The Press.
London, England, 1855-03-17 00:00:00

COST OF THE LONDON POLICE.

THE annual accounts of the Metropolitan Police
Force for the year 1854 have just been published.
They show that the gross total receipts on account
of the said force amounted to 450,4841., and the ex-
penditure to 392,7031. Of the receipts the sum of
337,4021. accrued from the rate warrants, and the
rest from the Consolidated Fund, and remuneration
for special service of the police. Of the expendi-
ture, 8,8231. was appropriated to the payment of
officers' expenses ; 1031. to law charges ; 337,078/.
to pay, clothing, and equipment; 2,8911. to medical
and funeral expenses; 7,054/. to horses, vans, &c. ;
14,5981. to station-houses and section-houses; 13,1731.
to fuel and light ; 3,592/. to miscellaneous charges;
4,2821. to retired allowances ; and 1451. to payments
to the Exchequer. The gross total sum paid by the
receiver for the " police courts " amounted to
50,0071. This includes the salary of one magistrate,
at 1,2001.; twenty-two magistrates, 1,0001. each;
twenty-three clerks, at salaries varying from 1001. to
5001.; and fifty-two ushers, gaolers, and messengers.
The expense of the Police Gazette is 1,9231., inclu-
sive of the salary of the editor, which is fixed at
1001. a year. The total number of persons belonging
to the metropolitan police force on the Ist of January
last amounted to 5,731, including one inspecting
superintendent, eighteen superintendents, 133 in-
spectors, 625 sergeants, and 4,954 constables. The
salaries of the constables vary from 44/. to 781. with
clothing and coal. The salaries of the inspectors
vary from 501. to 9001., and those of the superinten-
dents from 2001. to 3801.

SIR CHARLES NAPIER has written a letter to the
Times in vindication of his conduct., both towards the
public and the Admiralty, with regard to the late
debate in the House of Commons. The gallant
admiral says, in the course of his communication :
Why did the French admiral and myself refuse to attack
Sweaborg? Because we had not means, and because the
narrow entrance was blocked np. Had it been opened
(even without gun-boats) the allied flags would have been
flying on the inner road of Sweaborg. A ship attack on a
strong fortress is at all times difficult; add to that the in-
tricacy of the navigation and bad weather, and it becomes
impossible. . . . . I admit that once, and once only,
I did write harshly, but I apologised to Admiral Berkeley
for so doing. After the 4th of October, when I was in-
sulted, I did write strong letters, but they were neither
insubordinate nor turbulent—they were not a bit stronger
than a man of spirit ought to write when he felt his honour
attacked. As to keeping my flag up under Sir James Graham,
no consideration on earth would have induced me to do it.
No Officer of honour and character is safe in his hands. 1
leave him now before the public, accused by me of wilfully
perverting my letters and goading me to risk her Majesty's
fleet. I have been refused redress by the Admiralty and
the Prime Minister, and I must trust to the generosity of
the people of England till peace enables me to fully state
my case.

THE EARL or CARLISLE left Grosvenor-place on
Monday en route to Dublin, to succeed the Earl of
SL Germans as Lord Lieutenant. His lordship has
resigned the presidency of the Royal Society of
Literature.

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