December 1795

Resolved that this Court will on Saturday next appoint a
Baker instead of the said Michael Shiers to serve the Prisoners in New
Prison and the House of Correction at Clerkenwell with Bread and that
Mr Hinley be desired to procure a Person to serve the said Prisons with
Bread in the mean time.

By Adjournment same day.

John Bond< no role > Esqr . laid before the Court an Estimate of the expence
of furnishing the remainder of the Garden and boundary Wall at the New
House of Correction with Fruit Trees and the same being read as follows Vizt.

It was Resolved that the Trees Etc mentioned in the said Estimate be
placed in the Garden at the New House of Correction under the direction of
John Bond< no role > and Rupert Clarke< no role > Esquires .

By Adjournment same day.

Whereas by virtue of an Act of Parliament made and passed in the
Twelfth year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second
entitled "An Act for the more easy assessing collecting and levying County
Rates." the Justices of the Peace in that part of Great Britain called England
within the respective limits of their Commissions at their General or Quarter
Sessions or the greater part of them then and there assembled having full
power and authority from time to time to make one general Rate or
Assessment for such Sum or Sums of Money as the Justices in their discretion
shall think sufficient to answer all and every the ends and purposes
mentioned in the said Act. Now Forasmuch as it appeareth unto this
Court that more than three fourths of the Money of the last Rate made in
May Session last being the last preceeding Rate hath been paid and
expended to answer the ends and purposes mentioned in the said Act of
Parliament and that it is necessary a considerable Sum of Money should be
raised and a Rate made upon the Towns Parishes and Places in the said
County for raising of Money to answer the several ends and purposes
mentioned in the said Act of Parliament This Court upon consideration of
the Premises is of Opinion and doth accordingly Order that General Rate be
made and assessed upon every Town Parish and Place in the said County.