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LOAD MELVILLE.

1:.;!, an from the Report of the Committee appointed
to infpell the Jiurnals of the Houle of Lords, in
taped to their proceedings upon the Impeachment
of Hulas Vifeount Mssviees.
Die .I:artis, 3 11306.
Moved, that the following quellion be put to the
Judges, viz. •
r. That in cafe • public accountant had received from the
King a warrant, fpecifying amply, that he was era to receive dus
public money ; fecondly, to pay the fame to payees duly authoris-
ed to receive the fume : and thirdly, to account to the public foe
the monies by fuch accountant fa received and paid: and in cafe
fuch accountant had been iiididted (In words of futfichnt legallm•
port) r.r applying a fans dyadic money which had been received
by him to frame other purpofe than thnfe pertain to which alone
the fame was lawfully applicable ; and in cafe it had been proved
nn the trial, that the Defendant had not revealed the purpole to
which fuch turn of public money bad been applied by him ; and
in cafe alio the Defendant bad been found gailt7. whether, la fuel
cafe, judgment ought or ought nut to be melted ?
And a debate arifing thereupon, the fame was ad-
journed to Thurfday next.
Then it was moved, That the following quellion
be put to the Judges, viz.
1. Sti, pollrg the cafe, that the warrant from the King had been
a pen:nave warrant, allowing the Public Accountant to receive
teea and other perqu'fites, over and above the falary of his paid's;
office, whether, in filch cafe, judgment ought or aught not to be
arrefted?
And a debate arifing thereupon, the fame was ad.
journed to Thurfday next.
Then tt was moved, That the following queflion be
put to the Judges, viz.
3. Suppofing the care, that the warrant from the Kiug had beett
a warrant in which (.me fpecifie and fired falary for the Public
Accountant was fpecined." for and In fath•fadlion of all Invested
fees of oiler ;" fiippofing fat; that the Aft of the asth year of his
pro fent Majelly,chap.3 t, had not paired : and fuppnang.feeondly.
that the Paid Ad of Parliament had paired into a law. whether,ln
filch cafe, udgiucnt ought or ought not to be arrefted ?
And a debate sailing thereupon, the fame was ads
journed to Thurfday nett.
Then it was moved, That the following quellion
be put to the Judges, ziz.
Whethermoniesiffued from the reclimner to the Governor
and Company of the Bank of England, on account of the Tres.
force of his Majcfty's Navy, purfuant to the Aft es Geo. llhcap.
3 ',may be lawfully drawn from the Paid Bank, by the perfon July
authorized by :he Trcafurer to draw upon the Bank according to
the (aid A&, the drafts of fuch perfon hying made for the purpofe
of difeharging billsadtuallyaffigned upon the Treafarer before the
date of fuch drafts, but n t adtually preferred for payment before
fuch drawitig,and whether loch monies fo drawn for fuch purpofe
may be lawfully lodg:d and dep fired In the hands of a banker;
other than the Bank, until the payment of loch aligned bill., and
for the purpi (0 of making payment Cher of when the payment
thereof Dian be demanded, or whether incited, in In drawing fucht
maul a, and taxing and depoOting the fame as atercralti, is in the
law a crime or acme
The fame was agreed to, and the lid Judges
was'
•
accordingly put to the Judges ; and the Judges &fir-
ing time to confider the Paid quellion : ordered, that
the Judges do attend' to deliver their opioion upon
the laid quellion, on Thurfilay next.
Theo it Was moved, That the following stoefklon be
pout() the Judges, viz.
5. Whether monies from the Feehequer to the Bank of.
England, on account of the Treafurer of the Navy. purfmant to the
Act at Ceo. 111. cap g't; wag 'be lawfully drawn therefrom', by
drafts drain in the name and on the behalf of the Vid l'rearertr,
in the form prefcribed in the (aid Act. for the pumas of filch
111013i= Acing ultimately applied to Navy Services, but in the mtnea.
time find until the fame IhOuld be required to be fo applied, for ths •
parr* of being &printed in the bands of a private banter, of
other private depofitory of loch monies, in the name, and tinder
