Star. — London, England, 1809-03-04 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE. DUTCH PAPERS. .PARn I / 2 FF.e. one of our papers we read the following There a \ re reports of a journey which the Emperor of Austria is about to take into Gallicia. It is not likely that this journey will take place r asahe Imperial Court at, this moment is carrying on negocia tions of the utmost 'consequence with several Powers.'.' FORUART 18.—Letters from Madrid announce, that his Majesty the ring was prapsring to mike a journey to Talavera de la Reina. A deputation from Aevi4e has been with the ring, in order to surrender city tohim. Ws Majesty has pardoned 60 persons who lately were brought to the Citadel of Bayonne. The greater number belong to the Inquisition, and are returned to Madrid. At the post-houses an unusual number of posilerseg have been ordered, and it is reported they are for her Majesty the Queen of Spain, who is about to repair to her august consort. HAMSUtGH, FEB. 14.—The latest Vienna letters are more warlie than the former. They speak of the formation of armies, and give the command of the isrny in Germany to the Archduke Charles. On the contrary, the last letters from Paris have a more pa cific complexion, and they speak of new proposals of peace to the English Government—The Emperor of Russia has added to his other titles, that of Lord of Finland. FROM THE GOTTENBURGH MAILS. STOCKHOLM FEB. 16.—According to a report made by Field-Marshal Baron Toll, the following letter has been received from the Commander of the English gun brig Charger: "As, under the present circumstances, an attack of this fortress may, perhaps, be attempted, I beg leave to tender my own ser vices, as well as those of nip officers and men, and request that a post may be assigned to us, where we can render ourselves useful tor the defence of the place. "JOHN SLOW." His Royal Majesty has received the following re ports:— " In consequence of several reports having been received, stating that Russian Cossacks bad snade their appearance in Kumlinge, Enklinge, and other neighbouring places, I have ordered a new ex peitioa against Kumlinge, under the command of Lieutenant Co lonel Schertzenheim, consisting of 600 foot of the Ist and 3d bri gades, and 80 horse, of the Life-Guard, with two 3-pounders. The corps moves this day to Warlock, in order to reach Kum linge to-morrow in three columns, early in the morning. The object of this expedition was to dislodge the enemy from the above places, to save the most valuable part of the property of the inhabitants, aud.to destroy the rest. (Signed) " L. B. Pry RON, Adjutant-General, and Commander of his Majesty's troops. " Head-quarters, Jomala, Jan. 28, 1809." " The expedition mentioned in my last report became more necessary, as before the troops put themselves in motion, Bence was received of the Cossacks appearing in greater force, and one of our out-posts having been driven in. " The troops ordered on that expedition reached Kumlinge on the 29th of last month, and after they had succeeded in driving the enemy out of the place r i nd its environs, the most valuable part of the property of the inhabitants was saved. The object of the expedition having thus been obtained, the troops returned to their quarters in Aland. (Signed) a. B. PEYRON, " Head-quarters, Jamola, Feb. 1, 1809." Pi%RLIAMENTART PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, MARCH S. Counsel were heard in the Appeal, Roche v. Morsel!. Judg ment on Monday. The Distillation Prohibition Bill, after a few observations from the Earl of DARNLEY, was read a second time—as was the Spirit Importation Suspension Bill ; both of which were ordered to be committed on Monday. SLR GEORGE BROGRAVE'S DIVORCE BILL. The Chambermaid at an Inn at Newmarket appeared, and vtated her having seen Lady Brograve and Captain Elwin there, and her afterwards having observed the state of Lady Brograve's bed, which induced her to believe two persons had slept in the room ; at the same time, she had reason to presume Captain Elwin's had not been slept in, but only pressed down by the hand. A young man, employed as a domestic in the service of Sir G Brograve, related the acquaintance which subsisted between that family and Captain Elwin. He was commissioned by Sir George to learn the whole of Lady Brograve's conduct on her journey to her sister's, in Yorkshire, from Ann Wiles ; and, after his com munication of wha: had thus come to his knowledge, Sir George broke off all connection with her Ladyship. The witness himself,' previous to that journey, had observed the marked attention paid her by Captain Elwin, particularly in the absence of Sir George Brograve. Mr. WILSON, after making a few remarks on the conduct of , Sir George Brograve, said, there were no other witnesses he should now callbefore the House, 'elating to this transaction. