The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-28 00:00:00

PURPHER ARREsTs.

Mr. Math' Delany, lioensed publican, of Borrisdn-
Ossery, Queen's county, secretary of the local Laud
League, was arrested on Ssturday under the Coercion
Act, and convend to Naas Gaol by rail from
Mountratb.

—Folt;iiaallazhan, secretary of the Waterford Land
League, was arreated to-day (Monday) as a stuipect.
Mr. Sexton, speaking at Tullarnore yesterday
(Sunday), said the outrages would coutinne until the
law WAS altered.

Con.i.lorable indignation has b-eu created in temper
•-.co circles in Devon and Cornwall by the action of
three of the Newton magistrates. in creating the
application of the landlord of • public-house in the
locality for leave t) keep his house open liter than usual
on the occasion cf a fete about to be given in connexion
with the Church of Enema Temperoace Society.

A TRAMCAR OVERTURNED.
A ...lions accident occurred on Sunday afternoon on
ths Woolwich and Plumstead Tramway, by the
&dental overturning of a tramoar. AU the passen-
gers were more or less injured, some being sent, with
broken limb-, to Woolwich Infirmary. The sodden-
was caused by restive hones.

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THE CENSUS OP IRELAND.
The census of Ireland shows a population a
5,159,849, being a decrease of 2.53538 since 1871. The
population iD composed of 2 622,804 malesand 2,637,035.
females. It is remarkable thst all the richest tracts of
soil have suffered most from depopulation. The
religious dist, ibution of the populat.on is made up of
3,9.11,888 Roman Catholics, 1135,670 Church of Ireland,
481,'"i03 Preebyterians, and 47,669 Methodists, the
small balance being made up of other denomina-
tions.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
On Wednesday morning a dreadful accident hap-
pened at the Axminster Railway Station. An
unfortunate man named Mattocks, a porter, was
engsacod in aasistiag in shunting the up goods at nine
o'clock, when he slipped and fell on the metals, and
both the wheels of one of the trucks went over his
body. The truck was thrown off the line. The poor
fellow was picked up, and Dr. Hallett was immediately
In attendance and examined his injuries. The doctor
at 011 CO saw it was a very bad case, and ordered his
removal to the hospital, and he VMS at once despatched
by special train to Exeter. We bear that the p
or
fellow has sustained an injury to the spine and also
Mime severe internal injuries, and that there are no
hopes of his recovery.

COMMEMORATION DAV AT OXFORD.
Commemoration at Oxford on Wednesday was more
orderly and less lively than usual. The red tie,
light coats, and button•holes, were howled out.
General Roberts was enthusiastically cheered, and
groans were given for the Government that did not
gi‘e him what he ought to have. Mr. Gladstone's
IMMO met with an indifferent reception, while Sir
William Harcourt was he.rtily howled. Lord Salis-
bury wee cheered, as was Mr. Hall, the late member.
Count Menabria received his honorary degree of
D.C.L. without mu sh comment. Mr. Gosc:hen's confer.
ment was accompanied by a chorus from the under.
graduates of " If ever I cease to love." Mr. Borne
,Jones was greeted with ones of "Quite too utter," and
then • verse from the esthetic opera "Patience" was
roared for his benefit. The usual oration was after-
wards given, and the prise essays recited.