We saw this on Boing Boing yesterday and immediately dispatched Matt to investigate. Alas, many hours later he has yet to emerge from Victorian London dot org.
We don't want to worry his family, but he could have been marked as a plant by some notorious jolly or even charmed into going beak hunting. Let's just hope to high heaven he hasn't gone on the shallow.
Be sure to check out the Science & Technology section. If you click futurology you'll see a policeman of the future decked out with mob persuaders as well as flying Victorians!