The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY

need. administrative reforms -.The pier u! . bale either of dement sl fact Se. affect
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appears to be a favourabli • icir ingetialk. CaofUlLatiml. WhlniaimoZimamy d found
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some systematic inque3cZathe, state ll oporteg' Uhl' ow:Oil:am the lesiopeosi4ies iii. pei• private
metropolitan police, • • .timpect i r and judge of appeal he shoffii lave !forgotten
ciency. Parliament has lately appointed commis- all that belonged to the former pieitioaj Unfortunately
'ions of inquiry upon subjects of less importance he allowed his private convictions to rule his official deci-
sions
this. But probably public opinion lion, and for this mistake it is no exam to say that the
would be satisfied if it were known that the convictions were 00naCientiOUal, entertain
I The Herald insists that there should be no mistake in
Home-office, which is responsible for the poli
- car ' future as to the punishment to which Irish rebels are sub-
haft initiated a thorough investigation of the sub- ieet. The flai
danger is that we shall be too lenient.
ject. It is desirable to ascertain whether any Already it perceives that the faithful servants of murder
changes have been intrOduced intothe discipline and and rapine are doing their work in the English press.
cone' act of the force of a nature to affect the clui- IWe are warned against permitting that brutal Anglo-
racter of its members as constables called to act Paaon nature from displaying itself against the poor
on their individual responaibility, in the ordinary 'i F.esiass•own tau W. ! are
sint4sidttt wwehihachveimaplige:iulthaftorwPeuthtingsve
discharge of the duties of peace officers ; whether i amine latent ferocity of nature which is apt to break
it is recruited from as good and trustworthy a
. bounds upon provocation. But those who incur the penalty
class of men, able to offer as sound guarantees or i a rebellion will do well not to reckon too mush upon the
personal qukifications, as formerly ; whether, I assistance which is being given them by a portion of the
amidst the general rise of wages, the scale of English prem.
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pay is such as to prevent the police from becom-
ing a refuge for men who would not be admitted
into any respectable service. Lastly, it wou'd be
desirable to ascertain what practical recognition is
given in the rewards of the service to the display
of the valuable qualities of discretion, forbearance,
and self-command. It is useless to conceal that
on these points public opinion greatly needs to be
satisfied. It is, of course, easy for flippant
writers to affirm that those who, while sensible of
the great utility of the police as a body, are alive
to certain of its defects, can be no other than
friends of the disorderly classes ; but idle words
of this kind will have no weight with those who
consider that by its oonstitrtion and attributes
the police must necessarily be one of our greatest
safeguards, or an agency intolerably oppressive.

Cu Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dsc. 10.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
attended by the Marchioness of Ely, visited the Windsor
Royal Infirmary this morning, driving there
Mrs.
direct from
the Castle. Her Majesty was received by the Hon.
Wellealey and the resident physicians. Major-General
F. H. Seymour was in attendance upon horseback.
Her Majesty was received by the resident medical officer
' and Mr. Fairbank.
1 Major-General F. H. Seymour WIN in attendance upon

horseback.
Prince Leopold, attended by kir. Legg, walked in the
Home Park.
Prince and Princess Christian left the Castle this morn.
tog for %n pa on a visit to the Earl and Countess
of Derby, attended by Lady Susan kletville and Lieute-
nant-Colonel G. Gordon.
The Judge Advocate-Genteel had an audience of the
Queen this afternoon.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council .at
yesterday at Whitehall. The lords present were—Sir W.
Brie, Lord Justice Cairns, Sir E. o. Williams, Sir R. T.
Kindersley, and Sir J. Culvile.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Canada and the Bahamas.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of the Cape
not
Gaol Hope, Natal, St. Helena, Malta, Ceylon, Hong Ko,
and Lsbuan.

Her Majesty the Queen and royal family are,
according to the latest arrangements, expected to leave
Windsor l'Astle for Osborne on Saturday next. The Queen
will travel in a special train provided by the directors of
the Londan and South Western Railway, via Reading and
Winchester, to Gosport, and thence in the royal yacht to

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