The New York herald., 1873-11-27
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY NOVEMBER

very successful meetings at Raghan, near Lurgem,
under the fostering care OF Lord Lurgem.
EXTRAORDINARY PANIcs
which occasionally seize on large assemblies with
occurred In the Roman Catholic chapel at
Kilorglin on sunday last portion or the roof
fell during mass-very little apparently, but enough
TO create q panic cry that the roof was falling.
Tne whole congregation scampered 70 the doors at
once, trampling on those too weak to support
leries dropped down on top OF the crowds beneath,
some scrambled out OF the windows, and terror
had hold Of all in spite Of the reassuring exnorta,
that there was no real danger. 1t was some Time
before the people recovered their right minds ana
senses, and when this was accompanied IL was
found that several had been good deal hurt, out,
fortunately, none had been killed, which was al
most miraculous In the circumstances.
Death by burning il a horrible death under any
conditions, but 1t has overtaken Patrick ORorke,
armer residing near Longfora under cITcM nome
last Saturday quite drunk. and lay down on . heap
oil turf and fell asleep. Some luciier matches ne
blaze. and the unfortunate inebriate seemed
doomed to be burned to a cinder. His wife was TOO
old to render him assistance. His drunken com,
TO understand that assistance was required. For
tnnatey some one passing on the ROAD ooserveu &c,
the names and extricated 0'Rorke, but not until
his chest and stomach were frightfuiy charred.
Tine poor man lived until FRIDAY, when he ued In
The general arrangements for the monster Home
Rule Conference, to be held In Dublin on the 18th
tnst have been completed. Tn6 requlSltiOn IOl
the Conference has received some 10000
signatures and it is expected that the Con-
ference win be attended BY. q very vast crowd.
adoption, nor Will there be any nxed or sterny
prescribed order OF proceeding. II Will be In the
s:rictest sense q conference and will probably last
for three or four days. From Is to 80 members or
Parliament have signed the requslti0n.
Dr. Hancock's carefully compiled
STATISTICS OF CRIME
in Ireland, for 1872, have Just been published. 1t
is q very bulky volume, and have only time to
give the leading figures These statistics are, on
the whole, satisfactory. Notwithstanding the
pinchng nature OF the season-for the harvest was
ported to the police show . falling OF OF 300 as
compared with the previous year. Agrarian
crimes and political offences had also
largely fallen OF. The agraran orences
specially reported BY the constabulary had fallen
from 1899 In 1870 to 258 in 1872; $50 Unreasonable
ofYences" were chronicled In 1857; 81 In 1870; IN
1872 they had entirely disappeared. This falling
on extended to the proclaimed" districts; and.
in word DR.. Hancock is enabled to state that
than in any year since he had first entered on his sta
tstca abors In 1851 In 1854, 1or example, the num-
ber or indictable offences stand at TO- $685. In 1869
at 1850; in 1S70 at 9,5; In 1871, at $780, In 1872
at 7,716
There Is not much stir in ecclesiastical affairs
just The EpiScOpalfans OF the Disestabllshed
Church have been holding their diocesan Synods,
In which question OF the revision OF the Prayer
Book has occupied prominent place. The Pres
crease Of the contributions to the Sustentation
Fund from f24.0O0 subscribed last year to f3o, 900
per annum They seem TO have good hopes and
nr0SDect of suCceSS.