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■•:■•; ..;.-. . .. > • Feb. Is., Lord '' 'CarpdrvVm' ! Ms 'arraigned ,|the' Colonial policy of the (Jrovernraent, ahd ptot^sted' against the withdrawal of {the British troopis from the Colonies, ii Earl Grahville declared that there' was! no desire ,on .the part of the Government to sever the connection betwoen England and her Colonies. The withdrawal of the .trtiops-. was;only iirtended-to , enable them to learn habitk of self-defence. In jcase of attack from without, England wjnild defend them with her last man, her i last ahii)} and her last Shilling 1 . ... :" I .: Arrivedri-JoSreat; Britain, s.s., from. Melbourne. Mr Gladstone introduced the Irish Land Bill into the Bouse of Commons on the 35th, the basis of which is legislation of usage. It denounced perpetuity Of
tenure, and proposed prompt sales between landlord and tenant by < giving power to landlord to sell the fee simple, and to advance money to the tenant, such money to be repayable by. annual instalments j two courts to be established for all arbitration in civil eases, these courts to settle differences landlord restricting tenant without being able to jnatify the step, to pay compensation varying from two to seven years' rent. Tire tenant may claiih compensation for permanent improvements ; landlords' granting leases for 31 years, to be exeaipted from claims for compensation. The second reading of the Bill was fixed for the 7th March. The Opposition promised to deal with the me; s:ire in a conciliatory spirit. Mr Cardwell has introduced a Bill to re-organise the War Office by creating a new Official Under-Secretary. Mr Gladstone has introduced a separate Bill for the acquisition of land in Ireland. Such Bill is applicable in England and Scotland* New York, Feb. 3. The Senate has passed a law authorising the issue of fifteen millions of additional currency. A conference has adopted the report of the Foreign Comuitttee upon the expediency of recognising the Cuban insurgents as belligerents.
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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 654, 29 March 1870, Page 4
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