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fel, and corral* perjury, received sentence only le he
confined for three months, notwitlistatiding the Pe-'
titioner, for an undefined crime, was senteticed to
en imprisonment or two yeare and dile, mouths
certain, together with the risk of imprisonment boor
life, unless lie should be able to find skeitrity our
his future good behaviour ; that sintiskind gene-
rally judge of the atrocity a crimes by the degree
of punishment *Geed to them, and, its such, the
Petitioner is iu danger of li.ong considered as a
greater culprit than aman convicted or perjury ;
that the Petitioner conceived he had not been grisly
tried, inasmuch as the Jury by whom her was found
guilty was elitism) at the optien of the Officer of f hue
Crown. The Petition cimcludtd in the usual Man-
lier, praying relief.
Sir FRANCIS HURD TT moved, That the Peti-
tion do lie on the tablu.--Ordered accordingly.
WAGES RILL.
On the motion of Mr. Rossi, the House went
into a Committee on the Seamen's %Vases Bill, in
which the Right Hem. Gentleman proposed to es-
tend allotments of Seamen's Wicies to their parents.
Sir ,
s..llAitr Putt: thoug:it it would he the
means of inducing seattica to deserr.
Mr. %VI:4.1.1:11.ov Puts thought it would hate a
contrary effect. This hill was originally trained to
afford facility to manioc, to relieve the wants of their
wives and children, and lw thought it would be
baud they should be debarred from affording
once to their aged parrots. It MU not a compulsory.
measure, it was only to allow them the best means
of assisting those who must otherwiso become a hut-
denim the !Jutish.
Mr. Tuostesom helitved that were it not for this
Bill, eitaLlins semitt n to provide fort heir wives and
families, many of them would leave the country
altogether; the facility of remitting money wits
great, and wits considered; as a relief to the se-
vere measure of impressment.
Sir C. PALE said. he did. not believe the Bill to
be a favourite of the navy ; but was willing to allow
it had been of use to families and to parishes. He
still felt strong objections to extending its powers,
but declined dividing the House upon it.
The House resumed, and the Report was or-
dered to he received to-morrow.

SEAMEN'S PRIZE-MONEY BILL-
The House went into a Committee nu the Sea-
men's Prise-money Bill, in which Mr. Rosy pro-
posed a clause to put soldiers serving us marines
upon the wine footing as the marina.; which was
agreed to.
Mr. Russ then sind, that seamen lied been 1111101
unposed upon by designing men, who acted for
them as pnze-agents ; these men advinicetl u
tcw pountbi, or a few necessaries, and then olitaiied
their Power tif Attorney, by which means they fre-
litit oily ri ceived large sums of prize-money, and
Ireipiently bilked the seaman of his clue. Ile
limit preputed several new regulations upou this
su'oject, the substance of which was to prevent any
Agent receiving Prize-motley MI account of seaman,
unless for the purpose of paying it to their near re-
latiims.

Mr. TIERNEY agreed with the night Honourable
Gentleman, in the necessity of some measure to
check %hi. evil, but he did not think that proposed
would have the desired effect ; lie thought it might
he proper to restrict the pa) went of prise-money
to licensed regents, and even proper that their coin.
mission should be paid by the public.
Nlr. ROBE approved of whet the lion. Gent. had
sitg4r.tcti, and, after a few words from Mr.

Mr. 'TIERNEY moved—" That no perNoti should
have an opportunity, during the absence or sca-
men, to draw for any part of their prize-money,
except licensed agents."—Agreed to.
Sir Cita&Las POLE proposed • clause, iuflicting
a penalty of 5001. upon such Agents as advanced
money to superior officers, before the general dis-
trihutiou took place; %smelt, after some cosi%ersa-
unit, was given up.
After going thiough the Bill in the Committee,
the Honor res ed, and the Report was ordered
to be received on Frnhr, next.—