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thought, wont I require great couside, a:ion iu chnunitte +.
lie obj, cted to the adf.ptiun of that w Melt was called tho
Ulster tenant cuAum, as it was asking Parli.oneut to legalise
the private arrangements of every state in the nurth of
I: eland, and yet nobody cote(' tell Parliament wtat that
customcusto►u was. lie did nut s.‘e how Parliament weld legalist
that which did not exist. Ho also objected to that part of
tbo bill which gave compensation for disturbed occupancy.
~..
With respect to the advances of public money, he was not
averse to its being made on good security and for a bene-
licial object, but he objected strongly to advance it to _
tenants in order to purchase freeholds.
Mr. GLADSTONE expressed his great satisfaction at tit)
lone of the long debate, and said he could not refrain front
feeling gratification at the fact that with, he might say, the
-
unanimous consent of the House, he could see the way of '..
the bill clear into committee. He was quite willing to give
to every suggestion that had been made with regard to
certain concessions and modifications the best consideration ;
but with respect to that part of the bill which contained
what was called the Ulster clauses, he must say that he had .! •
heard nothirg in the course of the long debate which would. • ,
induce him not to retain those clauses. (Hoar, hear.) The
right hon. gentleman defended the adoption of the Ulster
custom, and proceeded to deal with the other objections that
had been made to the bill, and said that the proposal of the '
bill was not to give fixity, but stability of tenure, and he felt
that if they could effect that it would be the means of re-
storing peace and prosperity to Ireland.
The House was cleared for a division at one oVock. Tho
numbers were— .

For the second reading 442
Against it ll

Majority
The louse then adjourned.

THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.
FRIDAY.
_
The select committee on this expedition resumed their
sitting this day, Mr. Candlish in the chair.
Colonel Wilkins, the commander of the engineers in
Abyssinia, was first called. He said : I was with the
recconoitering force and landed at Masowa on the Ist of
October. The subject of the water supply occupied my
early attention. It was only by actual experience that
we found that there was sufficient water within 3
radius of 16 miles to render the condensing engines un-
necessary, and it was towards the end of November we
discovered the fact. Then I made a requisition for 17
miles of pipes, and and also for a means of
water. Either from the river Wear or the str'
could have obtained water, but I could not s:
would have enabled us to dispense with the co:
The pipes would convey 200 tons a-day. I s(
gram direct to England for the pipes, but not a
direct authority. I got orders, I believe, from
We could not foresee that we should not requi
it depended entirely on whether the campaigl
There were two sources of water, the river W
Canadiness. Heavy works would have been re(
each. The water filtered through the soil ahno:
as it was drained. If the works were not_permt
river would come down anddestroy them. Thews
down through that pass one night to the ex
volume twenty feet deep. We should have
a considerable number—twenty or thirty mason:
whole company of Sappers would be required
them. I think it would have taken besides pro:
masons to the number of thirty or forty for ex,
and preparing the stone, certainly not less than thr
There was no actual breakdown in the supply
for laying the pipes, but there was a defic:
have heard that the cost was a quarter of a
I made no requisition for pontoons for the piers,
am not quite sure that I did not suggest that some
piers might be useful, and as well as those constry
piles. After the experience we have had, lam o!
that a floating pipr would not have been a good 01.
pier we made was constructed entirely on Piles
into the subsoil. It would have been
ticable to construct a pier with sufficient depth of •
allow the ships to come alongside. It would have
a pier 800 yards long. We could have made a
pier at any depth of water, but it would lir
extremely costly. It never entered into my min
p)se such a thin;. We did not contemplate at tl
ning such extensive works as piers and harbonrs.

THE SALMON FISHERIES.

