The New York herald., 1870-02-16

Forfla Prcreedin2s-Thc Lords in
AdiOurnment.
LcspoN, Feb Is, 1870.
The House OF Lords transacted no business Of im-
portance to-day, aud adjourned at al early hour to
enable their lordships to attend the House OF COM
mons, where 1t was expected that the new Irish
Land bill would be introduced.
Scene in the House Of Comm ons- DIiniste er iui
Preparation for a Grcat Event.
LoSpoS, Feb. Is, 1870.
m the House OF Commons to-day the benches were
filled and the galleries crowded. Notices were given
OF bills to reileve the bishops from attendance on
Parliament and to reduce the rate OF letter and
newspaper postage.
denial was made on the part Of the governments
that negotiations had been entered upon for the re.
newal OF the Commercial! treaty with France.
The Irish Land Bill Introduc ed-Prcmicr Glad.
stones Specch-Ihe Debate.
LONDON, Feb. Is, 1870.
When the House OF Commons was fully assembled
Mr. Gladstone rose and asked leave to bring In a
bill for land reform in Ireland He referred to the
day on which he introduced the Irish Church BILL
when other measures to meet the demands of Ireland
were promised, and he SAID ho would now proceed
to fulfil that promise. He recap,tulated the history
Of the land question since 1883. The necessity for
its settlement was now generally admitted He
hoped there would be union OF ali
parties In favor OF the proposed REFORM
The best talent OF the kingdom had been applied
10 the solution or the problem. II must crafty the
IRISH people to see England giving years OF ungrudg
ing labor to tho understanding ana redress OF
their grievances. Tue recent agrarian out
RACES were not due 70 the revival OF
this question. They were not OF frequent
occurrence IN the agricultural sections, aud
were rarc in the purely Celtic ones. Irish
land tcnures we're widely different from those or
England and Scotland The Irish landlord usually
dfcred from his tenant In politics and religion and
seldom lived on his estates. The tenant was bound
to improve the land, but was often deprived OF the
crops he had planted The people believed that the
soil was their own and that 1t had been taken from
them by conquest and conication. During the last
ten years. while the value OF labor had remained sta
tonary the cost OF living had increased and the pro.
grcss OF Ireland had been checked. Half century
OF legislation had dono nothing for the small land
holders or the peasantry. Mr.. Gladstone then re-
viewed the legislation the subject the act OF
union and contnued:-Emgraton was q good
method Of relief when voluntary but when 1t became
compulsory, and men we're compelled to leave who
were willing to remain, 1t was exile and angered
its victims. In the west Of Ireland where the tenant
was the least secure, the value OF the land had
doubled in ninety years, while in England IL had
trebled within that time, and IN Scotland whore the
tenant was most secure, 1t had increased slxfold.
Mr.. Gladstone then enumerated the features OF the
pill which ne proposed to introduce. 1t provided
for SECURITY OF tenure, the facllttation OF traps
for and purchase OF land; for loans to tenants
desiring to buy and TO landlords to enable them to
reclaim waste lands. The new law Is to be adminis-
tered by court OF arbitration; Ulster customs
TO be recognized; improvements giving value to
land are to be paid for evictions for nonpayment
OF rent to bar all claims against tenants; notices
TO quit are to give the tenant years time from
the end OF tho current year, and the county rate
s to be ivded between the landlords and tenants.
The bill will he read a second time on the 7th OF
March.