The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1864.

N°. 22,323

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UTHERE CAN WE MEET AF I'ER THE
PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup
at EVANS', Covent-garden.

The Marchioness of Londonderry and her

among these present was that she was not present to com-
plete what he might designate a happy and very numerous
family. (Jheers.) He dwelt on the necessity there was
for the existence of good feeling between landlord and tenant,
and eloquently pointed to the result of that, as it operated
among the vast body of tenants composed of those he saw
befors him, and those they represented. (Prolonged
cheering.)
Mr. PATRICK O'NEIL, a tenant farmer, rose and asked
permission to propose a toast—" The health of the Mar-
chioness of Londonderry." (Cheers.) He said—l have
taken the liberty of giving this health, and there is not on
the estate a single tenant who would not receive it with the
enthusiasm which it has evoked in this crowded hall.
(Cheers.) We have in this country many noble and very
fair-dealing landowners, and yet I have no hesitation in say-
ing that but few of them could be compared with our own
lady of the soil, and certainly not one of them could excel
her as regards the many virtues which go to make up a good
landlord or a good landlady. (Cheers.) In this assuredly it
seems superfluous that I should attempt to enumerate her
good qualities. I will merely say that she is kind, good,
and most warmly devoted to the welfare of her tenantry.
She is always accessible to our wants and our wishes, and
although she does not live amongst us, her best wishes
and unceasing exertions for goad are directed to this
estate. (Cheers.) I believe that she feels deeply sorry
at being unable to make her usual visit this season; and
I am sure we will all most heartily join in the prayer
that the cause of her absence may be removed. (Applause.)
I now give you " The health of our noble and illustrious
Landlady—may she live long to continue her good course,
and shed a lustre on the circle of society in which she
moves." (Tremendous cheering.)
The CHAIRMAN said—On behalf of the Marchioness of
Londonderry, I have to return my sincere thanks to my
friend, Mr. O'Neil, the proposer, and to you, my friends,
for the enthusiastic manner in which you have:received the
health of her ladyship. I shall not fail to convey to her
lads ship the expression of feeling the toast has called
forth, which, I am sure, will be appreciated as the gene-
rous and warm-hearted response of an attached, a brave,
industrious, and loyal tenantry. (Applause.) 1 have lately
received a letter from her, which I shall now read. The
speaker then read as follows :

Tenantry.

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(From the Belfast Yews-Letter.)
On Thursday afternoon the Marchioness of Londonderry
gave her annual dinner in the Town-hall, Glanlaugh, near
Glenarm, to her tenantry on the extensive estate in which
that village is situated, For a good many years back her
ladyship has pursued this laudable custom, and she
took advantage of the reunions to administer personally to
her tenantry sound and philosophical advice on a variety
of subjects, social and agricultural. The good which has
thus been accomplished is incalculably great. The prospe-
rity, content, and general good character of the tenants are
proverbial, and the manner in which the noble landlady
recognises the relations which should invariably exist be-
tween landowners and their tenantry is too well known to
need even a word of reference here. Suffice it to say that
she cares for her tenantry with feelings strikingly akin to
maternal instinct. Her exalted rank does not deter her
from knowing her tenants personally, nor does Isle deem it
beneath her to study agriculture and the resources of her
estate for their benefit. Then, again, the education of their
children is a matter which this noble lady regards as one
of primary importance. Her solicitude for the accial well-
being of the tenants developes itself in projects for their
amelioration which none but one earnestly devoted to their
interests ;would ever think of. The poet sweetly sings,
" Kind hearts are more than coronets." Here we have a
union of these and a noble spectacle—the practical life of a
great and good woman cherishing the noblest principles,
and cultivating the purest affections on behalf of a numerous
tenantry attached beyond expression to her. And what has
been the result of this fostering care ? Peace, prosperity,
and contentment reign among the peasantry, and under
such favourable auspices they have progressed and im-
proved rapidly. The commission of agrarian crimes
on this estate would be regarded pretty much as ra-
vages by Polar bears in the Torrid Zone. The tenants ap-
pear to appreciate their landlady's efforts on their behalf,
and willingly take their important part in the development
of her ably-conceived and well-considered schemes. Un-
happily, indisposition prevented her ladyship from attend-
ing the dinner whiCh she provided with unprecedented
magnificence, on Thursday. Instead of the much-looked for
and able speech, a letter, which will be read with great in-
terest, was received from her. She took good care, how-
ever, that her princely hospitality should not suffer from
her absence, and the dinner was both recherche and sub-
stantial. Wines, whisky, and ale were supplied ad libitum.
The arrangements, which were carried cut under the super-
vision of Richard Wilson, Esq., the agent, were very com-
plete, and the comfort of the guests was subscrved in every
conceivable way. The capacious hall was splendidly deco-
raeed with evergreens, mottos, flags, and a variety of de-
vices. The Londonderry Arms was conspicuously exhi-
bited. Three rows of tables traversed the room lengthwise,
save in ono place, where a row next the wall was divided
by a dais for the visitors not tenants. Shortly after one
o'clock, about 250 well-dressed and evidently well-to-do
tenants sat down to dinner. They represented 22 town-
lands. To each set of representatives a special place was
assigned, denoted by a small coloured fanner elevated on
the table, and having inscribed on it the tame of the town-
land. In this way the sociality of the festve scene was en-
hanced. The preparation of the chatter must have
taxed to the utmost the resources of Mr. M,Callum,
of the Londonderry Arms Hotel, wio supplied it;
and it should be mentioned that he die3harged his duty
most creditably. 'The following, among other visitors, at-
tended and dined at the festive board so liberally supplied
by the donor:—Richard Wilson, Esq., it the chair; Rev.
D. C. Courtenay, Glenarm ; Rev. Hugi Waddell, P.M. ;
Rev. P. Starkey, P.P. ; Captain Wethcred, Belfast ; Dr,
Cassidy, Belfast ; John Townley, Esq , Irumnasole ; Wm.
Orr, Eaq., Ballymena; Isaac Hardy, 3sq., Camlough ;
Richard Halloran, Esq., Hugh Martin, Esq. The whole
scene was characterised by great good foaling and jollity;
each tenant was evidently in the very nest humour with
himself and every one else. The happines of the company,
however, was dashed with a universallyfelt regret at the
absence of the dispenser of the hospitalty. Mr. Wilson,
the widely and deservedly-esteemed agent, did everything
he could to make up for the marked watt. When dinner
had been disposed of,
The CHAIRMAN rose amid much awlause and said,

