, 1879-07-28
ENGLISH LAND SYSTEM,

vs. Chnrtes Lane, $751;. ~.
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1,Nur1uu TANn SYSTEM
ENooAoA tAAD
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An Observation-Disclosures mud Enta4'a
How tl,s Land II Covered antl Isnrdenod
bv charges, Pensions, md Annutttes.
M,rr Laua Erprrts tLnndop) .,aly 10.
wc huvc rcneatedjy referred 10 this important
u,,h,o.. ~ tt.s. colnn,n,. In, wo arr conhtapt-
subject IN s0sse eolu!a"e' ". as ~ ~
" told that farmers 20 nos ie7 n.sscssu ~ ~
and that very few Of them. OF of TIC pl'hlic Een-
.railv. really uudcrstat,d H. We icnr It ts truo
maj rnt,th ront,tsfon cx,sta IN ma,1y minds as to
.,sa' 'nacn eo"s" '"t 49, aai,. - ,e 1nws of cn-
fho iact1 at,ous VIM n,e sa.u Wv NV. -" .'.te
tail md settlement OF land" anu t'at u'ercioFo
pcoplo do not understand what MI important To-
.,.,,., sss' aoo,1o co,fus, III. tctt,cnent with q
sono peop'" . eoN'uoo 'As 49, 80" .h,.,,
poor law sottiemea'' "u''e o.'eio u"""
s.tcnnnt for life" Ia sort OF occuplcr, IN"
et.ad of being tho owner OF tho soil. T1scao
a.. ~ cr,,rss cx,ren,c tnstn n,ce,s Of misuuder-
a.e, y. Nof .." ...5as. 49,. m, n,n~,nst
sta'a'he' a''u ou1 teaue'. , a.. ."... Nv ~ H.
those VINO arc 80 uttes'y 'E"ofaot u Mo
subject; but, at the risk o! Offering tuauy OF our
friends tint with which they arc perfectly fanl'
ar, it mav 10 useful briefly to describe what y
u,eant BIZ the entail aud settlement of landed
es1s,ss E9s then, vn.t !. meput by tAp sot.,epen.
ot landa II Is really very simple matter.
| Suppose tnau 10 hnvo bought laod, and to 20
absolute owner. TIC law gives hin power by
decd Ia ILLS life. or by will at hia death, 70 give
.lle land.to any number OF nersons foE nie ono
after tho other, mud after tic death OF the last
survivor, to esso Il 70 hs child, ana Tor tllat
purpose to ttc up Tue !anu ior twcu!y.une T"1ss
thu minority ot child) after the death Of tho
/ survivor. "A common cnsc Is, OF course, to rvo
| IL to child for lite, md then to grandchlld
| for liio, md then to the CHILD OF the Ern'iu'
| c,,tld. ...
| 1t Ia supposed TINT three-fourths, Or perhaps
four-1fths, Of The agricultural land 81 Eneland
t!cu,onts-somu rccant aud some old. It Is q
| camn,on thing tor q rich man. who buys land III
order to found a family. to settle the land IN
| tic way we have mentioned. 80 that those Who
! coma aitor hitn shall be owncrs Tor lic only,
| aud 30 that tho land shall remain In the family
from generation ~ generation. ..,.
Tits having bccn dono, lot ns take the CON-
] ID the owner Tin tall IL rcmaindur," as It 10
called under settlement, nfter hss grand.
| father anil father. The former 10 dead, and
| the fAtIMr Ia owner Tor lie under the settle
mcnt. II nothing ID done, nnd tho father dica,
tio Young man woillu be able to sell the lAnd.
To arotd this terrbo rtsnlt, d nav arrangement
Is mndu. Tile law allows the fatocr nnd
son to "reeottle" ils land, 80 TINT TUG
father shall hold for llfct thu Sun for Itta, aud
the unborn cllstd Of the son shall CONC IN alter
him. 1ust in the position tho son himself held
bcturo tho settlement The young l1an gives
up much power by this Arrangement; but m III
! come IL BcGi,ectl 70 hlm out Of tho lands, nu hc
is yutlng and Ia soon satisfied TINT Ills fatfnrniL
tho faulty lawyer know what Is best Tor all. so
ucw herlcs Of uWnursh!p for 'tc ta started. ni:d
this process Is continually going OF. With respect
to tta larger cklAtss of the Kingdom, go tlns
ownership fur ltfa Ia maintained. and prcyalla
| nYcr mn enormous AREA. The object Is TO save