The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-25
sending Of peace and good will to our cousins on

the other side of the Atlantic.
The Of lhe Prince Consort Prince Of Wales, and
the rest Of the royal family having been likewise drunk,
The CHAIRMAN said the next Toast Wnleh ne nAa tue
honor TO propose was the health OF tne VINO nau
with the sentiment Of Prosperity 10 Ireland" Cheers)
lie he Chairman) had tho honor OF serving under the
predecessor of his Excelency the previous Lord Lieu
tenant who won the hearts OF az connected with
him by his nobleness and dsncrestedness. He glanced
for some moments that remembrance and he could
his Faccency that Il did not IN the slightest degree
detrae from the sincerity with which that day he had
bid him welcome 70 his house oy the lake and with
which he in the OF the gentlemen Of Kerry, bid
him welcome To their ancient kingdom. There
re when it would have seemed mockcry to drink 10
the speriy of ireland Happily that time at
an end although he did not 10 say there not
much 10 be done towards developing the commercial
Of the country by improving its agriculture and
promoting habits Of prudence and cleanliness amongst
their people those results, however could not BIO tho
work Of any government (Chcers) 1t should be accom-
pished by the merchants and gentry and by the energy
and industry Of the people themselves but he did believe
that far il possible fer government TO encourage
the agriculture of Ireland would DO done by tho noble
lord who now filled tho oflce Of Lord Lieutenant. DIFF.
foring he had with the noble lord on many political
points having been connected with the government OF
which his lordshp chivalr0us opponent still he,
the chairman beey ed that they never had lord euc
nan sincerely anxious for the prosperity Of Ireland
than the one they had the houner Of entertaining.
CHEERS Tho chairman then proposed the health OF Lord
Eglinton and the prosperity OF Ireland.
The toast drank amidst loud applause.
His ExsTuIEXCy, rising, received with enthusi
asc cheering, He said-Mr. Chairman and gentlemen,
thank You Tor he kind manner in which you have pro
Q have that honor paid TO US by body Of gentlemen,
but on this feel connected with my predeces
sSr There ,S, g nothing s 5 ven er inc greater
decessor. There has been no occasion on which
have spoken in public in which had opportunity OF
doing So, and have now borne my testimony TO tho
great merits of my predecessor. c'Hear, hear" and
appause) have also rejoiced that in proposing my
health should be coupled with that Of prosperity Ire
land QIear hear) No sentiment sinks more easily into
my breast than that one nothing gave much heart
fc, interest when was here before and il is the Same
fptaro hnyn bna
cd Ut finding the degree OF prosperity to which Ireland has
now attained. | confess when my health was coupled
with that sentiment when WAS here before felt some
thing like whal Mr. Herbert describes, that 1t to
certain degree myth. ! feel now it is reality that
ireland prosperous she descrves(hcar hear)-
but not so prosperous rs she will be few years.
most grateful indeed for your having given mo
occasion TO assure you OF the heartfelt interest which
] take in the great enterprise that has lately been
completed, and 10 show You that my conduct a
late occasion in Dublin was not caused by any luke
to encourage that enterprise by every means in
my power, but simply by official necessity. (Hcar,
hear) That / could have needlessly or will
ny abscntcd myself on such an occasion, either from
any personal hostility, from any sectaran bgotry
trust who knows me viii for moment imagine.
