84 MR COX'S FARM. 



who was enriched by it while it lasted, are now equally 

 "^ helpless. 



On our return, we visited the extensive farm of Mr 

 John Cox, inspector of drainage for the county, where 

 we saw excellent green crops and sown grasses. Every- 

 thing here betokened good and careful management. 

 This farm is held on a long lease, at a smart rent ; 

 every improvement has been done by the tenant — 

 houses, fences, and drains — entirely at his own expense. 

 The rates and taxes have increased, since the lease was 

 entered into, till they are now a second rent ; but the 

 landlord will give no abatement, and altogether refuses 

 to relieve the tenant from any part of the unforeseen 

 and ruinous rates to which the distress of the country 

 has subjected him ; thus taking advantage of the capital 

 and labour which have been expended by the tenant, in 

 improving the farm, to hold him to a bargain which 

 he would otherwise have been too happy to surren- 

 der. What a melancholy contrast to the liberal system 

 and mutual confidence which ought everywhere to pre- 

 vail between landlord and tenant, and how ruinously 

 opposed to the true interests of both, and the general 

 improvement of the country ! 



On the morning of 30th October, accompanied by 

 Mr Cox, I left Tervoe to examine a farm of Sir David 

 Roche's, about two and a half miles to the west of 

 Limerick. It consists of 300 Irish acres (485 English) 

 of fine dry red land, laid out into large fields, with an 

 excellent dwelling-house, and extensive, well-arranged 

 farm -buildings. It is adapted for all the usually culti- 

 vated crops, and particularly good for grazing. The 



