New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-28

the rooms and was shown over the house Supper was
served shortly after and Count dc Lesseps went away
at an early hour
Among the prominent persons present were Frederick
NJ Kelley Mayor Cooper Frederic de feyster. koDere
j. Hoguet Thomas G. Acton. J. Carson Brevoort Pro-
fessor +. L. Youmsns President Barnard George CABOT
Ward Henry E. Perrepont. Peter Cooper David Dnd,
ley Field Cyrus Butler. Captain Griu, who eonlnandcd
tue Rescue In the first American Arctic expedton Dr
c. r. Agnew, Lieutenant wyse, Professor T. W. Dwight,
the Rev Dr. Berrng, Paul b. Du Cnaiiiu' ooni'uouoie
Baldwin, General Gilmore and Others.
THU SPEECHES.
The remarks OF ChiefJustce DAILY were as follows:
will call upon the ladies to ORDER for through
their assistance this object will be attained 1t affords
great pleasure to the Count de Lesseps In
tonight. He has been for many years one
ofour corresponding members but he is distinguished
far beyond our power 10 confer lApplause.I only
WISH ladies and gentlemen In view of the pressure now
around him, that had the opportunity of receiving
him in a hall vast his great enterprise. Jap
plsuseI But he gave us so short a notice mat
had to collect you here and subject you 10 lhese
narrow limits. II he only finds the same pressure IN
the contributions TO the stock Of the canal ana Its to
nage am he will not complain. lApplause.J IL
is quite unnecessary for me- ladies' anu genlenel " ~
say anything in respect 10 our distinguished
knows il. (Applause can saw however wltn Great
heartucss my par-and am quite sure you VIII re-
spond to it-thaT we welcome him with great earnest
and sincerity. Allow me therefore 10 present lo
yOu Count de Lesseps. GApplause.l
COuut de Lesseps speaking in very low voice, sald
very much indebted 10 the American Geograpn-
ieaI Society for the brilliant way in which haye Deen
received was for some in Spain, and had access
TO the archives OF the Gnvernmtu ut and was thus en-
abed to inform myself In relation 10 CHS question Inc
idea OF piercing the slhmus Is not new one Under
Philip H. the question was agltaied- Iniouxu
P6ge Acosta a religious decree was prOmul-
gaud which declared the project impious, ana iUI
edct issued forbdding any one. under the pehay
OF DEATH from considering such an enterprise. Two
centuries after this the project was again Drought up
but at that they had no idea Of sealevel canal
and If they had possessed the idea they lacKe tno M
plements and machinery carry IL out. In Thinking OF
canal with locks they did dream Of the great yes
sols OF the present day.
The route as at present projected is ihe
only one to be thought Of y lock canal
is ont OF the question. The certainty, OF car
ryng the. scheme through IS established. Ap-
nlause stake my future tputatiOn upon ITS success
lHenewed appause.l With respect to the American
eogIa phlcal Society," much indebted to II Tor lts
suggestions at the Congress OF Paris During It's sss
sons there was large number OF ladies present ana u
Is due to tuer enc0ura cement and the interest they
showed that was enabled to proceed In the scheme
GAppausel Again thank you lGreat applause.l
Cnef Justice Dly-I understand hun 10 say II was me
ladie. of the American Geographical Society. lap
plausc1 And I'm relation TO the brilliant remarks wnieh
have lust fallen the lips Of our guest thoGe OF us
who are not able to catch them in their essence may IN
respect TO tins great canal say in the language OF
Shakespeare that the deprivation is the unndcst cut
OF al. lLaughterI