New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-10

1.-The Judgment OF the Co1yt In ILLS case we De-
hcve has not been pronounced
TIE Condition OF IreIand-Its Resources
Evils Of the Feudal system.
In the House Of Commons Lord John Russell IN
his recent speech On introducing the British Gov
eminent measures for the relief Of Ireland, remarks:
II do not think, II good agricultural sys1m were
introduced into lrelsnd there were good security Tor
the Investment 81 money In laDd-f the proprs tors
themselves would undertake the tssk Of Improving the
eoustry aud IL other classes would cooperate WIN the ~
lssy DO no. TANK too present population 0i Ireland
u excessive"
Great expectations have been entertained in Ire
land from snaigrationbut Lord John confessed that
he did not think the ex.rsvagant expectations On
that head could ever be fulfilled.
"is stated by Sir Robert Kane and truly that when
persons removed from locality BY emisTsion the
number removed lsrge - 10 produce sen
sible eject the population. do not believe that any
emigration which msy take place the result Of either
pubic private exsf,on ever according to the or
dnsry Of emigration produce such al elect as
70 enable the remaining population to earn greater
amount Of wages"
We have before US Ksnes Industrial Re
sources of Ireland" published in Dublin in lsl5.
whieh we presurne ia the work alluded to by Lord
John Russen, aud from this volume, which sbounds
in valuable information respecting Ireland, as well
as from other sources, VIC condensc a few facts
which We think prove interesting at this time,
Ireland In its greatest length extends SOC miles
by 207 in its greatest breadth the area is 80, 500
square miles II we compare Ireland with the
State Of New.York. We find the area Of the latter
s 4e,oss square understanding that Of ireland
BY neatly fifty per cent.
Kane srstes tbs area Of Ireland nt 2o,eos,27l
acres, tho surface being distributed as follows;
Ares
OF arabic land 4s4 300
Uncultivaied ground. .......-........... ozso 80
plantAfons.- .---.------ S'4sfcS
Uajef Iowns......s....,.... $500. 1900 1900
Under Water (Lskes and hlsers). ..-.... ojVczo
The uncutivated land includes bogs and NOM
tsins. The area Of bog is 2,ss3,ooo acres, Of
almost all is capable OF reclamation, and Of being
adapted to productive busbandsy II not requr-
I'd a. repositories Of fuel. OF the mountain land
also, comparatively little is beyond the domain
Of agricultural enterprise. The average elevation
Of Ireland above the is not more than 3s7 feet
very little ground lies above the elevation oil coo
feet In fact there 10 district in Ireland suii-
GENTLY elevated 10 present thereby serious I'M
pedinents 10 cultivation. aud scarcely an acre 10
which the name Of incapable of cultivation can be
spplied II las been calculated that Of the land at
for agriculture snd from his own investigations Kane
says he Is inclined to think 'ha. estimate is GER
taiuly not exaggerated.
Such being the circumstances OF the soil. 1t would
Be desirable to possess estimate ofths quantity
Of food which the Island generally affords for the
support Of its inhabitants and FOR exportation-
This however, can scarcely be at present effected.
Mr.. McCuloch states that no documents exit from
which satisfactory estimate can be formed OF the
total agricultural produce OF Ireland, but an eminent
French sta,isticisn, NJ. De JONES, has endeavored
BY discussion Of all the available results to solve
the question and he concludes that the amount OF
produce in ls3a was as follows the French meas
urss being reduced to British standard bushels by
Ksnel, RnsAsls
West ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 29tsOoU
Bye here and eigs--.....-.-.-.---.-.- .ssooVoVcc
Barley ...................... tt't.ooOSS
Oats Beans and Potatoes. lV,,3aO0OO
The annual value Of the agricultural produce OF
ireland is estimated by one statistical writer al
ESQ 900 900. or l72.s0o,0oo, while that OF Great
Britain IL estimated by the same authority ct ESQ
100000. or four times thai Of Ireland McCuoct
states ireland at f44 500 o0o and Great Britain al
flS39S5315. Tho agricultural produce exported
from Ireland in the year 1885 was valued at Eli,
e3sl7o, equal to esq 27s. els-while the sgricultur
Al exports OF the United States in ls4o. exclusive
Of cotton, amounted only to s2s,osS'o3o. The -
tinssed annual gross rental Of Ireland in 1899, &C
sordins 70 MeCulloch. was fl27lS<7s.
Among other interesting inquiries as to the SC
ciaI physics OF ireland, which are included in th
census. az lsll, il the estimate OF the numbers Gn
value Of the live stock. The numbers are give
A. Gill nd fha val
somewhat above twenty millions Of poundssterlins
No Horse. 4 aulss ssssee .lSSSlC
Horned Cattle Lao sSSl Asscs ............ s0S+
sheep. oel lselPouny --.l2S444
Ireland has been considered as PARTICULAR
adapted 10 Agriculture, from the fertility Of n
soil. TO which all travellers or writers. who wei
competent 70 judge. have borne testimony. AuhS
Yoone. Wakeheld and McCulloch are quoted B
Kane. in confirmation Of this remark. Wakeae
gives the average crops Of tho cultivated land
ireland ss follows. per English acre.
Wheat lsoo los Of grain Oats. .,5 20 III. lss
Barley. $40
The largest amour. Of produce Of Wheat, |
showing the espability Of he beat land, is siys
by Mr.. Wakefield At T. 200 lbs. equal to 70 bushe
per sore; OF Oats. so3s lbsi Of Potatoes 100 10
H. De JONES considers the average crops
rvain in Ireland compared with Great Britain. {
aheetsre. "a Gioo scres,l measured in hec.Olitrs
0slo bashelsl to be as iollowsi
IrssaHd ERriaSl Ssoslsz
wheat. s..s.....W AZ 10
Rye. a. Az -
harS<y....-- ~ -
Oatf.. 40 az
Mesn.............lft IS IL
The sollowisg Is the classification Of the PeOP
e fr.l.,d an given In the last census, taken