Star. — London, England, 1809-12-12 00:00:00

• lieve he was Private Secretary.--You never saw Mrs. Clarke till the 18th of November ? No, I did not.— And on the I st Of. December , you went with Major Doll to Barnard% Inn ? YeS, Event there to con srtt Mr. Grant, colimel french's agent, respecting th e ineptiry, —Woisld dot bits. Clarke come forward without Major Dodd being present ? Mrs. Clarke never made any stipilition respetting Major Dodd's reie nce. '.:alonel WARDLZ here addressed the Arromvar Getemta t, wd, that if pressed on that subject he certainly would speak or ,:, but he had rather not, in delicacy to certain persons whose na pes must be mentioned, and he did not think it at all relevant to le presentscause. Lord Et.test ammo c; it observed that any t h g not relevant to the matter in issue, had better not be gone way was Mrs. Clarke so desirous to see Major Dodd ?—Mrs. duke revrr requested or wished to see Major Dodd. 'lint was kin) by a very different circumstance. Vas it not in consequence of a ri:quest from Mrs. Clarke that ittjor Dthlcl was brought in ?—Never. It was in consequence of wit Mrs. Clarke said of him and others that he was introduced. wo h means to prove that her assertions respecting Major Dodd w ee false, and I communicated those means to her. wh en ?..-Two or three days after I knew her ; about the 2i st of Naember. Shc had stated that Major Dodd had given opinions f mthe subject`; that he had said, it would bring destruction on pewit if she gave information on the subject of the inquiry: she ows went on to detail what I hope you won't press me upon. If imdo, 1 must proceed. fit bear on this case, I desire you will proceed to state it wltever it may be. You can't do More mischief than you have g r tdy dose ?—Mrs. Clarke never mentitined the Duke of Kent to :.e ,as knowing of the inquiry ; for, I often declared to her ;la I had not the honour of knowing the Duke of Kent. I so far quieted Mrs. Clarke's mind as to convince her, Major Dodd hal never said what she had told me, that she would be ruined if ;he gave evidence. I shewed her a letter of Malcit Dodd's. - There is that letter ?-1 believe she kept it, for I, have it not. I could judge of it was, I found her opinions were erroneous. air great object was, to get all the information I could respecting t h e mquiry• !believe It; was it you or Mr. Clennie that took notes of what ill.l Clarke said, while you were on your tour ?—1 took mt , own ten; 1 don't know what Mr. Glennie did. ~ 'as Major Dodd with you at Mrs. Clarke's on the Ist of Don eche:, and not on the 2d ?—He was. lesiccting the counter-security to Mr. Mingworth, the coiari v,::c,l think, was this :---filingworth was to give Wright ar. c i l ance for £500; Mrs. Clarke was to give Illingworth her ac eti nee for £500; and you and Major Dodd, wet* to give your arcrances f o r £2io each ?-s-That was not the ease. [lt ap ;ere& however, after several questions and answers, that st was :a you ever advise Wright to bring an action against the Duke 'O4 for the old debt ?--I never did ; but when Wright was 'ng for the money that was so long.due, I said, " If it is the of York's debt, why not make him pay it ?" but I never to bring an action. you in the Hall during part of the time of the last trial 1 part of the time, and some part in the hotel opposite. During that time, had you any written communication with Counsel?—No; but I had with my Attorney. :r!nnel Wardle was then shewn a publication, and asked if It • tis ?—1 acknowledge it is; it was published the day after , rn. Mr. Glennie and Major DOdd here during the trial--I thtn: both sevcr.tl times in the hall, and w•as with thew after- lave you subportred Mr. Serjeant Best as a witness to day ? !lie Ye he Is subileenaed. Are you advised by your Counsel on the trial, that the Jury find a vet ict against you on such evidence as that of Airs. to and Daniel WI ight?—l understood by a note from Mr. 4 , 3, thit my Couns.•l were of opinion that the Jury were with ,t the insurance business had settled the question, and they tD kv.oir whether i would leave the examination of further :6 their discretion. I had also other information. I re tote from Mr. Corfield, that Mrs. Clarke had sworn 1 to pay Wright for the furnituje before Major Dode. fr..ling this note, I immediately exclaimed, the VC.I diet must s, and instantly ran off to the King's Arms, and wrote a ma M. Corfield, desiring that Major Dodd might be called ar.d that they would press him home, because 1 infa`nou.s reports respecting the Duke of Kent u meld, evidence, prove to he false. I:1 you not leave it to the discretion of your Counsel at the to call witnesses or not ?—'l ill I reedy( , 1 the note from Clehl i did, but then I pressed his being called. tv did you convef that letter to Corheld cent it by some ^*hb *as present ! I think it WAS by Mr. M'Calluns. have told the public in this publication, that you were • by surprise ; how were you taken by surprise ?