§ Mr. LONSDALEasked the Chief Secretary whether he will state the number of agrarian outrages of an indictable character reported by the police throughout Ireland in the year 1909 and the first half of 1910, specifying the totals under the four main headings (appearing in Parliamentary Paper, No. 70, of 1909) of offences against the person, offences against property, offences affecting the public peace, and other offences?
§ Mr. BIRRELLpresented the following Return of Agrarian Outrages of an indictable character reported throughout 2637W Ireland in the year 1909 and the first half of 1910:—
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Offences. 1909. First half of 1910. Offences against the Person. Homicide— Murder 1 … Manslaughter … … Firing at the Person 15 7 Rape … … Assault with Intent to Murder … … Administering Poison … … Conspiracy to Murder … … Assault on Police … … Aggravated Assault 4 … Assault endangering Life 3 … Assault on Bailiffs and Process Servers 1 … Cutting or Maiming the Person … … Other Offences … … 24 7 Offences against Property. Incendiary Fire and Arson 43 14 Burglary and Housebreaking … … Highway Robbery … … Robbery … … Taking and Holding forcible Possession 4 2 Cattle Stealing 2 1 Sheep Stealing … 1 Illegal Shearing of Sheep … … Killing, Cutting, or Maiming Cattle 20 22 Sacrilege … … Levying Contributions … … Demand of Money … … 69 40 Offences affecting the Public Peace. Demand or Robbery of Arms … … Riots and Affrays 1 … Administering Unlawful Oaths … … Threatening Letters or Notices 178 113 Intimidation otherwise 32 15 Pound Breach … … Attacking Houses 1 … Resistance to Legal Process … 2 Injury to Property 45 27 Firing into Dwellings 38 23 Injury to Places of Worship … … Rescuing Prisoners … … Other Offences 6 5 301 185 Other Offences. Injury to, or Attempt to Injure Railway Trains or Highways … … Injury to Telegraph … … Perjury … … Conspiracy 3 … 3 … Totals 397 232
§ Mr. LONSDALEasked the Chief Secretary whether he will state, in continuation of the table given in a Written Answer on 19th February, 1909, the number of agrarian outrages reported by the police in Ireland for the year 1909 and the first half of 1910 and the number of threatening letters and notices included therein?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe following table gives the information required:—
Period. Threatening Letters and Notices. Other Offences. Total. Year 1909 178 219 397 First six months 1910; 113 119 232