一在18世纪英爱复杂关系的历史中,最令人震惊的倒退是在贸易问题上。自威廉和玛丽即位以来,爱尔兰的爱国作家与经济理论家的首要诉求就是自由贸易。但是,当英国在1785年将自由贸易给予爱尔兰时却被拒绝了。支持爱尔兰自由贸易的约翰·亨利·哈钦森——三一学院院长及科克郡议员——对这一拒绝大为震惊。 In the history of the complicated relations between Britain and Ireland in the 18th century, the most shocking retrogression was on the issue of trade. Since William and Mary took the throne, the primary appeal of Ireland’s patriotic and economic theorists is free trade. However, Britain refused when it granted free trade to Ireland in 1785. John Henry Hutchinson, president of Trinity College and Cork County councilor, who supported free trade in Ireland, was appalled at the rejection.