debtors, IRELAND. 



return of ttie Number of Prisoners committed to the Custody of the 
Keepers of the Four Courts Marshalsea, City Marshatsea, Sheriffs Prison. 
St. Sepulchre’s Manor Court, and St. Honore’s Manor Court, in the City 
of Dublin, and its Liberties, in each of the Years 1827 and 1828; and also 
the Number of Prisoners committed for Debt to each of the other 
Prisons in Ireland, in the Year 1828; and the Number in Custody on 
1st January 1829; distinguishing those in Custody under Mesne Process, 
or under Judgments Recovered, or for Costs of Suit ; stating how many for 
Sums above £. lOO, for Sums between £.50 and £.100, for Sums between 
£.50 and £.20, and the Number of Sums under £.20, (excluding Crown 
Debtors and Persons for contempt of Court) ; stating also, the Number in 
Custody in each of those Prisons on i st January 1 829. 



Ordered by, The House of Commons, to be Printed, 
March 1829. 



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ACCOUNTS RELATING TO 



SUMMARY ABSTRACT of the following Returns. 



City of Dublin : 

1. — Number of Debtors comniitteclin the Year 1827 
Ditto - - - - ditto - - - - 1828 
N° 2 — Number of Debtors in custody 1st January 1829 
County ami other Gaols in Ireland (a.): 

N“ 3. — Number of Debtors committed in the Year 1828 
N« 4. — Number of Debtors in custody ist January 1829 



City of Dublin : 

N“ 5. — Amount of NetCostof Imprisonment for Debtors 
for 1828: 

Four Courts Marshalsea, paid by the Treasury 
Other Prisons paid from Local Funds (b.) 



2,863 4 Sk 



County and other Gaols of Ireland : 

N® 6. — Total Cost of Diet of all Classes of Prisoners in. the Year 1828 - 22,198 19 5i 
Ditto - - of Debtors ------- ditto (c.) - j 3,423 16 3 



Total Amount of the Expense of the Gaols of Counties, Counties’! 

of Cities, and Counties of Towns throuehout Ireland in thef6i,OQO 2 loi 
Year 1828 — 



Jamei Palmer, T Inspectors General 
R. B. Wood-Kard,\ of Prisons. 



(A.) — The Corporation Prisons of Yoaghall and Kinsale are included in this Return, being the only 
Gaols in Ireland attached to Local Jurisdictions having the power of Iraprisonnient for 
Debt, which were not abolished by the 7th Geo. IV. c. 74, and the Committals transferred 
to the County Gaols. 

(B.) — A great proportion of Expense is saved in these Prisons, they being attended by the Inspector 
and other non-resident Officers of Newgate, and the Cost of Medicines being included in 
general charge for the City Prisons. 

(C.) — See Column of Observations, Return, N® 6. 



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1837. — Gross Total - - - 2,036. ----- 1828.— Gross Total 



2. — City of Dublin. 



RETURN of Debtors in Custody on the 1st of January 1829, in the several 
Prisons within the City of Dublin and its Liberties ; distinguishing the several 
Classes. 



N". 


NAME <>p PRISON. 


Under 

Mesne Process. 


Under 

J iidgment Recovered. 


[ For 

Costs of Suit. 


Under £.20. 


£.20 to £.50. 


£.50 to £. 100. 


Above £.100. 


'4 


0 

e 


S 

<4 


Above £.100. 


Under £. 20. 


wi 

2 

0 


«4 

*4 


^4 

> 

< 


1. 


Four Courts Masbalsea 


’7 


24 


16 


20 


3 


6 


7 


8 




- 


- 


- 


2. 


Sheriffs Prison 


, 6 


10 


4 


; 12 

1 


- 


■ 




10 


- 


- 


- 


- 


3- 


City Marsiiaisea 


’3 


2 ; 






13 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


4. 


St. Sepulchre’s 










4 


- 


- 


1 

- ! 


- 


- 


1 


- 


5- 


St. Gonoie’s - 


- 


- T 


’his f 


1 

'risen 


is at 


iolisb< 


;d. 








j 




6. 


Debtors Side of New- 1 








,1 


1 


















gate. / 




























Totals 


37 


37 


22 


33 


20 


7' 


10 


18 


- 


- 


- 


- 



Gross Total - - . - - 184. 



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Above £. 




— County and other Gaols, in Ireland. 



pN of the Number of Prisoners committed for Debt, in the Year 1828, to the Prisons in the several 
jiETUk 'g of Cities, and Counties of Towns in Ireland (City of Dublin excepted) ; distinguishing the 

several Classes. 





