The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-28

der control OF two municipal govern
ments THE city-the old town, where
tho Bark OF England. the STOCK ~,
change and most Of the great hnanc;al
Institutions are centred-is controlled by
the corporation. headed by the Lord May
or. ''The county" which completely
surrounds the city: and which contains
the greater part OF London's population.
Is governed by the County Council The
city and county have police forces which
are entirely sepafs'e In system ana man
agement. The city force Is simply an
unintercsting constabuiary. with no detcc-
tive branch Of Importance.
II il the county forcc-the Metropolitan
police which centres at Scotland Yard.
This force consists OF Dol men; OF Nholn
40 are IN the criminal investigation or
detective department. There - vast
a ference IN the number OF crimes com
United In London and In American cities,
pro rata OF population. and some reason
FOR the English balance Of virtue VIII be
found in the greater number or police
men here. New York. Tor instance ltne
most thoroughly pOliced city IN the Unit
ed Statcs). has only also men on IT'S en-
tire force with when TO handle popu-
latlon Of approximately 2wo,VN' ne
Motropciita- police of London guards le's
Less than twice as many person 80 w ~
Oo0-but has almost four times Nv 10TH
number of poll snen 10 DO u with.
Technically. the Scotland Yard OF pres
ont notice fame is New Scotland N1ic.
Oid Scotland Yard opens of W hiiehail
0rarters and Trafalgt ar square IT. long
ivrone devs the detectives had three IT.
tic rocms I'm the old yard cluttrlcu be-
vOnd belief with papers. dirty ana uhnuss-
iyfssllke II was these thfce rooms
,tbiah Dick .re knew. Detectives ana
police were hen under separate admins
frations. ana detectives were called upon
criv when the police made = failure OF
case Any one who was Wiling 10 pay
Inc cost anywhere i'm the United Kingdom
hoI the RIGHT 10 call for "a detective from
s. otlnnd Yard. however, and II WtS 10y
no means unusual for members OF lu's
famous grcup OF detectives 10 pc sem
outside Of the Queens domain. Al pres
c1t o. scotland Yard detective is not per
uifted 10 leave London. except on rare
orrssions lie is = part OF the London
p0llco machine and he must play that part
ard no other
tbs FORCE THAT DIC1FNs KNEW.
II was from this old force that DICK
ems gathered material for the detective
sketches which first made him famous.
Inspector Weld. "a man Of portly pres
cnco. with a large moist. knowing eye
"A husky voice and a habit OF cmphasi1-
ing his conversation by the ala OF a cor
pulont f0rchngcr. which was IN constant
tuXtanOsition with his eyes or nose was.
I'm reality. Inspector Field. whose memory
is still green Field was also me or'gi-
nal of Inspector Bucket in BLEAK House.
Inspector Stalker, one or Dickens thaf-
acters was Inspector Walker IN rear ne.
There are many men stlll on the force
who remember Thornton, the man whom
Dickens changed 10 "DOrnton.' the ser
gcant famous for pursuing the lnuuCuNc
Process. and from small 'nglhhlhgS'
working OH from clue 20 clue until ne
haas his man" Sorgt NTH. who told
the Butchers story az the DETECTIVE
Party I'm the office Of Household WORDS.
Is Scrgt. Smith. still alive ana hearty. 10
this day he seems qualified 10 play lhe