10 SEPTEMBER 1881, Page 1

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

TTLSTER has accepted the Land Bill. Mr. Parnell has exerted his whole strength in Tyrone for a Land-League candidate, and has been flung sprawling and supine. His first object, of conrse, is to keep the Land League together as an organisation, with a revenue from America, a permanent staff of members, and an ultimate policy of separation. His second object is to retain his own authority in Parliament, by leading a third party, able to hold the balance of power between the two divi- sions. The nearer they approached equality, the better he would be pleased. In pursuance of these ends, he endeavoured to defeat the Liberal Tenant-right candidate for Tyrone, Mr. Dickson, and so admit the Orange Tory, Col. Knox. He, there- fore, started the Rev. H. Rylett, a Unitarian Minister, with a most unscrupulous tongue, as the Land-League candidate, went down himself to support him, and promised the farmers, if they would only believe him, that he would reduce the land- lords' rent in Ireland from £17,000,000 to £2,000,000. (It is worth remarking that if an Irish Republic were established to-morrow, it must exact the rent as its own revenue.) He averred also that Colonel Knox and Mr. Dickson represented the English parties ; while Mr. Rylett —who is an Englishman— represented Ireland. The Ulster farmers were too shrewd to believe Mr. Parnell. His nominee, by the aid of the priesthood, who believed the League stronger than it is, obtained 907 votes ; but though the Orangeman received 3,084, the Liberal was sent to the head of the poll with 3,168. That is the most hopeful fact reported from Ireland for many a long day. It is not only that Ulster understands the Land Bill, but that the Bill being passed, she rejects Mr. Parnell.