HC Deb 10 August 1870 vol 203 c1792

DISSENTIENT:

"Because some of the provisions of this Bill are opposed to the just rights of property, and are admitted by its advocates to be unfit to be made the law in England and Scotland, and to be only justified in Ireland on account of the existing relations between landlord and tenant in some parts of that country, which they consider exceptional, and hope may be removed under the operation of this measure.

"Because it is proposed that these provisions, instead of being imposed for a limited period to meet an exceptional state of things, are to be enacted permanently, and thereby appear to be established, as principles which ought to exist by law at all times between landlord and tenant, and any attempt to repeal them, although the exceptional reason for their introduction may have passed away, will be attended with serious opposition and discontent.

"Because this enactment of them as principles is likely to lead to agitation for the extension of similar provisions to England and Scotland, in order that one system of permanent law on the subject may be established throughout the United Kingdom.

"REDESDALE, LUCAN, MALMESBURY, KILMAINE, GRINSTEAD, SALTOUN, ORANMORE & BROWNE, SOMERHILL, SALTERSFORD, CLEMENTS, DUNSANY, for first and second Reasons; MOORE, TEMPLETOWN, MANCHESTER, DUNSANDLE & CLANCONAL, for first and second Reasons; DIGBY."