The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-15
IRELAND Loses
IN POPULATION

Dublin, August 14-(Special. )-Ireland
Is still losing population. The excess of
births over deaths in 1909 was 27,7S6. ac-
oording to the registrar generals report.
just issued, but as 2S,676 people emigrated
during the year there was an actual de-
crease In population Of 800.
The marriages registered during the
year numbered 22,65O, representing a/rate
OF 5.1s per 1000 of the estimated popua-
ton. This rate is 002 below that for the
previous year, but 0.06 above the average
for ten years-1Sss-1sos.
| OF the %, $50 marriages registered during
last year, 16,o57 were between Catholics
1927 were celebrated according to the
rites and ceremonies of the Church of
Ireland, 1926 were In Presbyterian meet
ing houses. 462 in registered buildings be-
longing to various religious denomina-
tons, 1893 by civil contract in the regis
trars offices, were according to the
usages of the Society of Friends, and {
according to the Jewish rites.
| The marriages of bachelors with spin
| sters constituted 1875 per cent of the total;
| those of widowers and spinsters were
| &C per cent The marriage of bachelors
| and widows were "a per cent, and those
of widowers and widows formed Is per
cent of the total marriages.
The highest marriage rate for county
or county borough areas were To per
cent per 1000 of the population for the
County Borough of Dublin, and the low
est was "a per cent per 1000 for the
| County Mayo.
| Opening the Commission of Assze for
Cork City, Lord Justice Cherry, in his
address to the grand jury, said their du-
| ties on the occasion would be extremely
| light. That was a pleasure he had re-
peated so frequently during the present
circuit that 1t was now almost like re-
frain. They had only one case to go be-
| fore them, charge of breaking plate
glass window.
| During the assizes, which were now
| coming to a conclusion throughout Ire
| land, in almost every county and city,
with only four or five exceptions, the
| judges had been able to testify to the
| peaceful condition of the country gener-
ally and the absence OF crime. He could
| not recollect in any period within his
memory where reports had been so uni
| it was In great measure due to the adj
vance of the cause of temperance. He
supposed 1t was so in Cork also
1t is satisfactory to find by the June
circular of the Flax Supply association,
| Belfast, that the Irish fax crop this year
has a most promising appearance. There
| is a fairly substantial increase at last
| in the area under fax. and 1t is sgnif-
| cant that though the acreage In Munster
| and Connaught is not considerable, the
| increase in those provinces Is relatively
large When Belfast alone imports fax
| to the value of about million and a quar-
| ter annually, an increase, however small,
| of the area under fax in Ireland must
| be regarded as satisfa Glory sign of i'm
provement. Thirty years ago there were
| $4,000 acres under fax in Ulster alone.
| In Antrim, Derry and Down. the increase
| in fax sowing was considerable this year.
| In Armagh. Cavan, Monahan, Donegal,
| Fermanagh and Tyrone, while there was
| a decrease in some Districts there was
an increase In others, so that on the
| whole there is larger crop than last
year in Ulster, and the present condition
| OF the fax indicates that the yield will
| be considerable.
| A disease known as black measles.
which has broken out In the Templence
| district OF. County Kerry within the past
| fortnight has already caused seven
deaths, and 40 fresh cases have been re-
ported to the medical officers of health.
| The disease is of a malignant and high
| ly contagious character. and a curious
/ fact In connection with the outbreak is
| that the victims we're young men be-
| tween the ages of 20 and 81