The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-31
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THE HISTORY OF IRELAND, FROM THE TREATY or
LIMERICK To THE PRESENT TINE. Being u confirm.
Compiled by John Mitchell New York d. j. SAL.
her Co.. Barclay street. Large octave, $50 pages,
In double columns.
The period covered by this history extends from
the year 1901 (whcn the last stronghold OF King
James In Ireland was surrendered to william OF
Orange in the treaty OF Limerck) down to the pres
ent time. That period OF century and q half en-
braces fun details Of the breach of the treaty Of
Limerick by the British government the long series
OF her penal laws the exile Of the Irish soldiery to
France, their achievements on the Continent the
career OF Dean swift, the English colonial nation
any IN Ireland, the agtations OF Lucas, the plot to
orlng about the union OF England and Ireland the
united iTshinen The negotiations with France, the
insnrrecton OF ICES, the French expeditions to Ire
land the Union (so-caledl the decay OF trade the
tiaudulent imposition OF debt upon Ireland the
Oranrenen. the beginning of OConneil's power the
repeai agitation The great famine. the death of
O,onhei' t4e lllsh conRderatl1n the fate OF smith
O'lIfcn and his comrades subsequent events and
the present condition Of the country. A comprc-
hcnsive, careful aud valuable historical com
pilatiOn from numerous contnnlporaDcou, sources.
THIS volume. OF course. gives US the irish side OF the
question:; nut IN presenting his historical facts ana
documents thc compiler is salts led that his case Is
40 clearly made out - need 40 Heightened argri-
mcnt to sustain his charges and specifications of
BRUSH perndy, injustice ami OPP esson. The book,
however, apart from it, Charac or as an Irish sum
ming up OF British outrares Is a. good book for the
Pup"C VI ptNd'c liortTN, as compilation or 1nl-
portant historical facts, With all the material per.
sonages nni circumstances connected with this
budget OF stirring and dreadful IRISH events OF the
last one hundred and nifty years
HARprRS' MoNTnLY.-1he August number OF this
popular magazine is unusually rich In its illustrated
articles which are entitled, ''To and Upon the Amoor
Kiver' among tie Andes OF Peru and Bolivia" by
f. @. Squier "a highly interesting paper as they now
appear upon the fortresses, gardens temples roads,
bridges, &C., OF the aboriginal civilization OF the
Andes; John Bull in Abyssnia," and another in
stalment OF "WOmans Kingdom. Love story by
the authoress or John Halifax These are the choice
pieces, III addition to which we have In this number
the usual variety OF sketches, essays, poetry and
anecdotes. handy book OF light reading ana solid
historical matter Ia its most fascinating shape for
the railway train. the steamboat the rustic bower In
the WOODS or "the cottage by the sea-"
PorsoNfNo.-A terrible case OF poisoning occurred
at Pine Lake, Mich, a few days since. Mr.. Thomas
Cade went TO town, and was TO get some corrosive
sublimatc, TO be used upon horse and his son,
about sixteen or seventeen years of age wished him
10 get some tartaric acid 10 be used with soda TO
form q drink. As soon AZ Mr. Cade got home the
son called for his acid and received the paper OF
poison through carelessness He mixed the drink,
and several youna people drank OF 1t, the poung
man himself drinking considerable from which he
died on Tuesday. T6S others were very SICK but
Will recover.