AN IRISH STORY.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "Siescrrros."]
Sin,—A few days ago, I was speaking to one of the evicted tenants on an estate where the "Plan of Campaign" had been in existence. He had a grievance. He and his friends had recently been worsted in a case which had been tried in the Courts, and which was lost to the Campaigners owing to the insufficiency of evidence produced on their side.
The grievance complained of was that the Law Courts were partial, and that the police were corrupt in carrying out the decrees of the Law Courts. It was useless to argue with him that cases could not be decided against evidence. "We have no chance," said he. "But" he added, after a pause, "when William gets in [meaning Mr. Gladstone], he will do away with the police and the Law Courts, and 'tis then we'll have justice !"
I wonder how many others are under the same impression as my friend the Campaigner.—I am, Sir, &c., X.
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