It is not long since the police offices developed some facts rather suspicious, and pretty plainly impressed with the stamp of the old practice.

The Lunatic Commission is now at work, and I trust it will not confine its investigations merely to public institutions of that kind, but will, if it possess authority to do so, strictly and rigidly examine every private asylum for lunatics in the kingdom.
Of one other character, Ginty Cooper, I have a word to say.

Any person acquainted with the brilliant and classical little capital of Cultra, lying on the confines of Monaghan and Cavan, will not fail to recognize the remains of grace and beatty, which once characterized that celebrated, and well-known individual.
With respect to the watch-house scene, and that in the police office, together with the delineation of the.

"Old Charlies," as the guardians of the night were then called; to which I may add the portraits of the two magistrates; I can confidently refer to thousands now alive for their truth.

Those matters took place long before our present admirable body of metropolitan police were established.