Proposals on Land Tenure Stir Parliament Debate
The piece critiques Mr Fowler’s motion on entail and life tenancies, calling Gladstone's response evasive and urging action against obstructive laws. It argues the reform would boost agricultural investment, link cottage conditions to landlord duties, and expose the harms of primogeniture while predicting Liberal dominance in ending restrictive land customs.
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Fowler
Qladstone
Liberal Party
Mill
Land Tenure Reform Association
Cobden Club
Manchester
Norfolk
Sussex
Essex
Gloucester
Royal Commission
Mary Montagu Wortley
Lord Kingston
Mr. Wortley
Mary
Disraeli
Buckinghamshire
Daily News
Opposing the ballot sparks House debate in England
The writer criticizes parliamentary life and examines a ballot bill clash led by Cavendish Bentinck and included remarks on secret voting. He details Bentinck’s stubborn demeanor and Gladstone’s replies as the House wrestles with whether ballot secrecy should be compulsory and how debates are reported.
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England
Cavendish Bentinck
Squires
Mr. Disraeli
Graves
Mr. Gladstone
Wakefield
Bentinck
Gladstone
Dalrymple
Hardy
Mr. Bentinck
Lord Palmerston