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, the House would tate further time to form their opinion on the evidence delivered, and in the mean time it might be competent fur the Counsel to pro cure the attendance of the servant from Stamford. Mr. WILSON, in answer, again intimated the situation of that witness, being near bet delivery. The proceedings were then postponed, ,ins die. CONVENTION IN PORTUGAL. The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE moved for Copies of the Remonstrances from Portugal, respecting the Armistice and Convention, and the Note from the Portuguese Minister, which accompanied them. His Lordship regretted that one considera tion had not been paid to the feelings of the inhabitants of Portu• gal on that occasion. He expressed his satisfaction that Ministers had shewn themselves snore ardent with respect to the protection of that country than they had some months ago, and that they: now about to do that, namely; to take effectual measures for id defence, which they should have done six months since.— His Lordship condemned the mode iu which the Regency bad been established. The Earl of LIVERPOOL, with the bust disposition to afford the House every information in his pow( r, telt it incumbent on him to resist the present motion. The papers alluded to by the Noble Earl were transmitted without authority, and so sensible was the Portuguese Minister of the impropriety of making them public, that win n they were called for on the Court of Inquiry, he requested that they might not be produced. They could in fact disclose noshing that was not perfectly known before. It was notorious that the Portuguese disapproved of certain articles in the Convention and Arinistice. It was also known that his Ma jesty's Ministers disapproved of them. After i few observations from Lords SIDMOUTH, BUCK INGHAMSHIRE, and ROSSLYN, the motion was withdrawn. .—Adjnrued. HOUSE OF COMMONS. A Message from the Lords announced their Lordships comae- r e to the Irish Militia Enlistment Bill. m r , 1 . 1-141RNTON brought in a Bill for Building a Bridge o ver the Thames,'t.y Vauxhall, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second erne. m r ,LocKHART obtained leave to bring in a Bill to enable ,the p r oprietors of the Golden-lane Brewery, to sue or be sued in t he none of Extorts and Parry. • Mr. CHUTE obtained leave of absence to go into the country f or a mouth for the recovery of his health. * p e w writ was ordered for the Borough of Peterboro', in the el of Dr. Laiiresiee, deceased. Mr. LOCIMART obtained leave of absence to go the Circuit. On t h e motion of the ATTORNEY GENERAL, the House resolved , itself into a Committee, to consider of means for better regulating the Plymouth Police. The Attorney-General stated, that the pe of Plymouth-dock rendered it nee, Diary, that some culla situat i on Measures should be taken to prevent depredations being commit ted to the extent they are at present. Here be minutely described the a un tie :o n of Plymouth Dock, which he proved, from the clash ing districts of the several Magistrates there resident, - was suck as tat ender it Molt to poomall with efiket aping at *fender. ' He then moved for leave to bring in a Bill for establishing a La- cal Police for more effectually preventing the deprolodanawet the stores in his Majesty's dock-yards. Mr. CURWEN strongly opposed it, and thought the House should most attentively watch the progress of &Us at that. ,de scription. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL agreed with the Honourable Member in thinking Bills of that . description should be carefully watched, bat proceeded to demonstrate the necessity of taking such measures as ke bad it in contemplation to suggest, in the Bill be proposed to bring in. The expedient he proposed did not ori ginate with him, nor any of his friends; but an Honourable Mem ber on' the other side, from living on the spot, had been convin ced of the necessity of such a measure, and from a suggestion of his, he (the Attorney-General) had brought it forward. After a few words from a Member, leave was granted to bring in the Bill. Mr. MADOCKS said, that on Monday next, he would move that certain documents in the possession of the Secretary of State, relating to the improvements of the Harbour of Holyhead, be laid before the House. Leave was given to bring in a Bill to render commodities im ported trom the Island of Bermuda, subject to the duties imposed on the produce of the other West India Islands. Mr. ROSE moved, that on Monday, the House do resolve it self into a Committee, to regulate. the commerce between this Country and the Cape of G,iod Hope. Sir S.ROMILI.Y brought in his Bill for altering and amending the Bankrupt Laws, which was read a fint time. The Indemnity Bill was ordered to be referred to a Committee on Tuesday next. Sir JOHN* NEWPORT moved, that a Copy of the Reports of the Committee appointed to inquire into the state of Schoels in Ireland, be laid before the House. Sir A. WELLESI.EY objected to such a procedure; and ob served, that the Honourable Member had no intrliamentary grounds for mating' his motion. Sir JOHN NEWFORT, in reply, stated, that abuses, gross abuses, bad existed; it was therefotte proper that the House should inquire if such yet existed, and if they did, to supply a r..medy. He believed that the schools were better conducted than in the time of Mr. Howard, yet, notwithstanding, was