The New York herald., 1871-10-06

SPEECHES.
After full justice had been done to the earables q
little speechfyng was INDUCED In by the most emf
nent OF the personages present. but the dlscourses
were short and insignificant; for the oratOrs OF the
most grand and solemn, the faculty or the desire u
make on-nand, impromptu phrases After a
tie their utterances into the impossible OF in
tricate knots. However, few words or congratua-
latlon were decenty delivered tins ume;
but he brought down the pavllon by claiming that
the tunnel united TWO nations the one Italy, young,
endowed with great natural giits, aspiring; the
other France, downcast. suffering from mlsfortunes,
grlefs, and "he would say also rom her fauts'' zap
plause, but still noble grand and approving all en-
tcrprises for the benefit OF mankind at large. lie
praised the originators and executors OF the task
performed, as did also M de Lesseps, who was pres
ent as an invited guest. The Swiss Envoy said Swift
zeriand gl0ried in what had been done, and he
pointed those paid writer's OF the press who were
continually asserting that the Latin race was the
decline 10 two facts only-SueZ and Mont Gents.
Minister Sella replied. accepting in the name Of
Italy the international encomiums addressed to her,
ment OF the pockets OF his taxpayers.
The hero OF the banquet however was Signor S.
Grattoni. He Is the chief engineer OF the great
work, and the only surviving member Of the trlo
who put II into state OF practical execution. The
@ sommeier. VINO invented and nd Perfected the ma nm
chinery for boring, are both dead. Cavour ded
June Q, 1861 and Sommeiller only few weeks ago,
In August GratI0ni easily secured the favor of his
audience and narrated the dificulties he and his
coadlutors nao encountered telling oil the seepess
mSutS ohu 'olls tuty Ddu u1u ne uhITaLeu
one or TWO anecdotes, "rue,n as he
said, OF m de Cavour.n Cavour used
TO ask him bluntly, "When will you make
that holey IL you don't do II, take care, you viii
have 10 ny 10 America and let every trace OF your
self, your family and name be hung in oblivion.
You VIII have TO emgrate 10 America, Just as will
have TO do, II fail TO accomplish Italian unity"
On another occasion the great economist had, after
the solemn Blowing up OF the first and initiative
mine by Victor Emmanuel at Modane, on the 3lst OF
August, 1857. remarked 10 him:-"Make this tunnel,
and Italy will be free and independent-not until
tnen. Afterwards we shall be sure OF ourseves.n
All the speeches were OF course made in the
French-the observation-disclosures but II was to
some q matter OF grief and complaint that not a
word OF Italian should have been spoken then and
there about work which, for the last thirteen
years has been entirely carried on TO completion by
Italy alone with merely promise OF pecuniary re-
muneraton on the part OF France after its compile
uon Aner the discourses the trains were packed
mp again with their living freight, and
RETURNED TO TURIN
IN time for the festivities offered BY the city.
shall give an account OF these and also the other
items and facts in regard to the operati ons and
prospects OF the tunnel IN other letters having
limIted the present 10 the details OF what was &C.
tuslly seen, done and accomplished to.day-this
memorable day OF opening OF the Mont Gems Tun.
Del now forever famous II is told me that the
practical running viii commence on or about the
lst Of October as by that date the French Trunk
line from 81 Michel 70 Modane Will have been com.
pletcd.