The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-06 00:00:00

An Irish Welcome Home.

We have been so familiar during the past year
with Fenians and Fenianism, and have heard 00
much of the smouldering fire said to burn in the
bosom of young Ireland ready to burst forth and
consume from off the face of the country the right
ful lords of the soil, that it is pleasant, on the bact
of all this, to have to record a manifestation
voluntary good-will evinced on Saturday night lass
by his Roman Catholic tenantry towards their Pro"
testant landlord (Mr. Handcock), his lady, and
family, on the occasion of their return to Carantrilla
Park, county Galway, from an absence of nigh 3
year and a half.
Huge bonfires blazing on the distant townlands
gave notice to a vast distance that some joyful event
was taking place ; while for some miles along the
road by which the travellers were expected crowds
of men, women, and children in holiday attire
awaited their approach, vociferous cheering, att;
nouncing from group to group the first glimpse
them. With difficulty restraining the men's desire
to remove the horses, and themselves draw the or'
riage home, it was conducted by the light of huge
blazing torches, made of straw, tightly bound uh
into the form of cornucopias, replenished by fres
ones, in readiness to be lighted at the various bon-
fires that studded the roadside, past decorated cot-
tages and farms, every pane of glass in which w 164
illuminated, while women and children for the nonce
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became candlesticks, and lined their doorway with
lighted candles in their hands, under evergree'f
arches, till they reached the park gates, in front
which, on the remains of an old Danish fort, another
huge bonfire blazed, illuminating most tastefa".76l
and gaily decorated with flags and flowers' „Lb
triumphal arch, bearing on its front the hearty ix'
inscription—

" Cead milk fealtha."
A. piper here added his melody to the hilarity of
the scene, following in the wake of the carriage, as,
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still escorted by its joyous crowd, it was allowed
to slowly wend its way up the long approach tic
it deposited its gratified occupants at the door 13
their mansion, every window of which blazed fort
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its bright though silent welcome. • 'lst
It is by no means the first time on which Olt
appreciation of their excellent landlord has lieeo ,
evinced by his tenantry ; but on Saturday last 'OO
demonstration surpassed even that which took lts
)n the occasion of Mr. Handcock's, bringing we
highly esteemed and popular lady, for the first tl
as a bride, to her Connaught home.

that
GALLANT RESCUE.—During the sirocco --1
prevailed at Suez last month, when, to use the exPrietle
of an eye witness, "all the sands of the desert seemed f
rushing madly into the sea," Mr. Cecil Westbrook, elle,.
officer of H.M.S. Victoria, of the Bombay Marine, espie
boat drifting rapidly under the stern of the ship, but euca
the t3Bilics
was the fierceness of the wind and blinding of
that to lower a boat was impracticable. Mr. Westbro° o f
sus
however, promptly offered a tempting reward to
the native crew who would swim from the ship and foul
deavour to save the boat and crew. Accordingly A
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expert swimmers were overboard in an instant, en „Jil;
few moments out of sight in the sand storm, B,tis
bravely for the boat. Then followed period of
suspense. At last the four swimmers appeared, thel.oito
gained the boat, and were pulling with a steadY /3".t0
towards the ship. She proved to be a boat belongOgibreo
French frigate that had got adrift in the storm, With but
of the French erew,who must ineviably have perishe",7;o.
for the quick eye and prompt aid of the officer of the 'tja
toria and his men. The next morning an officer fr°,93ita
French frigate came on board the Victoria to tender I'Pa-

for the succour so opportunely afforded. antil3g
ROBBERY IN SHEFFIELD.—On Sunday 10- ecl
a most daring and successful robbery was coo— ttro'
upon the premises of Messrs. Walker and Heil, elec to
plater; Howard-street, the thief or thieves inaaagl of
get away with upwards of a thousand pounds W°l.t• on
silver plate, The robbery is probably one of the 000lla 9
record, as it was committed between half-past 711 roo
o'clock in the morning; and one of the thieves was seeioo'
get out of a window of the factory with the stale:ii .11e9
perty in his possession. Soon after 7 o'clock 03 I"),„ltiis
morning, the night watchman left the premises ',30
purpose of going home; and, judging from the Woric
oncad
the thieves managed to do, they must have cra
oye
l ere
operations immediately after his departure. They
operations immediately after his departure.
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supposed to have obtained an entry to the prolulses,,tterill
private lane at the back of the workshop, one of the s'"-- the
having been wrenched off and the hasp broken .frcled 0
window. They then bored through a door, tallo a door,
from the other side, and having burst open a sec,°,ll„, vardl
they made their way into the garret. They g."-:000(fr
broke through the panel of a third door, and then das`,itteg,
a Right of stairs, where they cut a hole througb a ceiling
and then having opened two other doors, they 05-
in getting into the room where the silver plates w_vt`ii
pended over the vats. The thieves were eviGleli4oetre-
guainted with the difference between silver and
°not), of
plate, for only silver was taken, while a large C
ar it O t
electro plated goods was loft untouched. Ne' fo
silver was removed by the thieves and put intooustlitu to get
about 9 o'clock one of the men was seen by a Ya
_a carry i`
out of one of the windows in Howard-street, ' as 1J.,0
sack away with him. Ho did not, however, go h, tool'
Neor Wiltr°
was seen to return to the window, from whic,,' oder
e -ow"
another sack, and then quickly decarapedi.
stand that at present no tidings as to the th
Ntefei
the silver is deposited have boon obtained
pendent.