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willing to produce them, as he feered lie should
theretoy acquire thexhitracter of an imormer.
Lordship endeavoured to eternity this OHjeCtloll. •
but he also expressed 11111 tear of offending tie
Chaosetilor of the Exchequer, to whom MI had for-
merly been under some obligations. 11' assured Lira
lie hail no ground for apprehension On that head,
When he ass only doing his duty. • !Mt hie pram-.
pal objectieu, les Lordship said, was, that the 4.4-
elobure would injure into in his profesetottel charac-
ter. His. Lordship made lequiries whether birch
a principle of toucealture, wee ceineidered eveential„
but he could thud uo such tole. The upshot of all
was this, I 0.. Lordship found hr had otourtitered the
business to he taken up as a tuinieterial queetnee -
by the other 4ide"ol the Huusc, told lee diesded iii-
eurrimerlispleaenre, and the eonseeureet ruin of Oa
faintly, which wholly depended on his exertion/e e,
Nor v.es early reostaueet in ishilth informs'.
"Iloa had been I lir Lori:ship helloed he
tumid pruve cases o:iere 011ients hads decliaed cum-
log terwerd, through tear nf the consequence..
lie slier told his Lordship lie had w.t the pa-
pers iu hie possession, because I.e heel put theta
away threligh fear of being ceded ieu to peas
Auer them. t.t length it was agreed orio that ha
should cull on the late Sulicitor-Generel. aced state
to hint the circumstances, and take las advice
whether or trot he should produce the papers: His
Lordship was to have met Mut this day at s eptiretee
Meet three o'clock, but Metered of seeing him, he
received a note from lniu, .tatiug, that Sir Samuel
Roundly woe engaged, and that he h..d nut )(A
s: en km. (hider these 4:nllmnd:slice.; Lis Lord-
ship couctivetl it his duty to state chat he knew to
the 'louse, as he had loefore theie to the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer. 'I his wits the whole of
whet he kaew, as lie lent not seen the papers;
but he lied stet) an ate4truct of them, nod.
as far es he could jthlee by thut, be cone
reived they had • bearing upon the questein
before them, as to the dispoeitiou of places wider
Government., if not as to the alloy, unit he 1.',/llsr
ceived from the course they had hitherto pummel,
they ought not to be rejected on that amount. lieu
Lerdship concluded with suggesting tip propriety
of calling for the papers, or the perster 111:1.4 (Kll4. rd
to attend at their bar, med. us they bpd done last
night, submit them. to the Lett matinee. to the
inspection of a Select Committee, fir the purpuee
of makie'g their report thereon.
,Ir. Pratt:arm. defended the !louse front what
Mica's/tiered as aspersions thrown• upon them by
.the Noble lord. leis Lordship had stated, they
.should. hitter foneet the strange 111111111er in whldt
the lion. Cent:coven had bleu fureed to tow-
ered; In! hoped their remember:me would. be core
reel uu the subject. and lie had no tear it wouoti its
unfavourable. lie agreed with the Noble Lord,
iuswyiiyt ea floe. her (Mr. Adair) hair pressed
' that !Idolatry shoultrbe opt% hut he would *4:
was dna mode forced upon the mover ? 'There bad
beets only too voices. the Hun. :timber's, wt.*
proposed flue inquiry, and hie ueerie.t
hat eppeared try llie 1401110' as the meet eppropi tate
ui.ele .t. procee ding. That tine wan trot wrong cue
iniwilest from the Bolt. Grot.,eto:us (51r. Waittlej
having acquiesced. and his tee:ening inured for a
Select Committee • said 011 the couteary elites orig
nu reluctance to the course propoteil. Was it then.
he would ask. either fair or Just, to call tine au
unheard of er harsh mode of p.oceedtioe ? or that
that House Mould be held up to puh.lw view cc
endearment% to impede that justice cinch on the
contrary they had eeideavoured .to promote If,
therefore, they were to be tried, he was confidant'
they would he acquitted, if the filets sere Morey
known ; as he would be bold to say, that on. where
were to be found proceeilings umare fair, or a greater
readiness evinced to atiern every assistance in ate
homing the rod proposed. For this he could refer
to one fret, that in the course of the diet:us:nun
not • single division bud teleei place, nor a single
men:etre peen opposed without the lion. UCH.
denten acquiescent.; iu the opposition ; aced it
might he fairly inferred, that it the Noble Lood
linuseif had thought them in the *retie, he would
not have failed to have, elites his,eau. 4.f it Lv ur
vidang the House, and their there *min be • list
of the glosiuus sumo' ity. It was al. o urged us
ground of accusation, that their mode of procerce
tog ass trio rapist ; bat the Rom Gentle Loan heti
heel hi, own time to prepare his chargers. used hail
only to procure hit eituesoes, and when bee clay
was deemed more tit than smother. it was. sedans
weed iii. lie heel been also alluded to as having
used the term areesee. Ile **reed he heed seta u hat
if the charges failed, infamy would attach to
alto had made false charges. and eeneu re wit stick
us had been too credulous iu listening d, 111,111.
With regard to the Noble Lord• himself, he ade
milted lie had said, he thought it harsh his refusing
to name the charge, but when his Lordship called
on him, he had given satisfactory reasons for that
refusal. When hie Lordship stated that other proofs
were withheld by officere, through fear of the ten-
sequeuees, diet he recollect *lnd itupressmii thu
might make ou the public mind. who might there.:
by be induced to say, that not this nor that charge
wss proved, hut that all those were nothing to
what could Misr 'wen proved, if it Were not for the
fear of the Coveniternt ; and yet might not some of
those hidden charges be as unfounded as some of
those a huh they had been inveirtigntine had turned
out to he ? These observatione he ceinedered ss
neceeeary from what had fallen from the Noble
Lord. NVith respect to the papers alluded to I.y
his Lordship, he coueeived it better bee/mold owe
them, if poosilile, and form his owii judeineot
upon them ; if that should be fennd impossolde,
they then might name a Committer for the pur.
; hut it was bet!: r his Lorelehip should make
the trial in the nee •lististier.
Lord FoLlisroni, expluilied, and said, that he
should tint have adverted to tar circumstances
upom which the Right ilimunrelste lieutleinan lord
enlurged, hod it not le en es. !tog to the terror used
by anise Heirouratele Gentlemen opposite on a