the immediate foie eontrout and difpofition of Curiae othe-r, petfoer
or perfons than the raid Treafurer hlmfalf
'the fame was agreed to, and the raid quellion was'
accordingly put to the lodges; and the Judges' de-;
firing time to confider The -raid qttellion : ordered,•
that the Judges do attend to deliver their opinions
upon the laid quellion, on Thurfday next.
Die jai:, S 3ruaij, t 805.
The Order of the Day being read, for the Judges
to deliver their opinions upon the two queftions put
to them op 'lnefday .411,
'The Lord Chief plaice of the Court of Onmenors
Pleastelivered the unanimons opinion of the Judges
upon the firft quellion
" That monies Mel from the Fsetterpfr to the Gore:maraud
Compani of the Batik of England, on account of the Trcafurer of
his Majesty'. Navy, purfuent to the Aft asth Tea lit. Cip. it.
way 6, Lop!, ,realm froln the laid Batik, by tht lrerfon duly au-
thorized by the Trea;ure; to draw anon the Bank, according to
the (aid .%Ct, the drafts of Loch perfon Being made for the poem*
of difeharging.billa adtually agigned upon the 'Preafurer before
the data of fuch draft., but act adtually prefented for payment
before fuch drawing; and that fifth monks fo drawn for (Mauer-
pore, may be lairfully 'lodged and *patted in the bands of a
Banker, other than the GsVer'or and Company of the Hank, until
the payment of lamb alligned billy. and for the purpore of Making'
paymeut thereof when the yisractit thereof lallire demanded:and
that filch Aft in fo drawlnefuell ea fudging and &peat:
leg the fame as afortfaid, is not Mahe Law a crime or offence;'
and glue his reafons. . ••.
Urn the fecond quellion:
a I: by the exprellion, for the. purpae of being cirpolited. in
the hands of a private basket, or other, private depolitary ;• is to
be underft Doti that fuch was the Abject or reafon of drawing the .
money out of the Bank of England, the judges anfwer, that ma-
tiles may not lawfully be drawn out of the Dank to hitgland by
the Treafurer of the Navy for fuels purpofe, although the money
he intended to be, and may In fact Iw, ultimately applie t to Navy
fervice.„ But if, by that ezpreffion, it is to be underftond, that
fuel' intermediate depofit in the hands of a private banker or de-
politory is made, bona fide, as the means, or !impala' mesas, of
more convoodeotly applying the money to Navy Services, In that
cafe the j.idgea anfwer. That monies iffued from the Exchequer
to the Book of England on account of the Treafurer of the Navy,
podia:nit to the Aft of the asth (leo 111. e. ;t. may be lawfully
drawn therefrom, by drafts drawn in the name and on the behalf •
of the Treafurer, in the form prefcrihed by the laid Aft, for the
purpufe of fuch monies being ultintrely applied to Navy SereietV,
although in the mean time, and until the 1.1 n: (hall be required to .
be fo applied, the money may be *poked in the hands of a pri-
vate banker or other private depolitory of filch ramie., in the
name and under the immediate fide cont•oul and difpolition of
tome other pertain or perfons than the Trcafurer hint cif;
and gave his reef ms.
The Order of the Day being read, for refurning the
adjourned Debate on the quetlions propofed to be
put to the Judges on Tuefday lull ; feveral amend-
ments were made thereto, which, with the original •
quefliona, were negatived.
Die Venerie, 6 junij 18c6.
Propofed, That the hallowing queflions be put to
the Judges :
Whether It was lawful for the Treafurer of the Navy, before the
palling of the Act of at George e. 3i, and more efpcelally
whet, by warrant from his Mildly, by falary as fuch Treafurer
as aforefahl was augmented In full fatisfadtion for all wages, few,
and other profits and emoluments. to apply any fum or money
impelled to him for Navy Services, to any other ale whatfoerevii
politic or private, without carrel'. authority for Cu doings and
whether fuel' application by fuch Ttaafarer would have been a
niifdanicanor, or punlOtable by ioformatiuu or in.aanient ?
The fame was agreed to, and ordered accordingly.
Ordered, That the Judges do attend this Houle
on Monday next,- in order to deliver their opinions
upon the Paid

bie Luca, 9 jwy;i 18c6.
The Order et the Day being read, f r the Judges
• t..