— 


1 


Jnder Mesne Process. 


Under 

Judgment recovered. 


For Costs of Suit. 


N‘ 


COUNTY. 


PRISON. 






8 

s 


S 


i 


8 


§ 


1 


8 

VI 


S 1 


8 


i 










g 


g 










s 


•g 


§ 


S 












Vi 


« 


< 




— - 




< 


D 








--- 




County Gaol 


95 


23 


6 


5 


56 


7 


2 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 




Armagh ■ • * " 


. D* - 


12 


40 


9 


2 


2 


2 


- 


” 


179 


1 


“ 


- 




Carlow - - ■ ■ 


. - 


21 




” 


3 


■ 


” 




■* 


- 




” 


“ 


4 - 


Cavan - 


. D“ - 


13 


6 


1 


3 


75 

62 


2 




1 












Clare 






























Cork - - - - 


. D” - 


9 


12 


6 


6 


55 


3 








" 




- 






City Gaol - 


31 


10 


4 


1 


237 


3 




3 


- 


- 


” 


- 




_ . . - - 


Youghal Corporation 


31 


1 


- 


- 


- 




- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 






Kinsale - ditto - 


- 


- 


- 


- 


5 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


10 . 


Donegal 


County Gaol 


33 


6 


1 


1 


- 


2 


- 


1 


- 


- 


- 


- 


Down - 


. D" - 


41 


19 


7 


5 


90 








3 






■ 




Dublin ■ 


. D“ - 


44 


32 


7 


1 




3 






” 


“ 


“ 


” 




Fermanagh - 


. D“ - 


24 


9 


3 


- 






“ 




" 




“ 


" 




Galway ----- 


. D“ - 


i 6 


5 




3 






" 


“ 


■ 


“ 


” 


■ 




_ - - - ■ 


Town Gaol - 


84 


4 




, - 


” 


3 


3 


" 




“ 


" 


“ 


x 6 . 


Kerry - 


County Gaol 


6 








■■ 


“ 






* 


“ 


“ 


“ 


17 - 


Kildare - - - ■ 


- D” - 


31 


3 




- 


15 


4 




“ 


“ 




” 


" 


1 


Kilkenny - - ■ 


■ - D» - - -I 


52 


3 


- 


2 




; “ 


1 




“ 


■ 


“ 


” 


1 


_ . . - - 


City Gaol * ‘ 


62 


4 


2 


1 


“ 








“ 


” 




- 


s 


King’s - 


County Gaol - ' 


2 


3 




1 


19 






“ 


3 


- 


■ - 


“ 


s 


Leitrim - 


. D“ - 


5 


3 




1 


27 


“ 






“ 


“ 


” 


“ 


2 


Limerick ... 


- 'D“ - 


30 


2 


1 


- 




5 




1 


■ 


- 


- 


- 


2 


_ . . . - 


City Gaol - 


34 


13 


11 


4 


175 


2 


- 


* 


- 


- 


- 


- 


s 


Londonderry - 


County Gaol 


21 


15 


5 


1 


100 


1 


2 




“ 


- 


- 


- 


2 


Longford - 


- D“ - 


41 


3 


2 




” 








“ 


“ 


“ 


“ 


2 


Louth - 


. D» - 


113 


15 


4 


2 


“ 


“ 


” 


■ 


“ 


“ 


“ 


“ 


a 


_ . . . - 


Town, Drogheda - 


7 


6 


4 


2 


77 




- 


- 


1 


- 


- 


- 


3 


Mayo - 


County Gaol 


8 


6 


1 


1 


106 


- 




- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


S 


Meath - - - - 


. D“ - 


33 


13 


4 


2 


- 


- 


- 


- 


1 


- 


' 


- 


3 


Monaghan ... 


. D“ - 


18 


15 


5 


2 


151 


5 




- 


13 


- 


- 


- 


3 


Queen’s - 


. D" - 


4 


3 


2 


1 


23 


- 


- 


- 


“ 


- 




- 


3 


Roscommon - - - 


- D“ - 


38 


3 


2 


2 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


“ 


3 


Sligo - . - - 


. D» - 


H 


10 


4 


1 


47 


- 




2 


4 


- 


- 


- 


34 - 


Tipperary 


. D“ - 


38 


9 


5 




82 


4 


2 




3 


- 


- 


- 


35 


Tyrone - 


. D» - 


93 


9 




8 


- 


- 


- 




" 


“ 


- 


- 


3 


Waterford . - - 


. D« - - - 


24 


2 


1 


- 


- 


2 




- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


3 


_ . . . . 


