Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-10-14

Travel Nose. in Kuro pc.
No. a..

DUBLIN, August %, 1869.
When wrote you last week, ] had just landed
from the " Racoon" and installed myself at the
hotel. cannot but envy you for having hot
weather. 1t was very comfortable In London,
but since leaving there has been very cold, and
more like November than August.
The 16tn we sailed out to see Belfast, lively,
bustlng place with no objects of special interest.
Indeed the town is TOO y iung ~ 10 have them. l
vas particularly amused by the election posters.
stuck up on all the fences, with the most bitter
denuncations of the opposing parties, each side
producing evidence to show that the Others are
gu,l to sell out to the Papsts, or were Papists
in disguise. You know Belfast Is the great strong
hold of the Orange party 10 ireland, secoud, per-
haps, to Londonderry.
The jaunting cur Is a most peculiar style OF
carriage. It consists Of two seats placed back to
back, each holding two persons, u pr'1ecting
board underneath for the feet to rest upon,a little
Seat for the driver pcrched up in front, and you
have picture Of the novel team. No cover, or
protection Of any sort, against wind, rain or mud.
1t Is the funniest looking vehicle you can imagine,
and sLall take ride In ono before lenve Ire
land, just to be able to say have done so. ln
the evening we went to the theatre. mean,
miserable looking building inside and out, SO VT
were mot little surprised that the performances
were among the Lert we have seen in Europe.
The bill was Republicans and Rnyalista, q
pretty little cOmedirtta, founded on the Frencn
Revolution. marie Antoinelte,'' sensational
tragedy finely rendered by all the characters and
the farce, "Who's 10 Have Him." the whoie
Thing quite treat to ns.
17Tn.-Wc were up, If not mi'h the sun. very
souD after, and, without our breakfast, took trnih
en route for the Giants Lausewny. At nine we
reached portru-h, where we had breakf st, and
then set out tor the causeway ON foot. IL waA
pleasant day, warm and little "muggy, out
We enjoyed the walk of three hours. we re-
maned TWO hours, trying To yet up little en-
,husiasm over II, but failed signnlly. never WAS
so disappointed In my life had no right 10 be,
If course, having read just what II Wa, and yei
bud formed ideas If itwhich on the spot seemed
absurd to have entertained. II Is u lot Of Basaluc
rock, in rather curious FORMS nothi.g more.
Very Interesting ton get'logi-t, but to ignorant
mOrtals like myself, uot worth the walk. am
now very glad the steamer did not tuit my utne
for Statfa, us presume 1t would hava given me
only another Disappointment, md should he
sorry to i,se day We walked back 10 Port
rush, dined, aud by the evening train went To
Londonderry.
lsih.-Had a look at The town, which Is pretty
well built, and picture-qurly situated The only
thing Of special note IN 1t Is m',nunent to ktv.
George Walker-a column, with his statue on tue
top, and cannon arouni II, from which circun-
stauce suppose he has been g n big gun" In the
church some day. though confess never htaro
Of him. At II o'clock we t,'ok The traiu for E'i-
nirkcD, arriving at l. We got a gay gondo-
lier" aud made an excursion on the Upper Lake.
Our buatman was fiue specimen of Pallander,
aud amused us much by his quhiht ways apo
conversation. We went to Devrlsh leland aud
saw the Round Tower there-snid to be the most
peri, C, one in Ireland. 1t is very curious relic
nf the pact the mere so that its origin is shroudcd
In mystery. quote from DIR. Pttrie's kounM
Towers Of ireland" better description than
could give:
at Is exactly circular, SO feet high to the con-
ical convergIng ut the tup, which has been re-
stoied, and IL 15 feet more. II II 48 feet ~ cir
cumfrrence, and the walls are feet b Inches
thick; thus the inside Is only feet inches in
diameter. Beside the door. which is elevated
feet above the ground, there are seven square
holes to admit the light. The whole tower Is
very neatly built with stones ahout one foot
square, with scarcely any cement or m-rtar' ana
tue Inside ID as emOoth us gun barrel
On the same island are also two ruins Of
churches, both pe,y much ruined! The oldest is
supposed to date from the 9Th century. very
pleasant excursion, altogether; the scenery.
though tame, very pretty. land the wooded ISLANDS
giving an agreeable diversity to the landscape.
There are In The two lakes, or are said N De, 4oo
Islands, large and small. Back to diLner at the
hotel, and TO see little OF the town. IL 10
dirty Irish village, consisting of one crooked
street, and mud novels, with a few good houses.
There Is n monument tO General Cole, here, COM
manding fire view from Its summit.
19rH.-ln the morning VIC made water ex-
cursion on another lake, pretty sheet ut water,
but does not compare with Its slster. Then hav-
Ing seen the Lnugh Erne, said To be next to Kill
larnpy in beauty. we took the train for Dublin,
aud after pleasant five hours journey through
very pretty country went to our hotel 10 Marl-
borough street Ono way down we passed the
junction for EdgeworthtOwn, deriving Its name
from the family, and beiDg the birthplace and
home Of Mnrit Edgeworth, whose works are the
delight Of childhood.
21sr spent 10 rambling about the town. 1t Is q
dull, sleepy place-seenls like m over-grown
country town In fact and very stupid. We made
an excursion to Dnnnybrook. the scene of so
many hard fought fights. aud saw the Roman
Catholic Chapel which stands on the site Of The
the man who had dTiw us out "then good ould
days is gone iniireiy. I've seen the time whiu "
could float ship the blood atween this and
Doob,in, and now they think bedad they're dOir
we'll If they sphiil gallon or two iu bit OF Q
shindy 1"
There Is ane monumeut TO Nelson In Sack
Vile street, opposite The post office, commanding
good view Of the city and suburbs from thu
summit. Then the post office Itself, Trinity Col
lcge, where Charles o. Malley began bis career
the Bank of Ireland the custom-house and III,
Cathedral comprise all that is to be seen 10 th,
Irish Capital.
The cn-tom-hOuse Is a very fine building -th,
finest one, II Ia said, In the Uuited Kingdom
which eau believe from the Others have sepn
shall be On the wing again this week. mud m,
next will be from England. DELAWARE.
The French ship Malabar, has been seize,
dsxnf- n.1 f..r tt..I.. 4.