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66 most heartily coincided, with what had just fallen from . his Noble and Learned friend upon the Woolsack."—Adjourned. THURSDA FEB. 9. • • The Report of Lord Boringdon's Divorce Bill was received, and the Standing Order being suspended, the Bill was read a third time, and ordered to the Commons. The Earl of MOIR t, pursuant to his notice, rose to move the appointment of a Committee to consider of the State of the Laws relative t* Debtor and Creditor. Mis Lordship pointed out the evils which, in his opinion, attach to the present system; and observed, that it was not his intention to propose that the power of arrest should he altogether done away, but he wished to re commend the ancient practice of the Law, which was, first to summon the debtor, before his person could be seizeti. lie then moved the appointment of a Committee, to consist °fall the Lords who have attended during the present Session; which was agreed to nem. di,;.--Adjourned. FRIDAY, FFn. 10. AMEILICA. The Earl of Mom presented a Petition in behalf of tl-e Pri soners confined in the Gaols of Liverpool'. Lord A yet: t. s n moved, that there be laid before the House an Account of the Imports and Exports of Ireland s for the last three years, as far as the same could he male up. Also, an Account of the Imports into Ireland from America, and the Exports to Atnerica from Ireland, avid of the principle articles chiefly imported and ex virteti during the same period. Lord Acc KLAN n had another motion to [mike. The object of it would he, to have laid on the table of the House whatever accounts of the proceedings of the American Government and Congress, which may base been transmitted to his Majesty's Alinisters, by the British Minister in America.---Ailjourned. 110UsE OF COMMONS. MONDIY, r1,:11. 6. curcr I,RY zitr,T.tNn. Mr. WHITBREAD paid some handsome compliments to the military talents and eminent services of the Itig - ht Hon. General in the field, and at the same time declared his inost per fect conviction of his fitness to till the office of Chief Secretor) for Ireland; but as he could nut be both in Portufral and at Dublin at the same time, and, in his opinion, the a tiice of Chief :...ecretary in Ireland was an efficient o!lice, he ought not to have been paid for the services of it, when there was no po-sibility of his executing . them. He had no objection to the MO( lion. General being paid for his services. a 3 otlicer, but he con ceived he ought not to have been paid for duties which it was clear he ccfdd not execute. Sir Artint NVE.:LLEsir.vr said, that the real and sole motive he had for remaining in oqice while he W 0 em plowed abcoad waf., that it was the wi,:h of the Noble Iler , on at the head of the Irish Government that hey sh lt: l 4 L. A l la in regard to the emoluments of that ()thee, he bepx.l leave to ob serve, that though they were large, as large as those of offices of more importance, yet there were expences attached to the of fice of Chief Secretary of Ireland, w hich did not so peculiarly fall on the i.ecretaries of State in En::land. The Right lion. General concluded with observing, that 50 long as the MI hle Duke at the head of the Government in Ireland did not think proper to vacate the appointment, he felt himself bound to keep up his c , tabli-liments there, which he could not have done had he relinquish:A the emoluments of the office. Mr. WIIITBR!: A o obtained from Sir Arthur ‘Vellesley a de claration, that he would not take a2ain his civil employment when he was abroad on military dude- ; and Mr. W. e xpre.sed his conNiction that, after what had nos pa. , :ed in the I lont , e, it would he lon;, , before any Mini, ter: ventured to commit the irregularity of which he had complained. _ The House having resolved itself into a Committee of IVavip and Means, the Duties titi Malt awl Sitg:sr, ai):1 the 'faN Pions, were agreed to be cominued for t I ..'l* It :11.11 (PIAUI Ilf Ole pre- Wilt Will enituing year ; a. was the slim ot1(000,000,. to be rai,:- ed on Exchequer for Cie service of Gicat T ESD FEB. 7. 0 R 1:11 0 7."11i IY . Mr. WHARTON.' in the Chair Ptigh w;:s called to the Ea •• ;tad examine/. Q, (By the ATTO EY-GENERAL).— What business do you carry on ?—A. That of an auctioneer.—Q. Did Mrs. Clarke or der any furniture from you ? A. She called at my house about some looking-glasses az4 a hall-lamp, and I waited on. her in consequence. She represented herself as unmarried and talked of her late husband, and her three children being at school.