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the purpose of official coiiTenience, 

 k and tor those only, was necessarily 

 n illegal, or intended to be prohibited 

 by the act. 



Upon the last subject of the en- 

 quiry r.'ferred to us, as to the pro- 

 ceedings had for the recovery of the 

 debt due to the crown by the late 

 Adam Jellico ; it appears, in the 

 tenth report, p. 159, and the evi- 

 dence in the appendix to the report 

 therein referred to, that the proper- 

 ty of the late Mr, Adam Jellicoe re- 

 turned by the inquisition taken 

 upon the extent issued in August 

 1789, had all been sold, and the 

 proceeds carried to account, long 

 antecedent to the writ of privy seal, 

 dated 31st of May 1800; except the 

 patent of Mr. Cort, a farm at Shef- 

 field, a warehouse and wliarf atGos- 

 port, and a messuage at Portsmouth 

 Common, all which remain still un- 

 sold. It appears also, that the sum 

 of 40001. was due to Mr. Adam 

 Jellicoe from his son Mr. Samuel 

 Jellicoe ; who in his evidence be- 

 fore the commissioners of naval en- 

 quiry, states that sum to have been 

 advanced to him by his father upon 

 his entering into business, but that 

 it appeared as a debt due from him 

 on his father's books. As to the 

 patent, it does not seem that any op- 

 portunity has occurred, though eu- 

 deavours have been used, to make it 

 available to any profifable purpose ; 

 the farm at Sheflield has been taken 

 possession of by the mortgagee. As 

 to the warehouse and wharf, which 

 was valued in the inquisition at 

 10001. it has bean let to Mr. S. Jel- 

 licoe at the rent of lOOl. a year ; on 

 the 23d of September 1791, 1.501. 

 and on the 21st of May, 1800, 

 8751. for ten years and a quarter's 

 rent for the said wharf and ware- 

 house, was paid by Mr. Samuel Jel- 



licoe to Mr. Trotter, on account of 

 the treasurer of the navy ; and as to 

 the 40001. it appears that Samuel 

 Jellicoe, not being able to discharge 

 the debt, an agreement was entered 

 into, either between him and x\Ir. 

 ^Vhite, or between him and Mr. 

 Trotter, that he should pay it by in- 

 stalments of 2001. a year ; and that, 

 on the same 23d of September, 

 1791, 3001. and on the same 21st oC 

 May 1800, 1,7501. Avas paid to Mr. 

 Trotter, for the instalments that be- 

 came due to the 31st of MarcU 

 1 800. As to the messuage at Ports- 

 mouth Common, let at 121. a year, 

 no rent seems ever to Jiave been re- 

 ceived from it, nor any proceedings 

 had relative <o it, subsequent to the 

 extent and inquisition. Since the 

 said 21st of May 1800, no rent for 

 the wharf and warehouse, nor any 

 further instalments on the 40001. 

 have been paid, nor any measures 

 adopted for the recovery thereof. — 

 Mr. Pitt, who, in May 1800, was 

 chancellor of the exchequer, but 

 who went out of office early in the 

 year ensuing) in his examination be- 

 fore us, states, that he understood 

 sufficient directions had originally 

 been given to the solicitor of the 

 treasury, to take all measures neces- 

 sary for the purpose ; and Mr. 

 White, solicitor to the treasury, who 

 was employed on the occasion in the 

 year 1798, by Mr. Trotter, on be- 

 half of the treasurer of the navy, 

 admits that the instructions he re- 

 ceived Avere the instructions usual- 

 ly given on similar occasions, and 

 that under those original instruct 

 tions, without waiting for further 

 orders, he thought it his duty to 

 proceed, whilst there were any visi- 

 ble effects from which hopes could 

 be entertained of recovering any 

 further sums in discharge of the ba- 



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