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Collection of the Rates.—Of the rates made in
the Parish of Clerkenwell, a percentage of about
93½ is actually collected, 6½ per cent being irrecoverable
from allowances to owners who compound,
empty houses, runs, and excusals on the ground of
poverty. It follows therefore that when the Parish
is called upon to satisfy the precept of some
Central body, such as the County Council or the
School Board, which is stated to be at the rate of
say 1s. in the pound, an actual rate of nearly 13d.
must be made to produce the amount required.
Parliamentary Representation by the Redistribution
of Seats Act, 1885.—The Parish
of Clerkenwell forms the Central Division
of the Parliameniary Borough of Finsbury, and was
represented in the Parliament of 1886, which was
dissolved in 1892, by Captain Frederick Thomas
Penton. At the ensuing General Election in July,
1892, the result of the poll wab as follows:—
Hon. Dadabhai Naoroji (L.) 2,959
Captain F. T. Penton (C.) 2,956
Majority 3
A re-count of the votes took place on the 8th
August, resulting in the totals being altered to
Hon. Dadabhai Naoroji 2,961
Captain F. T. Penton 2,956
Majority 5
Subsequently a scrutiny took place before Mr.
Justice Cave and Mr. Justice Vaughan Williams,
and after an enquiry extending over three days,
the petition was withdrawn.
The Parish also forms part of the Hornsey
Division of the County of Middlesex, represented