By Adjournmt. on Thursday the First day of
March 1759 .

Order on Commees
Report concerning
Vagrants}

A Report being made unto this Court by the Committee of His Majesty's
Justices of the Peace of this County appointed to Examine what Benefit hath
arisen to this County from an Order of Sessions, dated the 14th. of July 1757.
relating to the Apprehending and Conveying Vagrants from and though
this County; and also to Consider of a further Proposel from James Sturges
Adams< no role > , relating to the conveying of Vagrants from the North, East and West
Parts of this County to their respive Settlements and forwarding those whose
Destination is through this County, It appeareth to this Court by the said
Report That the said Committee had examined the sevd. Orders for conveying
Vagabonds from July 1756 to July 1757 being the Year proceeding the
Regulations made by the said Order of Sessions. And also the Order for
Paying the Rewards to the Apprehenders of Vagabonds by the stat. of the [..]
of the King confining themselves to those Orders that are dated between the
said July 1756 and July 1757. numbering the said Orders of Conveying for the
more easy referring to them, and seperating the Orders of the respective
Magistrates for paying the Rewards, that they also may be more readily
referred to; An abstract of which Orders is as follows.
1951. Orders of Conveying£678..11s..9d
474. Ditto. for Reward for 498 Persons. £246..-..-
Total for the Year£924..11s..9d

This most Extraordinary and apparent growing Expence, induced the
Sessions to appoint a Commee to inquire into the Cause from whence it
arose: and also to Consider and Report some Method to case the
County in the Respect: which the said Commee having done one the
21st. April 1757. it produced an Order of Session dated the 14th. day of July
1757. containing a Contract for conveying Vagrants from and through
this County, and other Matters relating to the Conduct of the
Magistrates of this County, which Order of Sessions was received
and Adopted by the Magistrates of the City and Liberty of Westminster
That the Commee spare any Reflections upon the before mentioned
Account referring the Sessions for the Necessary Remarks thereon to the
said Report of April 21st. 1757 That they then proceeded to Examine and
State the County Expence on the same Account from July One thousd
Seven hundred and fifty Seven to July One thousand Seven hundred and
Fifty seven to July One thousand Seven hundred and fifty Eight
Observing the same Method as before mentioned only Noting as they
proceeded the Sums of Money paid contrary to the Sd. Order of Sessions.