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" Seahaw, Dec. 29, 1863.
"My dear Mr. Wilson,—l have requested you to give
the dinner, that you may have an opportunity of meeting
the tenantry, and assuring them of my unfailing interest
in their welfare.
" It has been a source of great disappointment and regret
to me that my health prevented my visiting Ireland this
year. and I trust and hope that I may be permitted to do so
in 1861. But on this my friends may rely that, whether I
am absent or with them in the Green Isle, the warm corner
they occupy in my heart is ever the same, and will remain
unchanged while life lasts.
" After this assurance I must say a word or two on busi-
ness, and, in the first place, observe that it is a source of
congratulation that, after three successive bad seasons, the
injury to the grain consequent on the very wet season has
been comparatively small, and the return is likely to be an
average one.
"The increase in the cultivation of flax is also satisfac-
tory, having risen since 1859 from 76 to 240 acres. But it
it is to be regretted that in several instances Wproper system
of cultivation has notbecn observed ; and I cannot comment
too severely on the pernicious habit adopted of taking not
only two, but in some cases three successive crops, thereby
exhausting the soil, which in the end must prove ruinous
to the tenant.
"I would strongly advise the tenantry to study the in-
structions issued by the North-East Agricultural Society
for the cultivation of this crop and the preparation of it for
the market. A copy of this work will be supplied to each
tenant on application, and from a perusal of it much valu-
able information will be derived,
"I abandoned the giving premiums from finding it did
not stimulate the mass of the tenantry to improve, and that
they were year after year awarded to nearly the same per.
sons • but as I am desirous of encouraging merit, 1 may
mention that the names of Joseph M'Cullen, of Stoney-hill,
and Francis Carlisle, of Ballyvaddy, have been brought be-
fore me, the former as an instance of what good cultivation
can do, and the second as having made wonderful exertions
in improving his house;and farm during the present year.
" Several alterations are made, and are still in progress.
in the sale or giving up of farms, and I think it would be
well that the tenantry should understand that in every case
where it is practicable, and the adjoining tenant has the
means to purchase, such tenant shall have the preference of
becoming the purchaser, and adding said farm to his original
holding.
"I also observe with regret a diminution!in the quantity
of stock on the estate, which should be avoided if possible,
more particularly by those who have a portion of mountain
land attached to their farms, where stock can be raised with
lit tle expense or trouble.
"I am glad to hear the schools are tolerably well-attended
and in a fair state of efficiency, with the exception of the
one at Garron Tower; and I wish to impress upon the
parents the loss their children would sustain if the Nal
Board withdrew the grant or reduced the salary of the
master, as is now threatened, unless the average atten-
dance be increased.
" I cannot conclude without grateful words to yourself
and Mrs. Wilson, expressing my sense of your bind feelings
to the tenantry and your sterling devotion to me; and
under all the regrets caused by my forced absence, I have
the consolation of knowing that my tenantry cannot be bet-
ter cared for than under your fostering supervision, of
which they, like me, have had the experience of 12 or 14
years.
" With all best wishes for your health and happiness,
and trusting to your continued future improvements and
advancements, I remain, dear Mr. Wilson, yours truly.
" FRANCES ANNE VANE LONDONDERRY,"
[The reading of the foregoing letter was frequently inter-
rupted by the most enthusiastic applause. Several times
the whole assembly rose to their feet simultaneously and
cheered right lustily.]
The CHAIRMAN continued—Such is the letter I have
received from your landlady, which, as regards Mrs. Wilson
and myself, however much wo appreciate her ladyship's
good opinion, I fear we do not merit such distinction. I
h,:ve endeavoured to act fairly towards her and her tenantry
—(cheers)—and)—and in doing so I have merely done my duty.
The letter'
breathes much warmth of feeling towards you,
and contains .7ouud and practical advice, particularly as to
the education of ) our children, the necessity and propriety
of which no person ix, the present day will deny ; and I am
sure it will be received by you in the same spirit in which
it is given, as you cannot In: a moment doubt the sincerity
of the source from which it c0m,78. (Cheers.) lam aware
the district around Garronpoint scLool is thinly populated ;
but I am of opinion a much better atte:idance could be kept
up if parents would make the education the their children o
paramount importance, instead of a secondary- consideration.
With respect to the remarks her ladyship has made as to
flax cultivation there can be no question. In the tZ,irections
given by the North-East Agricultural Society alluJed to
(copies of which I shall supply on application), it is ex-
pressly stated that "flax on no account should be grow.''
oftener than once in five years, and once in seven or ten
years is considered safer ;" and recollect this is the matured
opinion of practical men who have made the flex crop their
study in all its branches. (Hear, hear.) To many of you
these observations are unnecessary, as there are several
places on the estate where the cultivation of this crop could
not be excelled; but now that flax has become such an im-
portant article of consumption, some few practical hints
may be of service to the generality of the tenants. I again
thank you for the enthusiastic manner in which you have
received this toast, and I nbw call upon you for one cheer
more for that landlady whose most anxious wish is to hand
down unsullied to posterity that banner on which is in-
scribed the feeling and charitable inscription of " Live and
,et live."

