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Police Establishments. 34
Ward 17. Archibald Whitelaw,
18. John Hart,
— 19. Alexander Drysdale,
— 20. William Davidson,
Ward 21. William Peddie,
22. Patrick Letham,
23. William Lang,
21. James Black.
John Graham, Superintendent of Police.
James Inglis, Clerk.
Wm. Leckie, Collector and Treasurer.
David Bruce, Collector's Clerk.
Thomas Ferguson and , Surveyors.
F. Neilson, Surgeon.
James Davidson, Superintendent of Fire Engines.
Charles Mirrlees, Superintendent of Weighing Machines.
William M' Crone, Superintendent of Lamps.
1 Sergeant Major, 3 Constables, 30 Ward Officers, 4 House
Officers, 6 Criminal Officers, 102 Watchmen.
RECUSATIONS.
The Sergeant Major and two Constables, with ten Officers,
attend at the Office, previous to the Watchmen being sent to their
Stations. These Officers thereafter patrole the Streets, observe if
the Watchmen are doing their duty, apprehend vagrants, suspi-
cious and disorderly persons, and report lamps not burning, in
order that they may be immediately lighted by a lamp-lighter,
who remains in the Guard- House, during the night, for that pur-
pose. After 12 o'clock, they commence taking up the tickets
from the Watchmen, that they received when going to their
Stations, which they deliver to the Constable on duty, at 2 o'clock;
they again visit the Watchmen, and after 3 o'clock deliver them
check-tickets, which they return to the Constable in the morning,
on arriving from their Stations. The other twenty Officers that
were in bed all night, attend in the morning, at 6 o'clock, from
the 1st of March till the 1st of November, and at 7 o'clock, from
the 1st of November till the 1st of March, to patrole the Streets,
till 9 o'clock, inspecting their Wards, and observing that the
Pavements are properly cleaned. A regular report of the whole
is entered in a book, by the Constable of the night, for the inspec-
tion of the Master of Police, in the morning, and the Commis-
sioners at the Weekly Board, as also a report of all delinquents
brought before the sitting Magistrate at 10 o'clock, forenoon.
A Constable, and twenty Officers, attend at the Office, every
morning at 10 o'clock. Four of these Officers remain in charge
of the Office, and the other sixteen are stationed in different dis-
tricts of the city, and continue on their respective Stations, until
relieved by the night Watchmen.
The Watchmen go to their Stations at 9 o'clock at night, dur-
ing the whole year, and continue till 5 in the morning, in the
months of May, June, July, and August ; till 6, in the months
of March, April, September, and October ; and till 7, in the