A thriving market town, in the County Armagh, twenty miles S.W. from Belfast and on the line of the Ulster Railway, for which the town is a station. Brownlow House, the seat of Lord Lurgan, proprietor of the town, extends along the North-East of it, and the entrance is by an elegant lodge from near the centre of the main street. The linen and cambric manufacture is the staple trade of Lurgan. There are two breweries; also a hotel. The Belfast, The Northern and Ulster Banks have each a branch in operation here. The General Quarter Sessions of the County are held in Lurgan, and the Petty Sessions every alternate Tuesday. The Parish Church is a handsome structure in pure Gothic Architecture. There are place of worship for Presbyterians, the Society of Friends, Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, and Roman Catholics. A Free educational school is supported by Erasmus Smith’s Charity. There is a well-equipped and well-managed Model School. The Mechanics’ Institute is a handsome structure, situated at the the corner of High street and Union street, opposite to the principal entrance to the demesne of Lord Lurgan. The library is open on the evenings of Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from seven till nine o’clock. President – The Right Hon. Lord Lurgan, K. St. P. Vice-President – Francis Watson, Esq., J.P. Trustees – Lord Lurgan, John Waite Greer, J.P.; John Hancock, J.P.; and Francis Watson, J.P. Hon. Secretary – Fred W. Magahan. There is a building at the back of and adjoining the Institute, known as the New Town Hall, containing lecture-hall, with platform at end with footlights. Town Commissioners’ office, Brown Linen Hall-room, and a room occupied by the Masonic body, for one of the lodges.