The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-26 00:00:00

Am& 49 IO 041.17, ai Guildhall.
J. Colburn, Podding-lute, tisk-salesman, from Sept. 5 to
Sept. 19, at
BA? KRUPTCI ES SUPERSEDED.

H. Borgem, HWatioshant, fader.
W: Whittington, Perry Barr, klandivorth, Stafurdsbire,
fanner.
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F. Pena, jaw "Wnlthanisrow, Esses4 plumber. Sept. 14.15.
4, at GuildMa 1. Atiernies, Mesas. Romeo sad sofa
Crown-court. A Ider,gatetstreet.
V; Lear, Strand. brubb.inatter, Ant. 19, Sept. 10, Ott. fi; at
GniMUD. Attorney, Me; Briggs, Eseasotreet. Strata..
T. Mural', Holyhead. mailer/ea. luabeePer. Sept- 21. 44.
Oct. 6, as for 'Talbot Inn, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Attaraies,
Maws. .'Mast sod ea.Mire-mak Teak* g sod ihitan.
k send Ms. ativesnbury. •
M. linehlaad. Bayswater, victualler. Sept. 3, 14. Oct. 6.
at Goildh.lll. Attorney, Mr. llbbiasnit. Half Moothatreet,
Piccadilly.
It. Ker, Kimestan-apos-Hell, merchant, Sept. 7, S. Oct. 6,
at the Ong and Ouck Tasere, Kingston-open-Hull Attornic,,
Messrs. Rinser And Co. Bartlete..bseildines. Holborn.
J. Wnketteid, City-road, builder.. Aug. V. Sept. IV, Oct. 6,
nt Attorney, Mr. Garter, Lord Mayor's Coact
Office, Royal Excl,nose.
E: Marshall, Adlington, Kent, favor, Sept. 7, P, Oct. 6.
at theGuiklatsll. Casterbory. Attornies, Mr. Mono Canter-
bury ; and Messrs. Itracertod Cu. Surrey-w.reet, Strand.
Thnettgond, Strand, dealer. Ang. 29. Sept 11, Oct. 6.
at Oniidhall. /Wormy, Mrs. Dickias, Cook's court, Carey-
street, Liwrola's.lan. •

Total .... 12,270 13 1
The establishments of the seven offices and that of the Thames
nod .Rivec Polite, vary in newly partieoters ; but yaw Com-
mittee refer generally to the Appendi z•for the details of toe
same.
- in contrasting the expenees of•the How-street oire is the
years 0114, 1813, 1816. and. 11117 a jib those which were is-,
curved in 1796. your Committee Observe that the salaries of the
Magistrates have Steen augmented and several new officers ap-
pointed, the propriety of which :bey bytes means intend to dis-
pute; bat as die expellee of this other is prodigious, they re.
commend the attention of 6nvernenent to be drawn to the stab-
;eel. Yotir Committee examined varies. Magistrates of the
diferest Police Eatabli homilies whom they summoned before
them, is respect to also attendance at the respective °three at-
curdieg to the roles and regulations prescribed in the 54th .f the
King, chap. 57 ; and though that sate dance alien not beat all
t tne.sereetable either to the spirit or letter of the Act, yet they
feel it to be their duty to slate, that it seems to be substantially
good.
Sir N. Comma. the Chief Magistrate of the Bow-street office,
communicates daily will the Secretary of State for the Horne
Department, as do tne Magistrates of the other offices. on all
matters of deep public interest; and they all make a monthly
return of the informations received, and of persons cm/snaffle*
and discharged at their respective offices. Al use Mae time i;
appear. evident to your Committee, from the examination of
chi. Magistrate, that little or no communicatioo takes place be-
tween sae difereni PoliceoSces, upon any -regular system._
They all act independently of each when. except where special
rersice ca:l4 for a general co-operation; and Sir Nathaniel
Comet actinism ledges that is Individual cases. such a cnnimotsi-
elision dots sot take ..la e, though it soul Ibe highly advise-.
tageons for the prevention of crime and the appieheasion of
criminals
litter Committee examined sevens' of the Magistrates wpm
the roprie• v • I eaabluaring what has been termed 14 Central
Board of Po ice, which would correspowl with all parts of the
kinguom, ;towel! as with the diferent minor estob.whinents in
the metropolis. Nano very plausible reae.as were adduced to
deasoasarate the advantage of tech Si plan, and your Committee
are aware that one praposi ion of a Filmier nature was se.