them r
The
Pleas,
upon tl

Thai
the wet
the quell
Navy Ret
artliorini
able by b
and gar
Orde
went o✓
each of
and the
words—
Gnilty
bis brew
Order
Garter,
Order

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as the L
State, ar
that no
whofe ni
Orden

queßinns
Ann, the
has orde
Lord;
on each J
" What I
;nit the ni
_ Moved

draw dui
Lords to
sod is wail
proteded

The Or
ceedinrr fu
yule, upor
againft hii
Mifdemea

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Wefmind
and it was
Tht foll
Lords wh
De aSiIITII
esartiossiot
this Houk. t
deatesnan, t
Sprat. oto tbd

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lied we have
&as fevaralli
aka.
idly. in a
prurience ay
heffeess, we
With hi the 111
ewo experien
has already a
That a Ref
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the &Vegans'
leavened, ha
tgo not, &els a
daisies Ydt the
ladies. &mill
vie!, dame
Ted. and no I
quenees of tue
which the law
keeping the dh
by the tett of t
tithes, and the
sad wife.'
sdiy. Becaui
talky of peva
it was dittlndli
bate ; and we
ind of inforing
&aided by the
ohly. Bec au

&riling from al
menu, been an
anee with the ■
anode which ha

parer of anyjh
fill to the Houh
to pofterity, to
deviation from

a ftrongcr light
they uniformly,
AVC[LA
DUNDAI
Snrross
RossLTA
Sr. JOB/
Then the 1
and the Lorc
count Melvill
the feveral qi
and the Lord
The Lord
a majority of
refpcaively •
Dinar/TIENT
sit. Basler,
vilk, for the fat
Parliament was]
the Once of Tre
Whereby his,
after the 1111111 r
UMW from MI
Nary. or fhall
pennon, but ti:
the Onvernor and
placed to certain 1
*rsvc4 and Med.

' And the marl
of the Bank of Et
jelly's Na►y, Mal
rayless, and in p
and Company of
rn of Ms Majefty
tops sotbneifed by
r,mtival of the
Navy hercalta to
Mall •t that three I
Curer of his Malan
the Bank of Englau
fuccaor Ikon b.
Inch fueceffor, in I
with !ramie:red, I
fuceciTor.'
adir Breasts It
that, in 4ired bras'
Vircoui it Afelvillre
Paymatier. to dray
than for applicati•ar
.a.►rrnur and Com
I nal urcr of the N
.prie.te Banker: the
ot Itch permiffton,
tor
public anorwy. at
'Linkers, in his own
comma' of the Tn
yrnD(l. that the fat:
r•oduhMt front die
7,,.at amount 1 AD
+nd rade:eland Oat

.romysal. are. sue tinelllol2 put to
them on Friday left ;
The Lord Chief Jultiee of the Court of Common
Pleat, delivered the-unanimous opinion of the Judges
upon the Paid quellion :
That It wee nee unlawful for theTreaftwer of the Navy, before
the AR it Geo. 111 e. fi I. although after the warrant Bated in
the queftina, to apply any fore of money imprefted to him for
Navy Services, to other Wes, public or private, without esprefs
srataawry foe fo doing, fo as to cooftitate a nuidanesner, putdilt-
side by informadoe or imliamene;"
and gave bit reafons.
Die Mercury, t t ; 806.
Ordered, that 'he quell ions relative to the Impeach-
ment of Henry Vifehunt Melvill, be feverally put to
each of the Lords, beginning with the junior Baron ;
and that the only anfwer (ball be given in thefe
words—" Guilty upon my honour," or—" Not
Gnilty upon my hooour," laying his right band upon
bit !weal.