—Q. Did she give you any order ? A. Yes for a hall lamp and some glasses, amounting in the whole to about 271. Q. Were you paid for your goods by Mrs. Clarke ? A. No ; I was obliged to bring my action at law to recover the amount : but I was nonsoited. —Q. Was It om the ground of her being a married woman ? A. I think it was. Mr. Stowers examined by the ATroasEv-firNritAL.—Q. Did you know Mrs. Clarke after her marriage with Mr. Clarke? A. I did.—Q., What business did Mr. Clarke carry on ? A. A stone-mason.—Q. Dal he carry on the bwinegri of a stone mason vi hile she lived with him ? A. lie cci taint) did ; not 1•••;'; than three or four years.—Q. Had they any children ? A. Not less than three.—Q. Were these children born while he was carrying on the business of a stone-mason ? A. Sonic of them were. NIT. Pi..•ree examined by Mr. WARDLr.—Q. Did you live with Mrs. Clarke at Gloucester-Oace, as her butler, whilst tit_e• was under the protection of his Royal Highness the Duke of York ? A. I did.—Q. Do you recollect, that in the year 1805„ Royal Ilighnes the Duke of York went to Weymouth, and Mrs. Clarke to Worthing? A. I do.—Q. Do you recollect one Lodowick, a servant, who used to attend the Duke of York gt Gloucester-place? A. I (lo.—Q. Do you recollect any servant having been ordered by the Duke of York to take out a Bank. note to be exchanged ? 4. I recollect the house-keeper, Mrs. Taylor, who was a favourite, coining down, and giving a note to Lodowick to get changed, when Lodowick went out, and on his return gave the change to Mrs. Taylor, the favourite.—Q, Do Yon recollect that any other servant had been ordered by the Duke of York to get the note changed ? A.../sio.—Do you re collect Lodowick having got the not exchanged ? A. I do.— Q. (By Mr. lit:.. ,n,) Do you recollect whether the Duke nas in Nils. Clarke's house at the time the note was given to Lodowick to get changed A. He was up stairs. Captain Ituxley Sandell examined by Mr. WARDLE.—Q. Do you know Mrs. Clarke ? A. I do.—Q. Did you. or Colonel French ever apply to Mrs. Clarke to use her interest with the Commander in Chief in order to have his levy expedited ? Who gave you the information respecting the person who had the i n terest to promote your application ? Who took you first to Mrs. Clarke? A. Mr. Cockayne, my attorney, told me, as I was a military man, that, if I had any thing to do at the War Office, or in the Office of the Commander in Chief, he would recommend me to a person who had interest to serve me.. lie introdtseed me to her agent, Mr. Corri, a musie-master.—Q. When did you first speak to Mrs Clarke upon the subject of the Levy? A. I really do not know. The business had been settled. between Colonel French and Mrs. Clarke. —Q. IN hat. means dill~ you take to get the point carried, so as to procure the letters of service through Mrs. Clarke? A. I understood from Colton., French that he had engaged to give Mrs.. Clarke a cer tain sum of monev.—Q. What !sassed between you and Colonel French upon this subject ? A. Ile told me when I saw him, that he had settled every thing «ith Mrs. Clarke. That he was to give her S(X) guineas. —Q. Are you of your own knowledge aware of any other bargain w ilk Mrs. Clarke, but with respect to the 300 guineas ? A. 1 was not, before Colonel French went to Previous to his departure, he desired me, if Mrs. Clarke Arnold want money, to advance it to her.—Q. To what amount ? A. As far as ti; e, six,. or seven hundred pounds.—Q. Do you recollect any applicarion having been made to Mrs. Clarke for an alteration of the original letters otiscrvice? A. There were various alteratiow. in the original letters. The re cruiting bounty had been raised to nineteen guineas. We re cruited at fiat at thirteen guineas hount v , and as we t bought Our selves entitlezi to the addition, we applied . to MN. Clarke, that we might :et thee:dm - gement, as e could get no men at thirteen guineas, vs hii.l the Ho:• was r.-eruited at nineteen guineas.— Q. To whom did you apply ? A. To the Commander iql Chief' of course.--Q. Did y nit not apply to Mrs. Clarke A. There «a, no occasion for it.—Q. Did you ever apply to Clar;;e. upon ;my ot!wr occasion I A. Relative ,tu tttr Levy.--Q. Did you ever, at any time, wait on the Coni m.tiokr in with a message Iron Airs. Clarke I A. I once oains:l en the Coottoooder Chic!" %%iuh , Colonel French, to for having granted the levy.—Q. What sumor sums were given to .. 1 31. Clarke by you, or to your knotv ledge by any . THE NATIONAL REGISTER, FEW 12.