Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-26
IRELAND
As SEEN BY THE REGISTERS c0kRE-
SP0NDENT.
Want of Manufactures One Of the Great
Causes Of Distress-legislation
Against Ireland and Its Effects
Graphic Description of
Land Sale.
An ARRAY OF BRITISH BAY0NETS.

Correspondence Of the Register.
Cork, IRELAND, August 10.
This ancient city is considered the
most important in commerce and wealth
of all the towns in Ireland, with the ex-
ception OF Dublin and Belfast. There
are no manufactures of importance in
Cork, but its breweries, distilleries, tan.
neries and foundries do q fair business,
while its export to England Of corn, pro.
visions and live stock is considerable.
The want OF manufacturing industries
IN Ireland is one of the greatest causes
of distress in this country as the people
are compelled to depend entirely
upon the land for a live.
lihood. During the last century the
officers and sinecures and professions OF
Ireland being reserved and distributed
by the crown Of England, the English
trading and working classes considered
that they were entitled to some grab.
Ireland had developed
An Important Woolen Trade;
the feeces OF her sheep commanded the
highest prices in the European markets.
Wooden manufacture happened to
be, at this period, an i'm
portant item in English produce;
a law was therefore passed forbidding
the export OF any wooden manufacture
from Ireland, and forbiddipg the sale OF
Irish feeces, excepting in England.
| There they were received at English
prices, and English manufactured goods
at English prices were returned
to Ireland where such manufacture
had been annihilated. A considerable
trade between Ireland and the colonies
| OF America had arisen. Another act OF
Parliament absolutely extinguished this
trade. All exports from Ireland and
imports into Ireland had to be shipped to
England, and reshippedin in English bot
| toms.
Ireland was Forbidden to Own seasoing
Ships,
and restricted to her coast trade. Her
agricultural produce had found profta.
| bic markets in Bristol, Liverpool and
other channel ports. The farmers OF
England prot. sted against this competl-
ton in their home market, 30 the
trade was prohibited. Irish produce
was forced back on its own markets, and
the Enelish government availed itself OF
the q prices thus produced to vic.
tuel the fleet. The manufactures OF Ire
land having been 30 effectusliy sup
pressed in those days, and the liberty
OF exporting native commodities being
denied, the evil effects from such legis-
lation have been
Most Disastrous to the Country.
The people have not recovered from the
misrule Of the past, and to-day the great.
est depression exists in the few indus.
tries and trades that are carried OIL
throughout Ireland.
Mingled strangely together are the
humor and the saddening incidents oil
this singular country. Side by side
with scenes that only provoke the
largest mirth are spectacles
that touch the spectator to
the hearts core. / had been TO Blarney
yesterday on the strength OF report
that
An Eviction
was about to take place close TO the Cas-
tie in which hangs the wonderful stone,
and had found not only no eviction but,
comfortably housed and apparently in
fairly good circumstances, peasantry
whose sole idea appeared TO be collect.
ing aims from any passers by, and l had
looked upon the eyer-praised scenery
and the rickety chateau, the famous
stone, and the ruins generally, with q
feeling that time had been thrown away
in coming to see either the eviction or
the castle, when learned that sale OF
a farm was about to take place in
Cork Court House in the course
OF several hours. In . few mo.
ments l was on that peculiar Irish
Institutions "kyar'-that bad brought
me over, seriously in jeopardy OF tum:.
bling off as the ricketty vehicle swayed
hither and thither, and the ancient ami
NAL that dragged it threatened TO fall
down every moment, till at last drew
up in front of the Court House, and
asked for the sale. The people TO whom
/ addressed my request were policemen
of the Royal Irish Constabulary, tremen.
dous fellows, wearing the new military
helmet and carrying in their hands
breech loading rife. There we're eight
or ten of them outside the gate, all
drawn up waiting for a member OF the
Emergency Committee. l could 60
in if l pleased. The way would
be through the front door,
TO which went, till came TO long
corridor leading to the county court.
Strange was TIE sight that then met my
view. Had been in German fortress
or a Roman goal, / could not have been
more completely surprised. Armed
men sprang upat every step. They sat
in groups in the..window lrecesses; they
.urked in side doorways; they were half
hidden in small passages; they leaned
lizily against the wall. Do not be alarm.
ed, or think thai,.T had suddenly stepped
| into some robbers cave-some Fenian
stronghold. Not at all. The men
who carried tthe weapons were
| all policemen-grim, sonDre, gigan-
tic constables, holding not a
fortress or a donjon keep, but simply
maintaining the freedom Of sale in the
| free appanage Of the British Grown,
known as Ireland. There was no dan.
ger-all the menacing appearances, the
| WOih DeIN.SsD N''S
spiked helmets, the silent glare, were net
for me. Knight pass unscsthed through
all this array Of arms, but
Woe to the Intruder
who yentured to approach with view
OF interfering with the right Of sale.
When the court was reached more arm
ed men we're TO be seen on every hand.
l stood between four policemen, all
armed with the inevitable carbine,
faced by four more. Seven occu-
pied the seats at my right.
There were q lot more on my left, and
. good many quite in front, and yet |
was no prisoner, but simply an ordina-
~ attendant at free sale II is quite
evident that in the way OF keeping order
the Cork suthorities were adept. The
sale had proceeded for some little while
when I entered. but one farm was just
being put up Tor disposal at the instant
OF my arrival, and % you might desire
TO gain an idea Of what land sale IN.
der such circumstances might be, l will
describe
The Curious Spectacle
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