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SOUTH KILYINOTON and THIRSK, NOR CH AIDING
of YORKSHIRE.
FREEHOLD ESTATE.
TO BE SOLI) BY AUC TON,
(By Did rnf the A(Ngwes of John Batty Tu4e, a Bat.krupt,)
At the Houfe of Mrs Elizabeth Cafe, innholder. In Thirfk afore-
faid, in the Count/ of York, on Monday the Loh day of March,
iBo6, at Eleven o Clock in the Forenoon. ful). ..ft to fuch Condi•
time u (hall there and then be produced, and in the following

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Lou:
Lot IHE MANOR of SOUTH KILVING-
Z FON, extending over the towtinalps of South Kil-
vington and Thornborough and all that Farm, confining of a
capital newly.erecied Farm Houfe, atid (unable Outbuildings, and
(event Clain. in Kilvington and Think aforesaid; containing
202 A. *IL BP. and now in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Brignal;
and alto a Planation, In a thriving Ratecontabiltig 6A. 2R. 6P.
Lot i. All that Farm, called the Hoffarrn, eonfitting sf a ca•
pital Farm Houfe, and fultable Out•buil 'logs, and literal Clore*
in Kllvinron aforcfaid, containing 205 A. JR. a4P. and now in
the occupation of Mr. Daniel Fiance.
Lot 3. An that Farm, called Butter Crumbs; confining of a
new excited Farm Houle, and (likable Out.buil.lings, and feveral
Clot:4 in Kilvington afortfaid I containing 96A. t R. 321.. and now
In the occupation of Mr. George Spcnceley, who is under amiss
to quit at Lady •Day next.
Lot 4. Faghy Moor Clofcs, in Kilvington aforefaid; containing
25A. ER: 35P. and now in the nceupat, ni of the raid George
Spenceley, under notice as above.
Lot S. Sandhill Clore, its Kilvington aforefaid ; containing SA.
IR. 38P. and now In the occupation of Charles Kilvington.
Lot 6. Little Paltures, in Kilvington afnnesia ; containing
4A. 2R. 2P. and ago a COttage, as now occupied by William
an.
Lot 7. Peak Clore, in kihringtun aforefaid ; camainlng 7A. JR.
aP. occupied by Thos. Belgian.
Lot 8. Peak Chafe, In Klivington afor,faia; containing 3A. tit
6P. occupied by Thos. Brignall.
Lot 9. Yeah Clore!, in Knvingtnn aforesaid ; containing together,
4A. 3R. 27P occupied by Thomas Bain: it
.ot so. Peak Clore, in Killington al veivid ; containing A. sR.
16P. occupied by Thomas Binned.
Lot as. A Cottage and Clef., in Fillei.gtein of ,rofaid; eastakb.
trig 2A. oR. at 44 now occupLd by William Pallier, rum
I.ot is. A Cottage end Clore, in Kiltitiettiii sforditld ; Oft.
OA. 21t 29P. and n in the oc.umion of the Clverfors
of the Pew of .I.'iirinxton.
"Fhe repedive Tenants will thew the Premiftts, and other par.
demists may be had, and a plan of th,c Mate teen, ly applyln;
Mr. Frok molicitor, in Kinjtonwpon Hun, or Ms. Rarrasy,
Moro; Dooley; Yorlibles.

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PARLIAMENTARY PROCREDMGS.
HOUSE' OP LORDS, WRDNIADAY, MARCH e.
Mr. KNAPP was heard as Counfalln the Appall--Maedowal
9. Bailey; star which the judgment of the Court of King's Beach
was 'Sailed with 8.1 cofts
The sanest Itulemaity Bill W'3 read a (ceded time and ordered
to be committed for to-morrow —Adjourued.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. HUTCHINSON prtfertte4 a petition from the City of
Cork, praying for leave to ere t a new gaol for the accommodation
of that CWT....Referred to a Committee.
Mr. FORDYCE prefented the third Report front the Surveyor
General of his Maiefty s Land Revenue which was ordered to
be printed.
Certain accounts were prefented from the Commiffioners of the
Thames Navigation ; which were ordered to lie on the table.
Lord OSSULSTLIN withdrew his notice for papers refpeding