City Gaol - 


55 


1 


2 


1 


37 


1 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


3 


Westmeath - 


County Gaol 


14 


11 


3 


- 


29 




- 


2 


- 


- 


- 


- 


3 


Wexford . . . 


- D« - 


10 


16 


3 


4 


39 


- 


- 


- 


" 


- 


- 


- 


40 


Wicklow - 


- D« - 


1.3 




- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 






Totals - - - 


1.219 


262 


113 


|89 


1,617 


56 


23 


37 


211 


5 


1 


- 



Gross Total ----- - 3)6i3 - 

93 - B 



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ACCOUNTS RELATING TO 




4 - — County and other Gaols iii Ireland. 



IlETURN of the Number of Debiobs in Custody, on the ist day of January 1829, in the Prisons of the sev 
Counties, Counties of Cities and Counties of Towns in Ireland (the City of Dublin excepted) ; distinguishing 
several Classes. • 









Under Mesne Process. 


Under 

Judgment recovered. 


For Cost, of 


N» 


COUNT V. 


PRISON. 


0 


S 

Z 

c 






Under £.20. 


S 


8 


Above £.100. 


Under £.80. 


s 


S 


i 


1. 


Antrim .... 


County Gaol 


12 


2 


_ 


_ 


6 


2 


1 












2. 


Armagh - - . . 


. D® - 


1 


7 


1 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


17 








3- 


Carlow - • • - 


. D" - 


2 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


_ 


2 






4- 


Cavan .... 


. D* - 


4 


1 


- 


_ 


7 


_ 


_ 


_ 










5 - 


Clare 


- D“ - 


- 


- 


- 


- 


5 


_ 


- 


1 


_ 








6. 


Cork - 


. D» - 


3 


2 


2 


3 


8 


- 


- 


- 


_ 


_ 






7- 


— - • - - 


City Gaol 


2 


- 


- 


1 


18 


_ 


- 


1 


_ 








8. 


— ' ' - - 


Youghal Corporation 


3 


- 


- 


- 


1 


- 


- 


_ 


_ 








9- 


— - ■ - - 


Kinsale D° - 


- 


- 


_ 


_ 




_ 


_ 


_ 










10. 


Donegal 


County Gaol 


1 


3 


- 


_ 






_ 


2 










11. 


Down - - . . 


. D” - 


7 


2 


3 


4 


9 


_ 


1 


1 




1 






12. 


Dublin ... - 


. D» - 


7 


4 


3 


- 


2 


2- 


2 


3 


_ 








13- 


Fermanagh ... 


. D" ■ 


- 


1 


I 


_ 


5 


1 


_ 


_ 










14. 


Galway .... 


. D» - 


1 


1 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 










15 - 


----- 


Town Gaol - 


5 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 




_ 


_ 










16. 


Kerry .... 


County Gaol 


2 


- 


- 


1 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 










17- 


Kildare .... 


- D‘ ■ 


3 


2 


.. 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 










i8. 


King’s - . - . 


. D- . 


1 


- 


- 


1 


1 


_ 


_ 


_ 










19- 


Kilkenny ... 


. D» - 


4 


- 


_ 


_ 




_ 




_ 










20. 




City Gaol 


5 


- 


_ 


1 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 










21. 


Leitrim .... 


County Gaol 


1 - 


1 


1 


- 


12 


_ 


1 


1 










22. 


Limerick 


. D" . 


2 


_ 


_ 




_ 
















23- 


----- 


City Gaol 


4 


_ 


1 


_ 


10 


_ 


_ 


1 ■ 










24. 


Londonderry - - - 


County Gaol 


2 


1 


2 


_ ; 


1 


, 




_ 










25- 


Longford 


. D“ . 


7 


- 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 










26. 


Louth - 


. D» - 


9 


3 


1 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 


_ 










27. 


_ - . . - 


Town Drogheda - 


- 


1 


- 


1 


3 


_ 


_ 


_ 








. 


28. 


Mayo .... 


County Gaol 


6 




- 


1 


8 


_ 


, 












29- 


Meath .... 


. D® - 


5 


' 5 


- 


_ 


_ 


_ 












. 


30. 


Monaghan ... 


- D“ - 


1 


3 


- 


_ 


21 


_ 


_ 










_ 


31- 


Queen's .... 


■ D« . 


