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London, England, 1805-05-28 00:00:00

LANCASTER MAGISTRATES.

Ow the quellion being put for the third reading of
the Bill for giving cnnspenfation to the acting Magif-
crates of Salford Hundred, in the county of Lan-
caller.

Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE objeeted totally to the
principle of the Bill, as a precedent which might de-
grade the Magittracy oldie country. He n3ovcd that

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r. it 'RST and Sir ROBERT PEEL confider.
ed the Bill :ibfolutely necefary for filch a manufac-
turing dilltiet as that of Manchefier, where a very
atter.tive Police was necefary. Sir Robert Buxton
acquiefced on the ground of its local necellity, altho'
be could not agree to its principle.
Mr. 'WlNnt+e at made fame general obfervations.
The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER
concluded the converfation, by ohfbrving thae ne-
ceffi:y of the Bill was not only evident from the tetli-
mony of the Gentlemen beft acquainted with that
part of the country ; but from the circumfianie of
the Petition being figned by all the Magifiratft, aqd
by the Petitioners being willing to take upon than-
(elves the eapence of paying there Magifirates.
The Houle then divided—for the third reading its
—alainft it 23. The Bill was then read a third time
mid pall. Adjourned.

FOLLOWING Is LW ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT
OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE, APPOINTED TO IN-
VESTIGATE THE TENTH REPORT OS THE NAVAL
COUSIISSIONSRE, PILLEINTED LAST NIGHT TO THE
HOUSE OF COMMUNE SIT MR. LITCRETER. THE

REPORT WAS DIVIDED INTO THORN MOOS.

The firtt head of inquiry relates to the application
of Money voted for naval Cervices to other purpofes.
Upon this head the Committee tlate that, not think-
ing it the intention of the Houle that they fhould go
into the rubjed which relates to the profecution or-
dered by the Attorney General, they defired to make
no inquiry as to ',iliac fums Lord Melville or Mr.
Trotter may have applied to their own ufe. They
were, therefore, led into a long examination, not
knowing the afloat application of any Corn until traced.
—At the fame time they gave to every party exa-
mined, when he was liable by his anfwer to criminate
himfelf, the opportunity of objeCting to anfwer.
The Committee have found that 40.0001. from the
naval funds have been advanced by Lord Melville
and Mr. Pitt to the houfe of Boyd and Benfield.
A fans of to,oool. had been advanced by Lord
Melville before Mr. Trotter became Paymafter of the
Navy ; bot how this firm was applied the Committee
have been unable to afcertain.
Sums have been frequently advanced by Mr. Trot-
ter for the ufe of Lord Melville from a mixed fund,
at Coutts's, of public and private money.
Mr. Trotter berrow•rd at one time 22,0001. for the
tate of Lord Melville, for which the Noble Lord was
to pay an intereft of 5 per cent. Lord M. did not
inquire how, or from what fund the loan was obtain-
ed. It was lent by Mr. Trotter.
Mr. Trotter was in advance in Account Current,
to Lord Melville, generally tram to to 20,cc01. which
was lent from a mice.) fund, and for which Mr. Trot-
ter confiderecl Lord Melville his private debtor. Upon
there advances, however, no interett was ever paid;
nor was any ir,•r'relt paid upon any of the fums of
to,cool. or mooch already alluded to.
The loan of the 40,0001 which the Committee re-
Inas k was decidedly againft the law, was made under
e;ecumflances with refpeet to the (late of the country
of a '•cry peculiar nature. Mr. Boyd, however, re-
prefenied, on his application to Minifters, that he was
ender great pecuniary difficulties, and requetted ac•
eommodation. This accommodation was granted,
good fecurity being given ; and it being confidered,
as is Rated in the evidence, that if the accommoda-
tion were relufed, the houfe of Boyd and Benfield
might have failed, and many other honks might
have failed aifo. To present Inch confequences,
which, if they Ihould occur, it would, according to
evidence, be difficult to conclude a new loan for the
public fervice without s great lois, Lord Melville,
conceiving that the Naval fervice would fuffer no in.
convenience, advanced the fum required. The fecu-
tity given by Boyd and Benfield, cool-tiled of India
Company's Bonds and Bills, and alfo of fome Go•
•ernment fecurities. The fum has been fence repaid,
but without in'ereft.

As to the fum of to,oool. due by Lord Melville to
the Naval Funds previous to the appointment of Mr.
Trotter in 1786, it appears that it has been replaced
wawa intereft, fubfequent to the year ;Soo. The
time and manner of paying this fum, the Committee
slate, that they have not been able to afce:tain.
Immediately after Mr. Trotter became Paymalter
of the Navy it is (fated that he was appointed Private
Agent to Lord Melville. In this capacity Mr. Trot-
ter received the falary of Lord Melville, with other
fums in England, and alfo remittances, fometirnes,
from Scotland, which receipts he paid into the mixed
fund at C"utts's.

Mr. Trotter had advanced fums to Mr. Tweedy,
and other perform The advances he made to Mr.
Tweedy amounted, once or twice, to about three or
40001. All thole fums have been fince replaced, but
without interett. The time at which they were ad-
vanced nr replaced cannot be faid, " all vouchers, &c.
being drJlreyed."
The Committee nbferve that Lord Melville, in a
letter to the Commiffioners of Naval Inquiry, flate4
that he " aid net decline giving occafional accom-
modation from the funds in his hands, as Treat:Ter
of the Navy, to other departments of the Public Ser-
vice." They do not find that any Inch accommodation
has been given in any inflance whatever. The Com-
mittee allude to another letter from the Noble Lord
to the fame Commiffioners, alledging that " he did
not derive any profit from the ufe made by Mr. Trot-
ter of the Public Money," and icier to the Appendix,
which contains the evidence.

