The

Great

of…

Police 

 Riot!

 1857

Part Three…

“ The recently formed Republican Party, coming into control of the New York State government, strategized a means to break the Mayor’s & the Democratic Party’s control over the city…

Dem v Rep -

The original Old Firm…

The new New York legislature…

“…hardly any less corrupt, but never loath to do the metropolis a bad turn…”

—We all know about that lot, don’t we!

—Don’t we..?

…decide to form the…

Metropolitan Police Force

…covering the entirety of the city & make the decision to decisively dissolve the maniacal Mayor’s merry…

Municipals!

…Fernando’s boys, to no-one’s surprise, ‘cock deaf-uns’ & carry on regardless…

…That’ll not go down too well with the Toffs !

…& that’s going to be a Fact!

Part Four, here…

Events,

Dear Boy-

 Events!