Lecture on Ireland. By an English Lady. (W. 31: Moorish,
Bristol.)—The "English Lady" tells. the story of the "woes and. difficulties" of Ireland in a spirit which reminds one of the descrip- tion of the English in old time. She is "Hibernis Hibernior." million of the people died of famine in 18464, all through-England's fault, which, we suppose, compelled them to subdivide the land, neglect fisheries and everything else, and trusts-, to the potato. "Large suma-were-indeed collected- for their relief/ but arrived too late." But not a. word -of the eight millions -which came-out, of the Imperial Treasury. Tlaenwe are told that " Imperial taxation stands in Ireland at 18s: per-head; in Englund- it ia 35. 6d." Did any matt or-woman out of Bedlam ever make a more astounding statement? The population of England and Scotland is in round number& -Thirty millions. That at 8s. 6d. per head comes to 25,250,000; Ireland; with 5,156,000, at 18r. 6d., would produce about £8,000,000. Bat then. the total is about, £86,000,000. The truth is that in 1880, when the revenue-raised- was closer-upon eightytnillione, England and,,Soetiand paid sesrenty-one, millions, and Ireland,-not. quite nine. The exact figareswonld ba £2-13s, 7d., for England and Scotland, and41 13e.44. for -Ireland. It somas, almost impassible to be, sous %boat Irish matters.-
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