In a third case, a tenant-farmer, some ten years ago, had in his employ as herd a man who fell ill and died.

He put into the vacant place an honest, capable young fellow, who still holds it, and has faithfully and efficiently served him.

Only the other day this tenant-farmer was warned by the League to expect trouble, unless he dismissed this herd, and put into his place the son, now grown to man's estate, of the herd who died ten years ago! It is amusing, if not instructive, to find the hereditary principle, just now threatened in its application to the British Senate, cropping out afresh as an element in the regeneration of Irish agriculture and the land tenure of Ireland! On our way back to the Castle we called on Mr.Place, the manager of the Portumna Branch of the Hibernian Bank, who lives in the town.

He was amusing himself, after the labour of the day in the bank, with some amateur work as a carpenter, but received us very cordially.

He said there was no doubt that the deposits in the bank had increased considerably since the adoption of the Plan of Campaign on the Clanricarde property.