Ordered, That the lilt of Lords be called over by
Carter, at t t o'clock.
Ordered, That the Paid lift be, if neceffiry, alter.
ed and corrected by the Clerk in Weftmintler Hall,
as the Lords make their obeilance to the Cloth of
State, and be delivered to the Lord Chancellor ; and
that no Peer do take his feat in Weaminfter
whnfe name is not inferted in that lift.
Ordered, That in. confideration of the number of
queftions to be put to the Lords on the prefent
ncta-
Aion, the Lord Chancellor do declare, that the Houfe
has ordered the following queltion to be put to the
Lords, Rating the qoeftion ; and that he do then call
on each Lord, beginning with the junior Baron—
" What fays rum Lordftlip on this article?" fpecify-
ing the number.
Moved, That Henry Virconnt Melville do with
draw during the putting of the queftions to the
Lords to morrow. The queflion was put thereupon,
and is Was re,fnlved in the negative. Lord Radnor
protefted againft this Refolution.
Die 7crvie. 13 'mu) 1806.
The Order of the Day being read, tor the pro-
ceeding further in the trial of Henry Vifcnunt Mel•
• upon the Articles of Impeaehmeln brought up
againft him by the Commons, for High Crimes and
Mifdemeanors,
It was moved, that the Houfe do now adjourn into
Wellminfter Hall. The queflion was put thereupon,
and it was refolved in the affirmative.
The following Protefts wt re then given in by the
Lords whofe names are fubjoioed
Dissenmestr.—rit. Becaufe, as far as we can collet from an
halloo of precedents. it has been the Invariable pradliee of
this Hanle. in Cafes of Impeachment for High Crimes and Mif-
demeanors, to come to Tome vote within the Chamber of Parlia-
town, on the merit of the charges prefented by the Commons—
gpd we have now, far the firft time, adjourned to deliver our yet- 1
&as fevarally in the place of trial, without any Inch previous de-
&Boa
idly. Mau& the stales of Parliament are feateled on the ex.
perkattee of ages; sad where the predict of our esedlers has been
saffsews, we are ready to acknowledge, that their example has
With as the weight of authority, until it be mama:bid by our
own experience, or faperfeded by a fen& dineeavaieaea, ',kWh
has already occurred.
That a Refolution voted In the Houk. may M et sreifitsce with
tie fubfequent verdidt &dwindle IM MO. Mast Indeed be con-
troverted, but even was we to admit. aftbildi a.uR aßaredly we
do not, lath ea wow m Its a mikellarans wasfwaii, as tamed In
&bete, yet the ban ply of lordissallitika and ann-
Manes, fundial le! nelle=t for apasel,_ ureic in
which, though pieadka a.% se fadoarwrimarary hr went,
rad, and an Mk aaamaly has Imala pradosailbr NW cook-
incomes alba Nadas adalla Lodi vs alsooks tot wasnimity
which the law reaplemi iota a Jury. to gasillaa she wlfdosu of
beeping the eilliersiabrawhas Webs Irgillware Mb& aid to try
by the teft of hipathrkk fallitndosts wWch the gratlice of former
Hones, and the apssimas if.. swears* lbws to be beneficial
and wife.'
p&p &eau& In eomplkated matters.tbe propriety and even ne-
tellty of previous Masan mug be obviate, and on this occallon
it was diftlodtly acknowledged by every Lord who (peke is de-
bate ; and we know no Parliamentary mode of &feuding a fohjed
and of intone, attention to that dlieuffion, but by a queftion to be
divided by the majority of the Houfe.
ethly. Betaufc our apprthenfions of inconvenience and delay,
arifing from an unulual order of proceeding, have, In our judg-
ments, been amply Juftified by the event—and though In compli-
ance with the with of many Lords, we are unwilling to dillurb.a
mode which had been recommended, but which it was in the
