The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-23 00:00:00

LANDLORD AND TENANT.

Concurrently with this display of indignation at
Omagh, something to much better purpose was going
on at Crom Castle. The tenants of the Earl of Erne
met to present a testimonial to his lordship, and to
express their thanks for the happiness and content
which his good deeds had brought his people. " There
were no evictions on the estate ; no Scullyism,"
said one tenant. " No matter what his arrears might
be, the tenant had leave to sell to the highest
bidder." The Earl thought that his system of " tenant
right" was as good as anything Parliament could
devise :

"I think, as far as it is possible, that every tenant on
my estate may call his farm his castle for as long as he
conducts himself honestly, quietly, and industriously.
And should he wish to leave in order to find a better land-
lord, I allow him to sell his farm, provided he pleases me
in a tenant. Therefore if any man lays out money on his
farm judiciously, he is certain to receive back the money,
hhoniti he wish to go elsewhere."
Ills lordship must not, however, forget that this
sysein is dependent on the good disposition of the
landowner, and that such fair dealing is by no means
universal in Ireland.

➢LORE DEMONSTRATIONS.
Tho Orangemen keep up their excitement and
indignation with undiminished spirit. Their last
grand demonstration at Omagh, in Tyrone,
mustered from '20,000 to 30,000 people—so says the
Express. The Marquis of Hamilton and Mr. Arch-
doll, M.P., were preSent; but of course the clerical
gentlemen made the strong speeches and moved the
fiery resolutions. The clergymen relieved them-
selves of much feeling touching " Gladstone's trea-
chery," tho " betrayal by English statesmen," and
the "desertion by English Protestants." Finally.
the Rev. H. Henderson expressed his confidence that
the loyalists of Omagh could chase the Fenian
hordes from one end of Ireland to the other.
It is pleasant, however, to learn that this very
unpromising beginning ended in a resolution to
support a Protestant sovereign, and to labour by all
legitimate and constitutional means to promote the
interests and liberties of Ireland.
TUE NORWICH ELECTION COMMISSION.

The Commissioners investigating the charges
against the borough of Norwich have not obtained
a very great deal of information from the agents of
the several candidates. The fact is admitted that
the Liberals bought the show of hands ; but, with
this exception, both the Liberals and Conservatives
declare that the last election was pure so far as the
Candidates and the head party men were con-
cerned. The Liberal agent, Mr. Corks—the
gentleman on whose evidence we have already
commented—stated on Friday that there were 70t,
corrupt voters in Norwich, many of whom he
Lelieved the Conservative Itatt " times." But the
' Liberals (he declared) did not lay out a farthing
improperly. Another Liberal agent spoke of spending
£2:3 for protecting Liberal meetings. fie also was
positive in his assertion that nothing inipropr had
taken place. Evidence much to tl.e same effect was
given by the solicitor who managed affairs for Sir
Henry Stracey, the Conservative can,Fdate. The
Conservatives, he said, had no time for canvassing.
did not so much as think of obtaining the show of
hands improperly, and had not within his actual
knowledge committed bribery. He gave orders that
no voter should be employed. Of course he heard of
houses in which men were ready waiting to take money
for their votes ; but he was not aware of any illegal
practices on the part of the Conservatives. It was
suggested that he had shut his eyes to things going
on around him, and he admitted that he took very
little interest in politics; but he declared that he
made no inquiries about corruption because he had
never intended to corrupt the borough.

THE•. BISHOPS.

It was at first asserted that none of the sick and
infirm prelates would avail themselves of the
Resignation Bill; but now one after the other they
begin to " fall in." The John Bull is informed thai
the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose diocese has
been administered by a commissary bishop
for some months past, will avail himself of
the new measure. It is at least understood
that Bishop Chapman will cease to officiate as -com-
missary after Christmas. The same journal regrets
to hear that the illness of the Bishop of Lichfield
has necessitated the postponement of the Arai-
diaconal Conference, at Derby, which was fixed for
Wednesday. According to the opinion of medical
advisers a short rest is all that is needed to restore
his lordship.