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. • .4,i 0 :4 7 +111. J .7-•4!! ~~.. ..,. NtIMIBER W 73.) HIGH COUR T OF PARLIAMENT. TRIAL OF HENRY VISCOUNT MELVILLE, THE BAR OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, IN Tv nr311141111-11.4 LL, Upee . ea Astrocintent against hint for bigb Crimes end Miaow...pintas, by the Knights, Gitszana, and Jarifesses, in Parliament attenthled, in the 'tome of thortioelare, oad of oil the Commons of tie Untied : Kingdom .f Chew Britain and Ireland. This insportant trial commenced on the 29th of April, bitt we have been prevented, by an or der of the Howe of Lords, from publishing . any port of it, mull after the verdid, which was given yesterday. The forms and ceremonies we detailed during the trial, and we now proceed to give the whole case. visna v, •PittL 29. The Court having met at ten o'clock, this, morning, the Noble 10efendaut attending, and the usual proclamation having been made, one of the Mailers its Chancery read the .Aniclor of Llib• peachment, and the Noble Defendant's answer to each. The Impeachment begins with a preface, isg.that the Commissiofterafor Examining Public Accounts, suggested a reform in the Office of Treasurer of the Navy, which was approved by the, House of Commons. in June 1782. declaring it, as their opinion, that from henceforth, neither this. Paymaster nor Treasurer of the Navy, should apply any suas.of the public tunny intrusted us. them, or either of them, to any purpose of ie.; tenet, or advantage to themselves. That the sea tary of Treasurer of the ,Navy was in Pak queries thereof, increased to 40001. aireare June 1782 • that Viscount Melville was appoints. 1 ' Treasu&r of the Navy in August 1782, and I eared said salary of 40001. a year, and held said until April 1783. That the said Viicount Melville was appointed Treasurer of the Navy ;en the Sth January 17114, and received a of 40001. altar, in full of all wages and fees, and ocher profits and emoluments enjoye d by former Treasurers, until the 31st day of May, 1800. when be gave up said office. That the Mouse of Commons on the 17th day, of February, 1783, ordered, that leave should be gives; to bring in a Bill for better regulating the Office of Treasurer of the Navy, and that said Viscount Melville, then Henry Dundas, should prepare and being in the same ; and in pursuance of the said order, the said Visconnt Tdelville, on the 29th April, 1783, broeght in a Bill for said purpose, which being passed, was carried by the said Viscount Melville to the Lords, and having bean passed there, was passed into a law in the 25th year of His Majesty's reign; which said A directs, that from and after thu lit 3uly, 1785, the Treasurer of the Navy in all Me. morials to be presented by him to the Treasury for money for naval services, shall pray, that such non may trimmed es the Bash of Zsglasd en his account, and shall transmit with such Memorial, a copy of the letter or letters from the Navy, or other Board, chieding him to apply for such sum, specifying the service for which it is wanted, and the balance in the hands of the Creasurer of the Navy, and the Commissioners of the Navy shall order the Bank to issue said sum, on account of the Treasurer of Ole Navy ; that after Ist July, 1785, all money for the service of the navy shall be issued to the Bank, upon which the Treasurer of the Navy shall draw, specifying in each and every draft, the head of service for which the same is drawn ; and add, that the monies so issued to the Bank. on account of the Treasurer of the Navy, shall not be paid out of the Bank, naless for navy services, upon drafts so signed, and specifying as aforesaid.