Irvine Express. — 1884-01-25 (Irvine, Strathclyde, Scotland)

PARISHES AND DISTRICTS. number PtaVa"n ti SI offete, 1881'. 017 101 112 2/0 4/1  Ayr and Alloway, Dalmellington. If onkton. Newton (landward part), .. Ett. Qntrox (Landward part), ..  Ay r District, Total, ..  Attehhileek, Cumnock, New, Comnock, Old, Mauchline, Muirkirk,.. Oehiltree,.. Sorn,  Cumnock District, Total,. Ballantrae, Colmoncll, . Girran,  25 1292 31 3100 40 6384 8 1362 28 2120 4 337 18 1430 5 928 15 1240 34 3596  208 21,789 92 6681 38 3781 116 4860 13 2204 93 6131 6 1493 17 4255  Ginn District, Total, .. Dtmdonald, Irvine (Burgh), • • • • • Irvine (Landward part), .. Ki'winning, Symington, Irvine, Didrict, Total,.. Kirkmichael, Kirkoswahl, Maybele (Burgh), btaybole (Landward Part), ..  375 28,705 2 1442 1 600  i 2191 107 9480  86:26 11 1401 110 7037  495 25,786 2222 18 2267 1540 215 44513 19 2126  Maybole District, Total, .. Kilmarnock (Landward part), 25 1958 Kilmaur". _ 9704  270 12,613 4 590 Si 5003  Loudoun,  Biccarton.(Lsuidward part),  Kihnamock District, Total, 263  Dlr', Kilbirnie  Beith District, Total, .. Rilbride, West,  22,0,13 2081 6147  Large District, Total,.. 171 7228 Ardrossan (Burgh), . 108 3072 Ardrossan (Liusilwaril part),.. 42 3804  Stevenston,  Saltcoata Dlettict, Total,..  Stawarton,  237 13,470 12 1318 8 1152 48 4309  Stewarton District, Total,  226 2•08 3.33 1-82 492  370 2-02 490 7118 1'42 4118 410  5.19 225 204 129 418 111  285 1-69 469 1.53 350 305 1'93  Grand Totals,..  2523 170,711  Of the total number of offences it was shown that 280 were children under 16 years of age, of whom the greater number had been dealt with for theft and malicious mischief, there having been 148 of the former, and 72 of the latter offenders. Table VI. gives an analysis of the various trades to which the offenders belong. 'This shows pretty obviously that the percentage of offenders from the working classes is equally distributed amongst the various sections of that class, the number of offenders being in proportion to the numberunderamployed each classification. An educational table shows 'that of the adults dealt with 1547 males and 200 females could read and write, 156 males and 99 females could read only, and 384 males and 210 females could neither read nor write. Table VIII gi Yes an analysic of the thef ts. In 170 of the total number of 405, none of the property had been recovered. The larger proportion of thefts had been of the value of £1 and under. The total value of property stolen had been £496 17s 106, of which £192 16s 6d had been recovered. The relative figures for the previous year had been £562 10s Id and £296 2s Id. Table X. is an abstract of the weekly returns rendered by the constabulary during the year, of vagrants, beggars, and other persons on tramp, challenged by them—distinguishing those credited with being of thCagorking class, on tramp to some definite place, bona fide in search of work, from vagrants subsiding by begging, whether habitual mendicants or temporarily reduced to vagrancy from alleged difficulty in obtaining employment. This shows the total number to have been .24,480, of which 14,865 apparently lived by begging, and 9615 bad been journeying in search of employment. Of the former class 7697 were Scotch, 5492 Irish, 1577 English, and WJ foreign; and of the latter class 4796 were Scotch, 3408 Irish, 1371 English, and 40 foreign. Of the whole number 18,133 were males, 4639 females (adults), and 1708 children. Table XI. gives particulars of sudden deaths, fatal and other accidents, and suicides. This showed that there had been suicides or attempted suicides, 12; deaths by burning, 6; by drowning, 43; sudden deaths, 63 (32 males and 31 females) ; 7 persons found dead, 2 deaths by accident from machinery, 7 from vehicles, 17 from railways, 21 from pit accidents, and 8 from miscellaneous casualties—total, 186. The deaths of 23 persons in the above total had resulted from excessive drinking. The number of accidents which had not terminated fatally had been 61. From table