commended by the Was& and Ward Comovieee in 1812. Bus,
upon a careful eternisation of all the arguments in f moor of
this plan. your Committee are of .oeiniou that it would not be
'advisable to adopt sorb a ineasore. since 4sy far the greater,
llibirdver of tamers eammil ed are undoubtedly not of a very,
serums nature; a.tl shut those which include the more enormous
offences :treat present rapidly published rind ciicuinted, by the
&areal press, the correspondence of Magistrates, nod the ilso
and Cry Police Gaul..
Sir V. Conant iafortaed your Committee, that however plait-
Ode dais plan might seem, yet if adopted, a cloud would he
throe o owe. all the Iran actions of the Police. and the few im-
portant cases visitor:A by the member of iodeSnite commuuica--
1 ions. At the same time, sour . ommittreare of opinion, that
within the Mrtropoli., tier.re the 'Magistrates separate at roar
o'clock tram their ...Teeter.. offices. a conen-ni• anon might
he sent to eels of the varin.. diarges that bad been made be-
fore them, and their resells; so that when the Magistrates attend
again at their respective offices, they would all have laid before
them the Polite transactions °, the Metropolis of that day.
The Poll" Faiairlishment of the City of London has been set
forth in the iteport of Isl 2 above alluded to, and has received,
w hot it well merits great commendation ; for the derail the Com-
mittee refer to the evidence of Mr. Huldsworth, who filled dor
situation of Upper Marshal fur 18 or 19 years; and since the
period a ben it amt the object of so much commendation by a,
former Committee, it has been rendered more efficient by the
exertions of the late Lord Mayor. M. the Fame time youe
Coontnittee have received information. which satisfies them, that •
even in the City, where the machinery of the Police is beuere
adapted for the pre. entitle and discovery of crimes than in the
other parts of the Metropoli., great attunes have prevailed t.nd
' still continue to prevail. which require aU the exertions of the
Magistracy to c 'rect. They have learnt, however. with
satisfaction. that at preeent DO practical itienovenience arises
from the esclusive jurisdiction of the City of London ; but that
very facility is allorded. by Me eltignitrates of all the districts
1 hroughout the Metropolis, fur the apprehension toad detection
of e. tutorials.
CLERK .—boar Committee have learnt, that a
practice has long esisted in this branch of the Police
Establishments, for the clerks in same of the offices to
act as solicitors. In Bow-street they ere at present
permitted to appear as prosecutors; and its this office
1815 1816 1817
your Committee have found, to their astonishment,thst
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£.1462
4,96001 £Q6.25 an esti* clerk has been employed, paid bythe Pub.
3528 3529 f. 1538 tie, to execute that business which was neglected to
5123 I 3296 1i643 be performed by the regular officers. Mr. Staffordt
3119 SlB5 3300 the ch
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4011; 3;66 s. ,:, ief clerk, is clerk also of the indictments on
3035 I 3194 9334 the Home Circuit, and at the Middlesex g 1 011 b.
II 35181 3752 2539 on account of the duties of the first situotion, he is
se I 24,374 s t.t3,034 ~782 %joy absent entirely from his office eight weeks during the
year ; and as there are eight Sessions annually, each
There must he added. besidei, to this the expense of the Po-
lice Establishments of the Metropolis:— taking some weeks, ho must be the greatest part of
14. The Ilarse Patrols, which amounted in his time absent from Bow-street. Mr. Thomas, who
1814 to ....... .6.367 6 t I 1816 to ....... .ems 6 6 0
1916 to ..I_, .. 6689 16 CI I 1817- 10 ... ... 774 u i 6 was second clerk at the period of your Committee's
• 24. The Thames Police, which in enquiry, from a bad state of health, rarely attended
11t14 was ...,... .CfllB7 16 9 1816 wasthe office. Mr. Keene, the third clerk, attended
1815. .......- 6775 12 6I 1817 ... ...... ‘78371 193
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Together, making the whole cost of the various Police Of. regularly but two days in the week ; it is therefore
t• flees to amount in clear so your Committee, that if the duty were per-
-1814 Co
ISIS
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.... 51.726 6 2 formed at all, it was principally done by the extra
From tais must he eobtriatited the receipt ,
of mosey arising clerk, and that therefore the employment of three
from fees, ohich, from the different Police Offices. not ioclud-
iele Bow-street, aostaimed, in clerks is an unnecessary expenditure of the public
1814 to „....... .0272 11 11 11816 to ....... ,e 4966 6 9 money, unless the principle be adopted of making
1815
Leaving io 1614 /49.618 PI b 1 UM • lCB5'6lB 13 8 cure. If the► whole time of two clerks was g 4.4011 to
181 A 44.151. 6 6 11817 47,361 U 8
to be provided for out of the Public Treasury. the COllOl6llll of the office, your Committee see no
Th. ii•tabliamiew of Boss-toriet monists of three Jamie reason why they should not be fully adequate in
'rates, she chief tor whom is Sir N.Curiant. with a salary orlitVl.
