, 1881-01-05

sthrVtMf lnle. II ~ - iHGt. unHs enion.1
lwo sh,ngs G1thnr !nat an1 H. nro,,r' t,r ;hns
hnr ar ,t,t ~, vii cnl1ujntctl 10 prosper ut,lrr
liio satro conditions ns THO sc0tch ur E1tXl,al,.
'Itsr THfnuNE TDcnes of tue nxhet'snH a'lmGs s.
!0rt!nfh OF Ihg EnR';;sn -; nni sbni tIcv nrn
thrantc1,nu, shuotfngY Is It not fhlr
10 infer. ,ts thpy afe resident t,lnfts tl,.t they
nrc irish w. nationality and tDat tho aselitE ~
a e. IL, .s,s, ,sn,t ns c,tistat1. i1ow
T. II tHat II ID tt'c NIT cnnt,to un,l ioyul7 Arc
tho lnHils, alidur,ls tho NEST llboral 10 thytr
scnants7 1f TO- 1t is pity thoS nro not NIL En-
g'ish Iaiu!tt!!s 49,. ,,.n NJ t,,rosa In rrctand
ia m ninlv trli,rnh by tao srunif bouaa tU n,nke
living from, md Tho lawcsness uf the pDopie,
which akca mnny Of thoir rioti pcorc i,sG s,,,, Wy
money 4, e,,thrnrsos n shtst sti,I
nv William KENwAnD.
[Thfs correspondent docs not seem to 10
nwato of tho sotnl1y different tcnhro IN tho
rrptCHtnnt pnrt at tho 1siat.t from that which
ux[sts IN tito Catholic provinces. In Frntest"tlt
Ulster tho tennnt fnrlncra hOd tho land on long
Lenses. running frnrti tweiity.ono to tusrty.hlfo
years. 1nrlng which time tho innolots' nus no
powcr to ralto their rcnts. "hen lease ex.
y Tres, thu landlord. II ho does 1iHt renew u on
terms TINT pcasu tho tcnnt. mist pny '''in tt'o
cnsh.vnluc Ut NIL tho hcttcrmch's h''d itn-
proycmGntA he has put on tno pInce
tcforo he cas1 get MN on tho
land. Often these improvements III A"e WHY u
hn,ecs. barns. drnlnugc. and IehceR. cl"at tna
yn.rc Of tho land ssstlf. ,ilenee. as II rc''ernl
thing, the landlord rennws tho lease tor ,Nef'1s-
Que, thirty, or forty years, ot, tertna tlat aro
satisfactory 10 tho tes,h',t. This 10 cn'led tho
"Ulster Custom"; md whatever little prosperity
tho Protestant fnrrssers tu5oy ia due 10 the pro-
lection ut ehcfr flights ansl !niustry Wnieh tn!s
RyAtctn nGos1a them, and which was naopic" ="
years ngn, when tic lansls VI tho Cnthollc III
hnbitanss wcrc confltcatctl, and they wero mnr-
dcrcd, cxflEsl. or driven info lilo so"therIl
provinces. nIts !" al, tso rcst ol tao ls'Ano. ~
ttptr families arc merely tcnnntR nj WILL holding
IN ycnrly lenses: at,d tho farmis arc put up each
,.nor ~, tnn ,,,cst i,t,crs. which ia called
~ rack-rcns'ng.' There being no other
trale or b.,stncsa but turning. II
,nnn is oycrbld lie must siasvc,
No into q noorho"sc' or 'ln,' ''1s was 10 .no so
United states aH rrf'lgce ranper. IN tne
ns erse oY m nossy y s ree" o c
"i'na nr iho scason Is Ind. 1u either ease, upon
t.,s, ~ ~ .n' % ~, In ,,,,crmost fnrhiur. ,hoy
aro % cvctcd BY tho hcnr,tcss landlords throw,,
on tho highway, ut11 left to Btnryo. ur 10 sup
ported by Amoricuu churlty. It is against this
''ccurscd system ING nosoo
nru protesting, md hnvo orHnhtzeu thesr l'atltl
League .o te;nr,m m hcvr @ t. aa,nc an,1
~, t,,..,s ~ s,,,oo ~ f,,rce tho tnn.
Fought, " .n's ,ao 20 ase ,So os 1'scr iSaeS u
W. W., '1,,"s lton ch"rica ~ rarnct,. h,,nsolr n
Protestant and landlord, hns orgnnlzc'l
and headed tho Land LeaEup movement
10 secure tic Ulster Custom for MI tho fnr,n.
ois N Ca.no'nc ~ vs.. 10 - 1,s.as.a, r"r,nnrs T.,
tho lslanu. Ihonsanos u iro.ea'uns inte. ~ At.
tho southern nsltl central provinces who na'e
4een 'aek.fen,r ar nss ss !, ouc n IF % ~.