The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-14

from tho Dublin Frccman's Journal. March 81
In carly lic the Earl Of Leitrim sat IN Parliament
as Lord Clement for the county OF Loitrim ana was
then "a wh,g and something more" In days when .
man IN his postion-an hcir 10 the peeraEs q
colonel In the army-was either true blue conserva-
tive or whg OF the miidest aud most colorisss typc
Lord Clement made himself famous by his noscs and
persistent opposition to laws Ireland ex
haustcd all the arts OF obstruction In opposing the6
Arms ACT. and, u IS said, sppearcd In tho House Ia
full uniform, and declared that, much he valued
his sword, he would break sooucr thau
submit tho degradation OF having - branded WITH
government brana. In 1854, Al We havo already
said the atc Earl succeeded 10 ms fnthcrs tie and
very large estates the OF Galway Leitin
anu Donegal. They amount 10 o.. 600 acres and ara
valued al els. 900 year Il WINS at the time hoped
and believed mat his tenants would agree vol
and his accession was received with general
ssas ignorance 'ua sss iasen 70 pre-
iand-nameiy, that tho apticipsttons wore
doomed bitter Disappointment and that Tho rcla-
tons between the late Earl ana hts tcpantry ~
the degree Unsatisfactory and unhappy The rea.
son OF that condition Of things 10 not far TO seeE.
FOE TO "ULsrER TENANT RIGHT"
Lord Lctrm, in bis accession 20 tho title, found
his northern estates the Ulster tenant righl
again avowed 10 destroy tho tenant rign or course
The tcnantry chung pAssonsey 10 the glorioug
m o. ns level ~, ina 81 e
Lesrims moihod Of dcai,ng with the right OF sale
a simple ono "wnen," he deposcd In case, Official
report OF which lies bcorc ~, zone tenant scIiS
Interest 10 another tho partics" the Land
act came and had tho worst possible object upos
character and CONDUCT OF thc unhappy noUlcman HIS
The astounding Ia thor
bitterness anu intensity The ardent liberal OF other
days had developed into tho most uneompromis.
Ing OF tories The ieud with hts tenants bIszsd into
open war
The great batIis between Earl seeking 70 do.
sroy aud his tenants seeking 10 preserve their ten-
ant night has for seven .ong years been waged with
desperate perseverance tho law The books
swarm with inc reported land which Lord
Leitrin aud his tcnants were the ;iganta Frici va
LORD Letrim, Gallagher vs.. LORD Loitrim, haiiin va
Lord Lerim, stephenson VS.. Lord Lcitrim, Dooliu
va Lord Lcisrim--thcso are all great cssvs
his litigation vigorously. lie appeared 10 tho
witness box no gsvo ms evidence; he fought iho
guiosd tpe i"rcns,c storm. Long and ncrce those
battles were commencing before the chairman. fought
out again before the Judge OF Assixc carried then
the Court oil Land Gases Reserved, and Ia one
cascs actually reaching the suprc istbunai OF the
House oil Lorus II was not that Lord LcIsrm
pad Many Of those who knew and servedshirn
loved him well. but he been bitten By
two deadly iarantulas-an answering belief
,nr '"s sr.s gn p s,sn,o, ana ,o p,,,aSa
binary speeches OF the noble earl more than
once reprcsscd ny tho leaders OF his own party whIs
Out OF Parliament sucn cscapadcs refusing the
Earl Of Carlisle 'nrc ana water attracted tines
merrimcnt and NJ umcs indignation. In . word, .
career witch might have been a useful vas
wasted fruiticss aud unhappy. bringing pront no
one save the lawyers who have lost IN Lord Lcitrim
Tho stoutcst and most frequent ltgant all Ireland
The memory OF the errors OF that career viii. how.
ever. DC IN a degree oyersbsdowcd tho genera
horror NJ the crime Which cioscd H. crime NJ winch
We must again express our profound and hcartfcis
horror
CARLISLE EscAPApE
IL viii DO remembered that october q. 1s62,
during his progress through tho western parts of tno
island lord Carlisle, then Lord Lite OF lrrand
ana his party were refused odatiou tho t.
Ito inn OF Msan. In Conncmara consequence OF me
following letter written to his tenant the innkccpor,
BY the Earl o Letrim:-
King viii be Obliged you OH the hotel with M
tensats fohwtth Let be
and continue 20 be occupi ID aud occupied yo
oua MA ma
there should be tho slightest difficulty ntiinc tho
hotel anu the occupation ~ the desire that
you VIII n each with tho workmcn. but yon must
no. admit Lord Carlisle. nnd consequently tho
should lie hed hts coming Any urucra
have received withdrawing rely on
serving NY wishes 10 the letter BkiIitIA.
J.. 81 will nay Tor the tenants using tho rooms.
Lord Lctrim was after this occurrence removed
from tho commission OF the peace Tor inc COUNTIES
Of Galway, cItrn and Donegal. Hts lordsbip ID
cccdcd IN tho pccrare by MS nephew, Kvvsrs der
mingham, only son OF the late Hon and Res srAncls
Nathaniel