624 
questions ; and the first question i is 
this.” 
His lordship then stated the charge 
contained in this article, and asked 
the opinion of each lord, beginning 
with the junior in rank present, in 
the following form : 
“John lord Crewe (the junior 
baron,) what says your lordship to 
this first article of charge?” 
Lord Crewe answered, ‘* Not 
guilty, upon my honour,” laying 
his right hand upon his left breast. 
“¢ James lord Lauderdale, what 
says your lordship to this first article 
of charge 2?” 
¢¢ Guilty, upon my honour.” 
His lordship then put the question 
in succession to every other peer, up 
to his royal highness the duke of 
York, the prince of Wales not being 
present. The lord chancellor, having 
taken all the other opinions, gave his 
own in this form : 
“¢.] Thomas lord Erskine having 
- fully considered and deliberated 
upon the matter of the first article, 
am of opinion, that Henry viscount 
Melville, is not guilty on that arti. 
cle, upon my honour.” 
All the votes being taken upon 
the first article, silence was again 
proclaimed, aud the question put in 
the same manner on the remaining 
charges, till the whole was gone 
through. About twenty-five mi- 
nutes was taken up in collecting the 
votes on each charge. The whole 
of the votes were entered about a 
quarter before three; but it took 
nearan hour more to count thenum- 
bers. At twenty minutes before 
four, the numbers being.all cast up 
by the clerks, assisted by the agents 
of the parties, the lord Chancellor 
spoke as follows ; 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
¢¢ My Lords, 
“¢ A majority of the lords have 
AcquitTep, Henry viscount MEL- 
VILLE Of the niem cRIMEs and © 
MISDEMEANOURS charged upon him 
by the mmpracument of the com. 
mons, and of all things contained 
therein.” ; 
“¢ Henry Vascount Metvitre, | 
‘© Tam to acquaint your lord- 
ship, that you Are AcquiTrEp of 
the articLes of IMPEACUMENT EX- © 
HIBITED AGAINST you by the com- 
MONS, for HIGH CRIMES and MISDE- — 
MEANOURS, and OF ALL THINGS 
CONTAINED THEREIN.” 
Lord Melville, who stood up 
while the lord Chancellor addressed 
him, bowed and retired. 
The lord chancellor, then put 
the question to adjourn to the cham- 
ber of parliament; which was im. 
mediately ordered, ‘ 
———E 
The following is a cortect copy, . 
from the jourtals, of the verdict of 
the peers on each article: 
On the first Article, 
-Not Guilty 120 
Guilty 15—105 Majority, 
On thesecand Article, 
Not Guilty 81 
Guilty 54—27 
On the third Article, 
Not Guilty 83 
Guilty 52—31 
On the fourth Article, 
NotGuilty unanimously —1$5 
On the fifth Article, 
Not Guilty 
Guilty 5—1238 
On the sixth Article, 
Not Guilty 88 
Guilty 47—41- 
On the seventh Article, 3 
Not Guilty 85 
Guilty | 50—38 
* Lord Suffolk went out. 
