Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-14
misfeIlaneous.
AGRARIAx CRIME IN IRELAND.

An iNDorfant Parliamentary paper has
been published, giving return Of outra-
ges reported to the Royal Irish Constabu-
larry Office from lst of January. 1874, to
the 31st of December. 1890. The return
is extremely full and detailed. and includes
outrages Of all kinds az well as agrarian
outrages. In 1874, the year with which
the return commences. Party Professions
act and acts against unlawful oaths and Sc
cret societies and an Arms act passed in
1843, amending and continuing an act Of
1907, were in force in Ireland. In 1874
the total outrages were 6.327 Inclusive Of
the agrarian outrages). and total agrarian
outrages ,OOl. In ls45 there were s.oSs
oufrages, OF which l $50 were agrarian
In 1876, I2.374 outrages, Of which 1903
were agrarian and in l847, 20.9s6 outra-
ges. Of which $40 were agrarian. In ls47
and 1913 various acts were passed to sup
press outrage other than agraran outrage,
and the total number Of OUT ages dimin-
ished in the succeeding year. There
were 1850 outrages in 1913, 1905 10
ls49. 1863 in 1850, OLA in 1851, 1924
in 1852, and 40 on, till they sank to their
lowest in 1866, amounting only to I, 1854 in
that year. Agrarian crime did not at once
show the same tendency to diminish.
There were 795 agrarian outrages in 1913,
957 in 1879, 1862 in 1850, lob in 1851
and 9l3 in 1852. In 1858 they sank to iG9
and in 1884 TO 33i, and did not exceed 300
again in any one year till 1862. when they
numbered 1863. In 1857 they sank as low
rs 1884, From 1862 there was again a
marked decrease in agrarian crime TILL -
&c, when there were only ~ agrarian out
RACES reported. In 1861 and 1865, l23 and
lG0 agrarian outrages were reported re-
spectiyely, but in the winter of ls69-70
there was great outbreak of az arian
crime. the numbers for the two wears be-
ing 767 and .329. The Peace Preserva-
ton act passed in 1879 produced a marked
effect the act became a law on April 4;
$50 outrages were reported in the March
Of the year. III in April. but only 81 in
May and II in June. The Westmealh act
was passed in June, 1871; in that year
there were 1913 agrarian outrages report
ed, 25j in 1872. 25I in 1873. 2l3 in 1874
and 1856 in 1875. when Sir NJ. Hicks-Bcach'
act was passed mitigating the act of 1870
and prolonging that of 1871. In 1876
there were 2l2 agrarian outrages, 23G in
1877, sol in 1873. s63 in 1879 and no less
than 2 $50 in 1880, of which l03 were re-
in October, sol in November and 500 in
December. The total outrages # late
years. If the agraran outrages are deduct
cd. have not varied very greatly ranging,
roughly speaking, from 1000 TO 5000
yearly. Last year, which shows the larg-
est total of recent years, the total Outrag-
es were 1916. or deducting agrarian out
RACES, 3,0s6. Of the $3.50 agrarian out
reyes reported in 1850. | .337 were threat
ening letters or notices. leaving ,2j3 ex-
elusive of this kind of crime. There
were agrarian murders. II cases OF fir
ing at the person, 2l0 ofincendiary fire. s2
of taking and holding forcible possession,
10l of killing. cutting or manning cattle,
60 of administering unlawful oaths. IL of
resistance TO legal process and 81 of firing
into dwellings, among other crimes Lon
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