The New York herald., 1870-06-20
IRISH LANDLORD1SM.
A Word for the Class from Jersey.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD =

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
SIR-In your paper of yesterday, read what pur-
In Ireland, in which he says, the tenants OF the
Marchioness Of Ely in Wexford were dispossessed
anv an motives to YOUR corresponden and eivin@ hm
every credit for believing what he relates, as an
old land agent in Ireland assure you that such
proceeding is utterly impossible. Tenancy in Ire
land can only be terminated in one or three ways.
First, II no lease exist, by six months
year year as that on which their tenancy begun;
second. If there be a lease, by the tenant
allowing one full years rent to become due; and
thirdly, by termination OF the lease. Either of these
ends the tenancy; but until proceedings have been
taken In the county courts held quarterly, and OF
notice, by service of the legal process by officers
for that purpose appointed, possession cannot be
taken. In the second instance, too, the tenants
yare in Ireland can be seen from this fact My late
father and were extensive land agents in, per
naps, the poorest county in Ireland -LeitrimfrOfl
1897, when he obtained his first agency, to 1913,
when gave up my last and during that tfne only
one tenant was disposscssed by us. He owed over
four years. rent, and was allowed to remove h1s
CROP and got small sum for bis good Will fom il-
coming tenants
known | send this, with my name subscribed scr for
publication. THOMAS j. NORRIS.
lin the above Mr.. Norris sets out, in regular Irish
agent style, to throw doubt on the senuineness Of
the document to which he replies He uses the
words what purports to be letterfom your special
correspondent" Tne WOrdS ''puJpoTt anu III tia6
case made and provided" and come and appear or
hereafter mold your peace" are more familiar 70
Irish land agents. Old and young, in Ireland than are
the words of the Lords Prsyer. They use them to
break land contracts. In applying them to throw
doubt on the integrity Of our special letter from re
land Mr.. Norris Is guilty simply Of piece of Old COun
try land agency impertin.ence. In speaking Of the
writer says:--"The baliiff5 came one morn.
iug when the family were at their humble
breakfast, and forced them to quit at o moments
notice. they did not give them time TO finish their
meal. The breakfast, the furniture and whatever
domestic utensils the Door family had were all fung
out of the door, ana the fooftrce Of the OLD house
was torn down Ia an instant" The correspondent
did not mean to convey that tse baiins came with
out Q warrant; he merely dcscrbed the manner in
which these legal razztas are performed. They have
"bond' and take 'the pound Or nesh." As Mr..
Norris or his "father before him" hNs never Known
Of tenant ejectment but one from the year 1881 OF
course he does not understand the Irish land system
as described by Premier Gladstone IN Parlameut
and the HERALD writers. On the Quarter Sessions
Court books OF Cavan town, o. Ballinamore, Of Bal
lycOnnell and Cootehili-es ates OF Humphreys God
lev and othe,s-the name OF Norris figures frequently
botn as plalntf bain and witness In ejectaenta.
Mr. Thomas J. Norris OF Newark, ia not the MAJ, ~
his latter proves1