, 1872-04-10

to 1855, and at times there had even been
S Officials, as the Upper Court consisted
up to 1857 OF 3 Members. But in 1866
the Police-Masters' Offices were united with
those of Town-Judges etc. The combina-
ton was not productive of good results
whether it was owing, as some have asser-
ted, to unfavorable personalities, we will
not undertake to say but it is certain that
all branches of the Judicial and Police De-
partment were then in a deplorable con-
dltlon. A change was introduced in 1867
by separating the Policemasters' duties
from the Town-J Judges; that this change
has not worked better, will be demonstra-
ted by the desire manifested by the Gov
eminent and Colonial Council, Officials and
the Public to depart from it and introduce
something else. We are led to b lieve
that for Frederlksted the last change has
been productive of some good in a certain
sense, but we are not quite ready to admit
the same for Christiansted. And the ques-
ton now before sour wise fathers is
What experiment shall we now try, so as
to get the duties better discharged with
out increased expenditure. The Govern
ment is inclined to return to the old or
ganisation, viz. one man to be Town Judge,
Sheriff, Recorder, Notary Public, Dealing
and Vendue-Master, Military-Judge, Pc
lice-Master; one individual to attend to all
the various duties of these judicial posts in
the 2 Jurisdictions, each with a population
of more than 10000 and an area of half the
Island. We have endeavoured on several
occasions to point out how inadvisable
and opposed to the first principles Of com
mon Justice it is to have the duties of P0-
licemaster combined with those of Town
Judge, and we have referred to the proof
afforded by past experience and good COM
mon sense that it goes far beyond the
strength and ability of any human being to
discharge all those manifold duties in a
manner creditable to the individual himself
and servicable to the Public, except indeed
we were to have two super-human person
ages; but we have none such, nor are we
ever likely to find such.-On the other
hand our Correspondent holds that the du-
ties of Policemaster in each town with its
country district (besides one for the Cen
terdistrict) are insufficient to occupy a
mans time and those duties will become
less when the labour- relations no longer,
as we confidently hope and expect, will be
o sort of pet-occupation for our "dear Po-
lice Officials" and when all cases of judg-
ment for criminal misdemeanors and petty
debts be transferred from the Police-Court
to the Town Judge. We can then see no
other possible means but that of having
one Police Inspector or Polict-Director or
Observation-Disclosures (the Name or Title
is of no moment), with the same or SINH
lar extent of duties as the Police-Inspectors
in Copenhagen, agreeable to the Regula-
lions of 23rd June 1868. The Island could
be devided into 3 Police-Stations, each one
with Policeassistant, having the same ex-
tent of duties as the Policeassistants in CO.
penhagen,-of course without any other
sort of side-occupation, and with some
knowledge of law. Under each Police
assistant should be a Head-Policeman and
10 regular Policemen in the two towns,
and 12Policemen in the Centerdistrict, pick
ed men, organized and conducted with strict
discipline and order.-The stPoliceinspec-
tor in Copenhagen receives a salary of
1900 Rd. p. a. with Seniority Allowances
every 5th year, up to 1900 Rd. in all.
A salary of $1,000 p. a. to commence with,
for travelling expenses $500, and addition
al salary of 5000 every 5th year of service,