even in the most disturbed times, been attacked. That, I think,
is an extraordinary testimony to the high moral character of the Irish
people.'

"'It is not money, but the genius of money that I esteem,' said
Bianconi; 'not money itself, but money used as a creative power.'

And he himself has furnished in his own life the best possible
illustration of his maxim He created a new industry, gave employment to
an immense number of persons, promoted commerce, extended civilisation;
and, though a foreigner, proved one of the greatest of Ireland's
benefactors."

About two years after the date of my son's visit, Charles Bianconi
passed away, full of years and honours; and his remains were laid
beside those of his son and daughter, in the mortuary chapel at
Boherlahan. He died in 1875, in his ninetieth year. Well might Signor
Henrico Mayer say, at the British Association at Cork in 1846, that "he
felt proud as an Italian to hear a compatriot so deservedly eulogised;
and although Ireland might claim Bianconi as a citizen, yet the
Italians should ever with pride hail him as a countryman, whose
industry and virtue reflected honour on the country of his birth."

Footnotes for Chapter IX.

[1] This article originally appeared in 'Good Words.' A biography of
Charles Bianconi, by his daughter, Mrs. Morgan John O'Connell, has
since been published; but the above article is thought worthy of
republication, as its contents were for the most part taken principally
from Mr. Bianconi's own lips.

[2] Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Postage
(Second Report), 1838, p. 284.

[3] Evidence before the Select Committee on Postage, 1838.

[4] Hall's 'Ireland,' ii. 76.

[5] Paper read before the British Association at Cork, 1843.

CHAPTER X.

INDUSTRY IN IRELAND: THROUGH CONNAUGHT AND ULSTER, TO BELFAST.

"The Irish people have a past to boast of, and a future to create."--J.
F. O'Carrol.

"One of the great questions is how to find an outlet for Irish
manufactures. We ought to be an exporting nation, or we never will be
able to compete successfully with our trade rivals."--E. D. Gray.

"Ireland may become a Nation again, if we all sacrifice our parricidal
passions, prejudices, and resentments on the altar of our country.
Then shall your manufactures flourish, and Ireland be free."--Daniel
O'Connell.

Further communications passed between my young friend, the Italian
count, and his father; and the