per annum ; the two others having 6u(3. each. One Ch of ,
perform all the duties for which tier are now paid
Cleat et 9141. with 681. as k.diter of the Hoe oistf t; fel Offset*,; uy the Public •; and they ate of opinion, OM' the'...
and on, per week from the Pairole Eoablishmeta ; Total.llll. lacy- now paid to the Nerds ellsrk, stud the foreleg" I
' pet anima. lielend Clerk,. 1741. per monim, and alas. a-week ~,end,ure of .
the these othercierks, contrasted with
from theitame,: .20,1. Third clerk 1311. prr ann. and 6.. from „ . ,
the same, 1491. Eight officers, at one guinea per week • and toff tlawa‘eine itipetots by which they sire 'ethane.
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thr"°l Ikm- he"l's ad"""4I "SI per mists- each. fin at- 'fated, are proofs of a western, Upien4ll4llfP of money,
leadaoce.pa the ito.al. Intaily. 1 nirteeu Conductor: of the .• - .- .
Nitride IS sle. Wed: Pi sist• at ',is. ed. pie lion each. Office...wilfCli reveres to be corrn44. You* Comtnittee I
keeper, . . afol hulikektlfikuro t3l- -ustutt4. two door- -cannot 1)ot think the Magistrittis of yaw-street cell-
keepers, at 15c. per week; ;pa jailer& our t.if„. tfit'othet at Astinate for their tieglirence,- ht leffl>ritig this shut
ls. dine; ode ansistant.mesenxer. as 70. &We; cineetsties at
of • . . . .
at a50w5,44419N10.0*. pc4 San* i tiwary,ii% . 49 Iffnit
on to 111. Sif.'Sroffild od Mr. Kr'
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_.ice of suffering the clerks of the iiiffeteot our
to act ea-solicitors, eaites in severe, of Ilse PAlite
Establishments; it is, however, stated to be attelltded
with no neglect of their other dories, sad cense.,
illicitly with no public inconeestimares yet asnpeo..
ing a door to much abase, and being liable tdvotejt
.negligent habits end inattention to official duty,
-Committee...re of opinion that the system is objet.'
Atonable, and ought to be discontinued. There cad.
properly exist no reason why the clerks of the Pointe-
offices should practise as solicitor. • thr,Magistridee
who preside there, not being ptesuid tti be ie *set
of their advice: and it never could be in cowietnplito
lien of the Legislature to usable the Goverstieksit SO
,place any man, with any qualification, in It., kits.
.stioa of Police Magistrate, salerled by the Pot)ligo
awhose due ezecetion'of official duty was to-be secured
by the law knowledge of his clerk.
Mr. Colquhoan, who presides over the esteldish.
.rent of Queen.sqoate, spot) being a•ite,l, if, lode.
pendently of the personal character of this chief
"dark, it was to be considered as a disadraniage.to the
busied. of his various offices, that the clerks .troold
be emplayed as allornies replied, that rf ease
man Out had sot a strong sprite of dot) (40 many
may not hare) it would certainly be a disadraotage.
But your Committee see no reason 'why this woos
sense of duly should be generally felt, or this en-
(rental:my strtee of preferring, al all times, the
public interest to their own, he eattected to be found
in the class of persons who officiate as clerks in the
Police-offices.