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India.
Lord TEMPLE obtained lame to bring in a Bill for continuing,
for a time to be limited, the Mt Idpeodiug the Woollen MIMI.
WIWI Mt..
Mr. TIERNEY poftponed h 4 motion fetter:llos the Treating
Aft till Monday m et.
Mr. Secretary FOX requefted of his Honourable Friend (Mr.
johnitone) to put off his autumn till Monday next ; with which
be complied.
Mr. VANSITTART brought in the Bill for continuing for a
limited time certain Irith A. relative to the Revenue of that
=ea; which was read aMR Moe, and ordered for a fecond
'The litord Marine Repladon Bill was reported. and ordmed
for a famed reading. •
Lord TIMPLII brae& up the report of the Coln Export Bill,
which wee 'retired to be reed • fecund time to morrow.
The Feed.' Ilabliers' 111, sad the Greenland Whale Fidtery
BAIL west dumb a Cummins, sad were ordered to be reported
tareitweew.
Tram& went into a Theseektie on the Free Port Aft, and
the man woe TeCtivild, sad Musa shoo to brig la • NW to per-
mit iisiiejiy to hap et sad mime arida smamaidss to and
*ma is kartiser al Saul la Oa nod etTomila.
Is a Clossuiless Oda dodo Nods. DITAAT re-
paid weds prelims Ow them ad dashVA
kri aEt thTe Militia of
Oral Ida sad IrdsaiTlaba sepoesal tramway/.
ComedadMe Idlk ever Dirmalmek IXL To be reported to-
morrow.

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£DDITIOII,II. road B.
iard CASI'LUZAOH thesibt It wends that the Add.
dead Pens 111 Night nes be the MINI se Maim sal ast
darnhigthet die lints wael4 will to lave every isternadea ea
the talesik glee aid* that ea Palby not he would iron for
nada papers reladwrte dot hi)*
watapte WILLISLIL
zkrpas.
W. PAUL at nobs OW Mention to move en Turfday
ants ter is ftipert of the gauge be moat to
berg hanard the Morph witty.
- Lead wined to haw V he was to atiderertd that
the Ma. Nimes assert en din Ott es Wag forward ha Margie
*MI ids !Meld.
elh. PAUWM,L mead. then leen oak bur Madan! se-
ws/ay is MIMS Met to being termed that charge. •an theta
lac =ya
ow to move as Tdday.
ADDINGTON earn& that he and ben
=tralltsa tribmildis HbliMend tar slser: • bethought
=Me Forgets ea thee oriole.. He taped the Hon.
Red se elOsdies sear se Ante ne.wstairret the lair.
seas be =tb br ti's Perak et the imam for wila be ma
an gine
Mr. PATlLsehrerad.as to the tendition of ems charge soda*
die Nebis 7... ter
bee Ns anent seadad town* a Prince of
iiiiitelleeesis if deeltsmpsra wire granted( to
lintor-
ward , the Nubia Idarqularininfte 11.
weal fin
nags that
• • lash cos. et X OWOOD.
The Illadenabeerehmee, eeetennabl to his Majefty's eon
nem& nob inter sertlisreden the et Lord Coating-
weed's hob I nil, sa the sassir et the Chassan of the la
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chatlia. edelved...
a. That in the event of Lord Ceillsgerearsbesafe wines, say
male Who. Lady CoUlngwoud bibs anied es moulty ot tonal
bast the Confutkiated Fund of Great Itlibia.. deft the tags ef
Mar saterai life.
a. That In the event of Lord Colllngweeffs daseshwithen say
male Ms, an annuity of soca alto fall be klieg lele Ids two
deed sess to be divided during their jelet lives, and ea be mad. 1
mord to die ferivor.
Pleb relentless were agreed to. and the report ordered ty be
received pormiervw.
Mr. BASTARD, shed be
erw
Mawr,
ead.seurred Is the whinny
of refired that wee paid to Lard la piling ter his
widow lane even vials bark es Mow midis hos tine,
if any me ga:lllpmeter winery WU. glade lbe Mrs. Da
the widow of the die* was hadpallbed in the buck el
Trafalgar, and her bikinis et alleanas et fuppoit. Itkh die
shimof a large family.
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Rated that an ap.
Agana had been nab fain Mrs. Duff, a. well as from Mrs.
Cook, aid others in a ban Starrlayacd that abate application
wen now under conhinaden
Allay ISTIISATIS.
The SECRETARY at WAR profaned to the Hoek, the eiti-
inatia for the military ferviee et ale anatry es fa Feint CAR.
'MAMMA for two months. The andlity foe bringlag inward the .
edlimates for fo bort a time.Preelosffl eh leFteff before the Hata
the entire plan of military Grolec fur ths year, aro& from tat ap.
preaching expiration of the Mutiny Die, which would terabits
en the disci of the prefent month; and It was thereforeind.r.
~ to provide 'adult Inch a• contingency, until his M es
relent blunter, were prepared to Icy before the Houle their full
pion aid atheism far the fervices of the whole year; on the fur-
therance of which, not a moment had been loft; and the ham
voted apes the efkimatei new prefented, would be conGdered as
on accoast, and allowed as pan of the general eftimate. With re-
read to the arrangements intended, he felt It neceffary to fay, that
tic. alteration would take place in rcfpcdt of officers, who would
be embleed on the fame footing as they flood upon the usth of
December laft. The general eftimate be hoped would be ready In
the bark of a week, and he Should have the honour to move for
the aefent eftimate in the Committee of Supply. on Friday.
MILITARY SSSSS GIIIIIMANT.
Mr. LONG role and faid, that teeing a Right Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Windham) now in Ma place, he
willed to afk him. at what time he intended to pro.
pole to the Hnufe his plan, refpeeting the arrange-
talents of the Military Eflablifhment ? He did not,
he faid, put this queliion with a view to embarrafs the
Government, of which the Hon. Gentleman was now
a member, hut becaufe he felt it wan of high import-
ance, di at any alteration intended to be made fhnuld
be known as foon as pnflible, (ice the longer fuch
infmmation was withheld, the greater embarraffment
would mile to the fervice—as thofe exertions which
might be made §), Gentlemen at this kaftan, in differ. 1
cut parts of the-kingdom, could not be undertaken
with the dclirable effect, if they were to underftand
that new and material arrangements were to take
P. late He knew this to be particularly the cafe with
refpeil to the Militia in Ireland. The Hon. Member
was proceeding, when
Dr. LAWRENCE rote to order, and obferved,
that the Hon. Member, inftead of propounding a
!bort queftion irregularly Nerds the Houle, was pro-
s eding alto to detail and difeullinn which might lead
to a diforderly debate, there being no regular quer
tion before the Houle.
Mr. SPEAKER agreed to the propriety of this
oblervati n.
Mr. LONG laid, he was only Elating the reafons
which urged him to ilk the queftion he bad Elated.
Mr. 11, IN DHA Id anfwered, that he did not think
the reefon. listed by the Hon. Gentleman for the
quelli,at It,. hid atked, quite fatisfallory ; and what.
tact plight be the arrangements of the public force,

