The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-12
IRELAH 0.
OUR BELFAST CORRESPONDENCE.
BELFAST, Sept %, 1885,


BELFAST, Sept o. 1865.
rns wEArHER
Weathcr-or Ia IL weather at alfP Nothing but rain
and fog, with sometimes fog and by way or change
No sun, sky all drzzle; and this has continued in
the North for two months and there sign that Aqua
RUS win take up his watering pot and walk But that
fiery ordeal is prophcsied, would imagine Noahs
deugc about being repeated and understand It Is
almost always the same Belfast and that those who
desire nne weather take tho and ride ten
miles distance carly in the morning This would suppose
conspiracy in the weather Office against Belfast.
Al the great business Of Belfast conducted IN factories
this docs not much Inconvenience the community at
large but the farmers only Antrim but throughout
all Ulster suffering severely tho rain retardng the
harvesting 70 the imminent danger Of the crops have
myself whoa barley and cut down aud stacked
saturated with that IL could not be removed
and 1t Is much to be feared that unless speedy change
for the better takes plase the year viii be bad for
Ireland
II is here Ireland suffers great disadvantage
compared with other countries. She has, In the
North, manufactures, and nvesixths Of her popua-
ton dependent for support the fruits Of the SOIL
Though the land prolific and fruitful any In the
world the climate is undoubtedly miserable one, and
the value Of the crops considerably One
Of rain and ncemency like the present sufficient 10
plunge this nvesixths population almost into misery
They unable 70 obtain the expected price for their
grain potatoes and So unable TO pay the rent
arc mayhap evcted. Again. still is . failure Of
the potato CROP but happy TO say the disease has
not SHOWN itself up to the present While the and
oats and barley supply tho farmer with money to pay
the rent Of his farm the potato supplies himself and his
family with food throughout the year, and It's failure
reduces all to starvation In view Of this, whether the
co untry is to be freed or to remain still annexed TO
Great Britain, thing is certainto mako IL prosper
ous some other means Of livelihood be found in
addition TO agricultural labor something that the
weather may affect that bad harvest may inu
These obviously must be manufactures
The country inersected by network Of rivers Here
quantity OF power which, II utilized would assuredy
reproduce itself in shining gold and still through lack Of
enterprise money encouragement mills their
banks manufactures their Drinks turn them 70
any account II this were not so there would be no
misery, no poverty. Each mill would employ tho
pessantry OF that portion Of the country and each
ufactory would form a nucleus round which would
spring up busy hamlet and thriving village and ul,i
mately prosperous town
HISTORY BELFAST
The province Of Ulster up the middle OF the twelfth
century was almost entirely uninhabitcd, and Of
little interest that IL seldom heard Of Ger
tam II Is that up that there such thing
village 70 be found throughout its length and
breadth, and consequently lacks the antiquarian lore
for which the remainder OF Ireland "a justly famed
Henry granted the whole province 10 his follower De
Courcy and from this the town Of Belfast has date
Whom Robert Bruce fed after his coronation TO the
Island Of Raihlln, on the coast Of ire
land in 1905 the Northern inh supplied
him with 100 70 aid him In the recovery OF his
kingdom Altar the glorious victory a Bannoekbarn
the Ish BY thor deputies entrestsd him 10 come over
and berntc them at least 10 send them bis brother
n king Il was In accordance with this wish tina. Ed
ward Bruce landed Lame county Antrim In 1915 He
marched through Ulster 81 the head Of c,0oo men,
sackina al the towns thai 10 his way and among
them Belfast which place he reduced 70 ashes Shortly
aner his death the Earl Of Ulster was murdered ov
some Of his own family, and the Irish more held
out against English aggression rebuilt the castle o. Bel
presented n' 20 sr '' chcnser the ancestor Of the
present Marquis OF Donegal and In 1913 u was incor
porated a. burgh. From this time Esprit OF CONNER.
a.v.e, fpterpnse grew among the people. each year
-.sr wealth IN more thoroughly, until now fcr en-
be said % be srs, scss propensity may fairly
. 10000 .s Asp isrosrAscr 20 ~. c,xx
l.sa and g tho ss perhaps dry the
have been persci BY each reader o. may Or may no.
every Irishrnan IL anxious 70 know what the man,
each Place signifies and 20 may mention that tie
Of Belfast In the original Irish is Bsai favsad and
signifies tho "mouth OF fordn The town n situated
on the ri.er Lsgan, jus. eofcr. y pgys INTO Bsf.s
Lough, aud thus as seaport town possssses 81 the
advantages O an easy access V ~ docks and One bar
nrs town In ireland, aud the remark Is correct one
Though Dublin, as the capital city, the residence Of the
H. sun as an snisrprsns ana oommspe,.i no town. . T.
Ter behind 10 ls2l the Inhabitants Of Belfast nom
Of tho asi census the number exceeded one bncarss
and sixty thousand, thus IN forty Increasing almost
fo.rfod-an instance Of ncress almost Incredible and
only excclled BY New York and two other cities
IN the world But not only 10 It Increasing In popaIa
ton bui each year adds 70 IL wealth and importance
Flax mills are situated 10 all parts OF the town EN-.
ploying each average from one thousand Ave hun
drcd 70 two thousand handa Men mako fortunes with
cons ,, rag,ay and What V . better there
with single bexgar, and end the workhouse almost
untenanied. Children from ten years Of age, q both
their wages adequate, their employment secured 70
them The appearance Of the city clean neat, the
thoroughfsrcs ars viae, and numerous nne buildings
flank ,sem either SIDE. Banks, commercial buildings
and stores vie with the public and government ofnces in
lar limits o. the town msgnnceni resdencs are % b.
found In plenty. Houses buidng IN and Rel
~ a. the rate Of six thousand per In addition
All h there ~ not that axness about everything be
fcsnd 10 the south The men Sem alive and do not
stand gaping a. stranger They attend 70 the bn-i-
energy and business sisptabllty than have met else.
where. Taking these into Consideration think
am justified IN pfcminns thsf Belfast " destined %
become the hrs, city ireland and that before many
years have come about
II must not be imagined any way partial 10 the
north o. 70 Belfast far o,hsrwse write o. what Gee
and know % Be the Gaze The prosperity speak q doc.
the Many have been sscr,bed fov this
90 extraordinary prcrpersy IN one portion cf,he country
while the rest vretchcd. The adnirturs 81 The
Scotch element with the Irish undoubtedly has Ip
eject bot The main has been
established and employment Afforded the pessantry
The landlords the north thsir tenants better also
svictions being almost unknown Let the Engilah gov
eminent Encourage the growth and manufacture of
In the south and west Of Ireland and let private
prise raise factories and mills and the country will
BE- - prosperous - Belfast
And yet there crime here and renisnism too or Tho
latter there Is mach owing tho large Prczbyeran
population
on drunkenness and immortality there 10 plenty and 10
spare For is believe Belfast The most i'm.
moral town In the three kingdoua night the ursets
swarm With prostitutes and drunken vrstch~s while
respectable person hardly fssvei through ths
borouahfsrss unmoie~ssd
BOT there bscksr shame even than tbsss too spon
- fame Of Belfast and thai 10