—1 never ::chat was to be sworn against me s tantel 1 received the ac nut of Court: 7au any doubt Mr+. Clarke was to be a witness ? —I , ••rtainly Was in dotibe, whether yOu--would 'enr or not. cot Mayor Dodd subpeettatel to contradict M.S. Clarke ? I , as Mhp;el,sed to detect any thine that was sworn false. 'run evtr give Mrs. ClarFe ar.y money ?-1 did, before she :tut of town, t-, pay the butcher, baler, &c. I gave her 4:tft ; and after our return about 1:20 mote. ita Zid you co oil your tour;—On the 2;t11 Of Novcmber. Re-c:tarnir.ed by Mr. (iilare. '.re not irtlei enough, Colonel Wardle, to tth-317- .las been put to you respecting the proceedings in dove you aze dully -elequate to answer my que.stit,n.- -Ice you hale given here to-day been With a view et verdidt ?—No; cettninly. •ere you in Sit WarkinWiniam Wynne's regiopent veers, till it was disbastd4d. in Ireland P-1 did. wes the money advanced to Mt +. Clarke ?-..She ! , ,e to pay het bOtcher, baker, &c. without which t h e with us on our party. I asked ber what 'nen *Ould me • and I replied, if she would b r i ng h er papbrs, ter tit! Money, which I did to the amount of XlOO. 7, LLV445110UGU.) Yell say the eontrivanee about tas not to be a secret ; why then did you not give es Wright ?—I thought if I had done so, I should np claim upon Mrs ('laikr. :aced that 1r u gave he; trio° • did you give her any :des ?—None; but that if she would be a steady )utlic, I would be a steady friend to her; and there doubt, that Mr any services she might readet the iblit would reward het. ilarke ever hods , ' that you and Malta. Dodd had :tier security to Mingwrirth ?—Neirer, tifi after the was coticluded. The evitnets was then told ke. might Jr Donn &limit:el Mr. BOLLAND. id you first see Mrs. Clark ?-0n the 2iith iber, the day before we went on the tour. 1 great shout was heard in the Hall, sup. in compliment to Cclonel Wardle ; and Noottoiron ordered that the proceedings till an end could be put to such shameful He would not have the public justice diz such tumultuous behaviour. He desired Sheriff might be sent for. Candles were be brought in, and the Jury requested leave which they were allowed to do, attended he tipstaffs. After a pAuse of about halt to Under Sheriff appeared ; and Lord EL-1 it told him, that he must summon a sufficient ' ter by raising the pose ccmitaiiu, or any other wee, to clear the Hall, and keep it free from talons interruption and clamours as had witnessed. He would not suffer the public to interrupted, and he would look 'upon him •ior ansvterabk for any thing of the kind in e also ordered, that in case he perceived shouting or making a noise in the hail, immediately bring him before the Court, fine him very heavily, and commit hiin till the fine *is paid. The Under Sheriff. .hat he had already neatly cleared the hall cLould take care there was no krther is? n . • you ever ef'.'ork for the stssing for the DAe of York' hint to rem you in ..-:tres part of "during that t ill C011111C1?.- :eine] War his 'fere Mr. G: !bent both ! 4%. lave you Silt . ?lien he is si Veit you ad , .r!1 not find a , (.7iie and Da ( .r•eld,thf.t m le that tke )nsi 3:ttl to kiwi t'.enc 4 i to thel i rote fr t ilagteed to p in reading this 'or tis. and to Ml. Co: ttarnittelt, sure the ini evidence, Id lon not to call tvi crelti I did, 1 E.n• did yc.o ^rhn was pr kayo tut l• by surprii what was — nut of Cc vt.it v. es;l V' , nut hi.ij ?gas trithpett, Li yon vett :tut eit to ; yo Thigh you .4 dl that. to •::•F 1 titling, evident •••:g :id of FOV.I•Ing vrt t me IICY - ei i. • Liciary ••••.:•:t go w ht told r • eive he LOYD El ITP*OI wit note re., • !! , e san.: 1 1 1 -r:e s:a • to the pt: the no d ‘ the pub *die count • • w. Mier • ' t ntn did ;oven2be [fete a , • tu be i • • Er.za, I 'd stop ur• b•ri by si t alder z.• .( 'td to he villcirave r ''-°• of th • o'.ur, the 3 .osioreji c:thet for scanda loely is. to be : t • • -•!tpert Fic per inn .• • . t - n, ! : 0 S • • •• • • 0 Major Vockl's examination vies resumed, He stated, that on the lit of December he vas in a coach with Colonel Warille and Mrs. Clarice; she proposed calling at Wright's ; they tEd so, where he aw Daniel Wright. There . Was no one else present. He did not recollect that any thing particular pass ed, but Mrs. Clarke's pointing out some curtains, which she said the Duke of York gave her in _Glou cester Place.; also some chairi similar to those Wright was to send to her house; also some cbair-covers, painted on velvet, which she said Wright was to match. Never heard any thing to induce him to be lieve that ColonelViardle was to pay for the furniture. Did not stay above a quarter of an hour; called a second time with Mrs. Clarke; believes she called to expedite the furniture of the house. He assisted Colonel War dle in getting a loan ; knew Mr. Illingworth, who