The Forest of Dean Examiner : — 1875-08-13 (Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England)

THE HILLS.' The Clonmet Chronicle says : "A num who gave the name of Patrick Cronin has been lodged in the Waterford gaol, having been brought up from Dungarvan in charge of Constable Doran and a guard of police. For some time past the constabulary of the county Cork, and those stationed within the vicinity of Clashmore and Lismore, have been on the look-out for hint. About live weeks since he entered is small cabin in the mountainous part of the county Cork, about seven miles front Mallow, and presenting a couple of pistols at the only inmate, an aged woman named Egan, demanded her money, and succeeded in extorting thirty-live shill•ngs, all the poor woman's sayings. He then left the house, and tied the latch with a piece of cord and decamped. A spirit of terror, it appears, prevailed on the borders of tile comity of NN merford, as it was well-known that some fellow, or band of fellows, desperate as they were reekless, were prowling about. The police took the matter up most warmly; but despite their exertiirns ' Rory ' still managed to evade them, and still reports were daily made of fresh outrages. hi an evil hour, laden with plunder, he got into the barony of Coshmore, and here he visited two or three cabins, and by the aid of his pistols (for he always carried two) he succeeded in extorting money and other things from a number of pour persons. A poor RUIMLII named Nolan called at the police barracks of ..• •  A well-known barrister at the criminal bin Who prides himself upon his skill in cross-examtninc witness, had an odd-looking upon whoti operate. "You say, sir, that the prisoner is tinef. "Yes, sir, 'cause why, she confessed it." • .101 also swear that she bound shoes for you soleetpten' the confession ?" " I do, sir." "Then," givi"g 0 947 cious look at the Court, " we are to understand 01w ~ YOU employ dishonest people to work for yea after their rasealities are known ? " "Of course; else could I get assistance from a lawyer ? The bac rioter said. " Stand aside." A story is going the rounds respecting a well.kno subordinate member of the Ministry. Ile is &member; the St. Stephen's Club, which stands at the comer of t, Thames Embankment, opposite to the clock toseerel. House of Commons. There are two subways lemons the club—one connecting it directly with the HOOP Parliament, and the other leading to the embank:act The other night the member of the Government L!1?.:° to seas comfortably seated in the club when the disuo, bell of the Howie was rung. He rushed out without hat, but in his hurry he rail down the wrong enbr taking the one leading to the embankment in!tem.,,,. the one communicating with the House. wild flight, and doubtless much struck with hts appearance, the policeman on duty at tile mlii tunnel jumped to the conclusion that he sess..":, commit suicide by throwing himself Into the rn the embankment. Actuated by humane in!sto,,..; policeman seized him and insisted upon takuic tut; the station. Nor seas he satisfied until an incleve,,E::„. At a meeting of the British Medical Association at member of Parliament, who happened to he vouched for the sanity mut respcvtability ol Edinburgh, Profess?r. Rutherford recently condemned l Majesty's Junior Minister.  Cos- hwore and reported that a fellow, whose dest,iption she gave, had on the previous night brolatn into her cabin and robbed her of 1:3, and that he had two pistols with hint. Constable Coghlan, with a body of police, went in pursuit. On nearing: the hous, in wnieh he was sewed, and which they surrount?,d, Cronin was on the alert and tried to hide linnsel I under two toms conven:ent to the door, his idea being that the pollee would march into the house. told that es soon as they gut into the room he could be off. Constable Coghlan wt., however, too .quirk ft, hint, and in  lie wa; arrested  a 1110111 CM Wlten soarchvd found to have some money on his person pistols. He was taken hi Limon.. ?von:Aft before the magist,i—  when! lie  . . returned for trial at the next Waterford e...sihes. When wider arrest he declared that he was 'Rory ‘,l the nil's, and that he had battled the dooe.ion of the pollee for seine years while living u life of vagrancy."  the uutc;'v miust  .11E