The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-22

issued, intimating that the Treasury were pre-
pared to enter into the contract, stated that the
Treasury had not entered into any contract, and
the right honorable gentleman dilated upon the
gross inconsistency of the noble lord in reference
to that circumstance. Bat really there was no in
consistency whatever in the matter, for, in making
that announcement Lord Derby stated what was pre-,
cisely the fact, namely, that the government had
not entered into any contract with the Galway
company, although proposition was under consi-
deration. believe on the same day Treasury mi
mute was issued announcing that the government
was prepared to enter into contract, but that mi
mute at the same time announced that they were so
prepared subject only to certain conditions, and no
contract could be made before those conditions
inconsistency whatever in the language of
to the noble lord that / should make those
observations (hear, hear); but inasmuch as, from
gentleman, my yindication Of the conduct Of the
government is limited to particular point, I can
only repeat for myself and my colleagues that we
shall be perfectly prepared to defend the course
tracts is brought formally under the consideration
of the House. Clear, and cheers.)
Mr.. MAaURR said that, in dealing with the Gal
way packet service, every attempt had been made
was strongly in favor of the establishment of the
line. He was himself an inhabitant of Cork and he
had naturally strong feeling in its favor. He be-
lieved that the Cork harbor was the best in the
had at least been attended with this benefit to
Cork that it had directed the attention of all
parties engaged in transatlantic communication
to its unrivalled natural advantages. The liverpool
steamers now often called at Queenstown and by
that means several hours were saved in the convey
ance of the mails between this country and Ameri-
ca. He believed that if the present government
were to attempt to annul the contract with the Le
yer company they would incur--and Justly incur
the indignation of every portion of the people Of
Ireland. Qear hear). That country contributed its
fair share to the imperial taxation, aud it had q
right to a full share in the outlay of the public
his own port, he was anxious to give fair play to
Galway, and to allow the people of that port to
joy the legitimate fruits of their enterprise (Hear
hear.
Lord j. BROWNE said that a sum of about el ,0Oo-
600 was annually voted by that House for the con-
veyance of our foreign and colonial mails, and he
saw no reason why Ireland should not have share
of that money. Hitherto it had all been expended
in England; and it was not until Galway had
been allowed to participate in the advan.
tages of the system that it had become in any
quarter the subject of the slightest animadversion
The government had entered into contract with
the Cunard company, which excited no opposition,
by which they bound themselves to make them an
annual allowance of fl73 900 for period of eight or
nine years; and yet English patriotism now boiled
because much smaller sum was to be given for
the conveyance Of mail from an Irish port. (Hear)
Let the House look for moment at the advantages
offered by the ports of Liverpool and Galway. At
Liverpool Cunard steamer had been known to be
detained outside the harbor for period of eight
or nine hours in consequence of the state of the
tide. No such inconvenience could occur at Gal
way. There was saving of between 800 and 400
that space could not be traversed in less than
about day and half; and although there was
greater amount of railway travelling by the Gal
way, line, it ensured the saving of a day in the
whole journey between England and America. The
of the Galway route was also at
tended with this important advantage, that it af
forded great facilities fer the conveyance Of Irish
emigrants to America. If the House were to annul
either OF the two contracts, why should they not
select the Liverpool company for that extreme ex-
ercise Of their power?
The CHANCELLOR OF THE ExCHEQuER said that
some points had been raised in tue course of that
discussion which he felt it his duty briefly to notice.
An impression seemed to exist in the minds of some
gentlemen that portion at least of the English
members were jealous of Irish enterprise But he
was persuaded that no such feeling existed on the
part of any of the members of that House; and
that, from whatever part ofsthe country they came
they all gladly welcomed every indication Of pros
perty either in England, in Ireland or in Scotland
(Hear hear.) But the suspicion to which he refer
red was one of the evils inseparabe from the grant
ing of public subsidies Of that description. The in
evitabe result Of such system was, along with
other secondary disadvantages, the introduction of
a painful rivalry and conflict between the claims
or the supposed claims, of different parts Of the
kingdom. With regard to the order Of proceeding
in that committee he venured to anticipate that in
consequence of the obvious conclusion of the case,
and with full recognition of all the obligations,
whatever they might be, the country had contract
ed, it would be expedient the committee should
inquire at very early period into the Galway
contract. After so much had been said both in
condemnation and in defence of that transaction,
1t was eminently desirable that it should, without
any unnecessary delay, be brought under the re-
view of the committee. At the same time he ad-
mitted the force of what had fallen from his right
honorable friend the member for Portsmouth (Sir
F. Barng) with respect to the inexpedency of
their making grant for the Dover contract until
they should have received the opinion of the COM
mittee upon that subject; and it would be well
perhaps that the committee should give their early,
possibly even their first, attention to that limited
case, and that his noble friend the Secretary to the
Admiralty Qord G. Paget should, in the mean
time, postpone that vote, if such course could be
adopted without inconvenience to the public SER
vice.
Mr. BEAMIsH said that after the statement of the
right honorable gentleman he would not press his
amendment.
The amendment was accordingly withdrawn, and
the motion was agreed to.
SEIZURE OF BRITISH GUANO AT BALTI-
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