CRIME IN IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 18 April 1881, Page 2

CRIME IN IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN.

Tbe Pall Mall Gazette (Liberal) sal in an editorial paragraph — 'Pernal Scotch Members of Parliament wl hint at solving the Irish question fl a process of more or less, rapid sul pre&ion of the Irish may beunpreparl for some figures which show thl there are other races that might I readily be dispensed with, The prl portion of the criminal classes, in ail out •of prison, taken together, I about half as large in Ireland as I England and Wales, Tbe proportion I convicts is considerably below oil half, and persons in places of punisl ment not much more than one-hal Moreover, while tbe proportion I inmates of reformatories is about tl same, that of cbilden in industrl schools is as 2£ in Ireland to I I England and Wales showing a prcl pect of still further diminution I crime in the next generation. I regards peculiar classes of crime, "M find that under the head of offencl against property with violence, Scol land is about 6 times, England ail Wales about 2£ times as criminal I Ireland ; and under the head I * offences against morality,' the prl portion is as 12 to five against Scol land, It is fajr to add that in tfl category of manslaughter the propol tion is as 7 to 5 against Ireland atl in favour of Scotland, while undl the cne head of malicious injury I property it is nearly sto one, Undl the very general bead of * mini offences,' the figures are again favorl able to Ireland in tbe proportion I 3 to 4. as against Scotland.' I

was that the man's name was Joseph Samuels, that the occurrence took place on September 20, 1803, and that the reprieve bean the signature of P. G. King, Captain R. N., Acting Governor. Samuels was afterwards drowned in Sydney bnrbor by the upsetting of his open boat in a pquall. The following ' shark story ' is told toy a Sydney paper— 'On Sunday afternoon, whilst walking along the old halfpenny bridge across Blackwattle Swamp, Glebe, I saw some boys standing close to the water's edge. Whilst watching a valuable retriever dog, belonging to Mr G T, Brown, an engraver, of the Glebe* swimming about in the Water, a monster shark, about 15ft in length, was seen to approach, and almost immediately afterwards* seize the unfortunate dog, biting it in two pieces. He then made off with the bead portion. The Bhark was not saitofied with this exploit, however. On the tail end of the dog floating ashore, the boys drew it out of the water aod began to examine it. Whilst the boys were holding the remain « close to water's edge, the shark*, to their utter amnze* ment, swam close up. and enatehed the p'ece out of their hands, obtain,, ing a firm hold of the tail in doing so. On getting out into deep water another shark came up, and a fight for the booty ensued, the original possessor doming off victorious". This flume brute then went to another part of the bay, and performed a uimilar operation on another dog. 1