Year: 1870

are extremely wretched, though there W very
little dlference In the quality OF the soil of this dts
trict and OF the district have left. The cause OF
their wre,cheduess therefore. Is not owing TO In
ferlor soi nor 70 any inherent defects In the people,
but to the tyranny OF the landlord Glass; which, as far
as am able to Judge, exceeds anything have heard
since let the county. Donegal. For miles here
nothing meets the eve but what Is unpleasant and
disagreeable. Rooaess cabins, ruined farmsteads,
bad crops, impoverished land, an addressed pea
santry. starving people are the usual scenes which
present themselves to the eye Of the tourist. And
all this ruin strange to say, Is occasioned by few
landel proprietors two OF whom are, believe sys-
tematic absentees, while the third remains at home,
simply, t. alleged, because he Is unable to live
abroad.


The estates OF Lord Templemore and the Marchion-
ess OF Ely are managed solely by their respective
agents. who, as matter OF course IN order to please
their employers, endeavor to squeeze all the rent
they can out OF the poor tenants. Nor is this all
Even when the tenants are by their ability and indus
try enabled pay their rents they not allowed to
remain in their places but are cast cruelty and mer
cessly forth upon the wide world to starve and die.
The agents on both OF these estates have 1t appears,
q marked antipathy TO the aboriginal population;
yet one OF them, at least-and cannot speak GER
tainy OF the 0therbel0ngs to the same stock Both
have q peculiar liking for Englishmen, and rarely
lose an opportunity OF importing them into this
country for the purpose OF taking possession OF the
places vacated by the banished Celts There can be
no possible objection either to Englshmen or scotch
men In themselves. Both are excellent men Of bust
ness, and their example might be the means OF In.
PRODUCING better state OF things into the country.
The Scotch and the Irish get on very well together,
far better than the English and the Irish and may
also say that the Scotch have expended large sums
n
TO develop the industrial resources OF the
country But sun MAINTAIN that 1t is an injustice
in order to introduce foreigners In their stead.
1t Is certain to create o bad feeling between the
landlord who acts thus and the tenants under him;
nay more it is equally certain to make him unpopular
in the netghb0rhoOd, and even to cndanger his life.


several instances came under my own observation
In which outrayes arose from the Introduction OF
foreigners to the exclusion OF the native population
However much 1t may benefit the country in the
ought TO be discouraged


THE MARcHIoNEss OF EEY's ESTATES.


The evictions which have taken place on the
estates OF the MarchiOness OF Ely are, for their
cruelty for their hearilessness Tor their reckless
atrocity: probably unsurpassed In the history. OF
have been evtcted from this estate without any
assignable cause than that Of gratifying
irS a1n 9ss w xa%R aSs %hn Sc
estate are subjected. Tne victim IN the case was
OF age, age who had children and grandcniidren living
under her roof she owed no rent at the time the
@ old as she w she Wa rcsd out
OF the door In the very depth OF winter. when the
snow was thick upon the ground. The bailins came
breakfast, and forced them TO quit at moments no.
tice They did not give them time TO finish their
domestic utensils the poor family had were ali hung
out OF the door and the roof.tree OF the old house
was torn down In an instant When the bailifs had,
as they Thought; duly executed the orders given
them they went away. The poor, des0late family.
not knowing where to seek shelter, and realizing
the wretchedness OF their condition. turned with
Characteristic iondness to the Old house. and tried
as best they could to construct hut inside the un
rooted walls. 1t was soon notsed about that they
were c1ngtng TO their former dwelling, anu this, OF
course, could not be allowed.


The baiins were again despatched with orders
the house, so as 10 prevent the possibility
OF their continuing there any longer. When they
entered the hut one Of them struck match and SET
stretched, and from which she wasNnable to arise
The hovel was Immediately in flames, and the grand
mother was in danger Of sulIocation. All was now
In confusion. The cries and screams Of the women
and children were mingled with the yells and Jeers


And now took place an outrage which, It Is to be
wished, had never been sperpetrated on Irish SOIL
and which sincerely regret has not fallen to some
knowing her helpless condition ana seeing the dan
ger TO which she was exposed rushed In through
the smoke aud flames and carried out her aged
mother, half dead from fright ana surocatlon AS
she was ~ tne ACT OF dtlscharglng TINS duty to ner


q e so s aed
through the skin. This case is not reported to ex-
cite sympathy In behalf OF the Irish tenant On the
contrary, II Is terrible reality. over and over
again has 1t been told. and yet neither the Mar
choness nor her agent ever dared to contradicti It,


wRETCHED END.


The old woman IL Is true, has gone to her last &C.
count having ended her days In a nut by the road
side; but her children and grandchildren are still
have described. Nor Is this the only outrage that
has been perpetrated on this property. Many, very
circamstances % rom 1he case have quoted. This
certainly is not very credtable to an English mar
chioness who happens also to be one OF the Queen
maids OF honor. She cannot be excused on the
ground OF ignorance for absentee as she Is, she was
perfectly well aware or the crueties that were prac-
Used by her agent VINO i by all accounts, suoser-
Went enough TO obey his mistress In everything.
How can THIS woman 60 Into the presence OF the
English nobility stained with tine landlord history
referred 10? how can she go into the presence OF
her royal mistress carrying, as 1t were, her class
hearessness to the foot OF the thronep But persons
eghteth year. out in the snow, and thereby causing
her death, may well be presumed TO be capable OF
anything.


Queens maid OF honor WHO bring discredtt upon
Irish andlordism, make the Irish peasantry un.
happy and perpetuate bad feeling between the two
coLABoRER IN THE WORK OF BxTERMINArIoN.


There Ia another landed proprietor here who Is by
oil accounts, very little better than the MarchiOess
OF Ely The little farms OF the evcted peasantry are,
under the management OF this local potenate, turned
lntO vast bneepWaik, tneir houses are ieVeileuan
the only means OF knowing where they once stood
are the trees by which they were surrounded, and
all this havoc was occasoned to crafty the whim or
the craze Of an Insignificant coudtry squire.


FATHER TOM DOYLE.


It is satisfaction to know that these things have
not been done with impunity. The MarchiOness Of
Ely, Lord TemplemOre and Mr.. Leigh have obtained
an unenvIabe notoriety through the instrumentalty
OF Father Tom Doyle who has fearlessly and syste-
maticaly denounced the crueties to which the pea
santry In this district have long been subjected
indeed, he Is the only hope the poor people have In
this part OF the country. He Is IN himself host,
tower OF strength against landlord tyranny and his
exerti0ns In benan OF the afflicted tenant have been
attended with the happiest results. The land
lords who upon the smallest pretexts were ready TO
exterminate scores OF poor but honest people, just
as II they were cattle, have now very wisely and
properly Come to the conclusion that this kind ol
amusement cannot be indulged Ia any longer They
had, however, great difficulty in finding out the error
OF their way and 1t was not until Father Doyle had
exposed the system 10 all the world that they made
up their minds to abandon ii.


RETALIATION.


Before uismissipg this subject and concluding my