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1805. ] 
furer of the Navy, in 1784, and. during the 
time he held that office,, large fums ef money 
iffued for the fervice of the Navy, were ap- 
plied to other fervices; and that the faid 
Lord Melville, in a letter written in anfwer 
to a precept ifued by the Commitiioners of 
Naval Tuqniry, requiring an account of the 
money received by hun, or any perfon on his 
accoynt, or by his order, from the Paymatter 
of the Navy, and alfo of the time when, and 
the pertons by whom, the fame were returned 
to the Rank or Paymatter, has declared that 
he has no’ materials by which he could make 
up Tich an account, and that, if he had ma- 
terials, “he could not do ‘it without difclofing 
delicate and confidential tranfactions of Go- 
vernment, which bis duty to the Public mut 
have reftrained bim from revealing. 
13.--« That Lord Melville; in applying 
monies ifued for the fervice of the Navy to 
other fervices, fated to have been of fo deli- 
cate and confidential a nature, that, i his 
opinion, ho account can or ought to be crven 
ot them, has aéted in a manner imconfiftent 
with bis duty, and mcompatible with thofe 
fecurities which the Legiflature has provided 
for the proper application of the public 
money.” : 
Mr. Pert took part with his old col- 
league, Lord Melviile, and moved, as an 
amendment, that the Report of the Coin- 
mffioners fhould be reterred to a Séle& 
Committee of the Houle of Commons. 
The Refolutions were afterwards fup- 
ported by Mr. TieRneEY, Mr. G. Pon- 
Sonpy, Mr. Fox, Lord Henry Perry, 
(in a fpeech of fingular ability) Lord 
Anpover, Mr. WiILRERFORCE, and 
Lord ARcHiBALD .HaMILTON; and 
were oppofed by the Malter of the Rolls, 
Mr. Cannine, Lord CasTLEREAGH, 
and Mr. WaxuLace. On a divilion the 
numbers appeared to be equal; 216 for 
the motion, and 216 again{t it. The 
Speaker, Mr. Apsor, gave the calting 
vote in favour of the originai motion, and 
the whole of the Refo-utions were confe- 
quently carried. 
Thus nas the Houfe of Commons made 
a ftand againft that bare-faced fyitem of 
corruption, which threateied to undermine 
and: dettroy the conftitution of the country; 
and thus has that machiavelian adminifira- 
tien, of which Mr. Dundas was a leading 
member, and which, io defiance of every 
princip’e of humanity and ‘ound policy, 
carried on the late defiruétive war, been 
covered with the difgrace which it has long 
merited. ~No event ever communicated a 
more univer{al joy through the nation, and 
addrefles are expected to be prefented from 
€very county and corporate body, calling 
for the further diigrace and, punifhment ot 
the culprits, 
State of Publie Affairs in April, 1805. 
S89 
‘Lord MEtvVILue on the following day 
refigned his place, as Firlt Lord of the 
Admiralty, and for nearry a fortnight 
Mr. Pir could get no pe: fon of fufficient 
weight to fill it, till at length it has been 
accepted by the venerable Sir Charles 
Middletan, who isto be created.a peer. 
As this important quettion affects fo. ins 
timately the charaéter of the Goyerpment 
and of the public men, implicated in the 
decifion, we have judged it proper to fub- 
join a lift of the majority and inimority. 
MAJORITY. 
Abbot, Ret. Hon. C: 
(Speaker) 
Adair, R. 
Althorpe, Lord 
Adams, €. 
Anderfon, Sir J. 
Andover, Vifcount 
Annefley, F. 
Anfon, Thos. 
Antonie, W, Lee 
Aftley, Sir J. 
Atkins, John 
Aubrey, Sir John 
Bradthaw, C. 
Babington, T. 
Bagénal, Walter 
Baker, J. 
Baker, W. 
Baker, Peter Wm. 
Bamfylde, Sir C, 
Bankes. Henry 
Barclay, George 
Barclay, Sir Robert 
Barham, JF. 
Barlow, F. W. 
Baftard, E. P. 
Beft, W. D, 
Bligh, Hon. Thos. 
Pouverie, Hon. E, 
Brogden, J. 
Brooke, Charles 
Browne, F. John 
Browne, l. H. 
Buller, James 
Bunbury, Sir C, 
Eyng, George 
Caicraft, J. (Teller) 
Calvert, N. 
Cavendith, Lord G. 
Cavendifh, W. 
Chapman, Charles 
Coke, Thos. 
Coke, Fd ward 
Coombe, H. C., 
Cooke, Bryan 
Coote, Sir Eyre 
Cornwall, Sir G. 
Courzenay, John’ 
Cowper, Hon. S. 
Creevey, Thomas 
Curtis, Sir W. 
Curwen, J.C. 
Cumming, Pedley 
Daley, D. Bowes 
Dennifon, John 
Duncannon, Lord 
Daniel, F. 
. Dickens, F. 
Douglas, Marquis 
Dugdale, 5.D, 
Dundas, Hen, L. 
Dundas, Hon. C. LL. 
Dandas, Hon. G. HLL. 
Durand, J H. 
Evrington, Lord 
Eliot, Wm. 
Erfkine, Hon. Thos. 
Foley, Hon. A. 
Foley, ‘Thomas 
Fellowes, R. 
Foljambe, F. F. 
Fitzgerald, Re.Hon. f. 
Fitzpatrick, Right 
Hon. Re 
Folkes, Sir M. B. 
Folkettone, Vifcount 
Fonblanque, f. 
Fox, Hon. €. J, 
Francis, P. 
Frankland, W. 
Fuller, f. 
Geary, Sir William 
Giles, D. 
Godfrey, T. 
Golding, E. 
Gregor, F. 
Grenfell, Pafcoe — 
Grenville,Rt.Hon.T. 
Grey, Hon. Charles 
Grimfton, Hon, J.W. - 
Hamilton, Lord A, 
Harrifon, John 
Holland, Henry 
Holland, Sir N. 
Howard, Henry 
Huddleftone, john 
Hughes, Wm. Lewis: 
Hulkes, James 
Hurft, Ry 
Hulfey, W. 
Hutchinfon, H.C. H. 
Jeffery, John 
Jekyll, J. 
Jervoife, C, J. 
Johnitone, George 
Kenfington, Lord 
King, 
