238 Visit Lord Clonbrock. 



I was much concerned at quitting Balli- 

 nasloe before the conclusion of the meeting; 

 as I should have been pleased to have seen the 

 prizes awarded. The business of the insti- 

 tution is ably conducted, and has, and \vill 

 continue to produce the most important public 

 benefits. The decision of the judges, however 

 impartial and correct, it i* impossible to ex- 

 pect should be agreeable to all parties ; it is 

 on this point dissatifaction and disunion gene- 

 rally has arisen, and, however to be lamented, 

 it is I fear unavoidable. 



Great and respectful regard is paid to 

 strangers ; no occasion of polite attention to- 

 wards us was neglected ; nor can I, in terms 

 adequate to my feelings, express how sensibly 

 I was gratified by the distinguished compliment 

 I received on being elected an honorary mem- 

 ber of the institution. 







We dined at Lord Clonbrock's, whose re- 

 sidence is about five miles from Ballinasloe ; 

 the mansion is new, and the grounds laid out in 

 the modern style. The country is too flat to 

 be beautiful ; the mode of husbandry stands in 

 great need of improvement. The grazing land 

 lets from three to five pounds, the arable from 

 forty to fifty shillings the acre. An excessive 

 repetition of corn crops prevails, and though 