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former &RIR, implying, that infamy mutt WI
upon the iiccuser, should he not succeed in these
charges. (A cry of Au! so!)
Mr. PERCIV it. added, that the Noble Lord had
nothing further to do, than to use the summons of
the House t,i call the persons he hod alluded to to
the Bar, oo so to get the prudectecoa of any evis

deuce he 11114111 deem necessary.
Mr. emote-After the very aide manner in
which the Right Hoisouriable Gentleman opposite
()Ir. Percevie) bad spoblei, M answer to what had
tallea flow the Noble Lord near him, he certainly
should not hive downed it isecessatry to add one
word, if he hail set received information, while he
was out of the Histme, that it bad been stated the
llouourable (.:entlargen who brought forward this
uestiou lad Leta '446iep from his course by the
e .peess adviser of tsl4 *opt' Duke. 04 These are
nearly the words I Imslmanded to me, and 1 ap-
peal to the Noble (,out litgiselfif they be correct."
Lord FoLestroeressot I certainly said. that the
eooirse which had here ueopted in these proceed-
' is was lie the exiite,siootitgitation of the professed
.41i iser of the Royal Doke.'
Mr. Abest enntinUrd ttirl-04 Of comae
t' Let was the ',raise in which Thituderstand the Noble
Lord to hove spoken regurding me ; but what I
hare principally to emnplraitt of, is. that in the
Thous of Columans, where every man is addressed
bottoms imitable to his partecular character--such
Baronet br the title of Wocthy Baronet-1 Lord
by that of Noble (.ore sweamilier Member by that
of IllonoaraNe Gentleounie and w, ..., it is surely
both iireealar a,td mijoist, particislaily in such a•
case as ties. that 'my epithet slinidol le given to
any person in that Douse, except that which is
cousoicatit to the iislize of it. If the Nolde Lord
had mid that the Learned Gentleman hall duns so
an I so. I slemill no; perhaps have simile 461 y oliser-
vationi tem.' the sollject ; tint alien it is to eu forth
to the Antony. that the " Profreell Adviser" of
the Royal Duke had suggested the simile of
investigatiod smite.: forward, I think I have rea-
son to complain that I was merely alluded" to by
the title of the " Professed Adviser," Lista' of
that wide!' was appropriate too the emit ttttt of their
proceedings. I here my freiiiiga as to this subject,
fur it is net impossible t hat any versan who has asp.
?fared as a oitness Is fore the Committee of the
Meow. from the Kee at lett;ttli of the proeretlingt.
limy he Covina to hove fallen into n taistake; for
tite hest of persoies Ludy err; L^t these things make
Use particalarle attains to repel the teed if the
. agyellationi the Nellie Lon-1 hits aen me, iii the
tem 'modiste taawier, that my statement may go
out to the politic in Its rtmag terms as
the other Was given. I know that this Dowse
chi Hot. io grher.sl, to hear penee...ll-
- boot I tru-t they will listeii to the yustiti-
eation of a person who, to the cnurve of a very
!wig lire. mid a real deal of Lewin's" owl public
disty, both in end not of this Doom. thinks it of
itssentance that he should preberve without touch
Or ste4stri that character and repot mon selM.h has
beim honouranle cud reepectahle tn..ougliotit
life. I appeal to the }lease, whether, in a life of
years Perhamentry duty. spent la no great
prosperity. but certamly rather in very consider-
