The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-18
General Assembly of Presby-
terians Criticise Plans for the
Irish University.


engagements for the practical affilia-
ton Of Magee College. Londonderry.
II is understood that proposals have
now been made to Magee College under
which certain classes In that college
would be recognized by the Univer-
sity of Dublin in connection with its
courses in arts. II Is not yet known
how far the proposals have been
found acceptable by Magee College, but
1t is believed that the negotiations are
making satisfactory progress and that
an official announcement will soon be
made.
The Irish Land Bill.
The report of the Nationalist Com
mittee appointed to frame amend
ments to the Irish Land Bill has now
been adopted by the Nationalist party.
Amendments have been prepared. maxi
ing the following proposals. among
others.
The reduction of the rate of the
purchase annuity to the old figure
Ia per cent; the issue of Consols as
an alternative to the creation Of land
stock; the omission of the provision
in clause by which the balance Of
any bonus over per cent ceases to be
the vendors own property ana is add
ed to the purchase money: enabling
the Congested Districts Board to pay
the old bonus of IL per cent In cases
where they had resolved, before the
passing of the Act. to buy estates. but
were prevented from making an Of
fer by reason OF having no funds; the
omission of clause s. dealing with ad-
vance dividend; the graduation of the
bonus In inverse ratio to the price OBJ
tanned by the landlord from the tenant:
the abolition of the zones and the re-
esta blishment OF Inspection and of the
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price, in regard to future transactions;
strengthening the compulsory purchase
clause in four respectfully by making
1t retrospective: (2) by removing the
restrictions on the purchase of I'M
tenanted land, so that such land may
be bought anywhere for any of the
purposes of the Land Purchase Acts;
(3) by making the clause more certain
to work in cases where the landlords
refuse formation as TO their estates:
and 90 by providing against any ad-
ditional compensation being given for
compulsory purchase: giving the same
permanent tenure to the proposed per-
manent members of the Congested
Districts Board as have been given to
the Estates Commissioners; the extern
sion of the restriction on the purchase
by others than the Congested Districts
Board of Estates in congested districts,
all estates in such districts; the inser-
ton of new clauses providing for power
to nominate an owner for the pur-
pose of sale, for shortening the statu-
tory term from fifteen to ten years,
and for abolishing the landlords right
of presumption.
In the Nisi Prius Court, before Mr..
Justice Wright and a county special
Jury, this week the hearing took place
in an action in which Edward Dolan,
who carried on business at Moate,
| County Westmeath, as publican,
grocer flour and meal. and hardware
merchant, and auctioneer. seeks to re-
cover damages for alleged conspiracy
to boycott and injure him in his bust
ness against the following defendants,
who are farmers or shopkeepers re-
siding In or near Moate-Thomas Bir-
minghan, Michael Gaynor. John Duffy.
John Gaynor, Eugene Robbins, Richard
Mulioon, Andrew Donohoe. John Far
rell, and Peter Malone.
A Boycotting Claim.
The plaintiff. In his statement OF
claim, set out that the defendants were
all members OF the Mount Temple
branch of the United Irish League. the
chairman of which was the defendant
Robbins, and that at meeting on
December i. at which all were present
| they unanimously adopted resolution
=, to boycott him In his shop and hotel
| in Moate. From that day, the plain
tiff said, he had been boycotted by the
defendants, who also induced others
to refrain from dealing or having any
| business transactions with him in any
of his concerns, and by reason of that