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“the treasurer of the navy, for 
‘¢ such purpose, although the 
‘money be intended to be, and 
“ may in fact be, ultimately ap. 
¢ plied to navy services. But, if 
‘¢ by that expression it is to be un- 
*€ derstood, that such intermediate 
s¢ deposit, in the hands of a private 
‘“ banker or depository, is made, 
““bona fide, as the means, or sup- 
‘© posed means, of more conveni- 
*< ently applying the money to navy 
‘services, in that case,. the judges 
‘¢ answer, that monies may be law- 
‘¢ fully drawn in the terms of the 
‘< question,and lawfully depositedin 
*¢ the hands of a private banker, iu 
‘¢ the name and under the sole con- 
‘¢ trol and disposition of other per- 
‘sons than the tneasurer of the 
“ navy. ‘ 
Several other questions for the 
consideration of the judges were 
proposed to the house, but on a 
division they were negatived ; after 
which, the house proceeded on the 
5th of June, to go into a commit- 
tee for the further consideration of 
the impeachment; when it was 
moved, ** that it is the opinion of 
this committee, that the com- 
mons have made good the second 
article of charge ;” and, after a 
debate, ordered, ‘* that the farther 
consideration of this article be 
postponed.” Similar resolutions 
were moved on the other articles, 
and after each article had been suf- 
ficiently discussed, the cousidera- 
tion of it was, in like manner, post- 
poned, without coming to a divi- 
‘sion; by which it was intended, 
that the advantages of discussion in 
tie chamber of parliament should 
be obtained, without any vote on 
the charges, before the house went 
down to Westminster-hall. On the 
Sth of June, the 2d, 3d, and 4th 
‘ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806, 
articles of impeachment were in this 
manner discussed ; andon the 6th, 
the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th articles 
were in like manner disposed of.— 
Another question was also submit- — 
ted to the judges on the 6th of June 
in the following words: ** Whee 
‘* ther it was lawful for the treasu- 
‘rer of the navy, before the pas- 
“sing of the act of 25 Geo. III. 
“cap. 31. and more especially, 
‘* when by warrant from his majes- 
“ty, his salary, as such treasurer 
“‘ as aforesaid, was augmented in 
“« full satisfaction for all wages, fees, 
‘‘ and other profits and emoluments, 
** to apply any sum of money en- 
*¢ trusted to him for navy pure 
‘¢ noses, to any other one whatso. 
‘fever, public or private, without 
‘C express authority for so doing: 
‘¢ and whether such application by 
* such treasurer, would have been 
‘¢a misdemeanor, or punishable by 
“ information orindictment ?” To 
which question the judges unani- 
mously answered, that it was ‘* not 
unjawful for the treasurer” so to 
apply the money entrusted to him 
for navy services, ‘* so as to con- 
stitute a misdemeanor punishable 
by information or indictment.”— 
This opinion was delivered on the 
9th of June, and on the same day 
the Jomls brought to a conclusion 
their deliberatéons on the impeach- 
ment, by discussing the tenth and 
Jast article in the usual form, 
We most unfeignedly lament, 
that we are unable to communi- 
cate te our readers the particulars 
of these discussions in the chamber 
of parliament, as they would no 
doubt contribute materially to ex- 
plain the subsequent votes, of the 
majority in Westminster-hall. We 
understand, however, that among 
those who spoke in support of the 
impeachment, 
