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

THIRD ARTICLE.

That after the pairing of the laid Ad of Parliament for better I
reguhtlog the Office of the *freafura of his Majdty's Navy, and
after the raid loth day of Jaunty x 786, and wbllft the kid Henry
Lord Vikount Melville held and enjoyed the raid office, large
Buns of money were from time to time iffued and paid to the
Governor and Company of the Bank of England, and placed on
an account railed in the books of the Paid Governor and Company
with the Paid Hairy Lord Vikount Melville, entituled, Right'
Hon. Henry Duodu, Ad of Parliament New Account :" And
the faid Alexander Trotter, under and by virtue of the Paid au-
thority from the raid Henry Lord Vikoent Melville, did from 11
the fold Nth day of January 1726, during all the time the Paid
Henry Lord Vikount Melville afterwards continued to bold and
enjoy the Paid Office of Treaftwer of his Majcfty's Navy, draw
upon the Paid Governor and Company of the Bank of England,
fee and ea account of the monies fo 'Sued and paid to them, and
placed to the laid account fo rafted in their books, with the Paid
Henry Lord Vifcount Melville' as fuck Treafurer as aforcfaid
and the laid Alexander Trotter did receive and take large buns of
money fo drawn by him from the (aid Governor and Company of
the Bank of England as aforcfaid :
Tbat the Paid Henry Lord Vikount Melville did, after the raid
tech day of January 1786, fraudulently and illegally permit and
furter the laid Alexander Trotter to place many of the (aid fume of
money fo drawn, received, and taken ty him from the Governor
and Company of the Bank of Englartd as aforefaid,in the bands of
Merits. Thomas (Cutts and Co. the phase blathers of the raid
Alexander Trotter, in his own name, and at his own (bipedal :
And the Paid Alexander Trotter did thereupon,. with the privity,
by the connivance, and with the permiffion of the raid Henry Lord
Vikottot Melville. apply and de the Paid lift mentioned fume of
money, or great part thereof, for purpofes of private advantage
or intereft, profit and emolument ; and did place the raid fume of
money, or a great part thfreof, 1:5 the hands of the raid Marrs.
COlitti and Co. mixed with and undißinguleted front the proper
monies of the laid Alexander Trotter, whereby the laft mentioned
fonts of money were not only applied to and ufed for purpofes of
private advantage or interrit, profit and emolument, and for pur-
port:a other than Navy fiervices,hut were silo tapered to great !Ilk
of MG, aad was withdrawn from the controul and difpolition of
the Treafurer of his Majetty's Navy : And the (aid Henry Lord
Vikount Melville, oy Co conniving at and permitting and fuffaing
the public motley to he withdrawn from the Bank of England, and
tired and applied in manner aforefald. ailed in breach of the great
troll and confidence repofed in him, in violation of the raid Act of
Parliament made for regulating his hid Office, contrary to bra
duty, and againft the laws of this realm, and to the evil example
of all perfons entrufted in the great departments of the Public
Service, with any controul over be application and expend:Luc
of the Public Money.

FOURTH ARTICLE.
That after the laid sot/ of January, z yll6, and wbWt the fad
Henry Lord Vlfotiont Melville held and enjoyed the Laid Otice of
Traducer °fhb Majefty's Navy, be the Laid Henry LetdVffeosett

Melville, did fraudulently and Illegafty, for the polio& of aAvva;
Cage or karma to hinifelt. or for acquiring or obtaining re,* of
entalument therefrom, or for Lase other corrupt .311 iN•c.! '
pores, and for purpofes other than Navy Services, take and receive
from the public money placed ill hi. name et the Limb of Eng-
land, as Treafurer of his Altjelt3'. Navy, t'e loin of tc• o I. or
Come other large rum or fonts of money, and did fraudulently and
illegally con►ert and apply the fame to hi. own ufe, or to form
other corrupt and illegal purpoks —Thar during the time the Paid
Alexander Trotter held and enjoyed the fail thfic: of P.vmat!• r
to the Paid Henry LordVircount Melville as aforefald, and whit%
the raid Henry Lard Val-count Melville hehl and enjoyed the laid
Office of Treafurer of his Majefty's Navy as aforefaid, he the laid
Alexander Trotter kept, with the Paid Henry Lord Vircount '
Melville, an account current, entered in certain books of ac-
' count, containing entries of all the flints paid and received by the i
raid Alexander Trotter, on the account of the Lid Henry Lord
Vtfcount Mclvillc ; and by agreement between the fay Henry
Lord Vlreount Melville and the fail Alexander Trotter, bearing
date the the 28th and 23d clays of February, an, it is Rated,
that they bad either mutually delivered up t.) each other, or re-
folved and agreed mutually to cancel or deftroy all the vaulters or
other memorandums and writings that at any time therctoforemight
have exifted, paffed, or !seen interchanged between them relative
to the Paid accounts, and the different items and article, of whkb.
the (aid accounts were compoLd or confined : And the laid books
of account containing the laid account current, together with all
vouchers or other memorandums and writings ht the pofreffion
of the Paid Alexander Trotter, and alto of the raid Henry Lord
Vircount Melville relative thereto, were burnt and deftroyell by
the (aid Henry Lord Vilcount Melville and Alexander Trotter.:
And the Paid ilipnlation contained in the Paid agreement for tbs.
kid Henry Lord Vifeonot Melville and Alexander Trotter mu-
tually delivering up to each other, or for mutually cancelling and
deftroying all the Lid vouchers or other memorandums or writ-
ings relative to the Lid ilecciuut was fo entered into; and the Paid
books of accounu, +cockers, mattorandums, and writings, were fo
burnt and deftroyed, with a view to conceal and prevent the dif-
covery of the feveral advances of money made by the (aid Alezan.
dcr Trotter to the Paid ljcory Lord Vdcount Melville, and of the
feveral accounts or conedetations for or upon w;tich the fame were
(a advanced: Mi which conduCt of the hid Henry Lord Vircourat
Melville was, contrary to the duty of his Gild office, a breach of
the high truft repofed in him, and a violation of the laws and Its-
totes of this realm, and to the like evil example as aforefral