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hroaght by a taaweervait, but 1 did not know Nita. Q. Do you recollect ut what time it was br..itAt ? Al.ont the middle oldie day ; l caamot sneak to the exact hour. Q. You stated that the exchange took place a few days atter the application made to his Royal !lightness?-.A. Yes. 41. When did it apur.ir in The Gazette f—A. Of course on the same day that it took place. Q. Flail eon aily rea.nii fir wishing to conceal the visits of Mr. kmAlit from the Commander-in , Chief ?—A. 1 never wits desirous to conceal his visits, or thme of .toy other Gentleman, from his Rapid Highness. ()iv the CHANCELLOR of the ExtitEgvut.) Q. eau you state the pirticidars how Mr. %Var. dle olitaiiieJ the letters from you ?—.l. One morn ing he took some parcels without any SIIIICTIUII fiuin in.; when I asked hint fiat them he lais. 4 .ifed it off, sayitig they were some love secrets, will 1 newer have been aisle to get these bock since.. : I Q. Were the letters taken away before the min. tersation sespecting this inquiry'—A. Yes. Ido nut recollect how long. Q. How did it liiiippeu that YOnr letters were so exposed ws that he 4 :m04,1 0 .44f il itni •—x . F rom the confusion I was in atßie Mulli s being shout to remove to my mother's. Q. Does the Witness wish to be understood, as stating that Mr. ‘Pardue talk these letters without her leave and authority ?—A. Yes. But he had ran away with others before. some uonsensieal little notes, which I supposed induced him iii this .case to take the letters. %Viten I saw him, lie said lie would give them hack to me if I wished, mid that lie was sorry fur Ott! subject of them. Q. Were these letters front his Royal Might nese ?—A. No. Q. Why theii did yon state that they led to this biiiiine.s ?—A. Because he read then,. Q. Whose letters were they that could be sup. posed to lead trs-tich a business ?—A. They were upon different subjects. Q. Were you ever inforeil money for deliyeriug some letters to his Buie! (Ugliness ?—A. No. Q. Dail you ever lodge any in the hands of any person fur the purpose of inducing the Duke to tons ;tly with your demands?—A. I 'sever sent any letters but to Mr. Adam, who was one of his Royal Ili Footsies friends. Mr. WARDLE, reqUeo o .l rhir eqeDPplify Judge A. sotate shoilit he c,illed ; but he not appearing, the examination proceeded. Q. How '4OOll after the exclianwe, dill Mr. liiii , ,;ht fulfil his }windier ?—A. Immediately ; the sense day. Q. Was it on the same day you a•keil the change front the Duke of I ., •rk F.—. 4. I ...id lint abli the Duke of York to cliauge it; the Ncrvitilt wet 4 for the change. Q. Ito y.iiii know the .e..eant's name wit.. pro eired you the Along, ? A. Ido not k 40W it ;• it is an irregislar thing to lAA servants their names. (B. Sir FRANCIS Benutrr.) Q. Have you received motley iipon any other occasion for applyite; to the Duke of York F.—A. I thought that when l had 1)4011 Ao to this night's lessiniese,•l "Mould be let away - ...(Witness war per mitted to withdraw.) Mr. 111wItESVital) said, in explanation, that he had put a quastion to the Holt. tientloollati °lmo site km, from having observed lain leave the room, and, no his return, proceed to a coarse of examina tion, in which lie appeared to pet answers in the witsiess's mouth. lie del not inspect the H oot . Cent:entail of any bad intention, and firmly be lieved, that digs thiatmlnii4 such lataistaas wa s "- core. Mr. W a iota said. tbsit from the moment he left die room, lie never atilse4 the witness a question respsteung this business, nor had the slightest in tention of it. Mr. WitteltaEAD stated. that it was in the retool leetiou of the Committee, must probably, that the account which his lion. Friend had given of his conversation with witness, was inero.dy au answer to her question, who was t brit The Ciassicettne of the EILAREQUER asked if them were other witnesses to to produced ? and Mr. WAttoLe declared himself sans/let' to let his case rest there. Mr. ADAM was then *pulled