New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-07
For The Tribune.
The Cirr Police.

;scr of December 5th, and l fully agree with you
that q Police is wanted to take the place OF the
present Watchmen, Constables, &c. saw, dur
ing some years residence in London, the effect OF
The new Police established by Sir Robert Peel;
and think one on that plan for this city would
not be far from the best. The necessity OF keep
ing them on duty at all hours is unquestionab!e
The plan of Mr. ArwELL has good features
but dislike that which seems to take the 70
lice from the control of the chief executive officer
of the city. I think that he should have the con-
troll of the Executive Departments, with power
10 appoint and remove all the heads OF Depart
ments, and be held responsible for the complete
enforcement of the laws; and the superintendent
OF each Department should have power to re-
move his subordnates, and be himself removed if
the duties Of his Department are not properly
performed. The Executive and Legislative tunc-
tions of every Government should be totally sep
arate and in different hands; but the plan seems
to aim at making the Police appointments the
function of the Council.
| You say: "The Committee recommend the
payment of $1,000 salary to each member OF the
calculated to ensure more prompt and faithful
discharge of the duties of the Office What pre-
sumption it is to imply that there is any want oil
justice in the pubc's accepting the gratutous SER
vice OF Councnen They are not compelled TO
serve; and men enough ready and wiling to
do it from motives of public feeling, or for per-
sona distinction. As to the statement that the
duties would be better done, it may be true; bat
| Heaven save US from men who would not do all
duties without salary after they bad voluntarily
accepted the Office; and let our own coed sense
show US that such as fail in this are not TO De
trusted in any case.
But if these salaries are to be paid, let US have
better men : one thousand dollars each for such
inferior men as we now have. is enormous. |
would rather pay them that sum to lei public az
fairs alone; for a worse Municipal Government
do not know of. Suppose them to meet weekly
and that their irregular and committee services
are equal to the regular meetings; this pay would
be ten dollars per annum besides carriage mrs.
lunches, tea, dinners, segars, and chance to give
their friends Offices and jobs-too much pay tor
men who have allowed the streets to remain reek-
ing with poisonous filth, encumbered with ali
kinds of trumpery and disturbed by all kinds of
noise.
But let us have the Police, if we can get it;
and let the officers of it do the duties of Street
Inspectors, and see to tho execution of all laws
relating to the streets.
Your obedient servant, J. X. +.
Tho Cbrorirla rpbBl<e
for 'cumbering our columns with notices of the
Geological Lectures of Dr. SMITH, " who,' says
| that oracle, without any knowledge Of tho laws
of movement of the universe, of the active spirtu
al agents by which the Divinity modulates, resu
lates and governs matter INDUCES in the crudest,
widest conecturcs and specuatons, and with the
most positive self.sulhciency utters conclusions
concerning the mightiest questions of material
equilibrium" L. another column the Chronicle
publishes humbug story (exploded some weeks
snce) about highly important changes in the Solar
System-Changsin the Earth's Ecliptic-Variation
in the latitude of the North Star-Elevation ofthe
poles Of Venus-eccentricies of the planet Hers
cheIl-Conhagratio of Saturn, &c. &c. Whose
columns are numbered most?
G From all the information we have been able
to obtain in relation to the infamous outrage al.
lcdged to have been committed on the person OF
a young female on Saturday evening at groggery
in Broadway, we are fully satisfied that the con-
duct of Alderman Crolius has been most praise
worthy He promptly caused the arrest of the
keeper of the house and others implicated, and
exerted himself to make humane provision for the
girl. Moreover, we understand that this man
Dingle is summoned to appear before Alderman
Crous and his Honor the Mayor this morning
when without doubt his license will be taken from
him and the house closed 1t may not be improper
to add that Dingle received his license from Aid.
Shaler.
Blow FROM AN ANGRY ELEPHANT.-As Mr.
Charles Howe, one of the attaches of the menage-
ric in Christe-street, near Bayard, rear of the
Amphitheatre, No. 81 Bowery, was urging the
Elephant to change his position, in order to ac-
complish his purpose he pricked the animal with the
pitch-fork. The beast becoming enraged, struck
Mr.. Howe heavy blow on the breast with his
trunk, knocking him against the wall nsensibe,
and bleeding him freely. Mr.. Howe was unable
for some hours to speak and great fears were en-
tertained for his recovery.
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT LosT.-Thc Louisville
Journal of the lst, announces The burning of the
steamboat Gen. Pratte on her passage up, 10 miles
below Memphis. She was burned to the waters
edge-no lives lost. She had 800 deck passengers
on board, mostly Germans. The books and a good
deal of moaey were destroyed The iron chest was
saved. which contained about Sl7 900. belopsiBg