The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-07
FOREIGN.
The Powers Preparing to Coerce
Greece.
PROVISIONS OF GLADSTONE'S LAND
BILL.

PROVISIONS OF GLADSIONE'0 LAM
LONDON, April 6-While dozen policemen
were escorting the process servers at Baiilna-
more, county Leitrim, they were attacked by |
20 women with stones and sticks. A girl aged |
20 was fatally shot and another wounded. |
Several policemen were seriously injured.
Beaeonsfleld ssCondition.
The condition of Beacousfeld is very en-
couraging. Favorable symptoms continue.
LONDON, April AT 4.30 this morning the
immediate attendance Of Beaconstield's physi- |
clans was required,
The Greek Question.
The Constantinople correspondent OF the
Times says it may be confidently nredlcled
that the powers, having found what they con;
slider basis for satisfactory solution, viii,
shortly bring strong pressure to bear at |
Athens.
The Times Athens correspondent saws the |
government having decided t. reject the |
Turkish proposals, will convoke the Deputies
May 3, SO war cannot be declared before that
day.
A despatch from Paris to the Times says
The Havre Agency issues an apparently semi |
official letter stating that Austria having taken |
the initiative of drafting the proposal TO Tur-
key and Greece, all the powers have accepted |
it and it was to be presented at Athens on tho |
5th Three stipulatlons, that Greece shall
acquire Fort Punta: that the f0rtificltion of |
Prevesa shall be raZed, and that the naviga-
ton Of the bay of Arta shall be free, do not
form part of the Portes OFFER and the decision
of the powers must therefore be communicated |
to the Porte. The note is so decided and
dwells so clearly upon the impossibiity of
further concessions, that it plainly shows
Greece the futility of Directing TO it. The
present Greek ministry will prob .bly resign,
and M. Delyannis, formerly minister of for
n1r ff,t o,,ln
Berlin congress, will form new ministry. NJ.
Delyanns will be more disposed to agree TO
Cancellation, which would be impossible for
Premier Coumoundouros or M. Tricoups.
The Irish Evictions
Mr.. Forster, replying to question by Thos.
p. OConnor (Home Ruler) in the Commons
last night, said the evictions of tenants in Ire
and have increased to 215 within the past
month"; and the government was watching
them with the greatest possible attention, but
he said it would be contrary to all precedent
to make any statement anticipatory of the
Land bill.
The New Land Bill for Ireland
It is expected that Gladstone's speech intro
ducing the land bill in the Commons to-mor-
row, will occupy about three hours. 1t is an
ticipated that the bill will provide, under the
head of "Sale of Tenures, that every tenancy
shall first be offered to the landlord, and the
landlord may prohibit the sale of the tenancy
where reasonable grounds exist. The ques-
ton, "What are reasonable grounds" may be
referred to the land court. When the land
lord proposes to raise the rent to the purchas-
ing tenant the latter may resell, and shall be
entitled to demand from the landlord a CAPT.
talization equal to ten eimes the annual in
crease demonde1 The sale of tenancy bars a
claim to compensation for disturbance or i'm
provements. and the receipt of such compensa-
tions bars the right of sale. Where a tenant
devises an interest to his children or other
persons only one of the dcvisees shall
occupy the tenancy, the object being
to prevent subdivision contrary to the
wishes Of the landlord. When tenant &C.
cepts the incresed rent proposed by the land
lord, such tenant may not be disturbed for 10
years, during which there shall be no .eviction
of compulsory increase of rent. except as a
consequence of the breach of certain statuato-
~ conditions but if the tenant declines the
proposed increase and quits, he SHALL if he
sells his holding, be entitled to receive from
the landlord ten times the amount of the de-
manded increase. The statuatory conditions
which bind the tenant as above are for the
punctual payment of rent, guarantee against
waste, submission to ordinary rights of inspec-
tion shooting, ETC., and prohibition to sub-let
or divide without the written permission of
the landlord. The limitation in the land act
of 1870 of compensation for disturbance to
$3.50 will be replaced by slidingi scale.
Where the rent is under $50, compensation
will be seven years rent; where the rent is
under ESQ, not exceeding five years rent
ceeding three years rent. The act Of 1870 will
be further amended to fully protect the
tenants right for compensation for improve
ment where the tenant surrenders to a new
tenant at q landlords wish, or takes q differ
ent holding. The act of 1870, rotating to COM
pensatiou for improvements on eviction by tho
title paramount, is affirmed. What Is a fair
rent may be decided by a court OH the applica-
ton of a landlord and tenant from time to
time during the continuance of the tenancy,
but the courts decision shall have no retro
spectiye action. When the court has fixed the
rent there is to be no disturbance for fifteen
years. This period eff fifteen years security
for tenants occurs frequently in the bill, and is
constituted the statutory term, which must
expire before a new term can begin or new
proceedings be had.
The Civil bin Court of the country is
invested with equitable jurisdiction to meet
cases where the landlord and tenant
act unreasonabiy towards one another 1t
may punish the tenants by ordering him
to pay costs for refusing to accept
the terms which the court thinks reasonable;
it may enable the landlord to resume the hold
ng by ordering the tenant to sell his interest;
where the landlord and tenants agree for
longer tenancy than the statutory Is years the
court will endorse the agreement and protect
as if it were for the statutory term; where the
present tenancies are converted into fixed ten
ancies, the rent shall be subject to a revalua
ton by the court at intervals of not less than
10 years, and the tenant shall not be evicted,
except upon breach of the statutory condi-
tons. The owner of an entailed estate may
exercise rights as though he were the absolute
owner, except that he may mt give fixed
tenancy without the sanction of the court. Ap-
peals will lie from the civil bill court to the
assiZes and in special cases to the Superior
Courts. In Dublin parties may arbitrate on
agreement. The machinery of the land courts
will chiefly lie in the hands of the land COM
mission. A second bill, amendatory of the act
OF 1879, relates to purchasing powers under the
Bright clauses.
Greece Still Preparing for War.
BERLIN, April 9.-The government of
Greece has just instructed its agent here to
engage twenty skilled surgeons for ambulance
service.
Sir Alexander Gait to Enter the Domin-
ion Cabinet.
LONDON, April 6.-Truth says that Sir Alex
ander I. Gait. Canadian minister resident
here, will return to Canada this spring and
that he will probably enter the cabinet when
Sir John A, Macdonald, Premier and Minis
ter Of the Interior, retires as expected ON ac-
count of his health.
The London Custom House Threatened.
The ST. James Gazette says the authorities
of the London custom house have been warn
ed from Liverpool that an attempt to blow up
that building will be made shortly. Extraor-
binary precautions are being taken.
The Earthquake in Chic.
CHIC, April Occasional shocks of earth
quake are still felt here. All open spaces in
town are filled with wounded, many of whom
are in hopeless condition. M,ny dead and
wounded are still under the ruins. The sur
vivors emigrating in all directions. There
are far more victims of the shock in the viii
lage than in the towns. Supplies are arriving
daily, but they are insufficient to cope with
fha itutin