, 1881-05-22

t0 ffa r,nnr fnf1,,vs' ifx-os nn,f ,r,I,-
the example. and rs tho example hid tho de-
sired effect, my anger soon died nut, and con-
tesS t9 yon knat | am yerY glad nuY that the
10 "e'e sp"'eu
| ~7,7 -7-,-
| 111 4N1oi1 "LAND LAW.
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Enee.* ap"n AtS prospects OF the Death
| o. 1seaconshe!d ana the Secession OF
Al4sie.
! onse'at eo,'9spoaae"es o. 1Ae Cateaoo 1Taoune-
LoSpoS, Eng May 1.-The campaign overthe
s ntnu tanu .aM mas nesun, IN earnest Ihere
r!n at.uoup.e'ly oe sreal afincvlty. IN GETTING
Gn,s ~ ~ nsaeate tntuuen tae t1ouse OF
aoo.s ~. ~ ~. reuouncea ~ foooerY ana conasca-
-. -" - ae io.1es, ANU W oe!aaon ana snase
~ Noo : "ea9ue, y must neeqs
~ !: -5-. aNu W 1tg "aole u so4uu
assa ~, ~ .uu ue sauutlet o. Hs enemies.
,shtnh ne,a..,a.u.'s. aseon esen,s nase occurfeo
mn.en conslaefao'y ana lncalcuiaoly eject Its
tuture- Its horizon was changed, SO to speak,
oS the secession OF the Duke Of Argyll 1t was
changed axnfn by the deceaso OF the Tory
leader: 1t has been left rather overcast
oy the antaRonlstio humor in which 1t was
rccetvcds By the Land-L League convention at
Dtoila last week. None OF these things can be
said to have improved the prospects Of the Land
Law Bus out the event may show that all COM
oinea are inenectual to destroy It. Locking
only 10 me interests or the Irish tenants It
really would oe pity IL this Dill we're rejected;
ano' on thee WHOLE that was the feeling which
prcVai'eo at tue convention. =, r..
!. The bearing which tbs death of Lord Deacons-
fold has on the future Of tho Land Law bill
NAV be matter Of doubtful Inference II d.
nends On what that influence Is to take place Of
hts IN Conservative Councils It is noteworthy
that he died on the anniversary Of the day,
y=ar ago, on he handed over the seals OF Office.
ho 1[rsnfnso ei's nave 80 neen s long ongnvea raee
a.+o,saa s.ann'ner .. tne ~ ueceaseo statesman
s',aa sstataea the age 0f o. hts father lived to
by himself In 1855, that he might i've - hail.
century tonoer. was ono that not 1ono no.,
sae1,ad - f,,,a,'s ~ A11 ~. 'uu1 uso
don from Office, considering tho circumstances
and occasion OF it, could not be without effect
OF "a: man *~of his years. 'whaterrr t1is
nar rsMpeFamg n,;1ht hc Inc e.,,o WISDOM OF hls
t,on.so pones m!snt PC ea.!ed, Wltnoat unune
e, ne 's o. DIS nod On ae Some
Ta1nusE's Lnndon letter OF Mar !. las+ voor T
1ndit remarked that :" i feeling prevails Ibat t
We have reached the end Of the oilicial career Of
England's latest Prime Minister. Such
homes as his pnrty b,ilJd on him are hnown h
rest on fFaii tenure" But the sway which no
e9erclsefs whllc AS1ng was SO absolute, so
absorbing, it had reduced. his party to a
condition CAnntAfa E1FrHn1nr n fYf.,
srt,,oh 1art ,o;.t..s sec,, 49, ae, 49, e
"'loA ts.s us.e. 1oatu uoi ocilsen tuF ene
emeEgenee OF ht successor: Had the fact been
otherwise, Lord Derby would hare remained q
member of that pRrty to this momcnt; in which
casc there would haye been nj hesitation or
dupicty, as there now is, in nnnking choice Of a
Conservative leader, If Lord Ucnconstfc1d hnI
lived, his influence on Conservative policy
IN the Land Law: bill would Ihnyc
been grent-paramounr It would have been
preferable, moruoyer, to the influence whichis
likely to succeed 1t. DisraeIi was drag IN lib
cr,ll reform: but he was too shrewi to erect
himself into q. bar to be: thrown down. He renl-
ly educated his party some little way into the
spirit Of the preaent. If be fs stecee1ed h., n
man Of the past, like the Murquls Of Salisbury
Ifhe Mar0uis has. .sance the WRITING ~ thfs
letter, been chosen the leader Of the Torlesi,
bard and fast counseis will. prevail among the
tine. The Warouis' views and habits Of th,urhr uh
are bis by hereditary. and be holds them with
out yarinbleness ar ahaiow ,,f tmrninv:. neis
possibly the ablest man Of bis party; las a
cynjcisu, wjihaj.. which, added to a de-
ticienoy in the tact and management. perhaps
Cairns ex- Lord -CbancelIor. ia ikewisa a mnn