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116-459: Is no known underground hospital on the continent that was built or dug out to operate in this way. It was in 1954 that the Police Force moved into this building and turned it into its General Headquarters, from where it still operates today. The museum is divided into two sections: each section is housed in a separate hall. The first section deals with the administrative history of the force and
145-669: Is the national police force of the Republic of Malta . It falls under the responsibility of the Ministry for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms & Equality and its objectives are set out in The Police Act, Chapter 164 of the Laws of Malta. As of 2020, the force is made up of around 2,400 members. The duty of the executive police is to preserve public order and peace, to prevent and to detect and investigate offences, to collect evidence and to bring
174-431: Is thought that the outbreak would have been worse without Maitland's strict actions. After the eradication of the plague, Maitland made several reforms. He removed British troops from Lampedusa on 25 September 1814, ending the dispute that had started in 1800. On Malta, he was autocratic and he refused to form an advisory council made up of Maltese representatives, and so he was informally known as "King Tom". He formed
203-527: The Battle of Castalla on 21 July. Without the support of O'Donnell, Maitland decided he could not accomplish anything. He re-embarked his expeditionary force and sailed to Alicante instead, joining his troops with the garrison to form an army of 15,000 men. With the disaster at Salamanca, the French were forced to evacuate both Madrid in central Spain and Andalusia in the south. Their combined forces joined Suchet in
232-636: The French colony . Maitland realised that his forces were quickly dying in droves due to yellow fever , and he began to negotiate a retreat with the Haitian leader, Toussaint Louverture . Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville , who was the Secretary of State for War for prime minister William Pitt the Younger , had instructed Sir Adam Williamson, the lieutenant-governor of Jamaica , to sign an agreement with representatives of
261-489: The Maitland Plan - a six point plan to free South America from Spanish rule. This later became a blueprint for José de San Martín , the prime leader of the southern part of South America's struggle for independence , when he was introduced to the plan in 1811 by Francisco De Miranda . now known as Mount Lavinia Hotel. Maitland served as Governor of Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) during 1805 to 1811. While at Ceylon, Maitland
290-499: The Malta Police Force in 1814, while the local Italian-speaking Università was dissolved in 1819. Various reforms were undertaken in taxation and the law courts as well. Maitland remained Governor until his death from apoplexy on 17 January 1824. He was attended on his death-bed by doctors Robert Grieves, Alexander Broadfoot and John Hennen . While he was Governor of Malta, Maitland also served as Lord High Commissioner of
319-663: The province of Valencia . About 80,000 French soldiers, Maitland declined to move from Alicante. Maitland asked to be relieved in September 1812 due to illness. Maitland became Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth and General Officer Commanding South-West District in May 1813 and was then appointed as Governor of Malta on 23 July, when the island became a crown colony instead of a protectorate . The plague had broken out in Malta in March 1813 and
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#1732852658632348-655: The British occupation period, this building was used as the General Hospital. Beneath this building, a shelter was dug at the beginning of the Second World War in order to tend to wounded patients who could not be easily moved from one place to another. This space therefore provided a safer environment for patients during air bombardments. This is not only the only shelter in the Maltese Islands used for this function. There
377-534: The Edinburgh Light Horse, shortly after his birth, but did not take up his commission until he joined the 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Seaforth Highland Regiment) as a captain in 1778. He transferred to the 62nd Foot as a major in 1790. He was promoted lieutenant-colonel in 1794 and colonel and brigadier-general in 1798. In 1797, Maitland landed in Saint-Domingue , under orders to capture
406-497: The French colonists that promised to restore the ancien regime , slavery and discrimination against mixed-race colonists, a move that drew criticism from abolitionists William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson . Elkins and McKitrick write: It was in fact Maitland and not the War Ministry who had determined that Britain's only sensible choice, rather than try to maintain any kind of presence at Jérémie and Môle-Saint-Nicolas ,
435-522: The Prince Regent's Commission of 23 July 1813. On his appointment Maitland, embarked on many far reaching reforms, including the maintenance of law and order. By Proclamation XXII of 1 July 1814, Maitland ordered and directed that all powers up to then exercised with respect to the administration of the police of the island of Malta and its dependencies were to be administered by the authorities under established procedures, after 12 July 1814. The police
464-525: The disease began to spread especially in Valletta and the Grand Harbour area. Maitland arrived on the island on 3 October 1813 and took his oath of office on 5 October. Once in post, he enforced stricter quarantine measures. The plague spread to Gozo by the following January, but the islands were free of the disease by March 1814. Overall, 4486 people were killed which amounted to 4% of the total population. It