power of anyiindividual Loam defeat, we hope it is not difrefpc&
feel to the Houfe, and we troll it may not be altogether sunder&
to pofterity, to record this our humble but fixed opinion, that the
deviation from the practice of our anceftora has tended to place In
a itronger light the convenience and no:OMT of thentethod which
they uniformly retied.
AVCIRLAND. VASSAL HOLLAND.
DUNDAS. LAUDISDALS.
Sorrotz & B sae. 0111101 D & Aloattatt I.
ROSSLTN. CAST: rout.
ST. JoaN.
Then the Houfe adjourned into Wellminfler Hall,
and the Lords being feated in their places, and Vii
count Melville being feared on a (tool within the Bar,
the feveral queßions were Rated to their Lordthips,
and the Lords having f Ily anfwered thereto :
The Lord Chancellor declared, That the anfwcr of
a majority of the Lords to each of the Paid quellions
refpeitively was, " Not Guilty."
DilltiNTl jar. From the Anfsrer to the zd Qtyllion
aft. Decade, (übfrquent to the appointment of Vircourit Mel.
vine, for the &coed time, to the office of Treafurer, an 'Mt of
Parliament was paffed,intitaled. An Adt for the better regulating
the Office of Treafurer of his Makfty's Navy."
Whereby it is, among( other thinga, eluded, ' that from and
after the all July till, no money for the &nice of thy Navy (had
be !freed from his Maplty's Exchequer to the Treafurer of the
Navy, or Shall be placed or directed to be placed in his hand. or
pacillon, but the lame dull be Hilted, and directed to he paid to
the Governor and Company of the Bank of England. and to be
placed to certain accounts, according to the (civics, for which it is
'Waved and (Rued.
And the monies to be Kurd unto the Governor and Company
of the Dank of England. on account of the Treafurer of his Ma-
jelly's Navy, Malt not be paid out of the Bank unlefa for Navy
ft:raker, and in purfeance of drafts to he drawn on the Governor
and Company of tin. Dank Enfant!, and (Igned by the Train.
rev of his Majrity's Navy for the time being, or the pylon or per.
Inn authorifed by hint. And that upon the death, rengoation, or
',mural of the pn:le .t and every other Treafurer of his Majetly's
Navy hcreattcr to ht avpditted, the balance of call for which he
Mall at that tame have crAlt on his account or account. as Tree -
fwer of his Majtity's Navy, with the Governor and Company of
the Bank of England. Ball, at the end of the current mosith after
a (octant. dull be sapoit,ted to the (aid office, actually welt in
fuels focctffor, in SSA, for the fcrvices of the Navy, and he forth-
with trattArred, carried over, utd placed to the account of fuch
fucacflor."
idly. Becaufc it has teen ihevru in evidence by the Commons,
that, in Bradt br cads and vtilation of that Statute, the Paid Henry
Vircount Melville did glee mini:Bon to Alexander Trouct, his
Paymafter. to draw from the Bank of England, for other purport%
than for application to Navy favices, fonts of money iffued to the
iovernor and Company of the Bank or England, an account of the
frialitrer of the Navy, and to place the fame in the hands of Ids
.privare Banter: that the Paid Alexander Trotter, In coufecrence
of fuch permit/ion, did draw from the Bank of England large toms
st public money, and place the fame in the hands of his private
'linkers, in hi. own name,and at his own dlfpofal, sod beyond the
roomed of the Treafurer of the Navy; aid bceaufe it has been
grov,..l,that the fall Alexander Trotter derived private profit and
....lament from the public monies thereby taken from the Bank to
Is -sat amount; and that the Paid Vileount Melville did believe
sir! enderftand oat the fad Alexander Trotter did derive advan. I