of opinion the Reports should be produced. He therefore submitted it to the House, whether or no an inquh y ought to ta' e p'a e? Sir A. WELI.ESI.EY admitted that abuses existed, but oppos ed the Reports being immediately brought forward. The Reports were ordered to be produced. ' Irish Militia estimates were ordered to be referred to the Corn ,' mittee of supply. TILE CASE OF GENERAL CLAVERING. Mr. C. W. WYNNE rose, pursuant to notice, to call the attention of the House to the conduct of Bri gadier-General Clavering. But before he did so, he thought it necessary to state the reasons which induced his acquiescence in the delay that had already oc. curred upon this business. At the same time he must observe, that although he acquiesced in the delay, the impression upon his mind of General Clavering's pre varication, was so strong upon the last night of his examination, that he thought the Committee ought not to have separated without coming to a decisive resolution respecting it. There were many forcible reasons why such misconduct should have been brought to an early discussion. For if the prevarication of a man of the rank and station of General Clavering, were suffered to escape with impunity—if an example were not made in his case, the mischievous conse quences likely to result must be obvious. But when he heard it stated by some Gentlemen, that this Offi cer's examination upon a former evening, was not combined with his letters, sufficiently fresh in their memory to come at once to a decision, the reason for delay was too strong to be withstood. But there was a still stronger reason in his mind for consenting to delay. The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated, that the whole of the papers respecting the evidence would not be printed before the Monday following General Clavering's last examination ; while the dis cussion of the main question was fixed for three days afterwards. With this statement in his recollection, and naturally thinking that no subject of discussion should interfere in so short an interval, with that at tention which every Gentleman must be anxious to give alone and undivided, to a question of so much importance, be did not conceive it proper in such a period to bring this motion forward. But the discus. sion of the main question being postponed till Wed nesday next, and the whole of the evidence having been before the House since Tuesday last, he hoped this would not be deemed an improper or unsuitable opportunity for considering the proposition which he had to submit. To delay it any longer would indeed, he should think, 'he a hardship. For any individual of his rank and connection must naturally be agitated, while a charge so materially affectirT his character was suspended over him. Therefore, all who were disposed to consult the feelings of General Claver ing, should concur with those who were desirous for justice in bringing the question respecting that Officer to a speedy determination. He was not aware indeed of any good reason for delay. It had been suggested to him that this motion ought not to be proposed until the main question was disposed of; because there were Gentlemen who might be inclined to bring forward a similar charge against other wit nesses. If this proposition were likely to affect the main question—if it could be shewn that it was cal culated to make either for or against the Duke of York, then, in that case, there would be a good ground for postponing it. But the evidence of-Ge neral Clavering had no such tendency. Every one of the witnesses should be considered on its • own grounds. There might be less or more degrees of connection between them, but he would protest against the justice of examining them upon general grounds, upon impeaching them in a bulk, or upon a comparison of notes. It might be equitable to send 'other witnesses to New-gate; but let the merit or de merit of each be examined upon separate grounds, as he proposed in this instance with regard to General Clavering. When the correctness of any other wit ness should be submitted to the consideration of the House, he should feel it his duty to come to the dis cussion in the same rule of justice which he called upon Gentlemen to apply to the subject of his mo tion. But he should very ill discharge his duty, or deserve the reputation of common sense, if he did not mark the difference which existedlietween the nature of General Clavering's testimony, and that. of any other witness. For not only would more mischief result from the impunity of this Officer's miscon duct, but his case was in fact promtnent and single in its character. In the first place, hii evidence was quite voluntary; he had no occasion to come for ward.