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London, England, 1863-06-23 00:00:00

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W a greatly doubt whetherthe country will be able
to make out from the speeches in our Parliamentary
Report the reason why the House of Commons did
not proceed to consider the case of Poland, ac-
cording to the arrangement publicly made between
Mr. lizzurssav and the Government. It was not
for want of information, for the posture of affairs
is well known. It was not because the prospect
is so satisfactory that we may complacently
leave it to unfold itself. It was not be-
cause the affairs of Poland are not our
concern, for English Ministers who pro-
-claim the policy of non-intervention have been
driven by a sense of the obligation resulting
from solemn national engagements to interfere
even to the extent of suggesting forms for
the internal administration of Poland. It was not
because discussion would have been prejudicial to
the public service. No such argument was brought
forward ; and the suggestion is precluded by Lord
Patirsairrox's explicit statement to the contrary.
And yet, without a word from Lord Paamiasrow,
the Leader of the House, or from Mr. HINNI6B;
the author of the motion, or from any member accus-
tomed to advise the House in matters of difficulty,
the debate was evaded. We forbear to speculate on
the secret causes of this proceeding, so severely, but
justly stigmatised by Mr. BOWMAN. Amidst much
mystification one thing is clear—the reasons given
for postponing the debate were not those on which
the majority acted. Mr. Krxor.aas, in recom-
mending delay, observed that he was at a loss to
see how the proposed discussion could be of use.
" Of mere declamation in favour of Poland there had
" been enough already, and he thought it had pro-
" duced an ill effect to the cause of Poland." We
venture to think that it was precisely a feeling that
the resolutionaset down for debate had made a merely
declamatory treatment of the Polish question im-
possible which rendered the majority of the House
less willing than on former occasions to enter upon
its discussion. Large bodies naturally shun re-
sponsibility, and in times of difficulty Parliament
likes to " drift." A hazy hope was expressed
by more than one member that something would
happen to save the House the pain of having to
make up its mind : France might do something
nab, or an accident might happen on the Galician
frontier. And the House was actually grateful for
the suggestion. In the meantime the foreign
policy of England with regard to Poland is repre-
sented to the world by two public facts—Earl
Rusgam.'m declaration that we shall not go to war
for Poland, and—our endeavours to replace Poland
under the system contemplated by the Treaty of
Vienna. The House of Commons has pitiably
shrunk from its duty. Will the Lords show no
more public spirit!

Nor long since we had occasion to review the I
manner in which Essex Curates are treated by
their Diocesan. A local contemporary gives ns
the opportunity of displaying the method which is
adopted towards his tenants by one of the County
Members. The Bishop of the Diocese has laid
down the important opinion that Essex parsons—
at least curates—must not mix too much with
Essex farmers, and to match the clerical with
a lay picture, Mr. Do CANE shrinks from too aloes
a contact with the cultivators of the soil, and
employs an agent to adjust those burdens of his
tenants which he himself will not touch with one
of his fingers.
The Essex Herald of last Tuesday tells us that
" a very peculiar and singular Court was held at
"the White Hart Inn, Witham, on the 6th inst,
" in the nature of an arbitration or court of
" honour, to investigate alleged grievances on the
" part of the tenants of the Braxted Hall estate,
"sustained at the hands of Mr. Roszar
" Psarairsoc, the land agent to CH ARLO! Du
" CAN; Esq., one of the Members for North Essex."
From the report of the proceedings we learn that
for a considerable time past charges have been
afloat in the county with regard to that land agent's
conduct, and that these reports have become the
talk of the market tables ; and from the same
bonne we learn that the case which was investi-
gated was one of a tenant who, having paid 501. to
the agent on account of a valuation, complained,
when the bargain fell through, by reason, as it
appeared, of the tenant's insufficient means, that
in the settlement which ensued in respect of the
temporary tenancy the agent refused to refund
the 501., alleging that it was forfeited. 1
It seems pretty clear that the agent had been
employed in working up the rents of the property
—a proceeding not usually popular with tenant
farmers, and peculiarly undesirable for a Corny
Member to adopt in his own county. It seems
also clear that the would-be tenant had miarepre-
eented his means ; but these are not questions of
public interest. What we want to point out is,
that the first duty which owners of land owe to the
public is to attend personally and directly to the
management of the estates which they hold.
It is something, no doubt, to hunt and shoot,
and preserve game, and represent the county,