The National Register. — London, England, 1809-02-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. _ . . it might be sa.—Q. Do you recollect to have sent any message to Tonyn by Bandon ? A. It is so long ago, that I can't !)er fectly recollect.--4 do not think I did send any letier, but I will net speik positively--Q. As you say you wery .o cautious in putting any papers out of your hands, do you recollect sentUng a paper to Caplan) Tonyn by the hands of San don ? A. If you mean to insinuate it wa; the Duke of York's letter, I never did.—Q. Are you certain you never put atm paper into Sandon's hands, purporting to he a letter from the Duke of York ? A. lam certain of it, except lately, and once or a'former oetasion to Mr. Manners.---Q. Did you ever receive any note from the 'Duke on the subject of Capt. Tonyn's promo tion ? A. I saw his Royal Highness every day ; there was no occasion for notes passing between us except when he was iu the country. I did nut receive any nob; on that sithject from the Duke.--Q. You stated that you had given letters to Mr. Manners, were these in the hand-writing of the Duke? A. 'Phey were---Q. In a former answer, you spoke as to a supposed insinuation that the paper was a letter !rani the Duke of York ? how came it to occur to you that sm . y each thing should have • been insinuated as laving been given by . you to Captain Stmdon ? A. I don't think It ts, I am almost sure It is not ; perhaps be may have written such a letter himself-42. What interest had Sandon in the w ren of thisaegodatioti with Captain Tonyn. I mean pecuniary peat, per centage, or any thing of that kind ? A. 1 believe he was to have some pecatatary advantage, though 1 don't know what it was. Mr. Brit); who keeps Slalghter's Coffee-house, was then called in ; Upon Which Mrs. Clarke begr,ed to be permitted to withdraw, asking if the Committee couli examine two witnesses at the same time. This request was not, however, complied with, and the CilANcst.t.on.of the Elcasquen rose to ask, Dots Mr. Reid - know the witness at the bar Q. Did she come • to Your house under the name of nowler ? A. Yes.—(Mrs. Clarke, " I never passed myself under that name, whatever this man might think prorr to call me.)":-..Q. Did you address her asi‘lrs. Dowler? A. I always _spoke of her as Mrs. Dowler. Q. Did she answer to that address ? A. I understood so. By mr. BARING.—Q. Did you believe her to be married to 7.%tr. Dowler? A. I never doubted it.—Q. Would you not have heen afraid of admitting her if you thought she was not Mrs. Dow.ler ? A. Good God ! I should not have thought of any thing of the kind.—Q. By whom was she called Mrs. Dowler? A. Every person that asked for her called her By whom did you understand her to be so ? A. By Mr. Dowler himself calling her so. Mr. BERESVORD wished to put a few questions to an Ho pourable Member (Mr. Wardle).---Q. Tins the Honourable Gentleman laid - upon the table of the Committee all the Corres pondence that passed between him and Mrs. Clarke ? A. Cer tainly not-..Q. Have you any objection to produce it ? A. As suredly I have—Q. Has the Honourable Gentleman any objec tion to lay all the papers before the Committee w bich he took from Mrs. Clarke ? A . They are all on the table already. Some time after the Serjeant returned with Captain H. Sandon, who was immediately called to the Bar, and produced several papers. Interrogated by the CrlANcrtmsa of the EXCIXEQUER.--- Q.. Have you found the paper ? A. I have.---Q. W here did the witness find it ? A. In my bureau.--Q. What are the other papers ? A. Two letters, which . 1 had from Mrs. Clark.. Ilere the witness was ordered to look at one of the letters—Q. Did that paper come from Mrs. Clarke.? A. Yes—Q.. Did you take it from her hands ?-.A. I did.. The letter was then read at the table: It was addressed to G. Farquhar, and stated as 'follows ;--" I have just received your note, and God bless KftS. CIA RXE EXAM iNcu. 121 A letter was put into her hands. Questioned by the C AN.. CEl.l.ort of Ole Emelt 1:u1:11.