THE IRISH AS GOVERNORS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 866, 22 November 1878, Page 2

THE IRISH AS GOVERNORS.

Lord Dufferin said, in the course of his late farewell speech in Canada “ Lord Lome has, as I said, a multitude of merits ; hnt even spots will he discovered on the sun ; and, unfortunately, an irreparable and, as I may call it, a congenial defect attaches to this appointment, i ord Lome is not an Irishman !—(Great laughter.) He came as near the. right thing as possible by being horn a Celtic Highlander. (Continued laughter.) There is no doubt the world is best administered by Irishmen. (Hear hear.) Things never were better with ir, either at home or abroad, than wh- n Lord Palmerston ruled Great Britain—(chi ers) Lord Mayo governed India— (cheers) Lord Monck directed the destinies of Cana, da—(cheers!—and the Robinsons, the Kennedys, the l.affans, the Callaghans, the Gores, the Hcnnessys, administered the affairs of onr Austra ian Colonies and West Indian possessions. —(Applause.) Have not even the French at last made the same diicov. ry in the person of Marshall MacMahon? (Laughter and applause.) But srill we must he generous, ami it is i i. lit -'cotchmen should have a turn (Laughter) After all, Scotland only got, her name became she was conquers Iby the Irish (great laughter) amt if the real truth were known it is ptb. liable the House of Inverary owes most of its glow to its Irish origin.— (Applause ) Nay, I will go a step farther ; I would even let the poor Englishman take an occasional turn at the helm —(great laughter)—if 'or no Letter reason than to make him aware how much better we manage the business. (Renewed laughter ) But yon have not come to that yet ; ami though you have been a little spoiled by having Inen given three Irish Governor-Gem rals in succession, I a n sure that you will find, your ii 'w Viceroy's personal and acquire I qnalificitioiis wall more than counter-balance his ethnological disadvantages.” - ”