823.6 199 Patr 219642 "Many of your lordships must recollect what used to take place on the high roads in the neighbourhood of this metropolis some years ago. Scarcely a carriage could pass without being robbed; and frequently the passengers were obliged to fight with, and give battle to, the highwaymen who infested the roads." - Duke of Wellington's Speech on the Metropolis Police Bill, June 5th. Mirror of Parliament, 1829, P. 2050. "Can any man doubt whether it is better to be a great statesman or a common thief?" Jonathan Wild. Jewel |