The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-05 00:00:00

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The LORD MA volt said the only course he had to
pursue was to call upon Mr. Pritchard to bring up the
Report of the Corporation Inquiry Committee. Mr.
Pe‘vtre.s might then move an amendment, and the ease
would then be ripe for the decision of the Court.
Mr. PRITCHARD moved accordingly ; hut as he un-
derstuod the police business pressed, he had no wish to
press it.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. PEWTRESS moved as an amendment, that the
Police Committee's Report be first considered.
The question was put, and the amendment agreed to
by a large majority.
Mr. KING thought there were many parties in the
Court who wanted to burke the consideration of the In-
quiry Committee. He moved for a division, btkt did I
not press the motion.
The Report of the Police Committee was then read.
It recommended that the Chief Commissioner should
be allowed a salary of 1,000/., and be required to reside
in the City.
Mr. Alderman VENAELES moved that the Report be
received and agreed to. The Committee had not had
much information laid before them to enable them to
judge of the fitting salary. They knew that though
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1,200/., that very lately they had only 8001.,
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mingham and Manchester, at both of which places the ,
Commissioner received a salary of 7001. ; but their
duties extended seven miles beyond the borough. The
Committee had considered the whole subject, and had
recommended the Court to allow the sum of 1,0001., be-1
cause they thought it necessary that the Commissioner
shoutd have his residence in the City. The only other
point of importance was the adding of the precincts to
the City for the purposes of police ; the most important
of them, no doubt, was the Temple ; hut the Committee
had no doubt of the power to add them, which was given
by the 59th section of the Act. He moved that the
Report be received and affirmed.
In answer to two Hon. Members, the worthy Alder-
man said the Metropolitan Commissioners had a house
provided, and one of them was in constant residence.
Mr. BRACE could not agree in the recommendation
of the Committee. He thought 1,000/. too much, and
would prove that the sum of 800/. would be quite ade-
quate for the duties attached to the office of Chief
Commissioner of Police for the City. They knew that
the area over which the duties spread, and the number
of men, were neither of them near so great as those
under the direction of the Metropolitan Commissioners,
and yet they were given a salary of only 800/., and that
by a Government that was not often charged with
any niggardly feeling. Let them fix it at 800/.,
and if the Corporation thought it not enough
they could easily raise it at any future period.
It appeared to hint that for 8001. a year, or even less,
they could get a gentleman of sufficient character
and respectability to fill the office. It should be
recollected that the Metropolitan Commissioners
entered on their duties under comparatively very
great disadvantages—the whole system was entirely
new. and they were obliged to organize every de-
partment ; whereas in their case everything was
cut and dry to the hands of their Commissioner.
It might be said that there were two Metropolitan
Commissioners ; but they should recollect that the