New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-01

PgLIcE CoMaIssIeEsRs-THF JAPAgssE DoSA
TIoS.-Tnn Commissioners of Police met az ususl yes
terisy afternoon and accepted the resignation
patro,rran Barnet of the Fifth Ward
4 communication was received from General Sdoer-
intendent Kennedy in regard to tina sum of $I3,750
presented TO the Metropolitan Police force by the
,Jspaatse Embassy. Il will be remembered that the
ambassadors presented the of $40 600 to he dis
trlbutsG among the police Of tia Cities of NewYork,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, si375O Of
which was awarded to the police of this city. The
amount was forwardo&to the Mayor, and by lis Ex-
ceaency transferred to the Commissioners of Police,
who placed it in the Ands of superintendent kennedy
to make such disposition of it appeared in his judg
mem most proper. Ar. Kennedy hes had the matter
unc er confederation Hr the last month or sz weeks
during which time he has been greatly pesered and
annoyed by policemen and Anonymous letters evidently
enanatpg from policemen, makisg inquiFiss az to
what disposition would be made CT the money Tns
general feeling among the police as large that it
should be divided equally among The members Of the
sorce which would give zach msa aboat s.. To this
objections rsised ii was leoatsnded that those
who hsd nothing 10 do with the parades, not
duty the occasion, could jusly presans any
claim. Some thought il should 5e divided among the
squad or men VINO were d-taDs1 az u D0dy-gCtFQ 20
the JapsDese aGdlwbo were or duty light and day.
but to this there great otiactions Then il
proposed to buy ~ lot of cloth and present each
in the force with anoughfor ga overeoat but nobody
wanted oveicost, aud this prrject fell through.
The Superintendent gave a the paas offered for the
division OF the money due confederation and finally de-
cided upon creating fund Ger he beasf. Of tie most
worthy men 10 the force. Several letters were also
submttt j. IN which the opi ion expressed tlat the
views Of the Embassy woald be arsweredby creating
fund a employing ita earnings .or the benefit Of the
force. IN accordance will the suggestions Of the Su
perinteDdent she following resolutions adopted:
Resosed Tbi the donston Of the paue9e Embassy the
Metropolitan Police shall Constitute fund 10 be called tho
Jspan.se her Fund and shat the be Invested by the
Contrner Of t City Of Neyfork the Controller Of the CITY q
the shall deem Fped and tAai the officers
said shall be the Trustees of sais fund.
sored That from tue LEONE OF the japanese Merit Fand
the. hn DO paid By the tes thereof in November Of zach
dre1phted ~ the Board Pofe in ahe hereinafter
provided.
ae,ord That the Board Of Pehee H. on the Is. OF tovem-
Der 1861 nd the LIST Of Nov sber zach ths<eaeS
osJne ys ending Novsmber 1861 have bet discharged thea
duty:
o1aGsp,ain of rplise. ........... ...f.......s9o
30 oeIfeahts ...i 'ss'.'.s -
and tbs Trustees Of tas Jspssee Merit Fnnd viii hereupan psy
TO tia Captains OF Police d<signsted the sum Of
each 81 t1o Sergsans the OF - 10 each OF we Ps'
the Of eAd II the OF the said uhu "
not sufficient to Pay the aforementioned then the
shtl pay the ocers drsignsd the ratio Of the ooh
awarded 10 the actual revenue Of sad fund