The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-11
Earl CaernarvOn's Visit to
the North Of Ireland.
CARL ROSA'S OPERATE. TRIP.
Wanderers" Opinion on the Com
positions and TranslatiOns in
English Opera.
BELFAST. September ID. 1850.

fast. Lord Caernarvon, Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, and. lady have visited the
capital of Ireland North; while Carl
Rosa's English OperaCompany gives its
sixth performance tonight. Between the
two the newspapers have had about as
much as kept them reasonably well sup
piled with local news. On Monday last
there was profuse display OF flags and
bunting about the principal streets, and
towards evening, knots of people were
Ito be seen gathering at different points
as if IN expectation of something or
other. AT the station of the Great
Northern Railroad, on Great Victoria
Street. it was almost impossible for the
cars or trans, as they are called here,
to move along, so many people had
gathered. And they were all awaiting
the arrival of the Lord-Lieutenant, who
is now making his tour of ireland, which
has been delayed for some time on ac-
count of Illness. He left Dublin at
about > O clock and reached Belfast at
$50. the arrival here being preceded
bv the discharge of number OF guns,
/ following which was fearful craning
of uecks until his "Ludship hand lady
bappeared hon the scene" Then came
the hurrahs. waving of hats and hand
kerchiefs and a break-neck trot after
the carriage containing the "Lud" in
the hope that another view might be
had of the "noble pair" Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday ton the after
noon of which day the Viceregent
departed) were spent in visiting manu-
factories and industrial establishments
in Belfast, as also schools and places Of
public interest. Wherever he went,
whether in the schoolroom, in a linen
manufacturing establishment, or
whether meeting the Town Council or a
committee from an organization OF
whatever character, the proverbial and
inevitable address was presented, TO
which his "LudShip" would patiently
listen, and then reply in so much ready
gush, manufactured and disposed OF at
wholesale rates, by all Irish Viceregents
on their visits to different parts or the
country in which they stand III the stead
of the Empress. Wherever they y ent
thew we're escorted by q guard of dra
goons. while along the streets through
which Lord Ceernarvons and party were
to pass were stationed at short distances
SQUADS of cOnstabulary armed with
their peculiarly small but dangerous
looking guns. The weather was any
thing but favorable, at times the rain
descending In torrents, n0twlthStand-
ing which large numbers of people
braved the dangers of q wetting. and
there was a great pteponderance of
women showing how deeply anxious
they were TO get, if possible, the faint
est glimpse Of the visitors. The fact
that it was raining must have made
them conscious that the pair would be
snugIv tucked away in carriage, and
that while they were safely and costly
packed away from the danger of rain,
the people who were silly enough to
stand outside and get ducking would
get view of the carriage only for their
pains. This fact, however, did not deter
them from coming out each day in the
amidst of the drenching rains, in the
! hone that they might get glimpse
! The papers record with emphasis how
patiently and with what unflinChing
| courage the dragons took their wet
tings, while their highnesses remained
/ III the place they were visiting until
each heavy shower was past, lest three
or four spots should fall on them. So.
considerate of the royalty and 1t must
have filed the bosoms of the dragons
with ardOr and ambition to think that
they were likely to be called on at any
time to risk their lives to preserve those
and the rank of the two individuals who
were so thoughtful that they were per-
fectly willing one hundred and fifty men
should be drenched through and
through, so long as few drops did not
fall on their clothes. il Is TO preserve a
government that maintains a horde OF
this very thoughtful and considerate
class that the Britisher boasts he never.
never" viii be a slave. The sense of
security this nobility class feels, the deep
seated love which they recognize the
people as having for them is shown by
the fact that body guard must CLOSELY
surround them wherever they go: in
addition to which, even in this hot-bed
of loyalty, of undying affection ter the
crown and things British, (BelfasN ex.
ira squads OF police have to be placed
along the line through which the pro
cession is to move, while the depth of
confidence that is paced In the love of
the loyal Belfaster is shown IN the fact
that the policeman. besides his custom
airy weapon, the club is armed with a
repeating gun Sof abbreviated dimen.
sions but with bore on it that suggests
thoughts of a young cannon.
The visit of Lord Caernarvon excited
no such enthusiasm as did that of the
Prince and Princess of Wales, perhaps
because Caernarvon has shown himself
to be a reasonably moral man and pos
sessed of some brains. whereas the
Prince of Wales has never been serious
: ly accused of possessing either qualifi
/ cations in any astonishing degree. There
were no decorations. no Examinations
no general demonstration such as at
tended the visit of the Prince anG
e Frincess of Wales. Flags of differen
Municipalities were flung to the breeze
and Heated while the Lord-Lieutenan
and retlnue remained, but the display
was private and optional and depended
upon the political notions of the indi
yidual. The visit of Caernaryon wa.
4 looked on as political matter anC
: while it was hailed with rapturous de
t light by the Conservatives citizens n
: Liberal tendencies had no part in the 70
joicings of their Opponents and tool
none, and did little. II anvtb;rr, 80 ~,