88 AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES 



four provinces with the spade ; hence the 

 whole of the increasing population of this class 

 will have to be initiated into the manufacturing 

 and commercial branches, so that the demand 

 for English manufactures will gradually be- 

 come less. On the other hand, in this country 

 fortunately the case is very different, double 

 the present number of agricultural labourers 

 being ultimately required. Such being the 

 case, it is more than probable that the increase 

 of agricultural labourers in England will keep 

 pace with the increase of manufacturing in- 

 dustry in Ireland, so that evils resulting from 

 this source may be avoided, and the balance of 

 industry and trade be found more favourable 

 for both countries. 



This, however, would not relieve Ireland 

 from the consequences to which she would be 

 subject at no very distant period, arising from 

 her rapidily increasing population, nor even 

 make provision for our present wants in this 

 country. Spade husbandry makes a temporary 

 provision for the increase upon the number of 

 our agricultural labourers, but none for that 

 of the other branches of English industry. No 

 source of industry is opened tip for the sons of 