to by the Cmas cet.teta of the Eacrit:ouLa to submit to au low initiation. in which he concurred. Mr. ADAM 5:11.1. that he wished to state in AMi• , deuce to thel louse all that he was ecquainted with, in answer to the qiiestiou oh' the Right limo - nimble Seeretary. Ile said, that in the year 17itio he oat first desired to look to souse enticertis of his Royal Highness, and that from that time to the present he einitinueol his anent' to his athoirs, oft the grouted he had stated the other night, not profes sionally. but gratuitously. It Milt to lois know ledge in the year lens, that the husletial of the person at the bar had threatened his Royal Highness with a prosecution for criminal con versation with his wile. Ile gave direction for inquiries to be made ; and in the course of those inquiries he bad reason to suspect that the conduct of the pillion at the bar was Hot so r oorrect A 4 it ought to be ; he lied reilaou to stivect th a t she might injure his Royal Highness, nut iii his military capacity, but with regard to mo.iey. Un pleasant as the task 11114, be felt it his duty to locu tion it to his Royal Highness, and cosh' state, that lie was not inclined to believe any ill of Si..- person at the bar, even down to the period when theconnesion wasbroketioff; and that it *min consequence of her impropriety that eminent-on was terminated. There were other circumstances which he would state, tho' perhaps they did notcome so properly midis the head aileviderice.yet,as they were corroborants of what he leach mentioned, he trusted the (blase would lint object to hear. lie employed Mr. Law, a very eminent Solicitor, who employed Mr. Wilkinson, to whoin the person at the bar had ellouled. The investigation was completed on the 7th, nth, or 9th of May, 1806, and the proofs were submitted to his Royal Highness the Duke of York. In the coarse of the investigation, his Royal (ligh tness was desirous that Mo. Adam shouhl have an interview with the person at the bar. and he complied. and load an interview, of short dura tion. She had been represented to him us a person who defended an action as a married woman merited a debt contracted as a widow. On being queetioued, it appeared that she had married whets a minor, at Bantrass, that her linsbutars name was Mackenzie, and that she lived at Berkliamatead. lie (Wife away under the conviction that she hied spokea true. She also stated that her husband was it nephew of Alderman Clarke. la a few days after llis Itf,yitl Highness made up his • Ito separate f• het .fir. Adain agreed to cotnu►uenrtte the intelligeuce to the perstia at the bar. the roinutu nicatioti was accompanied with udeelaration that the Duke would allow her 4001. per %eur, bat that lie would give no bond, being desirous that she should lie dependent upon his will, nod reeriveaceording us she condueted herself; having performed this task lie (Mr. Adam) left the lady, and hail never genii her from that moment moil the ',nava._ On some time in I SW, he believed about the I ith June, lie received a letter, which was ready to he pro duced, mill that he iinagitietl mould lie considered sufficient. With respect to the two persons, lie had already explained about' Wilkinson, as for Taylor he had never seen lain. Any gaestion that might suggest itself to any Ulm. Geittleinaii, lie was ens lour to resolve, bring desirous to give every satis faction as far ieclay in his power. (By the ATTORNEY-CitIIERAL.) Q. At what time did Ilia Royal Highness sepa rate IF hs witness %--A. in May, 1806. Q. Did you guarantee the payment of this annu ity ?—.k. Never ; the Duke of York war at per • feet lib: ty to withdraw it when he pleased. (lig Lotto rut lir TONE.) Q. What was the aa'aire of the promise con tained iii the letter ?—.l. 1 wrote no letter ; I pis Royal Highness seat a short note, rowel, men tiouing tub intention to wait on her. /By the ATTMINET-GENERAIA Q. Did i e appear exelperutetl et your cotonsit teation ?