The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-12
THE IRISH AGITATION.

LONDON, Nov. H.. -LordiP artarlington writes
to the Times pointing out that an old heredi-
tarv estate rents have not been revised for
number of years and if the subcommissioners
reduce these rents anything like rs per cent.
the cry of confscation will be rightly raised,
and Gladstone's declaration in the Commons
relative TO compensation will come to the
front with irresistible force.
A Liberal member of Parliament who loyal
" supported the land bill writes that it is as
unjust that rent be lowered because OF waste
and improvidence on part of the tenant as that
it be raised on his Improvements. Ii rent IS to
be reduced because of increasing age and
feebleness of the tenant the landlord should be
compensated by the government.
f. I'll. O'Donnell, Home Rule member OF
Parliament, for Dungara, also writes 70 the
Times pointing out that in the Castle CLANCY
and Enright cases the re auctions OF rents have
already been appealed against, and that land
lords acting unitedly are accommodating amagni-
ficant case for appeal to Parliament for COM
pensation.
ell is not the first OF a series in which weighty
controyerted questions of policy will have TO
be debated and determined. 1t is understood
that the Cabinet will not be convened again
for some time to come unless an unexpected
exigepcy presents itself. We may, therefore
infer that the attitude of the government up
on the Irish question remains unmoved and
immoyable. Mr.. Forster will return to Ireland
with no restraint upon the executive authority.
The News in a leading article, says Mr..
Gladstone's warning to recalcltrant tenants at
the Lord Mayors banquet on Wednesday
night did not need Cabinet council to give it
effect, and there IS no reason to believe that
Ireland occupied any unusual share OF the
Cabinets time yesterday. The ministers Will
return to the country in no expectation OF
speedy recall to London.
Reports from all parts of County Cork dis
close the most extraordinary eagerness on the
part CT farmers to go before the Land court,
In some districts large sums OF money gre be-
ing subscribed toward the formation OF
mutual protection fund.-
Mr. Gladstone's Speech at Guildhall.
Mr.. Gladstone, in his speech at Guildhall
last night declered that the law would be en-
forced with firmness and decision in Ireland.
Its enforcement has been entrusted to those
agents, who, whether constabulary on mill
tary force, have already earned title to the
gratitude of their countrymen by the courage
and exemplary patience with which they nave
performed their difficult duties.
The Times this morning says; This en-
phatic statement NAV serve as warning to
those tenants who, being tempted, yield even
temporarily to the no-rent policy We under
in conflict with the large body of Irish
tenantry will be met, if occasion arise, by
taking one by one the counties in which re-
sistanoe to rent may be organized and by using
for the enforcement of law the whole power OF
the executive. Landlords, if assured that the
government will strenuously support their
legal rights now that the last semblance OF in
justice is removed, may be called upon IN GER
tain districts to postpone their demand untll
recalcitrant tenants are reduced to submission
elsewhere 1t is plain that thus the law can
be esfectually indicated. Those who. have,
time to reflect will probably profit by the ex-
emplary punishment of their fellows"
The total number of applications to the land
court now exceeds 25 000