—He begged that he might not b.: understood to insinuate that any occasion could justify prevari• cation ; but yet, if a witness _were caged for ; if obliged to appear at the bar, it was natural that he should endeavour to defend himself from any thing like inculpation. But here the case was different : General Clavering was a volunteer witness—he came forward of his own accord, and therefore was liable to• the suspicion of designing to inipow upon th; House; r. Here the Learned Gentleman drew the. aillantien of the use to the following questions, upaei which hefianqrincipally to rest kis resolution, Pnil.which he tbniended did not Wrest, as any manner, the de position of the other witnesses. Those questions were the last put to this Officer on. the 10th of February, which was his first day's examination : " Had , you any corrimunication whatever on the subject of Army Promotions with Mrs. Clarke never proposed any con versation of that kind, nor do I recollect any having ever existed, excepting at the period I before alluded to, when she requested. I would recommend to the consideration of the Duke of York, Lieutenant Sumner, of the 20th regiment. " I understand you then to say, you had never at soy time any communication or' conversation whatever with Mrs. Clarke on the subject of Army Promotionsyescept in the case of Lieu. tenant Sumner'—Certainly not, as beirg the subject of conver- sation.. " Had you any incidental conversation with Mn. Clarke upon that subject ?—A period of so many years having elapsed since that time, it is impossible to speak positively and accurately to a question so close as that, but to the best of my belief I do not think 1 had. _ _ . " Da you of your own knowledge know that Mrs. Clarke used her influence in favour of any person whatever in the army with the Commander in Chief?-4 do not. " Do you of your own knowledge know of any person that asked her to use her influence with the Commander in Chiet upon that subject ?—1 am not acquainted with any person that ever did ; I have heard reports of that nature, but I cannot bring to my recollection any person positively. " Then you state positively that you do not know of any tran saction of that nature?—None, to my certain knowledge. " Give a direct and positive answer to that question.—l do not know of any transaction of that nature." To my understanding, observed the Learned Gentle man, nothing could Be more direct than this disa vowal, and notwithstanding what had been said in every direction on the subject—notwithstanding what had transpired, and must" have occurred to his me. mory—notwithstanding the publication of his .own. letters delivered in by Mrs. Clarke, on the 15th of February, this ofgcer does not offer to corns forward until ten days after his first examination, prompted no doubt by the letters : and what does he do ? He proposes an explanation of his former testimony ; and what was that explanation ? Why, truly, that he • understood communication and conversation to mean merely personal, and that it had no reference what ever to correspondence. But does it appear that this Officer had really no personal conversation with Mrs. Clarke upon the subject of army promotions ? On the contrary, we find in the letter of the Duke of York, of the 24th August, a direct allusion to a re quest of this Officei, Where he states—" Clavering is mistaken in thinking that any new regiments are to be raised—it is not intknded—only second battalions to the existing corps. You had better therefore tell him so—and that you were sure that there would be no use in applying for him."—What is the inference from this letter, and how is that inference confirmed, or rather made manifest, by General Clavering's own letter of the 28th August ? In this letter, the House will perceive, he enters very fully into the nature of the proposal, respecting which Mrs. Clarke had ap plied to the Duke of York in vain, as his Royal High ness's letter of the 24th of August explained. It n ill also be observed in this letter, that although General Clavering professed at the Bar, that he should consi., der it as a slur upon him if he had been overlooked' in the promotions which took place in 1804— if he had not been appointed a .Brigadier-General in the ordinary routine of merit, yet that he alludes to a =- cent obligation for his present appointment. Now, what does this recent obligation refer to but to his commission of Brigadier General, which he had oh.. tairiecf on the sth of June, as Mrs. Clarke stated...— But let the House look to this Officer's letters of the 11th November and 12th December, in which be continued to address Mrs. Clarke upon military sub jects—begging her to ascertain whether new regi ments were about to be raised, and to acquaint him of it as soon as possible. With these facts in the re collection of the House, Roy Gentleman disposed to acquit General Clavering of prevarication must be lieve three things :—first, that this Officer did not understand conversation or communication to mean any thing more than personal, and that neither had any reference to epistolary correspondence ; and, secondly, that he considered the raising of a new re giment as of so little consequence, that, after the lapse of five years, it was impossible for him to recollect such a trivial point. Good GOD ! Sir, is it probable,' nay possible, that such a person, a General Officer, too, could obtain belief, when stating at this bar that the object of raising a regiment, for which he had offered £lOOO, could, after a period of five—or any number of years, escape