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BALTIMORE, November 15, 1866.

The Board met. Present—JAMES YOUNG, President; WM.
THOS. VALIANT.

Promptly at the time named by Messrs. Hindes and Wood
in their note of yesterday evening, the Commissioners pro-
ceeded to the office occupied by the late Board, on Holliday
street, and were cordially received by those gentlemen and the
Mayor, who, after some time spent in consultation in regard
to the matters connected with the office, placed in possession
of the Commissioners the funds and assets on hand, amount-
ing to $11,974 48, as per accompanying receipt, after which
Messrs. Hindes and Wood retired.

RECEIPT.

BALTIMORE, November 15,1866.

Received from Samuel Hindes and Nicholas L. Wood. Po-
lice Commissioners, eleven thousand nine hundred and sev-
enty-four dollars and forty-eight cents—four thousand and
four dollars and forty-eight cents belonging to the general
fund, and three hundred and seventy dollars belonging to the
fund for disabled policemen, and seven thousand six hundred
dollars in United States bonds, belonging to the same special
fund.

JAMES YOUNG,
WM. THOS. VALIANT.
Commissioners Board of Police.

Prior to Messrs. Hindes and Wood retiring, they stated
that they were unable at this time to give the Commissioners
a complete list of the articles in the several station-houses,
but would do so at the earliest possible time.

The number of removals from office since the present Com-
missioners have entered upon their -duties has been 62. Of
these, not one has been removed except in accordance with the
provisions of the acts of Assembly, requiring regular
charges to be preferred, and a trial to be had in each case but
those who had been appointed after the date of their commis-
sions, as by the decision of Judge Bartol such appointments
were illegal.

Recognizing the fact that, among other grounds of com-
plaint against the late Board, was a violation of the law in this
respect, in the removal of members of the force for political
motives, it would have ill become the Commissioners to fall
into the same error. The power vested in the Board of Police
is great. It has regard to the peace of the community, with-
out regard to party. The principles of parties change; the
principles of good government are unchangeable. It was the
intention of the Legislature, it it to the true interests of the
community, that the action of the Police Board should, as
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