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produced to them nothing but
"trouble, an
annoyance, and
expense,
the
and resulted merely in the transfer of the property from pirates to the practitioners of the
Court.
8.
I have
no doubt that such
settlements have been in
accordance with substantial justice, but
as
the Judge
in
Admiralty has pointed out to me that they are irregular, I recommend that a cheap and summary jurisdiction
in cases
of piratical capture where
the value is small be established
if necessary, by Imperial legislation.
I have the honor to be
My Lord Duke, Your Lordship's, Most obedient Servants, W.H. Marsh G.M. Robinson