The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-22 00:00:00

CITY WATCH.

Mr. Alderman VENABLES moved, " That it be
referred to the Watch Committee to consider the
present state of the ward-constables and street-
! keepers of this city, the manner in which they per-
form their duty, and to report whether any and
what alteration or improvement can be made in re-
spect thereof." He said that, so general was the
necessity felt of some change in the city police, that
he should have confined himself merely to reading
the motion and submitting it to the Court, had not
many inquiries been put to him whether it was not
his intention to introduce the new police. He cer-
tainly would be the last person to give authority to
any power to interfere with the privileges of the
city; and he believed that the city police.would be
snperior to the new police, after the alterations he
should propose. should be effected. The worthy
Alderman, after describing the present state of the
city police, said that his proposition would be to get
rid of all, or nearly so, of the ward constables, be-
cause, under the present system, they did nothing.
He would have an adequate number of additional
constables placed under the controul Of the Magis-
trates, and arranged on a better system. The pre-
sent expense of the city police was certainly frighten-
ing; but, under the altered system, he believed that
expense would be saved to the city, and a more ade-
quate police supplied.
Mr. S. DrxoN said he should extremely regret to
see a military police in the city. We had not, he
hoped, come to that yet.—(Hear.)
Mr. TICKNER thought the worthy Alderman only
intended to introduce a more simple, more efficient,
and more economical system of police.—(Hear.)
Mr. Alderman WOOD said, that from all his ob-
servation he had come to the conclusion that a more
inefficient police than the city police did not exist in
any great commercial city. Some of the officers
were now being paid 21. and 31. a-week, who were
not worth 1/. In coming to this Court to-day, he
found the streets in his way thronged with people,
anxious to witness the funeral of Sir T. Lawrence;
but from Whitehall to Somerset-house, and from
Somerset-house toTemple-bar, the greatest regularity
and order was preserved by the exertions of the new
police, but on passingTemple-bar,he declared he could
not see, though he looked on all sides, any officers
till he reached Bridge-street, where he met two; but
Ludgate-hill was in such confusion, with carts and
waggons on each side, that he was detained there a
quarter of an hour. s s

Mr. DIXON asked whether the city police had had
orders to. attend ?

Mr. Alderman WOOD—AII of them printed
orders.

Mr. E. TAYLOR supported the statement of Mr.
Alderman Wood, but thought that the Aldermen
were to blame for the neglect of the day police, for
it was under their orders.

Mr. Alderman WOOD said, that the day police

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