—A. Cireetly ; she oaisd she rl►puld set bids spun. Q. Diti you know that she hod any intention of expleining to the Doke of York ?--A. I do not hums ; but believe she thought she could prevail upon I • again. Q. ( Mr Wardle) Had you but one abort romonnuiraf • with 3lns. Clarke ou the business now before the House ?—A. It is a difficult ques tion to answer ; I had but one pointed converse tin s on the subject, the auhsti.ace of which I have taken down in a book ; nor have I altered a sen tence in it from the first usoinent. Whether at other periods. and in the tours of other converse tioissi. I ought not have tonelied upon it lightly, I cannot say ; but I am clear that we Isai bat one plaided co.,versotion. . Q. Was what pm stated to the House given solely upon the ussilreity of Mrs. Clarke l'alty it was deriscil fnrut suer, and /stilly from oth.r dormers. /J. 11 ere the main points of your ststerneirt de rive.l frost Nlys. Clarke, or from tlsow other quite. ter. ?—.t. From both, lust principally karts her. Q. Did she mention to your that - tube communi cated to his Royal Highness what passed on the 25th of July I.—A. No. Q. flare you any recollection wl. , ther Clarke inforaml you that it was on the 21th of July, Cor;ouel Knight ir.i,rl her the ? A. I do not recollect that she dirt ; it uas lily own cold u.ion, from what information I got from bur and The Genette, stating the exchange to have taken plane. I tin not think. at this hoof of the night, after the fatigue I have undergone, that should now go under the discipline of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. Mr. Warrens/in spoke to order. He did not think it was regishir or usual for ❑ Sleinber bring ing forward a charge, to undergo an exiiininotion, to disclose where and how he received hi* itiforinn lion. _ _ The SraAttfit observed, that it had been deter mined, in inure instances thou one, that no Mem ber had a right to examine another, except in a Committee of Inquiry. Its this case the House was in that situation, and it was proper that any Nleinher, also could give any information, or throw any light on the subject, should be examin ed; for instauce, a Member, Mr. lii'rlull>ll, had been directed to attend in his place this day, fur the purpose of being examined, and if he did not at tend, the House would consider it their duty to send for him. Mr. CANNING—" I wish to be informed if the Honourable Gentleman intends to answer the ques tions put to him or not ?"-1 44 laud cry of Chair! Chair !) Mr. l'Encur u. said it was not the intention of his Learned Friend (the Attorney-Gunieral) to put queitions to hopes.") the remedy of the !lois. Member, hut for the purpose of compariug the ennitimuications which he had received from Mrs. Clarke-, with Cie evidence which she had given, with a view to impeach her verseity. Mr. WARDLE---." I do not know how to answer —she never did give me any date but that of 77,e Grnetif." Mr. IVIIITBREAD thought that the Right lion. tlentlehiriii (Mr. C g) was precipitate in put tile, the question which he did to Mr. Wardle, isa he thought his fatigue afforded a cl: for fur diet. time. The ITTORNEY44ENERAL resumed his exa- Q. Del you refer to The Gazette in the presence of Mrs. Clarke?—A. (by Mr. VI antic) Not that I recolkl.t. Q. Was it emninunicated to her ?—A. Not by me. Q. Did you take away those papers alluded to by Mrs. Clarks, submit her consent ?—A. I did. She did not give her assent, lout 1 did it in a kind ofjoense manner. She said that they related to is friend of hers, Mr. Donovan, whom shedid not wish to lie touched. There were one or two other letters of light moment. I have (kern now in my pos session. Q. Thus Mrs. Clarke had lawn in the habit of emiimumeatiiqc her letters to you ?—A. She hail; but nothing relative to this case. Q. Were they relative to the Duke of York ? A. No. Q. To whom then I—A. To Donovan. Mr. CANNING then put the following questions: Q. Did Mn.. Clarke ever state to you that she informed the Duke of York that she wish ,sto go into the country, and that that wish might be gra tiliesl, without any espense to his Royal Ilighneas, as she bad retested a loan of 4001. ?