men of invention and industry-第66章

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railway？〃　



Mr。　Ennis〃of　course　it　is；　and　we　give　it　all　the　facilities

that　we　can。。。。　　But　the　Galway　fisheries；　where　one　would　expect

to　find　plenty　of　fish；　are　totally　neglected。〃　



Sir　Rowland　Hill〃What　is　the　reason　of　that？〃　



Mr。　Ennis　〃I　will　endeavour　to　explain。　　I　had　occasion　a　few

nights　ago　to　speak　to　a　gentleman　in　the　House　of　Commons　with

regard　to　an　application　to　the　Fishery　Board　for　2000L。　to

restore　the　pier　at　Buffin；　in　Clew　Bay；　and　I　said；　'Will　you

join　me　in　the　application？　　I　am　told　it　is　a　place　that　swarms

with　fish；　and　if　we　had　a　pier　there　the　fishermen　will　have

some　security；　and　they　will　go　out。'　The　only　answer　I　received

was；　'They　will　not　go　out；　they　pay　no　attention　whatever　to　the

fisheries；　they　allow　the　fish　to　come　and　go　without　making　any

effort　to　catch　them。。。。'〃　



Mr。　Ayrton　〃Do　you　think　that　if　English　fishermen　went　to　the

west　coast　of　Ireland　they　would　be　able　to　get　on　in　harmony

with　the　native　fishermen？〃　



Mr。　Ennis　〃We　know　the　fact　to　be；　that　some　years　ago；　a

company　was　established　for　the　purpose　of　trawling　in　Galway

Bay；　and　what　was　the　consequence？　　The　Irish　fishermen；　who

inhabit　a　region　in　the　neighbourhood　of　Galway；　called　Claddagh；

turned　out　against　them；　and　would　not　allow　them　to　trawl；　and

the　Englishmen　very　properly　went　away　with　their　lives。〃　



Sir　Rowland　Hill　〃Then　they　will　neither　fish　themselves　nor

allow　any　one　else　to　fish！〃　



Mr。　Ennis　〃It　seems　to　be　so。〃　Minutes　of　Evidence；　175…6。



＇13＇　The　Derry　Journal。



＇14＇　Report　of　Inspectors　of　Irish　Fisheries　for　1882。



＇15＇　The　Report　of　the　Inspectors　of　Irish　Fisheries　on　the　Sea

and　Inland　Fisheries　of　Ireland　for　1882；　gives　a　large　amount　of

information　as　to　the　fish　which　swarm　round　the　Irish　coast。　

Mr。　Brady　reports　on　the　abundance　of　herring　and　other　fish　all

round　the　coast。　　Shoals　of　herrings　〃remained　off　nearly　the

entire　coast　of　Ireland　from　August　till　December。〃　　〃Large

shoals　of　pilchards〃　were　observed　on　the　south　and　south…west

coasts。　　Off　Dingle；　it　is　remarked；　〃the　supply　of　all　kinds　of

fish　is　practically　inexhaustible。〃



〃Immense　shoals　of　herrings　off　Liscannor　and　Loop　Head；〃　　〃the

mackerel　is　always　on　this　coast；　and　can　be　captured　at　any　time

of　the　year；　weather　permitting。〃　　At　Belmullet；　〃the　shoals　of

fish　off　the　coast；　particularly　herring　and　mackerel；　are

sometimes　enormous。〃　　The　fishermen；　though　poor；　are　all　very

orderly　and　well　conducted。　　They　only　want　energy　and　industry。



＇16＇　The　Harleian　Miscellany；　iii。　378…91。



＇17＇　The　Harleian　Miscellany；　iii。　392。



＇18＇　See　The　Huguenots　in　England　and　Ireland。　　A　Board　of

Traders；　for　the　encouragement　and　promotion　of　the　hemp　and　flax

manufacture　in　Ireland；　was　appointed　by　an　Act　of　Parliament　at

the　beginning　of　last　century　（6th　October；　1711）；　and　the　year

after　the　appointment　of　the　Board　the　following　notice　was

placed　on　the　records　of　the　institution：　〃Louis　Crommelin　and

the　Huguenot　colony　have　been　greatly　instrumental　in　improving

and　propagating　the　flaxen　manufacture　in　the　north　of　this

Kingdom；　and　the　perfection　to　which　the　same　is　brought　in　that

part　of　the　country　has　been　greatly　owing　to　the　skill　and

industry　of　the　said　Crommelin。〃　　In　a　history　of　the　linen

trade；　published　at　Belfast；　it　is　said　that　〃the　dignity　which

that　enterprising　man　imparted　to　labour；　and　the　halo　which　his

example　cast　around　physical　exertion；　had　the　best　effect　in

raising　the　tone　of　popular　feeling；　as　well　among　the　patricians

as　among　the　peasants　of　the　north　of　Ireland。　　This　love　of

industry　did　much　to　break　down　the　national　prejudice　in　favour

of　idleness；　and　cast　doubts　on　the　social　orthodoxy　of　the　idea

then　so　popular　with　the　squirearchy；　that　those　alone　who　were

able　to　live　without　employment　had　any　rightful　claim　to　the

