After halting at some places of little consequence, paid a visit to Lord Clanwilliam's; and then proceed d to Lord de Montalt's, at Dundrum, a seat ornamented in the modern style of improvement, to which it has been brought from the antiquated taste of former times, wholly under his lordship's auspices. This nobleman is also a great and a suc.cessful cultivator.

The following day passed through Cashel, where is a ruin, situated on a rock, supposed to be of the remotest antiquity. Proceeded towards Clonmell, the best lying place in the county of Tipperary, built on the banks of the Suire, a river navigable for boats of ten tons burden. It is a populous town, and is noted for being the birth-place of Sterne.

Three miles beyond Clonmel is the seat of Sir William Osborne. "From a character," says Mr. Young, "so remarkable for intelligence and precision, I could not fail of meeting information of the most valuable kind." This gentleman, with a liberal spirit, has encouraged settlers on his domain, and, in consequence, has effectuated improvements equally beneficial to himself and them.

One third of Waterford mountain-land lets for sixpence an acre, and the rest for about seven shillings. Tillage does not much thrive on this coast but there are some good dairies.

Tracing the Suire, passed through Carrick to Curraghmore, the seat of the Earl of Tyrone. This is one of the finest places in Ireland. The mansion is large, and stands on a rising ground in a vale, environed by very bold hills, which rise in a variety of forms, and present some noble and striking

scenes.

In company with his Lordship, proceeded to Waterford, a place of great trade, particularly with Newfoundland. Several extensive manufac

FROM

CHESTER TO LONDON,

BY

THOMAS PENNANT, Esq.

Performed in 1780.

OF the multifarious literary labours of Mr. Pennant, it it is impossible to speak in adequate terms. We have already attended him with pleasure and improvement through Scotland; and we now take a shorter tour with him, indeed, but one not destitute of entertainment. Whatever subject Mr. Pennant has touched, it has been his good fortune to illustrate and adorn it. His present route, in the hands of a common traveller, would have presented little to interest or engage; but he has rendered it not only pleasant but instructive.

In March, 1780, our author began his annual journey to London, and, leaving Chester, passed through Boughton to Christleton, a pretty village, seated, like most of those in Cheshire, on a limestone rock.

From thence he crossed Brownheath, and soon entered the little town of Tarwin, on the borders of the Forest of Delamere. Against the church wall is a monument to the memory of Mr. John Thomasne, thirty-six years master of the gram

mar-school at that place, and who, as his epitaph says, was celebrated for his exquisite penmanship. Among other performances in the graphic art, it is recorded, that he transcribed for Queen Anne the Icon Basilike of her royal grand father, and finished invaluable copies of several of the Greek classics.

From Tarvin they took the great road, leaving Stapleford on the right, and two miles farther Ut kinton Hall, both seats of families of some consequence.

Reach Torperley, a small town, once a borough. In the church, which is dedicated to St. Helen, are some ancient monuments of the Dones and the Crews. "must not leave this place," says Mr. Pennant," without letting fall a few tears, as a tribute to the memory of its honest rector, John Allen, whose antiquarian knowledge and hospitality I have often experienced in my way to the capital." From the ancient rectoral house, is an awful view of the great rock of Beeston, backed by the Peckfreton Hills. This insulated rock is composed of sand stone, very lofty and precipitous at one end, and sloping at the other. Its perpendicular height is three hundred and sixty-six feet from the level of Beeston Bridge. The summit commands most extensive views in various directions, and is crowned with the ruins of a strong fortress, founded in 1220, by Randle Blondeville, earl of Chester. It appears to have been a place of very considerable strength. Some of the outworks of the walls, six or seven rounders, and a square tower, part of the covert-way, still remain, besides other smaller appendages.

History records few particulars of this castle, during some centuries after its erection. During the contentions between Charles I. and his parlia ment, its possession became an object of some consequence, and at that momentous crisis it more than once changed masters; but, at last, after being de

tures are established here; and the herring-fisheries on the coast are almost inexhaustless, though less attended to than they deserve. The new church in this city is a beautiful fabric; but the finest object is the quay, an English mile in length, and almost unrivalled in its accompaniments.

Leaving Waterford, they proceeded to Passage, and put their baggage on board the packet, in expectation of sailing directly; but not having the full complement of passengers, were obliged to wait. After passing a very unpleasant night on board, took a walk next morning to Ballycanvan, the seat of Mr. Bolton, and in company with Mr. Bolton, jun. rode to Faithleghill, a place commanding some of the boldest and most romantic views of any in Ireland. The intervening space is the sole property of Mr. Bolton, who has signalized himself as one of the most intelligent and public spirited Country gentlemen in the island.

Having bid adieu to this gentleman and his son, at last, on the 20th of October, the cargo of passengers being complete, though the wind was unfayourable, they set sail; but had not been long at sea before they encountered a violent gale, and with difficulty they were able to keep off the coasts. After a tedious passage, however, of nearly two days, though the run is frequently performed in twelve hours, they landed safely at Milford Haven, and thus finished a long tour, in the sister kingdom, of more than fifteen hundred miles.

With regard to the manners and customs of the Irish, Mr. Young observes, that there are men of 50001. a year, who live in houses that a person of 7001. a year in England would disdain; but confesses that many new buildings are every day rising, which bid fair, in a few years, to do away the reflection he passed: namely, "that he should sup,

pose, thirty years ago, there were not ten dwellings in the kingdom fit for an English pig to live in.”

The tables of people of fortune are elegantly spread, and differ in nothing from those of England. The flavour of their venison, however, is inferior, and the vegetables in general are more insipid, owing to the climate, which is extremely moist. Claret is the common wine; but drinking and duelling, which have been so generally imputed to the Irish as reigning vices, are no longer peculiar to them. It is true, they sit longer at table than the English; but every one, in good company, is at perfect liberty to please himself in his potations; nor is duelling more frequent than in England. Perhaps, when the Irish became refined into sobriety, they likewise lost that stimulus to quarreling and single combat, which once disgraced the island; intoxication and a spirit of disagreement have ever been inseparable. Improvements in national manners, as well as in the face of the country, are rapidly going forward; and our prayer is, that they may increase more and more.

The character of the Irish," concludes our tourist, "is, on the whole, respectable. Those persons from whom it is candid to take an estimate, do honour to their country. They are a lively, learned, and ingenious people. Their talents for eloquence is felt and acknowledged in the parliaments of both kingdoms. Our own service, both by sea and land, as well as those of the principal monarchies of Europe, speak their steady and determined courage. Every unprejudiced traveller, who visits them, will be as much pleased with their cheerfulness as obliged by their hospitality; and will find them a brave, polite, and liberal people."