New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-16
GREAT BRITAIN.

PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT-MR. GLADSTONE
on IRISH LAND REFoRM-POINTs OF TIE
NEW REFORM BILL.
LONDON, Tuesday. Feb. IS, 1870.
The House Of Lords transacted no business of i'm
portance to-day and adjourned at an early hour to
enable their Lordshps to attend the House of Com
mons where it was expected that the Irish Land
bill would be introduced
Il tire House of Commons the benches were filed
a. ihe galleries crowded. Notices were given of
raliave the Bishops from attendance on PaTlia-
emit and to reduce the rate of letter and newspaper
postage.
A denial was made on the part Of the Government
that negotiations had been entered upon for the
renewal of the COMMERCIAL treaty with France.
Mr.. Gladstone then and asked leave to bring
in bill for land reform in Ireland. He referred to
the day on which he introduced the Irish Church
bill when other measures 10 meet the demands of
Ireland were promised, and he said he would now
proceed TO fulfill that promise. He recapitulated the
history Of the land question since 1888. The neces-
sity fOf its settlement now generally admitted,
He hoped there would be a union OF all parties in
favor of the proposed reform.
The best talent of the kingdom had been applied
to the solution of the problem. 1t must crafty the
Irish people to see England giving years of ungrudg
ing labor to the understanding and redress of their
grievances The recent agTauan outrages were not
due to the revival Of this question They were not
Of frequent occurrence in the agricultural sections
and were rare in the purely Celtic ones. Irish land
tenOres were widely different from those of England
and Scotland. The Irish landlord usually differed
from his tenant in politics and religion; and seldom
lived on his estates. The tenant was bound to i'm
prove the land but was often deprived Of the crops
he had planted The people believed that the s0ll
was their own and that il had been taken from them
by conquest and cOntscatiOn. During the last ten
years, while the value Of labor had remained sta
uonary, the cost Of living had increased. and the
progress Of Ireland had been checked.
Half a century of legislation had done nothing for
the small land-hoders or the peasautry. Mr.. Glad
stone then reviewed the legislation this subject
since the act Of union, and continued
Emigration was a good method of re-
lief when voluntary. but when it became
compulsory, and the men were compelled TO leave
who were willing 20 remain, it exile, and
gered its victims In the west of Ireland, where the
tenant was least secure the value OF the land had
lot doubled in ninety years while in England it had
uebied within that time; aud in Scotland, where
the tenant most secure it had increased skiold.
Mr.. Gladstone then enumerated the features of the
bill which he proposed to introduce Itproyded for
security Of tenure the facltation of transfer and
pNANh9S VI ldhu lJf loans 10 tenants desiring 10
buy and to landlords to enable them to reclaim
waste lands. The new law is to be admin
s'efeo oy court Of arbitration Ulster
customs are to be recognized; improvements
giving value TO land are to be paid for evictions for
hon-paymeht Of rent are TO bar all claims against
tenants; notices to quit to give the tenant one
years time from the end of the current and the
county cess is to be divided between Tho Lid
lords and the tenants.
The bill will be read second time ON tho z,b ~
March.
THE WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS PROM CAN,n.
The TiHee this morning in reviewing last ,,,.
debate in Parliament, rejcices that the Government
has adopted the idea 80 often advocated in tho
columns Of The Times namely, the withdrawal ~
the troops from Canada The Times admits that
Canada is the only English colony likely TO be in
Vaded in case of war; yet peace is assured that if
ID foolish TO provide now for its rupture.
THE QUESTION OF LAND AND EMIGRATIOS-pE.
bPAIR OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
PRos Our OWN CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, Jan. 29-The emigration meetings this
week IN London have been very remarkable. They
are not the first but they the most important yet
neia' Their numbers their earnestness the position
And character Of the men who have taken part ia
'nem make it impossible to treat the movement, as
sOne nave been inclined 10 do with neglect and even
lueue' When men like Sir George Grey, Mr. Nc
.ulagl Ionens, Mr.. Samuel Morley and Mr. Hughes
hoia OF question they are not likely 10 drop il
''"'euiihg has been accomplished. You in Amer
A. SIC % familiar with one side Of this question
'D' you Nav NOT JeaI all the difcnl.