The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-10 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.

Colonel KNox called attention to the-notice as so the
introduction of a bill to amend the law relating to proce-
dure at .Parliamentary elections, and said that the bill
was a Ballot Bill in disguise.

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Mr. GLADSTONE said the bill was a Ballot Bill, but he
was not aware that there was any attempt at disguise.
If there were any desire to disguise the fact, the real
state of the case would be known when the bill was intro-
duced.

MONASTIC AND CONVENTUAL
INSTITUTIONS.
In reply to Mr. Newdegate,
Mr. GLADSTONE said the names of the gentlemen to
Form the select committee on monastic and conventual
institutions would be submitted to the House that

evening.

THE IRISH LAND BILL.
The House then went into Committee on the Irish Land
Bill, and proceeded to discuss the amendments on clause
6, which refers to compensation in respect of
payment to-incoming tenants. Where a tenant

is not compensated under sections 1,2, and 3, if he, on
coming into the holding, paid for it with the consent of
the landlord, the court may award compensation in res-

pect of such payment. But he should not be entitled, if
he quits voluntarily, and does not avail him-

self of the landlords permission to obtain corn.

pensation from an incoming tenant.

He is

not to have a twofold compensation for improvements

under this and some other section. Several amend-
ments were disposed of without either much discussion or

opposition.
Mr. SYNAN moved an amendment, the object of
which, he contended, was to make more certain the
right of a tenant, which, in view of the word "permission,"

was at present ambiguous.
- The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND tried to convince
the committee that it was unnecessary to alter the pre-

sent words of the section, and the amendment was
negatived.
Mr., Pin proposed to add words at the ehd of the

clause, making _ the section apply not only to
farms and agricnitural holdings, but also to town parks

and holdings in towns and villages.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE pointed out that it was never in-
tended that the bill should apply to town property, and
the amendment was negatived.
Mr. BRUEN moved an amendment providing that out of

moneys payable to the tenant under this section all sums
due to the landlord in respect of rent, &c., should be paid
to the landlord.
Mr. SYNAN opposed the proposition urging that the
Court would see that justice was done to the land-
lord.

The amendment, with a slight verbal addition, was

agreed to.

On the proposition that the clause as amended should
stand part of the Bill,
CORIIANCE made a feeble protest asst the prin-

ciple it involved.
The committee then proceeded to clause 7, which pro

vides that in places subject to Ulster or other custom

compensation for way-going crops to be regulated by that
custom•. In other places the crops to be taken by the
tenant or paid for by the landlord.
The clause was after a short discussion agreed to, and
the committee considered

Clause 8, which provides that ejectment for non-pay.

anent of rent shall not be deemed a disturbance, except—
in case of the determination of a tenancy existingbefore
the Act—on special grounds, to be determined by the
court. A person so ejected it is provided shall have the
saint rights under the Act as if he quitted voluntarily.
Dr. BALL moved to insert after the word " next," "or
for breach of any condition which the judge before whom

the action is tried shall consider reasonable."
Mr. DOWNING hoped the committee would not consent
to the adoption of the amendment, which, in his opinion,
would lead to great injustice and litigation.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE intimated that the Government
could not accept the proposition. It created absolute for-
feiture under the Act.

Mr. SYNAN expressed his pleasure at hearing the Chief
Secretary for Ireland resist the proposal made by Dr.
Ball.
A division took place, when the amendment was
rejected by a majority of 81 votes.
Mr. CORRANCE then moved the insertion of the follow-
ing words in line 32, after the word " landlord," " and
any person who is ejected for non-payment of rent shall,
if the court so decide, stand in the same position in all
respects as if he were quitting his holding voluntarily," omit-
ting those which now stood in the bill. He urged the House
to give its assent to the amendment, as it was far less
open to misconstruction than the original words in the

clause.
Mr- C. FORTESUE said the Government had most care-
full considered the matter, d
an the object of hest clause
was confined simply to provide for the past, and
not the future. They proposed to leave the question
of rent to be determined between the parties, and it was
thought necessary to frame the clause in order not to debar
certain persons from the privileges and protection of
Clause 3.

After some discussion,
Mr. GLADSTONE said they were trying to bring about a
strict observance of contract, and in order to do so they
were anxious to have a new starting point.. The clause was
framed to prevent the reckless competition for land, irre-
spective of rent, which bad so long existed in Ireland.
The amendment, on a division, was negatived.
At this stage of the proceedings there was an almost ge-
nera] retirement of members, and for some time the several
clauses and the amendments therein were considered by a
co mparatively few members. During the evening,
hcrwever, the attendance became larger, and great
progress was made with the measure, and clauses
8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and lb were agreed to. The Govern-
ment Laving decided to omit clause 16, it was, on a decision,
left out. At twelve o'clock progress was reported, and the
House resumed.
BRIDGWATER AND BEVERLEY DISFRANCHISE
MENT BILL.

This bill was read a third time.
THE NORWICH VOIERS DISFRA.NCHISEMENT
BILL.
This bill was also read a third time.

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.
The Marquis of HARTINGTON moved for leave to bring
in a bill to amend the law relating to procedure at parlia-
mentary elections. He said that the bill which he pro-
posed to introduce was founded mainly, but not entirely,
upon the recommendations of the select committee over
which he had presided ; but he must acknowledge
that in one particular it was directly opposed to
the recommendation of the committee. He believed,
however, that the House had never considered
itself bound absolutely by the decision or recom-
mendation of any committee, but reserved to itself com-
plete liberty to reverse or modify any recommendation it
might make. He took that in this instance the
Committee on Parliamentary and Municipal Elec-
tions of last year was appointed for the pur-
pose of collecting information and examining into the
subject generally, rather than to establish anything de-
finite on the point. Therefore he, as the chairman of the
committee, did not feel so much hesitation as he otherwise
should in proposing a measure which in one respect was
entirely opposed to its recommendations. The point
upon which the bill and the report of the com-
mittee differed was as to public nominations. After
quoting the passage from the report, the right hon.
gentleman said he was rather inclined to say, in the lan-
guage of one of the witnesses examined, that public nomi-
nations were nothing but a mischief and a useless
farce, which tended to bring the Constitution of
the country and representative institutions generally
into contempt, and which tended also to disgust the
more peaceable and intelligent portion of the commu-
nity. The committee, however, gave reasons which he
should subsequently consider, for the retention of the
practiec. The Government proposed that it should be the
duty of the returning officer to publicly announce, as now,
that on a certain day he will proceed at a specified time to