The New York herald., 1874-09-12
| r e L AN D.
The Close Of the Meeting Of the British Associa.
ton in Belfast-Visit to the Giants
Causeway and Lough Neagh.

In this town by series OF excursions on the
part OF the members into the adjoining dis.
tricts. Yesterday, at the invitation Of the
Mayor, Mr.. James Alexander Henderson, and
Mrs. Henderson, about 800 ladies' and gentle.
men sailed In the steamer Thomas Dugdale 70
visit Rathlin Island and the Giants Causeway.
Among those who went upon the excursion were
the Earl Of EnnisKien, the Earl OF Rosse Lord and
Lady U'hagan, Lord and Lady Lurgan and the
Hon. Miss Brownlow, Lady Mary Egerton and the
Misses Egerton, Sir John Lubbock. NJ p; Sir
George Campbell Sir Willoughby ana Lady Jones,
Sir William X. Wilde, Sir W. V. Guise, Sir Walter
Elliott, Sir Charles Lanyen, and Sir R Colleton,
Bart The company, which also included Profess
sor Tyndal and Professor Huxley, and many others
who have no titles to their names, represented
much Of the talent and respectablty of this north
ern town. The. boat was lent for tho occasion BY
the North Lancashire Steam Navigation Company,
and was under the command OF Captain Hum.
phreys. The band OF the Antrim artillery was on
board. When the steamer started on her way, at
quarter to ten in the morning. rain was pouring
down in torrents. Notwithstanding this unfavora-
BILE state Of the weather the tourists were resolved
upon not disappointing themselves, and 30, under
q lowering sky and heavy downpour, they
steamed OF by the Antrim coast to Rathlin Island
and the lsr-amed Giants Causeway, which Is as
prominent q feature IN the scenery OF ireland a.
the wonderful Falls OF Niagara are in the scenery
OF the United States.
LUNCH AT LARNE.
| The first stop was made at Larne. and there the
exeursiOnlsts lunched on board the steamer.
Luncheon having been finished the steamer at
once proceeded to Rath1n Island and the
| Giants Causeway, the rain continuing all the
time. But to avoid the tedium of the
journey under such circumstances, dancing
was commenced in the saloon to the music OF the
band. By the time the Causeway was reached tho
rain had ceased, though the sun did nos como out
distinctly; and thus the party were enabled 70
obtain from the deck OF the steamer Q very good
view OF those basaltc formations which have ct.
tracted 70 that part OF Ireland travellers rom
almost every country in the world. The scene
more pleasant and exnilaratpg II on tnis occasion
Ireland did not lay claim to the distinction OF
Years. ago Termed % Yes sn1 ireland Z
Climate OF clouds and fogs ana rains. But the
sunshine comes In. TOO, and. mixing with the
scenery mat attenuation Of .:tears and Smiles"
which mas Afforded TO the poet scope for the out
gush Oh MS beautiful fancy.
PLEASURE DURING HOME TRIP. m
1t was four O'Clock when the party turned
homeward. Then the weather became nne the
rain fortunately stopped and the evening, brighter
and calmer than the morning. put the excursion.
'thelr dinner, which was composed Of IAN the deli
cacies or the season." Mr.. Henderson presided at
the c entersainment After the usual toasts about
Mayor, Nj. Henderson, and said he eS knew " hin o
from his youth, that he had been very good boy
ana that now he was o successful man.
Then Mr.. Henderson proposed the health OF
youth as Q Belfast man who never forgot his
old friends: Then Lord OHagan returned
s sounS S1u''f rSsSSns
was nice ana lovely The rich food and the
generous vine and the soft soap Of sae speecnes
ing and the mutual admiration and the speaking.
Sns,s nd everybody PROPOSING every other bodys
Hollywood fireworks were let oT, and on reaching
salute was fired, the steamer at this time being
gayly decorated with nags There we're cheers for
cheers for Lord and Lazy O'Hagan and for the
captain and agent OF the steamer.
The excursiOnists
LANDED IN BELFAST
~ eignt O'CLOCK In the evening, and TO borrow .
reP0rtoriai expression they were highly de-
Several Journalists, representing the English,
Scotch. Irish and American press had received
sion and the doings thereat.
ARIsToCRATIO HOSPITALITY
ore snS Se oek pse to 9s
Grue salt Mines, Carrickfergus Castle, Belfast
Msses sss =, wSsAi sS Garron Tower Senarm Castle the
snanes s,nns,s Castle and Lough Nesah me sxcur.
the young Earl OF Antrim and his motner, the
Dowager Lady Antrim. At Gray Abbey the visit
Ors were, At the request OF Lord Londonderry,
who was absent entertained BY hts agent, Mr.
Brownlow. Sir Thomas Mcclure was at the head
OF the party that went TO Shane's Castle and amer
wandering for considerable time
On Lough Neaghs banks, as the nsherman suayA
When the cold calm eves declining;
He sees the round towers Of other days
In the bencath him aiming.
They proceeded to Antrim Castle the seat ol
Sir Richard Wallace. baronet. where luncheon was
prepared for them.
THE TERMINATION.
And with these excursions have terminated the
gatherings and meetings OF the British Association
for the year 1874 In the capital Of the north of ire
land The members OF that association ought to
be well pleased; Tor, while the corporation OF BEL
fast, IN the mean and beggary spirit that has
always characterized them, never even "a much "a
once asked the strangers visiting their town to
take glass OF wine, the citizens and the noble.
men and gentlemen OF the neignborhood have
treated tnem with prtncey profusc hospitality. Il
mas oeen often said that corporation has no souI
ana IL Is certainly true that the Corporation OF
benass nave no soul for anything beyond ndul-
IL Is the head and front.