, 1879-01-15
IRISH A0KARIANISM
The Crimes of a Year Commits.
by Agricultural Tenants in
the Emerald Isle,
How the Murder of Lord Ls|trim r,.,
April Appears to Have Increased
the Spirit Of Lawiessness.
Mem FORK World.

Ntk6 LOFT W1ffH+
Tho year which, closed Tuesday vii, I'm, 4.
famous In tho annals Of ireland as That Of N.
assassination OF Lord Leitrim, his clerk. ,s,
and deep excitement as did the flrst nn,,h,s
"aErnrIan crilnc," the doing to death h.
murderer never discovered of Lord Sor,m,,
son Of the oxecratcd judge that senton".,
Emmet. Tho History Of tflrsc 0u.ra.rs. ft,saa
tho time lle was shot while walking viii t,'Ia H,
steward In the plantations Of Darrow Abbr,'
forty years ago to.r.orrow, down TO The trinl..
last, was told In dctsi IN the tror'd hui Inter.
est Ia tho general subject hns been reytTe,
by tho publication Of tho Irish criminal ,ni
judicial statistics foc tho year, AMI W. h,ms
Irish exchanges, during the summer tllusta.
t!ons TINT tnar lend additional ssgntdcanec IA
the figures. Drunkenness Is still assigned a,
TIE LHAplHa CAUSE or cR1,iE
ing facts arc atlauecd: OF tho tuen aud t, by5.
committed TO the irish jatls ~ ordinary efin'
iiaas last yeas,-tho statistics arc for 1ss1, mi
tile special report on nGrarlan crime comes losn
to juno 10, 1S7s,-;s.7 per cent coutl heith,t
29.9, mud In France $50. OF those that ,I conti
rcAl md write well. the proportion III Ircl.ni
vas 4t.1 per GENT, willie In England anil WaJr,
It was only II. AZ to men and bows tmp.,.
oniy la.l, whi!o ia England and Waies i W. ".
03.2. Men pf superior education accused n
crime arg: In 1ruland, 0,8 per cent; IN England
~; and III France, 4.8. Thcrc are as strnng
~ t. ~ ~ ~ NJ Gass " .e aetuss IN leias1
II unclucatctl, rs cutnnarcd with 60 In Ffan,s
aud u In EuRlnnH and Wales; whltp as TO tho,t
that could road and vrste we'll tho percentages
lrefana was 49,, and acroas the c!la.,nci unyAl
tNDtCfAnLE OFpEN8Rs.
~ ~ ,S ,a.1a so., ogJ. Ir,,. ,ustaoo omensesla
w. u'un! rHpniasGI. r, alsiama "an escat as1u
;age nver H., Eglanai .no .Vures ne!ne fonnlltn
.uf aas1u 1T, nnu .uus 1of !as
sas.gs H. W. '"I raio Y mut snsta,aedi
u.ost ol tne c!asses. Eheiann's excess Ia 'arge.f
tas larger ,sand tcre - 9 oad prs.'nsneea
craHes aEaih,st wonlen, aho ouense5 agalas
pIoperIy ~iinont vip!enGc, nos malicious "a
E9afacter. ;I9 W tne o.aer nanu olenses against
IL ~, as ,r f ri ,h as,na aea s
, ,on1 TX - ~ sano ~ NV snle'ata. o'mFs
tu@ u asE lily aIhes u'Gsn aae9usM az, IN iteaM
taia.l III lhs!nn ~ ttlslulau VIII Assault
pG,i.van .Si,i a e.nt ..n't oes Mle am EGesa1an
t. VIII oee. anu tnu pEo1o1t'u!aol general assaaltt
,n. ~ a S au onenss
aRainst ~ ~ u .nueo iaFeer-ln tae last ease TIA
excess y W per cchtw,,nnon9 tIto Celia Than
aMlonE tno oa1ons. Nsi!e Tue country dlltr!css
!nlhsh t"c ktgatest pe1esutaEe ~ EfaYe esituea,
the great lfin1otlty ol the sliihl'tF olensca ~
fe9orteu IRON the towns. alore tfan tall thu
!hasetao!e 01lef'scs not usposeu ol snil!tiiary n
AEc!ahu t.-13 81 o,.Axol to1K ptafc III the Dun'lh
Hstlopo4Lah As%sIctt halIt Tut c4eecus l4clhlah
IN tle nlatter oI shlaii tnelts. Uunilu las one
stxtccntn Of TIC popl'a[loh, anu Wttilc tile aver
ngc % oitcnees or thfs gtaVer sort T. ~ tue Ehos
Island Icss than Twelve iu every l0,000 souls, 10
DuDIih It ID h'hety'scSc'l.
As TO AsRAKiAN CRIME.
It has been rising atea.llly si,ce In 1875 u
REACHED minimum ot l0J, tslo lowest recorded
1of many years., except In the alnoln1lly
peaceful season OF l50O. "lion Only u oleusrs
OF tits c!ass Wsrc ieeor.ied: Ins ina1lmum
WINS in lSI0, l,:A. Fron! l;D Ia l815s stlle iguFca
tose to ~! IN lsio, anu 2stb III lel7: the ltsI
halt OF 1878 Rave lb', % against la3 during ths
satne pcf1ou IN le!1 W1lien would lnuteato for
t1is year total of ~ VI this Increase the IT.
port says ta9t y Is "aceountcd for by ttr H.
+. ercAaa of - III intimidation by Threatening
notices ur other causes, aud Of 10 III crimes
usAtnst human lie, lueiuding the murder ii
the Earl OF Leitrln, his clerK md car.drlSer, Ia
tho 20 ot April Up TO that period tue rrmea
Of Intimidation had diminished by II IN the
three H,oMthf. subsequently they increased bt
H1ohe u Luz tal consequences TO ho expected
from a,1csl trightiul crltne-su That tlic IT.
crease appears 70 have arlsen from thas crime,
aud tho use iaado OF It for tho purpose uf To-
tltnllutlon." ,........
THEIR ORIGIN, Erc.
Tho agrarian crimes all posscss common feat
ures tn their ORIGIN and execution. Fur In.
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