lie was not at that moment prepared fully to explain
them, nor dad he feel it bis duty now fo to do. The
Hon Gentleman afked him very laconically, what
was his plan of new arrangements ? as if affurning,
that fdch a elan wa. in being. Why the Hon. Gen-
tleman fo affumed, he was at a lots to conjature ;
for he himfelf knew nothing of any mention having
been made by him, or his friends, of any new plan,
unlefs indeed the Hon. Member wifhed to gratify a
prurient curiolity of his own, or to excite one in the
public mind.—[Here Mr. Windham, in his turn, re-
ceived a check from the Chair, but apologized by
faying his error proceeded merely from the aptitude
of one irregularity to produce another.] He conti-
nued by alluring the Honourable Gentleman, that the
Military Ellablament of the country, and all its
means of defence, had occupied the molt aBive con-
fideration of his Majefty's prefent Miniflers ever fince
the moment of their acceffion to office ; that they
felt the fubjet extremely urgent, but at the fame time
difficult, delicate, and important; that whatever the
plans or arrangement fhould ultimately be, they
fhould not propofe them to Parliament without the
fulleit and molt mature confultation with thole heft
qualified, from their !kill and experience, to give in-
formation and advice t that not a moment of delay
fhould intervene, except what was necefFary to give
the lyliem a reafonable degree of maturity, before
it fhould be brought forward for the fanaion of the
Houfe.
Mr. CANNING obferved, that there Rood a no-
tice upon the votes of the Houfe, given on the fiat
day of the Seffion by the Right Hon. Gentleman,
whom he did not now fee in his place ( Mr. Sheridan)
for a motion to repeal the Bill called *, the Addi-
tional Defence AB." He wifhed to know from the
friends of that Hon. Gentleman, in his abfence, whe-
ther the repeal of that Bill formed a part of the plan
of military arrangement ? becaufe, if it evert, it would
be important the Houfe &mild have a complete return
of the number of men raifed by its operation, in order
to judge fairly of its effe(3st and, if not, that the ex-
ertions of Gentlemen throughout the country, for
carrying that Bill into full effea, might not be damped
by the apprehenlion of its intended repeal.
Mr. WINDHAM raid, he had already declared
his objet to the Houfe, Co far as he was yet prepared
to explain himfelf on the fubjea of military arrange-
ments. He had, however no oblation to anfwer the
queftion of the Hon. Gentleman in fubftance, that
' in the Plan of Defence now in contemplation, that
, Bill certainly would not have any place.

