The borough of Cambridge is apparently determined not to have
a reform of the land laws. Both its Liberal members have distinguished themselves by very ablespeeches and publications. on land tenure and its reform, and both have been exchanged. for Conservatives. Mr. William Fowler, a first-rite political economist and a barrister, though not now a practising barrister, —being, indeed, a partner in the firm of Alexander and Co.,— has devoted a great deal of time and acumen to the various feasi- ble reforms of our land laws, and has made very able speeches on, the subject in the House. Sir R. R. Torrena has studied-espe- cially the Australian and other colonial land systems, and always. takes an active part in the discussion of the proper machinery for- simplifying the registration of titles. But they have been de- feated by Messrs. Marten and Smollett, both of them smart Tory- speechifiers, but, as far as we know, nothing more.
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