Caption title., "The following Address was delivered in the Chapel of the gaol at Chelmsford, by the Rev. S. Bennett, who officiated for the ordinary, on Friday, July 28, 1815, immediately before the execution of James Garrard and James Perry, convicted at the late Assizes of a robbery on the High Road near Romford, Essex ... The beginning of their sad misfortunes was, first of all, a neglect of Divine Worship on the Lord's Day, and their frequenting too often public-houses"., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Ellerton and Henderson, printers, Johnson's Court
Subject (Geographic):
England, Essex., England., and Chelmsford
Subject (Name):
Garrard, James, -1815. and Perry, James, -1815.
Subject (Topic):
Crime, Thieves, Executions and executioners, and Execution sermons
Proposal for rules and regulations for a yearly subscription, at the cost of two shillings and sixpence, for the tenants of Sir George Pauncefote-Bromley, 2nd Baronet, to the 'Association for the Prosecution of Felons, & &', by which the subscribers 'shall keep an accurate account of the Ages, Colours, and Marks of Cattle, the particulars of his Stock, and other Goods ... Any person guilty of committing Felony upon the property of any Servants of the Subscriber, shall be prosecuted at the expense of the Society.' and Original marbled wrappers, printed paper label to front cover: Association for the prosecution of felons, &c, &c. For further information, consult library staff.
A collection of seventeen broadsides and one document "Rule and Regulations" that trace the proposal, founding, and business of the Tottenham Park Association. Most of the notices offer rewards for the recovery of stolen property, such as livestock, a set of curtains, a gate and a fence, apprehending offenders and removing "gipsies or other vagrants from the parishes." The other broadsides relate to the governance of the association
Description:
The Tottenham Park Association for the Protection of Persons and Property, and for the Prosecution of Felons and other Offenders, was one of several private associations, formed between 1780-1850, "made up of local property-owners, who came together to form an organization and raise a fund in order to find, arrest, and prosecute, at common expense, offenders against themselves and their property" (Philips). These associations went into decline beginning with the establishment of the Metropolitan Police in 1829, the passing of the 1839 Rural Police Act, and finally the County and Borough Police Act of 1856, which made it compulsory for all counties to have a police force. (Philips in Hay and Snyder, eds., Policing and Prosecution in Britain 1750-1850 118.), In English., Title devised by cataloger., Broadsides printed by Harold and Emberlin, Marlborough, England., and For further information, consult library staff.
