London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 2

part in amount” of the whole extortion. Mr. Bishop was himself in the

habit of doing business “in obtaining the restitution of dogs,” and had once known 18_l._--the dog-stealers asked 25_l._--given for the restitution of a spaniel. The full amount realized by this dog-stealing was, according to the above proportion, 9772_l._ 5_s._ In 1843, 227_l._ 3_s._ 6_d._ was so realized, and 97...