gave Wright a bill forXsoo, and he andColonelWardle gave Illingworth their acceptances for 2501. each. Never heard Col Wardle undertake to pay for the furniture. Was Private Secretary to the Duke of Kent; held another appointment ; but with respect to that, he did not know that he ought to say any thing, as it might, at a future day, be the subject of discussion in that Court. [Lord ELLIMBOROUGII here observed, that that cir cumstance had been adverted to by the Coun3el in the opening speech. Not knowing but that it might bear on the case, he had suffered him to go on ; but it now appeared that it must be considered as ii no thing - had been said about it.] Major Dodd proceeded to state, that Mrs. Clarke, when at Wright's, looked at several c.irpets, and ask ed their opinion of them but he never heard her say that Col. Wardle was.ao pay for them, or any other article of furniture. Cross-examined by Mr. Gannow. He understood from Col. 'Wardle, previous to his introduction to Mrs. Clarke, that Col. Wardle meant to obtain all the information be could resipecting the intended in veskation. He also learned from him, two or three days before they set off on their tour, that he intend ed to take Mrs. Clarke with him, and that he ex pected to get information from her that would be useful to him. Did not know that she was apprized at the time of his being Secretary to the Duke of Kent, but thinks she must during the 4 days they were absent, from the conversations that passed during that time ; some of them being about the disturbances at Gibraltar, from which she could not but collect it. He did not assist Colonel Wardle in carrying on the In quiry, th'ough he might have considered what he did as such. He was never present in the House of Com mons but One day during the Inquiry, and then he did not communicate with Colonel Wardle. Never considered Mrs. Clarke as being in very poor circum stances; bin thought she. was a person that could pay her way. Recollects Colonel Wardle told him she wanted money to pay the butcher and banker, as per sons in very decent circumstances might. He went . to Wright's with Colonel Wardle and Mrs. Clarke, the day after they czme to town, where he saw maey expensive articles which he afterwards saw at West bourne-place. Believed that during the inquiry Col. Wardle thought MrS, Clarke an important witness ; 'but does not recolle;:t him to have expressed his satis faction at the manner she gaveherevidence ; went with ColonelWardle to Illingworth, in consequence al Co lonel Wardle's telling him that Mrs. Clarke had in formed him she was much pressed by Wright, and begging him, with tears in her eie's, to assist her. Colonel Wardle said he had refused ; but asked him it he could suggest any mode by which it could be I done. He observed, that it was not uncommon for one' tradesman to accommodate another with a bill, and he went to 111ingworth for that purpose, and told him, that if he would give his acceptance for 4500 to Wright, as Colonel Wardle was Out little known to 'him, Colonel Wardle and himself would give their acceptances for £ 2 50 each, as a counter-security.— Illingworth accepted Wright's bill for £5OO, and afterwards brought him a bill for £250, which be accepted, and paid when it became due. He never heard any inquiries as to promises that were made ' - Mrs. except what he saw in the account of - the proceedings before the House of Commons. He acknowledged it would have been equally convenient' to him to have paid the £250 in the first instance. In answer,to a question why he tpok this circuitous mode and not give a direct bill to Wiight, he thought it bet ter Colonel Wardle's name should net be-mentioned. Lord ELLENBOROUGII wished Major Dodd would give some reason for this circuitousness. He always believed that the Duke of Kent was ex., treinely adrerie to, and !lorry for the Inquiry, and that he had uniformly been so. He considered Mr. Wardle as having come forward in a patriotic cause, and though be was Secretary to the Duke of Kent, as hehad always-faithfully served his Royal Highness, he thought he had a right to visit Colonel Wardle and Mrs. Clarke, or any one he pleased. [Some papers were here handed to him, which he aLknowiedged to be his hand-writing.] 