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Editore: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, London: ., 1806
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. pp. iv, xcv, 378, [xvi] + Frontis Portrait. Uncut. Original paper backed boards; spine almost perished, but most of the original printed paper label remains. 8vo. 230 mm. A great contemporary account of the last English impeachment trial conducted in the House of Lords. The accused was Henry Dundas, Lord Melville, considered to be the foremost Scotsman of the Eighteenth Century. The report of a Parliamentary Commission gave rise to considerable suspicions against him, as it was conclusively shown that large sums of public money during his tenure of office as Treasurer of the Navy (1782-1783 and 1784-1800) had been applied to other uses than those of the navy. It is interesting to note that Dundas could have avoided these proceedings, had he submitted to criminal charges, but he chose to face impeachment, anticipating that his chances were better before his fellow Lords. After a trial lasting fifteen days he was acquitted on all charges by his peers. Marke 1016; Goldsmiths' 19262-63. Includes an informative DNB article on Lord Melville. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W151 Language: eng.
Editore: London: Printed For Longman, Hurst, Rees And Orme, 1806., 1806
Da: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 8vo. pp. iv, xcv, 8, 3*-7*, [1 blank], 9-120, 121*-230*, 121-378, [8]. engraved frontis. portrait. Uncut in original bds., later paper spine (short split in upper front joint). After reports of a commission of inquiry indicated financial irregularities in the navy, Lord Melville resigned his position as first Lord of the Admiralty in 1805. The following year he was impeached on charges relating to misappropriation of public funds during his term as Treasurer of the Navy in 1782-83 and 1784-1800. Tried by his peers, he was acquitted of all charges. Melville's was the last English impeachment trial, conducted in the House of Lords and presided over by Thomas Erskine as Lord Chancellor. Prefixed are a sketch of the life and political character of Lord Melville and a complete account of the proceedings in Parliament relative to the charges on which the impeachment was founded. Marke 1016. cfGoldsmiths'19262-63.
Editore: London: Printed For Longman, Hurst, Rees And Orme, 1806., 1806
Da: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
8vo. pp. iv, xcv, 8, 3*-7*, [1 blank], 9-120, 121*-230*, 121-378, [8]. engraved frontis. portrait. Uncut in original bds., later paper spine (short split in upper front joint). After reports of a commission of inquiry indicated financial irregularities in the navy, Lord Melville resigned his position as first Lord of the Admiralty in 1805. The following year he was impeached on charges relating to misappropriation of public funds during his term as Treasurer of the Navy in 1782-83 and 1784-1800. Tried by his peers, he was acquitted of all charges. Melville's was the last English impeachment trial, conducted in the House of Lords and presided over by Thomas Erskine as Lord Chancellor. Prefixed are a sketch of the life and political character of Lord Melville and a complete account of the proceedings in Parliament relative to the charges on which the impeachment was founded. Marke 1016. cfGoldsmiths'19262-63.