The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-06 00:00:00

7111.-11, BY JURY.

Yesterday a meeting was held of the friends of Trial by Jury,
and also of the trivial, of Parliamentary !Limo,, at the Crown and
,►nchor Tarim Dinner was sent up at six o'clack, am! though
the fare was frugal. and the repast extremely nnalerate, there was
enough to satisfy the appetites of those whose luxurious longio1;11

THE BRITISH PRESS.

COYMERCIAL PROSPECTS OF IRELAND.

'From the FOCllinr Anti
There are various indications which induce us to beieve,
that a new and favourable prospect is opening on the in-
dustry end resources of Ireland. The farming interest has
dev;iloilly revived ; stock and corn have advanced to a re-
1111111CrItillg !nice, if not beyond it. We stop not to in-
l;uire into the Causes Or this cheering revival—whether the
riresent dawn of prosperity be at!rihutahle to the Small
Note .% et, which, in Mr. Cobbett's opinion, has been,
pro truth, a virtual appeal of Mr. Peel': famous bill for re-
storing the e..rrencv to its healthy state—or whether it
arises filen the hie:cgs:nit cleirethd for the produce of our
fields, which the flourishing state of commerce in England
has pro hie, d. Neu'ter 410 we feel it nee essary to inquire,
wheat( r the prospect be temismary—whether it he nicely to
I receive inert-111)6ml from a misunderstanding with foreign
I nations, or from the deepening disc-inn:fits of Ireland., or
from a revulsion, which the plethora of what is called
prormeritv may modue roomer or lan r. even in England
herself. We content ourselves with sta: ing the facts, that the
Irish fa: mers are again hot ling up their heads—that the land-
owners arc again receiving their rents—that masons, car-
penters. and bricklayers. as well as all the trades dependent an
agriculture, are reviving—that the professions. particu-
larly the law. are recovering—that there is a prospect of
considerable litigation, the undeviating companion of mer-
cantile prosperity ; and with, perhaps, the exception of
sotne classes of shopkeepers, that Ireland is much better
off than she was for any year since the conclusion of the
last pence.
It is to be observed, however, that a considerable change
has token place in the mercantile pursuits of the country,
or rather in the mode of. conducting those pursuits.
Whether the change be for the better, we shall tint say ;
but a change of a very important nature has commenced,
and promises steadily to continue. It is this, that the im-
mediate retail dealers have become importers themselves,
that those persons who !nth, rto depended upon the mer-
chant for their British cloth, for their teas, for their cali-
coes, now import, to a very considerable extent, these ar-
ticles on their own account. The superior rank of grocers
have their London brokers ; the woollen drapers, instead of
applying to the cloth merchant, as formerly, have their
correapondents in Leeds and Gloucester; the dealers in
muslin and calico go to Glasgow or Manchester for
supplies. The repeal of the. Union Duties has re-
moved the itnpeslinteirts which heretofore existed, and by
redecing the commerce of the two islands to a coasting
trade, it has really put it into the power of any man, with
a moderate capital and fair character, to undertake himself
that part of his business which was formerly consigned to
the management of an importing merchant. On the other
hand, such are the small returns which the capitalists
(whether their capital be invested in manufactures or
commerce) can make, that the most considerable houses in
England have agents in almost every part of Ireland, for the
purpose of taking and of executing orders. This system,
it will readily be seen, must, in the processof a short time,
do away the necessity of even the country dealers applying
to Dublin. As for the dealers in Dublin, they have only
to cross over to Liverpool, and to go thence to Birmingham
or Manchester, make up their assortment, and such is the
expedition, owing to the establishment of steam-boat
trailers. that in four or five days the English goods will be
exposed for sale in their shops.
That the vicinity of Ireland to such an immense work-
shop as England must, MOW that all international restric-
tions are done away with, ultimately prove beneficial to
this country, there can be no doubt. But, independent of
the immediate advantage, we are satisfied that much con-
tingent benefit must an e to the poorer country. At no
teriod, we are satisfied, since our first connexion with
England, has the mind of the people of that country been
more strongly turned to Irish affairs than it is at the
presort moment. Indeed, they. have grown up to such
importance—they have, even in an imperial point el*
view, become so deeply interesting, that not only the
merchant and the capitalist, but the statesman, has his
eye steadily fixed upon us. During the last summer,
there were more English Senators in Ireland than at any
former. Even the Absentees, alarmed, as it would
seem, for their property, returned to cast a glance on the
miserable serfs. by whose sweat they were enabled to live
in splendor. But, we confess, we are better pleased to
mention, that merchants and manufacturers—that men of
capital and men of humanity have come amongst us. Last
week, we understand, that Mr. Cropper, of Liverpool, ar-
rived in this country, and that he purports to make a tour
through the South and North of Ireland, with a view of
collecting information, which he will use, as we are given
to understand, before a Committee of the House of Com-
mons. This Gentleman and others will be enabled, from
ocular demonstration, to communicate the most irre-
sistible evidence as to the state of the country. There can
be no doubt, if any manufacturing concern could be estab-
lished, that it would be, within one year, a profitable
concern.