The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-23 00:00:00

COURSING.

(The following appeared
evening.)

WATERLI

in our third edition of last

10 PURSE.

Mountain Chief beat Prime I Lucy Long beat Brigadier
Minister Woman-in-Blue beat Goo-
-- - - - -

Shy Girl beat Blanche

laloo

THIRD TIES.

Shy Girl beat Mountain I Woman-in-Blue beat Lucy
I Chiof Long

DECIDriCi COURSE.
Shy Girl beat Woman-iu-Blue
WATERLOO PLATE.

Lady Cecil beat Field- I Princess Royal beat Dick
fare Turpin

DECIDING COURSE.
Princess Royal beat Lady Cecil
WATERLOO CUP.

Royal Seal beat Troy store 1 Lobelia beat Bettleheim

DECIDING COUItSE.
Lobelia beat Royal Seal.

The meet took place at Hill House, and although the
weather was not so pleasant as on the two previous days,
there was again a large attendance in running off the ties
for the Cup. Royal Seal and Trovatoro were very equally
matched, Mr. Ilaywood's bitch winning with little to
spare. Lobelia was much too fast and clever for Battle-
heim ; rad in the deciding course Royal Seal was outpaced
all through a good course, Lobelia winning in the most
hollow style possible. The winner was only tried last
Saturday with Saucebox (the one originally intended to
ruu in Mr. Stocker's nomination), and beating the New-
market crack easily, she took her place. Mr. W. Butler,
of Newmarket, Mr. S. Hawton, and Mr. E. W. Stocker,
are large winners.
The Waterloo Purse was won very easily by Shy
Girl, and Princess Royal won the Plate almost unchal-
lenged, thus concluding one of the most successful Wa-
terloo meetings ever held over Altcar.

COURSING MEETINGS TO COME.
FEBRUARY.
Name. Judge. Days of Running
Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick 26, &c.

MARCH.

Irish Grand National (Open),
county Loute
Ardrossan, Sharphill
South Lancashire (South-

6, 7
7, &c.

port) Champion Mr. Westropp l4, 13, &
Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. IL Springall l9, 20
Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 26, &c.

SEPTEMBER.
Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick
OCTOBER.
Ancaster and Willoughby,
Lincolnshire Mr. Spafford

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books, electro-gilt and elegantly-mounted articles. Bibles,
Prayer-books, and Church Services, in every type. Par-
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at wholesale prices from the largest stock in London.

The first dinner of the Cobden Club this year
will take place at Willis's-rooms, 26, King-street,
St. James's, ou Saturday, the 2d of March ; Lord
Houghton in the chair.

A number of the new War Department guns have
been shipped from Woolwich arsenal for the Colo-
nial Government of Australia ; the price, which is
about one half that of the former guns of high
priced material, to be repaid to the War Depart-
ment.

Her Majesty's iron steam storeship Buffalo yes-
terday returned to Woolwich dockyard from Rouen
and entered the shipping basin, having conveyed
some very fine models of dockyard ships and naval
stores, manufactured in Deptford dockyard under
the superintendence of Mr. Saunders, the master
shipwright of the yard. The Buffalo will receive
to-day some magnificent specimens, which have
been exhibited during the past week in the model
room of Woolwich dockyard, manufactured under
the direction of Mr. Ladd, master shipwright at
Woolwich. They are got up with admirable skill,
and have been much admired. There were alto
somewe ldsePSeCcirarvinelgis a from
among the
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by order of the Admiralty.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 23, 1867.

The Land Tenure (Ireland) last night engaged
the attention of the House of Lords ; the Marquis
of CLANRICARDE introducing a bill on the subject.
The noble Marquis very truly remarked that this
subject had lost none of its importance since last
year he ventured to lay a measure of this kind on
the table of the house. If we would justify the
mportance of this question, it might be found in

