THE SHIP ETHIOPIAN.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3057, 14 May 1867, Page 4

THE SHIP ETHIOPIAN.

The following is a copy of addresses presented to Captain Galache, of H.I.M. s. MarQea*, for his gallant conduct in assisting and towing in the dismasted ship Ethiopian, on the 13th instant. Two of the addresses were accompanied by handsome testimonials, and the Government have also marked their sense of Captain Galaohe's conduct by expressing a desire to present him with a piece of plate ?—? — " Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, " April 22, 1867. " I am desired by bia Excellenoy Sir John Young to convey to you the high sense which this Government entertains of your services in bringing Bafely into port the British ship Ethiopian, which, in a dismasted and totally disabled state, you providentially fell in with, in his Imperial Majesty's steamship Margeau on the 13th instant. "lam aware that a member of your noble branch of the Imperial service desires no other reward than the consciousness of having done his duty, alike obedient to the claims of humanity and the dictates of honour. But I hope I may be permitted to say that acts such as your gallant assistance to the Ethiopian are calculated to do much more than add lustre to personal reputation ; they are among the surest bands to unite the people of two great nations in whose enduring friendship every other people is interested. " Ifc is the wish of this Government, in recognition of the services rendered by the Margeau, to present to yourself a piece of plate, and to the men under your command a purse of 75 sovereigns, to be distributed amongst them as you may think proper.— I have, &c, (Signed) " Henrt Pakkes, " Colonial Secretary, " Captain Galache, H.I.M. s. Margeau, " Sydney Harbour."

" Sydney, April 16, 1867. "To Captain P. Galache, f1.1.M. s. Margeau. " On behalf of the owners of the Ethiopian, I beg to request your acceptance of the accompanying small testimonial as a record of their thanks for the humane and eminent services performed by you in towing into port the disabled vessel under my command. — I have, &c, (Signed) "WlLttlM FaOTiKNER."

The testimonial accompanying the above consisted of a gold watch and ohain, the former bearing the following inscription: —"Testimony of the prompt and humane aid afforded by Captain F. Galache, H.I.M. s. Margeau, to the disabled ship Ethiopian;" and £50 to be distributed among the officers and crew of the Margeau.

" Sydney, April 23,1867. "To Captain G-alaohe, H.I.M. s. Margeau. "Sir, —As the representatives of the undersigned marine asaurance offices in Sydney, we have the honour to request your acceptance of the accompanying claret jug and salver, as a small testimonial of our appreciation of your most effective and valuable services in rescuing from great danger the dismasted Bhip Ethiopian when off Port Jackson. "Although not immediately interested in this ship, we fe»l it our duty as well as our privilege^ to accord our approbation of any extraordinary exertion exercised in the protection of life and property imperilled on the seas. —We have, &c." [Here follow the signatures of the managers and agents of the various insurance companies.]

" Sydney, April 15, 1867. "To Captain P. Galache, HJ.M. s. Margeau. "We, the undersigaed merchants of the city of Sydney, beg to express to you our sincere aoknowledgments for the humane and effective assistance afforded by you to the disabled ship Ethiopian within a ihort distance off this port, near to which she has been a hapless wreck for some days without receiving other assistance." [Here follow the signatures of a large and influential body of the merchants of Sydney.]

" Sydney, April 15, 1867. " To Captain F. Galache, H.I.M. i. Margeau. " While as seamen ourselvei we cannot but feel the debt of gratitude which our profession owes for the prompt aid afforded by you to the dismasted ship Ethiopian, it is with feelings of shame that we should be indebted to you, sir, for that aid which ought to have been afforded by our own countrymen. " Permit us, sir, to offer you the grateful thanks of the merchant navy now in the port of Sydney, and to express a hope that your path at sea may be free from danger, and your career on land one of happiness. — We are, &c." [Here follow the names of the various masters of ships in port.] To all these testimonials suitable replies were made in French, and published in the Sydney papers of the 27th ultimo, from which we extract the above.

It is not -work that kills men ; it is worry. Work 19 healthy ; you can hardly put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolutions that destroy the machinery, but the friction. Fear secretes acids, but love and trust are sweet juices. — Henry Ward Beecher. i Mr. Alexander Herschel has succeeded in subjecting another order ef the heavenly bodies to prismatic analysis. A result of his observation i«, that sodium, in the state of luminous vapour, is present in the train of most meteors. ,-* ► <