The following figures, which exactly show the comparative resources of

Great Britain and Ireland, should be widely circulated :—

Kingdom. 17eited Ireland. Proport ion of Ireland to Total.

Imports and Export:, in millions 700

45 1 in 15

Net assessments of railways in the

United Kingdom, millions sterling . 321 r2 1 in 27 Net assessment.' of interest paid out et rate., fie., millions sterling 45 01 1 in 22 Net assessments of "other profits."

millions sterling 1 0 002 1 in 43 Shipping owned at ports, million tons 7"2 023 1 in 31 Shipping built (average of 1881-3),

thonaand tons 616 20

1 in 22

No. of factories 7,465 330 1 in 221 No. of spinning spindles, millions 47'8

0-96 1 in 50

No. of doubling spindles, millions._

5-2

013 1 in 175 No. of power-looms, thousands 773 431 1 in 18 No. of persons employed, thousando... 1,034

68 1 in 15

Nevertheless, the United Kingdom lies prostrate before the feet of Ireland.