<P> In 1737 , an Act of Parliament was passed `` for better regulating the Night Watch '' of the City of London which specified the number of paid constables that should be on duty each night . Henry Fielding established the Bow Street Runners in 1749 ; between 1754 and 1780 , Sir John Fielding reorganised Bow Street like a police station , with a team of efficient , paid constables . </P>
<P> In 1737 , an Act of Parliament was passed `` for better regulating the Night Watch '' of the City of London which specified the number of paid constables that should be on duty each night . Henry Fielding established the Bow Street Runners in 1749 ; between 1754 and 1780 , Sir John Fielding reorganised Bow Street like a police station , with a team of efficient , paid constables . </P>
the earliest police in england worked only at night and were known as
the earliest police in england worked only at night and were known as
Night Watch
Night Watch