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

vaunt man, but he thought if his income was no more
than 8001. a-year, he should not be able to entertain
his friends in the manner he had done.—(Cheers, and
cries of " We hope you have laid up something ,for your
family.") Well be believed he had done that.—
(Laughter.) The Marshalman of the City, whose duty
it was to attend on the Lord Mayor only, were better
paid in proportion to their situations in life than the
Chief Commissioner would be, if he had only 8001. a-
year.—( Hear, hear.) He should therefore vote for
the 1,0001. a-year.
Mr. ADKINS was one of those who thought 8001. a
year sufficient, and he considered that the members of
that Court would not act justly towards their consti-
tuents if they voted in favour of a larger sum.
Mr. Hooaa would vote for the smaller sum. The
Court must recollect that a Chief Commissioner was
not the choice of the Corporation, but had been forced
upon them.
Mr. ASHURST supported the proposition for giving
1,0001. a-year to the Chief Commissioner, considering that
that sum was not too large, when it was recollected the
great quantity of care that was required at his hands to
protect the vast property of the citizens of London.
He considered, however, that the recommendation of
the Committee that the Commissioner should reside in
the City should not be acceded to, but that it should be
left to the Magistrates to determine, when they had seen
how the system worked. If the Court required him
to reside constantly in the City, he would have a most
onerous situation, as he would by that means he un-
able to go out of town at all. If the recommendation
of 1,0001. a-year was adopted, it would in effect be
only giving him 750/. a-year. De would move, in case
the amendment was negatived, that the Court should
agree to that part of the Report that recommended a
salary of 1,0001. alear, and disagree with that which
required him to reside in the City.
Mr. DAvissolv considered that 1,000/. a year was
not too much to enable the Chief Commissioner to
keep up his station in society.—(Hear, hear, hear.)
He was opposed to leaving it with the Lord Mayor and
Alderman to decide upon a residence, because he
thought the Commissioner ought permanently to reside
in London, and ought to be compelled to resort to the
Lord Mayor and Aldermen for leave of absence, the
reason for which leave of absence should be recorded.
Deputy CORNEY considered that the Committee had
fixed upon the salary o n the ground that it was abso-
lutely necessary the Commissioner should reside in the
City.--(Hear, hear.) The question of residence ought
to be settled before tlae amount of salary was fixed
upon. The Commissioner, in all probability,
would not be able to get a House at a rent lower than
150/. a year, but he thought the better way would be
to agree to the Report of the Committee as it stood—
(Hear, hear)-1,000/ m year, considering that the rent
of a suitable residence mould have to be paid out of it.
It was said there would not be much trouble or
anxiety attached to the office, but he thought the Com-
missioner would have ma immensity of trouble ; be-
cause every gentleman who had had any thing to do
with the old watch, and every Common Councilman
who watched over the interests of his constituents,
would always be bothering and wishing to have
a finger in the management of the police.—(A
Therefore he hoped, when every thing was
considered, the Court would agree to the report.
Mr. LAWRENCE thought the question of residence
ought to be kept distinct from the question of salary. The
Commissioner ought to reside in the neighbourhood of
Guildhall, and he should like to know where a residence
in that neighbourhood could be got for 1501. a-year ?
The sum of 1,0001. a-year ought to be voted first for
the salary, and then the question of residence could be
discussed.
Mr. BRIDGE was of opinion that 800/. a year would
be sufficient if the Commissioner did not provide him-
self with a residence.—( Hear.)
The LORD MAYOR had a very strong feeling on this
subject, and if the Court did not agree to the amend.
I ment he should not vote for the Report of the Commit-
tee as it then stood. lie thought 8001. a year quite
sufficient for a Commissioner of the Police of the City,
and he thought so on this ground, that Colonel Rowan
and Mr. Mayne, who had had the working out of the
police for ten or twelve years, with 4 or 5,000 men
under their control, and bad bad innumerable difficulties
to contend with, had, in the first instance, only 8001.
a-year. Government had only been able to increase
their salaries to I,WO/. a-year, in consequence of the
extension of their jurisdiction to fifteen miles round the
metropolis. Re was confident that hundreds of gentle-
' men, quite as competent to fill the office as Colonel
Rowan or Mr, Mayne, would be perfectly satisfied with