18 MAY 1872, Page 2

Has M. Thiers lost all control of his police? He

promised not to send any more destitute Communists to England, but they are shipped hither every week in batches, the captains of the steamers receiving their pay direct from the police. No less than twelve arrived on Wednesday, without a shilling, and were sent on to London, footsore, starving, and unable to speak a word of English. These, moreover, are only part of the shipments, parties of twos and threes arriving constantly, and dispersing through the country to beg. They have for some time past quite infested North Essex. No one desires to add to M. Thiers' embarrassments, but it is _high time he should be told that England cannot be turned into a penal colony merely to make matters smooth for his police.