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if he prosecutes he must pay all the ex- 

 pences himself, which will very probably 

 amount to more than the value of the 

 horse, should he be so fortunate as to re- 

 cover him. 



Another proof of the superiority of the 

 police on the Continent is, that the Esta- 

 fette, who daily carries the letters and other 

 valuables for the merchants from Havre de 

 Grace to Paris, and from Paris again to the 

 sea-coast, is nothing more than a common 

 post-boy on horseback, with a portmanteau 

 strapped behind his saddle, in the same 

 way that our letters were formerly conveyed 

 in England before mail coaches were esta- 

 blished. These boys at times carry immense 

 sums, and have nothing to defend themselves 

 with but their whips, which they are conti- 

 nually smacking, yet it is confidently asserted 

 by the merchants, there never has been an 

 instance of any of them having been robbed, 

 or even attempted to be stopped. If a similar 



