Cornwall Quarter Sessions, 15Th October 1833 – Table of Fees
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Extracts from the Order Books of Cornwall Quarter Sessions 1832-1838 Transcribed by John Evans from LDS film 1596469 16th October 1832 The Justices of the peace for the said County assembled at this Sessions by virtue and in pursuance of an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament intituled “An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties and the limits of Cities and Boroughs in England and Wales in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament” have divided and assigned to every Polling Place within the said county mentioned in the Schedule marked N to the said Act annexed the several Parishes and Districts hereinafter specified and described under the name of each of such Polling Place respectively that is to say For the Eastern Division of the said County Bodmin Launceston Liskeard Stratton St. Austell Advent Alternon Antony Saint Clether St. Austell Blisland Boyton Boconnoc Davidstow St. Blazey Bodmin parish Callington Botus Fleming Forrabury Little Colan Bodmin borough Calstock Broadoak St. Gennis St. Columb Major St. Breock St. Dominick Saint Cleer Jacobstow St. Columb Minor Cardinham Egloskerry Duloe St. Juliot St. Dennis Egloshayle Egloskerry St. Germans Kilkhampton St. Ewe Endellion Laneast St. John Launcells Fowey Saint Ervan Lawhitton St. Ive Lesnewth Goran St. Eval Lewannick St. Kean Marhamchurch Ladock Helland Lezant Landrake Minster Lanlivery St. Issey Linkinghorne Landulph Moorwinstow Lostwithiel St. Kew St. Mary Magdalen Lanreath Otterham Luxulian Lanhydrock St. Mellion Lansallos Poughill Mevagissey Lanivet Northill Liskeard parish Poundstock St. Mewan Lanteglos by Foy South Petherwyn Liskeard borough Stratton St. Michael Carhais Lanteglos by Cam Southill East Looe North Tamerton Roach St. Mabyn St. Stephens by West Looe Trevalga St. Sampsons Mawgan in Pyder Launceston Maker & tything Week St. Mary St. Stephens in St. Merryn Stokeclimsland of Vaultershome Whitstone Branwell Michaelstow St. Thomas the St. Martins Tywardreth St. Minver Apostle Menheniot St. Neot St. Thomas Morval Padstow Hamlet Pillaton Little Petherick Tremain Pelynt Simonsward Tresmeer St. Pinnock St. Teath Trewenn Quethiock Temple Treneglos Rame Tintagel Warbstow Saltash St. Tudy Sheviock Warleggan St Stephens by Saltash St. Winnow Talland Withiel St. Veep St. Wenn For the Western Division of the said County Truro Penzance Helston Redruth St. Allen Buryan St. Anthony in Meneage St. Agnes St. Anthony in St. Erth Breage Camborne Roseland Gulval Constantine Gwennap Budock St. Hilary Crowan Gwinear St. Clements St. Just in Penwith Cury Gwithian Cuby St. Ives Germoe Illogan Creed St. Levan Grade Mabe Crantock Ludgvan Gunwallow Phillack Cubert Madron Helston borough Redruth Cornelly Morvah St. Kevern Stithians St. Enoder Marazion Landewednack St. Erme Paul Mawgan in Meneage Falmouth town Penzance St. Martins Falmouth parish Sancreed Mawnan Feock Sennen Mullion Gluvias Scilly Isles Manackan Gerrans Towednack Perranuthnoe Grampond Uny Lelant Ruan Major St. Just in Roseland Zennor Ruan Minor Kenwyn Sithney Kea Wendron Lamorran Merther Mylor St. Michael Penkivel Newlyn Philleigh Perranarworthal Perranzabuloe Probus Penryn Ruanlanihorne Tregony Truro Veryan (image 116) 1st January 1833 It appearing to this Court that great irregularities have lately prevailed in passing Scotch poor from parish to parish through this county it is earnestly requested that no such poor be in future passed except according to the Provisions of the Act 59 Geo. 3 c.12 & 33 and that Irish Poor may be shipped from the nearest Port according to the Provisions of the said Act And it is ordered by this Court that one shilling per mile be allowed for passing each adult person and six pence per mile for every Child under fourteen years of age until further directions be given by this Court (image 129) 9th April 1833 It is ordered by this Court that the Rate of Allowance to be paid to the Master of any Ship Vessel or Packet bound to Ireland on board of which any poor person born in Ireland may be sent or passed in pursuance of an Act passed in the fifty ninth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third intituled “An Act to amend the laws for the relief of the poor” shall be eight shillings for every poor person to be put on board or sent by any such ship or vessel (image 146) 15th October 1833 It is ordered by this Court in pursuance of an Act passed in the twenty sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the second intituled “An Act for the settling and ascertaining the fees to be taken by Clerks to Justices of the peace” that the following Tables of fees to be taken by Clerks to Justices of the peace within the said county made at the last General Quarter Sessions of the peace for the said county be and the same is now approved £ s d Alehouses Licence to sell ale 5 - Preparing Precept to High