Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-19

finds hiHlsef rated as IN ordinary constable
of the Fourth Glass, with 81 week pay.
The deductions for the superannuauon lund,
clothes, &c, leave him about les. ntu.. He
graduates through the Third aud Second
Glass until lie fluids himself in the Reserve
Second Glass, With deductions. When he
gets into the First Reserve, he will hnd
himself in recipe OF el Is. 81. week, the
highest pay flr private constable. 1t hels
uncommonly sharp, or can make his super
riors think he is he may ihsn bee lme a
divisional detective, with an extra si4pence
week. lie now waits for bis sergeancy
which will be worth TO him 81 0s. a week.
II he is lucky he may advance until he gels
as station sergeant 81 15., and II promoted
to the chief officer So us. 3D.. An ordinary
inspector of the Second class gets e2 5s. u.
week, and chief inspector three guineas
The best paid detectives are those OF Scot
land Yard itself, who receive e4 l6s, 3D.
A superintendent in his first year gels no
more, but his salary rises with every year
until the eleventh when he gets 20 l4s 81.
and a chance Of SOS per annum extra, good
service allowance.
Before the fourth class constable can rise
to the position Of superintendent, he Will
find great many obstacles 10 be surmount-
ed. Ii his education be bad, as ii to often
is, he will have to make it good at the eve
ming classes attached 10 most stations. lie
will have to be always in the way when his
sergeant wants him, TO be civil to his in.
specor, and intelligent before the magistrate
while conducting case. II he can succeed
in making clever capture, lie Will nnd
himself spoken ofin tine police reports as an
active and intelligent officer aud he may
consider himself on the right road.
The ranks are filed un by voluntary
enlistment, promotion goes by merit or,
at all events, by selection, seniority going
-. l. frfr uh not f.V
the highest grades are attain able by the
humblest constable il he be favored by the
stars. If the young man wants TO enlei
the force, he Will find that nothing more II
necessary than a knowledge Of reading an'
writing, a strong constitution, and goo'
character. After he has got his name IN
scrbed on roll Of porlentiOus length, gen
orally bearing tie names Of hundreds OF AZ
plicanls he will If he be sharp, assiduousl
busy himself in looking up some iuhuenc
which can get him taken out 1.-THE rans
and advanced at once over the heads oil hl
competitors Having pusssd the doetr Ia
will be placed IN the preparatory clasi
where he will be kept ior some ien cay
undergoing course OF dill aud general II
struclian. He will be ectured by super
jntendent of the A division, upon all Ill
duties which lie will be called on 10 fulfil
an instruction book is given him for l.
private readiAg, liter drill hours; aud III
superintendent taking that us a sort of prd,
er book, and tue Police Act as bible, carr
fully prepares him lor the ceremony ol bein
sworn in before the commissioner himse
at the earliest OPP ortunity, at an carly da!
The beats are CO extensive with all Il
streets, lanes, and alleys OF London, al
the highways and by-Nays ol The count
round about. Each man Is furnished vii
"A beat card, on which the streets cOnnn'
10 his care are carefully marked down. /
is ut 'iged to begin at q particular end, al
visit al the pats in Prescribed order,
that tue sergeant may know where 10 dr.
on him at a given moment. lie is bound
examine tue iasnings OF every shop, tact
nv and other places ol business, aud 5
that all private houses are duly secure
a1dall basement WindoNs closed, aud
must reR.t any instance VI negigence
may luU. TINS Is an aruuo duty,
which he gets httle thanks. Ii a erO'
gather on the pavement II is his business
20 straight into The ceuue and send ril
and let the dislutunis. In case Of rel
tapce he must take somebody into custUl
lie is particularly Instructed never TO W
round about ciOWd, or appear 10 hesll
before takiHg action. Decision and sell
seltiOn are impressed on him as sac
duties.
Tie detectives lorm a class apart in
police In addition to the arrangement
beats aud fixed points, each division SOL
forth a certain number OF plain clot
men. whose duty II Is 10 supplement as
tectiyes the Efforts OF tue conslables
uniform. They 50 out dressed up as