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bring her despatches to England, which he 

 did in an open boat pulled by five French- 

 men. It was a stormy night, and he was 

 nearly twelve hours in crossing the Channel, 

 having to make a long stretch up the French 

 coast before the crossing could be effected in 

 safety. He had the satisfaction, however, 

 to arrive first in London with the news. 



" Mr. Dowling claimed to be the originator 

 of the plan on which the new police system 

 was organized ; even the names of the officers 

 — inspector, sergeant, &c. — were published 

 in Bell's Life nearly two years before the 

 system was proposed by Sir Robert Peel. 



"Mr. Dowling was highly respected for 

 his many excellent qualities, and his loss 

 is deeply deplored. He was thirteen years 

 a Guardian, and for many years Chairman 

 of the Board of Guardians of the Strand 

 Union. He was also a Trustee and Man- 

 ager of the Holborn Estate Charity of the 

 parish of St. Clement Danes." 



The " Dictionary of National Biography" 

 adds: "Mr. Dowling died at Stanmore Lodge, 

 Kilburn, from disease of the heart and dropsy, 

 on October 25, 1852. He was the elder 

 brother of Sir James Dowling." 

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