, 1873-12-08
THE LONDON POLICE.

MISUNDERSTANDING of Cantc.-.rho
Lilo Guards In Quod--ChnrEes of
pcrjury--The Military ana Police by
tho Ears.
LONDON tSov. II Correspondence " tho Boson Po.t.
II you wero to believe tho outry that is being
made by aome Of the papers here. you would
imagine tho dominionB OF King Lud to be in Il
state Of anarchy. Order, to credit them. is
overthrown, aud tho demon Of mistue Is para
mount. 1nqniring q little more closely into tho
metropolitan police has, I'LL OF sudden, become
grossly incompetent to perform Its dutios.
London ts at tho mercy of tho thiovcs, gar
rotors, and asBaulters. Thoro is dlscouraGing
erty, and what is the evidence OF all this
Tor what reason is It, roaly, that tho resignation
Of Col. Henderson is frantically demanded, and
Mr.. Lowe. tho new Home Minister, Ii pntheli-
Why, tho two most potent charges brought
against tho police aro that, ono night, on ncgont
Bsrcet two policemen snw row going on, and
wont up to put stop to it. In the middle of tho
to he bclaboring two other mon. Utterly obliyious
that this individual who was certainly iustifying
his namo which was "DeBt," WIS "gontlo-
man," they took him in charge, locked him over
night In the station, and ha wae brought next
morning before the magistrate It tlen appeared,
from his own Testimony, that he really waB "a
gontloman;" that he had boon assaulted whilo
going on the even tenor Of his way by some
roughs; TINT ho WAS doing his "bost - to dofond
suffering from unspeakable Indignation boo auao
lie had been 30 incontinently abused by tho
guardians OF the law. Whoroupon the magiA-
trato soothed his wounded spirits with honeyed
exceedingly acrid pioce Of Ills magisterial miud.
Hero was gentleman-n gentleman, mark you
-dishonored for life by being ovor-night in
quod:. Aud why7 Because tho Daily Telegraph
would actually persuade you the Chiof Commis-
a milf man nil f,f He
Government not taking. tho advice Of the
Telegraph, long ago, ros to appoint . military
man. ms u bnt the police did not stop short With
the nau nsse o. ta5 anarlT ganGt @ ba
cors of the Life Gurds, accompanied by their
commander, Col. Fraser, were noisy and turbu-
lont III the 70 ontranco-way to the Argyll dancing
5ooms IN the HsynarhSs Asked to take their
whoreupon the police were callodr drin, and Col.
Fraser and tho young 1orllings-his officers,
were, after much kicking. cutilng, aud Army
ss ;gp o p5f9bnn f baE ses eenagS2 ,t to x tho
petition Of the Dost scone, on u largo scalo, in
the Police Court. Ono aftor another Col Fra
scr and his lordlluga wont upon the stand and
Awore Justify on bol'alf OF their own virtue. They
as @S'' mild as lambs. Theyt ware Going Vim IN
to the rooms almost only tip-toes. Ilaoy
copversed almost in whisperaj Tie police, like
vnltures, fell upon them unawares, Going to
though rather boistorous bellies Of tho saloon.
they woro consigned to what Mantaliui would
call !" demnition, damp, moiat, alnlEnaHant" uuar-
tors In police station. Again tho magistrate
rose to the level OF tho OCCASION. Society was
to bo vinlloatel. Tho saorod rights Of gontlo-
mon-not to speak of officers III Hor NIaiosty's
Beryico, the soma Of AlarquiaoH} aud Of Eary.
denizolls Of Delgravla and Bays.sator- bac.i
invaded !; anGh aa these had boen treated liko a
disturber Of tho peaoo out at olbous. Col. Fra
Her and his comrades were politely bowed ouL OF
court; the unllloky policemen received tho ovor-
poworlng frown Of British Justice. Bnt COL
Frasor wan not satisfied. Ho vowcl by all TINT
was gallant and great that he would bring no.
tiona against tho police1ou for perjury. Militia
~ "honor waa sullied it nl,lat 10 yindlcatod,
The Colonel thundercd about the United
Service aud army aud navy, yowing vengeance.
But now stepn In 1lis ltoyal lliXhneHB tho Com
mandor-in- Chief, aud Rays to Col. Frasor, No;
1t ID not advisable to bring your actions for por-
jury. Gentlemen need not vindicnte themselves
against tho acnm OF tho police" III hR omi-
nonco at tho uorao-Quar tho Duke OF Cam
bridge will not por1nit tho military caste to
como into col'iafon with that lowor elo-
mont. tho civil power. MoanmA,ilo, Col,
Henderson,, tlle Uhiof-O -Oomminsiongr Of Police.
hastenu to nay, Oh the other han.i1 that ho DO.
lloyoa tho policemen, and not tho officers; md
intinntnn tllat Col, FRASER dafe not briug tic
actons ho threatens, All this makes what oii
popys would Aayo oalsad ia Varv nratty quar-