The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-28 00:00:00

said to•exert any real or considerable power. In
other words, Russia could rule maritime Trans-
caucasia from Sevastopol, when she could not rule
inland Transcaucasia through the range of inter.-
secting mountains. When, then, the Russian fleet
in the Euxine was destroyed, the Christian Princi-
palities seemed ' likely to regain a great part of
their independence, though no stipulations in
their interest were contained in the Treaty of
Peace.
_ Russia could_ no 'longer control thew.
blu,
_ dishearte:ding struggle in the Caucasus to trust
sea; and there was ndhing but the
to for. tb.,
- re-establishment of her dominicr.,i. If the
m ',
ot
untaineers could have but held the;.r own, the
Asiatic effects of the Treaty of Peace v, mad perhaps'
have been greater than the European. It is pro-
bably owing to the blow thus stmck in the Crimes'
provinces that the ls,ie vi
at the progress of Russia in the Transcaucasian
sub-
jugation of SchPAiyl have 'been made. The Rus-
sians saw tt.at they 1u,.-d buried some 300,000 or
400,000 t:eoops in their efforts to master the passe;
of th'..., Caucasian ranandhad lost 513
ge, that they
+,
.aeir means of assault by sea, It became necessary
to visors us efforts for the
to an ambitious Power, resting especially urn
prestige, to concentrate all its efforts in one more„
struggle for Caucasian victory. So far as Schou? Y___u
goes, the result is attained ; how far the otnor _
tribes may evince active hostility remains tobe sere,
But one result can hardly be questioned;
iite,
Transcaucasian Principalities will henceforward "
more than ever, subjected to the Russian rule. whet*:
distinct Caucasian mountaineers are a people whet*:
distinct from the lowlanders on either side of thaw. ,f.
nor is there the slightest resemblance between tl3 ef_
language and that of either Turks, Russians, per_
sians, or Armenians. It has been calculated that I.l'l'
Caucasian tongue recognises seventy
just such a difference as to indicate distinct clan
and sympathies, but withal such a sense
41.°I'Ellattlerult
ality in the face of a common enemy as wie 8: wii
and Western mountaineers have before this si'° to
under Schamyl's lead. Their origin is supposed_,in m
be Indo-European ; and what is not less strTansb,
is the fact that they are commonly Alaberneitivr
while the population on either side, dialects, w_angas
sians or Armenians, are almost entirely Christ
iii
Prince Bariatinski, the captor of ScharaYl, to,
now probably inaugurate a new political srerto
throughout the Transcaucasian provinces. nitil 0 a
sOO,OO
Russia has drawn a revenue of only ro-
year from these Principalities ; she Wlll novr P
on
bably draw much more. Before, indeed, Ice cola
precisely estimate the result of this victory nho
Transcaucasia, whether O.
we must learn the attitude or'
ao bted
other mountalneers ; but it can hardly be —in), to
that Russia has conquered a dominion wel'inulour.
be put 'beside her recent acquisition on the A

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS STATISTICS

(IRELAND).

. .
0. c,istrar-
A report by Mr. William Donelly, tire fleas t
General, on the agriculture of IrelP.nd, a. juo
Acres.lBsB .
...1. ?,csr9e
s. . e. Decrease.
binegentapbulbelsi!lf d, from which we extract theillsollow-
Acres.
81,467
'Virheat 546,961
465,497 -- 44
Oats 1,981;x41 1,981,197 --' 13,249
Barley 1L0,768 177,519 3,230
Boreand P
-,Te..• • . 16,472 13,242 ---- --
Beans and Pease 12,935 14,841 1,906
_________
, -- ----- 97,990
Total s .
Decrease on cereal ' ' ' .
cror in 1859 96,084 Acres. Decrease'
Acres.
1858. 1859. Increase. '-' Acres.
Increase.
Acres. 6
Acres. Acres. cres.
Potatoes
Turnips 338,202 322,266 ---
Mangelwurzel & 2,623
beat-root 29,731 27,108 - 1,552
Cabbage ....... -
Carrots,parsnips,
& other green 1,343
crops . 23,399 22,056 -- 10
Vetches and rape 33,360 33,207 -„,
__--- 216 vi
Total 1,617,531 1,636,361 40,437
Increase on green A
crops in 1859 18,830 Acres.
From these figures may be deduced th, follOWll3'0
.general result :- c
gi,reo4.
Decrease on cereal crops

Increase in green crops
Do. do. on flax •• • • A4148763e88530. in do. •• • 75695
Do. on meadow and clover 12,185
~,a
Total decrease in extent of land under crops. ill 11°''' -ber
The following table represents the total 0131
of live stock No
: 10.
No. No. -
of horses. of cattle. of sheep- .:10Pe
1858
611,321 3,667,304 3,494,993 -,26.2,87
P
1859
Increase. Increase. Increase.
Increase or de- 147,010
crease
The value of the live stock in Ireland is e
mated at : TALI'
—.

