Every attempt has been made to replicate the original as printed. Archaic spellings (i.e. secresy, envelop, etc.) have been retained. Some typographical errors have been corrected; . (etext transcriber's note)

THE

OF A

BY
T H O M A S W A T E R S,
AN INSPECTOR OF THE LONDON DETECTIVE CORPS.
BOSTON:
THAYER AND ELDRIDGE,
114 & 116 WASHINGTON STREET.
1860.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by
WENTWORTH AND COMPANY,
In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

PREFACE.