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it will certainly preclude, for the future, those conve-
nient apologies for blunders which divided administra-
tive functions so readily and so naturally supplied. Yet
more direcly and palpably will the establishment of
telegraphic communication throughout Ireland tell upon
its economical relations, and on the development of its
industrial and commercial resources and capabilities.
The wild south and wilder west will eventually feel the
subtle and constraining force of this new agency of union,
industry, and civilization, which brings Ireland into
direct proximiy to the seat of Government and trade.
It has long been a problem with the friends of the
sister country how to render productive her magni-
ficent sea-board. Nature has pointed out her coves
end harbours as the fature seats of com-
merc?; and the great Shannon navigation will now, it
may be hoped, receive a natural impetus which all our
Commissions have failed to afford. The Irish coast is,
in point of time, if not of space, almost half way between
England and America; and we may look forward, by
the completion of our telegraphic communications, to
being brought some days nearer to the New World.
This, at all events, would be a physical change of which
we can hardly estimate the results. When new South-
amptons, Bristols, and Liverpoola stud the Irish coasts,
the anticipation of one of Ireland's greatest prelates—a
prophet in this matter, as well as a poet—Later in either
sense, of the word— may be realised, and that, too, nearer
home than he contemplated when he wrote—
, " Westward the tide of empire seems to flow."

TILE SOCIETY OF ARTS.
Last evening, at the rooms of the Society of Arts, Mr.
L. Arnoux, of Stoke-upon-Trent, delivered a lecture
upon the ceramic manufacture.
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The lecturer commenced by an interesting historical
were annually sketch of the ceramic manufacture, both in the classic
and modern times, paying a well-merited tribute to the
genius of Mr. Wedgewood, the founder of the ceramic
manufacture in England. Nature had provided England
with all the materials necessary for the potter's art, and
at present the annual produce of our potteries was esti-
mated at two millions sterling. 185 factories, employing
60,000 persons, were engaged in the manufacture, 133 of
these being congregated in North Staffordshire. 84
a nd brilliancyexported
the world. There was no manufacture which employed
A- many and such varied rocesses as 'this, as great
ea:red in almost all the articles ' demand. The
now in
Exhibition afforded no rocesses• England was
new p , .
rather behind some of
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were
all
rparts
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the continental nations in this re-
spect, particularly with reference '
atmospheric pressure.the application of
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proceeded to review the
manufactured products shown at the Great Exhibition.
He noticed with approbation some of the bricks exhi-
bited, recommended the use of t
e enamelled brick to a
much greater extent than at
had present, and noticed the
great improvements which been mad
manu-
facture of terracotta, and which rendered e in the
pecu-
liarly adapted for purposes of architectural ornament at
te it now n
very cheap rate. The mosaic and encaustic
ex-
hibited by M. Minton were a new manufacture,tiles
which
had made great progress, was rewarded by a
medal, and had been further improved since the council
Exhibi-
tion. The most important English manufacture of tii
description was that commonly called earthenware, and it
was one in which we had nothing to fear from foreign
competition. In this our manufacturers had little
to do but to follow Wedgewood, and the manufacture
seemed now perfection. All that could be recommended
was, the avoidance of the exoessive use of flint, which
rendered the articles more liable to chip. The countries
on the Continent which were principally distinguished
in this manufacture were France, Prussia, and Austria.
The manufacture of our Parian ware was noticed
copiously, the lecturer awarding to us the superiority in
this respect over our Continental rivals in the ceramic
art. The history and processes both of our own and of
the foreign porcelain manufacture were next dwelt upon,
but it would be impossible to do any justice to the sub-
ject without entering into details which would far
exceed the space we can devote to them. Of the 185
factories engaged in the manufacture of earthenware, 24
were engaged in that of soft porcelain, the greatest part
cf the produce being sold in this country, for the exports
did not exceed 60,0001. sterling, nor were they likely
to exceed it materially. The French had no fewer than
70 manufactories of hard porcelain, and their exports of
this article has doubled in the short space of five years,
enforcing upon us the necessity of paying particular
attention to the improvement of this manufacture, which
had been introduced into England by M. Minton. There
were about 40 manufactories of porcelain in the Zollve-
rein, Saxony, and Austria. Summing up the results of
his remarks upon the various branches of this art, the
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lecturer expressed his opinion that England had nothing
to fear in the ceramic manufacture from foreign compe-
tition. While, however, he bore witness to the improve..
ment which has taken place in consequence of the Great
Exhibition, he emphatically dwelt upon the necessity of
devoting increased attention to the application of sound
principles of art and design to the manufacture, in order
successfully to maintain a competition with other nations
in its higher branches.
A vote of thanks was very cordially given to the lec-
turer.