him from ro

doing; by ell which eouchtd W fall &save wit grofsly
and the maCtment relative to the tramfer of the balance of public
money on the death, mill/nation, or removal of the canting Tree-
furer of the Navy. to his furcelior, In cafe of the death of the laid
Alexander Trotter, during the period of hi. having outftaneli,ug
balance. of public money to the hands M Meffrs. nitrous Coutts
and Company, r, ndered altogether impradie4ble
3dly. Becaufe the morons alligned by Vifcount Melville for
granting permlffion to the laid Alexander Trotter to place the pub-
lic money with hi. private Banker. are frivolous and unfounded,
and therefore we have gond mute to believe that they were not the
real motives for fuel' breach and violation of the law.
DAWNAT. VASSALL HOLLAND.
Ds DUNITANIFILLN. LAUDINDALI.

SOTPOLE AND R IltZ
AUCUS rUll FRID2IIIIIII. OXFORD AND MORTIMER.
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I. sr. Joaw.
CLUTON.
riAntient. From the srnfwer to the firth and
(moth queflions.
Becaufe it is our ferious perfuafion as men, and our
deliberate opinion as judges, that not only a fenfe of
public duty and of honour, but the arid and prifitive
injunCtions of law, prohibited Lord Vifcount Mel-
ville from deriving any profit or advantage, and from
permitting or conniving at others deriving fuch pro.
fit or advantage, direCtly or indirealy, froth public
money, during hisfecond Treaforerfhip, and efpecially
from and after the firfl of July, 1785, for it appears ;
That on the 19th of June, 1792, the Houfe of Com-
mons refulved, " That it is the opinion of this Hoare,
that from henceforward the Paymafter General of
his Majeay's Forces, and the l'teafurer of the Navy
for the time being, (hall not apply any fum or fums
of money imprelted to them, for any pot-pre of ad-
vantage or interca to then-delves. either direly or
indireAly."
That the warrant, appointing Lord Vircount Mel-
ville to the office of Treafurer of the Navy in August,
I 78z, granted to him an additional falary nt
6ds. 6d. in full fatisfatlion of all wages and fee., and
other profits and emoluments heretofore enjoyed by
former Trealurets of his Majefly's Navy ; and that
Lord Vircount Melville himself declared before the
Commiffit ners of Naval Inquiry, that he confidered
the Paid additional falary to be in full fatisfaCtion of
all other profits and emoluments.
That fubfequent to the appointment of Lord Vii.
count Melville, for the fecond time, to the office of
ITreafurer, an AA of Pat liament was paired, intituled,
" An AA for better regulating the Office of Trea-
furer of his Majefty's Navy."
Whereby it is among other things ena&ed, that
from and after the la day of fuly, 1786, no money
for the fervice of the Navy (hall be Hilted from his
Majefty'a Exchequer to the 'Freafurer of the Navy.
or than be placed, or direAed to be placed, in his
hands or poffelLon, but the fame (ball he ailed and
direCied to be paid to the Governor and Company of
the Bank of England, and to be placed to certain ac-
, counts, according to the fervices for which it is craved
and iffued.

Aud that the monks to be iffued unto the Gover-
nor and Company of the Bank of England, on ac-
count of the Treafurer of hi, Majeny's Navy, (hall
not be paid out of the Bank, unlels for Navy Cervices,
and in purfuance of drafts to be drawn on the Go-
vernor and Company of the Bank of England, and
figned by the Treafurer of his Majelly's Navy for the
time being, or the perfon or perfons authorized by
him ; and that upon the death, retignation, or re•
mnval of the prefent and every other Treafurer of
his Majefly's Navy hereafter to be appointed, the ba-
lance of cafh, for which he (hall at that time have
credit, on his account or accounts as Treafurer of
his Majefty's Navy, with the &met nor and Company
of the Bank of England, !hall, at the end of the
current month after a fucceffor than be appointed
the fail office, eiftually veil in fuch fliccellv, in
trull lot the fervice of the Navy, and be forthwith
transferred, caroled over, and placed to the account
or accounts of fcch iticceffor.

