The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.
BY SEUMAS MACMANUS.
By SEUMAS MACMANUS.

lie over one-half what they were last
year at the same date There has
been a decrease Of e3. 420 in the eight
months. The party is face to face with
disaster-a disaster which they deliber-
ately induced by their policy OF fOOling
the people.
A great dimInution Of crime IN Ireland
is shown by the criRinal statistics for
the year 1906. which have been published
as Blue Book.
| The return shows that indictabie Of
fenses for the whole of Ireland. which
had risen from 96l7 in 1904 to 9,728 in 1895,
declined 70 9,465 in the year 1906.
! The number Of persons proceeded
against for n0nindictable Offeuses was
s,422 less than in the year 1903 and 22,7o9
under the average for the ten years 1885,
1905.
| The number OF cases from drunkenness
in 1906 is less than the number in 1913
by 2,705, and If the figures for drunken
| ness In 1906 are compared with the aver
| age number Of such cases in the ten
years, 1s96-19o5. il appears that a de-
crease amounting 10 1881 has taken
place. Offenses against the person fell
from $50, in 1905. TO 526 last year. Cases
| OF malicious injuries 10 property in
| creased by fifteen during the year, buE
the number is well under the average
| for me previous years
| OF the Offensos Of all kinds in Ireland
in 1906, amounting TO 17914, 5s,256. or
52-5 per cent, were committed In these
| towns. although the aggregate population
Of these towns (923,000J constituted only
2o7 per cent Of the population of Ireland
| IN the year 1901 The total ofenses
| represented a ratio Of 69ll6 per flO0.650
| Of the population In the towns. against
| 3HS1 in the remainder 1f Ireland
| A comparison Of the average rates rep
/ resented by cases Of drunkenness for
the qUinquennial period. 1S02-1S06. shows
| that in the County Mayo the lowest
rate, 1l09.73 per 10000 Of the census pop
ulation, was recorded. The rate for cases
| OF drunkenness in Queens County was
the highest, being 2a69i per 10000. or
more than two and a half times the rate
for the County of Mayo
The wrecklng of the evicted tenants
bill Grom which bill much had been
hoped for by all who desired 10 see the
| victims OF the land war restored 10 their
homes) is attributed chiefly 10 the arch
| rackrente-. Lord Clanricarde. When the
| bill came on in the House OF Lords. old
Cia-~icarde, rarely seen there. was to
the fore. Sitting aloof." says a re-
porter, and impassive, speaking 10 no.
body. and stared at by everybody" The
| reporters description Of this ancient and
| unique character is worthy Of recording:
/ soon after O'Clock the Marquis of Clanriclris
/ rosc and delivered speech The first he has con-
tutuied II the H0use q Lords since the reriod 4
Z laruciL The house thin al the time fsst the
attendance rapidly increased while the press gzl-
!cry became packed 10 hear the nObiemHn whose re-
&ticns with BIS tenants have provided some Of the
darkest Isges in the histor q the IRISH land war
Not s5und uttered By bs audience of peers as
Lord ClauTicarles words held the attention u the
house. The fTail figure Of the ssTEuagpnarau gTay-
hatrsd peer showed 10 sign Of nervousness bat the
/ thin. bouy, taYering hands of the mar4uis were
| c-Dstantly moving IN rassi0nate gesture and we're
tsitching from feohlenes they were distendcd or
| drawn backward IN illustration of his remarks
Sometimes he seemed % gr0Te about for word. and
his zT1ecl addressed % the W0oisack. hs3L
uas directed upward toward the eectrolier- Il vas
difh75t follow the speech 0f his lrshp, delIv-
cred in hiElT5tched, often strdent tones. But t-s
!
defense Of himself
! The question Of old-age pensions is
/ still agitaJing society in these kingdoms
/ According 10 the latest returns ii is esri-
mated tnet the possible pensioners at the
/ age 0f sixty-fve Ia the United Kingdom
/ in the present year would be 6S6.455 or
/ equivalent to 32.4 per cent OF the popula-
/ tiOn OF that age. The cost Of these PEN
! sioners for the present year is calculated
| at SO. 5000 on an average OF shil-
! lings e week.
/ The cost Of administration is estimated
/ 10 amount 10 e3l4Cg1
! It IS estimated that the only appreCiable
/ saving in pOOr-law expenditure would be
! in that portion which relates TO outdoor
/ relief, but II is unlikely that the poor law
/ Of medical relief would be diminished
I Il appears that q large number OF per-
/ sons. probably well over 250000, belonging
TO the army, navy, civil service, local au-
thorities. friendly and trade societies, &c,
! are at present in receipt Of pensions and
| other siimlaE allowances from one source
/ OF another in the United Kingdom.
The Most Rev. DR.. McFauI, Bishop OF
Trenton. y. J.. is at present on visit
TO HIS native place. Larne. and was
presented by the people OF that parish
with an address OF welcome. The address
thanked his lordship for the gift Of =
| beautiful stalned-glass window 20 the
parish church His lordship thanked tho
priests and people. II was true, he said.
that he had performed a small part in the
uniting Of their people in America, and
! also in the advancement Of Christian
all "a rrvf T-fr rF q
| Catholic societies of the different nation
| aIities. for the purpose Of advancing the
social. religious, and civil interests Of
Catholics in America
He felt that the principles enuhciated by
him and other American prelates in re-
gard 10 education had been previously
thought of in ireland, and that they had
made use of them for many centuries in
the advancement Of their interests. This,
he said was his fourth visit TO Ireland.
and on this occasion he has Travelled from
| Cork to Killarney. He found the. Irish
a most interesting people and the most
witty people he had ever met Therefore
he felt proud to be able 10 say that he
had the grace Of God 10 be born an
Irishman.
A pathetic interest attaches TO a book
which will be published next Monday
by Fisher Irwin. entitled 'Bonaparte in
Egypt and the Egyptians Of To-day
The author, Hail Browne. who was in his
youth connected with the Dublin press.
has. says the Pail Mall Gazette. died
suddenly on the eve Of its publication.
Browne, who was an Irishman by birth,
had a remarkable career. He was the
only British subject who has seen the
tomb of the Caiiph HarOun al Rasehid in
the Temple at Mecca, where the hero Of