This time, the assassination prompted the Home Office to push forward the legislation of the "Municipal Police Act."
The Foreign Office had managed to suppress the public calls for aid to Poland, and Lloyd's had decreased the potential risk of war between Russia and Britain.
The Cabinet now had a justified reason to intensify the inspection and quarantine of foreign immigrants in cholera prevention, and it could also have a shot at the Liverpool municipal authorities, which had been hypocritical on various issues in recent years.
As for the Russians, they could rest easy gathering up Poland without worrying that Britain might stab them in the back. As for Poland's ally, the French...
