1 May 1807

B3 9

(3)

Letter V

VIII. Appeal list mutilated

II. Finance supply

In the three years in question, sent out of the Court of Session the supreme Court of original jurisdiction within Scotland, viz: to the House of Lords, Appeals 75, as above: out of the four English Courts on the same level Appeals under the name of Appeals, viz. to the House of Lords as above, 6: to d o under the name of Writs of Error, 125 more, together to the House of Lords, 131: add from the Common Pleas to the King's Bench in its appellate capacity 550; from the King's Bench (in its original capacity) to the one sort of Exchequer Chamber, 1,253; from the Court of Exchequer to the other sort of Exchequer Chamber, 1: total to the three intermediate Courts of Review 1,810: add those to the House of Lords as above 131; grand total 1941:

ratio of the number of appeals sent out of the English Westminster Hall Courts to d o sent out of the Scottish Court of Session at Edinburgh, as 1941 to 74: being between the ratio of 25 to 1 and that of 26 to 1.