha arinUl
Whether they refer, ed to his merchant to
his sgre BILE qualities citizen, he was sure there
ily regret his departure Cteers He did not desire to
utter any tu compliments Mr.. Train, Ame-
rcan citizens but be was assured that certain dash Of
An ercan enterprise combined with English capital and
soldity, would hui up strong and vigorous nation in
the colony. Mr.. Train had been his fellow laborer in the
duties which devolved upon the Chamber Of Commerce
and had assisted in every conceivable way in tho
bhshment the interests Of the colony and he
much feared they oonld i'll afford to part with gentleman
who had done 80 much, and who had devoted so much
time the interests OF the colony at large This much
he would observe tf the friend who was leaving them,
that whether in Australia in the United States, he
destined TO set uncomfortable figure in the pro-
dipgs Of tho country in which his LOT was cast He
hi4 speedy return should he return-then prosperity
whert yer he gees Great chesriDg.)
Mr. G. r. TRAM was received with loud and prolonged
cheering he said he coulo not make speech that day
tor af last he found himself in position in which his
tongue refused to act The words came crcwdng to bis
lips but the emotions which he experienced choked their
utterance. His thoughts would not out. They all knew
the workings of the heart therefore would know h,w
to make allowance for him at tine when his thoughts
lay too deep for utterance {Chcers) His bosom swell
cd With honest pride at the fact that such body Of
friends had rallied round HIM his departure from these
shores TO greet him with their good Wishes and to bid
him God speed on his journey home His had been but
him to In aiming their earnest good Wishes
and carry home with him the respect and confidence
nS
babe to kind friends in his native country and
set out for distant lar which had ndstinct place
upon the chart ard tho Information about which
barren of their inland As he landed
the wharf, the whole aspect was Of the most cherries
natnre end his tAoughts were that he had at last
r1ved at that undiscovered country
The bourne from which . no traveller s returns a..
same Language ard who worshpred The same Creator,
bnt felt himself stranger strange soil II was
no. oI e houeyef before ne was made to es that The
the Kindness be had since received had been almost
universal There only place that he was aware
at Yoorsk. The American Consul was the only
Of their nation rccs veo there the other members o. that
With this exception be had been treated since he
into colony with the utmost kindness and good feel
ing in for which no had endeavored to 20 use
ful citizen and good Australian. (Cheers.) He had
nericIed in heir political affairs, but in all mat
ters of reform he had been ckward
forts had met With their kind approval, and that
his name would continue to live in ,heir memory.
Cheers No matter to What country Or cline hs
deep interest in tho prosperity OF the colony OF Vic
toria--a colony which be entered when there
wbaryes, railroads. tolcgraphs anything
surate with its greatness, but which now lad wharves
down the Yarra warehouses lining the Streets railways
planted the SOIL and gas works ready to throw light
over them all Mr. Train concluded asspeech, which
marked Throughout with much elegance of words and
syle by predicting that Victoria would shine OF
the first ntus under the auspices Of the const
tuton. He thanked them most heartily and sincerely for
the honor they had done him in giving him substantial
mark Of their appreciation, and assured them that 1t
WI
with which his friends in Victoria had greeted his
departure from among them Mr.. Train resumed his seat
amid great and long. continued cheering.
The Hon. the COLLECTOR or CUSTOMS proposed-"The
mercia prosperity of the colony of Victoria and
fcIred to tho Importance OF the port Of Melbourne be-
ing second only TO those of London and Liverpool He
begged to couple with the toast the of the Nce.rre
sident. Mr. Wtstgaith. (eheers)
Mr. WysrGAKTH received with cheers. After paying
high compliment 10 the Collector of Customs for his
banty and tho readiness he Ind always shown to give the
fasI infof nation ounce his department. Mr. Xost-