Police!Garland Pub., 1889 - 380 pàgines |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 65 - Officer. than a perfect command of temper. never suffering himself to be moved in the slightest degree. by any language or threats that may be used: if he do his duty in a quiet and determined manner. such conduct will probably induce well-disposed by-standers to assist him. should he require it.
Pàgina 208 - Majesty's Subjects ; and that while I continue to hold the said Office I will to the best of my Skill and Knowledge discharge all the Duties thereof faithfully according to Law.
Pàgina 208 - I will to the best of my power cause the peace to be kept and preserved, and...
Pàgina 60 - It should be understood, at the outset, that the principal object to be attained is "the Prevention of Crime". To this great end every effort of the Police is to be directed. The security of person and property, the preservation of the public...
Pàgina 25 - A friend of mine," said Erskine, " was suffering from a continual wakefulness; and various methods were tried to send him to sleep, but in vain. At last his physicians resorted to an experiment which succeeded perfectly: they dressed him in a watchman's coat, put a lantern into his hand, placed him in a sentry-box, and — he was asleep in ten minutes.
Pàgina 20 - Why then, take no note of him, but let him go ; and presently call the rest of the watch together, and thank heaven you are rid of a knave.
Pàgina 65 - He must remember that there is no qualification so indispensable to a police officer as a perfect command of temper, never suffering himself to be moved in the slightest degree by any language or threats that may be used...
Pàgina 32 - The plan used to be to issue warrants, and to take up all the poor devils in the streets, and then there was the bailing them, 2s.
Pàgina 2 - ... obtruded themselves; some evil-minded among whom, under pretext of searching for aliens, broke open many houses belonging to other persons, and carried off such goods as were there to be found. To restrain the evil designs of these persons, the watches on horseback were therefore put an end to, and watch was kept by the respective wards, each person keeping himself well armed within his own ward.
Pàgina 10 - A List of Persons discovered, apprehended, and convicted of several robberies on the highway, and also for burglary and housebreaking, and also for returning from transportation, by Jonathan Wild...
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