Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-25

| TIE leading article of Blackwood's Magazine for
August draws gloomy picture OF the progressive do.
cay OF the population and OF the British Is
lands. tone Of strong party feeling characterizes
the osltion-allhough the statistical facts which are
presented seem TO indicate very startling results
With regard to the population of Ireland, a compari-
OF the returns of 1881 with those OF lS4l
shows that the county of Cork has sunk 222 900 Gal
way 1900, Mayo ll4,000, Tipperary Ill 600, Linn
| erlck 10000 and Roecommon $4,000. This aggregate
decrease We are moreover told has occurred since
1916, up TO which period every one OF the counties
enumeia ed above had increased in numbers. Such a
decrease within five years must be regarded remar-
kabe indeed. The history OF modern Europe say s
Btackaoood docs not present similar instance, in so
short time, OF awful and authenticated decline OF
the human species"
The total decrease in the population of Ireland since
l94l is put down at $50 $40; but as there wss an
average increase from 184l to 1896 the actual decrease
since the latter year hrs been 1868 1902.
Including Great Britain and Ireland, and the islands
IN the Chane the decrease population since 1916 is
stated at 6099 $50.
decline in the resources ofthe empire is also mark
ed and commented upon From paper lately paid be-
lore Parliament appears that the property assessed for
trades and professionalism is the and man.
utacureS of Great Brtain--exhibits falling off from
l843 to the close OF 1850 to the amount OF more than
nine millions sterling; and from statement made in
| the House OF Commons, without contradiction from
the Ministerial benches the from land exhibited
falling on oil twenty millions sterling since the repeal
OF the Corn Law. Were Ireland included the opinion
Is expressed that the decline would be ten millions
the rate of fifty thousand pounds sterling quarter; and
next year. says BIackloood beyond all question it will
be one hundred thousand pounds quarter. The Lon
don Times is quoted admitting that for two years
and half agriculture in Great Brain-ha been carried
on at rates below remumeratiye level.
While the aggregate tonnage in British potts has ne
creased since the repeal of the Navigation Laws
500 600 tons, the shipping Of the United Kingdom during
the same time has decreased to the extent of 81 S3
tons, while the foreign shipping has increased 1855 456
tons. The increase OF British exports since 1886, or
OF q haaa m cd tn
0o0-being not more, says Blackwood than had taken
place In similar tune Turing every five years since
the battle Of Waterloo The increase ofimports since
1916 has been some thirteen per more than the in
crease OF exports-from which fact the apprehension
is drawn OF continued and increasing strain on the
metallic resources ofthe country
We have alluded to the tone OF party feeling which
characerizes this article. and doubtless some aowan-
ces must be made on that But with ell such
deductions enough will still remain TO indicate down
ward stale OF things in great Britan-whether tempo
rary and incidental or mol time must hereafter dis
close.
ODD Fellowship. The report of the progress and