The lecond head of the Report refers to the repre•
tons faid to have been made to the Lords Com.
nAloners of the Treafury and the Chancellor of the
►achequer, refpetling the manner in which the Naval
Money was drawn from the Bank, contrary to the Ad
of the 25. th of George 111. chap. 31.
The Committee Rate, that they do not find any re-
prcfentation on this fubjeet was made to the Lords of
the Treafury, but that it was reprefcnted to Mr. Pitt,
appears from the evidence of Mr. Raikes, and the
admiffion of Mr. Pitt himfelf.

The Rtpirt Rates, that come time in the year 1797,
Mr. Raikes, Governor of the Bank, had an official
interview with Mr. Pitt. After official butinefs was
at an end, he told Mr. Pitt, in converfation, the man-
ner in which the public money was drawn from the
Bank by the Treafurer of the Navy ; that he had
heard the Treafurer (Lord Melville) kept cath at
Coutts's, and that Navy Bills were paid by drafts on
that honk, int-lead of by drafts on the Bank. Mr.
Vitt thanked Mr. Raikes for this information. Such

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Mr. Raikes, in his evidence, A MOS to have been the
purport of the converfation. b warm the length of
time that bas elapfed, he is no t are as to the term
Mr. Pitt admits the general i mport of the oonve
Cation as Rated by Mr. Raikes, hut differs with him
as to the terms. He does not ni idertake to 4, recoiled
with accuracy," but Oates it in ftrbliance to have con-
veyed to him an impreffion that lona% were drawn
from the Bank and carried to a priva r banking houfe
to a larger amount than was fnppofed neceffary ; that
he took an early opportunity of, fluting to Lord
Melville the information he received from Mr.
[bikes ; and though he cannot nate precifely what
further paffed between himfelf and Lord Melville on
the &tied, he was irnpreffed with a belief that no
fonts were fo transferred, bat Each as were necef
fary to carry on the details of fervice in payments
to individuals, and that it would be difficult to carry
on fuch details in any other way ; that in his eon-
verfation with Lord Melville he did not advert
to the provifions of the Aft which forbid filch trans-
fers, nor did it occur to him the drawing from the
BAIA rich films of money in fuch a way for the pm.-
pore of carrying on the details of office, was an ilk.
gal pradict.—Relying on the rectitude of Lord Mel-
ville, from the opinion he entertained of him, he made
no inquiry as to the necelEty of the practice, and
was fo far fatisfied with the general flatement given
by that Noble Lord, that he did not think it neceffary
to communicate the circumflances of the cafe to any
other of his Majeay's Minifiers, or to take any fur-
ther Reps on the fubjed. He (Mr. Pitt)
,had no
knowledge or information of any Naval money, the
400 cl. exceptel, being applied to other porpofes, ex-
cept from the communication of Mr. Raikes, until
after his retirement from office he was acquainted of
it by Lord Harrowhy: That Noble Lord told him
that he thought the pridice very fingular, and was,
therefore, taking fleps to put a flop to it. That pri•
vale profit was made from the ufe of the money be-
longing to the funds of the Navy, he had no know-
ledge whatever, till it was Made known by the Re-
port of the Naval Commiffonev; nor did he fuppofe
that the bufinefs of the office would admit of it.

The Third Head of the Report relates to the cafe
of Jellicoe. From the Tenth Report it appears that
all Jellicoe's property, returned by the inquifition, had
been fold, and the proceeds carried tb the tublic ac-
count, antecedent to the writlof Privy Seals, except
Cort's Patent, Sheffield Farm, a Meal:age at Portf-
mouth, a Warehoufe and Wharf at Gofport: The
Report notices that 40001. were owing to Mr., Jelli-
coe by his fon. Con's Patent has net been made
available. The Warehoufe at Gufport was valued
by the Inquifition at wool. It was let to the fon in
September 1791 at tool. a year, and in May 'Soo it
was raifed to tsol. a year; 875 e. from the rent of tbts
Warehoufe for ten years, have been paid to Mr. Trot-
ter on account of the Tteafurer of the Navy, and
feveral fums out of the 40001. due by the younger Jel-
licoe, have been alfo paid. Upon the manner of
accounting for thofe feveral furns, fume remarks are
made. It is Rated, that the mefuage at Portfmouth
was let at 121. per item., and that no rent was ever
received for it. It is added, that no rent was ever
received for the wharf, and that no meafures were ,
properly taken for the recovery of the arrears due
from the rent of the warehuufe, or the inßalments
unpaid out of the .1.0001. due by Jellicoe, junior.
Mr. Pitt Rates that information was given to the
Solicitor of the Treafury, to take the requifite mea-
lures for the recovery of this money.
The Solicitor (Mr. White), admits that he received
fuch inftruaions, and that he proceeded accordingly
while there were irifible effects from which there was I
a hope of recovering any thing. He Rates alfo that •
although he received loch general inftrunions as are
ufual on fimilar oceafions, he considered liimfelf
charged only with condating the law proceedings.'
He thought that Mr. Trotter had employed proper
perfons to inquire into Mr. Jellicoe's property.
Mr. Trotter appears to have colle&ed fever al parts
of Mr. Jellicoe's property, till Lord Melville bad pro-
cured the Writ of Privy Seal.
The Report concludes with Rating the reafons which
induced the Committee to decline examining Lord
Melville, as, according to the teßrielions under which
he was allowed by the conference with the Lords to
appear before them, they could not proceed fatisfac-
torily to examine the Noble Lord touching the points
fubmitted to their confederation.