4 May 1807

Letter V

VII. English Review Chamber

This £ │ │ being but from one of divers articles constitutes but a part of the profit made by the Noble and learned Custos Morum[?] upon each year of delay sold, from each debtor thus by the temptation held out to him by the official guardian of the public morals, converted into a sort of licenced swindler - from each customer thus attracted and drawn to the shop[?] and accomodated.

1 Lord Kenyon still continuing in that high office, the Report was, along with the other Reports of the Committee printed for the use of the House of Commons: it was sooner after reprinted by itself and published for sale. The reflections suggested[?] to those real guardians of the public morals as well as of the public purse by this branch of trade are not dissembled. Here there at any rate is no want of notice.

Since the time that the same high office has been filled by Lord Ellenborough, what the amount of the fes received in each year by the poor Clerk, and how they have been disposed of, Lord Ellenborough has it of course in his power, my Lord, to inform Your Lordship with the utmost accuracy.