The New York herald., 1870-11-08


reasons why this appointment should be made. We
aro SICK, assure yon heartily sick, Of the mock
castle; wo want the genuine article, and " u not
think, too much for us to expect It. Scotland has
for years past been basktng IN the sunshine q roy.
atty, ana even OF majesty tself for II Is TACT tnat
the Queen spends as much OF her time in Balmorai
as she spends III Windsor. Tbe Prince oi wales
sent; and IL frumor speaks correctly, he Intends pur
chasing residence In Scotland a. soon as suta-
had no SIR Waiter Scott to celebrate our victories,
10 immortalize every rock ana pass OF our
mountains to sing our lays 70 tell oa, tales OF ohv
scotland and yet 100 persons visit the highlands Tor
every one who visits Killarney. This Is TOO bed.
Royalty Is the cause OF II. Balmora Is some 600
miles rom Lopdon while Dubn IL not more than
hai that distance. and yet the Queen visits the for
IDer place once, twice and sometimes three times
year, while she scarcely condcscends to visit the
latter place once IN y generation.
Yet there are no peope IN the world fonder OF
ROYALTY than we are, nor did the Queen and the
other members OF the royal family receive more
hearty receptions IN any part OF their d0mnons
than they received III this very city. There Is
nothing that would give greater satisfaction
10 all Classes OF persons IN this country tnan
the permanent residence or some royal parsonage
among u.s. il viii have the eiicct OF br noing back
the Irish nobility to reside IN their own country, ut
least Tor some part OF the year; and II wonld give
unworthy OF being the home OF royalty. 1t would,
nave magic effect on all classes.
PRINCE PATRICK.
There are. as / have said even on personal
grounds, several reasons why Prince Arthur or, as
We prefer calling him, Prince Patrick, Is especially
qualned Tor this exalted position. lie Is Dy Tar
the quickest and ceverest or the Queens sons He
is great favorite here In Ireland. He s named
aftcr a distinguished Irishman--Arthur, Duke OF
Weln9ton-and he bears another name which, as
oil the world Knows is dearest To the irish heart
Patrick the name OF the great apostle OF the irish
people, Is certainly new name for prince and
particularly for Prince OF the blood royal OF Eng
land. But MS Royal highness by no means
numbers OF lrishmen who would not have 1t for the
word. ana, now, THAT the 'spel' IL broken,
why would the Prince refuse to inter-
marry with some Of Old irish families
THE LADIES'
There are hundreds OF ladies here who would
grace any court IN Europe, and who are not un-
worthy OF royalty itself. Their compilations are as
af and their eyes are as bright as those OF the more
celebrated daughters OF England ana France. Few
t1ink. will say that the family OF which the Duke
OF ielnster Is the head Is unworthy Of an alliance
Old as The Guephs. They fought in thew the wars 1s Of Of
Chariemagne, and fiction will have 1t that they
came with Aineas into Italy. But besides the
lies hardly less old and respectable, families
whose history has been for centuries entwined
with the history OF their country. large
number OF persons mere beginning TO And
out what an Immense advantage It would be 10
s'lis VI sn county nT 20 9aye member Of inc r9yai fanny
been or the same opinion, venture here TO throw
out the SUGGESTION In the hope that 1t may be acted
upon with Is little delay as possible.
GLENDALoUGH.
The celebrated round tower and ancient churches
OF Glendalough, In county Wicklow, Ireland are
sadly Ia want OF attention and repair it would SEEM
At meeting OF the Royal Historical and Archseoo-
gical Association OF Ireland held In Kilkenny In
July last, DR.. Coles, the chairnlan brought before
Jne society a proposition for taking sucn steps as
might be calculated to preserve from destruction
these far famed architectural ana monumental re.
mains. the round tower Is becoming very ruinoua.
Tne cathedral and the priests church have suffered
wOelully from sacrilegi0us hands. Ihe other
churches round which burlals no longer take place.
have escaped this danger, but are rapidly being
broken up and reduced TO mere heaps OF stones by
the iuxurant growth OF young trees IN the creyces
o their walls. In u statement on the subject DR..
Coles says:
The repairs which should be executed Gendaosh may
The formsi, which should be undertaken once are -
Our La sna s say ssar .s sSs cH% the Abbey Trinity
Ston-securine ST. Aeyn's House and placing all loose
Repairing the breaches in Trinity and Lady's
churches aud Cathedral and ia the sacrsIY and roof Of ST.
fba Railing In Priests church the north door Of
The more costly repairs sre:--
Thorough repair OF the round and restoration
.ssao@l- -Eacava,on and restoration of the Abbey.
rA.sa-b,o is,i nt, Of .as a,'. Righ,,esrt church
House, possby (srebudins chaucel ST. Kevins
seem most urgently required
- Of the u,aesqs may be S horrsd by The proposa
out o. the Walls need be ,nsrsred with and with A .usn
nes should be inspected prevent fresh seed
lings from taxing root.
DR.. Coles offered II the Association sanctioned
the prsposal, TO issue the circulars ana work up
the preliminary operations 10 getting In the
SUBSCRIPTIONS, which ne would hope 10 have com
pictcd before returning to India. AS regarded
me directing and experimenting or the opera
lions, sfr. Graves communicated with Mr. Thomas
Drew. Il. X. !. A. l., who at consented to take
that portion vi the arrangements himself.
OF course nothing could he done without the
consenI Of the pr0pretors. In which position the
Mining Company OF Ireland stood. He had asked
friend, member OF that body, TO bring the subject
befSre their Board, and the result was most sdtls-
factory tie hoped that there would be no difficulty
In collecting sufficient sum for the purpose.
sdcring the great Importance and historic interest
attaching 10 Glendalough; and he was already prom.
ised donation oI ten pounds as q beginning.
Mr. Graves said this was not the first work OF the
kind their association had undertaken and accom-
pIished-
Tie chairman said that returning TO Ireland
lately, after an absence oil twelve years in India 1t
had made him most sad 10 witness the serious dere
rioration which had taken place In the ruins at
Glendalough IN the interim.
The cordial approval by the Association OF the
arrangements proposed by Mr.. COLES was un ami.
lDousy agreed TO.