able adversity, with a large family to support. I
have not resisted any thing like temptation, hut
her;e4 to r line of independent conduct in this
Dome ? and if the Noble Lord eslinot attach to
My character the criminality of teat. ring my situa-
tion i., Parliamentrlaniug that loug perind. I think
it is rather too late now to attempt to make such
insinuation, by using a particular expression. or
that Isy Wine the adviser of the Royal Duke, I
have deviated from my original line of proper con-
duct. Th•it I have heel Intercourse with that
itrtylli Doke is certain ; but I beg the Douse to
reenllect what was the nature of the piewtediegs
now before them, at the time I first ventured to
touch npoo the question. The floe. Gentlenme
who brought it Arnim!. did not of himself make
any sweetie motion fur a *elect Committee being
appointed forth, iartnitigatioh, althesigh he hinted,
in his ',weds, that such a Committee might
be the most proper male. fu the course of
the discisamnit •it was suggested, that • Parlia-
mentary- Commisoion should be institutetl.ntirl,

elrept that, awl the instance of the Noble
Lord n'unmelf, I do not recollect that there was a

sipoe dissentient voice in the Home as to the
course el proceeding. I was most anxious that
the proceeding should be public, but the manna
for a Committee of the whole House was met made
by me, but siyatested and made by °di' rs, who
tasted the advantages !AOv to be derived from
it. I put it to the Howie if thrre has been the
lewd interruption to the most free. perfect. and
i apartial in tosiry possible? There has bete' no
ottryttoll alerted to prevent that course being
adopted, and that sort of inve-tigetirm taking
place. I hove tierce pressed myself lemon, in ally
Manner that can entitle nny tole to add the apiwl-
lateen to of.. Adviser to the Royal Duke."
When the Noble Lord anal Floe. Gentleman slated,
lam 'sight, neat they had another thar,,se to bring
forward, I sustained entirely from personal inter-
ferenee. and Wt. .lettrt sl to do so, nukes when
called teeth to answer questions."
Lard FOuteroar. stated, that he meant no im-
potence by calling the Learned Gesstlemun the
Adviser of the Duke of Yolk.
Mr. Cat.caart --a I should not ebjeet to the
Noble Lord taking credit to himself for the assist-
ance he atforded to the llostour.shle Gentlemsn
who has brought forwent this ; but it
was rather sin 4nlar to hear him aura... Tithe; to hies-
Asir all the merit of taint so. This was to detract
fermi the exertion's of others. who certaiuly lent
t seir woitaiser. I felt sewaewhat delicate upsets the
subject of naterfering persoindly to assist the llo-
nourahle I ientleinan, being well coovineed, by for-
mer experemee, at hi, .hihtirs to menage such
mattrrs. This it wits that prevented me front
threstine myself into his councils, unasked and
uncalled for; but I think it ill becomes any :Wein-
bet to arroote tds himr•lf merit anperior to. any
other Member of the floosie, *hiss their motives
might he as just marl as ind;rions its his own. I
think I Inset elready read my Noble f'riend's pone.
'eyrie in entre puhliention, or I may yrt rend it;
sod I think it onielet have come, or may yet come,
with * he;ier _rare tram any other pro or mouth
em his own.' •
lowa Fry 11,--" I errogitte tiff Int rit to ITV:-
s" If, bat I was mersly•ebiting the &ft. that I !mad

