The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-17
The London Police system.

tdheh tue HDerty 10 make the lollOWnS dDetIdct vi
| the London police SYSTEM from proper authority.
Its simplicity and completeness in detail, comnends
| Its introduction here and your independent pa
per has evlnced proper interest IN this remodelng
| OF our rotten police system, | have no doubt you
will give this communication publicity, and thereby
draw the attention OF the proper authoriilesto tie
| subject
| Ii was not till the year 1929 that London was
provided with an organized system OF police. Pre-
vious TO that, each parish managed its own consa-
bulary. consisting principally of night-watchers !;
the little protection given to the public IN the day
time was from few officers attached to the police.
or more properly known as " Bow street runners"
The rapid increase OF London from lSl2 TO lS2o and
OF crime in the same ratio, drew the serious alien
ton of the public to the matter, and their legsIa.
ture took the matter in hand bill was framed by
Sir Robert Peel plan OF Capitalization was esta-
| blished its management withdrawn from the Sc
| veral parishes and vested IN two commissioners at
central office. It's expenses are betrayed by TAX
and the fines obtained by magistrates from different
| offenders, appropriated TO the same purpose-
The total cost of the establishment in 1929 amount
| ed 20 G22i ,9S3 This great reform land where
| has there been one that has not y at FIRST retwh
considerable opposition, and was looked upon
| with much suspicion. IL had truly somewhat
| the appearance OF an oiganIZed military force,
and might s4 pa personal hSsly an an
nathan, very watchful Of. Loud complaints arose
from every parish of forcing them to collect The
rates Without having the pleasure OF disburslng
| them Then again their ancient privileges OF APP
pointing small officers such as watchmen, &c, like
our own, so well known for their inofiensiveness
that they would hardly modest burglar, or inter.
| rupt midnight frolc, was taken from them. A
| very short experience OF Its workings, however,
proved how groundless was all this opposition and
fear and it not in existence year before its
advantages were acknowledged even by those who
| had opposed its introduction. Considering II as an
| untried experiment. it worked well from the first
and 1t will here IN this city, the experiment be
| fairly tried Opposition it must encounter, but 1t
will always be open to Improvement Is It's detects
| In 1910, the body consisted of commissioners,
| inspecting superintendent general superintendent,
II local superlntendents, 70 inspectors. $40 SER
geants $50 constabes of the first class 2527 of the
| second, and 269 Of the third-tolal number OF the
force, 34S6. The metropolis is apportloned OIL IN
divisions, and company OF policemen attached TO
EACH equal in numbers to the wants OF the locality.
Each member of the police is dressed in an uniform
to distinguish them from the private citizen; he is
armed with short staff. The whole city and lis
environs are paraded night and day: Independent
of the men thus employed, certain number are
attached to each station as messengers and war,
rant officers. There is likewise body OF
mounted officers to keep guard of the remote boun-
dairy of the metropolitan jurisdiction, and Likewise
there is al Aquatic Police in boats, to look after
the vast amount of valuable property floating the
Thames certain number Of very respectable
| and intelligent men have been recently selected to
| form body caed the detective police" This
latter arrangement was found to be much wanted;
for at the outset they not being acquainted with all
the resources of the thorough thefcatcher, and the
bribery and corruption incidental to the old system,
the result was, that many crimes OF the deepest
dye, remain to this day undatected. Its members
do not always appear IN Their uniform. There are
cases where the ends OF justice would be Frustrated
were the officers to- beray their presence BY their
| uniform. II an offence be committed in his pre-.
sence he captures the delinquent on the spot, and
takes him to the station house, makes his charge TO
the inspector, who confines the offenders to be
| taken before magistrate at the next sitting -
Should they perceive any dagger impending ts the
public peace In any particular spot, the force IN the
neighborhood is increased. Now what is 10 pre-
vent our city fathers taking the details OF the Lon
police for guide to give us system as complete,
though not so extensive, which is by no means re-
quired, considering the difference OF the population
OF the two cities! ltmus ultimately come, orsome-
thing akin othe safety OF our lives and property
| already require 1t. IL. u. G.
New YORK, July ID, 1913.
FROM THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS Western
| Mssourian Of the LIST instant says:-" Per John
| Richard, CBurgeols,o who left Fort Platte, on
Larmy's Fork, on the 7th of May, and arrived here
last Thursday evening, we have been furnished with
| the following items of news, which may be regard
| ed as authentic:
| "a party of Sioux, consisting of about three hun
| Shell, had already left to fight the Pawnees;
and another war party, to the number Of one thou
sand five hundred to two thousand Sioux, were soon
| to proceed against the Crows and Snakes.
ga war party OF KanZas Indians had attacked
party of Pawnees, and killed three Of their number
Three Pawnees had escaped to Sir William Drum
mund Stewards party, and were protected by them
from their pursuers. Mr. Richard met the latter
party on tie Big Sandy.
'Mr Richard also met the Oregon Company
They were near the waters OF the Big Blue, (about
$50 miles distant from this place,) were all well,
l and getting along smoothly-having experienced no
difficulty except in crossing the Kanzas river. where
they sunk their b1at, and came near drowning Sc.
| veral women and children The party consists OF
900 persons, having l2l wagons, and ,967 head OF
cattle"
| FROM THE ARKANsAs--The Western Miss0uran
states that they have intelligence by Mr.. Garrett,
| who left the Little Arkansas on the 22d ult. The
| st. Louis Republican gives the following details -
| Colonel Warfield who still remains upon the Mex
| lean side of the Great Arkansas, had attacked a
hunting party Of Mexicans-killed five or six Of
| them, and taken fifteen OF their horses. The hun
tiers rallied, however, retook their horses and
carried off all the animals belonging TO their assa
ants. Wartields company was then dlsbanded, and
the men were lettering in small squads in the vlcini-
| y OF Bent's Fort. This information was obtained
| by Mr.. Garrett from Charles Bent.
| The traders who left here some weeks ago, were
encamped on Cow Creek, which stream so
much swollen as to prevent their crossing. Cover.
nor Armjo, accompanied with large detachment
of troops, was expected TO receive the traders as
soon as they should have crossed the Great Arkan-
sas, 10 escort them to Santa Fe. il was supposed
that no information had been received there rela-
| tive to the. intended Texan expedition
| The convoy of United States dragons that accom-
panied the traders to Cow Creek, were srlll in the
vicinity. A small detachment under Captain Boon,
| were encamped on the Little Arkansas, observing
| the movements OF the Indians, and was robbed one
night oil twelve horses, by predatory band Of Osa-
| ges. few Gays after, Captain Boon's company
came up with small party OF Osages having in pos
| session one Of his horses-ihe Dragons recovered
the horse and took the guns, &c. be onging 20 the
Indians, which they intended to retain until the
| naming eleven horses should have been restored -
| The Indians had not returned them when Mr.. Gar
| nett LETT.
Capt. Bent is now on his way to this place, with
| some twenty wagons, and will be here within
| week or ten days.-S. Louis Republican.
EXTRAORDINARY MIRAeE-BRIa VIM ASH, Oh
| July, 1913, 10 p. M-Being at anchor OIL the Phi
| grims, River 81. Lawrence, to wait the tide-hne
| weather and light wind, was called to by our M
| lot Vim Rnssell- saving there was q ship sailing