The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-26 00:00:00

CRACOW.

Mr. HUME gave notice that he would to-morrow
move for returns of the amount of goods annually im-
ported into Cracow, and the tariff at present levied
upon those goods.
TENANT RIGHTS, (IRELAND).
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORI) rose, in pursuance
of the notice he had given, to move for leave to
bring in 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.
He did not think it necessary to enter then into details
which he had so fully laid before the Ilouse when the
Labouring Poor Bill was under discussion. But he
hoped that he would be able to show that security to
the rights of the occupying tenants would, in a
great degree, forward the improvement of the soil
and of the people. It had been said that small holdings
had been the ruin of Ireland, but he would maintain
that not the small holdings, but the insecurity on which
the small holdings in Ireland were held, had been the
ruin of that conntry. He had made a comparison be-
tween the counties of Down and Limerick, and he found
that in the one, where the tenant right existed, there
was comfort, and in the other, where it did not, there
was nothing but misery. The Hon. Member then read
from agents in Ireland facts confirmatory of his statement,
and proceeded to say that his object was to secure by
law that which at present existed only by sufferance. To
secure that simply was the object of the Bill he wished to
introduce. Now, the farms in Ireland might be classed
as follows:-306,915 of 5 acres, 231,158 of 15 acres,
and 48,312 of 40 acres. If the occupiers of the second
class could be induced to vend to the value of 101. in
labour on the land, it would realise 2,514,0001.; and if
the other classes would spend in the same proportion,
6,000,0001. would be realised. This expenditure would
give employment to 3,822 individuals, and support to
900,000 families. From the official returns, it appeared
that the better class of farmers invested their money in
savings' banks. This they did, because, if they ex-
pended it on land, they would have no security
of a return. If they altered the present system, and
made the farmer believe that he had security for what
he laid out, they would make him expend. Give him
a tenant-right to his land, and he would
of course, wish to improve that land.—(Hear.)
He believed that there was no intention to oppose his
bringing in this Bill, and he should, therefore, trove
that the Bill be brought in and read a first time.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL seconded the motion.
Mr. LABOUCIIERE had no intention to oppose
the introduction of this Bill, for he thought' that
the opinions of one who had paid so much at-
tention to the subject, and especially as he
was an Irish landlord, were worthy of all attention, and
ought therefore to be embodied in a Bill, and thus be
brought under the notice of the House. He had already
stated on a previous occasion that it was the intention
of the Government to bring in some measure for this
object, and he thought, therefore, that the better plan
would be to delay the consideration of this Bill until that
was also before them. In the meantime he most cordially
gave his assent for the introduction of this Bill.
The Bill was then brought in and ordered to be printed.
CAPTAIN WARNER'S LONG RANGE.

On the motion of Sir C. NAPIER, the report of the
officers appointed to inspect the trial of Captain Warner's
long range was ordered to be printed.
EXPIRING LAWS.
On the motion of Mr. PARKER, the following
gentlemen were appointed the Committee on expiring
laws:—Mr. Parker, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. Attorney General,
Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Greene, the Lord Advocate, the
O'Conor Don, Viscount Ebrington, Mr. Gibson Craig,
Mr. Hawes, Mr. Ward, Mr. Milner Gibson, the Solici-
tor-General, Mr. Shell, and the Secretary-at-War,
COLLECTION OF RATES, IRELAND.
Mr. CRAWFORD rose to move the second reading
of the Bill for the better collection of the poor rates in
Ireland, and he might say that his first object in this
Bill was to re-oer the landlord, as well as the
tenant, responsible for the poor-rates. His first
principle was, to protect the poor tenant from
paying his landlord's rates as well as his own.
lle proposed after the Bill was read a second time, if the
House shouhl consent to read it a second time, not to
press the further stages of the Bill until the wh-Jle
of the measures of the Government were brought before
the attention of the House.
Colonel CONN 0 LLY was sorry to he cornpell, d to
oppose, a measure introduced by the lion. Member for
Rochdale; but he felt it his duty to do so en the present
occasion. The Bill proposed to confer most unheard-of
and most uncalled- for powers on the Government; he
believed also that there would be great difficulty in
carrying out the provisions of the Bill. Ile had no
objection to support the second reading, !in condition that
it was not proc,eded with until atter the Government
measures were laid up )n tte table of the Home.
Sir C. GREY concurred in the opinion expressed by
the Honourable and Gallant Member, that there
would be considerable difficulty in the practical
part of the measure ; the principle might be
a sound one. He would therefore le commend the House
to consent to the second reading, and pp,tpone the fur-
ther con-dderation of the measure till the measures of
her llejesty's Government had been brought before the
After a few words from Mr. P. Schorr: and Mr. B.
ESCOTT, the Bill was read a second time.
FAIRS AND MARKETS CLAUSES (IRELAND)