Gentlemen, we are assembled here at the invitation of the
Marchioness of Londonderry. (Cheers) Though deprived
of the pleasure of her ladyship's presence, I hope 3ou will
enjoy yourselves fully to-day. At the ortset I should tell
you that, when I was lately in England, Lady Londonderry
expressed her unfeigned regret that indisposition had pre-
vented her paying her usual visit to Ireland, and that, sepa-
rated as she is by distance, she still retains the warmth of
feeling towards her tenantry she has always cherished.
(Loud cheers.) As she could not visit you. she
has desired me on this occasion to express her
regret that she cannot be with you, and to wish you
all a happy new year, accompanied. with favourable
seasons, good crops, abundant harvest, and remunerative
prices, and above all she prays that the blessing of the
Almighty may rest upon your endeavours, as without God's
blessing all our labours are vain and futile. (Applause.)
The speaker concluded by giving "The Queen," a toast
which was responded to with all the honours.
The next toast on the list was "The Prime and Princess
of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." In proposing
it, the CHAIRMAN said—The Prince of Wales has now
attained to the age when he may be expecte' tce enter upon
the duties of active life, and has also unites himse2.f to an
amiable and accomplished Princess, which union we Lope
may prove a blessing to themselves and to all around them,
(Applause.) From our knowledge of the prince, and the
admirable way he has been brought up, under the unweary.
ing care and superintendence of the wisest and best of
parents, we have every reason to hope and expect that he
will prove a comfort and stay to our below& Sovereign, and
that, with the advantage of her counsel and experience, he
may learn to be a fitting successor to her weep, in the Pro-
vidence of God, he may become the ruler of this g
independent nation. (Cheers.)reat and
The CHAIRMAN then gave "The Church. and Clergy of
all Denominations." This toast, he said, on all former
occasions, when a meeting took place under similar circum-
stances, had been received with that unanimity and good
feeling which should characterise every Christian assembly ;
and he was sure it would meet with a similar reception on
the present occasion. (Loud cheers.)
Rev. Mr. Column/eel( responded. He said he supposed
that to the toast was devolved upon
h
was oar of the greyest and oldest men
prih
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present.
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was the cause, he rose with much
pleasure to reply. It was to him a most gratifying sight to
see so many respectable farmers assembled to take part in
the festivities provided by their noble landlady. (Cheers.)
When he looked around him, he saw men of very different
opinions sitting comfortably at the same table—a most
pleasing sight. It was well that they hid learned to forget
their differences, and to agree as to the great common
principle which should distinguish all Christian people—
mutual forbearance. (Cheers.) One of the characteristic
principles of his Church was forbearance and liberality,
and that same principle was one of the conspicuous merits
of which the noble Constitution under which we live was
.) Refugees came to the countries for
tmhaedheonmp. (C
home andhtheeerp6eace they had failed to discover in their
own. The rev. gentleman, in the course of his observa-
tions, remarked that the clergy did much and should do
more to promote peace and harmony among those with
whom they came in contact. In conclusion, he urged the
tenants to continued co-operation in the attainment of
these common objects. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN—I now give you "The Army and
Navy." In proposing this toast I refrain from using the
stereotyped and hacknied expression about their efficiency
and readiness for duty whensover and wheresover called.
I think we will admit that. But without in the slightest
detracting from thehigh character of the array, I may be per-
mitted to express my opinion, that the navyis not known or
appreciated in the manner such a force deserves. It is to this
force we are indebted for our supremacy on the sea and the
high rank we hold in the scale of nations. (Cheers.) With-
out the navy where would that supremacy be? The army
is to be seen at every provincial town or Owe of conse-
quence, open to the view of the admiring gaze; but we
o.
landsmen see nothing of the navy unless on Boma specialf
the world afloat was to be seent
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possible,to bring the nevy oftener
before the public, it would be more appreciated. (Hear.)
In addition to the present efficient state of the navy, there
is another force little known in this country—l allude to the
Naval Reserve—,,applauso—a force made up of volunteers
from the several ports in England, and paid for their week's
drill. Government prudently has enrolled this force that,
in case of actual necessity, it has it resort to to elan the
navy. I lately witnessed a party
of the Naval leeserve
going through their exercises on board one of her Maieetf
vessels, and it was really wonderful with what precisiOn and
despatch these recruits went through their manoeuvres in
exercising a gun of some tons weight, looking more like a
body of old well-disciplined men of war than raw recruits.
Allow me, therefore, to propose " The Army and Navy,not
forgetting the Naval Reserve.' (Cheers.) R
Capt. WETERED said, as a member of one branch of the
service,he would return thanks. He was not a sailor, he sail,
but he was a soldier. He might say that he was half a sailor,
because he had spent his young days upon the water. In the
said he esteemed it a great
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heart good to see so many gelling and joyful faces around
the room. (Cheers.) They had all heard the kind expres-
sions of the sympathy and
motherly feeling entertained by
the Marcllionese of Londonderry for them, and they could
not avoid being. deeply grained thereby. The only regret

