, 1870-04-03
The Wretehed Condition Of Ire
land.
National Education aad Mr.. Pos-
ter's Bill.
More Scandal Among the Nobility.
Gossip
[Faou OH Own coxEEroSpKST.1

Cfeet1nE tnemeelFe8. Inc land measure Id
stn on their hands. ind hard fight must take
place on 1nnny OF the clauses, eyenin the Com
monn- What its fate will l,e in the Lords may
he eonjcctured il the reader remembers fos \
moment that the Upper House consists Gu
tircly OF landlords. Thero are tenants in the
Commons. but every recr owns land, however
morgagcd, and it is absolutely certain that
they will resent some Of the proposals- TIC
Law Lords, the e1-Locd C1,Ancellora,--Wiu be
particularly obstructive Nowhere in Europe
can such q crotchety set be found. They arc
the bane Of English legislation. They seem to
hsvc ono rule-to differ from esch other. 1t is
not merely csae of two eides. Every Law
Lord ia a "sider Of himself, anaseores Of use-
fn1 projects have been sti8ed in the confusion
arising from their discords.
But even the land is not the pressing topic
80 far AZ 11e1nnd ia concerned. The hrut COD
Gition in civilized State is eecurity Of life
and nobody can 81! life Is protected By tho lav
in many Of the districts II tenant has
grievance, he redresses 1t himself. There il
1s have said repeatedly in this correspond
ence, reign OF terror III certain districts. Tho
evil spreads from gravcr cases to smaller ones
The wild justice Of revenge rou3ned to dis
graceful cases Of ,c7ctfon are but the begin.
Ei1e. In political and municipal elections in
The ordinary village life, in Religious worahip,
Opinion is poisoned by this unchecked iawlcss-
ness Yon will hear Iishmcn Of the middle
class justify the most atrocious acts, as
they socm to us- heard, only the other day,
lady, a deyout Roman Catholic and the wife
Of = roembero Of Parliament, Avo~ing her pleas
ing OF unpopular landlords generally, and she
~as astouished 1t my establishment In Irish
Roman Catholic society it is, as can vouch
from my own observation, always intended, II
the topic is discussed, that the priesthood re-
gard aEraIian crimes as on didcrent footing
unchazitsble or moved in the slightest degree
l.y secta-iau prejudice, and believe I am
not when / say that everybody who
knows the uncontrolled influence OF the
priesthood in Ireland must be aware
that the priests could stay theeo outrayos il
they set themselves to work to do it. Nc
country in the world i 60 Catholic as Ireland.
A priest ls absolute. Men will do anrtllne
r1ther than run the risk Of losing, as they Ia.
Gevc, their eternal salvation, yet none Of the
considerations Of religion ever rct As 4 haI
where agrarian murders are concerned Cnde,
these circumstances, the government nre justi
fed in the epeci11 legislation they propose fol
detection Of criminals. The matter has beer
left to the last moment No Liberal rremiel
in thcse DAYS would offend i1is Irish supporter
il he could help it, but the emergency over.
powers all mere party prudence, and in thei,
hGss s,,t;G ysTy Sq9EEposss 2npTeTs,
The Disecntels IN England and Wales have
got it into thci1 heads that the new bill fscili-
tatcs rroeelytism, and ty allowing majority
IN a locality to decide the character of the re-
ieiou. teaching, may place them III tho posi-
teet. Mr.. John stuart Mill, l believe, Is Of
q iniou that the mcasrrc ii originally p1p-
posed, viii throw the education Of ,he pcoEle
moro than ever into the hands OF the clergy.
Professor Huxley md his ssl,oc1 would prefer
no lsil Mt IL But the Tories are satisfied, aud
troops OF them will march to the support Of
the government against the Radical members
ot the lhrge boroughs. Is this is safe pcei-
tion for Ministers: doubt il.
am bound to say a1r. ". 7. Forster, in pro.
Eorhcn AZ he gains popularity amongst the
Tories, loses it amoug the liberals. People
say that under the g.n,se, Of rough and honest
deal Of cunning He has set himself TO work
on this bill to win the Church OF England
clergy, and almost every item Of lis echeIne il
compromise. Shou1d the prevalent tlissen-
fions prevent the bin from passing this
session. the next will sec, l am persuaded, a
thoroughly eccalzr s5etem established
PARLIAMENTARY SKETCHES
Had there been party fight over tho second
reading Of the Land Lii, Inc speeches would
hare been better Wortl, heazing. Thcrc coul1
Lc no excitement, 10 passion, no stirring ap-
pcals, when there WIS., no danger-no risk: !
'.lookcd in" ut the House several times last
week, and generally found half the mem.
bcrs asleep. The visitor had an admirable
opportunity OF seeinS in what postures sleo{
Is poss: ,le to hnmnn beings, Some men sa
Eith the;r elins deep In their hsssHtidto rfsGl;
elsrt With ths'66 81 rfttsb fts bencl; otbers Laid thei
heads on one. eide. 4 few are able to slec1
while sitting holt upright Ono thing I 1av,
eessfully tnritd size must como unavases.
have observed members leave their bench AM
como up TO one Of the side galleries up etairs
where they arc comparatively secure from in
corruption, and lie their length upon the long
wcll-psddcd seats, eompor;n; themselves for !
