Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-10-18
Population and Resources Of Great
Rrftair.

Britain.
A leading article Of Rlackwood's Magazine
for August (says the Baltimore American)
draws gloomy picture Of the progressive
decay of the population and resources of the
British Islands. A tone of strong party feel
ing characterizes the exposition; although the
statistical facts which are presented seem to
indicate some verp startling results.
With regard to the population of ireland,
comparison Of the census returns Of 1851
with those of ls4l, shows that the county Of
Cork has sunk 232.oo0, Galway $4,000
Mayo ll5,ooo, Tpperary III 900, Limerick
$4,000, and Roscommon 10000. This ag-
gregate decrease. we are moreover told, has
occurred since 1876, up to which period every
one of the counties enumerated above had
increased in numbers. Sech a decrease With
in five years must be regarded as remarkable
Eindeed. The history of modern Europe,
says Blackwood, does not present similar
Instance, in so short time, of awful and well
authenticated decline of the human species
The total decrease in the population ot
ireland sinee l84l, is put down at ,659, $40
but, as these was an average increase from
lS4l TO 1876, the actual decrease since the
latter year has been 1863, lo2.
Including Great Britain and Ireland, and
the islands in The Channel, the decrease o.
population since 1916, is stated at 6o9 900
a decline in the resources of the empire i.
also marked and commented upon. From a
a paper lately laid before Parliament, it ap
pears that the property assessed for trades
and professions--that is, the commerce and
manufactures of Great Britain-exhibits q
falling off from 1888 to the close of 1850 tc
the amount of more than nine millions sterlinn
and from a statement made in the House q
Commons, without contradiction from The
Ministerial benches, the returns from land ex
hibited a falling off of twenty millions sterling
since the repeal of the corn laws. Were Ire
included. the opinion is expressed that the de
cline would be ten millions more The prop
Eerty tax returns are now declining at the rate
of fifty thousand pounds sterling a quarter
and next year. says Blackwood, beyond al
question it win be one hundred thousand
pounds quarter. The London Times Is
quoted as admitting that for two years and .
half agriculture in Great Britain has beer
carried on at rates below renunerative
level.
While the aggregate tonnage in the British
ports has increased since the repeal of th,
navigation laws some 100000 tons, the ship
ping of the United Kingdom during the sam,
lime has decreased to the extent of 3lI,s3l
tons, while the foreign shipping has increased
354,256 tons. The increase Of British exports
since I846, or the repeal of the corn laws, hal
amounted to 3o.oo0,0oo--being not more
says Blackwood, than had taken place in :
similar time during every FIVE years since th,
battle of Waterloo. The increase of imports
since le46 has been thirteen per cent NOR,
than the increase of exports-from which fac
the apprehension is drawn of continued anc
increasing strain on the metallic resources o
the country.
We have alluded to the tone of party feel
ing which characterizes this article, and doubt
less some allowance must be made on tha
score. But with all such deduction enough
viii still remain 10 indicate downward stat,
of things ia Great Britain-whether tempo
rary aud Incidental or not, time must hereafte
disclose.