The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1871-06-25
lnscEILAHHous IRlsH HEws.

AN&EFGCTIVEMESS OF THE LAND ACIs
The threatened evictions In Meath, to
which We called attention in our last issue,
are by NO means q solitary example OF the
practical inadequacy of tho Land Act. We
learn that in Kerry, notices to quit are still
"falling like snow-h fakes" Twelve fami-
lies, comprising eighty persons, have been
twelve more, comprising about one hum
dred persons, have been noticed Lear
Listowel. All the intended victims are
improving tenants; many of them have
reclaimed their farms from utter waste;
most of them have had their rents increased
twice or thrice within the past twenty
years all of them have always paid their
rents with great punctua1ity; and now at
last they have received their reward In the
shape of ga notice to quit, because they
have refused to comply with demand for
as an already exOrbitant rent. We believe
the rent now demanded amounts in many
cases to double the poOr-law valuation.
Now, the argument of the promoters OF the
Land Act was that this enactment, al
though it did not absolutely and specifical-
render them too costly and tedious per-
formance to be frequently INDUCED In.
Every one must see now how delusive was
this view of the matter. Landlords carry
out their clearances, and the depopulation
OF the country is going on, just as II the
HOME RULE.
The movement for Home Rule ia rapidly
extending to all parts of the country, and
is gaining new adhereuts every day. At
the meeting of the Home Government
Association held on the 30th of May, sew
erai gentlemen were admitted members,
amOngt them being the chairman of the
KiDgstown Town Commissioners and the
President of the Mallow Farmers Club.
Alderman Redmond, of Waterford, told
the members that the people of Waterford
sympathized with their efforts to attain
Home Rule and would soon demonstrate
that sympathy in q striking manner. Mr..
Cantwell announced that Drogheda was
ready to accord any member of the asso-
citation who might visit that town as an
advocate of the movement, as good re-
ception as was given to Mr.. Butt at Linn
erick. Similar gratifying announcements
are made at almost every meeting. When
gerher thus to support the demand for
Home Rule there can be little doubt of it's
eventual success.-NatiOn.
IRELAND AND THE POPE.
The Most Rev. DR.. Delany, Bishop of
Cork, has received letter from the Very
lege, stating that he (Dr. Kirby, on the
third of May, presented to his Holiness the
sixth annual contribution of Peters Pence
from the diocese of Cork, amounting to
f5O0. The Pope was greatly gratified by
the tribute, and sent his blessing to the
donors. Though it is not usual to make
official acknowledgment of such contribu-
tions, DIR. Kirby has received q courteous
note from Cardinal Antonelli, which he
enclosed to the Bishop. DIR. Kirby states
that the Pope is very well, hut that their
position in Rome becomes daily more mena-
cling.
THE REPRESENTATION or wEsTMEATH.
A hoa t,nnr in hn m.
resentation of Westmeath, by the death OF
Mr.. VIM. Pollard Urquhart. Amongst
those spoken of as possible candidates are
Sir John Ennis, a firm supporter of the
present Government, and Captain King
Harman, o member of the Home Rule
Association.
The greater part of our Irish News is nm
avoidably crowded out by the account of last
Sundays demonstration.