A George III Irish silver wine cooler mark of Edward Power, also struck with the mark of Edward Twycross, as retailer, Dublin 1826 Of campana form, with detachable liner and collar, the collar with guilloche borders, the main bodies with profusely chased with foliate garlands, with applied cast acanthus leaf border, each side with embossed scrolling cartouches surmounted with eagles, to one cartouche with engraved inscription: Presented by the Offices of the Constabulary Connaught District much respected & highly Esteemed Inspector General Major George Warburton 1st June 1826', to the other cartouche engraved with the arms of Major George WARBURTON (1777 - 1845), with applied foliate handles, to the lower belly with profuse chased with foliate scrolling, raised on a knopped stem to a spreading circular base with embossed acanthus leaf caps, height 28.8cm, weight 104oz. Footnotes: Major George Warburton (1777 - 1845), is cited as 'County Clare's First Professional Policeman'. Policing in Ireland by 1786 had begun to be centralised form Dublin castle, outside of the city it was a slower process. Robert Peel as Chief Secretary of Ireland saw hat change was required, in 1814 The Peace Perseveration Act became law. This saw a small team of trained trouble shooters headed by a magistrate who was also a policeman, these were well trained men who would be able to tackle serious crime and insurrection. George Warburton was the first such magistrate in County Clare, after a period insurrection in the county in 1816. He set up his force of fifty constables in Kilrush. Warburton had previous been a Brigade Major of Yeomanry in Offaly. There is much written on the period of Warburtons life and are held in the Chief Secretary's Office Registered Papers in the National Archives in Dublin. Warburton served as Chief magistrate in Clare between 1816 to 1823, when he then left to be promoted to be Inspector of Police in Connaught. Four months before his retirement in 1838 he was promoted to Inspector General of Police in Ireland. He retired to Wrexham. Robert Peel, when Chief Secretary in Ireland, had a high opinion of Major Warburton, describing him as 'very intelligent and active'. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing