The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-30 00:00:00

71(1.41, Hi ✓G'ltf.

London, July 16, 1821.
SlR—Many complaints having been made to us that
t!.e returns of persons qualified to serve on juries within
the county of Nliddlesex are incorrect and defective, and
tlie 3laster of the Ding's Bench having expressed his
opinion on a recent °evasion to one of the Sheriffs that
li:ry are so, we feel it our duty to represent the same to
yoo, and to request that you will take such means as
von noisy deem expedient and most effectual to compel
t! !e attention of the constables, tithingmen, and head-
Icrouglis, within the county, to the several arts of par-
liament regulating such returns; and that these persons
may be informed, that it is our intention, as far as in us
lies, to enforce a correct return. We have sent them a
notice, of which we beg to enclose you a copy.
RoDERT WAITIIMAN, JANIES WILLIAMA,
Sheriffs of Middlesex.
To Francis Como, Esq., Chairman of
the Bench of Magistrates.
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(COPY.)—OFFICIAL N0T1CT....-
.tfile.
TO THE MOH cONsTAIII.EiI AND IIEADDORoUtnnS OF T E
RESPECTIVE ilcstuttcn4 IN THE COUNTY of

DLE%EX.
W herpes, by several statutes made respecting juries,
all constables, tithingmen, and heailborotighs, are di-
rected and requited (smiler certain penalties for every
dettolt) vesrly to return and give on oath a true list in
writiog of the names and places of abode of all persons
within their respective districts, between 21 and 70 years
of age, qualified to serve on juries, with their titles and
additions, which lists are to be returned to the justices at
their Michaelmas quarter session in each year; and
whereas the directions and requisitions of the said acts
have not been sufficiently attended to, or complied with
by the constables, tytiiingnien, and beadborougbs,
hereby the list or books of persons qualified to serve
on juries within this county have become and are ex-
tretuely imperfect and defeztive ; and whereby the con-
stables, tythiugmen, and liewdboroughs, making such re-
turns, have, in many instances, rendered themselves
liable to penalties ; yon are Weir, warned and desired
in making your returns to be delivered or given in at
the next Michaelmas session, to pay attention to the said
acts, and to take notice, that in default thereof, the* se-
veral penalties therein contained will be enforced.
The persons qualified to serve on Juries are
personstaving 10/. by the year of freehold, or copvhold,
or ancient demesne, or in rent, fee-simple, fee, tail, or
for life.
All persons having an estate in possession in land,
in their own right, of the party value of 20!. or up-
wards, over and above the reserial rent payable there-
oot, such lands being held by ease or leases for the ab-
solute term of 30 years of mann or for 99 years, or any
other term determinable on one or more life or lives.
All leaseholders ur leases were the imposed rents
shall amount to W. or upwilids per annum, over and
above all ground rents, or other reservations, payable
by virtue of the said leases.
And whereas the officers by whom special juries are
namwd from the list or book take only such persons as
bare ass addition of Esquire in the said list or book to
their Whet, ; lad it appears that the addition of Esquire
Las not, in the returns of the minstablos,
andheadborough‘ in ansseroti kratanees, been made
to the minim of persons who wire entitled thereto,
whereby they hays been improperly excluded from