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About three o'clock steam was shut off under Rossclare, and the 

 captain of the party, with a small company of volunteers, left the 

 ship to make arrangements for dinner, and secure accommodation 

 for the night. H. M. D'Arcy Irvine, Esq., the spirited proprietor 

 of the hotel, received the party most kindly, and gave them a 

 hearty welcome to Lough Erne. Arrangements having been 

 completed, the captain and his volunteers rejoined the ship, and all 

 moved down the lake for Castle Caldwell, saluting the hotel as 

 they passed. Soon after the lake expands to its greatest width — 

 about eight miles. Over the low land to the right the mountains 

 of Donegal can be seen, while the Poola Tooka range bounds the 

 left extremity of the lake for a distance of about two miles in bluff 

 escarpments and undulating sloping undercliffs, reminding the party 

 of Cave Hill and the high ground above the Antrim Road. Dis- 

 tant views were had of Rockford, Castle Archdall, Riversdale, and 

 other mansions of the neighbouring gentry, but steaming closer 

 to the left side of the lake, a nearer view was obtained of Tully 

 Castle, the scene of a dreadful massacre during the rebellion of 

 1 64 1. After a run of about twenty-two miles from Enniskillen, 

 the party arrived at Castle Caldwell, the residence of John Cald- 

 well Bloomfield, Esq. Here they were shown over the museum of 

 Indian and Chinese curiosities, collected by members of the family, 

 and a variety of objects connected with the history and industrial 

 resources of Ireland. Some of our Belfast antiquarians should not 

 lose sight of the manuscripts in this collection. Mr. Bloomfield 

 was most attentive to his Belfast visitors, and took special care to 

 point out the principal objects in his collection, and when assem- 

 bled on the lawn he presented the party with a very fine pike 

 ( Esox lucins ), weighing over 2 2 lbs., he had just captured in the 

 lake. A vote of thanks was passed by acclamation, which Mr. 

 Bloomfield acknowledged in complimentary terms, stating he was 

 always glad to see his friends from Belfast, as the representatives of 

 one of the brightest spots in Ireland. With a good hearty cheer 

 returned from the shore, the steamer left Castle Caldwell at six 

 o'clock in the evening for the Rossclare Hotel. The quiet calm of 

 the evening was now in perfect harmony with the delightful scenery. 



