§ Lord Tenterdenintroduced his Bill for the alteration of the periods of Prescription in certain cases. It was in substance the same with the Bill which he brought in last Session, and which was lost by the Dissolution. The Bill applied to outstanding terms, and also to the times at which it should be presumed that judgment was satisfied. But the most important portion of the Bill was that which applied to the time of prescription for moduses. Some objection might be made to the time limited for prescription in this last case, but there was no general rule unattended with objections in particular cases; and the only question was, whether on the whole the measure was a good one. On that principle, he thought that this Bill would be a good measure, and moved that it be read a first time:—Read a first time.