, 1881-10-03

Of the 1nnd In Scotland. OF equal quail
It's, II much greater tlIaM 1t Is In lro-
lnntl, bnt tic land is 't,lninly owned by
rcsi,1uns landlords who spontl tlIolr Income
In Scotland and ,lo not take IL 10 Il f0relRii
country, Ms il tho caso II, IRELAND. Tho
condition Of tla Scotcl, tenants, as n wl,olo.
Is not SO Ind rs that Of tho Irish. bnt novcr-
the1ess 1t Is not prosperous. and tbe terms
exuctcd Of them are very oppressive. THEY
Rre practically At tho mercy Of tho landlords
As III Ire1nnd, when the tenant builds hut,
or t!tcfles tito atl tho rent is raised BECAUSE
tic vanu Of tic land IL Increased by ti,csu
improvements, md tho improvements "
themselves, whether III buildings or fences,
or otherwise, becomo tho property Of the
landlord. Every dullnr expended on tho
land Increases It's vallo a1ld is followed by
all Increase Of rent, and tho landlord, sclzHg
tho improvements as lis own property, call
eyfct the tenant who made them asltl lcaso
tho land to another tenant who will pay d
higher rent
In Scotland the system Of eyictlous is not
so brutal US Iii lrelud This istluc to tho fact
tint landlords are resident and liaye some
respect for public opinion. willie lit ireland
tho landlords are not resident, and l!aye ltt!u
eoes'n t,,, not m'". sl'o puu.e s1'o.o san ,a -.
e,'a''.' 4"a o.'e' .e 1,..,.....
legally Hectretl property interest In Atl their
expenditures on tho land, which cannot bB
tnktn from them without compensation. and
they demand nls0 Il moro permanent tc1uro
whereby their lenses shall llave q property
ynlpc, md extend for n number Of years.
They will snbinlt no longer tn Tie Outrage Of
Doing tuTheu oul ~ tue VIII " a1lo 'aiuo"iic't
nor to having their rents raised every time
there Is u prospect OF gool CROP or w''etl-
over another person oilers q hlRler rent.
Whether they include III thelr dc"
1nhnd the right OF purchasing the lalnI,
mid a]so the right Of having tribunal 10 de-
ternntne w'nt Is n lnlr roht, VIC DO not knoWi
hut rs these pflVllcRcs arc Kfattteu III tae
lrls!~btll. 1t Is not likely tat tho Scotch haVo
ovcrlookod them, or Will hesltato Ill asking
for them. As this bill will surely become u
law, the teudal tenuro by wllictl lands nave
bccl. held III tho United Kingdom WILL be
practically abolished III Ireland ailtt Scot
land, and 1t Will be impossible tn prevent tt'ls
repeal also extending to England. II Is
mora than ltkcly TINT the Scotch demand for
fnlr rolt, free safe, aud flxlty Of tcnuro will
~ s''tAAAA*A ~ hAtN 4-tsfsss''t
tultnntry, and, this done, the controlling
power Of the comparatively fow thousands
| Of. landowners ll ;tlle politics and Roverl'-
ment OF the United Kingdom Will be brokcn
forever. Once given this flxity Of tenure
the farmers Of the Kingdom will In due time
become the owners Of the sol! they cultivate.
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oFFlo1AL REPoKr Of THE AuToPsY.
Ihe o'hc'al report OF ule post'nlofteilt OK
animation OF t1le Dody OF the late lfcsldoht,
printed Ill The IntiloSE Yesterday brings
out so'ne new facts Of interest," IL Is written
Will muca' apparelt candor' anu tle authors
OF 1t wero evidently anxious 10 compensate
NY certain fnllncss OF details for the de-
llcehcles OF the previous hurried reports and
the Inaccuracies of the bulletins printed from
timo to time unr!ng tho Presidents lifettme.
Tie new matter III this detailed statement
confirms the previous tJ1urGSSlOn tint death