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London, England, 1805-07-06 00:00:00

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Tut COMAIrITEE appointed to draw up ART!CLES
of INIPEAcmr&-r againgt FIENny Lord Viscount
MELVILLE, have, pursuant to the Order of the
House, prepared several- Artieles accordingly :
which Articles are as follow viz.
ARTICLES exhibited by the Knights, Citizens, and
Burgesses,. in Parliament assembled, in the Name of
themselves and of all the Commons of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, against Henry
Lord Viscount Melville, in Maintenance of their Im-
peachment against him for High Crimes and Misde
MearIOUPS.

Whereas the office of Treaaurer of His Majesty's
Navy is an office of high trust and confidence, in the
faithful and uncorrupt execution 'whereof the Sub-
jeets of this Kingdom are most deeply interested :
and whereas the antient constitution of the said of-
fice of Treasurer of . the NaVy, and of other offices
concerned in the receipt, disbursement,' and con-
troul of the Public Money, having been found to be
highly inexpedient, in consequence of the increased
expenditure of the Country, did become the subject}
Of frequent, long, and serious deliberation in Parlia-
ment : And whereas . by, an A& of Parliament made
and passed in the 20th year of the Reign.of His pre-
sent 'Majesty, and by several subsequent Aels of Par-
lianient, for appointing and enabling Commissioners
to examine, take, and state, the Public Aceounts of
this Kingdom, and for other purposes therein men-
tioned, ,certain Commissioners were constituted and
appointed for examining, taking, and stating the ac-
eounts therein particularly mentioned ; and also for
examining and stating in what manner, and at what
times, the receipts, issues, and expenditures, of the
Public Monies were accounted for ; and for consider-
ing of and repotting" by what means and methods
the Public "Accounts might in fature be passed, and
the Accomptants compelled to pay the balances, or
monks due from them, in a, more expeditious, more
effeetual, .and less expensive manner : and whereas
the said Comibissioners 'did .inquire into and report
upon the Public, Accounta by the said A& referred
to their examination, and did discover and point out
various abuseS in many of the Public Offices en-
trusted with the receipt and expenditure of Public
Money, and in particular in the office of the Trea-
surer of His Majesty's Navy; and did propose
'and recommend sundry good and wholesome pro-
Visions and regulations for the reformation of
the same, and particularly for preventing the
Public Money issued for Navy Services from com-
ing into the possession and custody of the Trea-
surer of His Majesty's Navy, or the Officers or
persons employed under him ; for , depriving him
and them of all opportunity of using and misapply-
ing the Public Money to private purposes, and there-
by exposing the same to the risk of loss : for mak-
ing the Bank of England'the sole place of deposit
for the same ; for removing, from thenceforward,
all temptations and induceibents to application's, for
more Public Money than was necessary for the Pub-
lic Service ; for preventing all unnecessary delay in
passing the Public Accounts of the Treasurer of His
Majesty's Navy,: and in restoring to the Public the
balances remaining in his 'vas& : and whereas the
House of Com Mons having taken the Reports of the
said Com Missioners into consideration, upon the.
19th day of June, 1782; !did (anion- othar things)
resolve, that some RegulatiOns ought to beadopted,
for the purpose of lessening and keeping down the
balances which appeared to have usually been in the
hands of the Treasurer of the Navy ; and did for-
therdeclare their opinion, that from thenceforward
the Paymaster-General of. His Majesty's Land
Forces, and the `Treasurer of the Navy for the time
being, sheuld"not apply any Sum or sums of money
imprested to them or 'either of them, to any pur-
pose, of advantage or interest to, themselves, either
direetly or indirettly. 1
And 'whereas for the More effectually carrying In-
to execution the said Resolutions of the House of
Conimona,.His Majesty, by warrant under his Itoyal
Sign Manual, bearing date the tad day of June,
1782, was most graciously 'pleased to augment the.
income of the Right Hon. Isaac Barre, as Treasurer
of His' Majesty's Navy, and to add thereto the sum
of 21501. that the said income might in fUture
amount to '4OOOl. 'which His Majesty was then
graciously pleased to grant to the said Isaac Barre,
dear of all; 'cleduelions, in full satisfaCtion of all
wages and fees, and other profits and emoluments
theretofore enjoyed by fermer Treasurers of His Ma-
jesty's Navy : 'and Whereas by letters patent; bear-
ing date the teth day of August, 178,2, Hii Majesty
was graCidusly pleased to give and grant unto the
Right Hon. Henry Dandas; now Lord ,Viscount Mel-
ville, the Office of Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy
Royal and Ships, and Receiver-General of all sums
ofmoney appointed,. or from time to time to be ap-
pointed and payable for the support, maintenance,
and reparation of His Majesty's Navy Royal and
Ships, for eruptions and provisions appertaining to
and necessary for the said Navy and Ships, and for
wages; salaries of Officers, Servants, and other per
sons whatever, belonging td the said Navy or
Shipa' or any other matter or thing whatsoever,
in any manner touching of concerning the Navy
Royal or Ships;:and 'for: the exercise and occupa-
tion Of the said office, and fOr and in satisfaetion of
all wagei and fees of three-pence of lawful money
for every pound to be 'received and paid by the said
Henry Dundas, by virtue of his said offiee,.His Ma-
jesty waS ferther graciously pleased to give and grant
unto him,• by the said lettera patent, an annuity or
yearly v:tyment 01'.,20001.
And Whereas the said Henry Lord Viscount Mel-
ville represented, or caused to be
represented, or it
w;ei represented, to His Majesty, that the said annuity
or yearly payment of 20601. after dedueling all
charges, taxes, and expences thereon, would not pro-
duce to hint, the said Henry
Lord Viscount Melville
more than. the sum of 18,501. in each year, 'or there-
abouts; whereupon His Majesty, by Warrant under
his Royal Sigh Manual, bearing dateahe, 23d day of
OCtober, 1782, lads otathititily pleased to declare
- that the income of the. Treasurer Of the Navy should
be itiginented With an additional allowance of
2324.1. 6s. .6d. in'
,order to make, together with the
said sum of 18.501. the'said income to amount in
future to the sum of 40001.: and His Majesty did
thereby dire&, authorize, and empower the said,
Henry Lord Viscount Melville to-take and apply,out
of such monies as were in or should come to his
hands, or to the hands of his Cashier, arisen cir
to
arise by the sale of old Naval Stores, the said sum of
23241. 05. tid, which, together with the before-mete
Coned sum of wiatdd makes the said stun of