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supreme. This is not to be fonad in our House of Jomumos®
You would be astonished if behind the scenes in the CO%”
mittees, and in the confidence of those men who frame bill
for Parliament, to observe how vigilant the spirit of Iandlordism
 is in guarding its privileges, and how much Be
legislator who would hope to carry a measure through bot
Houses, is obliged to consult its sovereign will and pleasur®
Hence the difficulty of dealing with game laws, copyhold®
and such small matters, which grow into things of mighty
iaport in the House of Commons, whilst the law of pri
geniture is a sort of eleventh commandment in the eyes ©
our legislators. ;
“I think I know what is wanted in Ireland: a redist™
bution of land, as the only means of multiplying men of Pf”
perty. If I had absolute power I wonld instantly issue 2s
edict applying the law of succession as it exists in Fran
to the land of Ireland. There should be no more beens’
proprietors drawing large rentals from Ireland, if I coul?
prevent it. I would so divide the property as to render
necessary to live upon the spot to look after it, But you i"
do nothing effectual in that direction with our Houses, 8%
therefore I am an advocate for letting in the household?”
a8 voters, so as to take away the domination of oe
squires. But I will do 2ll in my power in the means
to give a chance to Ireland, and I cordially agree ¥' 5 i
your views upon the policy that ought to be purs¥e
towards it.”
“ London, Oct. 28. ( , )=—Ihave to thank you for the
Scotsman containing the whole of your observations apo”
the state of Ireland, in every syllable of which I agree ¥' a
you. But excuse me if I say I miss in your articles, a8 11
sll other dissertations upon Ireland, a specific plan—TI poet
such a remedial scheme as might be embodied in sn Act ©
Parlismens. And it most be so from the very nature of th?