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Bank, and carried M a private Banking-hour-,
larger amount than was fuppofed neceirary ;
took an early opportunity of Rating to Lord
ville the information given him by Mr. Raikes ;
though he cannot Rate precifely what further p it!
between himfelf and Lord Melville upon the rubjeil
it impreffed him with a belief, that though films wet.
drawn from the Bank, and lodged at a private act'.
ing•houre,_no fums were fo transferred but fuch
were necefrary to carry on the details of the fervice
payment to individuals, and that it was difficult to cart v
on the vat iouspayments in detail in any other way--
that he did not himfelf particularly advert to the pro
vifions of the Aft, nor did it occur to him, th it draw
ing from the Bank fuels rums as were neceffiary for
carrying on the details of fervice was an illegal prac•
tice ; the relying on the opinion of Lord Melville,
he made no inveßigation into the necellity of the
practice, and was fo far fatisfied with the gencr,..
flatement given to him, that he did not think it ne
ceffary to communicate the circumilance to any why-
of his Majelty's fervants, to make any further
ry, or to take any further Reps upon the fubjen,
he, Mr. Pitt, had no knowledge or information r t
any irregularity in the management of the public mo •
ney advanced for Naval Services, except from fuels
communication of Mr. Raikes, till he was acquaint-
ed, after he was out of office, by Lord Harrowby,
that he, Lord Harrowby, thought the practice which
prevailed in this rerpeCt had been irregular, and was
taking Reps to put a flop to it. That he, Mr. Pitt,
had no knowledge or reafon to fulped any private
profit was made of the Naval Money, or that the bu-
finefs of the office was fo concluded as to admit of it,
till the converfation with Lord Harrowby ; nor had
he any knowledge that private profit had in fad
been made, nor that any Naval Money, except the
40,0001. had been diverted to purpofes not Naval,
previous to the inquiry that took place before the
Commitlioners of Naval Inquiry ; and Lord Harrow-
by, in his evidence before us, Rates, that it did rot
immediately appear to him, for the reafons given in
his evidence, when be was appointed Treatiarer critic
Navy in June 1800, that the practice of drawing mo-
ney from the Bank into the bands of a private Ban-
ker, if carried on kw fide for the purport of official
convenience, and for thole only, was neceffarily ille-
gal, or intended to be prohibited by the itet.
Upon the lag fubjeet of the Inquiry referred to us,
as to the proceedings had for recovery of the debt due
to the Crown by the late Adam Jellicoe ; it appears,
in the Tenth Report, p. 159, and the evidence in the
Appendix to the Report therein referred to, that the
property or the late Mr. Adam Jellicoe returned by
the Inquifition taken upon the extent ;End in Au-
rl 1789, had all been fold, and the proceeds car-
ried to accounts long antecedent to the Writ of
Privy Seal, dated 31lt May, 1800 t except the pa:
tent of Mr. Cori, a farm at Sheffield, a warehoufe
and wharf at Gorport. and a meffnage at Portfmouttt
Common, all of which remain Rill unfold.
It appears alfo, that the fuze of .toqcl. was due to
Mr. Adam jellicoe from his Gin Mr. Samuel Jellicoe
who in his evidence before the Conuniffioners of Na-
val Inquiry Rates, that funs to have been advanced
to him by his rather upon entering into bufinef,,
but it appeared as a debt due from him on his father's
books.

Au to the parent, it does not feent that any oppor-
tunity has occurred, though endeavours have been
ufed, to mak.. it available rn any profitable purpofe;
the farm at Shefbeld has been taken pofleffion of by
themortgagee.
As to the warehoufe and wharf, which was valued
in the Inquifition at toool. it bad been let to Mr. S.
rellicoe at the rent cf tool. a year ; on the 23d of
September, 179 t, 1501. and on the 21 ft of May, 'Soo,
8751 for ten years and a quarter's rent for the laid
wharf and warehoufe, was paid by Mr. Samuel Jet-
licoe to Mr. Trotter. cn account of the Treafurer of
the Navy; and as to the 40001. it appears that SA'
*noel Jellicoe, not being able to difeharg; the debt,
an agreement was entered into, either between hint
and Mr. White, or between him and Mr. Ti otter,
that he &meld pay it by infialments of 200 l a year ;
' and that, on the fame 23c1 September, i 79; .
and on the fame 2 tit Key, inol. was
Mr. Trotter, lot the initalment. that 6ecame duo to
the 31ft March, t Soo.
As to the mellttage e Portfmonth Common, let
at .21. a 1, a:, no rent feerus ever to have been
recc.ved from it, nor any proceeding had rela-
tive to it, fublequent to the extent and inquifition.--
Since the Paid 2111 of May, 1800, no rent: for the
wharf and warehoufe, nor any turther inttalments on
the 40001 have been paid, nor any meafures adopted
for the recovery thereof.
Mr. Pitt, who in May, 1800, was Chancellot of
the Eieberiner. but who went out of office early in
the year enibing, in his examination before us, ttates,
that he undeillood fufficient diredicmi had originally
been given to the 4olicitor of the Treafury, to take
all meafures neceffaty for the purpofe ; and Mr.
White, Solicitor to the Treafury. who was employ-
ed on the occalion in the year 2798, by Mr. Trotter,
on behalf of the Treafurer of the Navy, admits that
the inftrudions he received were the anftrudions ufu-
ally given on fimilar occafions, and that tinier thole
original inftrudions, without waiting for further or-
der,. be thought it his duty to proceed, while there
were any vifihle effefts from which liopes could be en-
terta-ned of recovering airy further iums in difcharge
of the balance due from Mr. Jeilicoc to the public ;
he alfo ttaies that though he had received foch
general inftruftions as are before mentioned, r:.
thought himfelr charged only with conduding
tgs, and that he undo flood Mr. Trot:cr
taken upon himfelf to examine into the Rate of
property of Mr. Janette that was recoverable, ;.:
had employed perfonu for that put pole ; au 4.
Trotter appears to have canceled loch parts el Inc
debts and property of Mr. Adam Jellicoe, as he had
an opportunity of obtaining, till Lord Melville had
procured the writ of Privy seal; who being thereby
indemnified from the charge that flood againft hint
on account of Mr. Jellicoe's deficiency, Mr. Trotter
no longer confidercd himfelf under the neceffity of
ailing in the bufinefs in which he had before acted
without any particular authority or obligation ; and
Mr. White not having heard of the writ t F P.,vy Seal
till after the examination that took place h.tore the
Commiinners of Naval Inquiry, and having t e( civet'
no dire6ions either from Mr. Trotter or any 'thee
perfon fince the year 1792 or 1793, has not from that
period taken any peps whatever relative to the fub-
jet% ; but adds, the rents may be now recovered; and