, 1879-01-24
CONDITION OF IRELAND.
Not Hurt by Hard Timcs rs Dntly rs En-
gland.

Not Hnrt ny Hard TiMca ~ NndIy rs En-
xl""l.
During tho past year, Ireland, like tha rest OF
,,u IfnltcI Etnvdotn. bas been sufferfnr from
M Nv ,' 80. .I.. 49,. .,s. t.at'.,, ~"
she dcpfcss'o" vi 1faoe' oh1 l.c u!!!c''ou nhs
come upon &Icr In m!fdcr form Than II Las
slown ttsrlf elsewhere, nna has been countcr-
balanced l,y advantages which hare cone fur 10
ro,,ro thr cvl IN a minimum. IYsE rxnort. ri
9eaueo '"o es't ~ MINIMUM. 4'i'' 1@poi 30 W
cattio IND ol far'n anu dairy produce have
fallen OF considerably. The purchasing power
OF this country os been lcss, u,,, oectt.tr with
. ,.1u,ttor i, ,,cm.r,,- thcre la. hcen nm In.
a.,s.a ] ~ .,,nn,. o,.tns ~ ,Gc ,ow -,voIrv ~
crease VI supply, o".aK u ts'u "ow sisalFs o1
America In tho Euellhh markets. Priccs, nc-
corllugty, hava been reduced, with occasional
loss, no duubt. to tho exporter, though
WIN ""as s''ou'a W teepo"o'.s sa'a
to HE consuming fuo'!e ~ Home VI ule
Btate VI Irish manufactures W. aso not told
!pctures scarcely exist. nnd tbs depression In
special trnes w1ci, nus caused 80 tulirh distress
III The Nurtsl u England strikes harnle.sly III
ireland for want Ut al object upnn which its
huws rali fall. Railways, from tAc same rautu,
have cecaped moro caai.Y In Ireland than In this
country. Ihrlr tra.Ac at this brst Ut tIuIcK IS
nItre limited, and there IL not. therefore, tho
satnc u'argn for contraction o. bad a.asons.
slrucd tn ireland lie vast reserve stores ut coai
| AMI trun wh1rh form 80 laigc portlan OF En-
g1ihh wealth, Is thus at sle present time mt with
| out Its rn.npelssatiOns tu ttc poorer Country,
which has earuc.l not 10 b. tlc cpentlctt upou their
| somewhat tgeaellcrulis support. SILL, crcu in
Ireland tllr depression of general trade is felt
unptuRsantly. Commercial travellers complain
| OF te s.nutincss Of the orders they have been
! receiving. uty!denAs III commercial companies
llayc bren kcpt up with difficulty, M,.l nru mt
Hkey to b. maintained. In spite. tos', Of The
prrss Of prys,Gs. papsrsu fnrouaHat
Ut indoor mud ouidnus paupcrs IL greater than
It wus in ts77, ulHl the amount ct tor,,ttcl on
their relief I,4s risen hy ueurly ll1uuTct1 thDu.
suuI Ir,u,l,is ltlr lm,k!ug business III ireland
| las nrauyhIle ureu carried uu safely nutl, on
th. whole, .'rosI,etously. Whi!a IN England
.Er past yrar, una haye brought sutu 10
| many thousands WHO have bcen cur-
\ nertcl Will, them, Irish banks have passed
ihruuvh liz ordeal without q sIuglc t,tstullcc Of
luflurs, On review Vi tue wLote poslttus We
NAV say tI,ut lrrlan! during the past year has
| hnd little TO vourlaiu rbuut. II st,e. iluts NOT
ut any tine tuat ou The 1uil tide vi pros1ertty
bf which ill.,. Fest Ut the CHtiel Kingdom ID
M,rnc IL, neither dues sha sink q. 4lrrpty ~ her
mri,I,i,nrs wLcn tI,e WATERS have fallen pNl U
renrrai stueuattt,u h4s 1iIpcEyenrq. Sic hat
Hmi ,hu JuIf bcnrlIt ui m unusually good hay-
yrst, and liz fal, nf prlrcs with which this isaa
bcru accompanied 10 botA natural naA not Who'll
nurluars Is chrap uld abundant, uln!, tlou.l /
| fri.h iitn EuyElsh llt,flurtts hlay find tltiJ
rrmta ttrsatuueI, Ills bulk 0f t,M lrttt, lupula.
| Inn ard not likely tQ sutfcr either from lhe
| rtTa.t ,,r Irutn liiu vausu
Among tltc E,,oI k,gus Of ttr times In Ire
tumis n,,r enrrrsno1dcnI sets d,wn ttu bursttnr
| III tl.r Hu,lo Rule bubble ~ nut the Drpst "a
| ,r,nrupu,r III frejaIul M alAewhert, wnuteyeI
,1uv u liz rcs,ijt; 10 t.e lraArrs. political st1a
tm,i, IL uot ,v road to wealth lor lis ruuk :u.