, 1881-03-08
CONDITION Of IRELAND.
Clear Statement of tho Land Laws
Cause Of Irish Poverty and
Distress.
An Interesting Letter from MI Ulster
Presbyterian.

EfeSUftcrlQlis
fTho following letter was received by 1nhn
Forsytto, Ks1., OK this city, IN rcply 10 some III
1uIrics from n prominent Presbyterian Of isel-
faat whosc nat,c h withheld Mt Mt F.s re'lucst]
liELpAsT, Feb. IL, lA1.-.Hr. ,toha Forsvfhf-
1,xAn SIN: hnyu your letter nf thn ~ .unit-
nry. aefcrte'l replylns until should hnvg %
TIN. to WITTY n r." x tte1 t. ,wats pn i'll. t a
Tho burning question Of tho hour here. Just
l,ow We hay. n'ltc! to IT th9 nxcltanE
ulI Wliteal intention herr. Tho tlurcrn-
1nnnt thnk at a.. Ecrsnn ac. Il rgtteSd Sn r9f
thns, which Ireland requires is i R.,'sl i,Hnsl
in ihs country, but mt. ! hcIIcye, 81 much rs
Is rerurted. think tho Ghvrrnincnt bay. lgcn
wrotix III nat introducing tho I.aiid b which
sS sls ,aS' ,ho cssss M a" iii. si.' Te % .s;s II @ e
constitutional iiiMrt!rs ri whn!u people Is y
to whutl every other rcsourcu fails. The tact Is,
our land laws art altogether ,inAn,ini. and hnve
bcen productive tst very KseHt deal u thuE tl!H.
but which just ltw. after two or three Lid liar"
vests, Is tn,leE incrcfsctl.
AN AR1srOc1.ArIC SOCIAL FA1itHU
rests upon otr Iand luws. These nrr rlnln-
porting buses 1T gFcAI ElnI prestige ath lt't-
G.,ce. ny thetr operation inuneslsc estates hA'e
h.: Ee K 'e f i. u. e py s,s
l.sut,'U0 nercs. Tic dukes Of lsucclcnIh. 9f
I,ewnshlrc SortnnbYrla't!. etc; r,, stc', hna
land t tllest ctntrlr. has tesn. By tho .ot,.rl-
tt9n ii our Lani lnws, 1,llt iHlo sho tMssesshi
bulk nr te HocurlIrs IT tn1ldthAt II. tho fnrtH-
tts-hnye i,ecn ,itvureul from, thu pl,ssGssnn Nf
tho koit. They cun only. ~ IL rule, rent the land
It. IT, n 1rels,nl III i" is.o iii tic IMPROVEMENTS
nude upon tho Lind ny tho tuf'ai,ts steetlt''p s'
NOON 10 toy wtru effected r. nady bv tho ten
If tho teunnt, Eit,r.lrr tn smprase land and With
VT. being co1npt,.'ss. BY Mmy contract 10 10 So
rsa,,s IN his fursr. af ti,usG improvements. tho
very tnorteHt thoy wrrn Matle. hccun,r. lE = flc-
ton af tho law, tl1c tr',priy Or tho luntlot1l
IF then yGA eol}s!s!sr ttisst5 tlAt she tnrusgr
ts mt ms rl1lc. the tsncrn Of hr ln1t; tSteti11dl
that he cnt ni1Iy rent II: th!r,l that wlcn before
sy aa tSo sei es a sasy @ 1'|' @
prunrrty nf the landlord: ind fourth, tsiat tho
innti!t.rl hnd the power, " oser tho rfnteE 1,nrt
rent iipnn thn nccupytng tenhnt To nty htnol'nt
hE these nr ehuDses. yO,l tnn ftrin I'LL tstn nf
S o a e. to Peesa Shss SowS Il y" aa Is
We should havo hns1, iii these ISLANDS.
FREE T1.AnE IN JASD, ....
this country coui mt lIave been REDUCED to tho
lGn'"rnhle conitsi9n ct pnvyrty ana @ .isstress ts
reduced TO-. No doubt tho lAnd agitation IN thu
! thrcc Klnytoms ts tho satnn so fnr ns tl'o faws
| cernrd. mud therefore tho evils flowing from
them arc VI ssu,l!ur kind hut III ireland those
cys full with fur lieHstcr ei5ect asi TN farming
gate Tint effect. III England nnd St:utland tho
people l,!ve many other ,nt"lns Of occupation
mud therefore tho distrcss rcsulting from lr.d
hnryest or Two is felt H. this conntsy with
rr'sr nssns to hs "SssaPS ssia ss,
W!stsr Soes eastdsn nss u u ,cuaat sisht @ oiy