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prop-erty to which they might be .entitled during
the whole War. There ought to be specific Letters
of Attorney pointing to each particular capture.—
The last regulation which he should propose was to
carted a great inconvenience : when a vessel was cap-
tured in any distant part, in the East or West Indies,
and carried into a port there, it frequently happened
that the 'captors were ordered to another station,
and remained for a long time in the most distressing
. ignorance respe6ting the fate of their Prize, or per-
haps -never obtained any information about it ; to
prevent this he proposed that the Registers of the
different Courti in these distant parts of His Ma-
jesty's dominions, should be obliged to make
,a re-
turn every six months of the Prizes that had been
determined in their Courts. These were the prin-
cipal modifications which she should propose to in.
troduce into the Bill, and he begged to 011 the at ten.
tion of the House to them, particularly of such
Members' as were Naval Officers.—They had the.
advantage of being approved of by the Noble Lord
at the head of the AdMitalty. There were other de-
tails which he did not propose to intrOd uce into
this Bill, as he understood they had engaged the
attention of the CoMmissioners for inquiring into
abuses. He concluded with moving for leave to bring
in a Bill for the encouragement of Seamen, and for
the more effeaual manning of the Navy.
Mr. JOHNSTONE said, he did not mean to
oppose the Motion, but he lamented that this Bill
had been found necessary, because, it shewed that
there was no hope of that mediation which had been
looked up to with so much confidence as the'means
of terminating the War—He was apprehensive
that it would throw too. much businesS into the,
Court' of Admiralty even for the abilities of the
Right Hon. and Learned Gentle Man who presided
in it to get throughHe said there were ago appeal
causes now undecided, and he was apprehensive that.
the regulation of this would obstrud that'dispatch-
in the 'determination of causes 'with rev, to
neutral Ships which we were bound to use by our
engagements with Foreign-- Powers—;He suggested
the idea of compelling one of. the 'judges from each.
of the Courts in Westminster Hall to assist at their-
Jeisure in hearing of causes of this kind in order to
expedite their decision:
Admiral BERKELEY said, that he understood
that Some suggestions upon this subjiy4 were' likely
to come'from a quarter he was not at liberty then
to name, and he wished ihe Right Hon. Gentleman
to postpOne his Bill fora few days, in order that he
might have the benefit of them.

The 'ATTORNEY:GENERAL. replied, that it
was not necessary to postpone the Bill for that pur.
poire, because those suggestions might be adopted in
future Stages of the Bill. With regard to what bad
fallen from the Hon. Gentleman who spoke laot but
one, it could not be siipposed; that after the House
had given its countenance to the condua of Mini.
sters respeding the War, that they
,would now
postpone the encouragement. which it was proposed
to give to the Naval Defenders. of the Country,
from the slight and distantliopes of the Mediation
to which the Hon. Gentleman had alluded.
Mr. IVILBERPO RCA said he was sorry to heat
the Learned Gentleman' use the term " slight and
distant hope," when speaking of ti mediation which
had been looked op to with so much expedation as
a means of terminating'the present War.
The ii TO RN EY GE NE RAL said, he kid used
that Phrase when the mediation was urged as a rea.,
wn fur delaying the present 081.
Leave ryas then given to bring in the Bill.
The SEcItETAR'Y at WAR gave notice that he
should On Tuesday next (as the Bill for the Army
of Reserve was now disposed of) move for leave (0
bring in a Bill to render more effeaual an Ad 'pas-
sed at the commencement of the present Se;sion to
provide fur the effedual defence of the realm.
The Bell Rock Light.house
Bill was read.a first
time, and was, ordered to be read a second time on
Monday. .
The Bristol Port Bill was read a third time and
passed.

General GASCOYNE withdrew the notice he
had given of a motion for Monday, for giving re-
lief to the persons concerned in the Export Trade,.
but he could floc fix the day
,when he would bring it
forward.

The Report of the Assessed .Tax Consolidation
Bill being brought up,
Mr. EY RE moved that the Bill should be re.
committed. He said the penalty tipun the Surveyor
for any unjust Surcharge,
,was' by the Bill tool, and
dismissal florn his office. This penalty he thought
would tend to prevent any slight miscondua on the
part of the Surveyor from being punished, 'because
there might be many cases in which he might de.-
seive some degree- of censure when it would be too
harsh to impose so. severe a punishment. A short
conversation took place between the ArrotorlY
GENERAL, Mr. WM:' SMITH, the CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHEQUER, and Mr. Vit‘IITTART, after
which, it was agreed that the ATTOR:REY GENE.
um, should, on4.4he third reading., propose a clause,
giving a power to mitigate this penalty, and to
Allow a part 'of it to be given to the person ag.
. •
grieved.
The report was then, agreed. to, and.the Bill was
ordered to be read a third time on Monday.

The New Forest Black Came Bill passed through a COM.
tnittee,,-Report on ivlottilay.
Sir ItOneit-r fluxtoiv
,brought up the Report of Queen
Anne's Bounty Bill, which was read 411 d agreed to, and the
Bill ordered to he read a third time on Monday. •
Mr. Bit A GGK brought *up the Report of the Committee
appointed to consider the charges on His 'Maje!ity's Civil
List Revenue, which was ordered to bet laid on the Table
and to be printed, and to be taken into consideration this day
se'nnight.
Mr. VANsITTARt gai,e notice of his intention to move on
Monday for leave to bring in a /1411 to aniend the Ads' f the
24, the 39th, and 4orli of his present Majesty, the one called
the Bum,-boat Ad, 'and the others relative to the Thames
Nolice: •

The Committee of Ways and Means and Supply were
postponed till Monday, as were also the Committees on the
Irish Malt Bill, and the Irish; Treasury Bills Bill. •
The Committee on the Irish Militia ranniliea Bill _was
deferred till Wednesday.
The Lofda Amendments in the 1 rich Parsonage House Bill
were rca 1 and agreed to.
The_ Irish Revenue 11111 was,urdered to be read a third
time on Monday,—Adjourilerl at half past six till Monday,