By Adjournment 17th. September 1778

His Majestys Justices of the peace for this County in this
present Session of the peace assembled Do Unanimously reelect
Sir John Hawkins< no role > Knight Chairman of the General and
General Quarter Sessions of the peace for this County for and
during the Half Year now next Ensuing

By adjournment same day

The Following Report from the Committee appointed to
take into Consideration the Merits of a Petition from Mr. Edward
Hall< no role > Governor of the House of Correction at Clerkenwell being
laid before the Court and the same being Read as follows Vizt.

Middlesex

To His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middlesex in their General Session of the peace
held at Hicks Hall In Saint John Street (by adjournment) on
Thursday the 17th. day of September 1778 assembled

The Report of the Committee appointed to
take the Merits of a Petition from Mr. Edward
Hall< no role > Governor of the House of Correction at
Clerkenwell into Consideration and report their
Opinion whether any and what Compensation
should be made to the said Edward Hall< no role > for
the Services therein mentioned

The said Committee Report

That having in pursuance of the Order of reference
to them made Examined an Account of the number of Convicts
in the House of Correction from whence it appears that at the time
Mr. Hall delivered his Petition to the Sessions the number was
Eighty Nine And having Examined Mr Hall who said that in
Consequence of the number of Convicts in his Custody he had been
obliged for the safety of their Confinement to employ two additional
Men at the Expence of Twelve Shillings per Week and which
Expence he said must necessarily now increase to Eighteen Shillings
as their whole time would be occupied in that Employment
It is the Opinion of Your Committee that the Sum of
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