1 


_ 


- 


_ 


2 


_ 


I 


_ 








_ 


33 . 


Roscommon ... 


. D“ - 


5 


- 


- 


1 


_ 


_ 


_ 












33- 


Sligo .... 


. D» . 


1 


I 


- 


1 


7 


_ 




2 








_ 


34 - 


Tipperary 


. D” ■ 


3 


- 


- 


_ 


9 


1 


1 


_ 






_ 


_ 


35- 


Tyrone .... 


- D® . 


6 


1 


_ 


2 








1 










36. 


Waterford 


- D” . 


4 


- 


- 




1 




_ 


_ 






_ 




37- 




City Gaol 


4 


- 


- 


_ 


4 


_ 










_ 


_ 


38. 


Westmeath ... 


County Gaol 


- 


1 


2 


1 


1 


_ 


_ 


_ 










39- 


Wexford 


■ D» . 


4 


4 


- 


1 


5 


_ 














40. 


Wicklow 


■ D» - . . 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


- 


■ 


- 


- 


- 


- 








Totals ... 


127 


46 


17 


>9 


146 


8 


10 


H 


19 


3 







Gross Total 



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PRISONERS FOR DEBT. 



5. — City of Dublin. 



RETURN of the Amount paid from the Treasury (or other Funds) towards the support 
of Prisons for the Reception of Debtors, in the City and Liberties of Dublin, 
for the Year 1828. 



Four Courts Mar- 
shalsea 

Sheriffs Prison 
City Marshalsea • 



GROSS 

AMOUNT. 


Credit from 
Rents uf Rooms. 


£. s. d. 


£. s. d. 


■ 2,478 - 


122 1 10 

Rents only. 


782 - - 


406 2 7 


Rents 8c fees. 



St. Sepulchre’s "I 
Manor Court -J 

St. Honore’s - d® - | 

Debtors side ofl 
1 Newgate - -J: 



22 - - 
Rents 8c fees. 



/The prisoners from this Court are 
1 included in Kilmainham gaol. 



igo - - -- Funds of Corpo- 

ration. 

- - - Any deficiency 

would be paid by 
the Archbishop and 
t are Marshal. 



Total Net Cost - - - 2,863 4 



18 — -'GrandJuryPresent- 
roents, and included in 
the general expenses of 
Newgate, this sym be- 
ing the only separate 
charge for Debtors. 



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ACCOUNTS RELATING TO PKISONEHS FOil DEBT. 



6. — County and other Gaols of Ireland. 



RETURN of Expense incurred in the PnisoNS of the several Counties, Counties of Cities, and Counties of Townj 
in Ireland (the City of Dublin excepted); distinguishing the Amount paid on account of the Persons confined fo' 
Debt, for the Year 1828- ^ 



Extracted from the Returns made to the Inspectors General of Prisons. 



2. 3- 4- 5- 6. 



No 


NAME OF COUNTY. 


TOTAL 

PAIIJ 

lor Subsistence ol' 
Prisoners 
within liie Year. 


Proporiion of the 
Nuoiber of Debtors 
to tlie 

Gross Number 
ofCommituls. 


Proportion . 
Paid 

fur Subsistence 
of Debtors. 


TOTAL 
Expeiiililure 
oi tlir 
Prison 

witliiii tlie Year, 






£. 


s. 


d. 




£. s. 


d. 


£. 




d. 


I. 


Antrim - 


759 


7 


5 


one-fifth 


151 17 


4 


1,928 


6 


9 


2. 


Annagh - - - 


493 


12 


5 


one-third 


164 12 


2 


L 435 




2 


3 - 


Carlow - 


536 


16 


9 h 


one-fourth 


134 4 


2 


1,169 


12 


11 4 


4 - 


Cavan - 


9S1 


10 




one-eighth 


122 13 




1-837 


2 


7 


. 5 - 


Clare 


385 


IQ 


5 


one-fifth 


77 3 


10 


1.791 


10 


64 




Cork - 


1,003 


18 


5 


one-eleventh 


111 5 




3,258 




10 


7 - 


City 


704 


- 


b 


one-seventh 


100 11 


b 


2,217 






8. 


Donegal . - - 


39G 


17 


2 i 


one-seventh 


56 13 


_ 


1.465 




-4 


9 


Down ... 


.507 


9 


bi 


one-fourth 


128 7 


44 


1.398 




b 


10. 


Dublin ... 


620 


10 


5 i 


one-fifth 


124 2 


1 






11 


11. 


