The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-10-20
ST. CLiIRSIILLE OHIO, TRIDiY, oUToBER 20, 1854.


intersPersed withand ovcrpowered by acam
er, quietcr, and more self-disciplincd people
How much greater, then, may we not reason
ably suppose the difficulty to htye been wher
they were people by themselves, and were
placed in the tbradon moreover oil. a religious
system which set them against the Govern.
ment aud against the laws under which they
lived!
The British Legislature and .Goyernmen,
have, within the last few years, been doing
great things for the regeneration OF Ireland
They have effected, for instance, immense
improvements IN the face and the fertility OF
the country by the drainage of lands. They
have further aided materially in developi ng
the resources of the country by the dredging,
deepening, widening, and Strengthening oil
iivers, the formation Of harbors, docks, and
piers; and the construction Of yariots useful
public buildings. Upon all these objects the
public money of England has bsen libefally
expended by the Imperial Government
Loans from the same source have also been
| freely granted for land improvements of eve-
ry kind; that is to say, when a landowner
has desired to improve his estate, either by
thorough draining, by subsoilng, by farm
yards,or any other outward and visible means,
but has not had the capital required, he has
been enabled to borrow from the Board of
Works, under certain arrangements for the
ultimate return of the loan, with Interest,"
Upon internal drainage and navigation works
alone of more public nature above u million
and half sterling has already been expend-
ed; and, where private property is benefited,
The owner pays back a fixed proportion in
halt-yearly instalments, in periods varying
from twelve to twenty-three years.
All these improvements, however, would
have failed to have their iull effect upon the
condition OF Ireland, but for another imnor.
tant public measure, the Encumbered Estates
Act, as unhappiy, most of the Irish estat, :
were grievousy encumbered; and not only
so, but there were insuperable difficulties in
the way OF their translerence from hand to
hand, So as to rid them of such encumbrances.
If an encountered laud owner wished to sci
his estate to capitalist, there were legal
difficulties in the way which virtually disa-
bIed him from SO doing, and thus the country
suffered. But by the act in question com
missioners are appointed and empowered to
conduct Me operations OF sale and transfer
and the riddance OF every burden and obstruc-
ton. The act has been in operation for
about four years, and already have its COM
nissioners effected the sales of estates, or
leases, burdened with encumbrances, to the
eXtent Of between thirty and forty mi lions
pounds sterling. The lands thus disposed
nj bayn lu E,ll int ,bo L., r.
who have set vigorously to-work to improve
them, and have obtained bona fde capable
and enterprsing tenants, and thereby broken
up that whole vicious system of sub-lettng
and psuper-farming which has long been the
bane Of Ireland. Colonies of indolent squat
ters and other pauper- peasantry had thus to
be removed and made to look about them-a
necessity which has doubtless contributed in
no slight degree to swell the tide OF emigra-
ton to this country. The value of these
farms has already increased amazingly, and
their increasing produce is rapidly enriching
the country.
Nor are The material improvements of Ire
land by any means confined to the cultivation
fthe land. The mineral wealth, coal, iron,
copper, lead, marble, is being rapidly devel-
oped; her staple manufacture of fax, in spin
ming or weaving, is being vastly extended;
her fisheries IRE beginning to be more care
fully attended 10; and her imports as well as
her exports are now becoming much more
considerable, and atfording better evidence O.:
the successful results of an advancing produc-
tive industry. Not only the art and industry,
but the general trade Of the country were
much assisted by the Dublin Exhibition last
year, That interesting enterprise at once
raised the spirit of the nation, which was it.
self great gain; and its be9eficiai effects are
now assuming settled and permanent form.
facilities for intercourse and traffic which
give an impetus to every thing else, and thus
contribute most important share in the gen.
eral improvement.
And when, in addition to all this, we find
that 1T is not industrially merely, not simply
in her material interests, as her agriculture
her manufactures, her commerce, that Ire
land is improving, but also in her POLITICAL
moral, and social interests, we think it is not
generation has in good earnest begun. Ame-
rca. we repeat, has bad much to do with it.
The very circumstance of the greater freedom
of action and finer field of enterprise here
having drawn off SO many of her turbulent
spirits and extracted 50 much of her discon-
tent is of immense advantage to her. In pro-
portion, therefore, as Ireland advances in
prosperity should be the feeling of gratitude
of the United Kingdom to the United States
A PRICELESS TREAsURE.-It won't injure
any young married lady-readsr of"The Draw
err in the least TO note the following, espe.
cially if she is able to draw moral from its
perusa'
IL noticed mechanic, among number of
others, at work on house erecting but lit.
tie way from my Office, who always appeared
to be in merry humor and who had kind
word and a cheerful smile for every one he
met. Let the day be ever SO cold, gloomy, or
sunless, happy smile danced like sun.
beam on his cheerful countenance. Meeting
! him nna Inorninp I asksd him 70 call 81,