Ruinous Practices in Ariculture. 





From a hill which the road crosses, about 

 half way to Killcullen, we had a most exten- 

 sive view of the plain and curragh of Kildare, 

 and were approached on our right, by the 

 Wicklow mountains. The soil of this district 

 is excellent, but little can be offered in favour 

 of its management ; yet the produce appeared 

 to be abundant, when the labor and manure 

 bestowed on it are taken into consideration. 

 According to our English ideas of farming, 

 such treatment as lands here receive would 

 with us soon prove ruinous to the soil, the land- 

 lord, and the tenant. Many gentlemen's seats 

 were distinguishable, some of which were 

 agreeably surrounded with plantations. A 

 little beyond Timolin is the pleasantly situated 

 village of Ballytore, celebrated as the spot 

 where the illustrious Mr. Burke received his 

 education, under the care of Mr. Shackleton, 

 an amiable and enlightened quaker. 



The admiration, nay, astonishment, with 

 which I have so often listened to Mr. Burke, gave 

 an interest to every spot connected with his 

 memory, and forcibly brought to my recollec- 

 tion the profundity and extent of his know- 

 ledge, while the energy, warmth, and beauty 

 of his imagery, captured the heart, and made 

 judgment tributary to his will. As an orator, 



