New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-26
THE IRISH AGITATION.


IoxDov Aurii 25.-fn the lionsr uf Commons to-
dayHr. Forster Chief Secretary for Ireland rply-
ing tn "A question. said it was trn" that disguised
party had made a raid for firearms in the Comfy
of Limerick m Tho name of the Irish Republic
and hc was sorry 10 say that no arrests had been
made. for a- in many other cases, II was lmP"SSi-
blc 10 ct information or l-,i-tancc from the IN
lurcd partc,
jeremiah lIodnctt, chairman Of branch of the
Land League. has been arrested Under the Coercion
Act
In speech in the debate on the Land bill the
Hon. Edward Gibson said the bill confscatcd the
property of the landlords without compensation
fnr what was taken nr security lot what wa,
icf, and gave only q guarantee of perpetual and
uuil lcrsal litigation. The question ni 11r rrhtS h'
SAID WAS dealt with by permanently removing the
i",, nf suunly and demand. lie pronounced the
lin 10 be- confused, obscure, involved and often
uniutClllgih'r. ,,
Adjournment of the debate to give the Government
timc to answer certain pertinent questions put by
MIR Gibson concerning the bull .
sir William llarc0urt CHARGED tho opposition WIN
obstruction. The motion lor auJouIhmcht Wa '"'n
withdrawn. -: t..L I'm
lac read a second time, when Mr. Lewis. Con%rVa-
five member for Londonderry, moved an ADJOURN
ucnt uf the House.
A. NJ. sullivan. Liberal and Home Rule member
f,r Meath npuralrd to Sir Stafford NOrthcot" not
were under notice tO quit
Sir stafford Northcotc stoutly reiuted the charge
Of obstruction. - ~ D..
oiy favorable consideration 10 any clauses Tor me
confederation of the condition ot labor'n. ne
I and hill had three objrcts-TcfUrm ot land tcnun{
increase of the number of yOcincn prOprictors ana
relief nf OycrcroVdcd districts. =,
The latter would hc effected by the state ana IN
the direction Of emigration or public works. An
increase of peasant prop1rtorN would 'll'''ru
hv advancing money 20 enable tenants 10
nnrchaS holdings. The reform Of lnd tenure
wns ccmposcd Of three principrs-a tribunal
to dy fair rent security Of tenure at far rent,
and power tn the tenant tO sell interest IN ms iarh
'iJr hin would do landlords no harm, but would
rnnfcP benefits upon them. The debate was al
ionrncd until Thursday
LONDON April 26.-fhe Standard reports that at
the meeting Of the principal Conservative members
of Parliament yesterday about fifty were present
Sir Stafford Northcotc presided Several PROVISIONS
Of the Land bill were condemned a. unjust To land
lords II was agreed that the Government should oe
oekrd either to compensate landlords who's property
,vod br drsroycd nr deprecated by the blll, OF 20
came undcra a compulsory obligation 10 purchase me
estates of those owners who ready 10 sell NJ
fixed number Of years purchase II the 'i"vrflmisnt
refused either of these proposals, IL was u'Vi"ou '
the party would oppose the bill. .
The committee Of Irish Landlords mas sent oN u ~
influential deputation to watch the progress oi tue
Land bill
DUBLIN April 2G.-A carctakcr named L'Yu'", OH
n farm near Clifdcn Galway, was shot deau y''''r-
dav nv nine rufIlans who surrounded the house ne
octupicd. His son was severely wounded.