Fermanagh 


216 


6 


lO^ 


one-fifth 


43 5 




952 




64 


12. 


Galway - 


925 


14 




one-fourteenth 


66 2 




2,025 


13 


1 


13- 


Town - 


384 


4 




one-sixth 


64 8 




850 




1 


14. 


Kerry ... 


735 


13 


2 


one-eighth 


91 19 


14 


1,761 


17 


11* 


1.5. 


Kildare • - - 


543 


13 


Ll i 


one- tenth 


54 7 


44 


1,103 


16 


74 


lb. 


Kilkenny 


383 




5 i 


one-sixth 


63 18 




1.237 


IQ 


1 


17. 


City - 


161 


10 


- 


one-sixth 


q6 18 


6 


481 


8 




18. 


King’s ... 


339 


14 


n 


one-ninth 


37 15 




1,036 


17 


6 


> 9 - 


Leitrim ... 


563 




Gh 


one-eleventh 


51 2 




1,826 


2 


10 


20. 


Limerick ■ 


bio 






one-eighteenth 


33 17 


10 


1,960 


16 




21. 


— I City - 


527 


12 


3 


one-third 


175 17 




1,406 




1 i 


22. 


Londonderry - 


726 


IQ 


- 


one-seventh 


103 17 


14 


2,120 




44 


23- 


Longford 


587 




- 


one-seventh 


83 18 


34 


1.413 


14 


10 4 


24. 


Louth ... 


413 


4 




one-fifth 


82 12 


105 


1,313 


18 




2.5. 


Drogheda 


142 


11 


4 


one-fourth 


35 y 




507 


8 


.3 4 


2b. 


Mayo ... 


1,116 




11 i 


one-seventh 


159 9 


1 


2,293 


_ 


SI 


27. 


Meatli ... 


357 


4 


5 


one-sixth 


59 10 






17 




28. 


Monaghan 


476 




2 


one-fifth 


95 4 


5 


1.587 


10 




29 - 


Queen s - 


306 




8 


one-tenth 


130 12 


«4 






11 


30 - 


Roscommon 


1,382 


5 


7 


one-thirteenth 


106 6 


34 


2.599 


7 


54 


31- 


Shgo 


709 


b 


5 


one-seventh 


101 6 


7 4 


1,049 




11 


32. 


Tipperary 


1,667 


17 


.3* 


one-eleventh 


151 12 


6 


3.9 ‘3 


IQ 


5 


33- 


Tyrone ... 


820 




8 


one-seventh 


117 3 


1 




b 


10 


34 - 


\\ aterford 


433 


10 


9 


one-ninth 


46 3 


5 


1,032 


12 


_ 


35. 


City - 


214 


12 


5 


one-half 


107 7 


2 4 


742 




6 


3h. 


Westmeath 


314 


18 


1 


one-sixth 




8 


1,253 




10 


37 - 


Wexford - 


471 


13 


7 h 


one-fifth 


94 C 


84 


1,642 


11 




38. 


Wicklow - 


277 


9 




one-seventli 


39 12 


10 


993 


15 


7 




Totals - - 


22,198 19 


54 




3>354 3 


11 


61,099 




10 4 




Yoiiahal Corporation T r„ 


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40. 


Kinsale - d" -JCml; 


1 - 




- 




33 17 


5 J 


















£. 


3>423 16 


3 









7- 



OBSERVATIONS. 



The Total Expendj. 
ture on account 0 
Debtors in tliis Retun 
(col. 5,) £.3,354- 3.11 
is taken by a calcuU 
tion of the suppos« 
proportion of the cos 
of Suisisience only, tit 
amount of the guni! 
stated in col. 5,beariu{ 
the same proportion tt 
those in col. 3, thatth 
number of Debtors beat 
to the whole of the pri 
soners in each prijOD, 
(col. 4.) 



If the same propor- 
tions were taken b re- 
ference to £gifs. 
diture (col. 6,) including 
salaries and all other 
standing expenses d 
the gaols, the amount 
of the Debtors propoo 
tion would be raised ts 
treble the sum at wbid 
it is herein stated, or 
nearly so. 

JV. 5 .- All the expense! 
of the prisons includ^ 
in this Return, arepaid 
by county presentment 



1 - The corporation 
sons of Youghal & K"; 
sale are the only 
prisons in Ireland, 
others being abolidif* 
by 7 Geo. 4, c. 74 > 
included in the Coun>J 
Gaols. 



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DEBTORS, IRELAND. 