Your Committee however feel the !greatest ohjeo.
thins to the practice at Bow-street, end in some at
the other offices, where the clerks act as saunters to
parties isiag in their own office; they cannot ire*.
gine a system Liable to greeter abuse. indepewderall
of the encouragement thereby afforded to aireinail
prosecutions, it is evident that the business of the
person who sought public justice, and employed one
of the clerks of the office where he was seeitaft,
mould he forwarded sooner, and bee complaints limed
.with a greater disposition to attend to them, thin
e stranger bad been employed as his attorney. The
Magistrates unconsciously might be led to favour
nue party more than another ; and cases may be
supposed (and they are by no means improbable.)
where to harass an enemy might be the ohjeet of a
prosecution, and where persons might be repeatedly
remanded for further elimination, a practice et
alarming frequency : where, if the accused is com.
mitterl, as is most commonly the case, to Tothill or
Cold 133 th-fields, he is loaded with irons, end per•
baps at last committed for trial without any pagoda..
lion of conviction. The clerks draw the informs.
lions ; and Sir N. Conant admits, that the Ma.
gistrates conpult these identical clerks as to their le•
gal construction ; so that it appears they are con•
stantly called upon to decide upon the legality or
illegality of documents prepared by themselves...-.
Several Magistrates of the other offices, when esor
mined upon this subject. appeared to feel strongly
the manifest impropriety of this practice : sod Mr.
Evince stated, that he should consider it his duty as
Magistrate, not to allow it.
Your Committee refrain from assigning other rea•
sons, which have occurred to them, against this
practice. They are happy to find it is riot genets!,
throughout the offices; and they trust, those who
have the power of correcting this evil, will lose no
time in so doing.
PARISI! OFFICERS.-•-•YOur Committee refer gene.
rally to the Report which was made on this subject
in the year 1812, by a Committee of she House, en.
titled" A Report on the Nightly Watch and Police
of the Metropolis." That Report enters fully into
the detail of this branch of Police, and seta forth am
law, and the practice under the law, of the parishes
of the Metropolis. Not withstanding various changes
%ere suggested by that Committee, none hate" beet►
efscsed.

The system. such as it was, still remains. Though
your Committee may not concur in all the projects
whicio are there set forth, refit appears to them to Os
most espedieht to make e'me immediate alteration in
the general mode of conducting the infe for Depart..
want of the pollee

There seems to 1)0 wanting altogether. in the west&
ern division of the Motropotit. an o.nity of proceed.
iag, or that depPodeoc• of parte on Path wise*, with.
out which no wp:l.c,postitated and elficieot irsteen of
Police can be ez,.eeted.
ThP offices of high conatol.lo mod constable, are
duties of labour performed without reward'; and par-
sons ate selected to gtl thou'. oho, who -termer. be
their other qualifies:norm, kire no motive beyond
mere pohlic duty to discharge foteistairi 0,0 aiktunus
end troubletwitte offices with which they are itoe-ted.
Complaint% have hers made 1., %oar Committee, of
the inadequacy of the allowaticvs which sits law& to
tote infreier ent. :tshlip, for 101 l of Oise mood oltittitlaneft
vg on Ilse dilmint &Woos and Uoute ; tad a lions of
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re Open this siihjwct ; but thew artargeinents
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olough-Street office and the Thames P-liae,
persnas repaiarly and dillgently perform the I
rif clerksP and ere neither Solicitor§ hit' N. Orkill
iewhere,•elearl).deninnstrste that 'no diSrelty
tically.fnand ia findint people to hold these
site on, the silaii•l allotted to ilium. Mt.
too instil?e hie appointment NS a secoiidorytko.
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In that of i practising solicitor ; jof 14 is efts
hat no official ditty is sell. and cheertelly pee.
I, if the permis elteeniing it does,notteiropiny
1 force i)f big ability and-good, will is it phi- '• I
ice; and your enanunittee. would lepielee Ikea
be em difficulty in. fisithug is the iltlittoill, . 1
mi.lie well qualified for-thele,4leatioasuaaJeitee
old them, who ovoid be lei is heft. WO 46,111111Pir
Ilse regaritations at the offices alitimmr.Thie
:e of suffering-the clerks of the ili6eto4o44*
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