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Show c On the llrstday of November of the I . present year was the time that the I Irish Land purchase Hill passed by the H Kngllsh Parliament, commenced to be in operation. It is expected that the Sfcilf., operations of this law will free the ffl' poor Irish renters who have suffered fflp for generations past under the heavy ! w burdens placed upon them by way of " cxhorbltant rentals from the Kngllsh am landlords. Tlie bill piovides that 9 jOO,000,000 Is to be furnlslied by tlie W Kngllsh government to purchase tlie Jjilf the lands fiom the landlords. The 8Jfe government will sell the land to Irish mm tenants on long tcrms.thc interest not jjK . being equal to the renting. $00,000,000 sMT Is to be used as tonuses to induce the l ' land owners to sell their possessions m The object to be attained is to trans- m $ for tlie ownership of the lands from II the landlords to the tenants. A great deal of praise is due King Kdward of W jj England who lias used his snlluence EJ ' In this measure and if carried out ac- m r cording to the intent of tlie bill tlie lj . people of Ireland will surely become |