§ Lord Henry Pettyacquainted the house, that he had a message from his majesty to this house, and he presented the same to the house; and it was read by Mr. Speaker as followeth, viz. "George His majesty, having taken into his serious consideration the expediency of making more effectual provision for the support and maintenance of aged, disabled, and wounded seamen in his majesty's service, desires the assistance of 791 his faithful commons towards attaining so important an object; and his majesty is pleased to declare, that for this important and benevolent object he is disposed to grant such part of the proceeds of all property to be hereafter condemned as prize, as to the wisdom of parliament shall seem expedient, to he applied for the benefit of the royal hospital for seamen at Green wich and to the funds of the chest at Greenwich, in such manner as shall be provided by act of parliament. G. R." Resolved, that this house will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a committee of the whole house, to take the said message into consideration.