They sl,ift from side 10 sile, shat thei1 eyes,
lean now on one side, now on tho other; but
thern, aud Ultimately they 81 ii up up
md tt to listen, or rise nna
SO away. But tho Inst debate las been
peculiarly sopo5ific. To speaker, sleeping
audience must Us more provoking than = noisy
ote- Tue ORATORS Last week hAd nothing to
complain Of III the way Of buzz of CONVERSE
ton. A dull stiffness reigned JYou could a.
most hear youE watch tick in yodr pocket BIZ.
Il was not the silence produced BY attention.
- Na6 tI1c IcSul{ oI EleEpIne5t.-
LII. Gladstone wnr1aed up in tho Last debate,
and at about o'clock ia tie morning delivered
pc!orstlon which was quito up to lis nArk.
Mr. Dsrael WAS i'll, but lie gaid few happy
t4lcEr- All. Gladstone il hard in his MANAGE
ment Of the House, aud 70. unfrcquently an
swcrd questions with the air OF dirtAtor; hut
he knows how TO give q personal hit Is well "a
5nsGodF; Among the Liberal members is All
honorable gentleman Representing Seotcll
pi6nEl. who Is one of the Exeter Hall
lcsders, and who in the days Of Lord Palmer
fton " as alIncst AZ much power as the Earl
OF SLaf!esbuty. This piouA Legislator hss a
round, jol]y-looEin6 face which little bellies
TIC severity Of his rrofcseions and it il little
c!sd- that IN the small bours OF tho morning.
Lis PENALTY grows apacc, and some.;ues
}asscs the bounds Of discsction. No one.
Lcwercr, bnt Mr.. Gladstone. las ever hal tho
courage to hint at the eause. It ia sad illus-
triton Of the decline in influence Of tho Evan
Gcli 81 party that Mr.. Gladstone, tie other
night, OF rasher morning. had the nudacity to
lender m Israel The latter bounced into tho
i;ofaon inE;oi on IN xhat ! must sar was an extra
fr1 tcnir;,ave!!' M ,Ionntins. IN fact, to unin-
lie intense TsssssEsn ra,sssa9on Nj r, a,.stone to
1utes Sso uron the honorable member = sir,Vn.
iaf and frequent "freBlncSs~ ~ 4h.s ~
non5; notn;1 1a,sptinE uan to him '.he aeet of pcs
celestial source polite way OF saving s hs
La,i had too much of the national .sspSat. :
Neither Lord john Russell nor I.,ra rairncrs
tor would have dared ~ much. however grea
the temptation; hut the Hon. Mr--s NO
the cs!icltail, he was.
Mr. kavanaEh, the 1r;sh member who ha,
nci,Ler arms nor legs, tuok part in the debate
he tsta on his bench, ! sort OF cloak hiding hi
eit1emitiea, and l. the only member who woul,
f:r-d it impossible to commence his spcech will
Hr sterrotyFcd remark, ~ ,ise. Sir. Speak
81. 10 say, &c, Iic often hss toothpick i.
.ls mouth e though to signify his case, HI
The WORT speech Of tho debatc was dcliv
cred hr Sir J. Gray. al Hish member. Mem
he:s from quiet English 1sororglls stared 1t ths
c.Ai' iti"n- No bo,-trotter, however uncouth
t.C:d lssrc seemed more vulgar, mora rddo ani
sftEtiyr, md YET IN lrelapd, he IL said to tx
N authority. Sl:ott in person, plain in fea.
t:rc. ard With coatro sw1Ggrr in everything
r. docs, lie il an unfortunate specimen OF AZ
!:2h Representative /, is pleasant to be able
to:sy that j. ii from the ranks OF the Irish
n 1asert Themselves that his antipodes would
&c elected. Tie O'Donoglue and Sir J. Gray
E,Sit stand IF types Of the contrast in which
VI Sergeant Dousc, the new Irish Solicitor.
.'ctt Fl: haA 'ecolse Parliamentary charac-
~. FIE; rot orlr si1rewd LAWYER. lut hy.
mH11st wt:o makes all his t4aqches, Of humo.
INN thh!n.cS nsoIe amusing to Lis audience than
tIc hroac'st Irish brosuc in the House and
tic most rapid delivery. 4 rood deI,t;nr
aI'swsE was one hc raAdc to the absurd asse4.
t;;n HIT That thltty-ons Seara' loa4e il only =
eric, he taia, - supposed the honola,,l. @ xii,
mtmte. who had uscd the argunacrt feit M
gratitude for his life, b1t wonlJ call It. on th'
authority Of the rsalmis.. SEVENTY yeara
a notice to quit" Another Irish mcSaSer m ID
Tie House lsugh By broken metaphors, cape
w:e an unclean thing, which il tbehoosed ther
to leok in the face while tlcy Ibid an a1o to it
foGt''
G0SST.
Tie last Drawing l,ootn given by thc Quee
WAS al but dcserted- Some Try to imagine 4