--The impeachment, after this recital, then gives the articles of im• peachment as follow A s ICLa Ft esr—That the said Viscount mesitie,whast Treasurer of the Navy, end previous to the 10th day of di _my, 1786, did take from tlus money imprested to him a' Treasurer of the Navy, from Ili. Majesty's Exchequer, the sum of ten thousand pounds, co some other Large sum or sums of money, and did frauduleat4 convert the same to his men use, or to cone other corrupt and illegal porpoise, *odic otlic: purposes than those of the public navy terraces of On kingdom, and Jul so itiiaita 'Oat fraudulent conrer. sum atlas said sum or same of mine!, alter the pess.ng of the said Act of Tart iauslnt tm the better regulating the See the Trenurer eel tie Nary kid the said Viserrunt Mel ville has declared, that he never rostil sere.rl the applies. lion of the said sum of 10,0001 and ire. particular, he did make such &earth:in to the House of Commons, on the I Ifh day of Juue 190); and then and there added, that he telt himself bowl by motives of public duty, as well as pri vate boom', and persanal convenience, to c.niceal theme. Aar lett tacos n—Thst the laid VISCOUS' Melville did toanne at end permit and suffer to Alexander Trotter, illegally to die*, cad take Son the ornit of It - righted, for 'shut purpOlaS than he immediate applicalann to navy tor r arse, Large toms of moor b.oss and wit of this monism be. fort trien issued nuts the %wilt Ws of knew 1. on account of the said Vtaerranit Me.rilieors freesurer M His Ma j esty's Navy ; and 64 Cnik IMO at 44 sunlit else said Alexander "'Mlles be place oho said lasr.tnentiened solos et roomy in the ha n ds of Me o is Tumult Coutts and Compass, the private Bankers of cie said Alexander Trotter, in his own 31132 t, and subizet ti tinsel* controul and ditoceition. Aar teat Tulin—That after the Inning of the said AO of Parliasem, for better regitlatii4 the ,ifrsce of the Trea surer of His Majesty't atam , sivi after the said lhtia day of January, Ifll6, tinge urns of money were buns time t o time, iesiied And paid to the Governor and C;ampaii• of the Bank of England, and placed on art account raised in the booksof Unsung Gerstner and Company with the said Vis count Melville, ioutuled, " right Honourable Henry Dundee, A. 6 of Parlipmeat New Accouat anJ the said .‘lexander Trotter, undo the said authority fern the said Viscount Melviile„ did, Irvin the vela 15th day of January, 178 k during all the time the lasi Vermont \CASIO!' am :wined to hold the said oMice of Tressorer of His Majesty% Navy, draw upon the sled Bank of Eagtaise for and on se imuut of the monies se amok end paid to them, and placed to the said act rnt so raised in their books, with the said Vitamin( 54.1,11 .., as such Treasurer as afientsid : and "Me said A e.mi.der Trotter did receive and take large sums of money, so disco by him, born the sate! Rankin Easter:. TL .t the sal Nona Lord Viscount M Aside did. after V.,e said lOra d ir of J.inuary.l7S6,rrr udalent , y and illegally surer the 5..: Trotter to place ninny of the said tarns of motery, a. ri•/4 • by him fon the tank of Englanf, in the bands if ht. Nov 'rams Coen and Coat i iany, the private Buttressed th: <aid Trotter, ii, his own slam., a nd at his own disismal t sad tie lard AlearinJer Trotter did, thereupon, ".oh pvi•rt , , by the connivance, and with the Frans. . of the so"( lTenty Toed V. .Count MOWN, y ar: I riot the 54. lapt ent•lt , t.fed s • :ii of in ;•...a, thereof, for purposes of private advantage, or iatatant, pront, and emolument; and did place the said sum- of nimmy, or a great part thereof, is the hoed. of the mid Messrs. Cunt. and Compeer), mixed with and undestingaished front the proper monies of the said Aleekailer Trotter, whereby the said last-meetioned sums of money were not only applied to, and used for, purposes of private advantage or interest, profit, and emolument, Uhl for purposes other than. nary Services • but were also exposed to great oak of 100, and were w ithdrawn from the controul and disposition of the Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy. Arr tc La Foy almoUfbat a:ter the said 10th day of Janu • ary, 1760, and whiles the mid Vismont Melville held and enjoyed the mid office of Treasurer of His Majesty's Nary, the said Alexander Trotter did, with the printer, or by the cooniance mid permission of the said Henry Viscount Melvolle, place sums of money, isamd from His Melody's Exchequer auto the Bank of England, on account of tee 'Treasurer of Hu Mid sty's Navy, and drawn, and taken, by him the said Trotter, front the lank of ngland, in the hands of Mark Sprat and other persons, and did apply and ese the same for propose of private advantage or interest, profit and emolument, or fur purpose' other