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

SIXTEENTH DAY THURSDAY, JUNE 12.

The Court hawing ambled in the ufual form,
about twelve o'clock, the Lord Chancellor (tales!,
that the firft ()nation be was to put to their Lord.
(hips was, whether Lord Vifcount Melville was guilty
of the high crimes and mifdemeanors charged upon
him in the firft article of charge, or not guilty ? His
Lordfhip then proceeded to auk the opinion of each
Lord, beginning with the junior in rank prefent, in
the following form—" John Lord Crewe (the junior
Baron), what lays your Lordfhip to this firik Article
of Charge r Lord Crewe anfwered—" Not Guilty,
upon my honour," laying his right hand upon his
breall.—" James Lord Lauderdale, what lays your
LordOsip to this firft Anode of Charger "Guilty
upon my honour." The fame queftion was iepeated
to each Lord, who anfwered in like manner, either
G, Guilty," or " Not Guilty, upon my honour."
That our Readers may have a dillina view of the
bullock, we prefent the following • •

ABSTRACT OP THE CHARGES,
AND THB NUMBERS WHO VOTED.
On the firll Article, charging his Lordfbip with sp.
plying to,oool. of the public mr.ney to purpofm not
naval, previoufly to January, 1786 :
Nat Guilty I°7 Majority, gs
Guilty IS
On the zd Article, charging him with remnittiag
Alexander Trotter to draw fums of the public
money from the Bank for other purpofea than naval,
and conniving at fuch fraudulent application:

Not Guilty
Guilty

68 i
Majority Z 4.
31

On the 3d Article, charging him with permitting
Alexander Trotter to draw public nviney from the
Bank, and place it in the hands of his Bankers,
Meffrs. Coutts and Co. in his own name, and at his
own difpulial

Not nuilty
Guilty

681 Majority 14.
54

On the 4th Article, charging him with fimilar con-
ni% ance, in refped of public money placed by Paid
Alexander Trotter, in the hand. of Malik Sprott, for
the purpofe of pi ivate emolument :
Not Guilty, unanimuulli, then being 135 Peers precent

On the sth Article, charging him the lime as in
the al Article, only laying the At fublequent to
January, 1786:
Not Guilty - 109/ majority 106
Guilty - ,
• . .

On the Gth Article, charging him with receiving
public mi ney from Alexander Trotter, and applying
it ta his own ufe, and in participatimg with fad Tint.
ter in the profit made of the public money, and mu-
tually agreeing to deftroy vouchers, &c. s
Not Guilty - • 75 majefur

On the 7th Article, charging him with receiving'
2 z,oool. of the public money, without interek from
Alexander Trotter:
Nor Guilty . . 69 1 majority
vs.
Guilty - - 53 I
On the Bth Article, charging him with receiving
from Alexander Trotter. 22,0001. of the public mo-
ney, for which the Defendant was to pay interell :
Not Guilty - ' ro7 } Majority siw
Gulley tj
On the 9th Article, charging that while the faid
Alexander Trotter tranfaaa the buanefs of the De-
fendant as his. Agent, he, the faid Trotter, was from
time to time in advance, Co the faid Vilcount Mel-
ville, in that refpea, to the amount of from to,oool.
to co,oool. whichlums were partly taken from the
public money, and partly from a mixed fund of pub-
lic and private money s
Not Guilty - • toll / Majority 94.
Gudty ra
On the loth and lel Article, charging him with
taking at divers times, between 1782 and 1784, and
between 1784 and 1786, 27,0001. of the public mo-
ney, and converting the fame to his private ufe
Not Guilty tos 1
Guilty - - to I "Ail 9s'
After an interval of about three quarters of an
hour, which was occupied in carting up the votes,
the Loco Citancet.Loa role from the Woolfack, and
addreffed Lord MatviLcs, who alto role, and bowed
to the Court. The LORD CHANCELLOR then (poke
nearly as follows:
You. Hamar LordVilcount Mesetcsv, have been
• ACQUITTED by the High Court of Parliament,
• of all the Articles of Impeachment exhibited againft
• you by the Commons of the United Kingdom,
" and of all matters and things therewith conflated,
" and your Lordthip is difeharged accordingly."
Lord Maortr.ts again bowed refpetifully. and
left the Court attended by his Counfel 'and a large
body o( Friends.
The Loa° Criattcss.toa then moved an adjourn.
ment to their Lordfltips own Chamber, which was
agreed to new. dsf: and at half pall three o'clock their
Lordfbipa adjourned accordingly.

