May Session 1790

time to time regulated the Keepers Fees and Conduct and the interior
acconomy of the Gaol and have and annually do yet allow him a certain
Salary out of the Chamber of the City the Amount of which has varied

In the Year 1754 Richard Akerman< no role > This name instance is in set 4413. was appointed
Keeper of His Majesty's Gaol of Newgate for the City of London and for
the County of Middlesex and he still continues the Keeper thereof.

In the Year 1732 the Court of Alderman made the
following Order Vizt.

Martis 3tio. die October 1732 Anno: R. Rds.
Georgij Sedi Magne Brittanice Etc Sexto:

Child Mayor, This Court taking notice of the very great
hardships attending poor Prisoners who are committed to the Gaol of
Newgate charged with several Crimes. That after such poor
Prisoners are cryed at the Sessions House in the Old Bailey and are
acquitted by the Jury yet they are frequently after such Acquittal
detained in Custody for no other Cause than non payment of Fees to
their great injury and oppression and this Court being resolved as
much as in them lies to relieve such poor unhappy people in that
respect doth now order and direct that That as well all such poor
unhappy Prisoners as have been tried and acquitted at the said
Sessions at the Old Bailey as those who at any time hereafter shall be
Tried and Acquitted by the Jury shall not be detained by the Keeper,
of the said Gaol for or on Account of Fees only but shall immediately
upon such Acquittal be discharged without paying any Fees for or in
respect thereof unless it shall be otherwise ordered by the Court and it
is further Agreed and ordered by this Court that if the Keeper of the
said Gaol for the time being shall presume to detain any Prisoner who
has been or shall be acquitted as aforesaid for or on Account of nonpayment
of Fees only he shall be deemed guilty of Misbehaviour and prosecuted
for the same with the utmost severity of Law And it is further Ordered
that Copies of this Order be made and hung up in the said Gaol of
Newgate and at the Sessions House in the Old Bailey and for the future
duly observed." This Order has never been repealed by any
other Order of the same Court unless the delivery of the Table of Fees to
Mr. Akerman with his Appointment can be constructed as such which
Fees are the usual established Fees taken by the Keeper previous to the