The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20
THE LORD LIEUTENANT iN:CALWA
The Cool Reception He Met With-lreland':
Phantom Prosperity Once More-The
Country ProsperIng in Cow.grass
and Clover.

(European Correspondent Irish World.
LoUGHREA, county Galway.
Editor Irisi World:
Time was in Ireland when the words
of Goldsmith that every rood of
altogether untrue. That time, how
ever, with its pleasant memories.
sights, and scenes of happy human
life, and fields smiling under the hands
of husbandman, is passing away.
Here in the old land places which
once abounded with d happy and con-
tented peasantry are now deserted
ruins The generous fields which
once furnishes food for men and
women are, alas now given over to
our "rulers'' to feed bullocks for John
! Bulls voracious appetite. Day after
day our people have to leave the home
of their fathers and seek a home III a
foreign land. At this present moment
| in Ireland the work of rural depopula-
ton is going on, and the stranger who
knew Ireland twenty years ago can no
longer recognize in the wasted out
lines of the land the country of his
recollections. The dullest eye can at
once see the cauSe-Engllsh mlsrule.
Yet in the face Of these glaring facts.
Victoria S representative" in Ireland
goes down to Galway and delivers the
usual "prosperity speech His visit
to Galway has afforded the wire-pul-
lers of the Dublin subsidized press
another opportunity of telling the
world that the Irish people are getting
loyal During the week of the show
in Galway the Dublin specials have
thought to make us believe that the
people of Galway were in q roar of
eXultation.
Now. Mr.. Editor. lest my country.
men in America might think from
those lying reports" that we over
here in Galway were getting ''loyal'
and unmindful of England's hell
inspired laws | will, with your
permission. lay before my countrymer
in America brief account of the way
the Duke of Marlborough. the Eng
lish Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, was
received in Galway. Being in Galway
the week of the show /, as an Irish
man. had special interest IN the
proceedings. rs | knew we'll that The
people of the ''Citie of the Tribes
, were not unmindful Of their past
history-a history which they can wei
feel proud of.
Shortly after twelve o'clock on the
: first day of the show the Lord Lieu
J tenant and the Duches of Marlborough
accompanied by Il number Of Other
: Lords. gentlemen. and ladies, arrived
in Galway and were received only b,
: the tiunkieS of the county Galway ant
5 few idle spectators. Shortly atte
their arrival the fiunkies overwhelmed
, his Excellence with the usual loya
addresses. which none but slave
; could pen. After replying to thes'
slavish documents, his Excellenc'
7 next visited the convent schools
: where he was received by Dr.
: McEvilly. who got the children t
5 sing .sGod Save the Queen. Afte
thanking DR.. McEvilly, the part
6 next drove to Grattan road along tn,
shore. and returned to town by tn
sea road.
I observed not flag was suspende
] nor a cheer raised during their journe
: through the town. At one part of il
while his excellence was inspectin
: some of the ancient buildings, hi
e aide-ie-camp took off his hat and ca
|. led for three cheers for the Viceroy
i but, to the honor of Galway, not on
: responded.
d In the evening so-called banque
l. was held, and was announced to tax
% place at seven o'clock. 1t was
i spiritless affair, and the speakin
which followed was as enlivening ;