In the evening sitting of Wednesday Mr. T. W. Russell
moved the adjournment of the House in order to call attention to the impending evictions on Lord De Freyne's estate. No one will doubt Mr. Russell's sincerity and good intentions in the matter, but his speech was eminently uncon- vincing. Mr. Wyndham's answer, on the other hand, was conclusive as to the factitious character of the anti-rent move- ment. He quoted with great effect the condemnation issued by the Roman Catholic Bishop, Bishop Elphin, in regard to the "strolling organisers," who were only thinking of the
rates they could collect from their dupes. When the division was taken Mr. Russell's Motion was lost by 99 (231 to 132). The case is clearly one where the law should be enforced. It is not, in our view, one in regard to which the British public need have any misgivings.
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