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bibited againft him by the Commons of the 
UnitedKingdom?*’ Upon which Lord Gra- 
nard ro fe, and laying his right hand upon his 
breait, exciatmed, ** Not guilty, upon. my 
honour.” The fame queftion was put to 
the remainder of the Peers aflembled, ac- 
cording to their refpective ranks; and af- 
ter-the queition had/been repeated by the 
Chancellor upwards oj 1300 times, the 
Guiities and Nut Guilties ftoot as follows: 
On the first Article, charging Lord Mel- 
ville with applying 40,0001. of the public 
muney to his own ufe, previous to January, 
1/60t— 
Not Guilty 120—Guilty 15—105 Majority. 
On the fecond Article, charging him with 
permitting Alexander Trotter to apply fums 
of the public money to his own ufe, and con- 
niving at fuch fraudulent application :— 
Not Guilty 79—Guilty 57—22 
@n the third Article, charging him with 
permitting Alexander Trotter to draw the 
puolic money from the Bank, and place it in 
the hands of his bankers, Messrs. Coutts and 
Co. in his own name, and at his own difpofal ;— 
Not Guilty 84—Guilty 53—31 
On the fourth Article, charging him: with 
fimilar connivance, in refoect ef the public 
money placed by the faid Trotter, in the 
hands of Mark Sprot, for the purpofe of private 
emolument :— 
Not Guilty unanimoufly 
Onthe fifth Article, charging him the fame 
as in the firft Article, enly laying the act fub- 
fequent to January, 1786.:— 
Not Guilty 151—Guilty 4—127 
On the fixth Article, charging him with 
receiving public money from Alexander Trot- 
ter, and spplying it to his own ule, and in 
participating with the faid Trotter in the pro- 
fit made or the public money:— > 
Not Guilty 86—Guilty 47—39 
On the feventh Article, charging him with 
receiving 22,0001. of the public money with- 
Out intereft, from Alexander Trotter :— 
Not Guilty 8¢—Guilty 5i—31. 
On the eighth Article, charging him with 
receiving from Alexander Trotter, 22,0061. 
of the public money, for which the defendant 
Was to pay intereft :— 
Not Guilty 100—Guilty 30—70 
On the ninth Article, charging that while 
the faid Alexander Trotter tranfaGted the bufi- 
nefs of the Derendant as his Agent, he,. the 
faid Trotter,. was irom time-to time in: ad- 
wance to the faid Vifcount Melville, in that 
re{pect, to the amount of from 10,0001. to 
20,0001. which fums were partly taken from 
the public money, and partly from a mixed 
fund of public and private money :— 
Not Guilty 119—-Guilty 16—103 
On the tenth and laft Article, charging 
him .with taking, at divers times, -between 
ATS2 und 1794, and between 1784 and 1786, 
State of Public Affairs in Fune, 1806. 
Duxes—York, 3 
563 
27,0001. of the public money, and converting 
the fame to his private ufe:— 
Not Guilty 123--Guijlty 12—114 
After this a paufe of near an hour tools 
place; during which the Guilties and Not 
Guilties were corre¢tly enumerated. 
The Lord Chancelior then rofe, and ad- 
dreffed. Lord Melville to the following sef- 
fet :—Henry Lord Vifcount Melville, the 
Hon. the Commons of the United Kingdom 
having charged you with crimes and miide~ 
meanors, you have been tried by your Peers, 
and acguitted; you are thergfore difmifed. 
The Peers then returned to the Houte of 
Lords, and the Court was finally difiolved. 
The following is a Litt of the Peers as 
they voted :—— 4 ; 
GUILTY. 
Lord Chancellor, 2,3, |Donoughmore, 2, 3, 
Rofslyn, ee Nl ea 
Charleville; 7, 
ViscounT ‘Jereford, 
Clarences: 1. 09uea, 
65). 5/85 10 
Bente 2 io siGats 
Suffex, 1, 2, 3, 6, |Bisuor St. Afaph, 2, 
Vise 0 35 Osh 5a 
Glouceiter, 1, 3, 6, /Barons—Cliftord, 1, 
7,9 2, 3, 6, 7,10 
Lord Prefident, 1, 2,} St. John, 1, 2, 3, 
3, 6, 7, 10 6, 7, 9,10 
Lord Privy Seal, 2, 3,) Clifton, 1, 2,3, 6, 
6, 7s 8 Gh, 
Duxxs—Norfolk, 1,| King, 1, 2,3, 6,/7,5 
23.6%. 8 8, 9 
Somerfet, 2,3 Ponfonby, 1, 2, 3, 
St. Albans, 2,..3, Oya a 
G5 7 Grantham, 1 
Maraquis—Winchef-}| Dynevor, 7 
tet, 23.3.) 65: Fal’, Holland, 1,/2.:35:65 
8, 9 7, 9,10 
Grantley, 2, 3,657 
Rawdon, 2, 3, 6, 7 
Headfort, oe 3, 6, is 
Earrs—Derby, 2, 3, 
6,.7, 8,9 
DSUdt oles 1D 5 By, Geir. 
8,9 
Winchelfea, 2, 3 
Carliffe; 2, 35°7 
Oxfords 12, (Sys 
" ‘7,10 
Cowper, 2,6, 7,8 
Stanhope, 1, 2, 3, 
53 65, Fo B55 tO 
Buckinghanathire, 2 
Egremont, 2, 
LVS Fate dao ie oe a 
Mansfield, 2, 3,6,7 
Grofvener, 2, 3, 6, 
7, 10 
Fortefcue, 2 
Caérnarvon, 1; 25 
3,6, 7,8 
Ears — Bredalbane, 
QF oF 6; 7 
Stairf-2/ 356 
Ennikillen, 7 
4C2 
Bulkeley, 6, 7 
Somers, 2, 3, 6, 7, 
8 
Fite i273) o»Gs7, © 
Grimfton, 2, 3, 6, 7 
Gage) 23) 7 
Auckland, 2, 3, 637 
Offory, 2 
Dundas, 2, 3, 6,7 
Yarborough, 2, 3, 
6,7 
Dawnay, 1, 2, 3, 6, 
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Dunftanville, 2, 3, 
6,7, 9 
Minto, 2,3, 6, 7 
‘Lilford, 2;3 
Carystort, 2,3, 6,7 
Ellenborough, 2, 3, 
5565 78) 059 
Lauderdale, 1, 2,3, 
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Crewe, 2,3, Gs 7.. 
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