than Navy services. Aar:eta Fiore—That after the said 10th day of Jane -1/66, and whilst tile said Viscount Melville held the said awe of Treasurer of the Nssy, he the mid Viscount Mel . vide did fraudulently and illegally, for the purpose of ad trantag,e or interem to tilmeelf„ or kw awns Mbar estensia mad 1601 proem% solo from sly poldidmetrety platted hi use at the Sank of slTroggawsr of Me gdos jestes Nary, the sun of 10,0001 or seem ether largo dog or weasel mosey, and did freodoleutly and ; dlegany caw 'medic seem teeth own us, or to woo titter corrupt and illegal putermies. flattest SIXTY—That after the said tenth day of Ja nuary, 1764, and whilst the said Alexander Trotter se emu tooted the Paymaster of the said Vi,couii with melt private, connivaace, and peernaaton, as aforesaid, so applied and used the mid eras of nhurey, or g.eat part usereof, for purposes of prow.: ad.. .Loge. 'meet, and emo lument al tfotesaid. the HA V.SCOullt MCIVILIC fraudulently concealing the illegal applies:nos of the same, did procure and receive from the said Ameand:r Trotter, advantes ot earreiral large ums of mane ' , which were made to bias the Mid Vitamin Murdle by the said Armando Traits:, at part from money sou atormard iilegslly dr iwn by tom we said Alexe•cler Trotter, from the Bank of England, and in part from isms of mosey so placed by the said Aleminder Trotter, is ILIA Melds ot the said Metalelar• 4.;•illta and Cootpaoy as aforosard. Woo lamed with, and uddistru primed (sem, Me proper goalies of the seal Arse:mile. That doling the deal the said Aliteamdsr Triater be d toe Olen of Payola/ter to the said V itemise M tin rie be the .1144 Alexander Timms kept, with eke seal Vrecoumateis ~ ass 11CCOollt current, 11114110111 d 10 certain boom iii a. cour,i, containing entries of all the semi paid aunt rixessiMity the said Alexander Trotter on &carom at sae .o. V 14011414 Melville, and by agreemens between tee sat 'V twuuot 11111elvale arid the said AielLandif • IftlitOZ, Imarlog ...LC the lent and Lid tags or termer', IS id. it s Unal. , lo ..." las! , had either motstally delivered up to erect' istuia, or reseivoi and agreed minivan) , le Cailegi K destro , all tee veuc•.yr, 0. Other utessorandsOra and writings that at aim um' theiett6 fore might trate existed wires, nom. Many, to sac saw amounts: Aid lbs said passes of amouut were bores ou destroyed by tlia said Vacuum Merida mid Aima...l“ Trotter : Arid tae said stipulation mateuied nn al, ...d agreement fix the said Viscount Metal& asel A easiaa, Tent-r, annually cancetltog sit the sad vouches.. orMara eallellerludealt *ad wattage, and she said woke of imam and %snoop, were so aeon and destroyed, with • vales to conceal ant presets the doeseery tilt several advaal. psi mousy made by the said Aleassider Trotter to the amid Vissoant Melville. Aatlct.e Saventre—That amongst other advancer m money so received by the said Vie:smut M•ltdis. "um atm ialdAleaander Trotteg, the said V menu.. Massd.it recd.' bra ilia owl Twos., a GAM .4 114,0u4N. or MKII* subs. Imp sum or sums of money, adeanced by the mid Trotter to the lase Viscount Meiv.lie, II ghoul tute.sit : part Chels ea was so 'deemed excioarvey Oros Noise uso..ey so as aforesaid illegally dawn from the hank of easgaird, by tee said rimier • and other part whersol wee adirmixed from the said mix ed fund, crone...set as well ot pun l truancy, so as amanaid illegally drown by the sad 'trotter, from the Bank of &salami. and pieced by hire so tn. lasts sat the said Me see Ceuta and Cu as aforesaid, as in Use proper awaits of the said Alexander Trotter, in tee hands is tbe said messes. Coutes acrd Co. witch nal bells MIUIA4 there with, and remained meltstregurened trerefront arid fur the purpose of more effeetusio eoncesnog the said advances Of 11110,11ty, the said bosika et &count and inmost, were so all aforesaid burnt and destroyed :aerie as Lie e tio-uifhat assert other advances of MO ney so a.afuresahl cota.n. a and received by the said Vis count Melville nom the .aid Alexander Trotter, the said Viscount M.l.rite de rooms s ado or 24,0U4if. or some other Large sum or semi of money at minced eo sun by thg said Ammirder Taperer, and tor woolen at has men aneged