Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-06-08

nsent OF all taxes and charges on the
same; and that this additional salary was
considered by the said lord viscount Mel
vile rs granted to him in lieu of all wages,
lees profits and other emoluments en-.
Joyed by former treasurers.
That the said lord yiscodnt Melville
continued IN the said Office I'LL the 10th Of
April, 1898: that being asked whether he
derived any advantage from the use ofthe
Puolic money during that period, he. n
ms examination before the commissioner
OF naval enquiry, declined answering anv
question on that head: but that he has in
ae"er since written to the said commits
sloners, and dated the 2Sth of March last.
declared, that previous to 1886. { h. did
not derive any advantage from the use or
employment OF any monies issued for the
service OF the navy, or mode of drawing
sae same from the bank during this peri.
o. That the hon. C. Townshend, no,y
mto bsyn'ng, held the Office of treasurer
OF me navy, from the 18th April, i7s3. To
the ath January 1894 and that from ,be
examination ofhis lordship it appears. that
uu'''s ms treasurership, no part of the
money issued for the service of the navy
was applied to his private use or advan.
age and that he does not believe that
MT. Douglass, who acted under him "a
paymaster, derived any profit or advan-
Age rom the use or employment of the
pubic money issued for the payment of
the exchequer fees.
q hat the right hon. Henry Dundas
was re-appoinled treasurer ofthe navy, 90
the 5th OF January, 1884, and continued
10 the said Office until the LIST of June.
1900. ~ 'u"e'
That in the year l7s5, an aet of
parliament was passed (25 Geo. lit. cap.
si.) nt"uled An ACT from better rerulat-
ing the Office of treasurer of his maiesty.s
navy" whereby il is directed ,ha, no mo.
ney snali De Issuedfrom the treasury to the
treasurers ofthe navy; but all monies is
sued Tor naval services, shall be paid 70
the bank on account Of naval services.
and placed to the account of the treasu.
Ter OF the navy, and shall not be paid cd,
OF the bank unless for naval services. and
IN pursuance Of drafts signed by the trea-
surer, or some person or persons authors
sea oy MIN, which drafts shall specify The
hsaas OF service to which such sum, are
10 be applied: and that the regulations
under the said ae shall take place from,
The slst July, 1888.
9. "That The execution of the said a,a
was postponed till the month Of Jan. ,1as
and from that time till the month of Iune.
1900 when Lord Melville LEFT The off;ce
Oh treasurer, contrary to tbs nraclice es.
.aoi'shed IN the treasurership &c the right
non. isaac Barre, contrary to the resoIu
tlons ofthe house ofCammons. ofthe ls,h
'une' 1882, and in defiance of The provi-
SONS OF the above mentioned ael of the
10th Geo. III. c. 81. large sums OF mo-
ney were under the pretcnce OF naval SER
wees and by scand 4Ious evasion Of the
acl, at various times drawn from the bank
and inves'edin exchequer and navy bills.
Tent upon the security of Stock, employed
IN disconnting private bills, in purchasing
pank and East-India stock and used ipya-
-r'ous ways for the purposes of private e.
molument.
10, That Alexander Trotter, Esq.
pavmaster OF the navy, was the person by
whom, or in whose name the public mo-
ney was thus employed; and that in SO
doing he acted with the knowledge & con-
sent OF Lord Viscount Melville, to whom
he was at the same time private agent, and
Tor whose use or benefit he occasionally
laid out from 10 10 10000 pounds, with
out considering whether he was previous
ly in advance to his lorIslrip, and whether
such advances were made for his public
or private balances.
IL. That the right hon. Lord Wis
count Melville having been privy to and
connivcd at the Withdrawing from the
bank Of England for the purposes of pri-
vate interest or emolumert, sums issued
to him as treasurer of the navy, and pla
ced to mis- account in the bank, according
TO the provisions Of the 25th Geo. III. C.
81, has been guilty of gross violation of
she law, and ahigh breach Of duty.
~. :" II further appears, that suisse
quent TO the appointment of ord Melville
as treasurer Of the navy, in 1894, and du-
ring the time he held that Office, large
sums of money issued for the service of
the navy, we're applied to other services |;
and that the said Lord Melville in letter
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