The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-12 00:00:00

TE-SANT-RIGHT BILL.
The following is an abstract of Mr. Sharman Craw-
ford's Bill :
The Bill is entitled, a " Bill to secure the rights of
occupying tenants in Ireland, and thereby to promote
the improvement of the soil, and the employment of the
labouring classes."
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and that this practice has led to complaint on the
part of the tenant, on account of his liability to eject-
ment without any 'security for compensation for labour
and capital expended—thus checking improvement, pre-
venemployment, and creating violence and disorder.
Clauseting 1 gives compensation to any ejected tenant
who shall have made permanent improvements, for the
value of his tenant-right created by such improvements.
Clause 2 enacts that a tenant claiming under this
Act, on receiving notice to quit, or a demand of increased
rent, or service of a declaration in ejectments, or within
ten days afterwards shall serve a notice in writing of his
claim on the landlord, and an offer, in case of terms not
being agreed on, to refer matters to arbitration. If
agreement not made, landlord to appoint an arbitrator
within ten days, to act with the tenant's arbitrator, which
two shall appoint a third, and these three, or any two of
them shall settle the amount of compensation.
Clause 3 enacts that if the landlord proceed with the
process of ejectment, the tenant may prove on trial that
the landlord refused to appoint an arbitrator, or that the
award was made in his favour, and is not paid ; and then,
unless the tenant be settled with, he shall be entitled to
judgment in his favour ; but if no award have taken place
through default of the arbitrators, the court shall, if
required by landlord or tenant, appoint an arbitrator,
with power to award ; no hilifre to issue before award
paid, and if not paid within time fixed by court judgment
o be for the tenant.

Clause 4 enacts that if award is not made by arbitra-
tors according to regulations of this Act, appeal lies to
the court, which may cancel, alter, or amend the award,
or appoint an arbitrator as if no award had been made.
Clause 5 enacts that arbitrators may, if required by
the landlord or the tenant, name a fair rent fi r the pre-
mises; and if landlord accept the tenant at the rent
named, and the tenant refuse, the tenant cannot then
claim compensation. Rent to be computed by that which
a solvent tenant would pay, according to the usual let-
ting value, not charging an increased rent for buildings
erected by tenant at his own cost.
Clause 6 enacts that no tenant shall claim tenant-right
who cannot show that he has expended labour or capital,
so as to increase the value of the premises. Claimant to
be in sole occupation, and rQsiding on the premises,
which must be in tenantable condition.
Clause 7 enacts the mode in which the arbitrators
shall proceed in determining the award.
Clause S enacts the manner in which the value of
buildings, and also of improvements of the soil, shall be
ascertained, the main principle being that they shall
cause a permanent increase of the value of the pro-
perty.
Clause 9 enacts that the landlord may set off against
the tenant's claim any injuries to the property resulting
from bad management on the part of the tenant, and also
all rent or other debts ; and if an overplus in favour of
landlord, he may recover same as rent, or else by action,
or by civil bill.

Clause 10 enacts that any tenant who shall, after the
passing of this Act, sell or sublet any portion of the
premises without the landlords consent in writing, or
who shall without the like consent erect houses for cot-
tiers, or give ground for the erection of such houses,
or bring such persons to inhabit on the premises, ex-
cept as hired servants, such tenant and the holder of the
transferred portions shall forfeit all claim to tenant-
right. Not to be construed to apply to any sub-divi-
sion or sub-tenautcy created previous to the passing of
this Act.
Clause 11 regulates the principles by which the
torn of tenant-right in Ulster shall be brought within
this Act, and enacts that the tenant may offer evidence
of the sem which a solvent tenant would give for the
right of occupancy, and the arbitrators may make their
award without entering into a detailed examination of
improvements, which in other cases they must do, ac-
cording to the 7th clause.
Clause 12 enacts that in case of ejectment for non-
payment of rent there shall be no claim for compensa-
tion except in two cases—firstly, if landlord shall refuse
to allow tenant to sell his interest; secondly, if the rent
payable exceed by one•tenth the poor law valuation.
Clause 13 enacts that the landlord shall get just credit
for the improvements made at his entire or joint expense,
or for which a reduction in r,rit has taken place.
Clause 14 defines the term used in the Act " Tenant"
to mean a person in occupation of land let for purposes of
agriculture or pasture, but not of land let for building,
or in conacre, or for special or temporary purposes, and
which shall be held at will or from year to year, or for a
life or lives; " Landlord," the person entitled to the
immediate possession on the determination of the interest
of the tenant ; " Improvements " all buildings and
works tending to increase the permanent value of the
property ; and " services of notice " may include service
by post-office as well as the service usually adopted in
legal transactions—the address to be the last known ad-
dress, and the letter to admit of being delivered within
the time prescribed for the notice being given.
Clause 15 limits the Act to Ireland.
Clause 16 is the usual alteration and amendment
chuses.
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