text:  In an article on the Irish fisheries in the _Quarterly Review_ for September last (page 475 ) we find it stated that "the agricultural produce of Ireland was in 1832 estimated at L36 000 000 per annum issuing out of 14 603 473 acres of land--_a return nearly one-half less than that rendered by an equal number of English acres; and this with five labourers employed in Ireland where two only are required in England_