New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-07

tho counrv and the attractions OF the finest park
Europe the mortality Of Dublin IL the greatest In tho
United Kingdom in proportion TO the population. HOW
are we to account all thisf The English cabs nave
been for 30 years. There Is no reason why hey
should not be nicely kept. Why are the owners and
drivers 80 wanting IN sclErcspect TO offer themselves
and their conveyances to the public In such nithy
statei With all the teaching, catechzing, and religious
drilling. Is there want Of true practical moral
training people real duties Of fei In Par
Lament they fight do mas; in the streets the
horses and cabs allowed ~ 20 10 the dogs.
The cabs, however bad they are, must be accepted
as an immense Improvement the old covered car"
which preceded them. II a two-wheeled vehicle,
80 light on the back that the shafts stood up I'D the
AIR over the horses shoulders. the gddy criyer not
always sober being perched high froIt. and be-
laboring his CALLED jade furiousy, that every OBJ
have felt for the perilous position OF the
ladies inside who nervously chung TO the upper end OF
the car, fearing an upset This sometimes happened.
when the car weyt mp hill; II the horse small he
was almost lifted off the ground by the leather band
that held the shafts. II that gave way,
out went the fare through the iLfsstened
door, which IN the back. In Cork
they have similar covered without any DOORS qnite
open behind TIE outside cars" the famous Irish
haunting cars" still survive. though not In the former
glory But I wish you could have seen them
on Tuesday and Thursday last returning from Bal
doyle races. Drawn by light fleet horses they seemed
TO fly along the road like swallows They are patronzed
by military officers. who abound In Diblln and by
smoking gentlemen generally IL IL not considered
respectable for ladies travel by the outside car uni
1t is private car" with leather apron to protect
the dress. Certainly 1t would not do when crnolines
were in fashion. But this mode OF travelling Tor
ladies was a vast Improvement upon the pili.o"s
After ALL Dublin is not nearly dirty a. IL was In the
old times 1 saw the windows so clean or the
shops so bright. There so few houses TO be
let and within q few years rents have risen at the
south side from rs 80 cent and above all the shop
keepers given grumblng, declare that the times
are good and the country prospecting. There some
special indications this which will notice another
time. At present content myself with few ngures
about cars and cabs The number OF hackney ears ou
side cars) licensed In Dublin in 1861 was l4JO The num-
Der OF cabs was ia total, 2,22 The number OF car,
In 1871 was 400; cabs. l,O7O; total, 2f1o ms
shows a considerable falling of in the outside cars
but large increase In cabs proving that considerable
addition has been made to the amount OF capita! IN
vested In the trade and that there Is demand for the
moro respectable kind vehicles. great many OF the
smaller class OF gentry, and nearly all ladies who have
property In the country have 10 reside In Dnbn
or the suburbs partly FOR the education or their children
and the sake OF society," and partly 10 av0d any u
pleasant collisions with their tenants Most OF the ahd
being turned to grazing consequence OF the enormous
demand for butchers meat there tte OF no aDOf "
slperlntend.