APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
and must not be triftéd with any 
more than the sceptre of the mo- 
narch, or the scarlet and ermine of 
_ their lordships. It was therefore 
the duty of the peers of parliament 
to enforce the respect due to the 
one, as well as tothe other. Mr. 
Whitbread then called their lord- 
ships’ attention to Mr. ‘Trotter’s 
evidence ; and argued, that if lord 
Melville was justified in removing 
_the public money from the bank 
_ to Coutts’s, he was justified also in 
removing it to his ownhonuse. The 
short question then was, did Mr. 
Trotter remove and use the public 
_money with the permission of lord 
_ Melville? He would contend that 
he must have had such permission, 
_ and, if so, lord Melville was guilty 
of connivance. With respect to 
the argument, that lord Melville 
_ could not be actuated by so base a 
propensity as that of making ad- 
vantage of the public money, he 
would reply, in the words of a 
Roman historian — ‘¢ That a man 
might be covetous of another’s 
_ wealth, and yet profuse of his 
_ Own. 0? He again referred to the 
_ vouchers, and said, that the de- 
"struction of papers had always 
been considered as presumptive 
"evidence. of guilt. The rincing of 
% "bottles was esteemed such in the 
ease of captain Donellan and sir 
re ‘Theodosius Boughton. ; ; and the 
~ burning of papers, in which poison 
had been folded up, the same in 
Miss Biandy’s case. The , defen- 
if " dant’s innocence or guilt was now 
with their lordships, and he felt as- 
_Sured they would decide with jus- 
_ tice and with honour. After urg- 
ad these, and a variety of other 
_ topics, which our limits will not 
permit us to follow, he concluded 
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by observing, that as the commons 
had entered upon the prosecu- 
tion without fear, so had they, he 
hoped, concluded it without re- 
proach. 
SIXTEENTH DAY. 
Thursday, June 12. 
On this day ihe anxiety to hear 
the final determination of this most 
important case attracted crowds 
‘beyond what had been present on 
any former day ; and many hun- 
dreds who had procured tickets 
were obliged to go away without 
being able to effect an entrance. 
The peeresses attended in such 
numbers, that there was scarcely 
accommodation for them. About 
a quarter before eleven, the ma- 
nagers, followed by the other mem- 
bers of the house of commons, and 
after them by the speaker, entered 
Westminster hall. The lords were 
closely shut up until 12 o'clock ; 
during which time, the several ar- 
ticles of impeachment were read, 
and the final arrangements made 
for passing judgment in the high 
court of parliament. Their lord- 
ships then went in the accustomed 
procession to the hall. The peers 
sat exaéily arranged according 
to their rank ; as they were to 
be called upon from a paper which 
the lord Chancellor held in his 
hand. 
Silence heing proclaimed, the 
lord chancellor addressed their lord- 
ships in the following words : 
‘¢ Your lordships having fully 
considered and deliberated upon the 
several articles of impeachment ex- 
hibited against Henry viscount Mel- 
ville, and the evidence adduced in 
support thereof, are now to pro- 
nounce BY jndgment on the several 
questions >. 
