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who held places at the will ofihe Crown. till*
names should be struck of the-list ; and who was
the framer and proposer of that Bill ? Why, that
very Lord Melville who prosecuted heretofore the
delinquency of others with the mo.t rigorous
severity, though he did not now disdain to be-
come himself a delinciaent ; nor silts the Right
Honourable Gentleman ashamed to use all his
influence to proteet him from the punishment_he
merited. Here it was not an East India delinquent,
but the First Lord of the Treasury, whose condua
a Committee was to decide !Ton. He had himself
a few nights since warned that Right Hon. Gent.
that he was on his trial, but he seemed to spurn at
any imputation avainst himself, though he continued
to defend Viscount Melville and Mr. Trotter. .1 he

Right Hon. Gentleman prescribed three points for
the committee to inquire into ; first, whether he had
any information of the money having been unbc.e.
Fully drawn from the Bank ? but that was not de-
nied even by the Bank Direftors. Secondly, whe-
ther the Naval money was not diverted from its
proper application to those delicate and confidential
Services mentionerk by Viscount Melville ? This, he
fancied, could not well admit of any sienial, and the
consequence was inevitable, that subalterns sehuld
always be guilty of the same malpraBices, they
saw their subalterns engaged in. I'be third point
related to the discharge he had given to Vis-
count Melville, for the money embezzled by
Mr. Jellicoe. When his Honourable Fri eeiti( Mi.
Whitbread) plainly told him, that he was impli-
cated in the charge, he made no objeftion at the
time to its being considered in that light. So far
his conduCt appeared to be honest ; but his magna-
nimity vanished, when he came to the choice of the
judg-s' whose formation was such, that he may
pretty fairly be said to have drawn up their cer ii t.
By, this mode of proceeding, the Right Hon.
Gentleman may assure himself, that whatever may
be their decision, it could not clear up his charaCdT.
Mr. H. LASCELLES said, he wished to tillable
the House with but a very few words indeed, to
which he was induced by what had fallen from the
Hon. Gent. opposite. fie had Laid that he thought
the Committee was very objectionable from the mode
in which it had been ballotted for, and that all the
Members might be supposed to be partially inclined.
He did not wish to go into a Committee concerning
which such impressions prevailed, and he thought a
necessary to ask whether the lion. Gentleman had

any objeCtion to him ?
Mr. WHITBREAD assured the lion. Gentle.

man that to all those to whom he had any public
objection. he had mentioned his otajedions, and that
he never could have entertained the slightest to him I
individually. On the contrary, he appealed to him-
self, to say whether he had not asked his advice :Ai
to the names, he should himself put down is the list,
and his consent to insert his own name?
Mr. H. LASCELLES acknovrfeclged the Hen.
Gentleman had done so, and he felt himself much
obliged by the compliment ; but he did not allude
to him, felt to what had been said b- Mr. Sheridan.
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dtoidthneatHgoon.
Mr. SHERIDAN disclaimed all idea of the
tGo etlr•kletleCommanm, iaate:-.l.'i.'il
to the mode in which it had been apiminzed tay the i
Right lion. rn on. G,:ntlean.
Mr. FULII-bas -*el • . ..% • M *sue, '''t
sped for the Hon. meinbers who composed the
Committee, he was afraid, from the way in which
it had been appointi:d, the Public would not thick,
it so impartial as it ought to be. It was known, he'
said, as well as the son at noonday, that his side of
the House ( the oppo%i:i6ti) wished the Right Hon.
Gentleman out of care ; and it was as nail knOVIS
that he would endeavour to keep in as Inng as he
could. lie was sort y to see him proceeding in such
a way, to obtain All inquiry into his condud. He,
thought the Committee he had recommended the
other night would have been a much fairer one, `ien-
of taking one alternately front each side of t:.e
House, and all those to whom he had since men-
tioned it were of the same opinion. Why were net
al
the names of two lion. Gentlemen below in this list ;
Geo:lei:nen of the most noble and independent prin-
ciples, and who had fir many yeats past supported
the measures of the Right Hon. Gentleman ? He
mentioned Mr. Banker by name (and there was
cry of 0,71er ! 0)414 r! I . We believe the other Gen-
tleman alluded to was Mr. Wilberforce. He pas
etraid, he paid, their names were left out, 'lsesatoe
they had dared to vote ageing him on a late me-
morable question. He exhorted those Gentlemen,
however, to go nn, and one day nr ether toe coun-
try would must assssredls reward them.
Mr. CANNING defended the Com 'nitre,. a` Iv*-
ing appointed in tile usual parliamentary rtio .....apl
said, that it was in every rosped free from t.i....1r
pellation of a packed jury. which had been apnlea w
it by Mr. Sheridan. He insisted that it WAS the dr
sire of his Right Honourable Friend to meet fuliy
and fairly every charge. against him that can
teen
grow
out of the 10th Report. If he, as Minister, !
possessed that preponderating and corm:landing On
fluence that Gentlemen ou the opposite side of the
l'icallefasitended, his best way mould be to have a
discussion on each name according to their own i
pose', for by such discussion his interest wculd
more apparent, anal of course more extens ve. l_.
Hon. Gent. opposite (Mr. Sheridan) had in
red, from what had fallen from his Right 1i0.41
aisle Friend, that he viewed the proceedinvs of tl
House on the subject of the lOtit Report as a^ ahli
cry. assoming the name of popular opinion; t h
Right Honourable Friend said no such things
that the Honourable Gentleman opposite had tik
advantage of it, and used that qu,istion and dec.',
\
for their own purposes, in order to disseat his nig
Honourable Fiielid. He did not blame them ,
raising this acensatinn, but he hlsed the I'l'4
would nee its tendency, and not allow them
be be dazzled and deceived by these false pretences.
Mr. Fus.o•ft explained.
Mr. JEKYLL thought that in the course of
proceedings, he, and his Friends, rich whom he t
ed, had reasms to complain of want ul cainicairfl'
the Right honourable G. ntlenum on the other ti
of the House. The only question now bneni
House was, whether the INotde Lord oppo ~te le
fit person to be on that Committe, situated sea c
netted as he was with the Right Hon.! Gera. ?1
him, on whose condu.4. as First Lord of the I,
sury, that Committee wasto sit in the nalr'
Jury. The Right Honourable Gentleman UeG
it seemed, entirely forgotten the suly Mai"