The sun., 1880-02-22

in which tho strongest nntl-lnndlord so.
ume4htssc wcro pnt lnrth. 1t Is Represented
nrl.'s lrutenauts. aud n lecturer in ~,
country during the last two y"urs. Sir pn"nss
Palmer was an officer IN the IIussars ana f-f,
Guards, and was IN the charge u the G6i ~,
Balnklavn, and, though u Tory was rcturDeS
Tor u "Qnsld"rabn time for the county on tba
GROUNDS o, his beng 4 liberal ana gnnerSn9
landlord. Bur u" h0s us year mair hirsspi
specially obnoxious and hn"n mndr the srh,.,
OF heavy announcement iOr having refusnits -
submit to- the required reduction in his r.n,.
At present u hltter war Is heinz winged hoiwnnn
him and th" disciples ot the IHuI I."arue on
his cstntcs. Tue Pglm"rs acquired thc.r pron. gn
crty hy grant from Charlie II in lGSl. '''p'
Lord bp'0uil"ld owns a., ,JGl .tor., annual vol,.
$50. 5l9: 81 2J2 acres are ~ Clare. vnur Cli Goo
and G.2G9 are in Limrr"k, value ci,S2U. IGr1
Ieconileid does not reside on his lgi.n o.ti'f'si
but II" is worry active and enrrgcu" aud iDt..ss
great interest in the management " his pr"no
eTtv. His tCnAntry ON tun Caro- estate ara tna.
men and small holders, INT he Is rrv wealthy
and will tax" car" that none " uist"nunts sum-
IN thvcomlng famine Tao llrst Lord I.eron.
Held. fnther OF the present Lord, was the natural
son Of the lust Earl Of Egr"mont who b"'
qucnhed to him all his vast estates. and anon,
them The estates IN Clare.
nuni nef2O All 37j acres aroin CavaT VAN: 10.
f7lS: 2o.o2I nre IN pynegn value 80 iiJ; l7sS
~ Down; value .&2QQS; 2.3i4 IN Meath. yaiTss
GlT4G: 1862 in Monaghan. ynlu, Glf4ss
LOB in Tyrone. value Ggi3. The Leslie estaio,
have always been well and liberuiy muungrd
nnl the proprietors have had the rrpuatonSi
John was created IL harnnet by Mr.. Dsrasli in
1876. ana is member of Parliament for Mon.
ngnan. The founder OF the family was n Scotch
bIshop. VINO was trni slated to Rlphoe In lG3S
and altarward in 1861. TO Cloghcr. ''
The Erentor number OF thesc landlords Az
appears from the above statement have OH
TIMED their possessions by conquest or hv
grant But nearly all Of them can show an un
interrupted possession of three centuries, and
some. as the Filzgrraids ana De Burghs. even
ive centuries. THIS is the same title MS TINT Inv
which nearly all the great landed estates in Eng.
land are held. which changed liHnds nj the Nor.
the StuHrts and under Cromwell. a desccndant
Of the ancient Saxon land owners is us rare in
England as II rhnoceros. OF the old natiys
Irish families only four now remain in tbs
perrnGc-the OBrirns Iord Inchgun) the
Q'Calln;hnns Lori Lismore), the O'Nciis
Iord ONeill). the O'Gradys (L1.l GuilnmorpI
The estates ol these largo land owners ara. on
the whole. well and libetnlly mNulg"d. Being
with the exception ol those Of the MlrQui ,es oi
Cunningham and Ely. FREQ OF encuuihrance
their prOprictor-, men Of large wealth ara
enabled to net with libernlity toward their tsn.
antry, md - "Npend nrge sums in Improve.
Of agriculture. Some Of them. us tho Earof
Fitzwillian, lay out yeurly on the estate nearly
Famine will touch fey OF these great properties
with lts fatal wing. Like all other such vista.
tons, 1t viii strike particular sn1is with such
to what is really hut local calamity
This fact accounts for tie widely different re-.
ports which have confused many benevolent
pcI IN'uo IN NiaAe 'pulIllD, w ulb VlVNNS ready
to contribute to the relief Of real suffering in
any land. The truth Is. that while famine In rs
most horrid forms has alrrndv invaded the
western coast OF Ireland md many Of the small
tenant districts in the interior tho country II.
self is in fairly pro sp"roGs and dyearly improv.
ing condition. The National Bank founded hy
O'Connell and Sustained by the Catholic clergy
ana farmers. dic.nred ~ the close ~ last year
II per cent. dividend. The depo-it and current
accounts. which stood on the Both ot June. 1879
at Ct $50 3OS had Sw"ii"d on the 3lst ut Decpm.
Der. 1873. to fSO776S3, and during tho same
time the notes oi tnr hunk IN cir 'ulaon had
Increased from e1.llOgii tn flllS233. The
gross resources 81 tn" nunk iv"r u-ri within
the half year from Gl0.G9iSSj to Gl0g5G09D
What is more mat"riai still. the assets lmne-
dia'rlv rclltzahln grew from G3 53I ,O1l in June
to G433S .2S9 in December Moreover tue wealth
Of Ireland in live sto'k has greatly Increased.
In lS52 there were 3.v96OOO cattle N theisland;
in 1879 thes" had rfr-a-cd To- 4.O67 001 In
1852 there wer" 2Gl40 900 she"p in 1879 the
number was 4,OlS.ODO But all tuis wealth md
plenty in other peoples hands will not mgkethe
pangs OF hunger one whit less sharp TO the
starving peasantry of the western counties.