The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-09
GAMBLING LAWS
 BEING ENFORCED Justice Says Betting Is Causing Much Sin in Ireland JAMES LARKIN RELEASED Romance of the Irish Peerage Is Re- called in the Death of the Lnte
 viscOunt Avonmore.
 Irish Notes

Dublin, October S.-(Special.)-The laws against betting as a business is being enforced throughout the country. The betting practice has become pretty gen. eral because of the horse racing season. The police have been instructed to stamp it out and they are being backed up by the clergy and the judiciary At the Limerick petty sessions. recently, Ed ward Daly and John Cronin were charged with being concerned in street betting.
 P. F. O'Donnell, solicitor, who appeared for the defense, pleaded guilty on behalf of his clients, but said Lord Derby had bet of e10O0O to 21000 on his horse anu was at large.
 Justice J. H. Roche said street bet ting was causing much ruin and misery A fine was imposed on each man and they received a warning.
 The lord lieutenant recently ordered the release of James Larkin. The latter was sentenced last June to P months impris- onment on the charge of conspiracy in connection with the formation of the Irish Transport Workers union.
 The late Viscount Avonmore, who died in this city, recalls romance Of the Irish peerage. Lord Avonmore was fifth in descent from Barry Yelverton, Lord Chief Baron of the Irish exchequer, who was made Viscount Avonmore for his services on behalf of the policy which in lIS2 he had denounced His grandson. the fourth viscount, was defendant in a suit which occupied public attention from 1sol to 1864. The Irish trial of Thel- wall and Yelverton turned on an action for recovery of e25s. but the real oues tion at issue was whether Miss Maria Longworth was the wife of Major Yel- Verton or not. She had met him at Ga- lata during the Crineay5 war sys., s,,,, sequently a form of gsIarriage was gore through, the bridegroom bimself rea5ins tne marriage Service of the church Inf InsIand. .n, n 1857 another marriage was spieinniAeufr .presiIr by a Catholic priest The .ho >Sor both marriages was disputed va,.S latter on the ground that Major YsVerton was not member of the Cath s5lic church, and therefore the trans gressor of statue, which declared a mixed marriage by a Catholic priest H. legal. The jury found for both mar riages, declaring Major Yelverton to have been Catholic This decision, which was received with popular applause, was reversed by the house of lords in 1864 and Major Yelverton's marriage in June be valid
 The Right Rev. Dr. O'Dea, Catholic bishop of Galway, has announced his support of the movement to make Galway transatlantic port, and his willingness to share in the expense of the move ment
 At a recent meeting at Letter-Kenny MT. Swift-ONeill declared that the late Earl of Beaconsfeld (Benjamin DisraeIi) really favored home rule, although he was a tory. Mrs O'Neill said 1t was moi generally known that Disraei himself was at heart home-ruler. In 1877 Mir. Pierrepoint. the American ambassador had conversation with him, which he committed to his diary. sHe asked Lord Beaconsheld had he any plan In refer ence to the settlement of the Irish oues- ton, and Lord Beaconsf1ed said he had no perfected plan fixed but his general idea was that if he had the power he would give to Ireland a constitution sim liar to that which New York state or Pennsylvania or Ohio had
 Thomas Kelly, who recently died at Lurganboy, County Tyrone, aged III. said few days before he passed away that he never consulted doctor, took medicine, or was known to be a day sick. He was an early riser and a hard working farmer, who ate the plain but wholesome food. He never smoked. but took an occasional glass of whisky to keep out the cowld. as he was wont to say.
 At meeting of Dublin corporation, Gerald F. Keatinge, Il years was pre- sented by the lord mayor with a testf- monial for having saved 6-year-old Keith Mann from drowning.