The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-16

conveying passengers they have in this part OF re-
land. Londonderry is quite busy, busting town,
and there appears to be considerable commerce 60
ing onin it. We took cars for Dublin and after pass
ing through very interesting portion of country,
by slow and broken trips, arrived at Dublin the
great metropolis Of the Emerald Isle. do not won-
der it is called tho :" Emerald Isle" It really APP
pears greener than any other country ever beheld
AT this of the year the harvest was rpsning,
and, but for the terrible potato blight witnessed
all around US, the whole was q charming prospect.
should think that the land in Ireland was titled to
the fullest extent Of its yielding. The husbandry
is neat and clean, and the product very great. In
mense fields Of fax show where our handsome linen
comes from. 1t is very melancholy sight, howev-
er, to see how mserably clad, fed, and housed the
poorer classes areand that too in land overao wing
with milk and honey. / was not surprised that tho
people OF Ireland are constantly revolving against
government that showers its blessings the arts
tocracy with the most prodga profusion and at the
same time starve the poor laborer, by the sweat
Of whose brow the wealth ID accumulated. The wo-
man OF the inferior class all 60 barefooted andla
harder than the men do in our country They carry
i burthens that We would be ashamed to place upon
any creature of inferior strength to a horse yet
they seem light hearted and cheerful not withstand
ing. There are more Protestants in the north of
Ireland than in any other part. understand most
Of them are either government officers, connected
with those holding place. The government builds
many churches and does all it can to foster the ma
tonal religion in this section The absence of trees
struck me unplesantly; to look over SO much beau.
tiful country and see not single tree, except in
some lordlings park, made the landscape less cheer
full than it would otherwise have been. | was glad
to perceive that many fields heretofore planted with
potatoes were this year yielding a fine and healthy
crop OF oats, Tor this food, which give only to
horses Is to the poor of Ireland after their potato
their staple. You cannot but admire the Iiish at
home No matter in what situation son of Erin
may be paced-whether his hand is extended for
charity or in giving charity-no matter how awk.
ward or unpleasant his POSITION he is, while his very
heart Is aching with sorrow, ready to crack q joke
upon you, or have one cracked upon himself and in
either Gaze be will be the hearSer Laughter of the
two cannot omit giving here Lever description
of Paddy. He says =
From my ,hort experience of Ireland the only thing
approaching to an abstract principle could attain TO-
was the utter vanity the perfect mpossibity OF any
mans determining on given line Of action the steady
pursuit Of any one enterprise inevitable
OF fse seems to have chosen this happy island exhibit
Its phenomena Whether your days be spent in love
war or your evenings in drink devotion yours b,
influence impeling you forward Acquaintances grow
up pen and bear fruit before in any other land
tastes regulated habits controlled your actions
fashioned You peed not. it is true lisp the ato.s Of
figures but trust me- you live in Ireland If you like
the people and who does not!-and il you liked by
them and who would not be- then do you will and
youreh without knowing or percevingit going the pace
with the natives Courshp, fun frolic and devlment
filing up every hour of your day and uncomfortable
portion Of your night also One grand feature Of the
country ssemed to me- matter what particular extra
vsgance you were addicted to- matter what strange
absurd passion to do something remarkable you
were certain always OF finding sympathse il
not actually to follow you. Nothing is too strange,
thirg ridiculous nothing cornwall nothing too
daring for Paddy With ntuitive bound he springs
into confidence and enters into plans only be
heart and hand, ready to endorse your blu carry off
young lady OF carry message to burn house for joke
jeopardy his neck for mere pastime to go to the worlds
/ rofu ahn matte ordv
out OF downright good nature.
We arrived in Dublin the 4th of August, and were
struck with its clean and lively appearance, though
We understood, it being summer, not half the usual
gaiety was to be seen. There is peculiar fashion
here, as throughout Ireland, that is, all the waiting
maids wear caps, and thus hide handsome heads Of
hair think il in very bad taste, the hair is 80
great an ornament to female, but here the soap
unlike IN republics, appears badge Of bondage in
stead OF liberty The hotels that is the principal ones,
are well kept, but you must pay well too The abom-
nable practice Of paying servants, and everybody
about you, after you have paid Your bill, prevails
here to most annoying extent. To avoid this,
had the servants fees included in my bill, and then
they charged me about fifty cents each day, which,
added to the board bill, made no inconsiderable
amount; and even though this is done, the walters
will hang around you and expect something, telling
you they get very little Of KEat you paid the land
lord TIE nuisance is SO abominable that it ought
in some way to be abated as it is intolerablo aud
scarcely bearable 1t takes away your whole enjoy
ment. and you leave your hotel with feeling that
you have been egregously 'staken in and done for -
W rode out to the Phoenix or royal parks; the ride
is truly beautiful, and the numerous herds of deer
and game you gee running wild makes you almost
wild with wish to shoot ut them, the sstatute to
the contrary Notwithstanding" The residence Of
the Lord Lieutenant, or Vceroy, in these parks, ap
pears BY its exterior to be very plain but neat build
their residence on their last visit to Ireland / do
not think the people OF Dublin are very loyal. They
do not talk much of their queen, but delight to talk
to you of the FREQ institutions Of America Thsy
look III they did lpol ha atucs NJ
ton, James Ii and Nelson, as objects Of admiration.
They think Wellingt ungrateful son of Ireland
and that he thought more Of the land of his sdop-
ton than the land Of his birth. They would rather
see Dan OConnell's" statue there than one hundred
WelliDgtons. Speaking OF o Connel-we rode out
to "Glassneyin Cemetry,n where his, and as O'Con-
nell called him, 'honest Tom Steeles'' remains are
deposited We visited the tombs of BOTH and va,
struck with the fact that Steees soubrquet, given
him by OConnel, is still retained. Over his vault
are the words, Honest Tom Steele" O'Connelrs
coffin is in vault open, so that you see the whole
of it, The outer coffin is Of red Geneese velvet.
with his armoral bearings in gold II is in good
order, and great care is taken Of IT, When We told
the attendant that we were Americans, he took
great delight ~ showing us what he called the
Nashipgtono Of his country. lie cut from over the
tomb sprie Of evergreen, and, fixing it upon the
end Of pole, told lay 1t on the coffin project
ing it through the bars, and then take it TO Amer
lea and show it to his and orr countrymsn aud
tell them it had touched the coffin Of the great
O'Conne. We did so, ard have the sprig, and shall
preserve it, regretted that the bad state Of the
weather snd my bad health made my stay quits
short in Dublin. | was compelled to leave it
or endure certain tninges in my toes which
forcbly remind me Of some certain woodcock
and champagne suppers in my juvenile days
enjoyed at Windhust's. the Bank CofIeehouse, sc
&c drafts OF my youth just falling due, and paya-
bic without protest | should like to have stayed
% little longer in Dublin, for though only there
short time, saw, from one or two acqaaintances
made, would coon be at home among them, and
time pleasantly, We embarked.
early in the afternoon, on board Of steamer for
Liverpool and reached the latter place at daylight.
The roughness of the Irish Channel m Ads the aunt
board was horribly sea sick We made no stay at
Liverpool, but took the express train of the
railroad for London. We had heard much Of the
excellence of English railroads, and the great care
taken to avoid accidents, but g ere we had arrived
The pAint had % think tia