Goods prohibited to Foreign Countries, but permitted
to be exported to Ireland.

Coin-Of Gold and Silver

Tools or Utenfils-Ufed in the Cotton or Linen Manu-
factures, and also in the Woollen, Silk, Iron, and
Steel Manufactures

Wool Cards-Exceeding 4s. per pair

Corn-When prohibited in Great Britain, allowed to
Ireland, if an Embargo be laid on the Article
in that Kingdom

Memorandum-Bounties given by Parliament on British
Ships in the Greenland Fishery, allowed for Ships from
Ireland: Ships of Ireland allowed all the Privileges of
British Ships.

N. B. The Privileges are very numerous.

The Amount of the Commerce of Ireland
with England only, according to the official
Rate or value

1799.

L. 569,835

The Amount of the Commerce of Ireland
with England and Scotland, or Great Britain,
on an average of Three preceding Years,
according to the fame rate, and Mr.
Fofter's Statement (p. 77)

Increase not as one to ten.

5,646,311

IRELAND With GREAT BRITAIN. 1797.

(From the Cuftom-houfe Books.)

Average of Three Years, to 1799, as stated by Mr. Fofter

Exports

Imports

£. 2,775,330
2,870,981

L. 5,646,311

INCREASE not as one to ten.

Here it must be obferved, that there are great advantages, through this comparison, in favour of Ireland-ift, Becaufe in calculating the increased ftate of Trade at the prefent period, we reckon upon two countries, England and Scotland: whereas, we take its former ftate of trade in 1707, but with one country, England; and 2d,. Because the Increase with Great Britain is much beyond the increate with the reft of the world. With these advantages, however, in favour of Ireland, in this comparison, what is the increafe?-not 1 to 10; whereas, that of Scotland, is above 1 to 41.

4

FINIS.

EXPOSITION

OF THE PRINCIPAL

TERMS OF UNION,

AND ITS

PROBABLE EFFECTS

ON

IRELAND.

"If England loft her Trade with Ireland, fhe would lofe only 1-9th of her Trade: but if Ireland loft her Trade with Great Britain, she would lofe 9-10ths of her Trade." LORD CASTLEREAGN.

Dublin:

PRINTED BY J. MILLIKEN 32, GRAFTON-STREET.

1800.

PREFACE.

THE following Expofition of the Terms of Union, and its probable effects on Ireland, is particularly addreffed to the middle clafs of the community.

THIS country has been moving for these two or three laft years to a political crifisone event, deftructive of peace, property, and safety, was turned afide by the vigilance of government-to give a firm fecurity and lasting tranquillity to the state it is now neceffary to adopt fome great political measure; that meafure is another crifis in the affairs of Ireland, and the

country