by the lard dewy Lord Viesont Melvi.l4 that ere was to pay ince:est ; and for the p.I00•C of nosh effixttually con cealing the said laseimentunnel ultarmes of etouney, toe ...ad kooks of accountant writing. wee suss &forma burnt and _ deetreyed. AltrlCLlt Notes... That during ail or great part of the time the said Areaander Trott,' nod mad maimed the sad Mica of Paymaster to the fed Visouum Meddle as afore said, h., the said Alimaadsr Tamer, did gmareimasay, and without salary or other pecuniary contweamtirea, trans all the pr.vate bis.iiiess of the said Viscouet Menride, as his agent, aaJ was tram time to truss vat advance for the said Viscount Melville in that respect, to the amount of from 10 to 20,-001. or to erne weer great amount . and which advances were taken from the said sums of mine, so paced tg tie said A. (totter in the hands of the said Medic Coon. and Co. cousotine in part of pubric money, drawn by him from the Beak or E .gland, arid in part of Ins own private mows muse I theitortn. and undistinguisned therefrom as aforesaid; by means whirenf, the said Henry Lord Viva:tont Melville did derive beuefit and advantage from the atorstaid illegal acts of the said Alexander Treater. And the and Alireasider Trotter did so gratuitoussy mans art the private burned of the said Visc , runt Melville, sod make hint such advances of moms., in consideration of tie taut Vttcriudt Metairie VAllliili.g at, and permitting and suffering the sad Alexauder Trotter so to make use of the and sums of public money. airproortated for purposes of private advantage And the said Al-xmider Trotter would not have been, and vu well known to toe said Viac nisi Melville, not to have been able to m..ke such advances of money en them d V imount ,lelvJle as aforesaid, otocrirt.e tnan from publoc muttsy se drawn by the said A Trotter from the dusk of England, wan the CDSIIII,IIICC and per mission of the said V,ccunt Melville. Aarictm Tee tit --• fhat Voenunt Melville, after His Nfajesty bad. by Letters Patent, heart ig data the 19th day of August, 17h4, granted unto him the Otfice of Treasurer of His Matesty's Navy. did on divers days and times be tweeen that day and We ,blh day of January, 1714, and also on divers days sad tiers between the NU sth day of Ja n uary,ll7ll4, and Vie Ist day of January, 1716, take and receive from and oat of the nioosasimea time to time issued or paid to him as Treasurer, as as ['Treasurer of H 3 Majesty's navy, frees kits blairey's Itentiegier or some other sources, for naval services, cheers lairessins of money, amounting together to a luxe sum, to vet, 27,0tU1. or thereabouta i &odd I fraudulently and illegally convert and apply the same to his owe use. or to some other ahru,it and illegal purposes, and to other purposes than Weise of the public naval setiices of this kingd nil, to which alone the um , was lawf u l , ' applicable; and did continue the said fraudulent and illegal c.meeisida cad application adieus of the said sumo of inu.sey, after the passing of the Act ef Par lament, for the better regulating the office of Treasurer of Hle Majesty's Navy. To all which charges the sa d Viscount Melville pleaded, Not Guilty, The 'Articles being read, Mr. WHITIREAD 1 arose. 29.1 crated the case as follows : OMy Lords—l prescn: mrprit Ir:firre y. ,, a, in Ak ' ''Terbe • ...Irtttob FRIDAY, JUNE 13, tsos. support of the Charges which have been exhi bited against Lord Viscount Melville. On this solemn occasion, the Managers of the House of Commons bare adopted that course which ap peared the most discreet and convenient. 1 fear, that in what 1 have now to submit to the men- tion of your Lordships, it will be necessary to enter into a long and tedious detail of lath, which, from their notoriety, is rendered the more un pleasing. Yet 1 will not offend you by imploaing your patience, because the exercise of that quality is absolutely necessary to public justice, nor will I occupy your time with apologies for my defi ciencies. Not but that I am deep!), impressed with the awfulness of the situation in which I stand, especially when I relied on the known ability and the great legal knowledge of those gentlemra who are engaged as Counsel for the Noble Defendant. Whatever may be their confidence, I frankly confess, that when 1 look back to the memorable day on which this trial was proposed, I am proud of that day, and consider it a day glorious to sr/ ensestry. Weasever ardour I may feel frost my noillewto sappers siie charges brought .. =l6.l3.l=kiefifill with truth assert, WA* to avoid wounding his feelings by any imeasperance of expression, in the course of this prosecution."