—A. No ; she itiforraed me, that she told tie Duke of York. that alie had received the BOOT. for the exchange. which 'sum would be adequate to the expense of the excurrinu. Q. Did you receive other information than from those persons exa 11l ill ed this night T—A. I did. from sevvral other persons, us 1 have already stated. (By Mr. WILBERFORCE.) Q. What did you suppose Mrs. Claike meant, when she told yam that she did not wish a certain person to be touched ? Did it imply that there were persons to be touched ?—A. I believe that she meant only what she expressed. Q. Had Mrs. Clarke made particular applica tions to you for the papersthat you carried away?— A. She dial, and seemed augry that l had not given them up, as they coutained charges against Donovan. Q. Was the conversation you haul on Saturday with Mrs. Clarke that alluded to by her as the only e ersation ui the subject ?—A. No ; the con versatio.a was subsequent to any motion. (By Mr. CROICER.) Q. Did you see Mrs. Clarke yesterday?—A. I did late last night iis Ilei dream;;-roots. She had company, and Iliad no conversation with her. (By Mr. COINING.) Q. Did you understand that the application was made to Mrs. Clarke ou a Thursday, and that the exchange was Gazetted on Saturday ?—A. I un derstood her so. Mr. CANNING here observed that this wasitnisos sible, as he held The'Vazette in his hand, in alrich the exchange wua Gazetted un Tuessley. Mr. WARDLE answered, that was a blunder of hers, and the only one he had known her to snake. (fly Mr. Cuotma.) Q. Were you ut Mrs. Clarke's any time yester day prior to nice o'clock at night ?—A. Yes, I was three yesterday rooming, but did nut see Mrs. Clarke; she was nut; I waited souse time in ex pectation of her return. (By Mr. N'tt.aea►oacs to Mr. Adam.) Q. Do you know that the annuity was ever paid to Mrs. Clarke, and for what length of time ?—A. I know nothing about the payment of the an nuity. Q. Yoll stated that the annuity was to be con tinued as long us the lady's conduct was correct, l wiOt to know what you mean by correct ?—A. Inalerstuml that she should be correct in pecuniary uttairs. not to make use of his Royal Highness's ',awe to raise money, and to bring it into disgrace lid discredit; I del not at ti n t time think she was concerned in any thing similar to the present ; bu►iness. • (By Mr. ISERISIPORIN4 Q. I wish to know what you mead by raising money ?—A. I menu that she should not, on the etrililof the Duke of York, borrow money, and leav , ! a doubt on his honour whetio r he should pay it, or make it liable that his imam cud her's should come iu contact with each other. Colonel Gordon was then brought to the hut, and eNtituilied by the ATTORNEY-Gaa Leak. Q. Do von hold soy offic.e nudist as Aao2sty's Government P—A. Yes. I um Mildasy and Pub lic Secretary to the Couaniaader-in-Chief. Q. Do promotions and exchanges rum through your office?—A. Yes. Q. Do all documents relative-to exchanges go under your inspectioo Undoubtedly. I make inquiries into their veracity, and report the mud, without fail, to the Commander-in-t. hief. Q. When en exchange takes place, do not you make a minute of it?—A. I do; when it ie ap proved of by the Communder-iii-Chief, it is sent to His Majesty ; if it meet his approbation, to the Secretary of Wor's office, to have the names tilled up in the commission. Q. Are commissions always signed - by lb. Ma jesty. before Gazetted ?—A. No; the noti fi cation in The Gazette is a previous step to unikiiig out the commission. Q. When did the exchange of Lieutenant-Co lonels Knight and Brook receise the approbation of the Cominauder-in-Chief ?—A. On the 23d of July, ISO& Q. You refer to some document in your hand; is it one made in your office P—A. Yes; it is inva riably the custom. Q. Do you keep records of promotions and ex changes P—A. Yes. Q. Who recommended Colonels Knight and Brook for the exchange ?