P4RLIAMENTART PROCEEDING&

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY. JUNE ss.

Their Larddrip proceeded in tie deal IMO to Wta Walter
Hall, previous to which Lord Hood Of Cathainston was intro
dated, and took the oathamdlds (at.
They rammed rather bean taw when the Hook came to a
refolodon that this Had Irwin taken into confidential the Ar-
ticles of impaelossot NO& Henry Lard Vikoont Melville, do
acquit the Cod Lard TIMM Kobe thereon, and he is hereby
acquitted of all the HI. pima wed Allfdanclnoy ea on the At,
deka of Charge exhibited NA* blis by the Can oions, and of al`
mitten and thinp Merck+ 41111MAIMI. sod this Houk do hereby
&knife the fold Impneammt.
An order dual an Inca esmotes was made relative to the pub
licadon of the trial.and slow trankßing fame pripte Winds the
Houtz adjour nod dil tomicerow (this day).

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A good deal of routine Whited: was gone through.r Among
others. the Additional Affeffed Taus Bill was read a Stt and
arekved to be teed a fecood time to-morrow
In $ Committee certain Rates were Bud. as the Foliage of
Lamers, between Falmouth sod Gibraltar and Matta. The ad
reading of the Nabob of Areot's Creditors' ➢W,and the Committed
an the Grain laterehuge Dia. were poftponal till Monday.
In a Committee on the Foreign I.loas Drawback Bill. Mr Fof
ter prorofed to 511 up the blank, arth December sea, for which
Lend Henry Petty prorated to (abalone the wards, ayth March,
tBc6

On this the Gallery was elemeL
A divine% we dridertiond, took place In the Committee, bet
we could not leant the numbenetaseort to-morrow.
Mr. ROSE moved for eetteM easudited amounts of Mr. Lu-
kin, who was a relation of Mr. Windham, sod in office under
him when Secretary at War, and alto of Mr. Wickham, while
abroad during the late war. In orderer to Lord Hear) Petty, he
raid, that ha meant to make no charge, nor convey any iellstuation
splint there or any Individuals, but moved for them on public
grounds.
Mr. WINDHAM contended that the Right Hon. Gentleman
bad conveyed an infintustion of the tnweß kind ; anti alked bim
whether he meant to fay that he had hcrn more irdu'unt to his
relation than he would have been to any other iserfoo f
Mr. WICKHAM Raw! •he fituatimi In whkh ha bad been
abroad, and dekribed the difasrenAle (cello", which every boneß
public officer mutt have from the neglect in am:Wog the account,.
Mr. FOX raid, that there Accounts teemed t. be centred tor
with a view to thew that mime y had bent anutantedler in a ma..-
ner contrary to the Adt of l'arilamern Thai hlt wan the cafe,
mutt have been known long ago, and it trestle ran:sive be xplant.
al how it had been permitted.
Mr. ROSE moved for the Ammon, of General Dalrymple, who
had been 0. enter Matter General In North amen**.
The CHANCELLOR of the P.XCHEQUILit moved for an
Account of the Exptnce of the different Oh-es it the Auditing
Department, and for an Eftirnate of the Fa, cue of the proposed
Auditing niedurraitts-All the motions were agreed to.
Mr. FOX, after a few words (ram Genital OASCOIGNE and
others, obtained leave to bring in a Bill to trobiblt any veffels be-
log employed In the Slave Traria, except thole atreuly engaged in
it or coatraded for with that view.