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travellers. Had the servants been disposed to 

 pilfer, many opportunities were afforded them 

 of taking articles infinitely more valuable. 



The concourse of people passing all the even- 

 ing, and through the night, prepared us for the 

 bustle we had to encounter. We were for- 

 tunate in muling room in the mail from Atli- 

 lone carrying four inside passengers : the 

 driving was steady, and the horses were good, 

 as was evinced by their performing the twelve 

 miles in less than two hours. We observed a 

 great extent of bog to the southward, con- 

 nected with the bog of Allen; the soil in general 

 appeared to be light, and the cultivation of it 

 very indifferent. 



Ballinasloe is a considerable town ; at its 

 autumnal fair, it is calculated to receive ten 

 thousand visitors, the price of whose beds varies 

 from sixpence to a guinea per night. 



The farming society of Ireland have a very 

 good house here, with admirable accommoda- 

 tions for the company, and ample convenience 

 for the reception and exhibition of stock. The 

 arrangement of the prize cattle is perfectly 

 well conducted. The order and regularity of 



