The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-25

more proof OF general prosperity and thrlit than
in the south. The numerous smart towns,
crowded with large manufactures are not the
only evidences; but the land Is divided small
ana carefully cultivated tracts, and the peasantry
are more intelligent and independent. Much OF
the country Is a perfect garden. The beautiful
valley In which the old town OF Newry stands
elected much admiration from the rinemen.
There are few more pei feet landscapes to be seen
In the United Kingdom. At every turn charm
ing picture Is presented. The town, with It's tow.
and graceful spires, baskIng In the sunlight OF
the July afternoon; The lazy stream, straying In
wayward manner rom nook to nook IN RIGA
meadow, ana the noWery hillstdes, against which
neatly whitewashed cabins were built-each OF
these had Its charm. which was nlly ielt-
THE RECEPTION AZ BELFAST.
Toward seven O'Clock the train drew near the
busy town OF Belfast which is surrounded with
pleasant nelds aud pretty suburbs thckly sown
with fashionable villas. As 'the carriages were
whlrled past the streets tnickly crowded with
mills and factories deafenlDg DIN OF cheers
arose from the hundreds OF operatives who mad
been patiently waiting nearly an hour. on their
way home from work, to see ''the YANKEES"
There were scores or plump, fresh faced, round
armed lasses shouting a welcome which no enc
Jailed to hear although the car wheels ratified
tremendously. For they can shout, these irish
girls. There is no feeoIeness IN their merry
voices, as every one " no visited the great Brook
field linen mill, when the team was received
there, and heard the cheers OF the many hundred
operatives high above the noise OF all the machln-
err, will well remember On leaving the car
riages Colonel Gilderseeve and Major Leech were
received by Mayer Lindsay. wearing about his
neck the superb civic chain OF gold which is one
OF the gories OF Belfast. Then came the recep-
ton The streets were lined, nay. stuffed.
TO sui1ocation with s'the masses" Protestant and
Catholic, for once in this most turbulent Irish
town-where religion and politics GO nand in
hand, and not infrequantly Join IN breaking few
heads-minged peacefully In the streets. But
they were not silent. They sent up cheer after
cheer; they ran alter the carriages IN dense
tnrongs; they pressed about the procession. and,
IN very excess or friendiest feeling, broke II up
ana rendered It's passage along the prescribed
route impossible. TheprincIpal streets were gay
with nags. All the clubs and prominent public
buildings were respondent with notices and
bunting.
TEE ARTISAN CLASS
was represented In the streets In full force Thou
sands OF men ana boys who had Just started on
their way home from work swelled the crowds Of
every moment, until, on the arrival Of the process
sion at the Imperial Hotel, IL was found necessary
10 order q halt and Major Leech and Colonel Gill
derseeve made addresses 1rom the upper WIN
dows the cheers from the thousands OF threats
drifting up almost like echoes to every
word, SO frequent were they. Long after
TIE members OF the team had disappeared
the masses renamed gathered about the hotel
doors, ana the consiabulary, although now and
then little sharp In their treatment OF those
who pressed forward most eagerly, knew that IL
would be very unWise proceeding 20 onend the
sensibilities or such formidable gathering. In
the evening 10 the Botanical Gardens there were
immense crowds gathered, mainly representing
the weather. ciasses. regimental band played
American airs and proiuson OF rockets, Ben
gal lights and Chinese lanterns lit up the masses
Of foliage and the thousands OF gayly dressed peo
pie. The effect as one stood on one OF the slopes
commanding view or the lawn in the centre OF
the gardens, when lurid light was throwR upon
the sea OF upturned faces, was remarkably fine.
The crowds dispersed as the motto '.Hail Colum-
bia.' in letters OF fire. announced the close OF the
estlvitles and the visitors separated TO visit the
clubs and private mansions Hospitality thrown
open to them.
BRIFAsr-CLANDRBoYE.
A lively, nourishing town, Belfast-a town
where the men are all busy, the women ali pretty,
the horses all nne and fast the streets all clean
and well paved, the begears few and the.cham-
payne lunches plenty; town where the air Is
always DTlSA, where tuo ubyIIBuI II bummeE l1SLs
until almost midnight, where q hundred regi-
menus OF stous artisans do good work and are
amply paid for it; town essentially American in
spirit and intimately allied In a hundred ways to
the great commercial metropolis OF the New
World: q town which sent A. T. Stewart to New
YORK, and which has dozens OF merchants princes
Of its own; town where dissent and religious
difference now and then bubble over into fights
which render necessary the presence Of Arm
strong guns on the streets and regiments OF con-
stables and soldiery in action; q town where bar
ricades sometimes spring up like mushrooms, and
orange heads are broken by Catholic clups, while
Catholic eyes are blackened by Orange nsts; q
town where within few hundred yards of eacn
other there immense mills each employing
about the same number OF operatives. In one
OF which every man, woman and child
employed Is Catholic and in the otDer
every child, woman and man Is Protes-
tant and inlmical to the others; a town In which
the pulses are quick, the passions strong the
commercial loyalty absolutely unalterable, and
the linens unsurpassed; q town where one hears
just the lightest suspicion OF Scotch burr in the
speech, causing him to remember that the spirits
and capacities two OF the finest OF the North
there brought into play Ia unison: town
which ALREADY boasts more than 200 900 tnhabi-
tants, has doubled its population within the last
next decade; town which frowns on pleasant
old Dublin in patronizing fashion and condemns
her as unenterprlslng aud slow. town which
reminds one singuarly Of Chicago, just as a Cut.
cago man would say, doubtless, tAst Dublin re-
minds aim o. 81. Louis; atown whose fine narbor is
crowded with shipping, whose Exchange Is daily
packed with prosperous merchants, where the
common people take wspapers and reaa them
and where nothing Is ever by any chance zone by
halves, and town set down In the centre OF one
OF the most exqusltely beautiful sections OF coun
try in Northern Europe, and surrounded with
suburbs renowned for their charms.
THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE
gave the rinemen and their friends q genuine
treat In taking them down the lougB, from Bel
last 10 Bangor, In q steamer, the day alter their
arrival. The steamer Palmorston took out very
numerous excursion party, past the huge docks
where the gaunt swlfL steamers OF the famous
White STAR line are built past many pleasant