_A Proposition to consolidate the two Boards of Hawkers and Pedlars, and Hackney Coaches, into a Board of Police Revenue.--The whole Revenue of Police from Fees, Penalties, and Licence Duties, to make a common Fund.--Accounts to be audited.--Magistrates to distribute small Rewards.--A power to the Board to make Bye Laws.--A concurrent Jurisdiction recommended.--The Penitentiary House for reforming Convicts.--Measures proposed after the Board is established--namely, A Public Prosecutor for the Crown:--A Register of Lodging Houses--The Establishment of a Police Gazette--Two leading Objects: the prevention of Crimes; and raising a Revenue for Police purposes.--The enumeration of the Dealers, who are proposed to be licenced.--A general View of the annual Expence of the present and proposed Police System.--Suggestions respecting a chain of connections with Magistrates in the Country.--The Functions of the proposed Central Board of Police.--Specification of the Trades to be regulated and licenced.--The advantages likely to result from the adoption of the Plan._ 536 [Transcriber's Note: should be p. 535] CHAP. XIX. MUNICIPAL POLICE OF THE METROPOLIS. _Extent and Opulence of the City of London, its Streets, Lanes, Allies, Courts and Squares estimated at 8000.--Churches, &c. 400.--Seminaries for Education 4000.--The various Institutions and Societies for Learning, for the fine Arts, and for charitable and humane Purposes.--The Courts of Law.--The Prisons--Suggestions as to improving the System of Imprisonment for Debt, particularly as relates to Small Debts: and as to dividing the judicial and ministerial Labours among more Officers.--The internal or municipal Regulations established in the Metropolis by several Statutes; respecting Paving--Watching--Sewers--Hackney Coaches--Carts--Watermen--and Buildings.--Necessity of rendering these Laws uniform and coextensive, so as to consolidate the System of Municipal Police.--Expence calculated at 1,000,000l. a year.--Suggestions for reducing it.--The present Epoch calls for Improvements._ 567 [Transcriber's Note: should be p. 565] CHAP. XX. CONCLUSION.