The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-07
Irclnnd,s keIief measure.
GLADsTONE'S LAND BILL-A SYNOPSIS OF II
CHIEF PROVISIONS.


GLADSTONE's LAND BILL-A SYNOPSIS OF IT'S
CHIEF PROVISIONS.
LONDON, April Cit is expected that Mr.
Glad,tonts speech Introducing the land Oil
in the House Of Commons TO morrow viii
occupy about three hours. II Is anticipated
that the bill will provide, under the head Of
'esale OF tcnures," that every tenancy shall
frat be offered to the landlord. and the land
lord may prohibit the sale Of tenancy
where reasonable grounds exist. The ques'
ton "What are reasonable groundN!" may
be referred TO the land court. Where the
landlord proposes to raise the rent to the
purchasing tenant the latter may resell,
and shall be entitled 10 demand from the
landlord capitalization equal 10 ten
times the annual increase demand
ed The sale OF tenancy bars
claim 10 compensation for disturbance or
improvements, and the receipt OF such COM
pensation bars the right OF sale. Where
tenant deyises an interest to his children or
other persons, only one OF The deylsees shall
occupy the tenancy, the object being 10
prevent a subdivision contrary TO The wishes
OF the landlord. When tenant accepts the
increased rent proposed by the landlord,
such tenant may not be disturbed for nj
teen years, during which period there shall
be no eviction or compulsory increase OF
rent, except as a consequence OF the breach
of certain statutory conditions; but II the
tenant declines the proposed increase and
quits, he shall, il he sells his holding, be
entitled to receive from the landlord ten
times the amount OF the demanded in
crease. The statutory conditions which
bind the tenant as above are for the
al of los ~
waste, submission 20 the ordinary rights OF
inspection, shooting, &c., and prohibition
10 sub.let or divide without the written
permission OF the landlord. The limitation
in land act of 1870 OF compensation for dis
turbance to ESQ will be replaced by
sliding scale. Where The rent is under ESQ
the compensation will be seven years rent;
where the rent is under $50 not exceeding
five years rent; where the rent is El00 and
upwards not exceeding three years rent.
The act Of 1870 Will be further amended to
fully protect the tenants right for c0mpen-
satiOn for Improvement where the tenant
surrendeIs TO new tenant at the landlords
wish, or takes different holding. Then OF
1870, relating TO compensation for improve
ments or eviction by The title paramount
is affirmed. What Is fair rent may be de-
cided by a court on the application OF a
landlord and tenant, from time to line, du-
ring the continuance OF The tenancy; but
the courts decision shall have no retro
spective action. When the court has fixed
the rent there is 10 be no disturbance for
fiftee1. years. This period Of fifteen years
security for the tenant occurs frequently in
the bill, and is constituted the statutory
term which must expire before a new term
can BEGIN or new proceedings be had. The
Ciyil-Bill Court Of the country is invested
with equitable jurisdiction to meet cases
where the landlord and tenant act unrea-
SOnably toward one and other. Ii may
punish the tenant by ordering him 10 pay
costs for refusing 10 accept the terms the
Court thinks reasonable. Ii may enable
the landlord 10 resume the holding by
ordering The tenant TO sell his interest.
Where the landlord and tenant agree for
longer tenancy than the statutory fifteen
years, the Court Will endorse the agreement
and protect it as if ii were for the statutory
term. Where the present tenancies are con-
yerted into fixed tenancies the rent shall be
subject TO retaliation by the court at inter-
walls OF not less than fifteen years. and the
tenants shall not be eyicted except upon Il
breach OF the statutory conditions. The
rights aS though he were the absolute own
er, except that be may not give fixed ten
ancy without the sanction Of the court.
Appeals will lie from the CyIl.Bil Court to
the Assizes, and in special cases to The Su.
periOr Courts. In Dublin parties NAV arbi-
trate on agreement. The machinery Of the
land courts will chiefly lie in the hands OF
The Land Commission. A second bill, amend
atory OF the act OF 1870, relates TO purchas.
ing powers under the Bright clauses.
THE THREE CPS"
LONDON. March 6.-The Standard, in a
leading article this morning, says: Mr.. |
Gladstone's bill extending the Bright
clauses OF the land act viii not be intro
tuced tomorrow, but will be delayed until
later in the session. The bill TO be intro
duced tomorrow will be simply landlord |
and-tenant measure embOdying the princ- |
pies OF "iree sale, fair rents, and txity OF
Tenure" The Standard gives summary
Of the land bill substantially as already sent
In these dispatches to-day.
EyIcti0ns I'm Ireland.
Mr.. Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
replying to a question by Thomas p. O'Con-
nor (IIOme.Ruler), IN the House OF Com
mons last night, said the eyiclions OF ten
ants in Ireland have increased to 2l5 within
the past month, and that the Government
was watching them with the greatest posi-
BILE attentions but he said 1t would be con.
trary to all precedent TO make any stale
ment anticipatory OF the land bill.
Lord Beaconsfield's Condition.
LONDON, April G-The condition OF Lord
BeaconsfeId Is very encouraging. The wea-
ther Is much more favorable TO bin.