"POOR PADDY-LAND "
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPEOTATOR."] Sin,—After perusing the curious letter under the above heading, which occupies two columns of the Spectator of October Gth, one can hardly resist the conclusion that the average holiday Englishman who visits us gets a grip of Irish affairs as uncertain and comical as his seat on an Irish car, which " Vacuus Viator " duly sets forth in the letter. From its loose style, and the circumstances attending its production, probably no one would treat it seriously, but it touches on one matter of fact, and completely inverts it. The Commissioners who administer the Irish Land Acts have not "the strongest interest," or any interest, in prolonging the present uncertainty, as " Vacuus Viator " was informed. Both Chief and Assistant Commissioners hold permanent appointments under the Crown, under Mr.
Balfour's Act of 1891.—I am, Sir, &c., PAT.
[" -Paeans Viator " is not exactly an average Englishman, but one of the most experienced observers alive.—ED. Spectator.]
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