[CRIME] [ENGLAND] BRIEF CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF THE POLICE OF THE METROPOLIS WITH A FEW SUGGESTIONS TOWARDS ITS IMPROVEMENT

[London]: Joseph Butterworth and Son, Fleet Street; John Hatchard and Son, Piccadilly, 1821. Original Sewn Wrappers. Very Good binding. 8vo., in sewn self-wrappers; [1], 2-76 pages.~~The title page bears the signature of Henry Gahagan, Esq. of 63 Lower Grosvenor Street, in the heart of Mayfair. Mr. Gahagan was a Barrister-at-law, and he was a member of the Board of the East India Society. We know from the website of the Royal Asia Society that Mr. Gahagan was a victim of a dreadful crime -- a 16 year old lad (Sutherland Robert Ackerman) stole Mr. Gahagan’s handkerchief from his pocket. The lad was sentenced to transportation. This incident perhaps inspired Mr. Gahagan’s interest in the Police of the Metropolis. [See p, 33: “For the prevention of street robberies, I would particularly recommend an increase of those officers known by the name of street-keepers, in all of the principle thoroughfares of London and Southwark”. We can’t help but believe Mr. Gahagan approved the suggestion.~~An uncommon pamphlet. As of April 6, 2025 there are no copies in commerce. We find a dozen copies in institutional holdings -- four in the United States and eight in the United Kingdom. Very Good binding.