idly, Becaufe it has been (hewn in evidence by the
Common,, that in difiegard of the ruk and order of
office, in breach of the obligation created by the laid
refulittion and warrant, and in violation of the fpirit
and letter of the laid Aft of Parliament, Alexander
Trotter, Paymaller of the Navy, by &fire of Lord
Vitcount Melville, opened an account, called the Cheft
Account, in which he debited Lord Vifcount
vine with t 0,6001. being the fum of money for which
Lord Vircount Melville, by his own confetlion, was
at that time accountable to the public ; that various
advances were made at fubfequent periods on the
fame account, in confequence r.f requifitions from
Lord Viicount Melville to the laid Alexander Trotter
in the nature of commands, with which requifainns
the laid Alexander Trotter univerfally complied with-
out any remonflrance ; that no inure(' was ever paid
by or charged to Lord Vifcount Melville for thefe
laid advances ; that the Paid Alexander Trotter al-
ways confidered Lord Vircotint Melville to be imme-
diately indebted to the public, in the films for which
he was debited in the laid Chell Account, and that
Lord Vifcoont Melville underftood and knew himfelf
to be to indebted ; that the laid Alexander Trotter,
having advanced to Lnrd Vitiount Melville in 1797,
the fum of to,oool. in order to pay the inftalments
nn his the laid Lord Vifcoont Melville's lubfcription
to a public loan, known by the name of the Loyalty
Loan, and having, in the fell inftance, debited the
laid Lord Vifcount Melville for that fum, in another
account kept between the Paid Lord Vifcoont Mel-
ville and the laid Alexander Trotter, intituled, their
Account Current, did afterwards, for his own greater
fecurity, transfer the fame to the Cheft Account, and
did prefent a copy of the laid account, bearing on
the face of it a flatement of the Paid tranfaElion, to
Lord Vifcount Melville, by whom it was regularly,
duly, and formally fettled and figned, and to whom
the original book, or a duplicate thereof fo fettled
and figned, was delivered ; and the raid Alexander
Trotter did, at fubfccpient periods, prefent other
flatements and duplicates of the Paid account, con-
taining thc laid charge, which thc laid Lord Vifcoont
Melville did in like manner receive, fettle, and fign.
And furthermore it has been proved, that notwith-
Rending Lord Vircount Melville mug have known
from the tranfatlion, that the money fa advanced to
him by the Paid Alexander Trotter, by which he was
enabled to hold the Paid Loyalty Loan, was public
money, be permitted the dividends accraing on the
(tack to be carried to his credit in his Account Cur-
rent with the raid Alexander Trotter, till May tBOO,
when, by a paper figned with his own hand, he au-
thorized Mark Sprott to difpofe of the lame, which
W b accordingly done, and the produce carried to
the credit of Lord Vifcount Melville, in his account

