The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-03 00:00:00

818,3234 sad the net inseam, 92,9181. In.
the Abstract the figures under the same heads are
721,4041., 848,8704 and 125,2881. We are aware
that there was an additional Estimate for 1810001., bat
that will not reconcile the disseepaciee Weems the
Estimates of elms 4 and the Abstract. be. the
Estimates of clam 7 the ems pat down fit! 1864
is 702,1591.; for 1856,i 768,1691., and the net in-
crease 64,0101.; while.m the Abeteeet the Irmo are
708,5764 768,1894 and 49,6941. Abstract and Esti-
mates all bear the same date, yet in 21 manses of figures
standing for the same things in the Estimates and
the Abstract, 7 of the muses differ in the respective
documents. We blame no individuals for these dis-
crepancies ; the documeats are put forth by the Trea-
sury, and passed over by the House of Commons.
We have, however, seen no explanations of them, and
they show, we think, in what a hurried, slovenlyt
scandalous manner the financial concerns of this
great nation are managed by the Ministers and the
Parliament.

Tilz inquiry into the disturbances in Hyde•park
hes terminated. But Mr. WORTLEY announced, at
the clone of yesterday's sitting, that, "in consequence
of the volume of the evidence, and the duties he and
his colleagues had to discharge, some time must
elapse before they could make a report." In other
w .eds, no opportunity will be afforded to Parliament
pronouncing an opinion on the proceedings in
Hyde-park before the prorogation. Was this in the
calculation of Government when the Recorders of
our three moat important municipalities were selected
to preside over the inquiry P The conduct of the corn-
miosioners has throughout given unbounded satiefao-
tion ; and it is no fault of theirs that they have other
duties to discharge which they cannot neglect; but if
Government intended that the inquiry should lead
to any practical results, men ought to have been
selected who could give their whole time to it.
The evidence produced before the Commissioners
on behalf of the police leaves the statements of the
80 accusers, describing the main incidents of the day,
uncontradisted in all essential points. There may
have been mistaken identity; there may have been
mistakes of facts and circumstances which were

witnessed from different points of view ; but there is
no mistake u to the abuse of power of which certain
members of every grade of the force have been guilty,
from the Chief Commissioner down to 370 A.
Whatever the decision of the Inquiring Commis-
sioners may be, the investigation will have one good
effect. Directing attention to the special manage-
ment of the police force, it has shown the tendency
of that body to travel beyond its legitimate
sphere, and to exercise powers it does not legi-
timately possess, and which it would be daogerou
for it to possess. The ambition of its chief
to incorporate himself into the ministerial
system of this realm, and to invest his
department with political functions, will be extin-
guished. The inquiry will possibly induce the
Home-office to place the police commission on its
proper footing, and will restore to Captain HAY that
share of activity and responsibility which his col-
league appears to have very much repressed. It will
make Captain LABALmoNDIEBE something more than
an ornamental appendage to sta►e processions, and
will, let us hope, bring those talents for the realities
of his office into play which it is impossible at pre-
sent either to assert or to deny that he possesses.
Above all, it will confine the operations of the Metro-
politan Polioe to the metropolis, unless in cases of
special requisition from the Court, or from provincial
authorities, when the QUEEN is travelling, or on other
lextraordinary occasions.