The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-15 00:00:00

THE IRISH LAND BILL.

The Standard says that the Duke of Richmond ad-
mitted the bill had been received with very extensiv
acquiescence, and had been much improved in its passage
through the other house; he felt that it would be unwise
and dangerous for their lordships to reject it, and he
should. therefore, support the second reading. Having
in these words satisfied all present as to the
practical issue of the debate, the duke pro-
ceeded to explain the amendments he intended to
propose in committee. The real value of the
present discussion is in the light it throws on such
amendments, and on the arguments and influence that
will be brought to bear in their favour ; for it has long
been known that the Lords were not likrly to reject the
bill. The duke promised that he would not attempt by a
side wind to defeat the bill, or to get rid of any of its
main provisions ; and this promise obliges him to waive
several of the strongest objections he had made toits
character and purport. The question of interest to the
House and to the country was what the Conservative
majority meant to do, and this we now know.
There is nothing in the proposed amendments that
is inconsistent with the strictest adherence to the
principles of the bill ; nothing that Mr. Gladstone can
fairly object to, nothing that he ought not readily to con-
cede to the authority of the Peers, and in gratitude for the
forbearance of the landed interest. How he may act we
cannot pretend to guess ; this we know, that no candid
Liberal will hesitate to say that if the House of Lords pass
the amendments of which the Duke of Richmond has given
notice, they ought to be—and, the influence of the Premier
apart, would be—accepted, if not welcomed, by the House
of Commons.

The competition for the Challenge Cup of the Bur-
gesses of Westminster took place yesterday, and it was
won by Captain Styan's, 13th Company.
Yesterday the Conservative Peers met at the
Duke of Richmond's, to determine their policy with re-
spect to the Irish Land Bill. The Duke entered into an
explanation, and his remarks were very well received.
The Bolton Cotton Operative Spinners' Associa-
tion have forwarded another circular to their employers
asking the advance of 5 per cent. on present prices which
was taken from them in November last.

DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.—A. boy named
Thomas Cowan, aged about eight years, son of a widow
residing in Berwick, has died of hydrophobia. On the
20th of May a terrier dog had been fighting with another
dog, and went home in a very excited state. Shortly
afterwards it attacked the boy, and inflicted several very
severe wounds on his face and other parts of the body. A
Miss Young, in endeavouring to screen the boy from the
dog, was also bitten. The boy's wounds healed well, and he
so far recovered that he was able to be about on Tuesday ;
but on Wednesday symptoms of hydrophobia shewed them-
selves. A medical gentleman gave it as his opinion that
he was suffering from hydrophobia in a most aggravated
form. This opinion was corroborated. The little fellow
got gradually worse, and became very violent. He foamed
at the mouth, bit and scratched at every person who ap-
proached him, and had to be tied in bed. His sufferings
were very great, and in this condition he continued until
justices
has death the other morning. A meeting of the
has been held, when it was resolved to give notice to the
public against allowing dogs to wander at large.