Mr. Howarth (M.P. for Salford) made a curious speech, entreating
the Parnellite Party to abandon their extreme demands, and to co-operate with the moderates who represented Irish or partly Irish constituencies in forcing upon the House a kind of legislation which would be really for the benefit of Ireland, as Scotch Members of both parties had long agreed to do in relation to Scotch legislation. Colonel Waring (M.P. for North Down) also made a speech of some significance. He was, he said, a small landlord and a large tenant-farmer in Ireland. He denied that the price of produce had fallen eo far as to render farming altogether unprofitable. The net profit on farming had risen decidedly since 1852, though it had fallen of late. A tenant ought, he said, to be able to live and thrive ; but not the lazy, unintelligent tenant, only the fairly industrious tenant. One of the curses of Ireland which existed long before the Land League, was the procrastinating "Please-God-on-Monday" frame of mind, which was so largely to be found among Irish tenants. He pointed out that during the last few weeks, the National League had spent a o on sustaining evicted tenants, and £8,000 on " general purposes." If Mr. Parnell gained Home-rale, his first great measure would probably be one of proscription.
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