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<p n="1178">These are very few.</p>
<p n="1179">The latter but seldom.</p>
<p n="1180">Thats an advantage to the Keeper<lb></lb>
who is well pd. when it happens.<lb></lb>
by the Crown.</p>
<p n="1181">'Tis the constant usage to Comit to<lb></lb>
these out Prisons, all but desperate<lb></lb>
offenders.</p>
<p n="1182">This certainly fact.</p>
<p n="1183">And for Felonies except desperate</p>
<p n="1184">According to Order of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo645">Court of Aldermen</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1185">as Sheriff of Middx</p>
<p n="1186">The City are entitled by express Grant<lb></lb>
but by compact It's nominees (the Sheriffs)<lb></lb>
may have them possibly.</p>
<p n="1187">And this was the true ground of the Order<lb></lb>
of 1726. therefore as Keepers are now paid<lb></lb>
by Salary. very proper to try the experimt.<lb></lb>
of removing them to the Sessions at once.</p>
<p n="1188">No Distinction in Table between Felon's & other<lb></lb>
Malefactors for Trespasses and its well known<lb></lb>
they always till 1732 payd Fees alike-and still<lb></lb>
pay fees for going into Masters side or preferable<lb></lb>
part of Gaol which may account for the comon<lb></lb>
side being neglected, & becoming Leath some<lb></lb>
Q. if this rent being given up wod. not be a means<lb></lb>
of bettering the whole Gaol.</p>
<p n="1189">Most undoubtedly 'tis a part of Gaol or to<lb></lb>
what purpose did the statute give power to<lb></lb>
enlarge Gaols?</p>
<p n="1190">Q. if not Chamber Rent besides?</p>
<p n="1191">Persons comd. to any Gaol in the Kingdom<lb></lb>
brought up by Ha Cor to be bailed continued<lb></lb>
discharged by Court of Kings Bench are Com<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to Newgate</p>
<p n="1192">The Houses of Parliamt. comit to Newgate<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Secrys of State also.</p>
<p n="1193">Almost every Session are orders to keeper<lb></lb>
Carry offenders into other Counties</p>
<p n="1194">Justices of the County comit to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo646">Newgate</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo647">Newprison</rs>
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& <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo648">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo649">Bridewell</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1195">The Westmr Justices comitte <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo650">Tothill Fields</rs>
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& Gate house &<lb></lb>
Three to One more than to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo651">Newgate</rs>
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and are<lb></lb>
removed 6 Days before Session 7.8<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="1196">Never heard Middx contributed to repair's<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo652">Newgate</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1197">Justices of Middx comit to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo653">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo654">Bride</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50547_geo654" type="placeName" value="Bride"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo655">New Prison</rs>
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for Misdemrs. 9</p>
<p n="1198"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50547_occ121">Sheriffs of London</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50547_occ121" type="occupation" value="Sheriffs of London"></interp>
take security from Keep<obscured></obscured>
9</p>
<p n="1199">Fines Amerciants. & recogn in Middx belong<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to Crown-Sheriffs of London Sieze for Crown</p>
<p n="1200">Sheriffs are untitled to effects in London</p>
<p n="1201">If Prisoners not received to Newgate<lb></lb>
Gaoler loses his Fees.</p>
<p n="1202">Admits prisoners have been permitted to<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
in Compters till Tryal &-sometimes & Compli<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo656">Newgate</rs>
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of 1 Gna.10</p>
<p n="1203">Dont know of Demand of Fees for Felony, for<lb></lb>
Misdemeanours entitled.10</p>
<p n="1204">Keeper pays rent of 30 or £40. for Press<lb></lb>
yard, to City.11</p>
<p n="1205">City pay Keeper £200. P Ann.12</p>
<p n="1206">Prisoners are in Press yard tho' not pa<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of the Gaol.</p>
<p n="1207">No person has a right without agreeing with<lb></lb>
Keep for his Fee; of £3:6s:8d12</p>
<p n="1208">By 6 Geo. Cap 19. Justices Comitt petty Felons<lb></lb>
as well as Trespasses & Vagrants to the<lb></lb>
Houses of Correction which by reason of 5 Hen 4.<lb></lb>
and subsequent Statutes could not do.</p>
<p n="1209">Middx is exempted by reason of a saving to Gaols of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo657">Inheritance</rs>