1:r-examined by Mr. BO a A - N He was sitting with Mrs. Clarke one day when the servant came and told her that Mr. Wright had sent several chairs. She observed she wished the man would take them back again, for Wright was never easy except when he was sending furniture there, and he did not care what expences he put her to. Mr. James Glennie said, he was applied to by Mrs. Clarke, on the Kith of December, to apply to Colonel Wardle, to become answerable for a debt of £5OO which she had owed upwards of three years to Mr. Wright. l le answered, that he could not make the application, knowing Mr. Wardle's determination not to become bound for any of her debts. She talked of having the lease and furniture of her house in Bedford. place, Bloomsbury, to dispose of, which would enable her to repay this sum, and also spoke of the sale of a book, which she was about to publish, contain ing die Duke of York's letters, &c. At Mr. AVar dle's request, the witness afterwards went to Wright's, apprised Ibim of Mr. Wardle's determi nation not to .become bound for Mi.s. Clarke's debt to him, or any other, and added, that he could not I do so, if otherwise well inclined to it, without defeat-! ing the inquiry which was then going on. The wit-1 ness also expressed his surprise at Wright's having so greatly extended his credit to Mrs. Clarke, when he I said, that was the only chance of his being paid. On.i one occasion, when he represented to Mrs. Clarke her, extravagant manner of living, wished her to retrench,l and said that was also the opinion of Mr. Wardle, she asked, what he had to Jo with her expensive furniture? he was Rot tear for it. On his cross.examinaLion, the Airtoess admitted thaigau thtiotstney to the Martell. Tqwers he had take* notes of every thing that fell front , Mrs ) Clarke as to the disposal Of Barcnietoes,,Peer4&es, .Gpnerals of Districts; anecdotes of the Royal 1.)11y, ore. • . . Lord Ett.tsnottouCit spoke in strong terms against the indulgence of such pcgrient curiosity. Mr. Illingworth stated the fact of his giving his ac ceptance to Wrig h t for Mrs. Clarke. and his afterwards receiving from 'Mr: Wardle and Mr. Dodd two notes of £250 each, which were since paid He stated on his cross-examination, that he scratched out_ part of the. affidavit which had bee n sent to hi m to swear, but he , understood it had been published in the newspaper 4 in . its original state. Mr. Bull proved that Mr. Wright recommended Mrs. Clarke to his house, as a repectable li•onaan of the name of Farquhar. He took the house for a month, stating it to be his intention to furnish a house for her. He also paid the rent. Miss Mumford corroborated this evidence. Joseph Curt, Coventry -street, Haymarket, the pro prietor of the house in Westbourne-place, stated, thlit being referred by Mrs. Clarke, under the nAme of Farquhar, to Mr. Wright for a character, he requested of him to deal towards him as one tradesman ought to do to another. Wright then informed him thai she was a most respectable woman, that he had had thousands of her money, and that if he had 50 houses she should have her choice. He understood from Mrs. Clarke, that Wright was to furnish her house a-new. He met him one day returning from taking measure for fire-irons and carpets ; and Wright also paid for her the price of the fixtures and two quarters rent. Evidence was then given of Wright's having been bail for Mrs. Clarke in an action in the year 1808, in which she set up her coverture. Sir Richard Phillips said he had several conversa tions with Mrs. Clarke respecting a book she MS to give to the Public, and also as to her deb ts . A mong the latter, she mentioned her furniture in Westbuurne Place, and the obligation she lay under to pay to Wright t2OOO on that account. This was about the I Ith or I2.th of last March, when a Mr. Sullivan was present. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said le believed Sir Rich ard had a bad memory. Sir Richard said, he did not understand that any imputation could be cast on him or on his memory. He recollected that Mrs. Clarke had reasoned on the subject in this manner, that it would be necessary for her to get a large price for her book, else, how could she pay for all that furniture. The evidence before the House of Commons had by this time been con cluded, but a decision had not been come to; for he recollected, that on a subsequent day, the decision of the House of Commons was unknown to her, when he (Sir Richard) acquainted her with it. Lord ELLENBOROVGII said, the discovery of Mr. Wardle having undertaken to .pay this furniture, might not have been convenient at that tin*. Bir Richard Phillips added, that this statement had been repeated to him by Mrs. Clarke more circum stantially, on the 31st of March, after the question had been decided in the House of Commons. Mr. ALLEY declared this to be the case on the part of the prosecution. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then rose on the part of , the Defendants. He said that the complexion and colour of the prosecution might be collected not only horn the tumult out of doors (there had been consi derable huzzaing as Colonel Wardle went out of Court), but also by the manner in which it had been opened. It was not an unusual thing for men in dis tress to take the independent line, and inveigh against corruption. In the manner, however, in which this business was opened, most serious charges were made. It was said that men were deprived of valuable em ployments under Government, as a chastisement for having discharged their duty to the country. Major Dodd, however, could not himself hear this state ment without expressing some indignation ; and the fact was, that he hintst.lf (the Attorney-General) had given his opinion with respect to the propriety of his removal many months before Major Dodd had tome before the Grand Jury. As to the con duct of Colonel Wardle, it as itt evidence on the former trial, that he did perfectly know that Mrs: Clarke ibis to bt produced as an evidence against him, and did, in consequence, send her a threatening letter the night before, and directed hiS Attorney to tell her, that it;slie came forward on the trial, Ser jeant Best Would cut her up in cross-examination ; and he (Mr. Wardle) would spread a report that k was all a trick of the Ministry. If Mrs. Clarke had spoken falsely in this respect, Mr. Corfield, the attorney, might have been called to contradict the statement. The Jury must observe, that in this case, the defendants were deprived of their evidence by the manceuvri - ig of the Prosecutors. The oldest or the most learned man in the profession of the Law, had never met, eithbr from his experience, or in hii reading, such a case as the present. It was a most unusual and un heard-of course, and it was in vain to say that tivre was no other remedy but an indictment of conspiracy. It the two witnesses on the late trial, Mr. Daniel Wright and Mrs. Clarke, had been guilty of perjury, and that it was supposed that Mr. Francis Wright had suborned them to commit that perjury, the natu ral mode of proceeding would he to indict the wit nesses for the perjtiry, and t• indict Mr. Francis Wright for subornation of perjury. His Learned Friend (Mr. Alley) was then mistaken, when he said the course of justice would have been impeded, if any other course bad been t iken besides that of indicting for conspiracy. The Prosecutor now came forward with every advantage. He shut the mouths of the Defendants, by the manner in which be brought the business forward, and at the same rine he opened his own mouth. He really thought, that if he pleased, he might now ask his Lordship, whether there was any evidence at all of a con spiracy ? Unequal, however, as he might appear in the contest for want of evidence, he did not decline the c intest, however unequal it might appear; and if the Jury would but favour him with their attention, he felt no doubt but that he would not only prove to their satisfaction, that there was no conspiracy, but that be would ga farther and prove to their satisfac tion that the verdict was right. In the year 1808, Mrs. Clarke appeared by no means poor. Upon an old account it appeared, that she bad owed Mr. Wright 4E2600, of which she had paid him £2OX)O. •Her situation, however, had ranch changed of late; she had no longer the trieins for continuing the.grcAt ex! s pence: to . she had been MA. _ -was • absolutely hopeless, At the time she was met by Co lonel Wardle, she was absolutely pennyless. iWright was an upholsterer, who was under an obligation to her for former employment and recommendations, and would have been happy to have served her ; but at the, same time, it would. be ridiculous to suppose that bq would trust her with £2ooo, when :,healreadgoweditim shove £6OO, which he had very little prospect of ever getting. At the same, time, however, that it w as im probable that Mr. Wright would have trusted her, it was not at , all improb able that Mr. Wardle should have giiren her credit. Colonel Wardle was a man, who at that time certainly expected great renown from the course he was pursuing, if he had no further personal objects. His whole mind was then fixed on one single object, which was the card by which he steered his course. At that time it was not known by those who took a part in the investigation, that Mr. Wardle had given 1100, within the first three days that he ever saw Mrs. Clarke ; and if the circumstance had been then known, it would have excited the utmost degree of astonishment. When it was considered that Mrs. Clarke had excluded herself, from the mo ritent that she joined with Colonel Wardle, from the aclantages she once enjoyed and might still hope to enjoy, it could net be supposed that she would make so great a sacrifice, without sufficient pro Mises and inducenients. Whether the promises were defined or not, still it must be supposed that she etpected him to do so mething for her. As to Colonel War dle, he considered him implicated up to Me chin, as far as any man could be by influence and interest, without becoming an incompetent witness. As to Major Dodd, he knew that nothing could be more distressing to h:s master, than that this investigation should be proceeded in against the Duke of York. Knowing this, as Major Dodd must have known it, what could, have been more indecent than Major Dodd going from the Duke of Kent to Mrs. Clarke and Colonel Wardle, without ever