New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-08-09
THE RIB N e e.
Letters from 'Ir. Weed :. No. II.

LIVERPOOL, july ), 1873
left Dublin, as stated in a former hasty letter
giying brief account of the grcal Repeal RaiIy
n that city, on the afternoon Of the Sd inst
PASSENGERS are taken to kingsto"n % mics
upon the ONLY railway they don't call en- 'oH"$
here Ireland boasts Al Kingsown VIC look
the steamer Queen Victoria" strong Sca-"oI-
inv vessel commanded by an old fellow III an liii-
drcss naval uniform, who was evidently mindful
alone or his duty. She usually makes about :
l,no,s m hopr I,nt we had a fresh breeze from the
,;cht quarter, and with the aid of Gvass, mace
N knots. The navigation Is difficult IN rough
weather Every thing. therefore, on board these
steamers. is made strong and fast. In coming III
and going out Of the locks, they handle her as II
she was made of glass.
The fare from kingston1 10 Liverpool (l20
niles is one pound or 50. Having left Dublin
after a lone days excitement without the dinner
,rgS to have taken at Nh O'CoNNELL's, j in
onircd of water if thcy eat us on board y
,tThere is tay for the passengers at O'Clock,
SIR was the reply. :" DO you give meat or f's!' =
0Tbere < pentg of cold beet. mutton and chick
ens your honor. In troth It's q dinner, barring
the hot paral!es
whom was a 81 Peer Of the Realm" with his lady,
dressed, duh looking man, whose luSty, unlnte-
lcctual wife might sit IN Fulton Market without
beng supposed ont of her sphere. There was,
beside myself, a Yankee on board; but as | be-
licvo Americans do not always recognise each
other abroad, | did not speak 10 him. An Eng
lsh gentleman with whom happened 10 be seat
ed in the car from Dublin, finding me not Ito
the nlanner born was attentive and commnnlca
tive He had Travelled much Ion the Continent
and was hcginni g to think America, about winch
country Lord MoRpETn had given mm favorable
accounts, would bc worth visiting, after we
should wipe out the STAN OF llcpudlatlon We
got on with conversation very pleasantly until
the Dublin Repeal Meeting was introduced. On
this topic VIC 'snagg'd," and differing 50 radl-
cally about Ireland, he took advantage OF lapse
in the conversation 10 Join the party with winch
be was travelling, to whom, as | passed TO the
other side OF the boat, | heard him say, The
Yankee is an out-and-out Repeater.
At tea | sat opposite burIy Y orkshireman
whose English was almost unn,ehgble. =" Take
ten or coffee, sir 2" inquired the waiter +" Dom
YOUR tea-gi'e us beer This man. as | gather
ed from his talk with countryman had been to
Ireland purchasing cattle. In manner and Ian
auage he reminded ne Of Dickens's John
Brodc, though | doub, whether Nicholas Nick
lebr, or poor Smlle, would have found HIM halt
as generous.
n, berth at 10 o'clock and slept till 3
Il. the mcrnlng, when, 1t beng broad daylight,
went ON deck We were about is miles from
liverpool and near the land, the aspcctof which
was rough and barren. In an hour we entered
the river Merscy and began TO catch gimpscs OF
Liverpool. Here we met u fleet OF fishing smacks
putting ont INTO the channel. Steamers from
various points OF the compass were seen convcrg-
ING toward the narron entrance 10 the har50r.-
The aybor itself was' crowded with SHIPS riding
al al,cbar with cargoos, waiting either for a berth
within the docks or tide TO get INTO the Channel.
W. saw also several Ships outward bound III tow
by steam tugs
iound my friends ScUooLcaAirr and I.ErTcn
lWArRocs went through Ireland with me- at the
"Star aud Garter. not restless and impatient, as
feared, but in the quiet and phosophlc enjoy
ment of the comforts OF an excellent Inn, with
their minds wholly distracted from all concern
about trade or barking. Indeed. you cannot well
conceive how entirely these thorough business
men have rid themselves from care. All Their
thoughts of home relate TO family and friends.
would not undertake TO say positively that
"largc tea sale" or first rate bond and mort
gage" would not scducc them from their break
tssts before ten in the morning, but don5t tt
They are no longer slaves 10 the . almighty dol
lar"
Though Liverpool the second, ifnot the first
Commercial CITY IN the world, there are hut few
attractions here lor mere tourists The merchant
Gnrers about It's docks, It's exchanges, &C. &c.
more naturally. I,s..nagnificent docks, where
vessels DISCHARGE and load without beng affected
BY tide that GIBBS and flows twenty-five feet,
among the roblcst artificial achievements of the
age ornatjon. Without these docks, commerce,
10 any considerable extent, wouldno have thrved
here. Bot with them Liverpool has become great