, 1890-04-26

4CldluCN ~ GiIb0 pun IOHV ~ OLHSp II tuO
hands Of the Land Department! The
capitaii~Fl value of these grants and the
landlords fifth is 1913, 0Og,0OO, and the
security Is therefore absoEute-better, In
fact, than any creditor ever getSs BECAUSE
it is in the Treasufy's own hands, The
only defect of the scheme II that It is
limited in ainoittt To- s33, 000,OOO. which
can be increased only ms the fnStalmentS
are paid in. They can of course, IT'S they
reduce the total mortgage, be reiSSutd; and
the whole process be gr9EuaIIy gone over
a9ain,-a clever prOyiSlUht but too slow
III it's operation TO he OF serious Importance
10 lhe scheme.
tbs more the whole schcifH IL EXAMINED,
the more favour it rPceiyps,AsG much 80
tina the Irish Members are fufious, AMI
Mr.. DaEi!t directly hostile, declaring thai
it will create Il new and more numerous
caste Of landlords. The Pail Mall Gazette
even dtClarea that it il a huge bribe to the
tenants, who, before it is worked out, will
have saved for Themselves, in reduced pay.
ments and so OH, G83, O0O, 900 sterling.
They will save a splendid sum, whatever
the exact figure; and If they are As cute
as they used to be, they will see this and
make matters unpleasant tor their repre-.
sentatives who object. The entire Glad
st0nian Party, are, however, making up
their minds to resist, and will, 1t is believ-
e1, though there Is much internal diStits-
sion, rely upon three arguments. Fist
and foremost, that the scheme requires the
intervention of local representative bodies,
or u representative body, which is reasona.
bic from % Home.rnle point Of view Sc.
condly, that the landlords get too much,
~ hinh 10 rF rH|HrSm. HhtNHta1Y1h \1tOhdlR
landlords will think very differently, AHA,
as We believe, with justice and thirdly,
because the scheme, under COlOdrable pre-.
te &tsj imposes Il heavy liability OF the
general taxbn5 er, Which is not true. The
latter will, 1t is imagined, be the papuldt
cry in this island, while the seCObd 6ii0
will sweeteh bis Members resistance to-
the Irish %eleCtOr. We shall see but we
venture to predict that although the dis.
cussion will be harassihg, the resistance
will not be to the last ditch, and that the
Irish Members will not face q dissolution
in such a Catsp. Paddy Is too clever not
to see that he gets thirty-three millions
lent him 10 get freeholds With.
The New Cabinet in France will apba=
rently be more CbtSer vative thai was
expected. The new Minister of 6usticef
Nj. FalliereS, has not abandoned the pro-
jcCt of a new Press Law, as NJ. Bourgeois
was understood to promise, but has only
modified it. He Is inclined to publish
serious libeIs through the MagistraCy; just
as assaults are punished; Uht to leave
mere defamation TO be tried by jifipk rs ut
present. Tbs Bhreat1 examining the inBa-
sure rejected this proposal, and intend to
recommend that the Bill be thrown ottt,
a de Cisioh which, If the Cabinet persists,
will cad to a fresh cleavage between thB
q oternment ana the Radicals. 1t is pro
bable that IL viii persist, N. rallieres,
who is a strong Liberal, baving publicly
confessed that ''he had uhderrated tbs
powe r Of the httscrhpulous section Of the
Press" and how believed it Indispensable
to prot ect officials against its attack.
The Pope. it appears; was decidedly In
favour of til Berlin Labour Conference,
although he sent no Nuncio. In, reply to "
letter from the Emperor informing him
that the Prince Bishop of Breslau had been
invited to attend, his Holiness remarks
that "combihed action on the part of-the
various Governments will greatly contFi.
butte to the object so much desired" His
view of the method to be pursued is, Row.
ever. definite only as regards the Sunday
holiday, and he glides away into she usual
argument, that religion alone can teach
the employer to treat the employed witll
equity, and inspire in tbs labourer the