The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-08-08
IRELAND.

There are up TO the present time only four
cases for trial at the aEsisos at the Qucous 8
County. Three of them are for vagrancy, and
tho fourth is charge of the death Of female
child BY its mother from destltution and con-
sequent exposure. 1f -T
Two proclamations were issued at tho Prisy
Council held on Tuesday in Dublin Castle;
one rcvoking the application of the Peace Pro-
seryaion Act, Ilth Vict, TO the Queens Coun-
ty; except to the barony of Carmallaght; and
the other revoking it for the proclaimed baro-
nies ofthe county OF the Longford. .,.a ,.
rhe parliamentary committee, to inquire
into the alledaed traffic in situations by the l.
rish representatives. has at lcngth. agreed TO
its report. 1t is understood that the commits
tee has arrived at the conclusion, from tho
evidence Of tho Witnesses examined, that'tho
charges against the Irish members were un-
founded.
The WEsrMEATH INDEPENDENT states that,
under the provisions of the Medical Relief Act,
a female lately applied for medical rolief et Q
dlsper sary in the Ballinasloo Union. dressed IN
lace bonnet. tippet, and shawl. and brocaded
gown, and who handed To tho officer her ticket
from kid glove: the relief obtained amount
ing to ,hreepenny worth Of medicine. ~ ,
During the present week no tewer than Io6
paupcrs, male and female, belonging 10 the
have at the Joint expense Of the Government
and the union. omigrated from Liverpool
Their destination Is Quebec, where they VIII
each receive fi on landing y "a
In the first threo months of the present year
32,4l5 deck passengers were brought from ire-
land and landed at Liverpool 1884 of them
were jobber emigrants, &c., and the remaining
1921 were apparently paupers. In tho corros-
pondinr period of last year the total number
was one-fourth more, but tho number of pau
pers was double what il has been this year.
At Limerick Petty Sessions Miss Higgins
was summoned. by man named Welsh, Tor
the sum Of f2 tho balance of an account
of E4, for making coffin. Tho defence sot
up by Miss Higgins was. that Wolsh was not
only TO make the coffin, but to bury hor re-
snectablv for tho fi: and as ho had not yet
| fulfilled the latter portion of his contract che
submitted that hc was not entitled to the sum
which he now claimed. Tho case, which cre-
ated much laughter in court. was Dismissed
| Miss Hiprins. with one Of her most agrcccble
smiles. then informed Mr.. Welsh that ns soon
as be had perfected that portion OF his con-
| tract she would perfect hers that he could not
cxpect her to do no sooner.
| The following interesting statistics of the
| Eucnmbered Estates Court has been brought
down TO the 10Th instant. being complied by
the officer Of the court: Number OF petitions
presented, including those for partition and
exchange, as well as for sale, 3f4l; number
of absolute orders for sale, 2448; number OF
matters in which owners presented petitions,
| 7S9: number of conveyances executed by the
commissioners. 1865; number of lots sold (viz:
by public auction in court. 1900: by provincial
auction. confirmed by tho commissioners, II
6l,) 6s78; gross amount of purchase money re-
allied by the salos (viz., by public auction III
court, fs. .757.6ol 2s Sd: by provincial auctions
confirmed bv tho commissioners, f2 2,262,l9s
0s CD: total amount OF absolute credits allowed
to incnmbrancers who were purchasers. fl.-
| 29i $40 9s,-c9,3 $685. 800 iSs Sd. The diiie
renee between the amount realized by the
| sutvo ss...-s~r a. s,-a1 :: .is.-s aconnn:
ted for; Fnnds allocated in trust: provisional
credits not yet made absolute; the balance o
cash and government stock standing to tn {
credit of the commissioners in the Bank of Ire
land; payments already ordered by the com
mlssioners, and not called for by the parties
entitled thereto; and the purchase money o
rocnnt sales not vet lodged.