The Sun.
London, England, 1806-06-13 00:00:00

SIXTEENTH DAY, THURSDAY, !UNE 12;

This being the day appointed by the Lords for giving judg-
ment, about ten o'clock the Sra-sxER of the House of Com-
mons took the Chair, and after counting the House, pro-
ceeded at half.past ten to Westminster-Hall. 'The Lords
were closely shut up until Twelve o'clock, during which
time the several Articles of Impeachment were read, and
the final arrangements made for passing I udgment in the
High .Cou7t of Parliament.- Their Lordships then pro-
ceeded in the accustomed procession to the Hall. The reers
sat exactly arranged according to their rank, as they were
called upor from a Paper which the Lord Chancellor held
in his hand

Til: LOFD CHANCELLOR addressed them thus:

" My Ltrds, you have heard and examined the Charges
preferred in the name of the Commons of Great Britain
Ireland, of High Crimes and Misdemeanors against Henry
Lord Viscount Melville ; and the first question I have to
put to you s---" Is Henry Lord Viscount Melville guilty of
the first A-tide of the Charge—(then beginning with the
youngest Hiron,,and addressing him by his title, lie added,)
Witat say pu to this Article ?"

The same question was repeated in the same manner to
each attendaut Peer upon each - A rticle,, in succession, tin
to the highest title; and after his Royal. Highness Frederick
Augustus Duke of York had voted, the Lord Chancellor con-
cluded with saying---" And 1, Thomas Lord Erskine do
say, that.lle is, or l►e is not guilty," as it happened.
After the ten Articles were gone through, .a scrutiny of
the Votes took place, which occupied an hour. They were
as follow : _ _ _

Charges. N: Guilty,
First - z 6 - 119
Second - S 6 - - 79
Third - - 52 - - 83
Fourth - - o - -13 S
Fifth - - , 4 - I

Sixth - 46 g 9
Seventh - - so' - • - 8i
Eighth - 14 - ill
Ninth , 16 - 119
Tenth 12 - 121

Among the Peers who voted Lord Melville guilty on the
Ist Charge were, Lord Lati,derthile, Lord Holland, .Lord at.
John, Earl Stanhope, the Dukes of Gloucester, Sussex, and
Clarence. The Lord Chancellor voted last; and laying his
hand upon his breast said, " I, Thomas Lord Erskine, Lord
thigh Chancellor' of Great, Britain, give it as My opinion to
your Lordships, that Lord Viscount Melville is not guilty of
the High Crimes and Misdemeanours containedin the first
Charge."
On the second Charge, amongst those Lards who declared
Lard Melville guilty were—Lords Crewe, Lauderdale, El.
lenborough, Carystort. Lilford, Mint°. De Dtinstanville.
Upper 0 ssory, Auckland, Gage, Verulam ( Viscount Grim-
ston), Fite, Somers, Holland, King, St. john, Bishop of St.
Asaph, Viscount Hereford ; Earls of Carnarvon, Mansfield,
Grosvenor, Radnor, Donoughinore, Egremont, Buckingham-
shire,.. Stanhope, Cowper. Carlisle, Winchelsea, Suffolk,
Derby ; Dukes of St."Alban's, Somerset. Lord Viscount Sid-
mouth, Dukes of Sussex. Kent, and Clarence, and lastly the
Lord Chancellor.

Amongst the Lords who declared Lord Metiillc Not Guil-
ty on this Charge, were Lords Barham, Shettield, A rden, St.
Helen's, Hawkesbury, Eldon, Bolton, Carrington, Hare-
wood, Stuart, of Castle. Stuart (Earl of Moray). Mulgrave,
Douglas. of ,Lochleven (Earl of Morton), Amherst, Bray-
'brooke, Kenyon, Montagu,.ooritigdoo. Bulkeley, Hay (Earl
of Kianoul), Earls of Digby, Mount Edgecumbe, Strange
(Duke of Athol), Camden, Bathurst, Hardwicke. Graham
(Duke of Montrose), Macclesfield, Essex, Westmorland.
Onslow, Caledon, Enniskillen, Longford. Westmeath, Kel-
lie. Marquisses ornwallis and Abercorn ; Dukes of Rut-
land, Cambridge, Cumberland, and York.
We were unable to hear the answers of several of the Lords,
on account of the low tone in which they were delivered.
On the Third Article of Charge, amongst the Lords- who
declared Lord Melville Guilty were, Lords Lauderdale, El-
lenborough, Holland ; the Bishop of St. Asaph ; Viscount
Hereford ' • Earls of Carnarvon, Radnor, Egremont; Stan--
hope, Oxford, Carlisle, Suffolk, Derby; Duke of St. Al-
ban's ; Lord Viscount Sidoiouth ;, Dukes of Gloucester,
Sussex, Kent, Clarence, and the Lord Chancellor. The
Lords who voted Lord Melville Not. Guilty of the Second'
Article, also acquitted Itlnion this Charge. •
On' the Fifth Charge the acquittal was nearly unanimous,
not above three or four Lords declaring Loid-Melvilte Guilty..
The Lord Chancellor declared him Not Guilty upon this
. Charge.
On the Sixth Charge, amongst the Peers who declared the
Defendant Guilty, were Lords Veruitiml Rawdon (Earl oh
Moira), Grantley„ Holland,St. ) ohn; the Bishop of St. A saph ;
Viscount Herekrd ; Earls of Donouglimore, 'Caritarvoni
Grosvenor, Radnor, Stanhope, Cowper, 'Suffolk, Derby ;
Duke of St. Alban's; Lord Viscount .Sidniouth ; Dukes of
Gloucester, Sussex, Kent, Clarence ; and the Lord Chan-
cellor. _

On the 7th Article of Charge, the Lord Chancellor and
Lord Ellenborough pronOuriced the Defendant Guilty.-.,
On the-Sth Article, Lord Elliiborough said Guilty, and.
the Lord Chancellor, Not Guilty. l'he Royal Dukes twitti
the exception
,of the Duke of Clarence) Not Guilty.
On the gth and lath
.Articles, the Lord Chancellor, and,
we believe, Lord*.Ellenborouglt,' voted Not'-Guilty on both
these Charges, as also, we believe, did the Royal Dukes.
Lords Eldon, Hawkesbury, Mulgrave, and many other
Lords, including most of those we before enumerated, asde-
daring Lord Melville Not Guilty on the Second Charge,
voted the Defendant Not Guilty on all- the Charges.
linty three Spiritual Lords were present, nam:ly, the Bi-
shops of St. Asaph, Bath and Wells, and ChicheSteT.

The LORD CHANCSLLOR then said—" My Lords, you
have acquitted Henry Lord Viscount Melville of all the Ar-
ticles of l inpeachment ; 'and Henry -Lord Viscount Melville,
you,are acquitted of the said,Articles, and every thing con-
tained therein."—The Court then:adjourned.