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and we'll come forward with ofkrs, but they shall
he such as shall cover our r.st loos, and save us
from a future one. In fact, Mr. Moore said, the
Company would lose more by their turning a deaf
ear to the substantial justice of the case, than they
would gain by a well-timed liberality. Their refu-
sal to grant the relief so justly claimed by the Own-
ers, would lead to the utter destruaion of the whole
slipping system. The Owners would find the pay-
meet of t!.e penalties the least evil. It would force the
Owners into a state of exaaton. The famished hand
of pinching poverty was not appropriate to the
times, and the services the Compai.y required.—Mr.
Moore begged to have it understood, that he spoke
as an impartial man, and a man utterly unconneaed
either with Ship Owners, or any party whatever ;
sod he spoke the genuine sentimetits of his mind on
a fair view of the papers. A question had been
started by the Ship Owners, as to the consti uaion
of the word Peace, and it has been agitated by the
Direaors. He should be glad to know, Mr. Moore
said, if any man could tell when peace and war
ended ? We had in faa had no peace, and not only
in the present instance, but in preceding times.
Look back, if they pleased, from the year 179°
dowmvards, could any man say precisely when
war or peace began or ended ? It could not be ascer-
tained. Mr. Moore said, there were many other
points which he meant to have touched upon, but
the Hon. Chairman had so fully gone into them,
that it was unnecessary for him to detain the Court
by repeating what the Court bad already heard.
lie just adverted to that passage in the extra'l from
a Report of the Court of Direaors to the General
Court, dated February, 1796 t, in which the Direc-
tors state, " that they have a (leaf at 11. 10s. per
ton less in every voyage than the lowest peace freight
paid for the regular shil:s fur half a century pact,
and that the savings which would accrue would
amount to an immense sum." This was can-
didly owned by the Direac7s as a contingency of
. the principles of fair and open competition.
After several other observations ca different parts
of the rapers, Nlr Moore said, that he thought the
de.:ision of their Fxecutive Body appeared to be
ti ul to be founded on a careful attention
to the cas.', and a just and circumspea regard to the
depending interests on both sides, hitting off that
ntedium which ',reserves the system and relieves
the hardships of individuals engaged in the public
service. He added, that when a question arose be-
tween a public body and an individual, and a doubt
hung over the point of justice, he hoped the public
body will ever turn the scale in favour of the indi-
vidual. 11e was, he said, strongly impressed with
the force of this del rine on the present occasion,
and he thought that the thanks of the Court were
due to their Executive Court, for the decided and
dignified support which they had given to the prin-
ciples of honour and equity which lie had just stated.
Mr. Mount. was listened to with the most minute
attention, and sat down amidst the plaudits of the
whole Court.

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Mr. Rocs asked, whether this relief would ex-
tend to future ship..
"Ile CHAIRMAN said, certainly not; it was only
an application to loosen the hands of the Court pro
hat vitt; it would cease to operate, when the ships it
reel red to were out of existence.

The Resolution was carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then said, that the Direaors had
anticipated the vote just given, from a conviftion
that the etbstanual justice of the case would im-
press the General Court, in the way in which it had
done ; they had therefore prepared a short Bill, as
not a moment was to be lost. He would, therefore,
have it read. It was read and agreed to unani-
mously.