, 1881-04-17
the bill is certain to pass in the House Of
Commons. Mfr. Dillon's followers show
signs Of irrcconcilable hostility to the broad
and most stirling features Of The mcasurc

and most striking features Of the measure.
! t. M1- rAESE1f.
admits that the Land bill goes further tia
he expected it would, and more moderal
men of the stamp Of Mr.. William Shaw, tt
| senior member for the County Cork, are pe
fcctly satisfied with it. lIr. P.lrl>en ii
minds that the lu1ldlortls. be G.
). propriated; that is, that the Govcrnmel
should take their estates from them, i!
| Identifying them. for their loss. rs the Yves
India !ianta:iOll-owners were indcmNilic
on the abolition uf slavery, and TINT the ian
should tlell he distributed among Tile people
! the Government giyin:: tic new proprietor
a direct title in Zee supple, and the latter L
recunp the Government BY easy instulllnents
Or cu,lrse
| SUCH 4 MEASURE IS ABSOLUTELY 1apoSsl
I lI..s
at the present time, and the agitators pri
| yately admit it. My. Gladstone has gone 4.
nca: To the line that divides the readjust
IMent Of tho relations tctwatIl landlord al1(
tenant from downright conliscatiun as Par
linnent will permit, so lnny as the Erea
landed ollsarchy has 4 voice in public
affairs. Indeed. it is known that tho Duke
Of Ar,ylFi 4eSerti0n will lH: followed b
that vi several st;l,cll Whg members Of the
| Upper House, and that some or the Why
| Ssf,rcs in the Commons are not To be tie
pended upon. Mr.. Sllaw reports thut
THE IRISH TENANTS ARR: WELL. PLEASED
| WITT! THE NlI.T..
| The machinery III snlne clauses needs
ngtllering, and the duties al1G powers Of
| the Land Commission will have to be more
| clearly defined, but OH the. whole the meas
ire is highly acceptable to Ireland, tile only
loud grun1blcrs being landlords oil olt: side
! anu the professional ::Eit.l:Ors Oh the other.
| Tln. agitation for :. revision Of the lAnd laws
| is making gou'! l,eadway i'll England. Thou-
| sa1nis Of farms are lying idle, and tho agr-
cultural depression is ulOst severely felt even
| i'll the midland counties.
THE WEEK IN IRELAND.
The Pau 1Iult Gazette, in Il review of the
events ol the week in Ireland, regrets that
the business Of arbitrary arrest without trial
has been resumed. llr. DAILY was CARRIED
OIL OH the 18th inst, amid the cries Of his
wife, the blessings 0f c0nuoling priests, and
the vehement cheers OF the crowd. his only
o1fense being, not that he WAS IL village
tyrant or dis5olute ruttlall, but that he was
the proprietor Of 4 Connaught newspaper
alld active in the promotion OF tho interests
Of the Land League. "What is
Tol:sTEI:'s POLICY
doing" asks the Gtlzct.c. "for that law and
order Which was to he so certainly assured
BY coercion: = Any days items from Ireland
will serve for an answer, Take the last
batch of all. First, Z process-scrver at
Raslliee is desperately attacked and
is forced to 70 down on his knees and swear
that he would never serve any processes; lie
is beaten, pelted, and hardly allowed 10 es-
cape without serious injury. Second, on
Wednesday q proceSs-serter at TinslaIa,
County Waterford, is attacked. beaten, and
compelled to swear, etc. Third. ut Darrash,
County Limerick. Drocess-seryer, armed
with ejectnents, is driven away. Fourth,
THREE HUNDRED POLICE
attend on Tuesday ut Ballinear, County
Galway, for the purpose Of protecting 4 Sub
Sheriff and Dallitfs who had conc to seize
the stock Of some tenants for arrears of
rents. What is the result Ut the days
proceedings: Although the Sheriff, with
Bailitfs and police, visited several |
farmers, they found no stock and did not get |
any rent There is more to the same pur- !
pose, and it is the same story one week |
as another. Coercion, then, has ]
hardly done what was promised,
On the contrary, 1t is quite failing to
do it. AS those who have dispassion-
ately studied the qualities of the fa-
v0rit- recipe from the authors political !
fOresaW that it would fall. To
This may be added that Matthew Harris, one
Of the trlrerSers at the State trial, Patrick
Creanlsie, a small farmer i'll County Donegal,
and job l1a!ahaD, Of County Kerry, have to-
lay been arrested under the Cuercion act"
LORD REACDNSFIELD'S CONDITION.,
DR.. Richard Qualil says th2t il Lord Bea- |
,onsiield continues to make as much prog
eess rs he has during the past two DAYS he
will recover. He is now in as satisfactory
state as any man OF his years can be after
months severe illness. Throughout he has
)een in full possession Of his faculties. A.
llough lie occasionally loses count Of time
" wakes from disturbing dreams lie las
no opinion about his chances Of |
ecoyery, but listens with much amusement |
o Dr.. Quain's description of the various
en,cdies suggested for him. One man, a
Tory, recommended trans
usion Of blood and
OFFERED HIMSELF AS THE VICTIM
Thank you,'' said Lord Beaconsfieltl, when
he doctors told him of it. s'We will not
~ the experiment. l prefer the alter
ative." The Queen requires telegram |
onccrning him twice 4 day, Lord Darlington
eprcsenting her at his bedside, and
daily letter from DR.. Quain, besides
ord Htaconstielu now has London nearly
0 HIMSELF all the world having gone into
be country for the Easter holidays. lie
aks great deal every day with Lor,t
.awton, and it is understood that his
riyate papers and The manuscripts which
.ord Rawton will use in writing his biosra-
by are, now III ship shape. The private I
apers, which will not see the light until I
I'll years or more after Ills death, are said to S
g exceedingly Interesting. &
HIS POLITICAL DUEL I
18th Sir Robert Peel and tha inner history
the Corn Inv agitation. the Crmean war,
le Indian mutiny. the Berlin treaty. and of S
'ents preceding it. and Of other promi- y
cnt features Of English history |
'lruls the last forty years. arc dealt with il
cry fully, and a food Of light is thrown 0
pom many points now wrapped in obscurity }
: wholly misunderstood Some say that c
is Loraslilp kept u diary and posted it regu- | Il
rly before he went to bed. S
HOMEOr+NrII Us. ALLOpATU a
4 fierce dispute Is rayin. in the papers G.
spectinE Sir William Jenner's refusal to "
~