Horses, Cattle. Sheep. Pigs.
- 392 95
5,0311,328 24,7615,884 3,9417,192 1,578,591
1.,8v5,.:912.5e1etai5.e.
INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM 1855 TO I.;"„resse.
Increase. Increase. Decrease, Increase• Il' 1
• 'rota-.
Horses. Cattle.
Increaso.sHBolr,(lsel32. C 1,597,284 Sheep.
rigs. X
X 9 511
106,585 %26 '
RElAncScEarteOtalßes.eDECßl
nsE
heAreseeEaps.Feßo3Dl leriiiasTs.eo.
X g
£ £ £ £ 988710
140,760 928,408 102,700 183,763 from
The entire number of holdings in Ireland, been
all of which, says Mr. Donelly, returns hay.ef enu.
obtained, is nearly 600,000. The numb" r They
merations this year has been about 4,000. and
nie„
have been selected from the constabulary' tlnu
ens,
tropolitan policz., who, as on the former occasi a
__
have discharged their duties in a very efficient tn. n_
ner. Mr. Donelly adds to his report the folloWl.olz
time
observations :—"As regards the present condittu_
of Irish agriculture, I beg to state that I con
to receive communications from various quartei,:
complaining of the pernicious growth of weeT
which is unfortunately still permitted so eitensive!l
to prevail, not only upon the tillage and grass lanc?
of the country, but also along the sides of public
roads, railways, and canals ; and an anxious desire is
pv
le.
or yt
ege
tent
he real lnyia
us expressedtri
o u forasand legislative
improving
fa
rmmeears,uvi,r, eht7o
cleans his land, from the great injury done to hi
crops by the winged seeds of noxious weeds, which ar6
carried by the wind from th,9 field of some nog' ''.
gent and careless neighbour, as well as from the
CraOet
ils tei eila was
other fruitful sources of contamination above re:
ferred to. Such a protection is afforded to the ow
tfei-l:laet\ovrinogf the soil in some of her Majesty's colonies
and also in parts of Europe. Upon this subject thed
experiments of that eminent man ,s,ll
distinguished agriculturist, the late Sir John DT;
clair, cannot be too forcibly impressed upon t';
public mind :-1. Seven acres of light gravelli
land were fallowed, and sown broadcast with wheatseat;
one acre was measured off, and not a weed
ptuell
weeded.eeidx wout
Te
dhoeetd*
unweeded
theeese d 1
e3dsoabteuhrseehr six were car e f 1 11;1
bushels;
which is 41 bushels, or 1-, 1 per bushels,
favour °-
weeding. 2. A 6-acre field was sown with barley,
owing to a great abundance of charlock,
m 0 r e producedeplsr,
produce
rc2e2i
1118
in fine tilth, and well-manured. The weeding.'
per acre. The produce of an unweeded acre vv..
onlyf 13 bushels, of the weeded 28.
avour of weeding 15 bushels per acre, besides ti,i,e.
landbeing so much cleaner for succeeding croPsl'it
Six acres sown with oats ; one acre ploughed is,
once, and unmanured, produced only 17 bushreed
Anotheid six acres ploughed three times, 111n,eut
an weeded, produced '37 bushels. This exPerirwill
tphr
eovi en:
increased
d oatsprrequire
mgao: d
pay for it as well as other crops. Ten bu."e ato
the weeding, and the other ten to the roanure. !:
take this opportunity of again expressing ray I.',
spectful thanks to the landed proprietors, the tenant
farmers, the clergy of all denominations,:and to tn°
be fairly attribute ,
public press for their continued and generous
assistance in reference to the collection of these n'
portant statistics, the success of which is mainly
due to the good feeling- and confidence that now
tphreevailon ,thissol all ranks
which are so creditable t 0
and classes in Ireland.
intelligence

EMO VA L OF THE GREAT ,ASTER.
TO S 0 UTHAMP TON TVATER.

SOUTHAMPTON, TuEsnAY•
There is no doubt but that in the course of a few
clays the Great Eastern will be removed from her
present position, and anchored in the charming
roadstead known as the Southampton
water,
c-
very a`rrangement necessary will at once be made
to effect so desirable an object. Captain Harris'
the commander of the ship, was this day at South:
ampton, and every particular relating to the cos'
has been canvassed and discussed. There is pro-
bably no port in the United Kingdom possessing
it, many advantages in favour of the Great Eas
ter?
With a fine stream of water, which at low tide
r✓e
never less than six fathoms in depth, with ample
room for the ship to swing, being within an
WY'
for
distance from London, an
possessing a factory
building and repairing of ships which for size
'killed workmen is unsurpassed by an,`
betwon
London and the Clyde, and occupying
that would bring great revenues to the cornpan.s:►
an
by the ready access it afforded to visitors from
d any
parts, Southampton has advantages beyon
Great Eas-
other port. It is intended to moor the e
tern opposite the great naval hospital non cours
the tall.
of erection, being about three miles from
a position