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shire gave" The King's health." which the
Lied thousands drunk with enthusiastic acclama-
tion, and this was immediately followed up by a dis-.
charge of guns from the cannot. of the tort. Iles
Lordship afterwards gave " The health of the
Prince of Wale,," which was also received with
rapturous acclamation, and a royal salute/Aimee&
ed the toast.
Mr. Alderman COWAN. the Sovereign of the an-
cient llorough of Hillsborough, and the oldest te-
welt on the Kilwarlin estate, from a window in the
banettetting room, over the great gate, gave "The
health of the Alaroltioness of Downsinre and her
fated)." Mr. LtTUAM.euother old and respectable
tenaut„ then proposed "The health of the Marquis."
,A discharge of 17 gums followed each of these
toasts. which were received by the populace with
emotions of joy and exultation, felt, but not easily
described.
At one, time, between the tenantry, who were
seated at the tables, end the crowd which filled the
interve ll iee g spaces. we believe that not less than
90110 pennons were so the area.
One eiiiinot readily coneeive the interesting gran-
deur of such a steer. The favourable state of the
weather contributed to the enjoyment of the day.—
The music of the Westmeath band. relieved at in-
tervals by merry peals from the Cathie spire of
Hillsborough churali, and followed by the discharge
• of artillery, gave agreeable variety to the ear, whilst
ithe eye was charmed with that grateful sensibility,
that unmixed and heartfelt pleasove, which beamed
on the coeutenances of the happy and delighted
populace.
When the people had been supplied with as much
ale as they desired, upon the discharge of • signal
gun, the salty-tort, eerier the eastern rampart, kud.
one to the ;;grin on that side of the fort, was fmme'.
The glaeis extends to the inargiu of the lake in the
Great Park ; and the around is here admirably
adapted fur dancing. Hither Lord itownsitire and
his guests were quickly followed by the whole of
the happy assemblage, who kept up the lively dance
to . arions instruments, mad the dekliarge of 17
guns atelouiteed the close of the day'. eittertain-
meet with the setting sun.
Very soon afterwards, the Whole of this iintneom
(-nrd departed through the western gate, grati*edl
and happy ; and we hove not -heard of the amps
renew of any accident, or of titre intemperate act ar
pewee/nue, which could elosia the eajoyment.
interrupt the harmony of the day.
Let the order, the regularity, the decent de►
meauour of the people, winch distinguished this
evince the esteet of the iiilleence which a
rsod, generous, and courteous laudietol emu VOW.
sees over Irv. tenantry ; and let it be an aoswer.to
those who ere too ready to east an imputation 'of'
raolthislitiess mid tumult open every thing /Ask, .1
in tir evening, bonfires blazed Pau all the weigh.
beuring hills, and the town and town-hall were
brilliantly ill u unstated.
The Monstrous truantry ou the east,* of Castle.
reagh, Upper teepees, llaelsritige, and (-reale, iii
• •the county of Duren, were entertamed the re-
Inactive towns and villages in tlieee district"; end •
the tenantry also epee his eileoloMt estates it. the
comities of Kildere, lA'ichlow, King's County, and
Eilkenuy, paetook of his Lordship's wined) hut-
pitality.
Liberal donations in money were made. through
the bomb of their respect•se Clergymen, to the
poor of every religious ilenoasinetiom throughout
the parishes in the several counties in Ireland, in
which the Prosily estates are situated.
A lance party of Nobility and ('entry, who bad
joined the festive throng in the moruing, assembled
at the Corporation Arius, to ten o'clock, to partake
of a bell and supper, to which the Nlarsiois Intl iot-
vinyl them. The ball-roan was tastefully decorated
with feetopuis of laurel anti holly branches, inter-
spersed with red ',ernes and artificial rates of dif-
fereot colours; a tratotininetey of St. Patrick, with
his cruller, a view of Hillsborough church, ou his
• and emblems of industry on his left, had a
beautiful effect over the tuaittle.piece at the head
of the room. The hell was opened by Limb Down-
shire mid Lady Harriet Savage. At two o'clock the
sapper snouts wcreopenisil, and displayed a number
of tables, covered with the choicest viands the see-
soa could afford. anal a profusion of the richest and
most exquisite wiiww. The r poesy separated at
five o'clock On the following moraine, charmed with
the urhauity and hospitality of their noble enter-
tainer.
The titles to which his Lonlehip has succeeded
ere, Marquis of Downshire, Earl and 'wawa
Hillsborough, Vise-meet Kilwarlin and llama 'fill,
its Ireland ; end Earl of klilleborou4li, Viseumat
Fairford. and Baron Ilerwicls. in England.
tereesssiimm
Mr. misaasi.i: is appointed Secretary
to the Ilan. WSLIASIXT i'el.E, Secretary for
Ireland.
tin Thursday, senaight, a gin, heeled with a
bullet, was tiriel through a from window of Dere-
chureh-hall. in Col heater, with intent, as suppomd,
to kill ROSES? AstistEws, Esq. oho restdes therein.
and who was sittiug with Itis family in the rooms
into which the bell pemerated; a -reseals! of ;001.
has been offered for the discovery of the to/fender.
fiCeLlilltarlSCA I. Corsenrs.—Daring the sub-
misainii of England tip the Pavel yoke,'Ccelesiasti-
rAl critsures were rigidly imposed. and
obeyer[. As eminent instance of this occurred in
the reign of llamas the Fifth, with the wises Of
Lord SIRANee and Sir Joan Taxies " Striving '
for plate" at St. Dunstau's church, during divine
service, their huslw,uda and akensloonts at length
verged in the affray.—The quarrel soot. become
ggagral ; many were fromeled, and one man actu-
ally killed. The delinquents, however, were quickly
s.cureal, and the service olthe church immediately
euependp-d. After due exattainatioe, Lord and Lady
SinCitor, lacing adjudged, by the Archbishop of
Ca s re tie ear, to be omeg...erre-es., sr./recommended
do public !penance, which they thus performed :
The officiating Priest of St. 01811.tell'S led the pro-
cession, alter whom walked his Lordship's servants,
wily envies lied; then followed Lord Settee tar, bare-
headed, carrying a lighted tatter; his Lady. bate.
'ipotesi ; red, last of all, the Archdeacon. •Iu this
order they proceeded from St. Paul's, where the
seetcnce was premiere-ea, to St. Duisetan's, where
the Lady, nt the ceremony of re-hallewilig the
elliwch, tillwl all the vessels with Oster, and pre-
sented at the niter an ormiment of ten pounds vs,.
lur, while Lord STILASIGE gars a piece of silver
Oaf coat half that sum.
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