•
with Meals. Thomas Count and Company, his
bankers.
idly. Becanfe it has been (hewn in evidence, that
there was an account between Lord Vifeount Mel-
ville and Alexander Trotter, called their Account
Current, which was opened within left than three
months after the appointment of the raid Alexander
Trotter to the office of Paymatler of the. Navy, in
the month of January, r;B6, and was not finally
doled till the month of May, 1800, when Lord
VD-count Melville left the Navy Pay Office; that
during that interval it had been frequently balanced
and figned by both parties, and duplicates exchanged;
that no inteeen was ever charged on either tide in the
Paid Account Current, of which the balance was ge
nerally againli Lord Vifeount Melville, to the amount
of from to,oool. to so 0001. and when in favour of
Lord Vifcount Meiville,it never exceeded from 200.z.1.
to 30001.; the large rums of money were adianced by
the faid Alexander Trotter to the faid Lord Vifcount
Melville, and placed to his account, which funs were
derived from the public money illegally drawn by
the laid Alexander Trotter from the Bank, on the
Pretence of navy fervices, and placed, by permiffion
of Lord Vifcount Melville, in the honk of Mr.
Trotter's private banker.
4thly. Becaufe it has been (hewn in evidence, that
when the raid Alexander Trotter was ma le Paymaf,
ter of the Navy in 1786, he was unable to make any
advances of money to Lord Vifeount Melville from
his private fortune, which did not, at that time, ex-
ceed the turn of toool. or :owl. and that, neverthe-
left, within three months aftertis nomination to the
Paid office, he did advance 40001. to Lord Vifcount
Melville, without interest, the pecuniary circum-
ftances of the faid Alexander Trotter being perfeCt-
ly well known to the faid Lord Vifeount Melville.
And becaufe it has been proved, that the attention
of the laid Lord Vifcount Melville, to the tranfac-
tions of the faid Alexander Trotter with the public
money, mull have been far cibly excited by a conver-
ration which took place with the faid Alexander
Trotter in 1789, wherein the faid Alexander Trotter
peopled to the faid Lord Vilcnunt Melville, to lay
out the public money for the purchafe of India Stock
for his, Lord Vifeount Melville's, own private iota-
raft and advantage ; and although fuck propofal fo
made was rejected, he does not appear then, or at
any fubfequent period, to have made any enquiry into
the amount of the public money in the hands of the
Paid Alexander Trotter, nor into his manner of em
ployiog the fame, but continued ta accept bans of
money, wi,hout intereft, from raid Alexander Trot-
ter, and without ever enquiring from what fource
fuch money was derived.
sthly. Bccaufe it has been proved by the Com-
mons, that the fire item of the laid account current
confilis of a rum 44=01. advanced by the faid Alex-
ander Trotter to the faid Lord Vifeount Melville, out
of the fund intrutled to the laid Alexander Trotter
for the payment of Exchequer fees, for which rum of
40001. it has been proved, that a bond was given in
which no engagement to pay intereit was expeeted.
That, on September 4th, 1792, the rum of 80001.
was drawn by the raid Alexander Trotter from the
Bank, on the pretence of Navy fervices, out of which
turn 40571. was fo employed the fame day in the putt-
chafe of 20001. EAR India Stock, for the ufe and
benefit of the laid Lord Vifcount Melville, according
to his c xprefs defire and requen ; that no interen was
charged to Lord Vifcount Melville for the purchafe
money of the raid Eaft India Stock, although, as has
been proved, the dividends were carried to his credit,
and the Stock itfelf ultimately difpofed of for his be-
nefit in May rBOO.
6rhly, Bennie it has been proved, that in the
month of May, I 'Soo, when Lord Vifcount Melville
quitted the Navy Pay Office, he was under the ne-
cefli•y of railing the rum of 30,cr001. or thereabout',
by the foie of divers parcels of Hock, which had been
purchafed with the public money, and by the pledg.
ing of the falaries of public offices held by him, and
perfoni nearly conflated with him, in order to make
good that part at Iris deficiency in Iris Ara of ['Julia.
ment Acc atm at the Bank, which was in his own
bands, and had been uled exclufively for his own pro-
fit and advantage.
7thly. Becaple, in defiance of the rule and order
of office, of the obligation created by the (aid refolu-
firm and warrant, and of the pofitive provilions of the
faid Al of Parliament, it has been dittindly proved,
nor was it in the cootie of the defence, sr of the de.
batcsin this Houle, ever denied, that the total amount
of money advanced by tire faid Alexander Trotter to
the faid Lord Vifcount Melville, and employed by the
laid Lord Vifcount Melville, without intereft, on the
Ctreft Account,• and the account current, taken to-
gether, amounted •
-
On 3 ft Dee. 179 t to £59,931 On 311 t Dec. 1796 to £71,415
3sa Dec. 1791 26476 1797 3;.640
1793 27,015 1798 54 110
1794 25,738 5799 5i.t40
1795 30.318
Rosstre. VASSALL HOLLAND.
AUGUSTUS t ICC. 1 AOD AAAAA L
CLINTON. atirroac and DITICIAIIt.
OATOAD and Mus I HAIN.
DVIIDAS.
BT. ionic.
DE DUNSTANTILLE.
The Duke of Sacs, and Lords Dawnay, Lauder-
dale, St. John, Holland, and Oxford, alfo protefled
awitult the anfwers to the kirEl and Tenth Charges.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, JULY I.

On Come motions for Papers refpeding India made
yellerday in the Hmfe of Lords, by the Earl of Wasr-
610111LAND, in the atlence of Lord Maxvita.e, it was
Hated by Lord MD: To, that no correfitondence, ex-
cept verbal communication, had taken place between
the Board of Controul and the Court of Diredors.
Gum the Wiling of his MAJISTY'S warrant for va-
cating the Commiffion of the Governor General and
Council of Bengal.

Yeflerday policies were opened in the City, giving
five guineas to receive too, if preliminaries be figied
within a week, and be aftually followed by a Peace—
and is guineas to receive too, if preliminaries be
figned within two Months. Stocks hare experienced
a rife to day Cnnfnh are lip to 6.s s Reduced, at
621 ; Omnium is up to 7—a rife of one half per
Cent. fence yetterday.