Irvine Express and North Ayrshire Post. — 1886-01-22 (Irvine, Strathclyde, Scotland)

TAR IRVINE EXPRESS, FRIDAY JANUARY 22, 1886.  Crime in Ayrshire.  THR return of crimes and offences id which the fkilice have had COglliAlilleo in the county of Ayr for the past year has been issued by Chief-Constable 3111 ardy, U.N. This shows that the total number was 9384, in which 2759 persons had been invoked—being a decrease id 115 in the number of offencea, and 76 in the numlwr of persona. Of tint total number of • lioness 1414, or 59 per cent., had been clearly and directly this result of drunk . .ss. During the year 25 cases if theft hy housebreaking occurred ait bin the county, which is an ilium.. ot 5 on the number recorded in the !weeding year. Detection followed iu 15 CaNIM. NM against 9in the previonn year. The estimated value oh property stolen had been £592, of which VW had been recovered—being an inmeaso of £O3 in the value of property stolen, and of £lO3 in the value recovered. The total number of vagrants challenged in the county by the police during the year had been 29,0 M —an increase of nearly 3600 on the previous year's return. Some information in supplied as to the operations of the Alendicity Society, of which Captain M'llardy as secretary. From this we learn that there are 135 subscribers, and the total sum aubscribed from various sources had been £lOl as. The number of persons who Inul supplied themselvem with tickets for the relief of wayfarers had been 349. The total expendi• tore had been £B4 it, 2d. There had been during the year 7 suicides, 41 sudden deaths, 2 deaths by accidental burning, 21 by drowning, 4 by carts and other vehicles, 12 by railway accidents, 10 by pit , accidents, 6 by falling down stain., 11 from miscellane. ono accidents. and 8 persons had been found dead— ! total, 129. The deaths of 26 of those persons had resulted from excessive drinking. There had been a,i accidental fires. The total polio° force was 126 if this number, 95 being constables and 17 sergeants. . .  A comparison with the preceding year shows' in reganl to tier of crimes and offences committed, a considemble decrewm hi the burgh of Irvine and in the parishes of Kilwinning and Stevemitom some decrease in the burghs of Ardroiwan an Stewarton and the parishes id With and Dairy, and an increase in the burgh of Maybole, mid the liarishes id 'minimal, V.:keen, Caminock, Dalmellington, and Kilbimie. In the I .titer parts of the county there has been no ir :aerial change. The change in Ititki on the preceding year in the number if houses licensed fir tho sale of litimir was as follows :--An increa,e of I in hotels, tin public-houses, :mil Ti in spirit dealers, and a decrease of 1, in porter and ale licenses nriking a nett increase if 2.  rio total number of juveniles under Ilt years of age shunted with crimes or offences was 2C2, being an increase of IS ..tt the previous year. 117 were charged kb theft, 91 with malicious mischief, and 52 with otn,r crimes mid offences. Of the total tier 4 were .. witted, wore admonished, 98 were sentenced to Pay. I! fine or suffer short periods of impris..meent, It were s tutu nced to short periods of imprisonment ithout the alternative of a tine, 56 (charges against whom were iteparted from) were dismissed, 1 was sent to a retormatory, 7 were sent to industrial schools of charge against them having Leon withdrawn), I was required to find surety in r 2 to be of geed helms:opr for ti mouths ; or, tailing this, to be imprisened tor seven days, and 14 were standing over undisliosed if at the end of the year. Of the 261 juvenile offenders- disposed of as above, 9 were under 8 years of age, 97 were over $ awl under 12 yearg of ii;.', IA were over 12 and under 14 years, 90 were oveill and under 18 years.