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The response was deafening.
Dr. CASSIDY said—The toast which I have been re-
quested to propose is one that is sure of a cordial reception in
Ireland; where the tenant-farmers are not only the most
numerous class, but the chief source of the wealth and
strength of the country ; and I am proud to find, in the
happy and contented faces of so many here, that God speeds
the plough in this district. (Cheers.) I ant sure, too, my
friends, that it gives you no small pleasure to find that the
noble lady and good woman—(loud cheers)—who is pro-
proprietor of this estate, has your welfare at heart, and
that, even when failing health prevents her attendance
in person among you, she is not unmindful of your in-
terests, and seeks to reach yen with words of com•
fort, of hope, and of advice, such as we have heard this day.
(Cheers.) It is true that the ties which bind landlord to
tenant on this estate are of no ordinary kind, as, for three
centuries, you and your forefathers have been living under
Lady Londonderry and her ancestors. (Cheers.) Yet it is
not the less acceptable to find those ties distinctly recog-
nised, and a continuance of the personal good-feeling and
hospitality which were wont to characterise the relations
between landlord and tenant in the olden time. (Cheers.)
My friends, we have had a great deal to contend with during
a succession of seasons, by which, in the dispensation of
Providence, much individual suffering and a heavy drain
upon the resources of the country have been occasioned ;
but it is a mistake to suppose that the pressure has of late
years been exclusively, or I might, perhaps, say chiefly
confined to the agricultural interest. You must have seen
the newspapers teeming with accounts of the difficulties
with which the manufacturing classes have had to contend
not only in England, but in this part of Ireland, a great
many of which, I regret to say, have fallen under my own
observation. However, the sun has shone out once more
during the early part of the past year, and trade has revived,
and, with the blessing of Providence, which in His mercy
generally sends a succession of good seasons after a succes-
sion of bad ones, we trust that comfort and plenty
will soon be diffused through the land. As men
of brave hearts and firmness of purpose, it be-
hoves us to look forward hopefully to the future, with
full confidence that a blessing will attend the efforts of
honest industry, and that they will not be left without
their reward. (Loud cheers.) Dr. Cassidy concluded by
giving the toast of " The Tenant Farmers."
Rev. Mr. IV ADDELL replied to the toast, which was re-
ceived with protracted cheering. He referred to the energy
and perseverance of Irishmen, and remarked that there were
anomalies existing between them and their landlords in
some parts of Ireland, The tenantry under the Marchioness