the fact that there are already on the table of the
House of Commons four measures relating to it.
This bill of Lord CIANRICARDE'S does not interfere
with the proposition of GoVernment, which con-
cerns compensation for improvements only. During
the recess several pamphlets have appeared on the
subject of the tenure of land; still, notwithstanding
all that has been said or written on the matter, the
task of legislating does not seem to have been made
easier, or likely to prove more effective. It is satis-
factory to think that at present there is not the
excitement and irritation prevalent about the land
question in Ireland that some might suppose, owing
to the peculiar circumstances of the case. On the
contrary, as the noble Marquis explained, " in spite
of the Fenian riots and alarms, in spite of speeches
and writings of the most vehement description, there
exists among persons properly and immediately
connected with land, among the class of tenant-
farmers, little real agitation or excitement ; for the
condition of everything connected with the occupa
tion or cultivation of land, including the condition
of the agricultural labourers, has materially im-
proved." This is encouraging, but at the same
time it seems to urge forward the necessity of losing
no time in the task of improvement, because it is
always far easier and more satisfactory to legislate
for people when they are in a state of calmness
than when they are excited and discontented. In
fact, it often occurs at such junctures that faults
are found and disapproval manifested at measures
which, if proposed in time, would have been eagerly
welcomed. Several circumstances have conduced
of late to show that on the whole things are not
so hopeless as some have asserted. The meeting
of the Great Southern and Western, the principal
Irish railway, showed that the character of the re-
turns was quite satisfactory ; and we quite agree
with the noble marquis that it is idle to say
nothing is wanted ; but at the same time we must
not shut our eyes to the fact that an increased pros-
perity in the face of political agitation shows that
there cannot be the " distrust and rancour" so com-
monly represented between landlord and tenant.
Of course, it is very desirable that the Government
should use all their efforts to bring about a satisfac-
tory settlement of certain vexed questions, and thus
increase the prosperity of the country, while they
put away irritating causes of discontent; but there
can be no real end gained by prejudging the case, as
it were, and giving, in fact, unfavourable conclu-
sions before the experiment in question has been
fairly tried. We suspect that in many instances the
wish is father to the thought with those cavillers,
and that they really do not desire any important
change to take place under their particular views
are therein carried out to the letter. The noble
Marquis censured the proposal recently made, that
the State should buy up large properties from the
present owners, and then distribute them among
the occupiers, and, as he very justly said, such a
scheme was utterly wild and nonsensical. " There
is not a single principle of political economy
or of any other science to recommend
the propositions. After referring to many
plans and projects that had lately been suggested
as to the propriety of fixing a particular term for
the holding of leases, Lord CLANRICARDE said that
the effect of the scheme would be that they would
practically revive the old feudal system, under
which land was supposed to be rendered inalien-
able. No doubt there is a great deal of truth in
the remark here made that there were bad tenants
as well as bad landlords, and no law that may be
enacted on the subject of compensation and tenure
can altogether put a stop to extortion on the one
hand and to roguery on the other.
Lord MEREDYTII said he thought that part of
the mistakes made on this subject arose from the
fact that in making these changes and alterations
people were apt to forget that after all the chief
thing was that a good understanding should be
arrived at between landlord and tenant. Very
likely this may be the case, for no acts of Parlia-
ment can render any arrangement satisfactory that
does not accord with the desires of those con-
cerned, and unless a good understanding exists
between the various persons it is idle to anticipate
a beneficial change to take place. As for emigra-
tion which has been so bitterly complained of of late,
there are two sides to that question, as to most
others ; and as the noble lord reminded the house ,
time was when the Government of the day were
earnestly solicited to assist emigration to the utter-
most, and it was then believed by the " best friends
of the Irish tenants to be the great panacea for the
misery existing in that country." We suspect that
in this, as in every other thing of like importance,
the secret of success lies in juste milieu, which
is so easy to talk of, but so difficult to attain.
At the time alluded to by the noble lord no doubt
the emigration plan proved a great benefit, but it
has since then been carried too far for the good of
the country, or for the benefit of those who flocked
in such numbers to distant lands. The bill of Lord
CLANRICARDE was read a first time, and we are sure
that all well-wishers of Ireland will rejoice if it
should prove to ameliorate in any degree the
state of things now in existence, and tend to pro-
mote a better understanding between landlord and
tenant.

