Year: 1859

The whole OF the Metropolitan Police force stationed in
this county, always, of course excepting the sick
disabled will be active duty .rom the rising of the
to the going down thereof and in all probability
considerably later. Mr. Pllsbury, the General supcrin
tendent has caused every member Of the to be duly
enlightened respecting his powers and duties during the
election, especially regards the preservation OF the
peace and the prevention Of Illegal voting very Judi
distribution Of the members Of the depar tmen. a
pears to have been made and the programme drawn up
looks admirable enough but ii remains 10 be seen
whether all promises will be carried out to tho letter
Mr.. Psbury himself s very sanguDe In the matter and
considers that his arrangements win be ample 10 cope
with any emergency that may turn up no matter how
formidable one may present itself If affairs take such
serious turn ,as as to render the force under
tary is 10 be invoked; and it is understood
large body of the militia is in readiness march out at
the fist signal from the proper authorities. These
rangemens have not been made because any trouble
anticipated but in order TO be prepared for the
There will be reserve forces of the police stationed at
the City Hall police station headquarters in Broome
street. the Eleventh ward station and tho Twentieth
station


The reserve at the City Hall viii number twenty men,
who in case Of necessity will be called to operate in the
Fourth and Sixth wards.


The whole detective force besides thirty other men
picked from the various wards viii be in attendance at
the headquarters as reserve 70 look after the district
that vicinity.


Twenty i've men Will form the reserve at the Eleventh
ward station The Eleventh Thirteenth Seventeenth an
Eighteenth wards Will be within their sphere of action



aso amount to twenty five and be ready qne any
disturbance that may lake place in the Sixteenth Twenty
first and Twenty second wards


Besides the above force of twenty men from the ty
Hall station has been selected as reserve To attend u
the Twenty third, Twelfth and Nineteenth precincts
Al each of the places where the
toned there is 10 be an omnibus IN attendance
the news OF any difficulty riot is elegraphed "a
sufficient body Of men may be- sent with tho quickest
sibe despatch to the Scene OF the disturbance.
The SUPERVISORS not having come down with the dust -
id est tho necessary funds desray expenses very
special policemen viii be Yesterday afternoon
there were only about twenty five in this
as an extraordinary force The whole body pca
under the command of Mr.. pisbury during the day will
amount TO Oa3-1 number would suppose, capable,
with proper management, OF putting down any disturb



NOTICE TO POLICE CAPTAINS AND POLICE


MEN.


OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT MrraopoIIr,N porIcr }


413 BRooME STREET, New York, Nov. 8, 1859
~ H. CRAIG, Esq., General Agent Of the Associated Press:
DEAR SR-Being dcsrous OF alhrdng every facility 10
the Associated Press have issued the following general
order to the captains of police. Truly yours,


AMOS PILLSBURY,


General Superintendent.


GENERAL ORDER.


siRYou will direct the police on duty al the resn,r
tive polls in your precinct tho ensuing election ~ az
ford 20 tho messengers OF the Associated Press every ia
cihy for obtaining access 10 tho OF the nvassers


AMOS PIIlSBURY,


General Superintendent