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Middlesex 1018, which is 2 & 8/10ths. Middlesex
Prisoners to one of London and also there
were 83. by Original Commitments from
London and 293, from Middlesex which is
3 and 5/10ths: Middlesex prisoners to one
London-and he, Say'd he drew out his accot: from
the Books and Calendars, that the Calendars
take in the whole Number of Prisoners to
be delivered each Session-That there are
8. Sessions in a year and prisoners are brought
to Newgate from the other Gaols Six days
before each Session in Pursuance of an Order
made in the Year 1726. your Committee directed
that the Order referred to by the Witness
should be laid before them which was
done and the same is hereunto Annexed
Mr. Akerman being further Examined Say'd
that many of the prisoners are acquitted
and discharged by Proclamation & all without fees &
that such of them as are brot. from other Gaols and
are

acquitted and Discharged do not remain in
Newgate above 8. 10 . or 12. days in all-That
the Number of Prisoners acquitted and Convicted
he believes are nearly equal-That 2. or 3
Prisoners in a Session who are carryed to
Hicks's Hall and there Tryed for Misdemeanors
may be sent back to other Prisons-That
many remain in Newgate on Orders of the
Court, some to be Transported some under
Sentence of Death some respited some
to he Imprisoned for a certain time, others
under Orders to be sent for Trial to different
Counties and there is no difference as to
the time they are to be in his Custody
whether Middlesex or London Prisoners
and that the London Prisoners are
Committed in the same manner as the
Middlesex some in the first Instance and
others brought from the Compters in pursuance
of