New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-05

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Ell ct. and yet such was the apathy prevailing
Iro,.ud that. notwithstanding her proximity 10 'he
p;h Cpits and 10 the fact that lecturers were
. ,.vol the country. in the hope OF inducing 'he
,o 20 contribute specimens Of their industry 'ne
-. of that Great Historical Fair contain
oor,,,r,tiyely no Irish names st ALL No'"'u7
49,, os roon-day exhibition in enc oil 'ae
nr;rcirs Trademarks Of Ireland, wherein should De
5nI,t,d exclusively the handwork of native arzan'
corld establish the fact that the Irish people ha'
hone heyoud the contingencies or the calam''e' u
Nature.
This brings us to on important epoch IN the his'o'!
orIrel,nd and 10 the origin of the National Exhibition
At Cork which was suggested D! Dah'ei 'oroe'"
a,rt;s, Of that city, who aided by Sir Thomas Deanes
iudefatigabe e1erons, soon inspired 'Ae peoP'e VIZ
osderce in ia prsccability. 1t is quite immsterlal
whether that Exhibition was peeumariy re'uuhera''o
r I'm, Is "a important 10 know that it everywhere
realized the most sangne expectations VI is P''e'
tors; indeed SO great WAS the popuar! o 'i'
TO present practical view OF the resources VI Wv
nation, that not only every town but every
throughout the length and breadth OF lreahu e ca'"
unon 10 enhance the originality, the beauty anu 'no Al
riusic yaue Of the display Norwas is the on! Pi"o''
cal advantage that eLsued. The fame oil the
attracted visitors trom all parts, and made Cork rsia
lively what London was during the year SOL Inc
manufacturers Of Ireland were thus offered on oPpor
tun;,v exchanging their ideas with each other ana
If exhibiting to men of taste and capital whst tne!
were able to do despite the prtjudces against WHICH
tbcy were doomed TO struggle: while the poor people,
growing f,wer from want were made 10 see anu
the heterogeneous gatherings OF their coutr! pro-
ducts the dawnng Of newborn hopes AT once thouSh
for the fist time, perhaps the eyes OF the Phah'ro
,sts were directed to the only practical means oil me-
lo,etipq the condition of the working classes P0Is
clans and political writer's espoUsed the cause of the in
dusria revolution. These are but mOiety of the con
ceded advantages Of the Cork Exhibitions and if We
examine the statistics of our own trade with Ireland
Immediately following that event in reference to soil
tary branch of Irish manufactures VIZ, EmbrolderIes,
we find an increase OF upward OF Sl,rOO,OO0 from
June 1852 10 June 1853. The same tables exhibit
during that year an increase of more than 40 per cent
in the American importation of Irish linens.
We have partially alluded to some of the difficulties
ireland laboled under; single example will suffice
Prior to 1850 the finer linen cambrics were imported
into ireland from Nalenceuncs aud other parts of
France or Belgium where they were almost eXclu
the heavy linen trade absorbed only the capital but
the attention of Irish manufacturers; secondly, no
very great confidence was felt in the ability Of the ma
tive artisan TO produce fabric of sufficient fnenes
Since the institution of the FIRST National Exhibition in
Ireland the embroidery trade among other branches Of
industry Las been dihused through every section not
only in established schools and converts but IN the
cabins of the peasantry, and has created such de-
mand for Irish lawns aud fine cambrcs that their i'm
portation from the Continent has entirely ceased and
we now find Belfast alone furnishing looms sufficient
for the demand The patronage given by the Queen to
articles of Irish manufacture during the several eIhl
billions gave such an impetus to the productions of GER
tain styles that up TO this time the supply hssbeen I'M
equal to tie demand and large exports of linen and
lace goods are now made to Paris and other eonti-
mental cities.
The gratifying results of the Industrial movement
in the South of Ireland led to the establishment OF
another and erander Exhibition at Dublin, which was
projected in the year following by Mr. Dargan, with
whose phanthropic labors our readers are already
aluhdanty familiar The difference between this dis
play and the one at Cork was that tho latter served
to bring tine products OF Ireland into competition with
each other while the former designed to institute
a comparison between them and those Of the CONT
nent-a comparison by means derogatory to the en-
ergy and ingenuity Of the Inhabitants Of the Emerald
Isle.
1t must not be forgotten, among the benefits sccru-
ing to ireland from these Exhibitions, that sum OF
money amounting TO many thousands OF pounds ster
ling was brought over and expended in the country.
Another fact which should not be lost sight OF, i, that
TO both the manufacturing and agricultural
of ireland was thus given impetus hitherto unparal-
eled in their history. The meteorological cabinets
which ere contributed from the mountainous o,tiOns
soon after led to the employment Of large sums of mon
~ in developing the mineral resources of the kingdom
1t il needless to say that these exhibitions have ac
ated almost every branch of industry in tenfold de-
gree They have not merely encouraged, but led 10
the establishment of agricultural schools, wherein
innumerable men, women and children are now taught
the noble art of husbandry Through them the poor.
houses have been transformed from mere receptacea
for the INDECENT aud the sick 10 houses of remunera
tive labor. Tie religious institutions aud the landed pro-
retors in like manner through tho cCntagOn of this
glorious example have learned that property has it's
duties cotqual with it's rights.
short table Of statistics will illustrate the extsns
of these benefits. The following statement, officially
furnished, contains the total expenditure for the
pauper population since lo49, together with the
number of out door paupers relieved:
Years Expenditure Nulabe, Relieved.
Isi9............ zI760 l20G2
lt5l...............,...... lliH @gt
Is@.......... ........,... cs5r4H Isl
Although the immense tide of Emigration from
Ireland to this country has no doubt materially aided