Note 4 — THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION.
Reading edition
Table showing the number of commitments for serious offences in the undermentioned years in England, Scotland, and Ireland:—
Years.England.Scotland.Ireland.Total.
183723,6123,12624,80451,542
183823,0943,41825,72352,235
183924,4433,40926,39254,244
184027,1873,87223,83354,892
184127,7603,56220,77652,118
184231,3094,18921,18656,684
184329,5913,61520,12653,332
184426,5423,57719,44849,565
184524,3093,53716,69644,542
184625,1072,90118,49246,500
184728,8334,63531,20964,677
184830,3494,90938,522*73,770
—
Parliamentary Returns
, 1842-8.
* Irish Rebellion.