there many who have known me, and these
public occasions the only way in which am able to
speak my feelings the people Of Ireland beg
those who have not hitherto known that such the
act. (Chcers We have met ON this occasion to cce
aiairthc completion of enterprise, only
in general IL fact, hardly possible TO ovcrestmate
the importance OF the little WIRE which binds TO the
Western continent know met under circum-
stances q dscouragemcnt. II is true that the
communication, which was so perfect and complete but
little while ago, has for t.me-and time only-been
discontinued. j attach any great importance
the slight encouragement under which we now
labor. / but feel that the end having
been once attained 1t will never again be lost; and
IL the present wire be unsuccessful in maintaining its
place which trust in heaven may not be- the energy
and prise 81 the people of this country will not allow
il die away II is impossible, as have said before to
conceive d important matter Historians have read,
and poets have Of deeds Of daring and enterprise
but The historians Of peaceful success have also their vic
tories and successes to relate more beneficial to the human
than Of the most successful victories inspired by
the highest feelings Of )-and IL in
ancient times there were the compass and printing in
modern times there steam and the telegraph all most
wonderful indeed that II is difficult 10 award the palm
Of utility but the wonderful OF all the telegraph
the great triumph are met now 10 celebrate
lchees)-and wonderful that the further go into
tn secrets Of the natare appears yield up
her mysteries, and II is possible that even more
traordnary discoveries than this may become open 70 the
human mind. Astronomers have revealed an unlimited
space and brought before with undsputed precision
worlds, in comparison with which our own planet
10 sink into ihsigniiicance. Asrologiss have
yeacd hidden secrets steam has enabled US to defy the
wind and waves, and almost annilac space. OF print
ne need no, say wcrd Practical science has enabled
US 10 govern the most gigantic machinery by the most
simple touch OF the hand Of child. But II has been
served for the present day aud for the present
hncr carry words urhermos md of tho earth
with the rapidty OF toaght-to draw electricity from the
clouds and bring along the depths Of the for
service. (Chcers.) When consider the extraordinary
undertaking that has been accomplished within the last
weeks when consider that a cable OF about two
thousand miles has been extended beneath the
length which, II multiplied ten times, would reach
fslhes colonies and nearly surround the EARTH when
consider IL is stretched along the bed OF shingles
AM shells which appeared destined FOR il as
foundation by Providence, aud stretching from
the points which human enterprises would look
90 and whom VIC consider the great results that vii
How from The enterprise, We are al loss here how suf
hccnily To admire the genius and energy ut those who
planned IL, or how 10 be sufficiently thankful TO the
Almighty FOR having delegated such power TO the human
race for whose benefit be put force (checrs)
"a 4 look
passed since Il was first discovered. At first II
pdly laid the land uniting states, communities and
countres-extendng hills and valleys, roads and
rawayE-but the appeared to present impcnetra
BILE barrier II could not stop here however; submarine
tecgraYhy but question Of time; and the first
tertTise by which was introduced connection
with old foc-and AT present our best friend-mlcral
h"cyc the ,une,on 81 Fns,ans and saS
issnd and which believe. carried out by the same
distinguished engineer whose name n now IN the mouth
fonwed the telegraph then paused before the great AZ
antc, like another Alexander, weeping AS u had no
more worlds conquer but has found another world,
and has gained bringing strife conquest, but
carrying with peace and good will (Applause) feel
should be wanting did not allude "a terms Ct aimra
Bright who has carried out this enterprise, and 20 the
and courage OF those WHO brought 10 successful
termination (Applause.) II Is not necessary am Ger.
tain call attention 70 the diligence and attention shown
by the of the (cheers) -bccanae am
there here who has not read the descrp
ton u the voyage IN the newspapers The zeal and en-
tcrprisc only 20 be equalled BY the skill with which
Il carried hut ! believe there was only die
az twelve miles between the two ends of The cable
when Il came 20 the shore There questions
with regard the date which the work carried
TO which wish 10 call attention. IL was on the 5,h Of
August 1851 that this enterprise first commenced
under the auspccs Of my distinguished predecessor who
wish here now 90 rejoice in rs SUGGEST mean
only In private capacity. CHEERS and iaughtef)
tie 9Th Of August, 1855, completed, and
was on 9th August than three hundred years
ago Colnmhus left The shores of Spain 10 proc ed
his ever memorable voyage b. America. the
9th of August 1858 that Sir Hugh Gilbert, worthy coan
ryman ~ Raleigh aud Of Drake, steered his good ship
the Squirrel the shores " Newfoundland and FIRST
furlrd the flag Of England In the very bay where this
triumph has now taken place. (Appause) And u was
the 5h OF August that sovereign rccctv
cd BY her imperial friend ad, Tho forucatons Of Cher
boure and thereby put end u the ridiculous
about strife aud discussion (Applause) let the 5th of
August be a day memorable among nations. Let IL
be, IL may SO term Il, the birthday Of England ZAP
pause) Among the many points which mus, have given