... 128 ... 94
Elementary Education Act,
  offences against ... 1928 ... 2114 ... 1589 ... 1501 ... 1755
Employers and Workshops Act,
  1875 ... ... ... 224 ... 198 ... 185 ... 155 ... 154
Factory Acts ... ... 12 ... 2 ... 17 ... 11 ... 62
Licensing Acts offences 267 ... 263 ... 132 ... 254 ... 297
Drunkenness, drunk and
  disorderly ... ... 2851 ... 2428 ... 2218 ... 2345 ... 2443
Lord’s Day offences ... 46 ... 4 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0
Local Acts and Bye-laws,
  offences against ... 4327 ... 4327 ... 4127 ... 3702 ... 3603
Malicious and wilful
  damage... ... ... 187 ... 163 ... 163 ... 214 ... 225
Public Health Act, smoke,
  etc. ... ... ... 317 ... 172 ... 104 ... 104 ... 161
Poor Law Acts, offences
  against ... ... 203 ... 220 ... 251 ... 243 ... 325
Stealing or attempts (larcenies) ... ... 1094 ... 1222 ... 1434 ... 1253 ... 1235
Vagrant Act, offences
  under ... ... ... 614 ... 622 ... 624 ... 611 ... 783
Other offences ... ... 214 ... 174 ... 172 ... 211 ... 386

The following are the totals of the summary offences for the same period, and the manner in which they were disposed of:—­

Year.    Cases.     Convicted.     Fined.
1878    16,610     12,767       8,940
1879    14,475     10,904       7,473
1880    13,589      9,917       6,730
1881    13,007      9,468       6,412
1882    13,788     10,171       6,372

Similar statistics for 1883 have not yet been made up, but a return up to December 31 of that year shows that the number of persons committed during the year to the Borough Gaol, or as it is now termed, her Majesty’s Prison at Winson Green, were 3,044 males and 1,045 females from the borough, and 1,772 males and 521 females from districts, making a total of 6,382 as against 6,565 in 1882.  In the borough 734 males and 198 females had been committed for felony, 1,040 males and 290 females for misdemeanour, 707 males and 329 females for drunkenness, and 243 males and 121 females for vagrancy.  Of prisoners sixteen years old and under there were 193 males and 21 females.

Noteworthy Men of the Past.—­Though in the annals of Birmingham history the names of very many men of note in art, science, and literature, commerce and politics, are to be found, comparatively speaking there are few of real native origin.  Most of our best men have come from other parts, as will be seen on looking over the notices which follow this.  Under the heading of “Parsons, Preachers, and Priests,” will be found others of different calibre.