CANADA WOOL IMPORTATION.
Lord TEMPLE prefented the Bill for permitting
the importation of wool from his Majefty's colonies
in America, which was read the firft time.
Mr. HARRISON rofe, and fignified his total dif-
approbation of the principle of permitting the impor-
tation of foreign wool into this country, to the injury
and difcouragement of the Britifh wool growers, who
were already feverely difcouraged by the importation
of wool from other nations, to fupply the home con.
fumption, while they were reftrided by law from ex-
porting their raw material to any other market, and
obliged either to lock up their commodity to future
years, or to fell at any price the manufadurers chofe
to offer under the competition with foreign wools,
which he well knew thofe manufacturers were earneftly
difpofed to encourage, under a pretended deficiency
of the home produce to fupply their confurription ;
but really with no other purpofe than to lower the
prices, and place the Utah wool grower at their
mercy ; that he hoped the wifdom of the eritifh Le-i
giflattire would not Puffer it to abandon the Britifh 1
wool grower to the defigus of Inch men, or the inte-i
tells of foreigners, while they were obliged to bear
fo heavy a part in the public taxes, and were fo hea-
vily burthened with poors rates, and other grievous'
impofis. He trolled, at lean, that the Bill would
have a fhort duration, as a mere experiment, and he
doubted not but it would fpeedily (peak for Welk
and prove its own injurious tendency. 1
Lord TEMPLE could allure the Hon. Member,
that the Bill was of a nature totally different in its
object from what he apprehended ; for, inftead of any
injurious alteration of the laws, it was merely intended
to extend to his Majefty colonies in America a privi-
lege which the United States of America already
enjoyed. To prevent any miftakes or mifapprehen-
lions going forth to the country. he would move to
have the Bill printed; and he had tin objection to
limit its duration, if the Hon. Gentleman Co wifhed.
The Bill was read a firft time, and ordered for the
fecond reading to-morrow.
MANAGERS OF IMPEACHMENT. 0
Mr. WHITBREAD brought up a fpecial Report
from the Committee for concluding the Impeach-
ment again( Lord Melville. The Report hated,
o That Abe faid Committee found it neceffary to
ac
quaint the Houfe, that having occafion to examine as
a witnefs for the faid Impeachment, a perfon named
Alexander Trotter, who was employed officially as
Clerk under the laid Lord Melville, when Treafurer
of the Navy, tczching certain matters which had oc-
curred under his official cognizance in that depart-
ment : the (aid Alexander Trotter had refufed to an-
fwer their fever'l interrogatories."
The Report being read, Mr. Whitbread moved,
that it be entered upon the joutnals.—Ordered.
He alio moved, that the prec:dent, which occur-
red in 1742, be read from the Journals, in order to
(hew, that the Houle, in fi:nilar cafes, had commit-
ted the party Co refufing to anfwer, either to New-
sate, to the Gatelioufe, or to the cuftody of the Ser.
leant at Arms. lie then moved, that the Paid Alex-
ander Trotter he committed to the ctigody of the
Serjeant at Arms attending this Houle for his Paid
offence.
The SPEAKER pot the queftion, but committed in-
advertently a (mall mitlake. The Right Hon. Gen-
tleman Rated it thus : The queftion is, that Alex.
ander Davidfen, Efq. for his faid offence be com-
mitted—" This gui.pro quo, for putting in durance
the Treafurer of the Ordnance in place of the Ei-
Paymafter of the Navy, convulfed the Houle with
laughter. Had not the SPEAKER luckily perceived
his millake, the motion, from every appearance,
would have been unarnimoufty carried. When the
laughing fubfided, the queitton, as moved by Mr.
WHITBREAD, was regularly put by the Steatite.
Sir W. ELFORD rare to exprels his hope; that
the Honourable Member would not now perlilt in a
meafure of (o 'much feverity towards Mr. Trotter,
who, he hid authority to fsy, felt the profoundell
refped for that Houle and its privileges, and for
RPM authority by them delegated to their Commit-
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tee. That it was not from any feeling derogatory to
that refpea, that he declined aufwering any clod.
tines put to him by the Committee, but from a
full perfoafion that his anfwers to filch queftions
would tend molt materially to his own private in-
jury. That before he had himftlf prefumed to form
any determination on the fubjeft, he had fubmitted
his cafe to Gentlemen of the firft legal talents and au-
thority, whom lie confulted touching fuch quellions,
and by them he was counfelled, that to anfwer fuch
queftions would be extremely injurious to himfelf,
and therefore, according to the Conflitutional fpirit
