Mr. Monro, the Commissioner of Police, has resigned, owing to
differences with the Home Office; and his resigna- tion has been accepted. The causes are not accurately known as we write, but it is believed that Mr. Monro objected to the appointment as Deputy-Commissioner of a man not already employed in the force, and that he failed to persuade Mr. Matthews of the expediency of certain changes, especially as regards pensions, in the organisation of the Department. He has been an excellent Commissioner, firm and moderate, and has greatly attracted the confidence both of the police and the public ; but it will probably be found that the Home Secretary has a great deal to say for himself. At all events, the great principle is clear that in purely administrative matters of this kind the country mast either trust the Government or dis- miss it. Mr. Monro, however successful, was only an agent, and in no way responsible either to Parliament or the country.