—After adverting to the yeamble of the articles of impeach ment, which be said were in the form of pro positions, in themselves almost self-evident, Mr. Whitbread entered into the history of the Office of Treasurer of the Navy, and the causes which lad to the increase of the salary attached to it ; which increase was made for the specific purpose that chi:Officer should not apply aft' , sums of money devolving to him from his nation, so as to derive advantage or interest i from them, direaly or indirealy. He contended, that from this mornont, a new ara commenced, and ttiat a person offending its this particular, was impeachable at the Bar of the House. At that mut, Colonel Barre held the situation of 'frea .nrer 4 the Navy, in which he was succeeded by Viscount Melville, then Mr. Dundas, who ap pedued Mr. Douglas to be his Paymaner. The first article of Charge against the Defendant was, that while the Litter retaLied that o:bee, he (the Defend:ha) did possess hi:melt of certain sums of money, and applied them to his own purposes. He adverted to a stain stated at 10,0001. ; in con .tdering which item, it would be uccessary for their Lordships w take into their consideration, the tenth or last article of the Charge, because this sum was involved in the amount of 27,0001. there :loused. This heavy Charge was supported sy mitbit.g less than the positive avowal of the ...Attendant, woo hal declared. that he would not dtvulg- to what purpose this 10,0001. was ap- L pLed. This alone, unaccompanied try any eat traneous circumstances, was as impeachable of- niece. Neither he not any man in England has • nght to place himself above the law. Bet attuoagh he will not tell how he has applied the money, he says he has given it a direction con- Metier to die public bazar r and are we to be setae.. with this naked declaration ? The Noble ,liikferidant is charged not only with baviug possessed himself of this 10,0001. ; but with conuousng afterwards to direil and restrict its appocation, and this will be proved by his own confess's)°, through the means of his agent Mr. Front:, to whom he acknowledged, in 1786 s that he had this sum in small fraThoas, taken out in a variety of ilatounts, and no portion of these did be apply to the public service. But to de scend to a few more particulars :--t )n the 19th of August,l7B2, the Defendant was tint appointed to the office of Treasurer of tire Navy, and the very neat day the soar of to,oo d. was paid into a booking house by Mr. Drsu,;las, for the new Treasurer. It was not pretended, that this sum constituted any part of the public money, but he noticed the transaaioa only to shew the first con ses:.tion between tee Defendant and Mr. Douglas. A payment of a very different nature was not long afterwards maze on behalf of the Defendant. On the 6th of November, Mr. Douglas had to receive, at the lizchequet, the sum of 45,0001. of which be cheers to have 40,0001. io the Bank books, rood the rat Bank notes. This 5,0001. was tint pot imo the iron-chest in the Navy Pay-office ; but a bank note of 1,0001., which constituted part of the sum, immediately found its way into the bands of the Treasurer of the Navy, by whom it was paid to his pnvate account at Messrs. Drommonds'. Viscount Melville may assert, that the house of Messrs. Drummond was a place where he might deposit money without offence or crime ; and so he might. if it arose from the produce of his es. tams, or any other source of Knave itscome, bet the imbibe seeney he could not deposit there with out crime or offince. In the month of December, the same year, another suns was drawn out of the Exchequer bY Mr Douglas. end!) , in the same form, aad other notes of 1,0001. were in Lke man ner taken to Messrs. Drummonds'. On: of these notes went to Mr. Jellicoe for a