of our lawn, he was not legally compellable to an.
Omer them. Indeed, it was generally undertiood,
and was the avowed opinion of fome high law au-
thorities recently expretfed in another Houfe of Par-
liament, that as the law now (lands. Mr. Trotter was
not compellable to anfwer thofe queftions ; that, at
bell, the matter was in confiderable doubt ; and, as
he undetttood, it was intended (portly to introduce a
declaratory Bill on this fubjea, what he fbould hope
at leak was, that the Honourable Member would
not prefs a proceeding of fuch leverity againft Mr.
Trotter. until that law fhould be enaaed. He then
read the opinion given by Mr. Shepherd and Mr.
Alexander, in fupport of Mr. Trotter's retufal.—
He therefore repeated his bops, that the Managers
would defer further proceedings againtt Mr. 'hot-
ter, until the law fhould be definitively declared.--
Indeed, the Bill recently brought into Parliament by
the Honourable Gentleman lumfelf, had ellablithed
the neceffity of clearing up doubts upon the fubjea.
Mr. Secretary FOX obferved. that if there bad
been no Bill brought forward at all. the Houfe el
Commons would have felt itfelf bound to fupport the
plenitude of the power delegated to its Committee in
this cafe ; and the precedents jolt read, bad proved
that the .Houfe of Commons, on former occafions
and cafes of a fimilar nature, had not confidered if
valid furl pretenfions as thofe of Mr. Trotter, for
verging to anfwer the interrogatories put to him—
but what was the cafe now! Why, to remove all
difficulties, a Bill is brought in, to obviate doubt,
as to the fafcty of Mr. Trotter and others anfwer-
ing filch queftions, by indemnifying them from any
injurious confequences in a legal view. `The Bill
penis this Houfe, and is fent up to the Lords—and
there, doubts arife amongft high law authorities, whe-
ther fuch a Bill be at all necefary for fuch a par-
pole ; or whether the law did not already provide
for fuch cafes 1 The Judges of the Land are con-
flated, and after mature deliberation. a very great
majority of them decide againft the meaty of fuch
a Bill, and declare the law to be already clear and
decilive on the fubjea. But even if the opinion of
the majority of thofe Judges bad been the other
way, he thought it would be impollible for the
Houle of Commons, on the prdent occafion, to take
from the Managers that degree of confidence which
they had never refufed to the Managers of any for-
mer Impeachment, -and thereby place themfelves in
a molt fingular predicament. by defeating the very
purpofe which, upon the WWI deliberation, they
had ordered to be carried into effect.
Mr. WHITBREAD had bat very few words to
offer on the fubjea. The Houfe had delegated to
its Committee powers to protean@ the enquiry com-
mitted to their charge for the belt ends of public jut-Ii
tice—and if the Houle could not confide to them the
proper mode of proceeding in the cafe of Mr. Trot-
ter, it were better to withdraw its confidence alto-
gather. After the fate of the Bill brought into that
Houle to relieve all Mr. Trotter's fcroplas ; after the
pains taken by the Managers to facilitate to that
Gentleman the communicatine of hie teftimony,
without any poffibility of legal injury to hinzfelt
after the opinion declared by eight out of the Si
judges, that was law which only four Judges de-
clared not to be law, was it to be pi-domed that the..
Managers would have prefect any quettion upon
Mr. `1 ratter which was unfair or illegal, or which
they conceived had a tendency really injurious to
him ? The Committee, on the contrary, upon the
hilleft deliberation, were unanirnoufly of opinion,
that the queftions they put to Mr. Trotter were not
of a tendency in any degree injurious to himfelf—
neither did they alt precipitately in urging forward
this fpecial report. They put their que (lions repeat•
edly to Mr. Trotter—they gave him opportunities to
deliberate. time after time—they attended to his de-
murrers—they warned him of the confequence of
his pertinacity in his refufals, and yet (till be perfift-
ed in refufing to anfwer. This was the cafe of Mr.
Trotter, and if the Houk lhould be pleated to (enc..
tion his condo& by refuting the prefent motion, it
were better to withdraw itsconfidence altogether from
the Managers, and put an end to their proceedings.
Sir WM. ELFORD explained by laying, he had
not the molt d iftant intention to impeach the reaitude
of the Manners.
The motion was then put and carried.
Mr.WHITBRE4I3 declined to go to the extent of
the precedents which the Houfe bad heard read, and
which ehmmitted the refraaory witnefes to Newgate.
etc. He only moved, that the Serjeant at Arms do
attend with the laid Alexander Trotter at the Com-
mittee whenever they !hall fo order.—Agreed to.
Adjourned.

