Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-06-07
Correspondence of the Spy.
Ournnl of Traveller in Europe.


streets we have seen in any city. 1t is long and
wide, and each side of it is lined with handsome
and lofty brick buildings, of dark brown color.
Dublin has a population of about two hun
bred and fifty thousand inhabitants, and it is
about three miles in its diameter of houses.
They have odd-looking cabs or carriages in the
streets of Dublin, and in some other places in
Ireland, called ''Jaultiag cars" They are two.
wheeled vehicles: without top, and have
two seats, each for two or three persons. The two
Seats resembling small settees, are placed side by
side, in the middle of the carriage, and length
wise fit; so that the passengers ride sidewise,
with their backs to each other, and with their
feet hanging over the small wheels, which are
covered, to protect the feet and legs from in
jury
There is alarge, well kept, and pleasantly sit
uated Cemetery in Dublin, which is filled with
handsome tombs and monuments erected to the
memory of the many distinguished people in
tered in it. Among others, the plain marble
tomb of Daniel oConnell occupies prominent
place in one Of the squares; and it was interest
ing to observe the crowds of people continually
around it, silently paying their tribute to the
memory of the man whom the Irish people loved
and respected so much, and whose influence over
them was almost unlimited
The Dublin Botanical and Geological Gardens
are large, beautiful places, and both well
adapted to the purposes for which they are ap-
propriated. Dublin has number of very large
and handsome parks, in various parts of the city,
which. being filed with beautiful trees and shrubs,
are charming places of resort for the crowds of
people who throng there. "Phenix Park" which
contains about seventeen hundred acres, is in the
outskirts of the city. 1t is beautiful spot, and
great numbers of large and handsome elms and
oaks are scattered all over it, and large focks of
deer, cattle, and sheep, were feeding it. A
high brick wall surrounds the whole park, maxi
ing circuit of several miles, and the elegant pal
ace of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland stands
nearly in the centre of it.
There are nine handsome stone and iron bridges
across the Liffey at Dublin, which is here quite
small stream.
Although strangers, yet we were very kindly
and Hospitality entertained in several different
families in Dublin and vicinity; and the cordial
and warm hearted greeting which we met with,
together with the politeness and genteel refine
ment of our hosts, could not but make our visits
pleasant and agreeable. The style and manner of
living, and the general domestic arrangements
of their houses vera very similar to those of the
same classes of society in our own land.
BelfaSt.-From Dublin to Belfast we travelled
by railway in five hours; distance one hundred
and ten miles; fare, S4.62-which is considera.
bly, less than the fare on the railways in England
The country through which we passed, was COW
cred with luxurant crops of wheat, flax, potatoes,
and grass; and the people, in great numbers,
were busy gathering their large crops of wheat
more than half of the laborers as is usual here,
and large fields of it were in view on all Sides
There is so much cloudy weather here, as we'll as
in England, that everything excepting grass)
grows very slow-oats, for instance, are usually
from five to six months growing before they are
fit for harvesting, and other crops in proportion.
And such potatoes as they have here SO "maly'
and, excellent are they, that it is no wonder the
Irish arc co fond Of 4i~-a-nnd, with many it is
almost their only food. We saw - o,,a,,.
Titles OF peat, STACKED up IN the meadows, on the
road side; the black piles of it extending in some
instances, as far as the eve could reach. 1t is
very generally used for fuel in the country but in
the cities, bituminous coal, brought from Eng.
land, is the fuel mostly used. But little anthra.
cite coal is found anywhere in Great Britain, or on
the Continent
Belfast is celebrated for its extensive linen
manufacture, and there are several very large es-
Establishments here. We were politely shown
through the whole of one of the largest fax mills,
that Of g j. N. Richardson, Son, & Owen," who
use twenty-five thousand spindles, and employ
over one thousand people. They do an immense
business, annually sending out above two hun
dred thousand pieces of white linen, to all parts
of the world. We saw some fifty dollar Aaue]bey-
chiefs, in their rough, unfinished state, as they
come from the loom they were unsighty enough,
and did not look if they could ever be so nicely
finished as to tempt any foolish lady to buy one
The proprietors informed u.s. that nearly all their
finest and most costly linens acre sent to the Unit
ed States and many extensive manufacturers in
various parts of Europe, have told us, that they
sent to the United States more Of their costly and
expensive articles, made for mere personal acear
and uSe than to all the aoorld besides Truly is
it said of us, that we are the most extravagant
people in the world
The fields in the vicinity of Belfast were white
with linen, bleaching on the grass. Scores of
acres were covered with it, looking, at distance
like fields of snow.
We are agreeably disappointed in the appear
ance of Ireland. The land, so far as we have
seen it, is rich and productive; and, in some
parts, the country is beautifully interspersed with
handsome hills and pleasant vallies. Nature has
indeed been lavish of her gifts and has done near
ly all that is needed of her torender Ireland one
of the most desirable spots Oh earth to dwell in
and its people happy and prosperous. But, not
withstanding all this, the greater portion of the
common people are in pitiable condition-shift-
less, poor, and dirty. The facts of all this pov.
erty and wretcheduess, with the rich gifts of Ma.
ture on every hand, are apparent to every observ-
er, but the real causes perhaps not SO clearly
in view; and, whether they are attributable to
papal subserviencyi or to the innate character of
the people themselves, whatever the causes may
be, he who can devise and effect plan to inn
prove their condition, would engrave his memory
on the hearts of grateful people.
We went from Belfast to Edinburg, across the
Channel and up the Clyde, by way of Glasgow,
and through the little Lakes Lomond and Ka-
trine which, with many other Scotch lakes, are
celebrated for their beautiful scenery We sailed
ten to twenty miles on each Of the lakes among
islands and mountains, as romantic and pictur-
esque as any lover of charming scenery could de-
sire. The views and scenery were grand and
beautiful, and are worthy of all the encomiums
bestowed upon them; but we have in our own