Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1881-10-29 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SHIPBUILDING IN IRELAND.  Whatever may be said about other branches of Irish industry, we think it must be conceded that in shipbuilding it is unexcelled—we had almost said unrivalled. For many years the Clyde claimed pre-eminence in the production of the highest class of ships, but Messrs Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, have, in these latter days, shown the world that it is by no means necessary to go to the Clyde for the very finest specimens of naval architecture. Ten years ago, in the steamers of the White Star Line, they placed afloat vessels which were, in regard to strength, beauty, and speed, without compeers, and thus effected a rapid and permanent improvement in the comfort of an Atlantic voyage. For the improvement in accomomdation, and for the shorter duration of the voyage, benefits now enjoyed by thousands of all nationalities crossing to New York, the world is largely indebted to the White Star Line. Since the date we have referred to, the steady and unvarying success with which vessel after vessel has been launched, by the same builders,, for such companies as the Peninsular and Oriental, the West India and Pacific, the British Shipowners', and others, shows that the shipbuilding trade bas located itself firmly in Belfast, and that in this industry, as E Wablished by Messrs Harland and Wolff, Ireland can hold her own with any other country in the world. We hear that Messrs Ismay, Imrie, and Co. (White Star Line). who have already spent two millions in building steamers in Belfast, have airAnged with Messrs Harland and Wolff for the construction of two more steamers, as well as for a sailing ship, which will be, when launched, the largest sailing vessel afloat. In August Messrs Harland and Wolff completed and delivered to the company a large and powerful steel steamer, the Arabic, and they anticipate delivering a sister ship, the Coptic, early next month. Both these vessels are excellent specimens of marine architecture, and wherever they go they will testify to the genius and skill of the builders and the enterprise of the owners. When the steamers now oontracted for are delivered, Messrs Harland and Wolff will have built for the firm of Messrs Limey, Imrie, and Co. over 60,000 tons of shipping, and Belfast will have had the benefit of an expenditure of nearly two and a half millions. From a national point of view, we think these facts are gratifying, and worth noting by all interested in the prosperity of Ireland.  A FAMILY OF SEVEN 'MURDERED IN HUNGARY, A horrible crime, recalling that of Tropp. man, and including seven victims of the same household, was committed on Saturday night at Varpalota, a small town of 6,000 inhabitants in Hungary. Two robbers obtained admission to the house of a man named Gold, and, after murderously attacking its inmates, they succeeded in making off with their booty. When the gendarmes entered the premises ou Sunday morning, Gold, the master of the house, was found with his hands tied behind him, his head split open, and his face perforated with knife thrusts. Next to him lay his wife, whose features had been mangled beyond recognition. Their daughter, a girl of fifteen, was discovered in bed with her head battered in, and in a cradle next to her a child six months old, its hands and feet horribly mutilated. In the next room were the disfigured corpses of Gold's father, an old man of eighty-sir, and of his grandson. The body of a girl of twenty, who had been adopted by the family, was stretched on the floor in a pool of blood. One of the maidservants, who was bound band and foot, states that the house was first plundered, the robbers having promised that if no noise were made they would harm nobody. She farther says that the authors of this ghastly crime were not common peasants.