The select committee appointed to inquire
salmon fisheries sat to-day for the first t:
session to take evidence. There were
Mr. Dodds (in the chair), Earl Percy, Mr.
Captain Hamilton, Mr. Whitwell, Colonel A-
Mr. Herbert, Mr. Lowther, and Colonel Edwe
Walpole, one of the inspectors, was first e:
said that he considered that the value
prior to 1861 was £30,009 a year, but last y,
2,879 men engaged in net fishing, paying £4,G,
There were 1,912 rod licenses, the amount paid
and 33 general licences', paying £3OB. On an
fisherman worked 25 weeks, which, putting
at the low figure of 12s. per week, would ni
of the fishery between £43,000 and £4l
for rent and other charges would be
making the total value of the 34 dis,
£61,000. The rivers not in the districts ernplo*
fisheries. The value of these lie put at £1(
total value of the fisheries, therefore, at a mr
putation, would be over 270000. He attribu,
gressive increase, which he believed had taker
the value of the whole fisheries, to the benefici
the Act of 1861. This improvement was to
partly to the preservation of the fish, partly to
val of obstruction in the rivers, and partly to tI
tion of pollution. He said it was unquestie
salmon were excluded by weirs. He thougl
amendment of the Act of 1861 would be s'
respect of weirs. The chief defect of that Act
with weirs was that there are no powers to take
compulsory purchase. Witness's opinion was '
most desirable that certain powers should
and that might be done by extending the ..
Act for salmon purposes. They go before a
tain the value of the weir and act accordingly.
not see any objection to that if proper da
inserted for compensation. One way in which
servators might meet the expense would be by
the licence duty. Another way would be by s'
and also by a rate. He had made calculat:
spewed the cases where the decrease was me
was not attributable to weirs.

kr. John Bignold, son of Sir Samuel
of Norwich, has published a letter in which
believes himself to be the young Mr. Big,nold
to the Royal Commissioners by Mr. Lewis
urged bribery in the Norwich election
He denies that there was any such suggestil
best possible reason that all knew there Iv(
available. He, however, did on the night befo.
tion express his fear that the Conservatives
beaten because he felt sure that the Liberals Nvo.
to tactics they had so recently adopted. He bell
the Liberals bought more votes then than were '
the election of 1868.

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT BROMLEY.-
Maidstone Assizes, Thomas George Davis, aged
been charged with shooting at Frances Sarah
tington. The prisoner was undefended. It
remembered that the case was a very serious
life of the prosecutrix having been for
time despaired of. The crime was
have emanated from jealousy, though
secutrix said she was at a loss to account for
there had been no quarrel between them. The:
in his defence, asserted that the occurrence was
tal. After a long deliberation the jury returned
of Not Guilty. The Judge told the prisoner he
in great peril, as if convicted, he would have
severe sentence. He hoped it would be a car
for the rest of his life.

A RICH BEGGAR. —A mendicant, charged
at Marlborough-street, pretended to be stt.
found to have £6 in silver and a savings ban,
£l3 upon him. He was sent to prison for a
own expense.

CHARGE OF FRAUD.--Lucio Meston was
Justice Hannen, at the Devon Assizeswith
taining £39 by means of a cheque dra,wnby
Perkins and Co, upon Barclay, Bevan, and C
favour of Sir W. Rose, whose son the '
sented himself to be, when he presented the
bank of Messrs. Vivian and Co., Torquay'.
secution did not affirm that the cheque'
jury acquitted the prisoner.
A. CONSTABLE CONVICTED.—A policent
has been convicted at the Thames Police-
kenness and assault while on duty. When
the superintendent of the division, he said 1'
pose to get reported, as he could ~.7ct V. a '
He was sent to prison for a month.

FRAUD ON A FARMER.—Jacob Bowers has
at Slough with obtaining a quantity of Inr
and swedes from Mr. Pullen, a farmer of
false pretences. He Netended to be a large
man at the stations, and induced the pros,
him large quantities of mangolds and saved,
money was forthcoming. He was commit
FRAUD ON A TRADE UNION.—Thos L.
to the United Boiler and Shipbuilder
committed for trial at Liverpool, on a .
moneys from the society by receiving
tom Incluber§ wbcv to Wady 1111cgdo

raising the • .
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say that it
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value of
it last year
ing £4,613 f
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putting the
could snake
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had taken
the beneficial
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partly to the
unquestion.
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ould be suf •
that Act ii
vers to take
-Anion was th
rs should
ing the Lan •
before a jury
zeordingly.
proper cla
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uld be by m'
ild be by sub
le calculatio •
e was most
it Samuel
• in which' h,
r. Big,nold
Er. Lewis
election
su,ggestio
r there were
night before
nservatives
Liberals wou'
ed. He believ
than were bon_
BROMLEY.—A
1 Davis, ged
'rances 'Sarah
lefended. It
very serious 0.,
ri been for
imo was - •
though the
o account for
hem. The p
currence was '
try returned a
prisoner he 1
would have re •
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rings bank
son for a in
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Police-
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said h.
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he prosec
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a charge
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