minster Hall, to defeat the process of justice and found inquiry. After fome debate of this nature, in which Mr. Luttrell faid, that he had not pledged himself to prove that the noble Lord in perfon, or by agents confefledly acting under his authority, had committed corrupt practices, but that the noble Lord had, by agents who pretended to act under him, been guilty of thofe things. This he had promifed, and he would fulfil it. The Authentic Minutes on the Complaint against Lord North, relative to Milbourn Port. Mr. Samuel Daniel. Q. Do you know of any note or letter, in the name of Lord North, addreffed to Mr. Thomas Medly cot, fignifying, directly or indirectly, that his Lordfhip approved of a treaty for the borough of Milbourn Port, between the faid Mr. Medlycot and Maurice Lloyd, Efquire? A. I know of no fuch note or letter. Q. Do you know of any written contract executed at Yeovil between Thomas Medlycot, Efq. and Maurice Lloyd, Efq. touching the borough intereft at Milbourn Port. A. I never faw one-I never faw any contract between Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Medlycot executed at Yeovil. Q. Do you know, or have feen, any fuch contract? A. I remember a memorandum drawn up at Yeovil, relating to the purchase of Mr. Walter's property in the town of Milbourn Port. Q. Did that memorandum contain nothing relative to the fale and purchase of the borough intereft? [Withdrew. [Called in again.] Q. Did that memorandum relate to any other matters befides the fale of Mr. Walter's eftate? Q. Do you know where that writing is? A. I do not. [Question waved. Q. Who was in poffeffion of that memorandum when you faw it? A. I had it in my own hands. Q. To whom did you deliver it? A. I delivered it into Lord North's hands. Q. Have you here any copy of that memorandum ? Q. When Q. When did you deliver it to Lord North ? Q. Do you know of any fum of money ftipulated to be paid, after the next general election, by Mr. Lloyd or Mr. Combes, or others, in cafe Medlycot's intereft at Milbourn Port should prove unsuccessful? A. I don't know of any: Q. Do you know of 300l. received by Mr: Hallet, of Milbourn Port, in the courfe of the bargaining for Mr. Walter's property or intereft at Milbourn Port? A. No. Q. Do you know of any written agreement hetween Maurice Lloyd, Efq. and others, for the purchase and sale of the borough intereft at the next election, on which the name of Lord North was made use of? A. I don't recollect any fuch thing. Q. For what purpose did you put that paper into Lord North's hands? A. To read. Q. Did you leave it in Lord North's hands? A. Lord North returned it. Can't fay whether Lord North read it or not. Q. How long had Lord North it in his poffeffion? A. A minute or two. Q. Who was prefent at that time? A. I think Mr. Lloyd; nobody else that I recollect. Q. Where was this? A. At Lord North's Houfe in Downing-street. Q. What became of the paper when you got it back. again? A. I took it home, and put it in my pocket, and left his Lordship. Q. Have you the paper now in your cuftody? A. No; I believe I delivered it to Mr. Medlycot, but it's fo long ago I can't recollect. Q. Have you feen it fince you delivered it to Mr. Medlycot? A. I don't recollect I have. Q. Why did you deliver it to Lord North? A. Mr. Medlycot defired it; I had no particular reason for it. Q. Did Lord North direct you what to do with it when he returned it? A. Lord North did not fay a fyllable about it. Q. Are you in habits of feeing Lord North in Downingftreet? A. No. Q. Did you come to town on purpose of fhewing that to Lord North? A. No. Q. How came you to go to Lord North's that day? paper Q. Did you go with Mr. Lloyd to Lord North's, or meet him there? A. If I recollect, Mr. Lloyd introduced me to Lord North. Q. Did you understand that Mr. Lloyd had previously appointed to introduce you to Lord North ? A. I applied to Mr. Lloyd to introduce me to Lord North. Q. Was it for the purpose of delivering that paper to Lord