January 1778

By adjournment Thursday 15th Janry 1778

Ordered that Duncan Campbell< no role > Esquire one of the Overseers
for directing and Managing the Convicts sentenced to Hard Labour on the
River Thames do attend this Court on Thursday the nineteenth day of
February next at the hour of one at the Guildhall Westminster and that he
be desired to being with him Mr D. Aicken the person employed by him
as Surgeon on Board the Vessels in which the said Convicts are Confined

By adjournment same Day

The following Report from the Committee appointed at the last Session
of the Peace holden for this County to examine into the undue and
illegal Practices of such Justices of the Peace for this County as have grossly
misbehaved themselves in the Execution of their Office being laid before this
Court the same was read as follows

Middlesex

To his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in their General Quarter Session Assembled

The Report of the Committee appointed to
examine and Enquire into any under and illegal
Practices of such Justices of the Peace for this County
as have grossly misbehaved themselves in the
Execution of their Office

The said Committee Report

That having taken into Consideration the Order of Reference
Vizt To examine and inquire into any undue and illegal practices of
such Magistrates as have grossly misbehaved themselves in the execution
of their Office as Justices of the peace as well as of any other that may be
laid before them

Your Committee proceeded to the Examination of several
Witnesses upon Oath as also to the Inspection of several Papers which
were submitted to them whence it appeared to Your Committee as
follows Vizt

That John Ross< no role > of Oxford Street in the parish of Saint Mary le
bone Whipmaker and James Kennedy< no role > two Credible persons prosecuted
one Thomas Knowland< no role > the Servant of the said John Ross< no role > for Felony