Great Boon to Our Household Guards Marcus Antonius Willow and hazel rods are

Willow and hazel rods are bent into shape and covered with tarred calico

carrying a basket and a bell

Mike Hawthorn

'Turkey and Grease'

Great Boon to Our Household Guards Marcus Antonius Willow and hazel rods are'Great Boon to Our Household Guards', 1870. This cartoon refers specifically to the Metropolitan force, set up originally in 1829. John Bull, the representative of the British people, is depicted opening his purse to give Policeman A1 an extra shilling per week in wages. The country's police service by now numbered 26,000 officers, from 15,000 in 1856. The force had a significant effect on the reduction of crime and its status had risen as it became