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the novelty of the measure and the unprepared state of the Public mind
to discover the Benefits which would arise from its adoption; but the
Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis having since explained this and
other objects of regulation for preserving the privilege of innocence the
same objections certainly do not now present themselves which existed at
a period when subjects of Police were less understood.
In the present situation of the Country do those not appear
to be additional reasons for extending such a Regulation to all
Lodging Houses.
Unquestionably there are: & in order more particularly to direct
the attention of the Police to such Houses I think it might be extremely
useful to impose a very small Service Duty upon each person having
a Lodging House and to vary that Duty in proportion to the number
of Lodgers and the rent paid by dividing the Houses into Classes. By
such means aided by an accurate Register at all times of the Lodgers
the Police would obtain useful information without offence or inconvenience
and would also ascertain what particular House required a more action
& vigilant attention. This however could not be effected by the mere
operation of a Register without any immediate interest, while on the
other hand by the periodical collection of a License Duty, however small
the attention would be directed to each Lodging House and hence would
arise an accurate Knowledge of the whole.
Would not all Public Houses and the granting of their Licenses
properly come under the controul & inspection of such Central Board.
I am afraid it would be too strong a measure and besides
it does not appear to be at all necessary. Since the establishment of the
Police System by the Act of the 32d of His Present Majesty considerable
improvements have taken place with respect to Public Houses in the
Metropolis and the number of disorderly Houses have not only been
considerably reduced in several of the Divisions but greater regularity
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