apprizing the illustrious Prince of these visits Coeld it be supposed that Major Dodd, as well as Mr. Wardle, was not actuated by some corisideirations of great personal advanta g ,e to themselves ? Mr. Glennie was the next witness, and he would appear to be as much interested As any of the test, and lie said that it was by mere -accident that he happened to make the party to go down to look nt the martello towers; and yet it appeared that he took notes not only of mi litary affairs, but even of these things, which it would be supposed no man would with to register, the secrets which Mrs. Clarke chose to divulge reSpec:ing the Roy o l Family. As to Colonel Wardle, there was no inipro. bability at all in his pledging himself for the money.— Mrs. Clarke was so material a witness to him, in the cause which he had so much at heart, that he could have done rtothing without her. He could not even have opened his case without her. 1% hat should have brought Mr. Wardle into the shop of Mr. Wright,. unless for the purpose stated ? He had evny reason to keep away, and yet he was found spending half an hour, or three quarters of an hdur, in the shop, at one time. Nothing could be more probable than the account given of this by the defendant. Francis Wright said, that lie would not have trusted goods out of his shop, unless the person on whom he could rely far payment had been introduced. This was a good reason for Mr. Wardle's being seen in the shop of Mr. Wright, and it was the only good reason. As to the note of Mr. Illingwarth, it appeared alto gether a juggle. There was no reason for the circui tous round-about course that was taken, but that it was absolutely necessary to c onceal the names of Major D and Mr. Wardle. If they hadgiven their no tes directly to Mr. Wright, it would have been impossible to conceal the degree in which they were connected with Mrs. Clarke. The receipt which had been produced, ap peared to be in itself contlusive of the cause. It ran as follows :—" Received from Mr. Illingworth, an acceptance of £5OO, which, when paid, will be on account of goods delivered to Mrs. Mary Ann Clarke, at her house in Wcstbourne-place." How did that receipt, which was in their possession, agree with the story which they had told, that the JE:.500 which Mrs: Clarke wanted was on account of the 1600 of .01 debt, with which she had been pressed by Mr. Wright ? His Learned Friend (Mr. Alley) had taken great credit for his lrnagna niraity in allowing the answer of Francis Wright to be read. The fact was, that instead of nragna nimity this was contrivance ; for if the answer - had not been read, Mr. Francis Wight might imme diately haire been acquitted for want of any sort of evidence against him, and then he might have gone into the bar as a witness. It was the reading his answer that so far implicated him as to prevent his being a witness. He should say but little of Colonel Wardle personally, but he would sas of his situation, that he was a man against whom a verdict for above £lOOO grad been lately given, and who had a hope or expectation that a Court of Equity would protect him from the payment of it. It was iznpossible to con ceive any person more interested than Colonel War dle. He was not interested merely by the pecuniary consideration, but by his character, which was deeply involved in the transaction. Major Dodd was also deeply interested ; who, from his attachment to his new friend, had sacrificed all his hopes from his old friend and benefactor. The story itself was in the highest degree improbable, th:tr a tradesman would lend property to the amount of two thousand pounds to a person who already owed him £5OO, and from whom he had no other chance of payment but lend ing her 'money. It was certain that the Wrights more hail for Mrs. Clarke, but then they run no risk, as they knew she could plead her coverture. By his going bail, Mr. 'Wright shewed a disposition to be friend her, but by no means to give her credit. It was curious, however, to see how the testimony on the part of the plaintiff in the late action was endeavoured to be shaken. It was strange to see Mr. Wardle impeaching the evidence of Mrs. Clarke. When she was his wit ness, she was all sincerity, simplicity, and truth ; but, as soon as she gave-evidence which touched the pocket of Mr. Wardle, then she was every thing that was foul and abominable. When by the assistance of Mrs. Clarke, he had contrived to ruin the character of another, it would be too hard that he shoulck allowed to redeem his own by impeaching her test t mony. Throughout the whole si)f the investigation he did not find any period to doubt her veracity; but now when her evidence goes to prove him liable to a debt which he legally contracted, then she is every thing that is false and foul. There was another wit ness against whom there was nothing like impeach. which • had been accustomed, tad 1 1 0 ~~ I