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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1870.

was that if there had been more small proprietors in Ire-
land, such a bill as that now before the House would
never have been heard of. It was simply a proof that
the Irish landlords were politically weak. With respect
to the other proposals of the bill, he applauded the in-
tention, but he did not think the machinery was such as
to carry them fully into operation. He ob-
jected specially to that part of the bill which proposed for
the future to limit the liberty of contract. He was ready to
admit that the difficulty of the Land Bill was not the
Government's own seeking, and if they took rather a
peculiar mode of getting out of the complicated state of
affairs, they ought not to be too severely blamed. That

however was no reason why they should include in an
Act of Parliament a scheme of spoliation. They had
come to the conclusion that the tenant was to be compen-
sated, and that a certain custom was to be observed, that
closed the matter as far as the tenant was concerned, yet
it was proposed under certain circumstances that the tenant
should have a sum varying from athird to one-fourth of the
fee of the land. They took it from the landlord's pocket in
order to put it into that of the tenant. Although that
would only occur under certain conditions, he was bound
to say he should give the strongest opposition to that por-
tion of the bill, as he believed it was a violation of Parlia-
mentary obligation, and a proceeding that would in effect
be divorcing a landlord from the management of his own
property.
The Earl of KIMBERLEY expressed pleasure at the tone
in which the provisions of the bill had been commented on
by their lordships, and then proceeded to explain and de-
fend the clauses that had been objected to by the Marquis
of Salisbury, and contended that they were not asking
the landlords to do more than good landlords did already.
He was not so sanguine as to say the bill now under con-
sideration must succeed,. but he augured well for it from
the tone in which it had been discussed, and if it should
succeed its effect would be to lay the axe at the root of
the tree of Irish disaffection.

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Lord BANDON objected to many of the propositions of
the bill, more especially the compensation, which he
thought was fixed too high.
Lord MoNeK gave a general support to the measure, but
he thought there were too many occasions given for
appeals, which would cause unnecessary litigation.
On the motion of Lord CAIRNS the debate was ad-
journed.

The Norwich Voters Disfranchisement and the Bridg-
water and Beverley Disfranchisement Bills were severally
read a third time and passed.
Their lordships rose at twenty minutes to one.

HOUSE OF COMMON S.—TUESDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four

perty of the Church of England, but of the country at
large. . •
Mr. GLADSTONE reviewed the speech of Mr. Buxton,
and alluded to the hon. gentleman's remarks about the
power of Convocation. He (Mr. Gladstone) believed that.
the character of Convocation wholly lay beyond the scope of
the present discussion. If Convocation, being simply
what it was, composed simply of bishops and a number
of the leading clergy of the southern portion of the
island, thought fit to acquire public authority by the dis-
charge of useful labours on the part of the Church, he did
not think any one would grudge them authority of that
kind, however much they might be disposed to contest
any claim to authority in a a snore precise and
rigid sense. With regard to expense, he said he
did not think the expense should be borne by the public
. .

purse. If the Government were to ask for a vote in com-
mittee of supply, it might tend to prejudice the work,
and under certain contingencies the vote might become a
subject of painful discussion, such as they had always
witnessed, and the number of whichit had been attempted
to reduce. The, hon. member thought it would be best
that the work should be initiated by the public and civil
authorities. The Government, on the contrary, were of
opinion that it would be most safely, most satisfac-
torily, and most effectually initiated by those efforts which
could not pretend to public authority. They believed
that it would be a wise course to allow persons who were
willing to go to work in that very important field of labour,
to produce their results, which results ought to be
subject to the action of public opinion.
Mr. Scourfield, Mr. Henley, Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr.
Beresford-Hope, Mr. Kinnaird, Mr. Macfie, and Mr.
Newdegate having addressed the House, Mr. Buxton
briefly replied to certain observations, and withdrew his
motion.

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FRANCE AND THE HARVEST.

The Emperor is suffering from a slight attack of rheu-
matic gout, but the fall of 40c. in the Bourse was rather
attributable to the drought than to, this illness. Flour
rose five francs in the course of the day.

THE COUNSEILS G-ENERAUX.
The returns of the Counseils Generaux elections, so far
as they are as yet known, are favourable to the Conserva-
tives. Four hundred and thirty-four Councillors were re-
elected, of whom- only nine were Radicals. Of the 274
new candidates, only 44 were Radicals, 10 of whom were
unopposed. In 72 contested election the Conservatives

Exeter stroke, by half a second. In the second heat
Veasey, St. John's bow, and Mair, Worcester stroke
(who had first position), beat Smith, University bow, and
Lewis, University stroke, by four seconds. The winning
pairs row the final heat this evening.