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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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the Business of a House Butcher and has been a Com-
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mon Receiver of stoln Horses which being bought
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by him at the Price of a five shillings have whether
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sound or discafed been immediately
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on the
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Head. After which the process has been to feed Hoss
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with the Blood and Antrails and to boil the Flesh
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for Dog's Meat. The Stench arising from the Bus-
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ness has been intolerable to such a Degree that
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Journey men Manufacturers within reach of it have
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threatned to leave their Masters declaring it was
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impossible to stand it Prosecutions have hither to been
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ineftectual to restrain this horrible Nusance for
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as fast as the Offender has been driver from one
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place he has be taken himself to another: The last
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he was settled is was or Saffron Hile a very to-
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pulous Neighbourhood where during the Dog Days
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the Number of Horses slaughtered in this Manner
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was not to be counted and the Fear of a cunta-
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givn drove the Inhabitants to the Nice
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of this
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Prosecution which the Offender pluded as long as
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he was able. A Stop it is true is thereby put to
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this Evil but should the Offender be suffered to
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regain his Liberty there is not the least Doubt
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but he will
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resume his Trade which he
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