thought it memory to afore the Honourable
Gentleman. who was 'tiled Newer, souse personal
oselensuce in this investigation."
The House than went into a Committee.
Mr. Wozots thee stated, that as he understood
rumours were going abroad that he could not
prove the baud-writing of the Duke of York by
ally other testimony than that of. Mts. Clarke, lie
hoped that some declaration would be made by
some of the Hon. Gentlemen opposite, on that
pointEor he trust call witnesses to prove it more
satisfactorily.
The AM) lIKET-GENERAL said, that the Hon.
Gentleman was mistaken, in supposing that any
person in that House had authority from the Itoyal
Doke to prove his hand-writing. As for him, he
could not suggest any other mode for bins to pur-
sue, than that of calling witnesses upon every point
he wished to prove.
Mr. WARDLE then proposed to call
Cot. THOMAS WA LK ER,
To prove the Duke's hand writing; but this
Witness was not in attendance.

Mr. WILLIAM MACDOWAL

was next called, but he hud not then arrived.
Mr. WARDLE proposed next to call the atten-
tion of the )House to the Letter, that had been
produced by the select Committee, and first as to
two Letters from Samuel Carter to Mrs. Clarke.
Mr. I,Esest observed, that it would be neeexsary
in the first place to prove the hand-writing of the
several letters intended to be produced as evidence.
For this purpose, the next Wittic-s called was
SIBS. MARY ANN CLARKE. _ _

Q. Do you know the hand-wetung of Samuel
Carter ?—A. Vet, I do.

Q. Have you see:, hun write?—,t. I hair seen
him kerne many times,
She was then. *hewn some letters, and proved
them to he of his haul-writing.
Mrs. Clarke alb() 'proved the hand-writing of Ge-
neral Chnering. in four letters sheen to her.
S:ie was then *hew,' some letters. purporting to
Iva from Baroness Nelleken. and also some Irom
Mr. El !ruin]. all or r hick she identified. aodi upon
beiseA ordered to withdraw, she said she wished to
say a word or two before lewving the noose. She
accordingly stated... I never told Mr. Nicholls iu
say lire I was married to Mr. Drewler."

'Me Minim, withdrew, end the letters from
Suantel Carter, to her, were reed by the Clerk.

Tile substance ortheut wag :

*S. ts, teim.
" liesrltime. MAD %N 1..." 1 wrualoihr &MVP 401 11b01116.114
Nit 1 irr'et%.°4l ,u ans.. r, which has put me Ye • owl
Iru+tbb, thy Adjutant illillllllll nu ruo, thatiflMtYl wady,
I la pat ua.irl art, Kt. Please okhaaia ate leave a dr.
•etc. FN. thly, and Cut oar we with a lamb to dispel nay fear,.
te.

cf Wight, Ort.l, !Inc

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" Iron ounr.n 31ADAW—l'ia witreowly sorry ut out liar-
ine it In my power to wail upon )us tot °trier to thank you
for ..,%11" kind 11•11CTUICUrC whnrh I 11MT cxperietterti, which
has made a deep imprer.don upon my heart which onthiug
ran do away 1 hare to thank you hwhawit g placed me in
my pees et situation—it is one, however, which rewptirew the
greatest Cf,.,110111V. I have no camp equimute, UM e I money
to buy it, and, therefore, if, Madam, you'll extrna you.- ki0..1.
lures towards me. by gtting toe P 41114" pectutiat y Aid, I
Cu et retain • ;Falai! .4 imettloauee of it. I hate the
things doss which I have rorthaserl with the mosey f
bi might * itit St, ammiuting in all to 411. 196. Oil." &C. &C.

