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pens, ashe is stri€tly enjoined both 
by his instructions, and by the prize 
act, to proceed immediately to. ad- 
judieation). a protess issues against 
him on the application of the claim- 
ant’s proctor, to bring in the ship’s 
papers and preparatory examina. 
tions, and to proceed tn the usual 
way. 
As soon as*the claim is given 
copies of the ship’s papers and ex. 
aminations are procured from the 
registry, and upon the retetn of 
the mionition the cause may be 
heard. It however seldoii hap- 
pens (owing to the great pressure 
of business, especially at the com. 
mencement of 4 war) that causes 
can possibly be prepared for hear- 
ing immediately upon the expira. 
tion of the time for thé return of 
the monition; in that case, each 
¢ilise must necessarily take its re. 
gular turn : correspondent measures 
must be taken by the reatral mas- 
ter, if carried within the jurisdic. 
tisn of a vice-admiralty court, by 
giving a, claim supported by his 
affidavit, and offering a security 
for costs, if the claim should be 
pronounced grossly fraudulent, 
If the claimant be dissatisfied 
with the sentence, his pro€tor en. 
ters an appeal in the registry of the 
court where the sentence was given, 
or before a notary public (which 
regularly should be entered within 
fourteen days after the sentence) 
and he afterwards applies at the 
registry of the lords of appeal in 
prize causes, which is held at the 
same place as the registry of the 
high court of admiralty, for an in- 
strument called. an inhibition, and 
which should be taken out within 
three months, if the sentence be in 
the high court of admiralty, and 
avithin nine months, if within a 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. 
vice-admiralty court; but may be 
taken out at later periods, if a rea. 
sonable cause can be alleged for 
the delay that has intervened. This 
instrument dire€ts the judge whose 
sentence is appealed from to pro- 
ceed no further in the cause; it 
direéts the register to transmit 4 
copy of all the proceedings of the 
inferior courts ; and it direéts the 
party who has obtained the sen. 
tence to appear before the superior 
tribunal to answer to the appeal. 
On applyiag for this inhibition, 
security is given on the part of the 
appellant to the amount of two 
hundred pounds to answer costs, - 
in case it should appear to the 
court of appeals, that the appeal 
is merely vexatious, The inhibi- 
tion is to be served upon the judge, 
the register, and the adverse party 
and his proétor, by shewing the 
instfument under seal, and deliver. 
ing a note of copy of the contents. 
If the party cannot be found, and the 
proctor will not accept the service, 
the instrument is to be served wiis 
et modiey that isy by affixing it to 
the door of the last place of resi- 
dence, or by hanging it on the 
pillars of the Royal Exchange. 
That part of the process above 
described, which is to be executed 
abroad, may be performed by any 
person to whom it is committed, 
and the formal part at home, is 
executed by the officer of the court. 
A certificate of the service is in, 
dorsed upon the back of the instru- 
ment, sworn before a surrogate of 
the superior court, or before a 
notary public, if the service is 
abroad. 
If the cause be adjudged in the 
vice-admiralty court, it is usual, 
upon entering an appeal there, to 
procure a copy of the proceedings, 
which 
