The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1870.

the bill. He most anxiously trusted that the committee
would not sanction tho change proposed in the provision,
but that they would fall back upon the original form.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER criticised the
speech of the right hon gentleman, and explained the alte-
ration which had been made in the bill. He contended
that the speech had nothing to do with the amend-
ment, nor the amendment anything to do with
the speech. It had been objected that the bill
it was a violation of the rules of political economy, but
it must be remembered the principles of political economy
were violated every day, and that it was impossible to
settle all the complicated affairs of mankind by such
rules. He hoped that the session which had begun so well
for Ireland would not leave behind as the only monument
for that country a Coercion Bill.
Mr. G. 114npv thought that the remarks of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer would not be considered any
more in the observations of his right hon. friend who had
addressed the House. He thought the opinions of the
right hon. gentleman who had just addressed the
House, at one time said that the best way
to govern Ireland was to make all propositions on the
strict ground of political economy ; but now he had over-
thrown that opinion, and the only thing to which he could
attribute the chnnge of opinion of the right hon.
gentleman was that of change of place. (Hear,
hear.) He thought the right hon. gentleman the
Chancellor of the Exchequer was rather precipitate in
charging his (Mr. Hardy's) side of the House with incon-
sistency, when he had Been so thoroughly inconsistent
himself. The right hon. gentlemen then proceeded to argue
the ambiguity of the proposal of the Govern-
ment as it stood now in Clause 3, and urged
the House to accept the amendment the right hon.
gentleman, the member for Buckinghamshire, had felt it
is duty to move. The latter proposal, he thought, far
more liberal than that of the Government, and therefore
it would give far more satisfaction when put into active
operation, than the proposition of the Government.
Sir R. PALMER said that he could not go so far as to vote
for Mr. Disraeli's amendment, but that he thought the Go-
vernment propositions as regarded clause 3 were open to
grave objections.
Atter observations from Mr. C. Fortescuo, Mr. C. S. Read,
Sir P. O'Brien, Mr. Kavanagh, and other honourable
memberr,

Mr. GLADSTONE said as regal ded Mr. Disraeli's amendment,
it was a blow aimed at the root and principle of the bill, and
not a mere amendment on a single clause.
The House divided on the amendment, which was nega-
tived by 296 to 220, being a majority of 76.
The remaining business was disposed of and the House
adjourned.

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

(THIS DAY.)

At the 70th quarterly meeting of the members
held this afternoon, at the Norfolk-street offices,
Viscount Ranelagh, presiding; and the secretary
(Mr. C. L. Gruniesen) having read the advertisement
convening the meeting, the annexed report was sub-
mitted :

The Executive Committee, in submitting their seventieth
quarterly report, have the pleasure to announce to the
shareholders that the financial returns for the half-year end-
ing Lady Day, 1870, are as usual largo. The annexed table
will show the cash receipts for the two respective quarters,
together with the number of new shares which have been
issued, and the grand totals to the 25th of March, 1870 :

Qrs. endino Shares in Shares Total Receipts.
0 progress. Complete. Shares.
Dec. 25,1869
March 25, 1870 .... 383 83 471 2,,.161 2 1
8.9 165 1,064 60,480 14 $
Totals to Mi-
chaelmas, 1869. 26,237 6,359 32,596 1,450,082 19 3
Grand totals to
Lady Day, 1870. 27,136 6,524 33,610 1,510,572 13 11