The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-17 00:00:00

COURT OF QUELIVEI BRNOH.-IPov. it

Sittings la Banco.—(Befors Jostles likokbara and Mellor.)
The Lord Chief Justice vas almost is cosoeqoanee of
Massa aid Mr. Justice Wisher.= had to attend the wart
for roorlderstion of crows ease roomed.
THE QUW a. THE RECEIVED OP THS VETZGPOLITAN POLICE

This cams raised • question relative to the enparannallb
of the member" of the inetrepolibin polies force.
Mr. Hawkins, Q.C. (with whom was Mr. Hit), mid Mlle
was a special case for reining UN quake, whether a
sapenannation allowable granted to Mr. oat*
lege fraspector of the 0 divides, sahr ai•
ma sad tied action of the 2 and 3 Pia., thipt
47, was revocable or not. By the 22nd section a separeant-
'Moe had was established by deduct* front' the pay of
' every ameba of the fora • gam so* greater the.. at tM
fees of 21. 10s. per ass= ea the meat of hi pry the
map amersiag from the of pay, Sam imposed for '
inharadest, the sal.. of old he., and the interest to
Imagined is the discharge of the supeasesuatioe allowances
panted by the Secretary of State for the HomeDepertniat.
The tied section provided the eaditione epee whisk the
semersioustioa should be grated, mad Mews the ple-
na was under sixty years ef age A was at /awful
In pant such superannuation unless under the Mil
bate of the Commissioner of Fob". that the appii-.
eat was incapable, from iliffrinities, he., •of ,
dlsdambag the duties of the ethos. Great wee sashimi
h actable in March, 1840, and whoa be applied for hi
agersenetion &Hammes is September, 1860, be ma lea
emingllBl.primaam as an inapentor. Previous teAbgest.
Mk Grant bed suffered arrerety frons enable of bros-
ohMas ad rheumatism, which frequently iscapidtated him
for the discharge of his duties, sad be bed to be pissed
cm the sick list. Os the 16th ♦ugust be wee -'teed by
the divisional surgeon, wile oerlit.d that he ma disabled
from the ;above teems. He was afterwards examined
by Sir John Fither, the sagas in chief to the fares
w gave • certificate of permanent incapacity frail
the mine cam, but that he was to come a mph der
reexamiostims at the ad of twelve mouths. The Ora-
eissioner of Police forwarded those artificates, with ems el
his own, to the Secretary of State, recommending that a
superannuation allowance should be granted to him, he
having discharged his duty with diligence and fidelity. Uposi
that recommendation the Secretary of State, on the aft
Await, granted an allowance of 631. per anemia to him as
am Miser who was wore oat ad unfit for further 11110,1014
✓d
amerdiogly, on the Ist of September, he era re-
aped as haring resigned, sad did resign accordingly,
with the consent of the authorities. In Octobew
1861, he was re-examined and found It for dtl
but be refried to comply with the order, nova width
saperannatios allowance was discatintied by eider of the!
lisereary of State. His resignation having been permitted
and accepted when the allowance was greeted, the le•T•SII
woad contended he was no longer • member of the fora.
mad could Pot be called upon to resume duties which he led
traipsed and ceased to exercise. His reheat could only affect
him I. regard to pastas, bet arid sot affect his peosia.
Mr. deities Blackburn said that when be was permitted
to rain he was told he must come up at the end of twelve
maths to be re-examined to resume his &Ales, or, more
je y speaking, to be re-admitted into the force.
rllawkine said • policeman might be discharged at any
mermet without any reason being wigged, but be could sot
rage except with the permission of the comenisaioners.
That permiesion was granted in this case. Hs couteedel
that wheel ace the allowance was made the legislature
intended it to be a permanent great.
Mr. Field, for the commissioner., contended that this
was not • psalm for life, but only • ormditioeal
grant of allowance. A policeman was subject to die-
roital without any rasa twin *Assigned, and he bad
no sight to say portion of the &Homan fund to
which be bad contributed, and it use not likely
such an officer had a legal right to a partnered 'esperearses.
Am allowance. It was "sly aa allowances' gratuity
dieted tabs paid really by the Secretary of Beata. The
food was largely augmented from the coutributioes of the
parishes, and from grants out of the consolidated fund, the
deduction, Ac., sot being sufficumt, and the receiver ap-
plied the MOW), be received to the mama A snob
malaria, wages, and allowance*, one of her MalesWe
Seeriaries of State might direct la ibis partials, cams
art:ideate INS ably for • year.
Mr. dailies Blackburn said the certificate said the appal-
hat was pennaseetly disabled.
Mr. Field said permanent tees did oot sous for war. It
wee • perstanest disability, with the possibility of reamer-
lag at the and of the year. Aed ie this ease Ste mes meshed
so reeonered as to he fit for duty at tallied of the year. It
was se allowance is the discretion of the Secretary of Siam
It bad ham decided in reference to the engin armada fund
(the aeta teethe to which need sailer words to SON it
.eorporated is the polio. ate) that imam amid be with,
drama. •Is tiaras came they were to he paid Mai of aseasy
provided by palatial, end hese the ricsi.rr use to Pa 7
,0040111) ssomays at stated times be direction of the Sear
tan of State. A clause in the Folios Act amide" that
nothing contained in the act should be mistral Wesel"
Ray ansiable absolutely to any maul allowance.