§ Mr. Harveymoved for leave to bring in a Bill for the better Preservation of Wild Fowl; such as wild ducks, teal, widgeons, &c. The Acts of Anne and George 2 on this subject contained no provision against the destruction of wild fowl which were the property of individuals, by firing at them: and he was desirous of proposing a penalty for this offence, when committed within a certain distance of a decoy, by persons not entitled to do so. Leave was given, the Bill was brought in, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 3d of March, 1814.