20 JULY 1872, Page 25

Mr. Justin McCarthy reprints Prohibitory Legislation in the United States

(Tinsley), a very striking paper, which we noticed at the time of its appearance in the Fortnightly lieuiew. We quote the concluding sentence of his preface because, as he complains, his argument has been frequently misrepresented. "My argument is, that in many places the authorities do their very best to make the Maine Law a working reality, and that, despite seizures, fines, and committals, the law is such as I have described it." It is probable, however, that wherever one man is really punished for breaking the law, several men are deterred by that punishment from breaking it. Every one who did not read the article should take the opportunity now given of doing so ; it is remarkably interesting.