The Express. — 1867-12-27 (London, England)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ORGANISATION OF SPECIAL " CONSTABLES.  " The defensive measures to be taken under present sircumetanoes must as far as possible be of a quasi permanent character—that is to say, must be calculated to last for some weeks, and possibly throughout the winter. The best organisation will be that which is calculated to afford the most ready assistance to the regular police in the event of an emergency. With this view a police-station in every parish will be selected as the bead.quarters of the force of special constables of that paridi. The head-quarters station and every other police-station in the parish will be considered as a rallying point for the constables of that parish. The special constables of each parish will select to command them a superintendent and such number of deputysuperintendents as may be required. The superintendent and one deputy-superintendent will be attached to headquarters, and one other deputy-superintendent must be attached to every other police-station. Outlying rallying points may be selected at the discretion of the superintendent, and an assistant-superintendent must be attached to every such outlying rallying point, to act under the direction of one or other of the deputy-superintendents in charge of the police-station to which such outlying rallying point is subordinate. The whole force of the special constables in each parish will be called a division, the portion under the direction of each deputy-superintendent will be a subdivision, and the detachments under assistant-superintendents will be sections. Each deputy-superintendent and saaistant-superintendent should be provided with a list of the names and addresses of the constables to act under his direction. At each police-station a similar list should he deposited of the subdivision attached to that station. distinguishing the men required to assemble at the station itself and its subordinate outlying stations (if any) respectively. The number of special constables sworn in for each parish, and the names and addresses of the officers appointed to direct them, should be forwarded as soon as possible to Lieutenant-Colonel Ewart; R.E., Special Constables Committee-room, Wellington Barracks, S.W. Superin...rodents may obtain information in relation to their duties on application to Lieutenant-Colonel Ewart, R.E. On the occasion of alarm, for example, the occurrence of an exrlosion or serious tire, information will be given to the police-stations of the parish. On the receipt of the information the police officer at head-quarters will, without delay, summon the superintendent of special constables, and, if the case be urgent, direct the spemal constables of the parish to be forthwith called together. The mode of summoning the special constables must be agreed upon between the police and the superintendents of special constables. Every special constable when summoned will repair at once to his proper rallying point, and there await orders. In case of doubt as to the extent of the emergency, the officer in charge of the police at headquarters will confer with the superintendent of special constables, or, in Ws absence, with the deputy, before turning out the men. In the absence of special directions, the superintendent of special constables, in concert with the officer in charge of the police, will use his discretion as to the distribution of the force, and as to the general measures to be taken. " By order of the Secretary of State for the Home Department. " C. 11. Ew.uar, Lieutenant-Colonel R.E. " Office of Special Constables, Wellington Barracks, Dec. 20."  A telegram from Cork says that an Irish-American was arrested yesterday morning on the Waterford and Lismore mail oar. He was armed with a revolver.  Her Majesty's ships Helicon and Research which left Queenstown on Tuesday morning in pursuit of ■ Fenian cruiser reported off the cast, have not yet returned.  The two men arrested on Tuesday at Wolverton, James Connerby, fitter, and Gladwin Meehan, coach body maker, were brought up at the County Hall, yesterday, before Mr. J. T. Senior, Mr. W. G. Duncan, and Mr. It. Rose, on a charge of having, on the 17th inst., at Wolverton, compassed and intended to levy war against our Sovereign Lady the Queen, within this realm, in order by force and constraint to compel her Majesty to change her measures and councils. Captain Drake, the chief constable, applied for a remand, on the ground that Inspector Breary, who had charge of the case, was engaged in attending an implied in a case of murder in another part of the county, and the prisoners were accordingly remanded until Saturday. The prisoners, it is stated, were good workmen, earning high wages, and bore a respectable character. The prisoner Connerby was arrested at his house, and Meehan at his work at the factory. In Meehan's house was a portrait of the Fenian " General " Burke.  -