Evening star., 1864-12-10
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMlNrs TONIGHT.

the inimitable Dan Setchell (who has fully
recoyered) will appear as ''Biinky Brown"
Monday, Mr.. Seicheli's last appearance.
UANrRRBURY HALL-(fo to the Ca,terburv
to- night and hear the celebrated comic singer,
Tony Pastor Tony Las great reputation as
a singer and his sple ndid voice fully sustains
the reputation Miss Ida Parker an ID the Misses
CoIson are also doing good part in crowding
the hail this week.
OXFORD MUSIC HALL.-The Martinetti Fam
lily are still the rage At the Oxford, and will ap
pear again TO. night, when an attractive bill
will be ~ store for ,he lovers of mirth and mu-
sic.
SEATor hall This is the last night OF San
derson's Minstrels and fare well benefit OF
George Hail George is hard to beat, to say
the least of him, and we bes peak for him a fair
night and a full house.
NALEDTCTORY OF Observation-Disclosures"
B. WEBB-The late SuperinteDd dent of the
Metropolitan Police OF this District, VIM. B.
Webb, Esq delivered an interesting address
to the officers and members OF the department
On resignIDg his position as their chief, in
which he expressed his regret that circum-
stanCeS beyond his control had rendered it alb
solutely necessary that he should sever his
cor uection with that department, one with
wh ch ie was connected at Its organization, and
whiCi. he has seen progress until now, he was
proud 10 say, il was worthy, in every way, of
the labcr and care which had been bestowed
npon al. he said
"a reference TO the record OF our work for
the past three years will show that we have
not been idle during our existence as an insu-
tuition. In that perioa we have arrested 60 66i
Ters ems, within 8 fraction of the entire popu-
Iaton OF the city of Washington at the last
census We have had pass through our hands,
and have records 10 show what has become of
IT, SOS Al, nearly enough TO maintain the
entire Police department for three years to
come. Through our exertiOns fines have been
imposed amounting i'll all to 500, $50 81, as fol-
lows. in Washington, including part of the
county, S75,655 IS; in Georgetown, including
another part OF the county, ~, i3h 66, and for
violations OF the act ofiCongress foIbdding the
sale OF liquo TO soldiers, S5,773 13. find that
our records show eleven thousand nuisance
our exertions, and think il is safe to say as
many more have been attended to OF which no
record has been kept, making in all over tween.
ty thousand.
Mr Webb then referred To various duties,
xhe rigid performance of which, he said, would
Alone insure success in the operations Of the en-
tire department; which were to read frequently
and attentively the "Rules and Regulauons:"
10 deport themselves. both on and off of duty
30 as to reflect credit on the department.; to be
courteous and choice In their language with one
another; to be as brief as possible in their inter-
course with Citizens and strangers, as police
men were often drawn into difficulty by evil
minded persons; to be cleanly In person and
dress, so as TO command respect TO ne yer aban-
don their beats, and thereby expose lives and
property TO those dis posed TO prev upon them;
10 always respect their officers.
In conclusion, Mr.. Webb, requested that the
path OF his successor should be made as pleas
ant as was his, and recommended Mr.. Rich
ards as a gentleman sf integrity, honesty, IN
dustry and moral worth, and hoped that no de-
lection on their part would discredit the good
opinion of them that he had given to his sue
Cesscr.