Show ARM OF THE LAW SUSPENDED Quaint Old Custom Still Prevails In English Town Citizens of the old Devonshire Eng town of Hnnlton are immun from arrest until sunset one evening for whllo the horse fair Is In progress tho arm of the law Is powerless This Is in continuation of a quaint and plci turesquo ceremonial which has been handed down from tho tlmo of Henry III When the horso fair begins tho town crier in tho gorgeous dress of a beadle of the last century appears carrying a pole at tho cnd of which iq I a largo gilt glove decked with flowers Having rung his handbell three times tho crier in his threecornered hat announces Oyez oyez oyez Tho fair Is begun the glovo Is up no man can bo arrested till tho glove is down God save the king Each sentenced Is chorused by the children standing round and at the conclusion they scramble for nuts The glove is taken down at sunset |