, 1881-11-06

marks that it the paciication of Ireland is
attained even at this expense. 1t IS
DEvourLY TO BE DESIRED.
This weeks evidence indicates that the sup
preston Of the league was etfectual. The
withdrawal of the league solicitor from all
cases III the Land Court has shattered TIE
tenants confidence. The outrages now oc~
curing are regarded as the natural result OF
Irritation and yinlictiyeness rather than as
evidence of all effort oil the part Of tile league
to prolons its power by continuing lntlmida-
tion.
a SYNDICATE TO EUY UP IRISH LAND.
Sp<ciIi Eabts.
t. LONDON, Nov. 5.-Jcnnlngs' special SAYS:
1t is more than whispered i'll certain leading
clubs that combination has been formed or
leading Radical and Liberal capitalists to
take advantage of the rulings under
the Irish Land bill, which are al
ready depressing the value of lalhi-
cd property III Ireland. The plan
is to pick up Irish properties quietly here
and there rs fast as they are thrown on the
market b. the disl,eartencd and disgnsted
proprietors. aud IL powerful! syndicate, repre-
se,ted By A well-known West End. banking
house, is understood to be now engaged
in this operation. Mr.. Joln Bright,
who loug AFRO expressed his belief in tile
feasibility Of making Ireland great field for
agricultural speculation, is said to be largely
Interested iii the scllenlc. When,
r1torGn 4 SLIP or THE TONGUE,
Mr.. Smith. Registrar Of the Land Court,
proclaimed OH Oct. 10 that .'the Court Of
the Land League" was open. lie unwittincly
told the truth. Mr.. Justice O'Ilagatl alld
lis colleagues did not llcsitute, ut The open
ing day, to declare, almost in 81 many
words that they Intended to interpret tie
Land act and to execute it soltly i1l the in
tercsts of tie tenant applicants and tile Sub
Commissioners are religousty . liT-
ing up to that profession The lalid-
lords expected severe treatment but they
did not count on being absolutely garro;ett.
Mr. parntll made Il great point against the
Government By declaring that tenants who
had been eylcted during the licrce agitation
in the spring would lose the benefits ut the
act But Mr.. Justice O. iiasan has ruled
that all tenants elected within six months
before Aug. - (the day tile Land tlll became
a Iaw) are entitled to its advantages; ;u1d.
Furthermore. that when reduction Of rent
is ordered it shall apply to ill sales which
lave occurred since Aug. =.
. THIS SWEEPING INTERPRETATION
OF the fog.y tiftiettl and sixtiell sections Of
the act alarmed the landlords, and believe
solie of lhem resolved on consulting eminent
lawyers in ireland and England. with the
view of testing its sountlness. But
they were told what they ought to
have known-that the act makes
the Land Commission Il court OF final juris-
,lictio1,, aud that there is no appeal against
its decisions, not even to the House of l.ors,
This was 4 facer for the landlords; but worse
was to co,ue The esub-cominissiensa are conl-
posed of barrsters, solicitors, and expert
yaluators, chosen quite as much for their
liberalism and adherence to tenant-rigllt as
for their personal fitness. These Commits
sjo,,ers On m circuit from place to Mace, and
deal with the tenants case almost at his
loor. This saves, him expense, ant as the
SubCou,mi,sicners. who are supposed 10
n, i,npartial artitrators. 20 tile length
of acting as counsel for tile tenant applicant,
-he is arsn saved solicitors costs. and is inf
nitIv better served than if he had retained the
1,;ro.st ann in the four courts. The Sub
commissioners anpear IN act OIL the theory