BRITISH POLITICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 654, 3 November 1909, Page 7

BRITISH POLITICS.

IRELAND RESTIVE. ' THE DRIVING OF CATTLE RENEWED. ;,".;;j;. : : ; v:;eight abbests. ■■ ■■,'.. •' ■ ; : (By Tolcgraph.-Prcßa 'Aesoeiation.-OopyrighU "'.' .'-: : ,' ": (Rbc. , ' November: 3, : 0,5 ' a.m.) i,- , / , " , . ' ■'-.''' .■■■'■■,- London,/ November. 2. ? , : :.. Ninety, .cattle and 250 sheep were driven from an adjoining-'farm into Galway. : Eightarrcste , have been'made. .'•"' •'. .'■ '•' ' :

: [For ponio tinio thero lmvo /tccn no; reports of, cattle-driving in Irelaud; lit lias been etated, however, that the , rejection,or mutilatioa hvtha HbuSe of Ixirds of the Goycrttmenfe Irish Land Piirchoso Bill: would mark a renewal .of the ptßctico. The Government recontly gavo notice to disagree tin bloc witll-the Lord? am'ondmeiite.] 'j; : . ■■■ •.:■■ ■■•■ v-:: , ,' ■ •■■.. . >■:'

HOUSING AND TOWN-PLANNING BJU, ■;. \ COMPULSOBy. PUSCHASB. ' : ..COMMONS' AND IXJRDS'.jiiIENDMENTS. .. : . (Eeo. November 3,0.5 a,m.) ;..; • ■;•■.-■■ • ■.;. ■■' London,' Novoniber 2, ; The House of Commons, considered, the oniendmentsimadeby ; the House of'.Lords in the Government's Housing aiid Town-PlanniEg Bill. ■■ ■'. /• .'■■■'■' '• ■''..';','. : ':' '; , '' ". The. Prosident of the Local Govenimeat Board, Mr..Jqhn Burns, accepted the bulk 6t tHe Lords' amendments, but'secured the rejeotipn of .some which he regarded as destructive, including charige'3 in.the procedliro where it )s intended to.make compuleory purchase of land. Another amendment .was disagreed with, as beiag a breach of the privilege of the Commons, oh the Speater's ruling that it would-be calculated to alter the incidence of tlio rates."

[The amendments made by, the Lords in the procedure preliminary to tha compulsory jmrchaso of land—and now rejcoled by the Commons—includfd. a .safeguard'introduced at the instance-'of''Lord Cdmperdown. and Lord,/ St. Aldwyji,, providing that, before, local authorities are authorised .to compulsorily purchase land; a publio inquiry must bo conducted by an impartial authority, not in Government employ, regarding the necessity fpi , thepu'rehasoj ■..-. .

"CRIPPLING LANDLORpiSMi , ? ■ BY-ELECTION VOTES AREvMOSTLI POE ■;.'; ; ■ ;-;..,;"■ ■. budget::.' ;; ; ; ':'-■;'■ \^\ ..;,' .'.' "■'.-•• (E«c. No'v«mD«r 2J>B;SO p.m.).'. ■■' .-.■■. ■,'■'.'■, i-- ; : ; November, 2. -T ■,In;an aHicle .published ..iii the .''National toeViow," the Chauoellfir of : Exchequer,. Hγ. Lloyd-Qebrge,. claims/that tho;five by-clectlons which.have Occurred fiinco the intrbauhtioii of tho Budget show, that the .rnajpritj- '•'; of ■: thij voters are for the.Budget, Bormohdsey boing ho'.'execp'tion.:': The,enthusiasm oreated by the Budget- 1 shbws-tliat:the country has risen-in :fev'olt .against-land; monopoly: :. :'. ;'. .'. V Mr;.Llbyd-&eoi:go.suggests that'the new State' valuations must'be.the basis ..for all plans. at communal l , purohase for 'muniolpalities.-' for the dbyelopinent'of towns, and 'for; th«'State recrp'atioii;;of;.rUrar life,, \He ; addsi ;.;.;.'.;; :■;■•■'■. : "We are freeing Ireland frbni brippling' land-lbrdism..-Is: hothinV. to,vbe dohe.fbr .Ehglaii(ip'. '^[Liberal.and' Socialist "votes at; Bermondsey : together , exceeded the-votcs'.polled/ for. tha Uniohiet and Tariff Reform candidate, though the: latter won.] , :■' '■; \:..'.'-' .-..'-,) ; ~ ■ :TARIFF REFOBpRS V. FREE^FOobERS, : ;;' , /Lobd.ijobeet Cecil.' ;V .;."'"; ';'.., ,. :....(Bee; November 2,'lijij-.p,mij.'. .-.'./ ' ,/.'. : i'.V. '',;.'■•',"'',,'■• J." Lbndofij Nbvetaber 2. :; ::tord Epbert Cecil, Xinibnisj; Frcb-Foodcr and iI.P: for- East iMpryleDohe/^yhby.was.'re'centiy |i.inylted' by tho Blaokbur.n ;lJii(dnists to ■ that seat .in ■ order, to avoid ,'wjth, a Tariff Kefbrmer, in his/present■'■■•conetituency'j' .has; informed- f.hp; .Cpnn'cjl"' of' the::Mnr'ylcbbne Constitutional. tjuion ~of,, his. acooiitaqce'■ of .Blapkburn's.'invitation, -in>6rdCT"to-prevent a ,flpiit." : -.' ■ '-.'.• ■';;.,.:,:.; .0.; \'-■'.--. ; .:V::'".. • .Lord -Uobert Cccjl's ■trqtirDmont i; : - J evoJccd;:a. warm Expression of- regret by:the Council, who ' resolved, to' invite Lord '.Ch^ries''; Beresf'6rU : ' td : ' stand.'..".'' : V .■„■'...;; ':''".'.■■ -'J '"'-'f- -.;';:... ■■-..-■.! :<.■'■■

'Some of the .supporters of Mr, R; jcbb'(the proposed. Tariff ■'Heforhl , ' ;i oiipphtot.'; of,: lord' Ylobert Cecil)' declare thnt. .therp .\rill still be;a taree-cornered fight.; ■' . \< ;,.■■■: •■''* , '