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have been perhaps cqual to the Police in England; but the

habits

of

previous wandering Sex-faring clase render them

the

indisposed to remain sufficiently long to wimpt their intelligence

adapt

the service

service. When

to the word of is stated that the

it

duration

average of service of

this clase has been only three months, come idea will be

conveyed of the weary producther altempt: which have been made to

disciplined Force-

maintain

h

as the European

mune especially "Force is, as it were, the "eye" and "Lend" of the Service. Funkenness the great inherent defect of

is

of the European Force, recessivity

involving the dismissal of many; but the great brocation of racancies have arisen voluntarily, and mostly from the before mentioned wandering babit, which indisposes

the men

to make themselves

confortable after a few months sum ashore. The Imperion Officers As the Force have been drawn from

the same source, and the service

has especially suffered from their frequent changes. M. May reports that several and intelligent

very

useful

men holding the

rank of deputy Inspector have left the Service, because opportunities

i