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<p n="3133">September 1800.</p>
<p n="3134">said any thing to me since Nicholson was taken<lb></lb>
away, Heard some of the Prisoners during the<lb></lb>
disturbance call out the Name of "Ben Caddick". and<lb></lb>
"Maxwell".</p>
<p n="3135">Witness.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n3135-1">James Reeves</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="3136">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n3136-1">Wm..<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Ellwood</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
mark.</p>
<p n="3137">Resolved That the Consideration of this business<lb></lb>
be postponed till County Day of the next Session.</p>
<p n="3138">And if appearing unto this Court that the<lb></lb>
Average number of Prisoners in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo2179">House of Correction</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo2180">Cold Bath fields</rs>
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since the last the Session has been<lb></lb>
276.</p>
<p n="3139">That there are in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo2181">House of Correction</rs>
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<lb></lb>
202. separate Apartments which are made to contain<lb></lb>
one Person each and Sixteen Apartments which hold<lb></lb>
2. Prisoners each and that the Number of Prisoners on<lb></lb>
the Average considerably exceed the number of<lb></lb>
Apartments Ordered that the following Representation.<lb></lb>
of the State of this Prison be made to the <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n3139-1">Lord Mayor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and Judges sitting at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo2182">Old Bailey</rs>
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in Order to prevent<lb></lb>
any Accession of number being made from thence during<lb></lb>
the present Session Vizt..</p>
<p n="3140">It Appearing to this Court that much Inconvenience<lb></lb>
has Arisen from there being a greater number of Prisoners<lb></lb>
Confined in the House of Correction for this County than the<lb></lb>
Appartments provided for their Reception can contain<lb></lb>
and that it has frequently been found necessary to put<lb></lb>
two and sometimes even three Prisoners together into<lb></lb>
Apartments only fit for the reception of One.</p>
<p n="3141">This Court therefore think it is proper to communi-<lb></lb>
-cate an Account of the state of the Prison to the <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n3141-1">Lord Mayor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and Judges siting at the Court at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo2183">Old Bailey</rs>
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, and<lb></lb>
to suggest to their Lordships that the Excess is principally <lb></lb>
occasioned by the great number of Prisoners sent to the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo2184">Old Bailey</rs>
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under Sentences of very long Imprisonment<lb></lb>
which has of late greatly encreased the number of Prisoners<lb></lb>
that there are in the House of Correction only Two hundred<lb></lb>
and two seperate Appartments which are made to Contain</p>
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