Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-24
FOREIGN NEWS.
House of COnimOns.

LONDON, November 23d.-In the House of
Commons this afternoon Gladstone denied
that the Arrears of Rent Act had proved a
failure. The full benefits Of its provisions,
he said, had not yet been ascertained. The
Government did not intend to Intro
duce bill to extend the period for the
payment Of rent of 1851. He desired the
decision of the Government to be universally
known. 10 consequence of Gladssone's dec
laration Parnell, supported by over 100 men,
bers-the new rule requiring only over thirty
moved an adjournment OF the House. Par.
nell commended that in consequence of the
provision introduced into the Arrears Of Rent
Act, as q concession to the landlord interest.
it was rendered ambiguous, and is was limos.
sible for any tenant to know how much rent
he had to pay 10 order to secure its adyan.
tages.
After desultory discussion, sustained by
the Irish members, Treveliyp, Chief Score.
tary for Ireland, said there was still q period
of five weeks for the tenants to take adyan-
tage of the Arrears of Rent A ct. The Land
Commission has prophesed that the bulk of
applications would come in at the last mo.
ment. If this should prove t. he the case.
much larger gum than e250, 000 would be
neede d to meet the claims. Il was most i'm.
portant, he said, that the people should know
that the time originally mentioned in the Ar.
rears Act would be strictly adhered to. TIE
cost against the tenant for ejectment would
be very light. except when deceased by their
own fault, &C ing in some instances, on bad
advices. TIE Arrears CT Rent Act was the
greatest benefit Parliament had ever extended
to an unfortunate class Of people. It would
be giving them more than they mad exuected
if the outstanding costs were paid. Up to
the 22i instant the eVictiors were only half
those in any previous month during the year.
The Government. Trevellyn said, would not
unders stimate the distress slong the west
coast of Ireland, aud he would not cease to
watch for evidences OF firing until the ne vt
harvest had been gathered. He had ordered
the most minute re ports from seven counter
The Government did not intend Co advance
money for public works. as that would be most
extravsgant method of relief, ard womb sf-
ford 40 real alienation of the distress. Dur
ing the great famine IL Ire'and, coo, coo
parsons were fed for six months by the direct
poor law relief for $500, 000. That sum would
feed them only six weeks by means of public
works enterprises. The Government now
Intended to conduct the system Cf relief with
an efficiency that would give the most posi-
tive assurance to the people that they would
not starve.
Gibson, member for Dublin University.
criticised the Arrears OF Rent Act. He said
there was real distress in the west Of Ireland,
pcb as YET tnSIS WAS no reason 20 utSau
famine.
Parnell withdrew his motion for adjourn.
ment. He said the Government were now
fully warned of the state of things that might
supsrvene in Ireland through distress during
the winter.
An Ou.spoken Marquis.
LONDON, November 23j.-The Marquis of
Salisbury, in sn address before the Scottish
Conservatory Club of E inbursh Tues lay
night, tainted the Liberal Government with
having adopted its predecessors Egyptian
policy. He strongly denounced the action Of
the Government toward Ireland, and coz
demned the Arrears-of- Rent Act. He had, be
said, favored schemes for peasant propfie-
tsry thai were now impossible, as such surplus
fund had been otherwise disposed Of. Stig-
lnatizipg the vagueness of Giadstones utter.
snces. he said: 81 confess that do not often
envy the United States, but their il ,titutiors
possess ore feature which appears to ne
subject for the greatest envy-namelY, their
magnificent institution of the Supreme Court.
Ii the Parliament passes MEASURE incon.
consistent with the Constitution of the coun-
try, there sits Court which will negative it
at once. thus giving stability to the institu-
tions of the country which, under the system
Of VAGUE and mysterious promises here. we
lock for in vain." His remarks were received
with applause.
A Prince with 3 Heart.
LosDoS, November 231.--The Prince of
Wales has written q letter. EXP ressing the