his recollection ? The idea was quite preposterous. But the third circum stance to which I allude seems still more difficult to believe—namely, that this Officer, when stating in his answers at the bar, that he knew not of any appli. cations being made to Mrs. Clarke upon military sub. jects, of her obtaining any military promotions, or applying to the Duke of York for any person : he (Clavering) did not conceive himself, or his concern in any such transactions, to be at all included. In a case of this nature I am willing to make every allow. ance for misconception or inaccuracy, that can reaso nably be required—but if there be any Gentleman . I who will lay his hand to 'his heart, and say that he can believe these with regard to General Clavering, I shall only say, that I cannot expect that such gen tlemen will vote for my motion. Having gone thro' the several points of the case, the Learned Member expressed his sense of the painful task he hid to per form upon this occasion, to which, however, he was urged by too powerful an impressiorrof public duty to shrink from it under any consideration of personal feeling. There were many aggravating circumstan ces connected with this case, which rendered it im possible for the House to overlook it. If a man of high rank, of honourable connection, and honourable profession, with every motive to impress a just sense of honour, would not tell the whole truth, from whom was the whole truth to be expected., The dig nity of the House, its character, and its interest, ap peared to him to be implicated in the fate of this question. For if an example was not made upon such an instance of gross prevarication—if a witness could save himself from thE consequences of his shuffling, by such frivolous pretences as the House had heard from General Clavering, its inquisitorial po xers must 'become nugatory ; for ltow could it be expected that a witness would be very solicitous about telling truth at that time, when not-bound by the obligations of an oath, and reliased from the dread of punishment ' for prevarication ? The Learned Member concluded with moving, that such of the evidenee of the 10th, lath, and 20th of February, taken before the Come mittee of Lnquiry respecting the Duke of York, ac related to General Clavering, should be read, wl ; ,, being read accordingly, the Learned Gent;sn,o. moved a Resolution, that General Clavering had guilty of prevarication. Sir M. RIDLEY admitted, the evidence certenl appeared contradictory, but could not imagine c, neral Clavering could so far forget his high rant:, t , putation, and connections, as to come forward a ; . tell a deliberate untruth. Some allowance; ii j be made for the embarrassment of a man educated, he had. been (having served in the army from ti age of fourteen) on appearing at their liar to col front all the wisdom of the House. The rnotiv *which impelled him to come forward to correct the evidence given on his first examination, appeared • him those of a man awake to the nicest feelings honour. ' He (Sir Matthew) had advised- him t o it rest, but the General answered—" his (Sir M i thew-'s) advice might be good, but his own id ea; t honour, his feelings as a Gentleman, would not suf'.% him to be at ease, till he had avowed and correct his mistake. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE, had imagined, from the notice given by the Ilona, able Gentleman, that he did not intend pressing t +, l , inquiry on the House, till the case with which it w ; connected should be decided, he had therefore hop e; that when that discussion was put off to a dist? day, this inquiry would have rode over, so as still have been made subsequent to the grand debate. appealed to the Honourable Gentleman if it woi not be consistent with the ends of justice to postp( any proceedings of thisnature for the present. Thol Donovan had as yet escaped unpunished, it did follow that he would not be visited by the resentnii of the House. He wished it to be understood, that his opinion this was not a proper.time to make st an inquiry. He was not prepared to say, on wl side of the question the evidence of General Cla lag preponderated ; to him it appeared to hoar p.l on the one side and partly on the other. He w not make a motion to postpone it, but he put it u Honourable Gentleman, whether, considering all circumstances, it might not be best to withdraw the present, giving a notice for next. Thursda Friday. He believed hislionourable Fiiend him (the Attorney General) could furnish him no precedent where a person had been indicted prevaricating before that House ; nor did he bel one could be preferred in a Court of Justice. He therefore of opinion, the House should punish c duct, like that attributed to General Clavering, the utmost extent of their power. But could not punishment merited be inflicted as *ell after the had been brought to an issue ? He did not wi. throw a shield over General Clavering, but over whole mass of evidence for the present. Why she one be so particularly selected from the rest at crisis ? He was aware that in some instances it ny be proper to expose and punish a prevaricating nfss, though others