The Morning herald., 1875-12-01
BOOK REviE WS.

eaivei the Ed'n5uryh Ksr,r'r, for Oct0be
rom tie Leonard Scott Publishing Co.,
Barclay street New York.
| The first article is one on The Finsl
cial Grievance Ct Ireland" This articl
ariefy DISCUSSES the financial relations .
Great Britain and Ireland from the date
The Union rhe ariicleis remarkable for il
absolute want Of fairness, and either a
entional disregard O. facts, or wilfu
ignorance Of the whole question. Viii
4'iaeavor;ng TO shoS that no cause Of com
plant exists upon the part Of ireland upo
the financial question, and that ireland
fairly treated, his one fact is let out, tia
while taxes. decreased in the past tlirty
years in Grea. E,itsin from G2. g. Otto 92
|, they have increased in Tho same period
IN ltre!ami'.rom o. 6d:c 81. 6. 2, almos
treble rs much! This without any corr,s.
,onding outlay OF money in Ireland. The
:ntirc taxation Of ireland for Nationa!
pgsr ses in 1870 was s74, 600, COZ, out ofthis
sim there was returned TO ireland Gl,7es,.
'55,'wo-;hirds Of Which wss paidto supper
he constahulary force, which is a standing
,rmy Of occupation. Thebalance is spea
:or Imperial purWssa." In addition to
. this enormous taxation, Ireland indi-
, 'ectly rays vast sum for the d.,iiable ar
;ielss. her merchants buy in England, sucl
as lea, cefse, wine, :Hg.r, tobacco, &s. l.
is not TO be wondered at that Ireland is in
chronic stale Of rebellion, when sle il
Systematically robbed, and then tie worlf
Is told by English reviewers that she har
a cal:se Of complaint. 1t ia worth noting
and We ask the attention of every frieno
to the fact. The publishing company,
which represents the Reuis1, sends out with
each review brief notice of the articles
each number contain, to save editors the
trolble of writing notices. In the ors
sent with the present number,it is said that
the complaint Of undue taxation Of Ire
land urged by the Irish party is untrue.
\ careful reading Of the article will coz.
vince any fair man to the contrary.
We turn with pleasure 10 an a,ticl.
u2cn 'Forcst Management" and asl
every one Of or readers who have oppor.
tlnity and inclination to study it
aud become an active advocate fer som,
plan to sa7c our forests, ,-and in The end
'ur country !ro3l tecomimg desert.
The writer gives many interesting In
':apces Of the enee; of denu.ling eoun,r,
# i.s timber.
"Mr. Vogel cites a report by Mr.
19.yh, President Of the United States
Association for the Advancement Of Science
n 1871, which refers the painful
4eoun;s, which tine journals were
hen giving of the distress of India from
anime, :nd of the exertions of the British
,oSsrnwin* TO prevent starvation of
hoasands of people. From a careful
Judy Of this subject Mr.. Hongh writes,
With such data az are accessible in late re.
'ors, We eanno: doubt that this calamity
5 largely due to the !act that the forests
'ave, within recent years, teen swept off
" demands for railroad and other uses
much more rapidly than formerly, and
lat the exposure 10 winds and sun, thus
ccasioned, may have largely contributed
. these painful results
In Eastern Ohio, William C. Bryant
ives evidence that it is a common ot-
:gva.ion that The summers are becoming
rier, ard lie streams smaller several
ivers showing considerable decrease in
avasahllit!y during the last fifty years.
he summers are hotter and the winters
re co. der This Is referred to the de-
ruetion Of Tie Forests along the tributa-
cs OF the Mississippi.
Valencia, in South America, according
Mr.. G. H. Granger, was formerly situa.
ID ab vt one mile and half from beau.
lul lake, which was surrounded by q
anse forest. The trees were Gu. away,
ID in couase Of time the waters recede,l
} the distance Of fsur miles and half.
he trees were afterw ards replaced by
hers; and in about twenty-five years the {
l:e r,tlrn cd 10 its original Boundaries"
.sh"r summarizing The injuries to eli.
a'e and agriculture in Trance, switzer- /
I'd, and New Iceland, from forest de- 9
:ucion the writer BY u terrible example
ct'ires our possible future. r
Ii is hardly necessary, after 80 much g
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