REPORT
mow THI COICISITI4III •PPOINTSD TO DII! UP
•LTICLII Of IseraAcKNINT AGAINST

LOAD ViSCOUNT MILVILLIL.
The Committee appointed to draw up Articles of
Impeachment againit Henry*Lord Vifcount Melville,
and who were empowered to report fuch further
matters as than have come to their knowledge in the
courfe of the examinations taken before them, with
refpeA to the conduit of the faid Lord Vifcount
Melville, during the time that he held the office of
Treafurer of his MAjefly's Navy, have agreed to the
following Report :
Your Committee have already reported to the
Houle leveret Articles of Impeachment spina
Henry Lord Vifcount Melville, which they confider-
ed it their duty to prepare, without delay, upon the
circumaances and tranfaftions difclofed in the Re.
ports referred to them.
• They haSe once applied thernfelves to the fur •
inveßigati6n of the matters contained in thofe
ports, and having obtained much new and material
information, winch, in the judgment of your Com-
mittee, will 'make it neceffary to prefer an additional
article or additional articles of Impeachment apitili
Lord Melville, they think it their duty ptcvioully
to fubmit tke fame to the confideration of the Houle.

The attention of font Committee has bee* parr
cularly direfted to a fum of to,oool. in which Lot J
Melville Rated himfelf to be indebted to the Navy
Pay Office, when Mr. Trotter was firs appointed
Paymetler, in January, :786. How, when, and for
what purpofes this fum of so,oool. originally came
into the poffeffion of Lord Melville, is left by the Re-
ports referred to your Committee wholly uncertain.
It was snanifeß that it mutt have been received by
Lord Melville prior to the appointment of Mr. Trot-
ter ; and as the former Paymatter (the late Mr. An.
drew Doueias) executed that office during the whole
of Lord Melmlle'a firs Treafurerfhip, and fo much
of the fecond as preceded Me. Trotter's appoint-
ment, your Committee thought it expedient to call
for and infpea all fuch books, papers, and accounts,
of the late Mr. Douglas, relating to the Navy Pay
Office as could be produced to them. Many of theft
were found in the peffeffion of his widow, and the
examination of them has, in the eftimation of your
Committee, brought to light very important matter.
the truth of which is confirmed by informatioa de-
rived from other fources.
It is already known to the Houle that Lord Mel-
Title was firlt appointed Treafurer of the Navy on the
teth of Anvil. 1782, and that by a warrant, dated
the 23d of 011ober, 178 e, his fairy was increased to
the net Cam of 40001. in full of all wages anti fees
and other profits and emolument: theretofore enjoyed
by other Treafurers of the Navy."
It now appears that Lord Melville, on the soda of
Austin, 5782, (the day after he fit'sentered up=
his office,) cot aimed Mr. Andrew Douglas his Pap-
wafter, and that on the fame day Mr. lee paid
to the account of Lord Melville, it his
Meffrs. Drummonds, the fum of one thonfanti
pounds. But as this advance hems to have bees
made to Lord Melville from the private fendsof Mr.
Douglas, it is here noticed by your Committee only
to explain in part the fobrequent tranfaaions.
Your Committee find, that until the 6th of No-
vember, 5782. all the money Hilted from the Exche-
quer to the Treaforer of the Navy for naval Cervices
was regularly paid upon his account as Treaforer of
the Navy to the Bank of England, whofe Clerks ap-
pear to have attended at the Exchequer to receive at.
On the 6th of November, 178 a, this courfe of pro-
ceeding feems to have been, for the firs time, de-
parted from, there having been on that day as,oool.
;Rind from the Exchequer to the Treafurer of the
Navy for naval Cervices, of which foal only 40,0001.
was paid to his account at the Bank, the remaining
Scoot. being, by the Treafurer's order, depofited by
the Paymafter in an iron chef!, then kept is the
office cam-room, and called by him the Treafurer's.
iron theft.
On the std of the fame month the fum of so,ocol.
was iirued from the Exchequer to the 'Freeforrer of the
Navy, of which only 47,05p01. was paid to his accrinne
at the Bank, the remaining 30001. being placed, as
before. in the iron theft.
On the roth of December, 1782, ;further iffue of
93,83431. 6s. tod. was made from the Exchequer to
the Treafurer of the Navy, of which only 3.0.8301-
61. led. was paid to his account at the Book, the re-
maining 3,0001. being in like manner takes to the
iron dna.
On the 2d of January, 1783, there was deposited
in the iron cheß the fang fum of sOOOL which vow
that day received from the then Mr. Welber, Ellh's
extreafureelbip, in repayment of an advance to thee
amount which had been made to that Et-trealltree•
(hip from Lord Melville's account at the Beak, if
compliance 'with a minute of the Navy Bawd ci dos
3oth of Nov. 1782.
The payments made into this boa cheft on or be-
fore the 2d of January, 1783, Rand therefore as fol-
lows, viz.
zi/th Nov. 6. Pre the Illtebollbo Csooo
as, Prom ditto 3c9°
9. Pros &two 300 ,
1783, jamt s, heel Mr. 15.. Trodlwerldp pow
Mak* to the whole L :Coda
How this fum of 16,0001. fo iffued to the Tres-
liner of the Navy for naval Cervices, and by his or-
der placed in his iron Mutt hatred of being lodged
in the Bank, was, in the firtt inftance, difpofed of,
is fully explained the account: and papers of Mr.
Douglas.
By theft it will appear, that on the Ilth of No-
vember. 1782, five days after the firtt depofit in the
iron theft. Mr. Douglas, the Paymafter, delivered
to Lord Melville, upon his receipt, soot and on the
following day spool. more. On the sad of the fame
month t 0001. more was in like manner delivered by
him to Lord Melville, end on the 25th the further
funs of 30001.
On the 19th of December following, the additional
funs of scoot. and of scoot. were alfo delivered by
the Paymafter to or for the tile of Lord Melville,
upon his receipt ; making. with the former fums,
to,sool. refpeaing the particulars of which, Mr.
Douglas appears to have at this time made a Rate.
ment to, and come to a liniment upon, with Lord
Melville.

