, 1881-10-02

In Ireland, is you kll0Ws ule ld14u - Wv oF
into small holdings, SD that it is beyond the
means Of the average landlord to improve
each holding at his own expense. LUIS ~
left to the tenants. and, until the act ol le'"
was passed. the Irish occnpier built Ills own
barns and dug his own drall>s at HIS
own risk, the landlord, except III Ulster
having the right to eject him wlthoat
compensation; but, according to the English
custom, the landlord, rs Il rule, makes lle
Improvement at his own expense, lie larll's
being much larger than i'll Ireland. Hence
the English farmer had this advantage o'ci
TIE IRISH TENANT
that, in the majority Of cases, lie could no'
be deprived of the fruits of his laoor.
Again, the English, farmer CANNOT oe
elected. If he fails to meet the rent t1e
landlord may proceed AGAINST mn
for the recovery of his propelts
as against all ordinary debtor. but ne cahloe
throw him into the ditch. Nevertheless lne
English farmer las many grievances ~ne
redress of which is now being aglta1eo on
every hand. The Tory farmers vino nave
not yet rubbed shoulders with Nr+ Chamoel-
lain the Radical caucus and Will De sat
istitd with very little. Thus the BUCKS anu
Oxon Farmers Association asks tor-hrs1,
the fairer apportl0nmcnt OF local taSatlol1'
second. the maintenance OF effective reg'lla-
tIons against cattle disease; third. security
for tile capital invested by tile tenant III the
holding; and fourth, fair railway rates.
If THIS WE'RE ALI.
that the Premier and the landlords ilah 10
face there would bc no difficulty in meeting
il. but the Radicals have led the
farmer and his laDorer to believe
that they are entitled t" much
u,orc-yiz.: First, the abolition OF entail aud
prinoscniture; second, the breaking mp by
The :5tateuf large properties; third, lair reht'
10 be fixed by all arbitrator; fourth. conlpeh"
satlun for Improvements, which is compen-
sa1iou for the labor devoted TO the farm,
fifth, the right to sell the good Will or tenah-
cy with these improvements; sixth, the coli
tiscation OF all glebe lands; and seventh the
abolition Of tishe charges.
TIE SCOTCH DRAFT,
tn which reference has been made, does not
ask for all this. But it demands the suo-
stance, and the concession Of all the seven
points Of the charter is inevitable. Nheh
tile Reform bill of 1882 was passed the Duke
of Wellington prophesied that it would lead
IN the dlsestabish1nent Of the Church, the
abolition Of property, the destruction OF the
prcrosatlyes of the sovereign, and the eS-
tipction OF the House Of Lords. Since then
tie franchise has, to use Mr. D:sraclts 5
words, ..becn degraded" and by ME- DIS
raeli. Next session will give Increased I'M
petl1s to rauicalisnl, agrarian, philosophical,
aud noll-conforlnation.
AMERICAN AFFA11sS-
The English press appears now to nave
reconrilsl itself to the new Administrator
mt Washington. Tile Standard has not
again attempted to friglltcn tiuld people IN
tile rural districts by the story that ten. Ar
thur is in league with the FenianS aud that
his accession to power bodies disaster to
this country, that i'll fact the lriSh woll-
hound. as Mr. Dillon said, will now come
| bounding over the -Atantlc. Many Amerl-
cans here who know Gen. Arthur nave
| ',.]n,u to disperse the false prejudlces
| against him, all Of which had their origin IN
| New York, and may be traced partly to
{;en, Arthur's determined efforts while Col
It.clor to punish certain importers who had
.iefraudcd the Government. These import
ers had friends aid allies who made 4 war o1
revenge upon him, and the English paper:
saw the attacks withou: knowing anything o1
TIE: .ASrEcEDEST CIRCUMSTANCES.
| The facts will probably be brought to lisht
before long in England, but all the injurlou:
reflections have for the present ceased. peo
ple now 20 to bed without fear Of finding ii
the morning that the United States, a
tile instig:,tion of the new President
have declared war against Ehglant
by landing all army upon the 1risl
| shores. Even the Standard has come to th'
conclusion that President Arthur is not !
Head Centre, and that lie will not run OF
some night with all the money in the Treas
ury. Despite the gnsh which has filled al
pauers recently about Gen. Garfield, the ton
If their comments merely affords anothe
proof Of that
l. IGNORANCE or AMERICAN PUBLIC MEN
and politics which showed itself So conspc
uousIy between 1860 and 1et5. Tile ihus
| tyutcd London Nc,Cs of today gives portrait
| of President Arthur and the Cabinet vel
ad;u,ted TO the public taste. The Presidell
has an expression Of sternness, denotlng hi
intention Of making IN immediate descen
upon England, imprlsonine the Queen I
the Tower, and putting Tile Of solu'ers
the Standard office. Mr.. Blaine appears
be getting ready to take command OF the IL
va.!ing hosts, and Secretary Hunt
made to louk like fe:oclous plra{
| uu the HcEk OI d ljCN -Al<4DA9I!e
postmaster-Gcner:ll James is the only innt
ccnt-looking object in the collection
round, chubby-faced boy Of about IS. hi
sweet, open countcnancc evidently intende
to blind the English people as to the real il
tcn1I11ls Of the formidable ballu Of consplr;
,, tors around him. After seeing these alarm
inr pictures the British public begin to llo;
for q change of Cabinet.
The Times and other London papers kee
up the cry about
THE GREAT REVIVAL OF TRADE
which, in tile manufacturing districts
least, is invisible. BtHc|:Woou for Octob
| has an article demanding i low but gener
and permanent scale OF duties
: : all foreign articles except raw material
! varying from to 10 per cent. 1
; . o. per cent Of British imports consist OF IA
! materials. this duty would not be very p
=. | ter11al coddling, but Blacl.mood estlmat
that it would yield a revenue of Gs,0O,o
j. sterling, which might be applied in red
,, cling the tea duty and income tax. It.
ru,nored that the Quarterly Rcric'o W
: have a second article on the question til
: mouth, founded upon actual Investigations
- III, ,,,or,,f,rt1 rinr districts. Several niel