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ERELAND'S RELIEF MEAStTRE.
GIadsfOne's Land ksiI!-A Synonsis
OF It's Chief Provisions

| LONDON April Cit is expected that Mr.
| Gladstone's speech introducing the land bfll in
tne mouse or commons tomorrow will occupy
about three hours. II Is anticipated that the
! bill Will provide, under the head ot sale OF
tenutfs." that every tenancy shall first be
| offered TO the landlord and the landlord may
| prohibit the sale OF q tenancy where reason
| able grounds exists. The question what are
| reasonable grounds. may DC referred TO the
| lato court. Where the landlord proposes TO
raise The rent to the purchasing tenant.
The latter may resell, and shall be en-
| titled TO demand fron the landlord a
capitalization equal to ten times the annual in-
crease demanded. The sale OF a tenancy bars
claim to compensation for disturbance or I'M
rroyeEentS and the receipt o. such compensa-
tlon bars the right OF sale. Where a tenant de-
1ises an interest 10 his children or other per-
sons. only one OF the deyiSeeS shall occupy rhe
tenancy, the object being TO prevent subdv-
SION contrary TO the wishes OF the landlord
When tenant accepts the increased rent pro-
POSED by the landlord, such tenant may rot be
disturbed for fifteen years. during which period
there shall be no eviction or compulsory
increase of rent, except as a consequence
dit.ons; but If the tenant liant declines ines
tie proposed increase and quits, he shall, IL
the landlord ten times the amount OF the de-
manded increase. The statutory conditions
which bind the tenant as above are for the
punctual payment OF rent guarantees against
e sub let OF divide "-I without tTi'l'ths ths
%Iitten VT t. n permission OF the landlord,
ton for disturbance to e250 will be replaced by
a sliding scale. Where the rent i5 under $50
the compensation Will be years rent; where
the rent is under ESQ not exceeding years
rent; where the rent is el00 and upwards not
exceeding years rent The act OF 1870 VIII be
1uftber amended 20 fully protect the tenants
right for compensation for Improvement where
The tenant surrenders to anew tenant at the Ian1-
loldS Wish, or takes different holding. The
act OF 1870, relating to compensation for In
prcvtmepts or eviction by the title paramount
Is affirmed. What is q fair rent nlay be decided
oy court On the application OF a landlord and
tenant, fTom time TO 13le, during the continu-
aEce Of the tenantcy; but the courts decision
shell have no retrospective acton. When the
court has fixed the rent there Is to be no dis
turbance for fifteen years This period of If
teen years security for the tenant occurs fire.
quently IN the bin, ard is constituted the statu-
terry term W Whtch must expire before d new term
can begin or lew proceedings be had.
TIE civil blll court OF the country Is Invested
with equitable jurisdiction to meet cases where
tLe landlord and tenant act unreasonably
toward one another. 1t may punish the ten
ant by ordering him to- pay costs for refusing
to accept the terms the court thinks reasonable.
1t may enable the landlord to resume the hold
ing by ordering the tenant to sell his Interest.
Where the landlord and tenant agree for
longer tenancy than the statutory 10 years,
tie court Will endorse the agreement and pro-
tect it as II it were tor the statutory term.
Where the present tendncies are converted into
nXed tenaHcieS the rent shall be subject to
feVaiuatfon by the court, at Intervals OF hOt less
than Is years, and the tenants shall not be
eVicted except upon breach Of the statutory
conditions The owner OF an entailed estate may
exercise rights as though he were the absolute
owner except that he may not give liked ten
aEcy without the sanction Of the court. Ap-
peaS Will lie from the civil bill court to The as
sizes, ard, in special cases. to the superior
courts. In Dublin parties may arDitrate on
agreement. The machinery OF The land courts
will chiefly lie in the hands OF the Ianc CON-
mission. A second bill, amsndatory OF the acs
Ct 1870, reiaJe5 to purchasing powers under TIE
Blight clauses.
EEe three F's.
LONDON, March 5.-Ihe Sta7p!0rG IN laadtQg
article this morning says: Mr.. Gladst0ne'5
bin extending the Blight clauses Of the land act
WIlHot be introduced t0-morrGW but VIII b.
delayed until later In the session. The oil ID
he Introduced tomorrow VIII be simply lan1-
lord and tenant measure emoodying tue prln-
cireS CT free sale, fair rents and iX!ty o. tau
ure.' The Standard gives a summary of Uhe
land blu substantially as already SEM in these
DISPATCHES today.
EytCtt0ns iii Ireland.
MI. Forster, chief secretary for Ireland ra-
plying TO question By Thomas P. O'Conn0c
(home ruler) IN the house Of commons list
night said the evfctions OF tenants Ia Ireland
have increased TO 2l5 within the past month
and that the government was Watching taeG
with the greatest possible attention; bit. he
SAID, 1t would be contrary to all precedent 20
make any statement anticipatory OF The land
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