Glasgow Courier. — 1847-11-30 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

IRELAND.  atc;ppe---a, I loom w possi  their  Punishment of Accessories to Crime in Ireland.—We wish to call particular attention to the case of three persons named Frewan, beard in the Queen's Bench on 20th inst. They are charged as accessories after the fact in the murder of a man named Kenny, in the comity of Limerick. Mr. Bennett, QC., on the part of the Crown, opposed an application to admit them to bail, and declared that the Government were determined to put the law vigorously into force against all persons who concealed crime or harboured criminals. The legal penalty of such offence is transportation for life. The Chief Justice refused the application, and his Lordship's observations, in pronouncing the judgment of the Court, are highly valuable, especially in the present condition of the country.—Dublin Post. Elopement.—A lady of fortune has eloped with a medical practitioner from Fermanagh. The "whereabouts" of the happy couple cannot be discovered.—Post.  Padortet,—The following sintement of mills working Ina ecl, he., may be relied on as correct. In the power. weaving department only four mills are working full time, thirty-six are working from four to eight hours per day, and not less than sixteen are entirely closed. 2200 power-loom weavers, and 200 dressers and tenters, are at present on the unemployed list. In the cotton-spinning department two mills are stopped, four are on full time, while all the others—a very large number in Glasgow and neighbourhood, and employing numerous hands—are working short time. Frauds on the Parochial Boards.—lt is much to be regretted that the Poor Law does not provide better securities against imposition, as frauds upon parochial boards are of daily occurrence. The inspector of Govan Annexation having some suspicion of unfair dealings on the part of a few of the paupers whom he relieves as belonging to Govan parish, went over on Thursday to the Town's Hospital while the out-door poor were getting relief, and actually identified and apprehended no fewer than seven of them; who, while they had tickets belonging to the City parish, have for years been receiving relief from the parish of Cowan. One of the seven had been a little bolder in her operations than the others, as it was discovered that she has been in receipt of monthly aliment from the whole four parishes for a considerable length of time. The whole of the parties have been committed for trial. Increase of Drunkenness.—lt is lamentable to think that, while distress is rapidly incieasing amongst the lower orders, the appetite for strong drink seems to suffer no abatement, but rather otherwise. On the night between Saturday and Sunday morning fifty-two persons, in the garb of operatives, were taken up by the police for being &rank, twenty-nine of the number being so particularly fuddled that they were unable to take care of themselves. As two officers are generally required to bring up one drunken man, it is possible that nearly one hundred watchmen would be temporarily withdrawn from their beats to deposit this inebriated squad in the Police-office. This refers to the Central Police-office alone. The suburban establishments have I quota also; and, it may be added, that it is only flagrant cases which thus attract the attention of the police