The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-05 00:00:00

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61111111111tilthe, when the Syrian quarrel empsiled
the resell of the fleet and the loss of all int prepara-
tive& It shows how idle it is for European countries
M interfere by arms in the settlement of Amadeu,
end above all South American, quarrels, which are of
all others the most interminable and insoluble.
We must repeat our regret that Mr. Bourn did
not succeed in procuring some security or opening
for trade into the two great rivers, aloeg which our
gallant stemma ranged in despite of every ob-
ruction. It is evident, however, that such tusk
cannot be opened and mad* prosperous by excit-
ing insteed of conciliating tre jealousies and
opposition of the populace and the autbrities slug
the libeler course of navigation. Foreigners can never
deal with the Spatratt race by coercion. Warttever
amount of tyranny they will hear from each other,
they certainly will not tolerate it from a stranger.
And this the French, if we mistake not, have disco-
vend at Madrid u well as in the Pats.

MORE delinquencies in public departments ! Where
will they end? We have abundance at home. The
colonies have had their trifling revelations, and now
from India we have a budget of exposed abuses in-
brier to none previously related. These abates con-
earn the magistracy and the police, and reveal a
system disgraceful indeed.
It appears that some months ago an anonymous
pamphlet was published at &cares, under the title of
6, Revelations of an Ordinary," which professed to be
en attempt to expose the abuses of administration in
the Mainsail or magistrates' courts of that district.
Per some time the pamphlet attracted little atten-
tion in the locality, but in June last the
Calcutta Review took up the matter, and
endorsed many of the writer's statements. This
drew attention to the subject of police
courts, and people began to whisper that there were
abuses at Calcutta as well es at Baesees, and that the
whole system required looking into.
It happened, whilst the subject was fresh in peo-
ple's minds, and whilst the preen of Bengal was ad-
verting to it almost daily, that the senior
magistrate of the Calcutta police-court (Major
Bind t) applied for the benefit of the Insol-
vent Debtors Act. The gentleman's embarrassments
bad long been matter of notoriety, but it was scarcely
snpptsed that he would have been driven to this ex-
treme resource. His schedule, however, exhibited an
enormous debt ; and it was remarked iet the names
of creditors entered for some four or five lack!)s of ru-
pees were the names of persona who ware understood
to receive certain beneficial protections under the
police and the authorities.
The magistrate having obtained an ad interim
protection from the Insolvent Court, at once resumed
his duties in his own ! But the government thought
it necessary to forward to him a series of estegoneal
questioes. Hie replies wers.unsatisfactory, and Ms*
Blum was dismissed.
Having thus judicially dertieed in one case that the
peewit% embarrassments of a magistrate unfitted bin
for a Nat upon the bench, the Bengal government
felt itself bound to extend the inquiry. A consigns
was esserdingly appointed to examine into the state
of
the police department of Calcutta. This commis-
Bien entered upon its duties with an evident determi-
nation to make stringent investigations. They sat in
en open court. They rrquested that all who bad
'bargee to make would appear before them. The
coast queue was a series of revelations which, as tae
of the Indian papers declare., proves romance to fin
short of truth.
The allegations established against the magitratee
amount in the main to this—that, although in the
receipt of magnificent incomes, they are, oue and all,'
deeply involved is debt, and, in several instances,
involved with persons to whom their position as
debtors is incompatible with official impartiality.
For years vast constant complaints have been made
of undue influence, and of a denial of justice. The
secret springs which have been at work appear now
to be laid bare, and every man is able to
account for the sinister influence which operated
against himself. How all this came about—what was
the cause of this universal embarrassment—does not
appear. It is not alleged that family misfortunes or
commercial mishap had anything to do with
it,—
and the impression conveyed is, that every man in-
dulged his extravagance and gratified his fancies as he
thought fit, without the remotest thought of who was
to settle the account.
But bad as is the case agaisst the magistracy,