On the 4th of January 1783 there remained in the
iron chef ssooL from which the rum of 30001. was
on that day taken and paid to Mr. Jellicoe (then De-
puty Paymader) towards his office payments;
leaving in the chef a refidue of only asool. the whole
pf which refidue was on the sth of April, 1783, de-
Leered by Mr. Douglas to Lord Melville, upon his
receipt.
' Of the 16,0001. that was fo depofited in the iron
chef, 4 appears therefore that only 30001. was after.
wards paid out for naval fervices to fub-accountant:,
the remaining is,ooo having been paid to Loid •
Melville, upon his receipt as under; viz.
syBs. Nov. rt, Prom the clieft to Lord hdelvide
Si, Do. '
as, Do.
Do.
Dee. 19, Do.
Do.
783. Apell 1, Do.

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3400
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Making In the whole C13,0c0
In which fiam of 13.0001. Lord Melville thus Rood
indebted to the public on the sth of April 1783.
On the zoth of that month Lord Melville refigned
his fituation of Treafurer of the Navy, without hay-
iog difcharged any part of that debt, and leaving the
balance of his Treafurer's account at the Bank defi-
cient to the amount of the aforefaid fum of t 3,0001.
Or. the lath of April 1783, four days after his re.
(ignition, •hit defiiiency W4S further increafed by a
Draft drawn on that day by Mr. Douglas upon the
then Ez-tteafurevibip Account at the Bank, for

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to Aseol. which, though made payable to Mr. Jelliene
or Bearer, was not, as it appears, delivered to Mr.
Jellicoe, but was paid to Lord Melville, upon his
receipt ; making the deficiency in his Ea-treisfurerthip
Account at the Bank, or in other words, his debt to
the public amount to a3,isool.
And accordingly it is found, at the end of the fame
month, via. Both April 1783,
The Giles bahnce ',aloft Lord Melville was 489,408 rs 3
and the ltaukbalance in his favour only 66,408 is

being deficient by -53,00 a o o
The whole of this 23,0001. appears to have remain-
ed due from Lord Melville until the s4th of June
z 7113. when the reduaion of it was begun by a pay-
ment of 1,0001. made by Mr. A. Gray (a Clerk in
the Navy Pay Office) to Lord Melville's ex trtafn•
rerfbip account at the Bank.
Between that time and the 358 of July, 1783, fe-
veral llmilar payments were made by Mr. Graj, and
by a commercial hoods then trading under the firm
of More and Atkinfon ; amounting in the whole to
c,sool. and reducing the debt of Lord Melville
from 23,0001. to 76001.
The dates and fums of tbefe payments will be teen
is the following account :
Dr. - Lord MeLvists. . Cr.

1713. .C. £713. Z.
Ala 2 sa. To beak baL s3poo use Sa. BY Ors? 1 ,cco
Joly 7. By Aikidos spoo
11. By Gray . 1.400
is. By Atkinfoo 6poo
31. By Ditto spoo

15,400
By Balance 7,600

23,:00 z3peo
From the pit July t 783 until after Lord Melville's
reappointment to the office in January 1784, he
remained indebted to the account of hisez.teafurerfhip
at the Bank in the above fum of 76001. and no reduc-
tion of it took place until the t3th of March, 1784,
when a fum of wool. was drawn out from his then
fecond treafureraip account at the Bank, and placed
to his credit there in the account of his firft or ez
treafurerfkip. On the 24th of April 1784, the font of
toool. on the t7th of June 1784, the (um of t cool.
and on the tft of March 1785, another fum of 'cool.
were in like manner transferred at the Bank from the
account of the fecond to that of the firft treafurerfhip
of Lord Melville, making in the whole 60001. and
seducing the deficiency in the Bank balance of his
firft treaftarerfhip to the fum of 16001. but at the fame
time creating one of &pool. in the Bank balance of
his fecond treafuretthip t to that the grafi amount of
the public money withheld by Lord Melville from
the Bank, in this refpea, MI remained the fame, viz.
7,6001. •
It appears, however, that in the mean time, op the
aoth of Auvtft, 1784, Mr. Douglas, the Paymafter,
drew from the Account of the fecond Treafurerfhip
at the Bank the fum of aoool. for the ufe of Lord
Melville t and on the 25th of May, 1785, a fimilar
tranfaaion took place to the fame amount ; by which
means Lord Melville became on that day in
delved to the• Account of his fecond Treafurerfhip at
the Bank, as well in the tom of 60001. before flated
to have been transferred from it to the Account of
the firft Treaforerfhip, as in the fum of 40001. drawn
from it for private ufe, making together the (um of
The whole of this &at of io,oool. end alto the
tom of t6OOl. doe to the account of the fir!