---Q. Do you recollect having wen that letter before ? Ido not recollect having seen it. Q. Joe: the witness recollect having seen a letter to Captain Stan den on the st:!ject or Major Tonyn's promotion? A. No, Ido not recollect gis ing a letter, 'sot I think I. must have made some comonanieation on that subject—Q. Does the witness always write the same hood ? A. 1 can't really say how l write. I generally write in a hurry. (Two bills produced.) Q. Did you write these bills ? One of them was written by my mo. titer ; I guided her hand. Q. Witness then means to 'ay her mother held the pen when she wrote one of the bills ? A. Yea., that was the general way : 1 had authority to draw hills this way in my mother's mate. Q. Did witness write those bills produced ? A. I wrote one, but cannot say which. If 'I had thought I had been doing wrong, I should have burnt the hills---Q. Did Mrs. Clarke ever imitate the hand-writing of any person ? A. I never made a good imitation ; l have en deavoured, among friends, to imitate writing. I have at times tried to write like the Duke of York---Q. In point of fact, when you did attempt to imitate, did you succeed ? A. I do not know, the Duke of York fancied that his writing was like it. The only question i, whether I did imitate the Duke's hand, and I am not certain that I did not---Q. Did you ever imitate any other person's hand in the presence Of wer ? A. I never did. Here the letter addressed to G. Farquhar was shewn the witness. Q. Do you know in whosc band-writing that letter is? A. It appears to he in the Duke's---Q. Do you not recollect having. received that letter from the Duke of York ? A. I never re ceived that letter fron. the Duke, or any other in the name of G. Farquhar----Q. Do you recollect any application to his Royal Highness which could have given occasion to his writing such a letter as this, which sayi--- you!" 'would now ask Capt. Sandon, whether Col. Hamilton did not .give him the advise he bad stated he had before given him in the street near the. British Cofee-house ? A. He did, when we were walking up the street---Q. Are the •pavers on the sub ject of Major Tonyn? A. Yes. -Questioned by Mr. W. W. W V I%IN r—Q. Were you directed by- any person to correct the letter you have how produced ? A. I was not-.Q. What motive - had you for concealing it? 1 4 1O•motive whatever. • By General LoPTvs...Q. Is the witness acquainted with the hand-writing of Mrs. Clarke ? A. It does not appear like ber writing.. Q. Have you communieuttd with any person on the seilject of that letter? A. Never. ' no within 'meant/mid to stichttow s io muty' of rho Ser. s4 o 4.th • • , 4 11 , • • •ti " I just received your note, &c." Ni,,4. I recollect nothing about it---Q. Can you not conjec ture to what it alludes ? A. No, I cannot. Captain San4ion must have taken it out of my house without my permission if it ever was there, The CHANCELLOR of the Excti EQUER observed, that al . . though Captain Sandon's offence hail been -considerably miti gated by the production of the paper, let it was absolutely necessary that he Should undergo some patishment for the gross prevarication of which he had been guilty. Ile therefote moved that Captain Huxley Sandon be committed to Newgate, and that the Speaker do issue his warrant accordingly; which was agreed to ram. con. Adjourned. Friday, February 17. EMBEZZLEMENT. Sir JOHN NEWPORT rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill for making the Embezzlement of Public Money a Felony, without bedetit of Clergy. The object of this Bill extends the operations of the old act to persons high in office, where su perior situations and emoluments aggravated the nature of their eritne, Leave was given to bring lathe Bill. DUKE OF YORK. Colonel Gordon examined by the CH A NCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER.--Q. Are you acquainted with the hand-writing of the Duke of York? A. Yes, perfectly.—Q. Examine those notes (a number of letters being; given to him), and state if they are of the Duke's writing? A. They very nearly, indeed almwt exactly, resemble his hand-writing, but I cannot positively say that they are. General Itrownrig called.—Q. Are you acquainted with the Duke of York's hand-writing? A. Yes.—Q. Look at those notes (letters put into his hands). A. They are certainly very like, and I should think they are his hand, with the exception of the address, which, on some of these letters, is not in his hand-writing,.—Q. Would you obey any order given in this hand-writing ? A. I think 1 should, the resemblance . being so strong, and if I. had no cause of suspicion to the contrary. Mr. Dickney was then called in and examined.—Q. Are on a clerk in the house of Messrs. Coons and Co. hankers ?-7-A. Yes---Q. Have_ you ever.seeu the Duke of York write? A. I. haVe seen him sign his name many times---Q. Do you think yourself sufficiently acquainted with his Royal Highness's hand ' writiiig, as to be able to say that shotl r iOte, is kti the Duke's FEB. 19. '7 r$ ‘4). 1 • I ■ I