The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1909-04-03 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

CRIME IN IRELAND.  THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER:  A few weeks ago we referred to the congratulatory expressions used by his Majesty's judges to the grand juries at the Spring Assizes now being held in certain counties of Ireland.  Remarkably few cases were submitted for the consideration of the jurors, and in one case—County Wicklow—the judge was presented with white gloves. A further gratifying report appears in the "Ulster Guardian" of the 13th and 20th inst. The district covered includes the counties of Limerick, Tipperary, Fermanagh, Queen's County, Donee's', Carlow, Roscommon, Down, Kerry, Kilkenny, and Antrim. At the city -of Litne4k Assizes Justice Wright was presented with white gloves, and in accepting them he commented favourably on the state of the city. At the County Limerick Mr. Justice Dodd congratulated the Grand Jury as representing one of the foremost counties for good order, as it certainly was ono of the foremost for industrial and agricultural progress. At the South Tipperary Assizes, held at Clonmel, only three cases were submitted to the Grand jury, the learned judge remarking that their duties would be very light. Only two cases of larceny were submitted at the Queen's County Assizes. The Lord Chief Baron here remarked that he was informed by the county inspector of police that with the exception of one small district where efforts were being made to get hp boycotting the county was in a very satisfactory condition. Four cases described as small and three as insiginificant were submitted at County Fermanagh and County Tyrone respectively. From the large and rugged county of Donegal twelve cases were submitted. Donegal is looked upon as a kind of lost tribe—the most Catholic county in Ulster;: but J.Justice Kenny considered the calendar: elifia tory and congratulated the jury accordingly. At County Carlow only one case of larceny was submitted. The calendar for County Roscommon consisted of Ave cases, all comparatively light. In County Down, the home of the brothers Craig, the calendar contained nine C 2505 for hearing. At Kilkenny, though there was one case of murder on the calendar, the Lord Chief jestice said the county was pre-eminently dietinguished for the good feeling that existed between all classes, rich and poor. Five cases (not serious) for County Kerry and eight cases (seven ordinary) for Antrun, complete the list up to date. Those who talk of crime in the South and West of Ireland should look nearer home. We have more crime of a serious nature for the city of Liverpool than we have for the whole of Ireland. One would think that with the advance of education the old class hatred would die out in Ireland, but we are sorry to find that. certain journals live and thrive by kindling up this hatred. Politicians, too, are responsible, by misrepresenting the true state of affairs. In this connection we find Mr. W. Moore, M.P. (who is not unknown in Birkenhead), asking a question in the House of Commons respecting a case of boycotting. The question afforded much ainusement to the Irish Nationalists, as no case of boycotting was reported by the police, and no person of the name mentioned by Mr. Moore lived in the district referred to. Local readers would do well to note the statistics we have given above. • The old cry of two Irelands must be met with a flat contradiction. The state of Ireland as a whole revealed at the Assizes Courts is most sasishictory. Mr. Birrell is to be congratulated on the success which has attended his administration.  How wrmnnoN nnwaaw AMONO _