The Constitution And Finance of English, Scottish And Irish Joint-Stock Companies to 1720
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p. 162 ; Mr Aislabie's Second Speech on his Defence in the House ofLm-ds, July 20, 1721, p. 6. ' There had been considerable misappropriation of public moneys by certain officials. Thus Richard Hampden, Treasurer of the Navy, was charged with having used over £30^000 of the funds in his custody for the purchase of South Sea stock; while it was admitted by Sir Harcourt Masters, a Receiver of the Land Tax for Middlesex, that he had employed close on £40,000 belonging to the Crown in speculation. ...The Several Reports of the Committee of Secrecy, 1721, pp. 68, 69. ■• Walpole was called "the screen" of the persons accused. Div. X. § 6 h] Gases of Sunderland and Craggs 343 to I'efuse Aislabie's petition, and to include his effects in the forfeiting biU^ There remained the cases of Sunderland and Craggs. In that of the former, there was no corroboi-ative evidence ; and, on the accused giving an explicit denial to the charge, the issue was narrowed down to whether Ips word or that of Blunt should be accepted.
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