493-448: The east coast of Spain, Wellington requested that Lord William Bentinck launch a diversionary operation using the British garrison of Sicily . At first Bentinck agreed to send 10,000 of his soldiers, but in March he reversed himself. After much persuasion, he allowed the operation to go forward and on 7 June he put 8,000 men aboard naval transports under the command of Maitland. The fickle Bentinck changed his mind again on 9 June, stopping
522-419: The expedition. At last on 28 June Maitland sailed for Menorca . The fleet first picked up 6,000 Spanish troops at Menorca and landed on 31 July at Palamós , 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Barcelona . He wisely decided that Barcelona was too strong to attack, but he also refused to try to capture weakly held Tarragona . Maitland soon received news that Joseph O'Donnell's Army of Murcia had been routed at
551-482: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MPF&oldid=1164192937 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing French-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Malta Police Force The Malta Police Force ( Maltese : Il-Korp tal-Pulizija ta’ Malta )
580-557: The offenders, whether principals or accomplices, before the judicial authorities. Specialised Branches : The Malta Police Force is one of the oldest police forces in Europe. In its present form, it dates from a proclamation during the governorship of Sir Thomas Maitland (1813–1814). When Malta became a crown colony of the United Kingdom by the Treaty of Paris, Maitland was appointed Governor and commander-in-chief of Malta and its dependencies by
609-592: The ports of St. Domingue without interference from British cruisers. In May 1799, Maitland returned to Saint-Domingue to negotiate an extension of the agreement with Louverture. On 13 June, in the presence of Edward Stevens , the representative of the United States on the island, Maitland and Louverture signed the Maitland Convention, which stipulated that the ports of Le Cap and Port-Républicain would be opened to Anglo-American shipping. In 1800 he devised
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#1732852658632638-640: The responsibility of the Maltese government. The first minister appointed, who was responsible for justice and the police, was Dr Alfredo Caruana Gatto . The Police Depot, as it is known today, was built by the Portuguese Grand Master Manoel De Vilhena in 1734 and at first it served as an institute called Casa D’Industria , a home for homeless women. They were taught basic skills and education such as reading, writing and some trades like weaving, carding and processing cotton. In 1850, during
667-621: The second part is about some of the criminal cases. In the first hall, one will see various objects and belongings, for example uniforms, badges, medals, decorations, weapons and many other interesting things including tools and vehicles which were all required and used in different periods which helped the Police Force to carry out its duty to the best of its ability. In the second hall one can see made-up scenes of crime that happened in Malta. Sir Thomas Maitland Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Maitland GCB GCMG GCH (10 March 1760 – 17 January 1824)
696-618: The tunnel was sealed up. The bicentenary celebration of the Mount Lavinia Hotel was held in 2005. Some of Sir Thomas Maitland's relatives living in the UK attended the ceremony. Two roads in central Colombo in modern-day Sri Lanka, are named for him, Maitland Crescent and Maitland Place. In early 1812, The 1st Earl of Wellington began the campaign that resulted in his victory at the Battle of Salamanca on 22 July. To prevent Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet from sending French reinforcements from
725-407: Was a British soldier and British colonial governor. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Haddington from 1790 to 1796, 1802–06 and 1812–13. He was made a Privy Councillor on 23 November 1803. He was the second surviving son of James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale , and the younger brother of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale . Maitland never married. Maitland was commissioned into
754-416: Was attracted to a place at "Galkissa" ( Mount Lavinia ) and decided to construct his palace there. During this time, Maitland fell in love with a mixed race dancing-girl named Lovina, who had been born to Portuguese and Sinhalese parents. A folktale sometimes repeated states that during the construction of the palace, Maitland gave instructions for the construction of a secret tunnel to Lovina's house, which
783-491: Was located close to the governor's palace. One end of the tunnel was inside the well of Lovina's house and the other end was in a wine cellar inside the governor's palace. When the governor came to reside there, he would often use the tunnel to meet Lovina. The Sinhalese village that surrounded the Governor's mansion developed into a modern city named "Galkissa". Later the city was renamed "Mount Lavinia" in honour of Lovina. In 1920
812-411: Was to be divided into two distinct departments – the executive police and the judicial. The inspector general of police (nowadays the commissioner of police) was to be the head of the executive police, and received orders from the governor. The magistrates of police for Malta and for Gozo were to be the heads of the judicial police. After the grant of self-government in 1921, the police department became
841-404: Was to deal directly with Louverture and negotiate a total evacuation of the island. Accordingly he and the black general concluded a secret agreement on August 31, 1798. Great Britain would desist from any further attack on St. Domingue and any interference with its internal affairs; Louverture made a similar promise with regard to Jamaica; and Maitland would see that provisions were allowed to reach
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