10 for Murders 4 Arson 10 Forgeries 2 Piracies 4 Rapes 642 Grand Larcenies[115] 32 Stealing privately from persons 13 Shop-lifting under 5_s._ 16 Ripping and stealing Lead 12 Stealing Pewter Pots 22 Stealing from furnished Lodgings 1 Stealing Letters 1 Stealing a Child 22 Receiving Stolen Goods 9 for Dealing in and uttering base Money 1 Sodomy 7 Bigamy 6 Perjuries 6 Conspiracies 3 Fraudulent Bankrupts 15 Frauds 9 Misdemeanors 1 Assaulting, and cutting Clothes 1 Smuggling 7 Obstructing Revenue Officers 1 Wounding a Horse maliciously 38 Assaults --- 89, Total. 193 For which rewards were paid. 445 Prisoners from the late Sheriffs. --- Aggregate number 1533 [Footnote 115: Grand Larceny is defined to be a felonious and fraudulent taking away by any person, of the mere personal goods of another, above the value of _twelve pence_.--1 _Hawk. P.C._ _c._ 33. § 1.] _Disposed of as follows, viz._ Executed 32 Died 25 Sent to the Hulks 2 Transported 517 Removed to other Prisons 95 Transferred to the new Sheriffs 151 Discharged upon the town 711 ---- 1533 Thus it appears that murders, as well as several other very atrocious crimes, are committed, where officers of justice are not entitled to any reward for their trouble and risque in apprehending the offenders. Receivers of stolen Goods in particular, who, as has been repeatedly stated, are _the nourishers and supporters of thieves_, and who, of all other offenders, are of that class where the greatest benefit to the public is to arise from their discovery and apprehension, seem to be totally overlooked. If it should be thought too loose a system to allow rewards _not exceeding a certain sum in any one case_, to be distributed according to the discretion of the Judges who try the offence; perhaps it might be possible _to form a scale of premiums_ from _one guinea up to fifty pounds_, which, by holding out certain encouragement _in all cases whatsoever_, might not only excite a desire on the part of men of some property and respectability to become Officers of Justice: but would create that species of _constant vigilance and attention_ to the means of apprehending every class of offenders, which cannot be expected at present, while the rewards are so limited. The _Officers of Justice_, (parochial and stipendiary) who are appointed to watch over the Police of the Metropolis and its environs, in keeping the peace, and in detecting and apprehending offenders, amount at present (as near as possible) to 1040 individuals, under five separate jurisdictions, _and are arranged as follows_: OFFICERS, &c.