, 1878-01-18
The l.nndon Police.

TIE ms'roDalif.a pplics force Of the
mstrvTJii. - Eug.and 20 aay gusfds and
protects slmo,t zoo sIuare miles of ciiy.
The ,ily a1i iiheriiys OF London. IN all
uuv aut ;brre 1afirr s4lNe milrs. are
,A-mpt lfHm tie pIWrr ut th 'sg uh0 rule
u Whitehall Place bat ts mere spcck
un ths iumr g. trArt tha, subnit, ~ and
Is ssasyel ~ the hIue euairi r. I. No.
yy9 ABi hrs UuoO rHmpani1n, They
%. and rv..a.s 500 Is il.e-e never. ending
siI-cis thsy merJ $50 ~ ryrfy tara.
The Commissions Of the Police a the
metropolis, C1l l. \. " H-udrrs.n. Is
uomIually fe,prn.ib's ~ the Secretary
II StaJ- lHF tar Home Department. prsc
ticalIy responsible io no knvNn being,
aud ruling sni Tegu ati1g. u the entire
satisfaction of the governed 900. Doc e
people. Shpuli your business ,a,l tur hi
per,o ial a,ieUiipn, you would find your.
self IN cnmmunicat on with tail. s'lI-
tAfy y-loukiug Ensiishman, not particular
ly strut, With . pleasant, quick voice. and
manner perfectly IN accord With his All.
miTsble management Of the force under
his charge But | will say no more in
praise ui him; the efficiency Of the force
Is his sufficient recommendation, and turn
TO his ch re and prize.
"The CONTROL" said the Colonel, sis
best explained in this way. The force
is organized As follows: The cummiS.
sioner, two assistant commissioners, four
district supcrintendents, twenty-onc su'
perntendents, 227 inspectors, 1850 SER
geauts, and I, ,S75 constables. This force
has Jurisdiction over very large section,
comprising the whole Of the country Of
Mddlesex and those parishes OF which
any part is within twelve miles, and also
those OF which any part is not more than
fifteen miles from Charing Cross in n
straight line, in the counties of Surry,
HertfOrd, Essex and Kent, with the ex-
ception of the city and liberties of Lon
don proper. The Metropolitan police are
also employed in Her Mrjesty's dock
yards and military stations situated with
in and beyond the Metropolitan Police
District. The entire district is divided
into 81 portions, called divisions, each
distinguished by letter of the alphabet,
which the sergeants and constables at
tached to division wear, with num-
ber on their collars and helmets to enable
the public to identify them aud the local
ity to which they belong. The inspectors
wear the letter alone. Each division Is
under the charge of superintendent, and
its strength Of inspectors, sergcants and
constables, varies according to the extent
of the division qnd other circumstances.
A division is divided into subdivisions,
under the immediate personal supervision
Of one or two inspectors, according to
local circumstances; aud subdivision is
again divided iuto sections, under charge
of sergeant, and these sections are fur
ther reduced into beats, which are pa
trolled by the constables, who are held
responsible for the protection of life and
property during the hours Of their duty.
For these purposes every street, aleyWay,
road, &c, in London has been measured,
and all the beats, sections, subdivisions
and divisions are clearly defued in the
"beat books" and maps and there Is no
difficulty in ascertaining the number and
name of any constable who WAS on duty
in any street nj any particular time, by
referringto to the sergeant's ''slates" OF that
dato.-LetteY 10 the Boston Herald.