—A. General Norton. I hold his recommendation in my hand, dated the Ist of July, Isos. Q. Is it your course to inquire into the merits of the claimants P—A. Yes,and when I ascertain theta, to report them to the Commatider-in-Chief. Q. If the Commander-in-Chief draws a different conclusion from you, is it usual for him to explain his reasons?—A. If lie did urn, I would take the liberty of inquiring what they were. Q. Was it your approbation of this exchange that led to the result P—A. I have no doubt of it. (J. W ai it from the report made by you?—A. Undoubtedly so. Q. Have you any doubt that his Royal Highness gave his approbation from tile report made by you? —A. I cannot doubt it for a moment. Q. Was there any delay after the first applies lion A. There was.; it was stopped for ou my refertilig to the services of Commanding Officers. I found Lieutenant-Colonel Brook had been seven yeah on the half-pay list ; I thom,lit rt lie celisary to make some inquiry into his serviees ; I bad doubts of his beiug eligible to the situatom of ii Major of cavalry ; l inquired, and was satisfied that he was eligible, cud entitled to the exchange ; and it was from my report that the Counnauder in-Chief assented to it. Q. Did you pr•reeive any thing is tins transac tion that distinguished it from any other ?—A. Cer tainly not. (By Mr. ADA%) Q. Do you know of any instance where the Duke of York interfered to expedite any promotion out of the iiiaboory course of the offieet—A. I never k ne w him to interfere. Q. Does it not take • longer time to inquire, when en officer has hero on half pay fur • boleti of time, than if he were in actual service P—A. No; I am in the habit nt seeilig, daily, Irian 40 to officeis, cud conversing with Wren, from whom I gain inflimmation without their knowing my io tesition. The ATTORNET-GII4ERAL re,ornied: Q. Did the Commander-in-Chief ever say to you that either Colonel Knight or Brook was a bad subject?—A. I am confident not; his Royal Highness is not ut thehabit of u.ing such language; and if be did, it must have in.tde en impression on me. Q. Did any kluge, delay take place that was necessary fur the ingtory ?—A Certainly not. applite timi was made ou the Ist ofJoly the Commander.in-Chiet iwiented to the exchange es the st3il; of the It4th it was sent to His Majesty for his approbation, sod on the 30th of the same mouth it was Gasettrd. Colonel Gordon etas ordered to withdraw. Mr PERCY VAL said, diet if there were da7Witaosaes to be re-exatuitied, he hoped the further inveMigation would be adjoin lied to Friday, as tmenorroer was appeipted for the second retain; of the bill, authorising the M slit* to voln■ teen into the army ; and lie also thought the Hoe. Gentle. man (Mr Wardle) 'night give 'mice of the newt charge he wished to he investigated, as the present use bald not oc cupy esud, time on Friday. Mr. W• Dia: said, it as. for him then to ;i.e. notice, as what lw intruded next 1.0 introduce fur their decalitre, depended, an a ge.at measure, on the evidenes t'antrun Musky Maarten, shu Lad nut yet arrived in tote con utry. Mr. AD• st deprecated the conduct of the Hoe. Gentle man, in barmy stated chafers so injurious to the Hoke of York, isiebout the witnessre to substantiate them hying in the euuulry. He conceived that his Royal Highuess had beton unfairly dealt with. Mr. WA RDLP. thew gave mortice, that S. Friday he would bring froward the charge relative to Captain Mating. The Cua►mittee then ruse arid reported progress, and asked leave to sit again us fnAiry The minutes uf tire evidence were brought up and ordered tube printed. Adjoined at NALI• P•ST TWO o'ctoen. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, THURSDAY, FCBRUART 2. A cartel, from which place she left on Friday last, reports, that Du% wean% returned to Paris on the Yid last. Now thi 38th Bulb:tin is dated Valladolid, the 13th, ant!' we do not think it prohithle that lie would leave Spain until he learned the fate of the.lititish Arniy under Sir J. Alloorti:. In this event, he could nut have returned to Parrs on the -23 d. • Thu examination of witnesses before the House of Commons, in support of the allegations brought by Mr. WARDLE against His Royal Highness the Duke of Yenta, charging him with a corrupt ,Luse of his patronage, as Commander-in-Chin 1, commenced yesterday. It excited an extruorli nary degree of expectation, and all the avenues to die House were .crowded at an early hour. Mrs. C Lazuli was the principal object of attention, end of course the lobby was the favourite station for thecurious and inquisitive crowd, as it was necessary fur her to pays through it into the House. She had .Foust► for souse time waiting in• an ailjoiiiing apartment, and whets called, no spec tacle ever excited so strong a degree of curio sity as that evinced by the crowd to catch a glimpse of her as she passed. She was accompa nied by a female friend, a Miss Cbtreciao, anu a genteel looking man, of about forty years of age.— Mrs. CLARICE appears to be about thirty-fire, of middle size, slender, and elegantly formed.— Her eyes are dark, her realities delicate and handsome, with a great deal of expression, so well as beauty, iti her countenance. She was dressed in a blue silk pelisse, a blue silk bonnet, With A rich late veil, and a remarkably large sieausdowo muff. tier companion was dressed in a white silk pelisse, spotted with red, and a bonnet to corre spond. IVllen desired to withdraw, she did riot leave the House, but retired to the Serjrant's box, cleat to the dour behind the bar. Mrs. CLARKE gave her evidence standing at the bar. She ap peared perfectly composed, and answered the ques tions put to her with great facility, sharpness, am! firinnesai Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the HOUTC, when the following Captains were %worn into the command of thvir respective • ships, viz.— Cnosiu J. Timbrdl, Tannic's Castle—Boialny direct ; Curtails W. Hay, RI treat—Madam, Misted, mad Bengal . The Ear! Mice, Capt. A. "It , RKAY, was taken up, Aatl btatt oiled for 3,latieha, Madras, and lieu -I,•ul.—The Court adjourned ut six tielock, till to ►uorrow. It was reported last night, that the KING has sent Inr Lora MELVILLI, Who is to he at Windsor this day. Conjecture is at work to ascertain the cause of thi, event, and the erects to eusue from it. Of the GoOtt horses sent to f4psin, the official returns, to Saturday last, were 83u. Oa MowLiy night, during the high wind, • large tree, in the Prune of WA LIS'S g adiuniio• Carlton.bouse, near the wall which separates the Duke of X Alll.BO - (Eiden, was blows dusts; it fell against the wall in the Park, and broke dorm about twenty yards of the watt We understand his Rofd Highness italestleto stake consi derable alterations and naprosesenta l that garden. Tbe Ilindathm stortmhip, of i'i pm and several trestle ports with troops, arrived on Aloaft. at Plymouth. liriam Vigo. A report prevailed as the ~MM. rot nod= en the i.th, that the nallabilards had Maititimed the place against the French, sad had Der and AlcaldrE, whoa they is to the enemy A continual tiring was heard 11= do.tao huJ lost sight of Vigo. On the lath the Alfred, with 1% sail uf transports, with troop., sailed from Vigo. Vag a hurricane baring come or on the gad, they were bark to Vigo exerpt four, owe of which was seen gain tat, Point Evadru. The Ilirdootan parted cJoapaay with the 404, and 15 lfieeiperl9, on Monday morning, og the Loots End, • gale tat wind Main diverted Diets. The insistaa hailed s mow' from Wks% bwasal to Opting the Mattel of which stated, that he esalW not miter that part, the Frew+ being in pusses:ion of the. place. The Marquis of Roil A '1 A ha% retired into the wrosataiwaufGallicts, where be M palmed by the French. LOISLION Priated by d. No Iq, Old BUtoOta Vaill-streft will poblishrsl at the (Mite. 11, Pad, of St. Cleturiat's Limn b, Strand, by-J, WHITE, of rata! place.—Urders, 41,c. /us this Psla. swot the Office, (post paid" will 10 duty Mended Ca; gra Tli Ira; A:t Sit put i As, w. fire .11r eac 41,1 awl *PI; ilf. ,Ii erx, 1 inel Paw iil6,