private debt of Viscount Melville's, and was paid into the house of Messrs. Nlottatts, is discharge of a bill, drawn by him from - Edinburgh. its this manner, doting his conunuance in office, notes or cash were car ried to the chest account, to the amount of 16.0001. of which only 30001. was paid for any official purpose whatever; and this, it may be added, was paid to Mr. Jellicue. On the 10th of April, 1783, he ceased to be Treasurer of the Navy, and thus went out of office in debt to the public 13,0001. ; and four days after his removal, Mr. Douglas drew out to the order of Mr. Jelh coe. the su:n of 10,0001. of which Vise. Melville possessed himself. Having adverted to the con nexion which subsisted between Viscount Melville, dui ing his first Treasurership, and the house of Muir and Aitkiuson, Mr. Whitbread expressed Lis regret at being obliged to expose so much of the personal concerns of the Defendant, at the stria execution of his duty absolutely required. i Ho then mitered into some particulars of his psi- vase account, and proceeded. tle had already strewn. that on the removal of Vi.count Mel ville from office, he was a debtor to the public, on one acccelnt, 13,t001. and en another 10,(hAel.. Tiro l.rao balance was :eisc.'d to ?2,rithi; by ! .N krtfo Zar ot-A• the payment of 1,0001. by a person who was in the habit of defusing small sums for the Defend- Ant. By a series of instalments, the debt was et length reduced to 76001. and in this situation it shed when the Defendant again be came Treasurer of the Navy, in January, 1764. On his re-admission to this high Office. he tc ok up drafts to the amount at 4.0001. and the second was on the 25111 May, 1783, on the very day on which his iiil,l for the better regulating the (Ace of Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy made its appearance ; and yet at that very num:tent, he took up a considerable sum from the public , monies, and paid it into the hands of his Bankers, for his private advantage. With sums so taken up, he became a debtor to the State in 11,6001.. and to effed the reduftion of this debt, he denied an.ausount to be applied from the produce of hit own salary, which lessened it to 10,3001. Mr. Douglas died in 1784, and such was the public claim at the time of his decease. This balance Mr. Dundas acknowledged to be disc, in the of the Son and Executor of Mr. enna. formation of of that balance. so that he has me ground left on which to erect a defence. llf the rafts now disclosed can be riatisfaetorily proved. the first and tenth Articles of the Charges will be completely established. " I with, bower*, my Lords (continued Mr. Whitbrvad), to con ceal nothing which can teed to thew any meri torious condua in this unfortunate Nohleinan. I with to Attribute nil blame where it is not de- - served; and hence it is, that with peculiar satis 'Aaiun, I state to you, that during the time Vis count Melville was t'rev.vrer of the Navy, setretal-+ most beneficial regulations :‘,3k place in his ()ffice s and several Aas were passed for the protean:in wad defence of those who were before unpro teaed and defenceless. The widows and orphans of those gallant suns of the Empire, also were fighting the battles of their Country, were the objs.fts of his peculiar care, and a r.umber orlon were preserved by his prudent and generous in terposition. However detestable the crime may be, it had been the common !weak, to forge the wills of those who fell in defence of the State, and this atrocious condua, and its pernicious consequences, have been, in a great degree, pet-• vented, by the salutary plans recommended t,y the Defendant, for which he deserves the ther.ks of the British Nation ; and in justice to Mr. Trotter. I must admit, and not only admit, but gladli pg. , ' claim, that he, when Paymaster of the Navy, was eminently useful in assisting the Treasurer in these beneficent designs."