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' | <head>1822. March 14.<lb/> | ||
Traveller, March 13. 1822.</head> | |||
<p>A meeting of the Inhabitants Vestrymen of<lb/> | |||
the Parish of S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> John, Horselydown is to be held to-morrow, to<lb/> | |||
consider of a Petition to the House of Commons for leave to<lb/> | |||
bring in a bill to lower the fees of the Court of Regent for the Borough<lb/> | |||
of Southwark.— It appears that nearly 800 persons<lb/> | |||
were <gap/> in a prison by commitments from that Court<lb/> | |||
last year & that not a few of that number may be considered<lb/> | |||
as imprisoned, chiefly thro' the excessive fees. We have seen<lb/> | |||
the following statement:—</p> | |||
<p>Persons committed to Prison. Whole amount of Debts. Amount of Fees thereon.<lb/> | |||
In the year 1819 ... 98 38 3 4 51 15 8<lb/> | |||
1820 ... 99 36 9 8 45 15 3<lb/> | |||
1821 ... 107 46 4 7 55 15 0<lb/> | |||
Total ...... 304 120 17 7 153 5 11</p> | |||
<p>According to which statement it appears that the average<lb/> | |||
amount of each persons debt is between 7 & 8 shillings<lb/> | |||
<hi rend="underline">Some</hi> expense is, of course necessary in the execution of justice,<lb/> | |||
especially for summoning witnesses; but the fees are<lb/> | |||
higher in the Southwark, then in any <add>other</add> Court of Regent.<lb/> | |||
With such facts before them we doubt not that every inhabitant-vestryman<lb/> | |||
will attend the Meeting & do his<lb/> | |||
duty.</p> | |||
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1822. March 14.
Traveller, March 13. 1822.
A meeting of the Inhabitants Vestrymen of
the Parish of St John, Horselydown is to be held to-morrow, to
consider of a Petition to the House of Commons for leave to
bring in a bill to lower the fees of the Court of Regent for the Borough
of Southwark.— It appears that nearly 800 persons
were in a prison by commitments from that Court
last year & that not a few of that number may be considered
as imprisoned, chiefly thro' the excessive fees. We have seen
the following statement:—
Persons committed to Prison. Whole amount of Debts. Amount of Fees thereon.
In the year 1819 ... 98 38 3 4 51 15 8
1820 ... 99 36 9 8 45 15 3
1821 ... 107 46 4 7 55 15 0
Total ...... 304 120 17 7 153 5 11
According to which statement it appears that the average
amount of each persons debt is between 7 & 8 shillings
Some expense is, of course necessary in the execution of justice,
especially for summoning witnesses; but the fees are
higher in the Southwark, then in any other Court of Regent.
With such facts before them we doubt not that every inhabitant-vestryman
will attend the Meeting & do his
duty.
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