Mr. DARBY GRIFFITH iS not apparently gifted
with the very useful virtue of patience, and he finds
it difficult to endure the prolonged suspense attend-
ing the discussion of Reform. He has waited,
strange to say, till within a day or two of the pro-
mised debate, when he finds further inaction be-
come intolerable, and accordingly he endeavours,
on Friday, to anticipate the proceedings of Monday.
Hon. members generally, though they have mani-
fested some little impatience respecting the Minis-
terial proceedings, did not sympathise very
heartily with Mr. GRIFFITH'S anxiety, for his
question was received with some laughter.
The Speaker was even less merciful, for
he arrested the flow of his eloquence by a gentle re-
minder that he was out of order. The Resolutions
fixed for Monday must not, according to the Par-
liamentary code, be discussed two days previous,
and thus the critical curiosity of Mr. D. GRIFFITHS
failed to obtain its due reward.

We do not see, however, that the hon. gentleman
has much to complain of. Whatever the ultimate
verdict of the House and the country respecting the
Ministerial measure, it is impossible to arrive at a
fair estimate of any such scheme without a little
time for deliberation. A fortnight ago we were all
in total ignorance as to the course to be taken.
There has not, therefore,been hitherto an unreason-
able delay in laying the matter before the House
and the country. There would have been more
cause to resent undue haste if it had been pressed
forward more quickly. The Resolutions aro before
the public, so that all classes may discuss the prin-
ciples on which it is proposed that the new bill
should be founded, and express their views as to
where they fall short, where they are capable of im-
provement, and where they are impracticable or
undesirable. There has been ample but scarcely
superfluous time allowed for such public discussion,
and it must be at once evident to impartial
observers that if Mr. Disr.AELI had satisfied
the curiosity of all his SUCCCSSiVe questioners there
would have been little left to explain on Monday.
The view thus presented of the MinlJecial measure

would besides have been most imperfect and unfair, '
something like taking a brick as a specimen of a
house. If the Government are wise they will
pledge themselves to no particular clause, no especial
limit or minor provision, but content with the
general acceptance of fundamental principles they
will adopt and modify the details of the measure
according to the prevailing sentiment of the House
and the people. 11Ir. GRIFFITH complains that the
resolutions ask the House to take a leap in the
dark ; but, as Mr. DISRAELI subsequently ex-
plained, it was understood from the first that au
indication of the manner in which the Government
proposed to apply their principles would be given
on Monday next. The first step was to see whether
the House would consent to the new and somewhat
unusual mode of proceeding. That is the question
now to be settled. Should they accept the form of
the Resolutions, it will then be necessary and desir-
able to explain the manner in which the Ministers
propose to act upon them. It was not more than
ten days, said Mr. DISRAELI, since he made the
proposition of proceeding by Resolutions. It was
then very doubtful whether it would be accepted,
and formally it was not yet accepted, though he
might infer from the declarations that had been
made that the House would not refuse its assent
to that mode of proceeding. The object
of the Government, as he explained, was
to express certain principles on which they wished
to proceed, so as to give the House an opportunity
of considering those principles, and applying them
in the manner which they thought most expedient.
In a few days they would be asked to take the Reso-
lutions into consideration, and before he asked for
their opinion it would be his duty to show the
manner in which the Government thought of apply-
ing them. In the course of the last week a number
of questions have been asked respecting the details
of the Reform Bill, and all these the Chancellor of
the Exchequer promises to bear in mind. Mr.
GRIFFITH'S question as to the extent of the pro-
posed reduction of the franchise can hardly fail
to secure notice, for a Reform Bill which did not
specify the amount of the qualification would, in-
dced,:be a political curiosity.

On the whole the House seems inclined to give
a fair and temperate consideration to the question
in its new aspects. Thoughtful men are sensible of
the necessity of coming to a definite conclusion,
and no longer allowing our Parliamentary system
to be the object of attack, criticism, and ridicule.
Whatever deficiencies exist in its theory or its
practice become exaggerated by constant and pur -
poseless complaint. One section of the population
has become so disgusted with the hypocrisy
or inconsistency of some professing Re-
formers that it has abandoned all interest
in the matter, and looks on with cynical
ndifference. Another has been driven by practical
shortcomings into the adoption of extreme and
visionary theories; while there are many who, soured
by the failure of *repeated efforts, are inclined to
doubt or disbelieve the actual benefits we enjoy. It
is more than time that the question was placed on
a proper and national footing, and taken out of the
area of prejudice, faction, and political fanaticism.