Here, in England, order is so thoroughly well established that the crime of the country is hardly more than an annoyance.

In India, if crime is allowed to let to a head, it is capable of destroying the peace and prosperity of whole tracts of country.

The mass of the people in their common moods are gentle, submissive, and disposed to be innocent; but, for that very reason, bold and successful criminals are dangerous in the extreme.

In old days, when they joined in gangs or organised bodies, they soon acquired political importance.

Now, in many parts of India, crime is quite as uncommon as in the least criminal parts of England; and the old high-handed systematised crime has almost entirely disappeared.