The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-17
City of Belfast and it's Beautl-
full Surroundings.
THE ROYAL VISIT THERETO.
decorations and Examinations in
Honor of the Prince and
Princess OF Wales
BELFAST, IRELAND, April 25, 1885.


Correspondence of THE HERALD:
Belfast is still Haunting gaudy colors
IN the breeze, in honor of the visit of
the Prince and Princess OF Wales. One
would think the people of that town
had been aching for years for the OPP
portunity afforded them only few days
ago-that of stopping over accidents of
birth, of practically deifying very rak-
ish male being, and a fair specimen of
female integrity and worth. of rejoic-
ing over their enforced contributions to
the sustenance of individuals in noway
beneficial to the State-and of crowniRg
the whole by labelling these exhibitions
loyalty" Well, the old lady is said to
have found joy inexpressible in kissing
her tactical fluid producer. and if it
suited her taste, one can see no particu-
lar reason why she should not indulge
in the pastime. So with the citizens of
Belfast in regard to the recent Royal
visit. 1t is none the less true, however,
the Irish, Chose who pride themselves
on being loyaD can not explain what
the obligation is that binds them to
England, or what virtues. have been dis
played either by the Prince or Princess
of Wales, which should move, with such
remarkable unaminity, the Irish to an
exhibition so unprecedented. The af
lection of the royal family for Ireland
or Belfast-is shown in the circumstance
that, in forty years, none of them have
visited it but once. Thirty-nine years
ago Queen Victoria visited Belfast. AT
that time Dublin was the principal
maritime town of Ireland. Since then,
in spite of much active opposition, Bel
fast has steadfastly moved to the front;
and is to-day, the principal city, in
point of commercial Importance, in Ire
land. In thirty-nine years the revenue
from customs at the Belfast port have
grown from almost nothing until the
income to-day is estimated to exceed
the income from customs of all the
other Irish ports combined. This tells
the story of her increase in CONNER
| cial importance. In that period also,
| her population has increased 10000
souls; and yet her buildings are only
now beginning to amount to anything
They are inferior, in business point of
view, to those of any young American
city l know of, which has near an equal
population. In point of residences,
also it is much inferior. This declara-
ton should. perhaps. be qualified by
stating that the weather. class in this
part of the world do not build residences
in the heart of city, and rarely in its
! confines. The suburbs are devoted to
sons moderately wealthy, and the
homes of the poor, who by going the
| farther from business centres, can rent
rooms the cheaper. The rule here,
however, is country residences; and it
is said to be both a healthier and
cheaper manner of liying-not only for
the wealthy, but for men whose income
is derived from daily employment.
where the employment is of such
character as to be fairly remunerative.
The Belfast Tough is about ten miles
long. The Lagan River flows into it.
and through this means into the ocean.
| A fiat iron will give fair representation
of the Tough, the point being where the
Lagan opens into it, belfast is on either
side) while the broad part breasts the
ocean. All along this Tough are being
! built fine country residences, of every
becoming variety of architecture, and
of all sizes. Magnificent gardens and
grounds are laid out and the shores, al
most the whole distance. are skirted
with walks, leading into the most de-
| lightful places, with wood and wave in
, sight always, either on one side or the
other. Any fair day, the distance is
lined with people, strolling along the
watching the tide ebb or flow, the
steamers, yachts and schooners passing
beneath; or lying on the grass gazing
ON the blue sky, or the sunlit sea, or
resting beneath the shade of trees read
ing and nodding. No carpet was ever
so soft as the bed of grass that grows
untouched from year to year. The dis
lance from the outer points to Belfast
is traversed from fifteen to twenty-five
times day by railroad trains, and thus
i easy communication is had with the
principal town of business en- the
Emerald Isle; and while health is con-
sidered, reasonable seclusion secured,
beauty and pictureSqueneSs of scenery
obtained, it is said actually to be cheap
er to pay the railroad fares each day
! and enjoy these comforts and pleasures
/ than to rent suitable quarters in the
1 city. So rapidly has been the improve
mentS made in this direction. and SO
famed the place that people gather to
spend the summer in this vicinity from
all parts of the United Kingdom The
! London NeUS, IN very recent issue
compares the Belfast Tough to Lake
Geneva IN point of beauty, and as in
finitely its superior in many respects
in affording a means for commercial
enterprise. All these facts have come
to light as result of the visit of their
Royal Highnesses, the Prince and
Princess of Wales"
These mobiles, with their retinue.
reached Belfast on Thursday-having
left Dublin that day. The experience
of the High Royalnesses in the southern
districts had been anything but as
pleasant as could have been desired.
Even in Dublin, until the very last
moment of arrival. it was uncertain
whether the opposing or favorable SEN
timent would prevail. The appearance
of the party on the scene, however,
turned the tide in favor of those who
viewed the visit in favorable light. 1t
is strange that these wild Irish will not
acceptthe privilege of SOLDERING over
couple of born princes as a most pleas
ing substitute for political liberty. {
have little or no sympathy with the
| Nationalist cause, as it seems wild ana