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London, England, 1817-02-24 00:00:00

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IMPORTANT PARLIANIENTARY

DROITS OF ADMIRALTY.

An Account of the State of Droits arising to Dis
Majesty, either in right to his Crown, or its
Droits and Perquisites in his °thee of Aihni-
ralty-,,-showing the Receipts and Payments, in
respect thereof, by the Iteeistrar of the High
Court of Admiralty, from :he 27,h of Apt
1816, to the 14th of February,lBl7, inclusive :
s. et.
181 G. !Warne, czoth of April, 1516 0'7,185 ItJ 4
.A.moont of moui..s received in the
above period ... 47,695 fl
•••••••••10.11,*

ABSTRACT Or TIIP. PAYVIENTS.
To Captors' 19,477 1 7
►tors' Agents
King's Proctor, for bills of costs 2,724 4
The Receiver General of I)toits 37,993 1 G 0
The Admiralty Proctor, for costs 277 14 3
Claimants for compensation, and .
also pritnage, expenses to mas-
ters, and other allowances 1 4

Registrar's pounthsges, and ex-
Fences
.att ending issues of

ney, &c.
Proceeds of the ship San Cadei,

transferred to account of suitors,
to await the event ()fait appeal
September Zl. His Royal Highness the Duke of
Gloucester • ,
October 7. .. J. Sedgwick, Esq. to enable him
to,discharge expellees incurred
in the examination of accounts
of the Registrar of the High
Court of Atliuiralty,and in part
renumeration fur said service,

3,03'2

9,000

pursuant to ltoyal warrant
Ditto, on Luther account of ditto,
en the ilst of January, 1517
15. The Earl of Effisgliam,TreaSurer
to her Majesty, to enable him
to discharge sundry bills on
ac-
_ count of the Mart lite between
t Mary and the Duke
of Gloncester
Deiember 30. John (Avert, Esq. Secretary in
the 011 ice ,of the Lord Cham-
berlain of his Majesty'sllonso.
hold, by way of imprest, and
upon account,to enable hint to
pay bop!!! hills fur furniture
fur the Pavilion at ritighton
(beinq part of 50,0001. appro-
priated to that serVice In 1810) 55,360 10
Augustus Peeliell, Esq. Receiver-
Geiser:ll of his Majesty's Cus-
toms, part ur the proceeds of
the ship Beaver, condemned as
toricktMre to his Majesty 1,470' 14
Gleinvitarrison, Esq. for (lona •
tion.of his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent to the pour of
Spitaltields 5,000 0 0

6,000

1817.

January 10.

February 4.

14500 14,10
Balance, 14th of February, 1817 "17(1,457 8

,Cf 4,781, '4
.Vote.-:-There still remain various claims of captors fur re-
wards nut yet cletern,rined on, also •expettees on condemned'
property undischarged, and other contingencies; to the
dation of which the balance of 179,4571. es. 54. will he appli-
cable. The extent of these elaitus is not ascertained, but it
is apprehended they will be of considerable amount.
J. FA1tQ1711.111,)
.Deputy Registrars.
• • 1-1. 11. SWABEt,f
admiralty Registrr, Doctors' Commons,
14th of FZbitiiry; 1817.

WESTMNSTE FIS3I-11 A nitEr Petition for
this object, from the inhabitants of Westminster,
4e. has been refored_to a Committee of the !hinge
of Commoni. The necessity of such a market is
urged, on the ground of Billingsgate being at
present the only one for sea-fislwand that the
public pay an extraordinary price, in conseqoence
of the fish salesman and fislonolo..er first receiving
their profits out of it. The petitioners propose to
build vessels with wells, constructed on hydrosta-
tic ptinciples, to hying the fish talive to market :
the vessels 'to be .turniihed with the means of
working by steam, to avoid the least delay. •
lltscovanY ;Niunnennus.---The perpetrators
of the murder of a French Priest (Mr. LOWOU4r)
near Reeding, .have been diScovcred.. Strong sits-
picion having ati-4eir that the mnincr. was com-
mitted by soldiers, ,the appearance of the vonsids
justifying the idea that they were madeby a sword
and bayonet, the 'Commanding Officer of the Ox.
ford BUies, quartered at Reading, called out his
regiment, and surveyed every man attentikely, in
walking up' and down the ranks, when tit o of
them, conscious of tte!r guilt, fainted away. On
recovety, they confessed that they, in company
with another soidi;l* of the unme regiment, vare
the perpetrators of the port id deed, and
auty surrendered the money taken from the de-
ceased's person; mounting to 13 guineas, whirl)
LoKouri hi, that .•-)r received for tuition...*
It appears that .hey mistook this unfortunate
Gentleman for the
,postman, for whom they were
lying in wait, expecting great booty from the
contents of the gust bag. We insert this state..
ment on the authority of a Country Paper; hut
the announcement of a reward of two hundred
pounds for the, 'discovery of the murderers, ice
Saturday's Gaz#lieortuf Ander that data, leads us
to sospect its accuracy.