whose prevarications had greater, were suffered for the time to pass uninoli but he did not know it to be so in the present ca: He felt a disinclination to enter on the subjei ' present, - he was not prepared for the discussion, hcpel the Hon. Gentleman wopld not pe: severe. Mr. WILBERFORCE felt convinced that Honourable Friend was actuated by the same tives as he was, in wishing to preserve the gran( ject free from all extraneous matter, anxious that question should stand on its own basis. This wa: to be a matter of compromise ; it should not 44 You spare one, and I will not proceed against other." But, if. he stood in General Clavering ation, he would wish his evidence to be analiz~ dependent of every thing else, if he was innoceni would not wish to be acquitted because others • but because he appeared to merit an acquittal. Sl the inquiry be made after Wednesday, might be supposed that he had been spared by one , (political parties w, re out of the question) and ceeded against by the oth r ? He was theref( opinion they ought to make the inquiry now, they could enter into the whole of the circumst relating to General Clavering's evidence. TheCHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER igtexplanation,that his Hon. Friend had misunder him so far was he from meaning to say that tl dence should' be compared, that I.e had distinct the reverse, and stated it as his opinion that the tion upon evidence of this kind ought to rest own zroun is. Mr. WILBERFORCE, i explanation, sai he did not charge his Right H mourable Frier having made any such start Meat he said mere] it might be thought so—th. t s ich might be the of such a proceeding; not that his Right Honot Friend had said that such ought to be the of that proceeding. Mr. MONTAGU did not think it consistent -the ends of public justice to enter immediate] the Inquiry. Mr. J. SMITH thought the punishment ini ~on Captain Sanden, richly merited ; he wool Compare the case of Sanden to that of Gars. vering, they differed materially in his opinion. .were points in Clavering's evidence, from w 1 should seem his testimony went to invalidate another ; if so, General Clavering drould have care to Lave entered with clean hands himself. Mr. WHITBREAD was extremely desirni there sh uld be no longer delay in adopting the nal motion of his Hon. Friend. It did not see him proper, by any means, to withdraw the cot ration of such a subject. A Right Hon. Gene opposite had stated, that Captain Sanden's pre tion came out in the course of one night's er tion ; and it appeared that General Clavering prevaricated before the second. The Hon. M observed, that the operation of this case was it ble. Sanden's prevarication made an instant impression on the House, and was more easily gi against, whereas that of General Clavering • more dangerous, as in case the letters from stead had Lean destroyed, it would be impost, detect it. In all probability he would tiny effected what is was apparent was his object, validation of principal testimony on the pendin) tion. The Hon. Member would openly decla his opinion, that such was • the express purpo, which General Clavering appeared at the Bar House. He was not perhaps aware that an; meets could be produced against him. He take it for granted, that if, on the night of G , Clavering's prevarication, those documents col Inc', the House would feel no hesitation in adi these L to 4! posite wbri: 004. le c, o. and re. r ,.. tions rd should r ea r ) i tt. ) :ated jectt . On run t h e n ot to to cor., friend motive s rect the said, d ared t.)said, ling ; averse Mr. :n to l e . the ge ir Mat- be bet ,leas of ocquit )t suff er ward prrecte': perfec I id :QUER cons Aft [lonoui- upon ing thi s days :11 it Wai W AS fi re hoped distant On Is still to r esolv tate. He Miset it would ' MT postpone the fi Tholigh the / did n 1 amo sentiment vear , d, that in '1619 1 ake such was on which it be a Claret-. sal( ar pardv s aver le would for t it to the amn" ig all the to it raw it for large trstlay or done end near cons him with term licted for sivel ie believe alon Heels • we s dish con. doss tering, to dge Id not the tr the case For )t, wish ti 111 over the by should tie :st at this vies es it might mot ach.; wit- can had been of I iniolested; to snt case.— our subject at lan ssion, and arg evere. ad< that Ins of same mc• ini grand sub. mi s that each,. to tic was nrt not be-- tic gainst the an ring's situ. to Wind, in• lat nocent ;•he hers were, al. Should gilt it i#.:t to one party, it I and pro- ct terefore cf n; 11l 'ttmst,incei tc fc. LIER said, ni understood V. met the evi• n, tinctly t the qu(s. 0: rest on its tl said ehat 'riend wit's merely Chat e the vff •ct 3' ionourable e cifcct of ictent with liately into at inflicted would not cn:ral Cla- lion. There In which tt late that of 1 have taken nself. esirous that t , ctho r ,,et t e h nc 0 ns e e et k o m r sni i e i oni s prevarica. :'s examina. ing had not in. Member vas itresisti. stantaneott!. ;ilv guarded ing was the Hamp- npossible to I thus have ject, the in- :ndinggaes lea: re it purpose tor Bar of the t any deco- He would of Gencril its could be in adopting