The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-04-08
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SnKrrrrLp, ENGLAND, March 10, '6i.

oHkffikLD, ENGLAND, piafcn ~, VI.
EDITOR OF THE UNION AND JOURNAL.
After writing you from Greenock ,wo start
cd ut 8 o'clock, p. NJ, for Belfast, Ireland.
enjoyed the fine scenery along the Clyde;
but the night proved to DO windy with a
rough sea, and We got but little sleep. We
landed ut 7 o'clock the next morning, and
lost no time in preparing for. another days
tour Of observation and inquiry.
Being chiefly interested in manufactures,
our FIRST visits were made to linen and cot.
ton mills, print works, shops &C., and We
found much to interest US, this town being
the great depot Of the linen trade In the
northern part Of Ireland, as we'll Us the chief
seat Of cotton and linen manufactures, in
which more than 1900 people are employed.
In the print works we noticed some elegant
turbans being made for India.
The town for the most part occupies low
and Fat situation, but the streets are gener-
ally wide, well laid out and we'll constructed
The river Logan is here about $50 yards
wide and is spanned by a substantial stone
bridge resting on five arches. The buildings
are mostly Of brick, and some Of them may
we'll lay claim to beauty. During the year
1868, 1000 new building were erected. The
Queens college is fine structure of brick
and stone, and cost over f25,000. There
are also several other educational institu.
tions. Distilleries, -four mills, founderies,
chemical works, rope and ship yards, help
to make up the business Of tho place; found
that the principal trades were generally in
the hands of the Scotch or their decendents.
The town has about l50, 900 inhabitants.
DUBLIN AND JAMESTOWN.
We left Belfast, Saturday, ut p. NJ, and
came by rail to this place, distance OF oS
miles. The country through which We passed,
80 far as was able to SEQ, was better ana
more uneven than had expected to find it..
Sunday we attended worshipin an old Prcsby-
terrain church. Services commenced ut IL,
M. Rev. Mr.. Hall officiated, taking for his
text, all of the End chapter Genesis; and his
discourse was both instructive and entertain
ing. Religious worship in some form has
been holden on this spot for more than 900
years. Tho present building is quite old
and now one is soon to DO erected. The
audience would compare tavorably in looks,
with any in our cities. In the city arc three
cathedrals, and in oil, about eighty churches.
Here all funerals on the Sabbath must DO
had before ~ clock. In tho eastern part
Of the city the streets arc wide and the
buildings good, among which l noticed the
Custom House, Court Houses, Hospitals,
ware houses, and the Bank Of Ireland. which
was formerly used as the Irish Parliament
House. The room where the house Of lords
sat i, the same now Us then. Here we saw
two of the largest and most ancient pictures
in Ireland, representing battle scenes. nll
done with the needle, and still looking quite
we'll. The building is extensive, nearly
scmicircular in shape, and is lighted well,
but entirely from The roof. We visited Trini-
ty college which is both ancient aud impos-
inc and contains small museum and an ex-
tensivc library. The whole number OF stu.
dents here is said to be over 1000: also the
Catholic university which is pleasantly situ-
ted in Stephens green, square, one mile In
circumference, where are fine trees, shady
walks, green grass, and daisies already in
bloom, and statue Of George III. The
buildings form u square and in the centre is
fine bell tower. PhUnix Park demanded
large share Of attention. II comprises an
area of 1852 acres, is we'll covered with elm,
beach, willow, thorn and other trees, and
with shrubs and flowers tastefully arranged.
In it arc seyera! geological gardens, with
great variety of animals, and ponds for wa
ter fowl &C., black and white swans, and
large black yulture, which measured 10 feet
from end to end of wings. In the park is
Dublin castle, the residence of Lord Carlyle,
yiccroy OF Ireland, few other residences OF
crown officers. and large granite obclisk
erected to Wellington. In contrast to this,
is tho south western part OF the city, where
arc fifty streets, with wretchod tenements,
and filthy and squalid population. The
city is situated on both sides of the Liffey,
over which are nine bridges, two of them
iron, and out of which ore several good
docks. Tho general aspect of Dublin is
favorable, though rather too level to be pic
turesque The number of inhabitants is
about $50 900. At 4.30 p. NJ. 18th inst,
VIC went by rail miles to Kingstown, the
mail packet station for communication be-
tween Dublin and Hollyheid. II is pleas.
ant town, and most OF II quito new, having
been built chiefly to accommodate persons
doing business in Dublin. Cars run between
tho two places every thirty minutes. Not
lar from mere, We saw tnree OH caStieS In
ruins. They were builtin the 18th and 18th
centuries, but destroyed in tho time Of the
reformation. The most remarkable thing l
noticed hero was the harbour of refuge, be-
gun in 1916, and consisting OF two piers and
breakwater. One pier is $500 feet long,
and the other 1850 feet, with an entrance
$50 feet wide. II oncloses an area Of $50
acres and cost ESQ, 900. The steamer Cam
naught left at 7.l5 P. NJ, and ran Ga miles
in ga hours although tho sea was quite
rough. Tho engine is oscillating, and the
crank shaft was made in Prussia by Krupt.
of steel, l8 in. diam. in bearings, and 2 1-2
feet long, and the paddle wheels make %
3-4 revolutions per minute, usually. At
Holyhead we again took the cars, changed
at Chester, took the ferry boat at Birken-
head, and reached Liverpool ut 4 A. NJ.
SHEFFIELD, FLOOD Go.
Tho 18th inst, VIC camo to this place, and
after having secured rooms ut tho Hotel, at
once took carriage and followed up rs far
rs possible the track of tho monster food,
accounts of which you have doubtless al
ready seen. The whole was one scene of
ruin and devastation. For miles, tho ground
was strewed with rocks, trees, fragments Of
buildings, furniture, and machinery, with
occasionally the body Of some person or ami
NAL. While I stood viewing this mass of