The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-30
IRISH MAIL MKws.
Dublin Nation. Juno 9Th
THE GALTEE TENANTS.

Buckley estate which appeared In your is-
sue of last Saturday, in which you say you
reliable authority, that the last of the 507
tenants on this expensive property have
settled, and that the most cordial feelings
snbsist between the tenants and their
agent. You congratulate agent and ten
antry on having at length amicably termi-
mated the unhappy, differences which have
excited between them, and which some
people have 30 diligently iabored to foster !;
and you add that this satisfactory arrange
ment was arrived at without it's being me-
cessary to have resort, 10 single instance,
to the unpleasant introduction of the
sheriff. know intimately about 500 of
the SOY tenants here alluded to, and be-
ieve q m ore dissatisfied, hopeless, discon.
tented body of tenants does not exist. IL
is, however, easy to understand how the
most reliable author of this charming
statement should, while surveying the
beauties of the modern Utopia, which his
genius has created, and surrounded by
policemen with loaded rifles, exclaim-
.'Oh land, exempt from wrongs or ills,
What gladness through my bosom thrills !
Come bless me- and rej oice."
called few days ago to a tenant, be-
tween whom and mis- agent the most cordial
relations subsisted. The day was very
through the broken roof, ran down the
walls in black slimy streams gathering in
filthy pools on the floor. The poor father,
in dying state, sat in the corner, near the
fire. Four young, half naked children
we're seated on the corner of broken
The mother walked about barefooted in
the mud. All were eating something
which would have been potatoes, if the
last season had been favorable. H only
COZ had been sold the previous day in
Lismore to pay his rent and portion of
his debts. A few sprats purchased there
were roasting in a heap of ashes. The
stencil told plainly what degree of decom-
position they had reached. His rent has
been a little more than doubled, think,
sbutit is gratifying to learn on the most
reliable authority, that though come peo-
pie have diligently labored to foster un-
happy differences between him and his
been arrived at without it being necessary
to have resort to the unp easant introdnc-
ton of the sheriff." On the day this fiat
tering statement appeared, a tenant called
on me to ask for food, stating that neither
himself, his wife, nor his children (A
had tasted it for twenty four hours.
Where landlords kneel and pray"
We have it On the authority Of Mr. Massy,
of Kngswell, that the tenants, though most
Industrious, were unable to pay the old
rent, and that arrears to the amount Of
f20, 600 had to be wiped eff. You are, 1
am sure, aware that at the late trial in
Dublin large number of the tenants CON-
firmed that statement on oath and the
able and gifted author of "Christmas in
the Gnitees" writes in his preface-"l ap-
preached the estate prepared to find that
there had been more clamor than was just
over the misery of the tenantry l left it
in despair of ever being able ade qustely to
put before the eyes of the public, for their
pity and indignation, the shameful scenes
which passed under my own eyes, in time
of peace, aud in the name of law" Ire
land, somebody has written, is the land
of paradoxes. and in truth this is good
illustration.-I remain, dear sir, faithfully
yours. k7RteK BftANfi D. ID
The threat made on Thursday week by
Mr.. Parnell, Of obstructing supply, procured
ample opportunity for the discussion in the
Houee OF Commons of The O'Conor Done
question. On Friday week the discussion
commenced, and, having been interrupted
by the sudden death 10 the library of the
House of one of the members for Rochester,
was resumed and concluded on Monday.
Than this opportunity, however, little
more was obtained. The British members
displayed their utter want of interest In
the whole affair by not listening to the
speeches of the Irish members, and when
the division came on two hundred of them
voted, at the beck of Mr.. Lowther, against
The O'Conor Don's proposition, while on
the other side there were just sixty seven.
Nothing, indeed, could be more contempt
uous than the manner In which the Irish
demand was encountered. Its opponents
scarcely put themselves to the trouble OF
replying, and Mr.. Lowther's statement on
bebaif Of the Government was simply a
| blunt and unequivocal refusal either to
'level up" or "level down." either now or
at any future time. Of the Irish speeches
in favor of reform, that of Mr. Mccarthy
was probably the best, putting the whole
Catholic case, as it did, in the clearest
and most convincing manner. We only
regret that towards the close the member
for Mallow permitted himself to indulge
in some palpable fattery of the House ol
Commons. Probably, however, the com
pliments to which we refer were ironical.
The Edenderry Home Rule Club passed
at Sta last meeting resolution which, it
is only reasonable to suppose, will rouse
to fury the prc-EnRlish Tin case of war;
champion, Sir P. O'Brieu, the representa-
tive of the Edenderry people and their
neighbors in Parliament. The baronet lie