§ Mr. Longpresented to the House, "an Account of the several sums of money received from the Army Prize Agents by the deputy treasurer of Chelsea hospital, under the authority of the acts of the 45th and 49th of his present Majesty, specifying the dates of the capture, the dates of the general distribution to the captors, and when paid into Chelsea hospital, with the appropriation of the several sums, to the 24th of March 1811," He then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the 49th of his Majesty, which 288 had been enacted for the purpose of affording every opportunity to the soldier to procure his Prize Money, which, if not claimed within a certain time, went to the chest of Chelsea hospital. In consequence of that Act, 280,000l. which had been in the hands of agents, was paid into the hospital. As much of that money had been acquired in the early part of the war, in the years 1793 and 1794, it was very probable that it would never be claimed. It was therefore considered proper that instead of permitting it to remain useless, the public service should be benefited by it, taking care that sufficient provision should be made to discharge any claims which might hereafter be made on this fund. This regulation would render necessary a number of new clauses, which were as follow; 1st, to indemnify the treasurer for any sums paid out of the unclaimed prize money for the public service; 2d, to enable him to pay sums under 20l. without obliging the party claiming to administer to the person deceased, the expenses of administering being so great, as in many instances, to deter individuals from claiming small sums; 3d, to enable the treasurer to direct precepts to army paymasters who had not distributed the sums entrusted to them; 4th, to permit the treasurer to pay prize money to the representatives of foreign soldiers, in the British service, who had died intestate, without calling on them to administer, and 5th, to authorise an account to be laid before parliament, at stated periods, of the unclaimed army prize money.—Leave was given to bring in the Bill.