—After dwelling for some time on the Ail pictured by Mr. Dundee, for regulating the Office of Treasurer of the Navy, and which the Honourable Managercoo tended was too clear and exp;icit to admit of any misconception, particularly on the part of the Defendant, who had framed it; he proceeded W 'hew, that if Viscount Melville had not eves vic lasted it himself. he was privy to its ittfrinewasnt by his Paymaster, Mr. Trotter, from his own ac knbwledgrnent, Is his letter to the Commissioners • of Inquiry. He referred to the sums of mosey withdrawn from the Bank by Mr 'hotter, and lodged in the hands of Messrs Coasts and Co where it was paid in and out, and interchiaged on a thousand occasions, totally unconnecclol with the service of the navy. To uhete the extent to which this was done, he read several items of dif ferent mnnths,co n si sting of amountsfrorn 20,01101. to 171,0001 " And at last (said he), the transac tion was so prodigious as to reach to 490,1001. just before Mr. Dundas went out of dhow". Mr. Whitbread next proceeded to state the risk 'to which the public was exposed by this c-ndis• of its servants ; for the money was not suffered. to lie at Messrs. Coutts's, whose it might have been as safe as any where else, but it was engaged in various ways, and deposited in differeat places. Not only was the power of disposing of this's.= ney vested in Mr. Trotter, but it was delegated by him to another, and is some cases to a third • person, and no private banker could prevent its being drawn at pleasure, whatever might be his persuasion that i: belonged to the public. These articles were charged ageism. Tie Defendant, who, in allowing Mr. Trotter to commit these ass, had promoted their commission, and consequently the culpability must rest upon him in the same degree as if himself had been the sole instrument. The next charge was, that Viscount Melville had par ticipated in the profits made by Mr. Trotter, by this misapplication of the public monies. Before he entered upon the facts in support or Cris alle gation, the Hon. Manager made some obierva %ions on the case ci Mr. Jellicoe, and emphatically continued : " If I could employ the voice of an angel, and render it audible to the remotest cor ners of the earth, I would caution every friend of virtue, bifore he accepts of any great public en gagement ; I would skew him that the tempta tions are great. and I would invite him to attend to the punishment, which would be the conse quence of suiscnndikift. By these temptations. Mr. Jell:coe, a respe&able member of society, was br ought to a premature grave. Others have beta overtaken by the same fate, and all the advantages Mr. Trotter has derived, cannot repay him for the misery of his present situation, and for the wretchedness he must feel for the condition of his li friend. Look at Viscount Melville, look at time de huadation to V. hiCh he is descended, after having ed the first offizes of the State ! With these in- stances before me, 1 would say to the friend of my bosom—"" as you would avoid the lowest depths of horror, touch not the public money !" Mr. Whitbread next stated the manner sn.which the accounts between Viscount Melville and Mr. Trotter, amotustieg to no less than thirteen', wire kept, and animadverted on the agreement made betieeers them, reciting the mutual destrudim of all books and pipers, comainiug the diiferent items of the palilic acc,:unts. This was a coatrae of such a nature as even the learned ia- the law, perhaps, Lever heard of, and which cermet fail to excite the surprise of all the unlearned in the science of legation. No example, nn prece ient is to be found of such an ad. La this last/ascent Mr. Trotter is stated to be a debtor to Lord Mel sale, in il e ' , ins of between 14,0,01 and I .4001. V' 'PRICE .. and so explanation is given of Ad which this balance is taken. • Whet ere the words of this es-tram/OW? a kg sawing years pass, there howls aisesellhAilftlaneo of barbel jusw• dagteed epee lemereen re Iley sati.fiod, ausl de-skein ufy the setae, and itt amisifyiresl ruent they have matnally Oevelmpo and agree to destroy rad Milo all the rest.' That these Spinal Imetegai ler any fait purpose, is ft jli „vary sad unavoidable. Tb. Mese ger thou entered into the piitimill4 rtualiefients in which Mr. Tames thiteret for Viscount Mel Stock to thearuneat Was snot ~As Le tblerit derived fialialibii proprastroo of 93,0011. of the oat Wares ; sad tke 3A, Loyaky Lela. Wog lard/ anOilei inundmeid ISt/ •eketlfrep •,‘ varying hoes Ike, Possedite arab a-year, -anti Ili:haat amp. asieare: ever. And yet frees this saes. was.weil known tis Lard Melville, ship. soon after by eunisredriblig immense sums of magi ; wlsish Bible this ribefeadiert • resources. 