Treafererthip, continued unpaid by Lord Melville,
until the 6th of Oetober. 1785, when the to,oool.
deficiency was reduced to spool. by a payment of
zoool. (then doe to Lord Melville for a quarter's
falary), being made to the account of the fecond
Treantrerfhip at the Bank. From that time until
after the death of Mr. Douglas, in December,
3785.; and "the appointment of Mr. Trotter to Cue-
eeed Idm, in January, 2786, the deficiency continued
unaltered, and there was due from Lord Melville
to the Public 16001. in refpeCt to his 6rft or Be-
tters:uteri/lip, and 90001. in refpea of his feet, d
Trealbrerflup, making together the fum of t 0,6001.
Upon this ftatement it is evident that Lord Melville
bad in his bands, when Mr. Trotter was appointed
PaymaDer, 10,6001. of the public money, which had
been withdrawn from the Bank; and that the funs of
10,0001. which Lord Melville told Mr. Trotter was
due from him to the account of the fecond Treafts•
rerlfhip, was not a debt arifing from any fpecific fain
taken from that or the former Treafurerlbip, but
was, with the addition of 6001. the undifcharged
re-
ftdue of 2/03001. taken by him at revere' times from
the public money ; 33,0001. of it being originally
taken from the iffues of the firft Treafinerfhip, and
the remaining 4,0001. being taken from thofe made I
to the fecond. At what times, and under what cir-
cumftances, the fums compofing this 27,0001. origi-
nally clone Into the poffeffion of Lord Melville, your
Committee have thus been able to afcertain. For what
further purpofes they were withdrawn, and what ufes
Lord_Melville afterwtrds made of them, they cannot
in every particular at prefent fully Rate to the Houfe.
But a part is found to have been paid to Lord Mel.
title's private account at his bankers, Meffrs. Drum-
snondsvand toool. to have been applied on the 15th
of December, 1782, in repayment of the fum before
Rated to have been advanced to his Lordfhip by Mr.
Douglas the day after his firft appointment to the
office. Other fums appear to have formed items of
accounts between Lord Melville and Mr. Gray, who,
as already obferved, was a Clerk in the Navy Pay
Office, and was, as your Committee are informed, in
the frequent habit of making pecuniary advances to
Lord Melville.
The application of the large turn of toosool. which
Vvas withdrawn on the 14th of April, 1783, by a
draft in favour of Mr. Jellicoe, your Committee have
been able to trace ; and it appears to have been ufed
by Lord Melville as a loan to the houfe of Mute and
Atkinfon, with whom he kept an account, and who
appear to have beer, at that time in need of affiltance.
This advance will be found to have been more than
difcharged before the end of three months, by the
repayments made by that houfe on the 7th and t ath
July, 1783. to Lord Melville's ex•treaturerthip ac
count at the Bank.

The ule made of fome of the fmaller fums with-
drawn, your Committee have not yet difcovered ;
hilt being flrongly impreffed 14 ith the importance of
the fans now laid before the Houfe, and apprehen•
.ve that the Articles of Impeachment, which were
. rparcd before they were in pofreflion of this infor-
. :tin, arc not fo framed as to agirnit full crichncc

of all the circurnflances herein detailed, they hive
endeavoured to difcharge their duty by Rating them
to the Houle as the ground of a further Article to be
added to thole already preferred.

APPENDIX—No. I.
Copy of an Amount taken from a Book belonging to the late
Andrew Douglas, Efq. Paymafter of the Nary, dating the OM.
Treatureittip of Lord Vitcoont Melville; and from the cant
neneenent of his fecund Tr/abater/4 to Mr. Douglkesdeceate
in December s yB3.
TIC RIONT lON. NINNY DONDAS LORD ADVOCATI, TRRA.
10111 OW •14 MAJLITT'S NATTo...IIII ACCOUNT AN.
DRAW DOUOLAIL
1781.
Auguft to. To cab paid Meta Robert and
Wary Drummond and Co. per receipt r,060 0 •
Sept. 23. To Senator Dyfon's dillsorfemams on
Ow patent ( sy to 10) and entry (3 is 6)
at five offices, per account 133 /
Nov. 6. To fees,oa the King's Warrant for
Tristurer's Wary to be made up nett eOOOL 20 at •1
a-year
To entry of ditto at the two Auditors of Ac-
counts. and at the Navy °bee, one guinea each s $ 0
September To Entry of Letter of Attorney at
the Exchequer, the Pelts, and the Tr.:gory s rs 6
November ea, To s Warrazts for a Does, at halt
a Guinea each

I I 0

December cp. Received per sty receipt In earth-41"s Is 9
queue of his Leedihip Rect. oat of the Odice
iron ahCft - Imo 0 o

Remains per Accoutre deemed 142 12 9
No. IL—Cory or AMOTatt ACCOUNT FROM TUt SAMS BOWL.
CIOUT
NAVY, NIFIaoN CREST IN TIC OFTECI cr.sz•asoit.
2783.
Nov. 6. Lodged to the boo Cher by the Traitor-
er's order, part of this day's receipt la the RUM-
quer far the de of the Navy spoo 0 0
rt. Delivered to the Treafurer pa
hie necipt soo • 0
It. DCIAVITCd to the Trul= per
hb receipt %coo 0 0

1400 0 0

Remain
es. Delivered to the Treafures per his receipt

*4OO 0 0
1,000 0 0