POLICE

e modern police force in | Carc England was established by Sir Robert | tot a Peel, 1829. The arrangement for sek be taining order previous to that date was/is x fo the hands of the sheriffs, and was of | The @ most inadequate character. The police | the | of the various counties of England are under or G the control of a joint committee, elected; Pt partly from the members of the County | the Council and partly from the justices of the | chie! se of the county. The Metropolitan | size loree is under the direct control of the | plac Home Office. Ireland po e es two) Ulys distinct forces, the Dublin Metropolitan | Sicil Force and the Royal Irish Constabulary, | was the latter being a semi-military organ is a- | from tion. The total number of eo in Eng- | mak land and Wales is about 40,000. Refer | sing! to * Police” in Index. rt [s. 246]