The Sun. — 1812-01-06 (London, England)

POLICE.  The following article:on the Police of and the frequent depredations committed in the Mutroiio is extracted from the last number of Mr..GoLDS/VIITH'S Antigallion Alonior.  To shew what the Police of Paris really is, and what weans it possesses to prevent crimes, is the obj4let of this article.  I have already had occision to Jecnark,ip,my various publications, that Atnost every fifth man in Paris is spy. Sixty thousand are legokrly cmployed (or political purposes, some 61 these ce,;ainly force part of those' whose \duly it is to ket look-out diet thieves, desei;ers, itnd suspiciOtts ters ; eApecially the Military huPice, wliose parlic.lar department it is to look after deserters, persons who evade -conscription, ot-liccrs abseot on Icave, or from other causes. But the put ipal office which has the attributes cf lookin4 after thieves, and such like delinquents, is destniguished by the title of the Prefeaure de Palice.  This office is composed of different divisions or departments. The First Division, is for. the Secret Police, to which the spies send, their reports about political affairs—smuggling—permission to distribute gunpowder and salt-pet re—permission to carry fire-arms —the delivery of passports and at:P*les de .urele (1) —permissions to preach—the acc,unt of every suicide which is committei—accidental d arils— still-born infants--,the buryin-grounds —private places for burials—interments—the takil.; deaci-bodies out of the cround—printing—boasellers— journals and pamphlets—bill-stickers—balla:l-sqiger,: criers of • dying speeches, murdt-rs, aec.,(called in French Cotporteurs)—frauds on the Stamp afice --lotteries—t heat res—ball s cow:ens— fire-works museums--7-ex hibit ions—private sucieties—paintings —engravings---caricatures—brrit hels —Women of the town—permissions for women to wear men's attire, &e.--all come like w ise within the limits of this 'division. The English of all this is, that nothing of :he above-mentioned matters can be done without a special permission from, or notice given to, this Division of the Police. Second avision.. For robberies—trmrders—incendiaries—rcoining—weicchis and measures—furnished Icidgings (2)—lodges -- poachers— pawn-;. brokers • (3) nvad-houses— beggars---vagrants-prisoners of the different jails of Pais, and for such who have been liberated from prison--agar anterior of the prisons— he permissions given to visit the prisoners (4)—trtn-!erring of prlsotters—th2ir depattore for the gallies—the hospitals—workliouies— and foundlings. Thifd. bivision. For illuminations seavengers—duog carts—common sewers fountains— public cisterns—engines and enine-houses—water carriers chimney-swceuers -- fires litters • to convey the sick and wouncred—disse.ffing houses manufaaories apothecary and druggists chops --grocers--the herb ships—midwives—surgeons —quack medicines—spoikd medicines (s)—vacci:.,ation inoculation.— epidemical diseases, notice of t hie') must .131 sent immtdiately to the Police—diseased aniinals—diligences—public car; riages-.—coachmen—posf-i,oys—vaggoners—public Forte's— hawkers of lottery tickets markets— slaughter houses—bakers—tallow chandlers— pastry cooks—the public exchange—regulations for prices 01, provisions— the police of tile river— bargemen.  These are the different attributes of the PrefeFfure of the Police of Paris. In addition to th'e number of persons eMPloyed'at the Prefeaure, and as out-door agents or spies (for, on every branch of which the Police takes recognizance, regular spies are employed, as in political matters), there is an Inspector General of Police, residing at the Prefecture, who in the first instance takes cognizance of everything that concerns tlce affairs of Police, and who has under him twenty-four OfTicirs de Paix, one of .‘whom attends regularly at the Police, to receive complaint,, and transmits it to the different divisions. These persons reside in different distrias, and the< Police agents who reside-nearest to them apply immediatdy to them for advice; should any thing occur. But independent of these Odiciers de Paix, there are•4B Commissaires de Police, one to each district of Paris, who have alwa}s soldiers to attend thorn, and who likewise employ spies. The duties of these Com, missaires are to .aprehend robbers and other suspicious charaaers, to suppress riots, &c. These Colnmissaires transmit eve-y morning,_ before eight o'clock, their reports of what Is occurred ju their respei...tive di,tricts, to the Stmietary General of the Prefecture of the Police, who opens them in the presence of, Mid reads. them, to, the Prefect ; front thence the reports are sent to the. Chiefs of the differer.t divisions .whom they concerns The Commissary,tuust, make distinct reports for each division, so.that. ibe.Secretary -General has only to read them,. and.forward them to the divisions they are intended for. rbe examination of thieve, -previous to theircommitment for trial, does .not take place before the- Police, but before persons'appointed for that purpOse, called Magistrates de Surele four in number, one for each distritt in 'Paris. • Yet, with all this unity and % igour in the system  of, the Police of Paris, there are Constantly murders and robberies committed, and that too beyond possible suppoSition; for even were the sane system of Police to be adopitd in this country, we could not  attain to'ihgt which the Fre:.ch do. - How can we  introduce Cartes de Surer ? How can we compel, as the law now stands, the keeper s.of lodging-botises to send the names of their inmates ? How detect a (1). Every man in Paris must have a Carte de Sure* whether Foreloer or "Frencltman, and on winch is a description of his person, age, &c. alid in every respect something like a passport, only- that, it is smaller, and about the size of a common card.  vv .... . (z) Every landlord of a furnished lodging is obliged to send in the name, to this Division of the Police, of every Frenchman-Ns lin lodges in his house; the names of Foreigners are sent to the First Division. (3) Pawnbrokers arc established by, Government.—Persons who pledge are obliged to produce their Carte de &trete; if they cannot do that, their property is stopped and the parties taken to the Police. The. -pawnbrokers- transmit daily the names and residence of those persons who pledge their ptorriy. (4) With the exception of State Prisoners, those can only be visited by a peimission of the Minister of the Police. (5) If an Apothecary or a Druggist lias any medicines by him which are spoiled, they must give notice of it to this Division of the Police ; it must be brought there and des_ strayed. It a prescription of a suspicious kind is ordered,laoticcinust be inimedlately sent to the Police.