United Irish League, the: fills the place of the Land and the National Leagues, 26; speeches and conduct of its leaders, 26, 27 V Vernon, Mr. I. E., one of the members of the first Land Commission, 190 W Whiteboyism in Ireland, 12, 105, 160, 161 Y Young, Arthur: his tour in Ireland, 109, 110 APPENDICES I. The Irish Government Bill, 1886, 361-387 II. The Irish Government Bill, 1893, 388-424 III. Note I. From the 'Memoirs of the late Lord Selborne,' 425, 426 IV. Report of the Special Commission, vol. iv. pp. 544, 545. Conclusion of the Report of the Judges, 426-428 THE END LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS. FOOTNOTES: [1] It considerably exceeds 300,000 by the figures of the census of 1901. [2] 1841 1891 Houses of the first class 40,080 70,740 " second class 264,184 466,632 " third class 533,297 312,589 " fourth class 491,278 20,617 These figures are taken from that most valuable publication, 'Thom's Irish Directory for 1901,' p. 631. It contains the statistics of Ireland carefully compiled from official sources. [3] There has been a small decrease since 1895. [4] Evidence taken before a Select Committee of the House of Commons, 1824-25, vol. i. p. 49. The whole of O'Connell's evidence should be studied. [5] 1894 1900 Funded Debt held in Ireland L22,917,530 L18,303,627 Government Funds and other securities: India Stock, Land Stock, War Stock, Joint Stock Banks, Trustee Savings Banks, and Post Office Savings Banks L67,432,000 L77,494,000 'Thom's Directory, 1901,' p. 718. [6] See the remarkable evidence of Mr. Booth, a high authority, taken by the Childers Commission, 'Minutes of Evidence,' vol. ii. pp. 212, 213. This should all be studied. [7] 'Thom's Directory, 1901,' p. 699. [8] Report of Childers Commission, p. 43-- 1851-55 1889-93 Crops L58,537,000 L34,643,000 Stock L39,348,000 L53,312,000 [9] 'Thom's Directory, 1901,' p. 684. [10] 'Thom's Directory, 1901,' p. 629. [11] See the striking observations of Mr. Childers, well worth serious attention: 'Report of the Childers Commission,' pp. 186, 187. [12] 'Thom's Directory, 1901,' p. 662. Number of paupers relieved in 1890, 454,178; in 1898, 525,104. Charge in 1890, L856,008; in 1898, L981,333. These are the latest returns. [13] 'Thom's Directory, 1901,' p. 674. Assessment of lands, in 1890, under Schedule A, L12,736,967; in 1899, L11,664,453. Funded property at the same periods, L803,300 and L615,630. These, too, are the latest returns.