IRELAND.
The Lord-Lieutenant held his first levee for the season at Dublin Castle on Wednesday. It was very fully attended—between 1300 and 1400—although the streets were white with snow. The clergy of the Established Church mustered in great force, but of the Roman Catholic not a single Bishop or other dignitary attended to do honour to the representative of Royalty.
"Model" farming decidedly don't " pay " in Ireland. The accounts of last year's receipts and expenditure on the Government model farms is very discouraging. While the expense of Glasnevin model farm was 5150/., the crops produced but 14451.; the total outlay on nineteen " models " was 12,3481.; the returns 3724/. It is asked whether farms which show such ruinous results can be fitted to train farmers who are to live by the land?
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