18 AUGUST 1894, Page 2

Lord Lansdowne made a very moderate and interesting speech, in

which he pointed out that this Bill was really aiming at what we might call "a selection of the unfittest " tenants in Ireland for special favour. And Lord Tweedmouth (better remembered as Sir Dudley Marjoribanks) scolded the House of Lords in a very outspoken manner for not regarding the will of the House of Commons as its law. But on the whole the other speeches were not remarkable.