The New York herald., 1870-01-27
LECTURES LAST MIGHT.
SKETCHES or HIsH TRAVEL.

Lecture by Howard Carroll Mt Masonic
Temple, Williamsburg.
Howard Carrolls new lecture on the Lakes OF
Killarney, or the lrishman at Home" ut Masonic
Temple Brooklyn. last night, was grand descrlp-
ton OF Irish scenel0Ald Irish character. Mr.. Car
roll is young man; deed. he IL little more than
boy, being only seventeen years OF age
me lecture opens In the city OF Dublin with .
description OF some OF the principal street scenes.
IN speaking OF the Dublin cabmen Mr. Carroll
Aaid;-Cabmen are the product OF civlization. The
an cient Greeks, with all their learning Lever pro-
ducsd a cab, ana no ancient Roman senator could
staM, upon the rtd amt lifting his finger call
TO hts service man, a chariot and a horse TO wheel
him towards the CaploL The ancient Roman coin,
which o'rresponded very nearly with the British
penny, WAS called an "as." Think, then, or some
august Roman Consul patting hls hand his pocket
anu drawing iorth twelve Eases" 10 pay Tor the use
Leaving Dublin, Mr. Carroll passes along the
line OF the SOulnefn ANA Great western Raii-
way, through tue counties OF wicklow, hil-
dare Tippcrary anu Kerry, stopping Dy the way
to descriDo the most noted points or interest Pass
ing on 70 the Bog oil Aen that great wonder OF Ire
land Mr. Carr oil SAID you nave ali neard ol the Bog
OF Ailcn OF all the boys OF Ireland the widest ana
most gloomy. Az we pass over it an nour or Two
aiLer sunset the effect upon the eye and uiagna-
tiou Is all but indescrDaOlc. on every slde--Deofe
and behnd--stretchcs one Wide waste OF black suri;
the black desert stretches before us silent gloomy,
ny the thunder Of the railway Irai It's gloom seems
uncneered even by the red Splend0r OF the iaainx
sunset and It's aWluness IS made more deep by the
Thought that there for ages has II ian IN the very
heart OF tho land unlighted by the sunshine, unier
thized by the ram un,exed by the howl
Ing wnd-a base black, desolate heath,
where II Will live they must i've alone.
Leaving the Bog, The lecturer next taxes up the
Round Tower OF Kildare, Mallow. the Rock or
Casnei, and then Killarney. All the important
scenes OF that most beautiful region are vividy
portrayed After speaking 0f the Gap Of Dunloe
the audience were conducted TO the top oil the Pur-
pie Mountain. Here MIR. Carroll said:-"AL last we
nave passed through the outer cour; we nave
climbed the steps To lreiand's mountain altar, ana
we stand where all the glory ana all the beauty,
strange and wild and wondrous, ID nasneu upon
our eyes and repeats Itself IN our souls AZ last the
prestess, the vesJal mad OF Erin. has lif.cd her
ven, and her matches5 l0yelineSs breaks upon
us ike sunris In the nashing gleam-
ing splendur OI those lakes, nave We not
the glory OF her Starry eyesf III the dark sides Of
taose Old mountains, waving Win tonnage, have we
not the waving or that raven hair wnce 80 olt has
been lung 90 the winds Ol battle! In the Drlgnt SUI
ilant aud shadows wnich play aud chase each otner
over the hundred hills around Killarney. nave we
not an image ol the JOY aad sorrow Whcn IN per-
petuai STRIFE aud change hAvc played over the fca
lures oi irelandy' The Upper, Lower and MucAross
Lake were very beautifully described, ana tAen alter
passing through tue Long Range ana ascending ~
she typ o Mount Maugerton tue lecturer closed.