distinctive　title　of　gentleman。。。。　　A　patrician　by　birth　and　a

merchant　by　profession；　Crommelin　proved；　by　his　own　life；　his

example；　and　his　enterprise；　that　an　energetic　manufacturer　may；

at　the　same　time；　take　a　high　place　in　the　conventional　world。〃



＇19＇　Benn's　History　of　Belfast；　p。　78。



＇20＇　From　the　Irish　Manufacturers'　Almanack　for　1883　I　learn　that

nearly　one…third　of　the　spindles　used　in　Europe　in　the　linen

trade；　and　more　than　one…fourth　of　the　power…looms；　belong　to

Ireland；　that　〃the　Irish　linen　and　associated　trades　at　present

give　employment　to　176；303　persons；　and　it　is　estimated　that　the

capital　sunk　in　spinning　and　weaving　factories；　and　the　business

incidental　thereto；　is　about　100；000；000L。；　and　of　that　sum

37；000；000L。　is　credited　to　Belfast　alone。〃



＇21＇　The　importation　of　coal　in　1883　amounted　to　over　700；000

tons。



＇22＇　We　are　indebted　to　the　obliging　kindness　of　the　Right　Hon。

Mr。　Fawcett；　Postmaster…General　for　this　return。　　The　total

number　of　depositors　in　the　Post　Office　Savings　banks　in　the

Parliamentary　borough　of　Belfast　is　10；827　and　the　amount　of

their　deposits；　including　the　interest　standing　to　their　credit；

on　the　31st　December；　1882；　was　158；064L。　0s。　1d。



An　important　item　in　the　savings　of　Belfast；　not　included　in　the

above　returns；　consists　in　the　amounts　of　deposits　made　with　the

various　Limited　Companies；　as　well　as　with　the　thriving　Building

Societies　in　the　town　and　neighbourhood。





CHAPTER　XI。



SHIPBUILDING　IN　BELFASTITS　ORIGIN　AND　PROGRESS。



BY　SIR　E。　J。　HARLAND；　ENGINEER　AND　SHIPBUILDER。



〃The　useful　arts　are　but　reproductions　or　new　combinations　by　the

art　of　man；　of　the　same　natural　benefactors。　　He　no　longer　waits

for　favouring　gales；　but　by　means　of　steam　he　realises　the　fable

of　AEolus's　bag；　and　carries　the　two…and…thirty　winds　in　the

boiler　of　his　boat。〃Emerson。



〃The　most　exquisite　and　the　most　expensive　machinery　is　brought

into　play　where　operations　on　the　most　common　materials　are　to　be

performed；　because　these　are　executed　on　the　widest　scale。　　This

is　the　meaning　of　the　vast　and　astonishing　prevalence　of　machine

work　in　this　country：　that　the　machine；　with　its　million　fingers；

works　for　millions　of　purchasers；　while　in　remote　countries；

where　magnificence　and　savagery　stand　side　by　side；　tens　of

thousands　work　for　one。　　There　Art　labours　for　the　rich　alone；

here　she　works　for　the　poor　no　less。　　There　the　multitude　produce

only　to　give　splendour　and　grace　to　the　despot　or　the　warrior；

whose　slaves　they　are；　and　whom　they　enrich；　here　the　man　who　is

powerful　in　the　weapons　of　peace；　capital；　and　machinery；　uses

them　to　give　comfort　and　enjoyment　to　the　public；　whose　servant

he　is；　and　thus　becomes　rich　while　he　enriches　others　with　his

goods。〃William　Whewell；　D。D。



I　was　born　at　Scarborough　in　May；　1831；　the　sixth　of　a　family　of

eight。　　My　father　was　a　native　of　Rosedale；　half…way　between

Whitby　and　Pickering：　　his　nurse　was　the　sister　of　Captain

Scoresby；　celebrated　as　an　Arctic　explorer。　　Arrived　at　manhood；

he　studied　medicine；　graduated　at　Edinburgh；　and　practised　in

Scarborough　until　nearly　his　death　in　1866。　　He　was　thrice　Mayor

and　a　Justice　of　the　Peace　for　the　borough。　　Dr。　Harland　was　a

man　of　much　force　of　character；　and　displayed　great　originality

in　the　treatment　of　disease。　　Besides　exercising　skill　in　his

profession；　he　had　a　great　love　for　mechanical　pursuits。　　He

spent　his　leisure　time　in　inventions　of　many　sorts；　and；　in

conjunction　with　the　late　Sir　George　Cayley　of　Brompton；　he　kept

an　excellent　mechanic　constantly　at　work。



In　1827　he　invented　and　patented　a　steam…carriage　for　running　on

common　roads。　　Before　the　adoption　of　railways；　the　old　stage

coaches　were　found　slow　and　insufficient　for　the　traffic。　　A

working　model　of　the　steam…coach　was　perfected；　embracing　a

multitubular　boiler　for　quickly　raising　high…pressure　steam；　with

a　revolving　surface　condenser　for　reducing　the　steam　to　wate