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sinks into entire insignificance in contrastwith the
ow egaiost the police. The superintendent of that
force—one Captain Hama—admits that he never
attended to his duties or ooneerned himself at all
about the force under his command. His deputy, Mr.
*Qum, also had a general idea that his principal
duty wee to receive his salary. The subordinates, to
whom these officials entrusted everything, were their
relatives, and it seems that they were connected with
them not only by the ties of blood and affinity, but
by bond of common liability to the bank; they had
not only drawn milk from the same bosom, but bor-
rowed from the same usurer, and united together as
drawers and acceptors on the same bill. The frauds com-
mitted by these persons are only paralleled by the delis.
quads' of the officials in the Woods and Forests at homm
They were o ,rrupt to the core, every one of them.
They openly and unCushingly rece ved hush-money
end permitted every sort of offence to be compounded
hr. They seem to hays received a sort of seas cid
hoe for crime, from wilful murder down to petty
larceny. Gambling-houses and other places open is
opposition to the law, set the law at defiance. for they
paid the police. Magistrates' warrant., when they
were issued, were only served if they were not com-
pounded for. The public property which came
into the hands of these police-officers was all sold
is a lump to their chief creditor ; and whatever
be paid them was, they say, put into a box, of which
no one kept the key, and which on being opened
was found to contain very little that was of value.
It has also been the custom to get up cases
against innocent natives, and make them, by torthre
and permenti.n, confess crimes of which they
We not guilty. An instance of this system
is ti en n the Revelations of an (Hi-
m', which will serve as an exam*
el ha whole. It rewash the way in which a cues
was trumped up by two police officers, who were re
skairtd by the magistrate to discover some property
sappostd to have been stolen from a traveller who
was poisoned. We give the case (with some alobre-
viationa) as we find it extracted into the Cakults lo•
Brother," said Bambeluk (a policeman), "you how
that Warm is • notorious receiver debase property, and that
of lee he has not given us any bat the smallest fees. Go at
sees to his home, search it, sad produce the silver ankles.
neesnaleg to the magistrates orders." lat ones twigged his
sewing ; but wields; to gammon him, I insinuated that
the Bahr, must ham scores of beagles sad @yeasts: bag
am am I to know which are the cuss that the premed tee-
yeller eireed t To this Bombe' uk replied: " Yon had' should
mdesetsmi one mother by this time. Ask so silly questing,
bat go astl prises the articles, sad there will he ne di&
=identifying them." I want as directed; sad
warramst,proweded to burner. The Sabi
asked me if I wore md to he seereidig the home at as ell
Mead ? Be desist big emy of is stets poise, s mad
talked very slush ilea lit hisoor. Pied Salsa, I la-
how will you swig Mr boas sit a variety of
silver and gold oemsmente am maim sheet oestalse Mere
I rioted towels se eklpeantlitoldo Whisk was carefully
oussealed.) He owimotowi me, id awed me • hundred
rupees, which lat ease seises& I wee afraid, however,
to tam without say Over erammess, so I took from the
Sabo, oredry bits of silver that had bees beagles sad
aomiekt. sad in the of witassess asked him
whim be bad peusa..g ism f He replied, that •
imes. salled Maoism. by same a B'•kalal, had
odd ism to Ids two days posias. I took the bits of di-
jir to Illambolsk, who, after@lmitating for a few moments,
Memel a &meat" Sees, ' and lo.king at me triumphantly,
said mead ghat the whole plot was unravelled, sad in two
age IMF bees Mould bo made white before the magistrate.
TM Sabi paid maim 40 rape's, and was released on bail.
We them epprehosisi leatelualom, sad asked her to psa-
lms. But is pmelsted is denying all knowledp
of the bits elf slim or of the gene of pulsator.
" Give her a remembrance," said Ruabeink. I
took • large loose isms containing decayed and dried
Milne, and pat it ever her head, with a few shakes. Is •
few moments she was sourly Bested, and, when she re-
covered her seerm the mid .he would confer to whatever
we bid her. Her osimia was taken before three wit-
her's ; to Pi shilessent, e
tliessid Ss
rise Dsbi NM sal- Bus. Both worthies
denied the charge; but they were old oireuders.
They were kept out exposed to the fierce rays of •
vertical ran for a aryls of home, and, when fainting
from hest and thirst, they were treated to the chilly
bag. Thy then recibly confessed before witnesses.
The ear, thus evairated and talked by the polio. wee taken
before the magistrate who was delighted at their seems.
" The Hum was delighted at our sums; promised great
thugs to Rambaluk, sad made me • Jussedar of police at
once. The defendants claimed before the magistrate. They
kid bees isprisoced previously for 'malpractice ; sod they