The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-25 00:00:00

CRACOW.

Mr. HUME gave notice that he would to-morrow
move for returns of the amount of zoods annually im-
ported into Cracow, and the tariff at present levied
upon those goods.
TENANT RIGHTS, (IRELAND).
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD 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 empioyment of the labouring classes.
He did not think it necessary to enter then into details
which he had so fully laid before the House 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 ttnants 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. Ha 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 factsconfirmatory 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, 251,158 of 15 acres.
and 48,312 of 40 acres. If the occupiers of the second
clans could be induced to vend to the value of 101. iu
labour on the land, it would realise 2,514,0001.; and if
the other classes would spend in the same proportion,
6,090.0001. would be realised. This expenditure would
give employment to 3,822, 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•
panded 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, you would make him expend. Give biro
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, move
that the Bill be brought in and read a first time.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL seconded the motion.
Mr. LABOUCHERE 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 un 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. Ile 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.