History and Progress. 



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while new districts are being opened up, where lengthening 

 streets of private houses keep in line with the ever-increasing 

 population. 



HOW BEST TO SEE THE CITY. 



Some of the Principal Buildings, &c. 



FOR the purpose of viewing the city, no better plan can 

 be adopted by the stranger than by taking the tram- 

 lines as the routes to be followed. From Castle 

 Junction — the centre of the tramway system, and 

 in the very heart of the city — excursions can be made in 

 various directions. From the top of a tram-car an 

 excellent view is obtained, and a few hours may be 

 profitably and pleasantly spent in this way in getting 

 a general view of the streets and suburbs. 



The most notable monu- 

 ment in Belfast is the Albert 

 Memorial Clock Tower at 

 the foot of High Street, close 

 to the steamboat quays and 

 the Custom House. Only 

 two other monuments at 

 present stand in our public 

 streets — statues of eminent 

 local divines : Dr. Cooke, 

 opposite the Royal Aca- 

 demical Institution, and 

 Dr. Hanna, at Carlisle 

 Circus. A very handsome 

 Statue of Her late 

 Majesty, in commemoration 

 of her Diamond Jubilee, has 

 been executed, and will be 

 placed in front of the New 

 City Hall facing Donegall 

 Place. Beside it, one of Sir 

 Edward Harland,the founder 

 of the Shipbuilding Works, 

 is readv for erection. Funds 



ALBERT MEMORIAL. 



