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court in the interior of the old cairn on the summit. All were 

 charmed with the beautiful views from the summit of Scrabo, 

 the undulating hills of " sweet County Down " and the waters 

 of Strangford Lough, with its three hundred odd islands, all 

 going to make a pleasant scene in the evening sunlight. Many 

 ascended the tower erected to the memory of the Marquis of 

 Londonderry — he who was known as the " fighting Marquis " 

 of Peninsula fame, whilst the thoughts of others wandered over 

 the events in the life of the most celebrated member of the 

 same family, and to some the scathing lines of Bryon were 

 called to recollection. The descent from the hill was soon 

 made, and a short drive brought all into tea at the Ulster Hotel, 

 Newtown ards, after which a short business meeting was held 

 with Wm. Gray in the chair, when the following new members 

 were elected : — William Ewart, George Scilly, John Pullman, 

 and James T. Oswald. After tea a short time was allowed to 

 visit the old Abbey Church and the Town Cross preparatory 

 to leaving for Belfast. 



ii July. 

 PORT SALON AND ROSAPENNA. 



On the morning of the u July the Northern Counties 

 Railway brought a party of forty into the city of Derry, where 

 a 'bus soon conveyed the party across the city to the station for 

 Fahan, where a special steamer was boarded for Port Salon. 

 Lough Swilly is beautiful and interesting between Fahan and 

 Port Salon, and the sail down the waters past the sandy bays 

 and the rugged heads, caverned by the sea, afforded pleasure 

 and satisfaction to all on board. The rocks at Ballynastocker 

 were pointed out upon which His Majesty's frigate " Saldanha " 

 was lost. This frigate seems to have been particularly ill-fated 

 on this cruise in search of privateers, for in the January of the 

 year she was wrecked, Midshipman Graham and seven seamen 

 were drowned in a small boat while doing King's service. The 



