Commentary upon the late "New Police Act" (1841)
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The Metropolitan Police Act of 1839 gave additional powers to the police force in an attempt to reclaim and control the noisy and undisciplined streets of London. The new regulations meant that many street entertainments, including Punch, were removed from public spaces in the capitol. The uprooted Punch showmen had to travel to find new audiences, at fashionable seaside resorts and fairs.
Location: George Cruikshank Collected Plates Vol. II Collection of Prints from Drawings by George Cruikshank c1841 to 1843, Nos. 2130-2239. ISG AF741.942 CRU
