This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: …in a drawing-room, or mounted ou a hired horse in Phoenix-Park, are as frequently found incapable of giving public satisfaction by doing their duty. Having myself good cause to complain, I would respectfully suggest (as a remedy for such a national evil) for the consideration of landowners, merchants, and the manufacturing classes in Ireland, the necessity of advising aspirants to office, whether government, railway, mine, or other joint-stock companies, to graduate first in London, where the motto is ‘business first, and pleasure after, ’ and when proper selections are made from city-trained men, there will be little to fear from complaints, such as I have now to bring forward, of neglect of duty. My complaint against the railway officials in Armagh is quite in keeping, and fully corroborates a common saying in London–‘ that if letters require an immediate answer, or business to be immediately attended to in Ireland (such as would occupy Londoners a few hours), that persons expecting such diligence in Ireland must bear with disappointment, as Irishmen feel they have done their duty if two days are allowed previously to elapse.’ I am grieved to acknowledge that I must bring forward, as proof, an instance of the correctness of the accusation, although I am aware that Ulster abounds with many thorough men of business; but as no man holding a public situation can excuse himself for neglect of a day, much less two days, he must not feel surprised at his being called to account for it: for no matter how business may accumulate, extra hands and ‘extra attention’ are required, and business should not suffer from inattention–if so, the public should know it. Being in Armagh a fortnight previous to the Agricultural Show, with a large assortment of Engli…
