The National Register. — London, England, 1809-02-12 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. theirs. An alteration had been procured in the original levy, by Mrs. Clarke's influence, for which she was to receive 500 f. and a guinea per man on each recruit raised. He acknowledged accept ing the draft for 1200/. drawn in favour of Mr. Corri, which was placed to the levy account. He was told Mrs. Clarke got litany sums on the levy account, to the amount of 1700/. lle had never heard that Mrs. Clarke had oli,•a ppointed the expectations of Col. French and Cnptain 11. S:tnden as to other applications, nor did he know of other applications to her. The House was resumed; and the minutes of the Committee were brought up, and ordered to be printed. Ordered, that the House should resolve itself into► the Fain! , COMMittce on Thursday next ; and t he witnesses for that day were ordered to attend the House.—Adjourned. FEB. 12. and has the witness ever promised to pay any of these sums of money to him ? A. At a time when my carriage was taken in execution, and on the point of being thereby prevented from going down to -Weymouth, whither 1 was to have gone at the instance of the Duke, I wrote to Mr. Dowler, telling him of my situation, and requesting he would buy or procure me a carriage, and that the Duke would repay him. Mr. Dowler accordngly brought me a carriage, and I told the Duke the whole of it ; which he " I must recollect him some way or other."---Q. (repeated.) Who were the men in company that evening ? Was his name Mac Cullum ? A. 'Nutt was Ilk name.---Q. Does the witness recollect in what sums she received the 1,000/. from Mr. Dowler for his appointment to the CO4P missariat ? A. 1. received first 200/. an:l afierwards;:iCo% • • Interrogated by Lord FOLKSTON E.---Q. How long have you been acquainted with the Duke of York ? A. I t was about ISO 3 when he first took me under his protection.---Q. Had you au eaablishment from that period ? A. No. It was between 15Ot and 1806 that I had the establishment in Gloocester-place.---Q. What allowance did the Duke make for supporting that establish ment ? A. He allowed me a thousand a-year, to he paid monthly, but the payments were not always Made good.--Q. Was the allow - ;wee made by his Royal Highness adequate to pay the establish ment in Gloucester-place ? A. No, and l frequently stated to his Royal Highness that it would not pay more than the !;erv%nts.--- He told me, if I understood matters properly, I would never ask him for money.--A)o you recollect the first time you applied to the Duke of York for any promotion or counnissiou ? A. I do not-recollect ; but it was not till after I removed to Gloucesterlflace.--Q. Did the witness inform his Royal Highness of every application made to her ? A. 1 did, and they never were rejected but through his means.---Q. Did the witness trust to her memory with respect to these applica tions, or record theM in writing? A. When single I trusted merely to memory ; if on 'paper, I gave his Royal Highness the paper.---Q. What paper does the witness mean to say she gave to his Royal Highness? A. Any paper that was handed to me on the subject of the appointment desired.--Q. Did the witness ever give his Royal Highness a list of applications ? A. 1 recol lect once of banding him such a When did this list exist ? A. I do not recollect exactly, but it must have been before Capt: Tucker was made Major.--Q. What reason had the witness for supposing so ? A. Because the Duke observed, w ith respect to Capt. Tucker, that Greenwood had him; and the Duke said, that I must know enough of the nature of the business to see that he could not comply with all the applications at once, but must do it by degrees. By Sir G. IV A lIRA NDER.---Q. On what account did the wit ' ness receive the sums of money the had mentioned from Mr. Dowler ? A. To procure his appointment.---Q. By whom was the notification of this appointment made to the witness ? A. By his Royal Highness, who said he had spoken to Mr. Long, and it was all settled at last. Mr. Manley, he said, had been recom mended by the Prince of Wales, and he could have wi,hed to have obliged him; but he must be provided for some other way. Mr. Dowler had made out a list of seventeen voters, of whom Lord .lohn Campbell was one, from Scotland, who were to ap pear in support of the Defence Bill. I had several members, friends, but Mr. Dowler could not bring them up ; they were in opposition---(a laugh.) This, his Royal Highness said, he had given to Mr. Charles Long, who was quite delighted with it. Q. By Lord FoI.ICSTON E.—His Royal Highness was an are then of the offers of money that were made her? A. Ilk Royal Highness was aware of every thing t did relative to that sub ject ; I was not delicate in mentioning it. By Sir JA MES How did the witness know that the note was taken out to be changed by the Duke of York's.ser vant, and not by one of her own ?--The witness here stated that she had never said positively that it was one of the Duke's own servants who got the change, she had only believed so. On the the evening before they went to the country, they had bent out Pearson, the Butler, to get change of the note, who without success, when the Duke desired him to go to his wine merchant's in Bond-street, and tell from w hom it came. Q. By Sir T. TtraroN.—ln what character did the witness represent Mr. Dowler to his Roval Highness? 1 represented him as a friend.—Q. Did she mention any sum to his Royal Highness she was to receive from Mr. Dow ler ; and what sum did she mention ? A.- His Royal Highness ftnew I was to have a sum of money from Did you never receive an of;ier it of applications, besides the long one you have menti oned, from any other quarter? A. I never received so long a list ; never more than two or three applications at atime. I generally planed it up at the head -of the bed ) and his Royal THURSDAY, rro. 9. A Petition was presented by Robert Williams, Esq. against Daniel _Giles, Esq. Member for St. Alban's, complaining of bribery and corruption, which was ordered to be taken into con sideration on the Vett!' of February. Sir T. TL'RTON presented a Petition from the prisoners con fined for debt in the Marshalsea Prison. DUKE OF YORK. Mr. SLITAIIDA N rose, and said, that he had in his hand a Pe tition from an individual whOse name had been repeatedly men tioned and called in question by an Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Beresford), when Mr. Corri was interrogated by him. He concluded by bringing up the Petition, which was in substance, that Mr. Peter Finnerty had heard with . "&urprize and regret, that in the course of the examination now earr. ing on befw•e the House relative to the Duke of York, questions had been put implying suspicions which might produce an impression injuri ous to him upon a prosecution instituted against him by his Ma jesty's Attorney-General. He expressed his willingness to be called as a witness tl.the Bar of the house, and answer any questions that might be put to him, which answers should be frank, full, and explicit.—Ordered toile on the table. Examination of Mrs. Clarke.—When . this Lady was directed to he called in, an unusual interest appeared to be excited through the House, and it wa3 some time before she appeared at the Bar, and then evidently in a state of considerable embarrass ment and perturbation. Mrs. Clarke, as we understood, for she spoke in a very low tone of voice, complained either of insult, or of some other -unpleasant circumstance that had occurred on her approach to the House. . _ Q. - bid Colonel French apply to you, in the year 1804, to procure, through your influence, the permission of the Com mander in Chief for the raising a levy of men ? A. Ile did apply to me for that purpose, hut I really cannot tell in what year.— Q. Does the witness recollect any part of the offers which Col. French made, and which induced her to mention his name to the Commander in Chief? A. I recollect some of the offers which he made, and if I were to see the papers belonging to them I could recojlect more.--Q. Did the witness state to the Com mander in 'Chief any pecuniary advantage which she was to de rive in case his Royal _Highness gave Colonel French the levy ? A. Yes, certainly.,--Q. Did the Commander in Chief make any promise to the witness of giving the levy to Colonel French after this application ? A. Yes, he did.—Q. Did the witness in conse quence of this receive from Colonel French, or from any other person on his account, any sum of money on. that account? A. Yes.—Q. What particular sun? A. I received 5001. or guineas, I can't recollect well which, from Captain Sandon, according to the best of my memory, and I immediately went to Birkett, the silversmith, and paid it to himou account, for some plate sent.hy hint to Gloucester Place, and his Royal Highness paid the re mainder of thevaltie oft hat plate by his hills.— Q. Does witness know of any alteration having been made in the original terms of the leipy ? A. 'I kept no account of them. The notes respect ing them and memorandums I instantly gave to his Royal h igh ness.---Q.. Does witness know of any loan to be granted con nected with the Circumstances of the levy ? A. I understood that if Colonel French could get his accounts passed at the War- Office, where he stated there was a considerable balance due to him, that a loan of 1)000/. would be procured fur his Royal Highness upon security, and at the legal interest. Interrogated by Mr. CRO What Gentlemen called At the witness's honse since her last examination here? A. Only two Gentlemen.--Q. has witness ever received any sums of money :10111 Mr. Dow ler ? A. I received 1.000/. from him for procuring fur him the appointment of Deputy Commis sary..Q. Does _witness owe Mr. yowler now tiny money, h 102 r.~ 1