North? A. I applied to Mr. Lloyd for that purpose, at Mr. Medlycot's request. Q. Are you of any profeffion? A. I am in trade-Grocer, and do something in the banking bufinefs. Q. Do you ufually do business for Mr. Medlycot? A. Yes. Q. When you faw the memorandum, was it figned by any body, or by whom? A. It was figned by Mr. Medlycot, but nobody else. Q. When you faw the paper figned, was Mr. Medlycot prefent? A. Mr. Medlycot figned it, and I believe Mr. Lloyd was prefent. Q. What were the contents of the paper? A. It related to the purchase of Mr. Walter's property in the borough. Q. By whom? A. By Mr. Lloyd. Don't recollect it contained any thing elfe. Mr Lloyd abfolutely refused to fign it. it? Q. What reafon did Mr. Lloyd give for refusing to fign A. Don't A. Don't recollect he affigned any reason. Q. Did Mr. Lloyd fign it afterwards? Q. Do you know whether the agreement was ever executed, and by whom? A. I don't know that it was ever carried into an agreement, Withdrew. Mr. John Daniel. Q. Do you know of any letter or note, purporting to be from Lord North to Mr. Medlycot, or any other perfon, fignifying, directly or indirectly, his Lordship's approbation of the treaty between Maurice Lloyd, Efq. and Thomas Medlycot, for certain property or intereft in the borough of Milbourn Port? A. No, I do not. Q. Do you know of any written contract or memorandum relative to purchase, in the borough of Milbourn Port, by Maurice Lloyd? A. No, I do not. Q. Do you know of any fum of money agreed to be paid by Mr. Combes, or any other perfon, after the next general election, in cafe Mr. Medlycot's intereft fhould fucceed at Milbourn Port? A. I do not. Q. Did you ever know the name of Lord North made use of by Mr. Lloyd or Mr. Medly cot, as being concerned, directly or indirectly, in the faid purchase at Milbourn Port? A. No. Q. Do you know of a memorandum relating to a purchafe at Milbourn Port, about twelve months ago, or upwards? A. I do not. Q. Do you know of the fun of 300l. paid to a Mr. Hallet, of Milbourn Port? A. I was not privy to any fuch agreement. Mr. Robert Bryan, Attorney. [Withdrew. Q. Do you know of a conveyance of property, about February, 1779, at Milbourn Port, made by Edward Walter, Efq. at Stalbridge, to Maurice Lloyd, of Dillington, in the county of Somerfet? A. It was in the month of February, 1779; I was employed by Mr, Lloyd, as an attorney, to tranfact fome bufi nefs nefs between him and Mr. Walter. In the course of that bufì- [Called in again.] Q. Are you one of the capital bailiffs of Milbourn Port? A. I apprehend I am-appointed by Mr. Walter. Q. Was you acquainted with Mr. Walter, fo as to expect fuch an appointment without the recommendation of a friend or client of yours? A. I was not. Q. By whom was you recommended to Mr. Walter? Q. Have you nominated a deputy? A. Yes. Q. Whether, or whether not, that deputy be joint returning officer for the borough of Milbourn Port, in cafe of an election within twelve months after his appointment? A. I apprehend he would. I appointed my deputy about Michaelmas, and apprehend he and another would be the joint returning officers, if an election was to happen within twelve months. Q. In certain conveyances made by Mr. Walter to Mr. Lloyd, whether there be not certain interefts, (ftiled incorporate interefts) which are faid to give a right of voting at Milbourn Port? A. I beg leave to refer to the conveyance itself. Q. Do you know of any contract for the borough of Milbourn Port? A. I could with that the word contract might be explained. Q. Do you know of any contract for returning members for the borough of Milbourn Port? A. I do not. Q. Did you, or did you not, voluntarily, and without any confidence required on Mr. Luttrell's part from the nature of your communication, produce to Mr. Luttrell what to be the copy of fuch contract? you ftated A. I produced a copy of a paper which I do not understand to be a contract, it not being figned by any body, which was the |