Constable & Notices By Act 9 Geo. 4 1 6 To Petty Constable or other Peace Officer 1 - Allowance of Transfer of a Licence in case of death or refusal 5 - Preparing Notices 1 6 To Petty Constable 1 - Apprentice Order Indenture & Counterpart 6 - Assignment 3 - Discharge 2 6 Registering Indenture on Assignment 1 - Order for continuing with Executor &c 3 - Bastards Adjudication or Order in Bastardy & copy 5 - Certificate of Non delivery at Sessions 2 - Do. Of Order of filiation having been made 2 - Commitment Commitment (except in felony) 2 - Conviction Conviction on the Game Laws 5 - Order to levy thereon 5 - Any other Conviction - if for a penalty above 20s/- 3 - if for a penalty above 10s/- & under 20s/- 2 - if for a penalty under 10s/- 1 - if the evidence is set out at length additional on each 2 - Deserter £ s d Commitment &c of Deserter, Letter to the War Office, Warrant for paying the Reward 5 - Discharge (see Liberate) Examination Examination in Settlement Cases 3 - Examination in Bastardy 1 - Game (see Conviction) Highways Nomination of Surveyors with instructions 2 6 Duplicate if required 1 6 Allowance of Surveyors’ Accounts 1 - Allowance of Rates by two or more Justices 2 - Order on Certificate of Justices in the matter of highways 2 - Certificate of Abatement of a Nuisance of a presented or indicted Road 5 - Information Information on the Game or Excise Laws or any penal Statute 3 - Information or Complaint in writing 1 - Jury Allowance of Jury Lists or other Accounts not specified by 2 Justices 2 - Liberate Discharge of any person brought in charge by a Constable if 1 - misbehaviour appears to have been committed Liberate from Gaol or Bridewell 1 - Oaths Oath of Office or Oath taken in writing (except for persons on half pay) 1 - whether before one or more Justices Order Order for which no other rate is specified 2 - Poor Allowance of Poor Rate by two Justices 2 - Appointment of Overseers 2 6 Order of Removal & Copy 5 - Certificate & Allowance 2 - Suspension of Order of Removal & Duplicate 2 - Permission to execute the same and Duplicate 2 - Order to Parish Officers to seize the effects of persons running away 2 - & leaving their Families chargeable Precept transportation Parish Officers to attend 1 - Precept to High Constable to give Notice to nominate Overseers 2 6 Premises deserted Notice to be affixed to premises 5 - Copy 1 - Warrant of Possession 5 - Journey to view by 2 Justices 10 - £ s d Recognizance Recognizance to prosecute a felony 3 6 Do. to give evidence on Do. each 1 - All other Recognizances 3 6 Notice of Do. to each party bound 6 Summons Summons by one or more Justices 1 - And for every additional name above 2 6 Allowance of Do. from another Jurisdiction 1 - Servants Complaint 1 - Summons 1 - Order thereupon 2 - Warrant of distress 2 - Supersedeas Every Supersedeas 2 6 Tythes Complaint 1 - Summons 1 - Order 2 - Warrant 2 - Warrant Warrant 2 6 Warrant of Distress and all others by two Justices or more 2 6 Commitment for want of Distress 2 - Weights and Measures Every appointment of Inspectors of Weights & Measures 1 - (images 171-172) 15th October 1833 It is ordered by this court that it be recommended to the Magistrates of this County to adopt the following rate of costs and expences and compensation for trouble and loss of time to be allowed by virtue of the Statute 7 Geo. 4 cap.64 s.22 to Prosecutors & Witnesses attending before them Costs and Expences £ s d To Constable for each whole days Service & Expences prior to the commitment of a Prisoner not exceeding - 5 - To Guard or Assistant for Do. a sum not exceeding - 3 - To Constable for travelling in pursuit of the Prisoner (if the distance exceeds Six Miles) at per Mile going - 0 6 Conveyance of the Prisoner to the Magistrate after apprehension if the distance exceeds 6 miles @ per mile - 1 - Subsistence of Prisoner after apprehension and before commitment at per day - 1 6 Do. if day and night (lodging included) - 2 6 £ s d Justices Clerks fees according to the Table fixed and allowed by Act of Parliament Trouble & loss of time To Prosecutor and Witnesses (except as after mentioned) at per day each a sum not exceeding - 3 - And when the distance from the Magistrate exceeds six miles for every mile out and home - - 3 And in case such Prosecutor or Witness shall be of the Medical or Legal Profession and actually practising then at the rate per day each not exceeding 1 - - (image 178) 1st July 1834 The Rules of the Millbrook Benevolent Society, the additions to and alterations of the Saint Germans Friendly Annuitant Society and an alteration in the East Cornwall Savings Banks Rules were at this Sessions allowed and confirmed pursuant to the Statute in that behalf (image 211) 14th October 1834 It is ordered by this Court that two Copies of Imperial Standard Weights and Measures be established for this County for the comparison of weights and measures therein the one for the East Division at Lostwithiel the other for the West Division at Redruth.