Police Discipline One Hundred Years Ago
| Date | 01 April 1935 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X3500800212 |
| Published date | 01 April 1935 |
| Author | T. H. Spenceley |
| Subject Matter | Article |
Police Discipline
One
Hundred
Years
Ago
PART
I
THE
NIGHTLY
WATCH
OF THE BOROUGH
OF LIVERPOOL
By
T.
H. SPENCELEY
Liverpool City Police.
IN
view of the fact that so little is known of the old
"Burrough of Leverpoole " Nightly Watch it is surprising
that one of the few early references to a provincial watch
establishment should be a resolution of the Common Council
of Liverpool. In the year 1727 it was decided by that body
that
"in
view of the great enlargement of the burrough
and for the more effectual putting the laws into execution
especially against immorality and prophaneness " the watch
should be increased to cope with the demands of the times
and " there shall be six assistant deputy Constables elected
annually"
.1
Adissertation on the rise, development, and subsequent
disbandment of this corporate body does not come within
the scope of this article. It will be sufficient to state that
on 28th January, 1836, the Liverpool Nightly Watch con-
sisted
of:-
1Superintendent.
16 Captains.
130 Watchmen.
16 Patrols.
3 Bridewell Keepers.
1J. A. Picton, Municipal Archives and Records of Liverpool (1700-1785),
Liverpool, 1886, p.
29.
232
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