February 1795

of these made by Mr Good and accusing him of mistaking the cases of the Patients
Mr Good recriminated and a kind of Paper War ensued disreputable to the
prudence and discretion of both Parties, which rendered it necessary for the
visiting Magistrates to convene a Meeting of the two Gentlemen when after some
discussion it was mutually agreed by them that they would appoint Mr Burrows
of Hatton Garden to attend on behalf of the Partnership of Walford & Good
(which has been since dissolved) until the pleasure of the Court should be known
Mr Burrows has accordingly attended since the first of the present Month and
appears to be a Gentleman of great merit in his profession.

The Sick have almost all recovered during the three Weeks they have
been under his care and the former expence of Wine (which was enormous)
constantly ordered for the Sick Prisoners some of whom turned out to be
impostors was almost instantly reduced three fourths by Mr Burrows.

The Surgeons Book which at the commencement was very confused and
irregular is now kept (on the suggestion of one of the Magistrates who ruled
columns on purpose) in a very correct manner and the proper Entires made
every day by Mr Burrows.

Quere 4Is there any care taken of the Prisoners Religious
instruction and is their Attendance on Divine
Service duly enforced?

AnswerIt is with great pleasure that the visiting Magistrates bear
testimony of the singular merit Zeal and abilities of the Revd. Mr Owen to
whose peculiar and apposite mode of instructing the Prisoners is to be
attributed a greater appearance of Attention and even devotion than perhaps is
to be found in any Prison in Europe. The attendance of the Prisoners is a
regular and their behaviour decent and proper, one at least of the visiting
Justices have considered it as their duty to be always present during divine
Service on Sunday and they have uniformly been gratify'd in an eminent
Degree in consequence of the apparent impression which the Religious and
moral instructions delivered by Mr Owen seemed to make upon the minds of
the Prisoners who appear to be much attached to their Pastor.