Note 117 — CHAP. XIV.

There is, in some respect, an exception to this rule, with regard to the City and Liberty of Westminster, and the parishes of St. Clement Danes,—St. Mary le Strand,—The Savoy, The united parishes of St. Giles and St. George, Bloomsbury,—The united parishes of St. Andrew, Holborn above the Bars, and St. George the Martyr, and the liberty of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, and Ely Rents.—The Act of the 14th George III. cap. 90, contains regulations applicable to the whole of these Parishes and Liberties, fixing the minimum of watchmen at 523, and patroles at 56 men, for the whole; but leaving the management still to the inhabitants of each respective Parish or Liberty. The same act fixes the minimum of wages at 1s. a night, and patroles 15d. In the City of London, the salaries given to watchmen vary in each Ward, from 13l. to 18l. 19l. 20l. 21l. 7s. 23l. 8s. up to 26l. and patroles are allowed from 13l. to 35l. and 40l. a year.