Star.
London, England, 1806-06-13 00:00:00

!41..VEN rH LAY-TUESDAY, MAY 6.

Mr. Trotter again underwent a long examination of
but much the lime nature as the fortner. To attempt
to detail it would require upwards of twenty of our
columns. In sewer to a quellion aim the amount of
his property, he replied? I had oecafion about a
year ago. t mike op a llittemeut of say property I

and at that time I valued it at what I eonfidered to
be a very fair valuation, at about Si,oool. or 52,0001.
but it was fu inverted, as not to produce me an income
of more than :owl. per annum.
Has the falary of the Paymafter of the Navy been
increafed confiderably fince you were originally ap-
pointed to it i It has.
Mr. Robert Trotter, *Ater to the fignet, brother
to the late witnefs, Rated, that by direEtions from his
brother he had paid mcney nn account of the Noble
Defendant, into the houfe of Sir William Forbes and
Co. and Mansfield and Co. in 1787.
Sir William Forbes Rated, that Lord Melville
kept an account with his Houfe ; they had lent him
money on bond, and charged intereft.
James Mansfield, Efq. gave fimilar evidence. A
payment was made to their honk on account of Lord
Melville, on the 23d July, 1787. He reculleeed that
Mr. R. Trotter being in London, wrote their houfe
to draw upon him, and they did draw, payable to
Couts and Co. at different times, to the amount of
35,0001.
Then Mr. Robert Trotter was agaia called in and
examined as follows:

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Is that the letter in your own handwriting ? It is.
From that letter do you recollat that you direfted
the haute of Mansfield, Romeo'', and Co. to draw
upon Contts for to,000l.? I do.
What is the date of that letter ? The 15th of Au-
gull 1787.
Look at this letter. Is this your own handwrit-
ing ? It is.
Does that enable you to fay, that you gave direc.
tions to Mansfield and Co. to draw for another fum
of to,oool ? It does.
Did you give further direllinns to the honfe of
Mansfield and Co. to draw for a further furn of
somo ? I remember giving dirations to draw for
thnfe two to,oool. and g,oool. more.
Upon whole account was that money paid by the
houfe of Courts and Co. ? My brother Alexander's
account.

Croft exam;ned.
(ttieftion by Counfel.—When did you part with
thole letters ? About two months ago.
To whom ? The Committee of Managers on
Lord Melville's impeachment.
Have all your papers been delivered to the Corn
mittee of Managers too ? Yes.
And have ever lince remained in their pnal.flion,
have they ? That is all accounts and letters from
the year 1786 to ;Soo.
All ycur private letters and papers relative to the
accounts ? Yes ; they were all delivered over to the
Committee, and they kept a great number of them,
others they returned back.
Quetlion by a Manager.—Whether the Committee
did not infpeti your letters, and deliver hack Inch as
appeared to you not to relate to the accounts ? Yes,
and gave a receipt for what they kept.
QLieftion by Counfel.—What means of knowledge
have you of the fa& of the aeual payment by Cnuats
and Co. to Mansfield and Co. of thofe furns you (poke
of ? I never heard more of it than afterwards, when
Mansfield's houfe gave the credit for thofe (urns.
Have you anyother knowledge of that fail, than its
being contained inan account fubfeq uentl ; rendered?
Yes, I remember the tranfeeion perfeAly well.
Did you fee the money paid ? No, I know no
further than getting credit from Mr. Mansfield's
houfe for that money.