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of Londonderry were most prosperous. (Cheers.) They
were blessed with a good landlady—(hear, hear)—greatly
superior to others of their classes in Ireland that he could
name. Mr. Wilson, their agent, was pre-eminently a man
of his word, and while he watched with peculiar care over
the interests of his employer, ho had at the same time an
ear ready to hear and a heart and hand ready to redress a
grievance that even the humblest tenant on the estate
might labour under. ([fear, hear, and applause.) The
rev. gentleman concluded by proposing the health of the
chairman.

The toast was drunk in bumper glasses.
The CHAIRMAN thanked the proposer of the toast and
the company for the very cordia: manner in which his
health had been received. He proposed " The Visitors who
have honoured us with their presence." (Cheers.)
Capt WETHERED returned thanks, and in doing so said
—I feel not as a visitor at all at these proceedings. I am
inclined to regard this festivity with more of homely feel-
ings. So happy do all the tenants appear to be, that I con-
fess I feel .a sort of desire to be living among you.
A VOlCE—There is not a doubt but that we are con-
tented. (Loud cheers.)
Capt. WETYIERED—I believe so most positively. There
are men who assert that it is impossible for the pea-
santry to be contented and happy in our country under
existing circumstances. (No, no.) If such persons would
visit this part of the country, they would soon ascertain that
the contrary was the fact—(applause)—and that a state of
things exists which is alike creditable to the landowner and
the tenants. (Hear, hear.) I see you all here comfortable
and merry. I have no occasion to ask the question whether
you are prosperous or not. I might contrast this scene with
others that I have witnessed in the South of this country.
From what I know, I would say that the people of the
North are more energetic, more go-a-head, more progres-
sive, more easily induced to put desirable inventions and
discoveries to important uses—in short, they are more ready
to take advantage of what is for their own interests than aro
the people of the South. (Hear.) Here you can introduce im-
provements among farmers with comparative ease. And
here I wish to say that I don't agree with those who laud
one landlord or one agent to the depreciation of others.
(Hear, hear.) There are many difficulties that both land-
lords and agents have to encounter, which are happily un-
known perhaps in the North, and instead of which are to be
found blessings which you cannot fully comprehend. In some
places the facts are vastly different. I have lived a good deal
in the South. The people there are of a class different from
those found in the North. They are very difficult to deal
with. (Hear.) They have, comparatively speaking, no de-
sire to improve; they will not enter upon any new line of
improvement, I will give you an instance. I remember,
on one occasion during the famine, when the people had no
employment of their own, and no potatoes, nor was the seed
attainable, I was passing a hut, in the roof of which there
was a great hole. This was in a Southern district. There
was some straw lying about the place, and there was a little
garden greatly neglected, which was connected with the
house. Well, I was struck with the utterly neglected ap-
pearance of the place and the number of facilities that were
at hand for improving it; and I asked the man who was
standing at the door, with a great big "lump of a son," ,as
the people there would have said, doing nothing, " Why
don't you do something to improve the condition of the
ground and the hut for your family ? New that you at o
receiving relief without payment, you should do some-
thing." Oh, bedad, Sir, what would you have me to do?
be asked in reply. I told him. He refused to dig his
garden because the potatoes were gone ; he refused to plant
anything else, because nothing but potatoes would do for
Ireland ; and he refused to mend his hut because, as he
, said, that his father and grandfather lived in it, and he did
not want to have a better house than they had. (Hear, and
laughter.) After referring to several kindred matters, the
speaker concluded amid applause.
" The Ladies " succeeded on the list of toasts.
Dr. CASSIDY responded to the toast in a humorous
speech, which elicited much applause and laughter.
The company separated, cheering for their munificent
,ndlady.