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(which Newgate is) nor have the County<lb></lb>
power to repair as the law now stands it being the<lb></lb>
City's Freehold. vid 11. & 12 w3. 19.</p>
<p n="1210">vid. antea</p>
<p n="1211">If every Gaoler deliver'd in Calender in time<lb></lb>
the Court might be sufficiently informed and<lb></lb>
might have the Custody of Prisoners in due<lb></lb>
time which is all the law requires.</p>
<p n="1212">Mar 22d.</p>
<p n="1213">Account is mark'd (12.)</p>
<p n="1214">Account mark'd (1) contains 9 yrs & about three Qrs.<lb></lb>
the Amount is 7809. whereof near a sixth part are<lb></lb>
Debtors, the average of the whole is under<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
800. P ann.<lb></lb>
The Allegation is near 1000 P ann.</p>
<p n="1215">This number however alarming is not so very<lb></lb>
great for by the Goal Calendar of the Gatehouse<lb></lb>
alone (which is as closely confined) it appears<lb></lb>
upwards of 160 prisoners were comitted between<lb></lb>
the Sessions in Janry & April 1765.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
which is 23 more than<lb></lb>
to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo658">newgate</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1216">The Majority are acqd. or discharged<lb></lb>
by proclamation</p>
<p n="1217">The average of Criminals is about 650<lb></lb>
P Ann.</p>
<p n="1218">Those acqd. & discharged may remain 9 days<lb></lb>
upon an average.</p>
<p n="1219">Those Convicted & Sentenced to Death, Transportn.<lb></lb>
Branding or Whipping may remain 6 Weeks</p>
<p n="1220">Allowing Middx to Send 3 to one, makes<lb></lb>
about 488. P ann 1 moiety of which remain<lb></lb>
6 Weeks and the other only about 9 Days.<lb></lb>
and supposing the order vacated twould at most<lb></lb>
be but 4 or 5 Days. and with respect to the<lb></lb>
Convicts would make a considerable difference<lb></lb>
in favour of the Citywhich shews it a very<lb></lb>
Impolitic Order</p>
<p n="1221">With regard to transports the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50547_occ122">Mercht</rs>
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. generally<lb></lb>
takes 'em away at the back of 2d. Session, so that<lb></lb>
about half the number don't remain in Gaol<lb></lb>
which above a fortnight so that if 'tis alledged<lb></lb>
that some wait 2 or 3 Months it still remains<lb></lb>
at about 6 Weeks average as before observed<lb></lb>
or at most 2 Months.</p>
<p n="1222">If London prisoners are not above 1/3<lb></lb>
these removals but unconsiderable.</p>
<p n="1223">Thinks every Pson for felony ought to be<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to County Gaoltheres an Act in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo659">Harny</rs>
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5. <obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="1224">Bel every County<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
obliged to repair or<lb></lb>
rebuild their County Gaol-no law to exempt Middx 14</p>
<p n="1225">Original Reason for Order of 1726. for the<lb></lb>
better Admrn of Justice, that Gaoler might make 14<lb></lb>
Calendar.</p>
<p n="1226">Order made that Gaoler might have custody<lb></lb>
of all the Prisoners for Informator of Gaol<lb></lb>
Delivery. (19 Mar. sevl. Accots. produced) 15</p>
<p n="1227"> <del>Mr Montague produced (for the City) an Accot.<lb></lb>
of Expence of pulling down the 6 Gates. 21</del>
</p>
<p n="1228"> <del>Mr. Akerman pduced accot. of the number of<lb></lb>
prisonery from 1755 to 1765.</del>
</p>
<p n="1229"> <del>Calendars take in the whole number deliver'd<lb></lb>
Stet each Session.</del>
</p>
<p n="1230">Stet 8 Sessions every yearprisrs. an brot<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
before pursuant to Order<lb></lb>
Many are acqd. & dischad.<lb></lb>
Some of those acqd. may stay 8. 10. or 12 Days<lb></lb>
Two or 3 in a Session sent back to other Priso<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
who are tried at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo660">Hicks Hall</rs>
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for Misdemr</p>
<p n="1231">There are prisoners discharged by Proclamation<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
for want of Prosecution.</p>
<p n="1232">Proportion of Middx prisrs to London is<lb></lb>
between 3 & 4 to one</p>
<p n="1233">Calculation form'd from all the Calendars<lb></lb>
of the other Gaols, & those brot. from other<lb></lb>
parts of Kingdom</p>
<p n="1234">Many Prisoner are brot. from the<lb></lb>
other Prisons in Middx</p>
<p n="1235">Dont stay above 10 or 12 Days, and the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
likewise from the Comptens23</p>
<p n="1236">At the close of Session many prisoners upon<lb></lb>
Orders-some to be transported-some<lb></lb>
respited-some under sentence of Dent<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
some to be Imprisoned and some to be<lb></lb>
sent to different Counties.</p>
<p n="1237">London prisoners brot. from Compters<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
those in Middx from other Gaols.</p>
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