'Can k *mkt • decency, that rest that the radvancartendritor pohiire co la aiiiions:3 l7 rati:ers of U., due by -Mr. Trotter to the • the resignirtior of the Melville, to 4110,0001. h Matt to Mr. Trotter to • rod he accordingly peed kb • the anonnat at tha , time is *if • Melville. Mr. Whitbread ame amount was raised by 1,9 W - al the stock, which had beta name with the politic meney e r various gums WWII hie_ (nevelt „: weatinued the Honourable Man./ too palpably sh.:vr the coi.inntt ' had Wahine of rir s ; a. d waded netrume the glor. v perpoutly - Vis deny that we emelt bets desiga r and we (cud :only of the Comment of . • poach this •Aago.t T • "Ont rpf truth end j • this occa.ion, my Lod a disgulting compact of m triansahing over Moncton* tics of oar cattle bas Stoat au imputation. With reaps! die abjea Is it re oppress an . viesal. who has sawed in 1411 k life. nod bola the - • ushaown to the ausak" f ribonoi f Whatever this owl a man is the plenitude. , _ same of the highest - 41NA a ',.. men basking in thesemedhine46k was strong in lie men eslergiet t Friend, my Lords, in oat cf the m sisters that ever exulted Is Aden. in Country. What is it that male Wear tingisisher the power of i i• Laibin•sts4 body was acquainted with bkribetar:ait and yet the rumour was not bebilf in de his eaorbitant power silencidelm foie. DsJ I say, he had a friend in sof endolli man t-- Ite his Sow friends, r.aloverourt lee-, among your Lordsi.ips, hems the it the Ganges, to the ii. eternity cf fit; 4.)-11 is known of the woilJ, and hkil Itierlds region of the land. There was scarimi from the Torrid Zones or the Esst, that watt friends, warm as the region how they ernaaated. to thii favourite Child .4 , Such was the si,n Irbil of the Noble De before you ; htt tal at were she es, eircumsr.m:es Alien led toll*tf misconduel r After some animared • on the icquiry into naval abuses. eft on. the Earl of St. Vince:,t, the Hoot diabvilli thus concluded t--••• Wr can mill* that Its' amount Lord lifelv;lle has nitsargire.rtha money. What then ? V:sconnt Sireivale is at he has not lock..d up in nis coiflrs t!.e.infl (.1 ti,e public ;he is not sitarist-6- (CC wealth a. the sake of accumulation. No; 1, y Lords if he !nerd money merely Fir its own sake, he would be a much leer dangerous member of i .c commu nity. Ara: ice is so disgitsting in itself, that ewer _, one hastens from the presence of the isdividia - rq who is degraded by that palsion. What was tie" . - temptation that inane:teed tae soirid olds' Noble Defendant to abandon the safe path or dot) ? Was it the love of pleasure sad hnsintalny ? Was it to acquire a repatatiorafeerbevelity ? Leen in this ease, in whatever prodigality - he might in. dulge to promote his wishes, the effodis would be transient. sad he wr.uld 'not be dariv.etoos to the state. But, my Lords, if it be true th:tt he em ployedre s • t these treasures as the insirtunririv et eel, • lreting a mass cf power to shield him front awful demands of justice, to protea him to progress of Iris crimes; this, indeed. would be ' most perilous applievien 4 the v re th mars into his hands. My Lends, when we ear tul . t page of history, we reel of many erif , ir nears -. persons who have been impeached Is .14.- b.,418 v offence ; bat not " conviEbon from' of an illostriouil was acquainted i human "mart, who vu rues by which vices by which ' who was not who command-a, s. tirguislsed phenomen .s mated to the I py of money by Lords, it u ._ to tb• cliara3ers Knot often w.sh the &erne rts oP To: t their own eonfeesiw.. In t..e days rinse prime s ., appeete.l &Kan. IL* at.-41 wish the tonsd.ee "ben.* 6.1 the rt. who knew All that ere. , c otJ.t ehith he !tight be ennobled. and tob lieh he migh.! be dabotmarrt —to neti k lot ray sescoy of his coun:ry, ft. and-d , nmeu:al otlatir.ttien ; tyt,s d A phenomen.:o gator: 'oil• spectre. wills the cl-greAbeg pa•eftri, eht.esete4 the A nitgrocettakreelt 1141.1/It# not necestary to mitrizt your *Wain. . 4 . raatts tot 0.. sleet onse:y -'s a