.c Transport, Spithead, January 14, lbOi.
" Ho4f)1:11Z11 :‘14...‘1,-1140:114-4 by my situation, not-
. ithstanding your gamin. ss, I hope you'll scone me for
sons troubling y in. At last lam on hoard i hat lamin •
saltation more easily to he inrizitoril than described. I
have no stockmen for va) voyeze, tow any money to puirbaste
them. I bat: to loLcp nivel) Ciiir hours daring every night,
and I hove nothing but salt meat to eat, and bud rum and
water to dria c. Your goodness, honoursd Mudions, gives
me reason to suppose pin will not has e me in ibis state,
bet that you'll assist me, and prevent me staryine. Should
•:an iris( toe peeuniaiy aid, it will be doing nu net worthy of
yourself, and implant is m.: heart gratitude for the favour,
never to be forgotten... Please direct t. the Post-Office,
Pllt t _

" P. C• Sine, writing, I have received orders to izu to
Cork, to which place you may direct."
Mr. Lest Thu letters that are said to he
written by Baroness Nolleken are not particularly
applicable to any charge now before the !louse.
They refer to the interference of his Royal High-
fleas not only as to niilitnry appointments, but in
matters merely civil, and he should, thereftire. take
the liberty of submitting to the House, whether
these letters should now he read, as the present in-
vestigation only relates to military appointments?"
%fr. WIIITBREAD submitted, that they should
now proceed to hear those next in order, us the
band-writing had heen identified.
The letters from General Clarering
.to lira.
Clarke were then read. The 11011)StMlee of them w as--
Rishoposlter, June al, 1004.
" MV Ds in Mts. Cr.annv---Of ahem your tame of
yesterday has lwen travelling I have too annals It had not
readmit Conduit-street till yesterday Mies noon. It is pro-
voking, a. ravished to see yule. ite mast commie ourselves
will the hope of 'amt. Intonate
et C•plrutt.t't .1. 1804.
Mir DrAlt tea —Yon nicntiened that his
Royal not comprehend loy proposal. My idea
is, that Is the ti fa, Art stated lint tarn to be thereby
raised situold not be roapprllabh• to serve out of the United
:MU, and that they shoal.' nut remain embodied for
mote than a:A tomtits Mier the peace, as we have already
experienced the mischief attending this limited service, my
prop sal was to make Wren for raisin r the num for unlimited
service, the battalions to be solely oliserved from the Malt%
pay List, by whieh aivemnimit anal.' stepstre • larze disci-
plined force. Should any opportimity occur, stair this, to-
g. raoh my suggestions as to the. Militia, to his Royal
Ili:loom, as he may tie Brest with my proposals, enjwcially
when thiongh you 1 have kern .o IN erntly under au obliga-
tion to him Communicate all tlw good things you can for
me, let.. ice." . _

" Sept

" 311 nr APr TT MRS. iwz ..:u1 me
Wfied to the l'ilurvuf Wakes (:offer-Louis, whether )uu CAR
receive Ye at angs ad eight o'clock in the evening. "

"Sept. Iflo4

"hlv Dion Deo& NR.. ('t.t,rta►.—t thank you fur
your ittelioatiau to m re, mr, stud although flits Iset exer-
tion boo ralp.t, In n rattail) gran:fill for the attempt Van
you toutrlre to taert t" we he. ke.
" December t 2,1944.

uMy I):..arws? M fl• 11-1 hear Pune it;giiiients
are to be raised, piens" let ow know iii. trails ut it, ss it is
to roe shisost Owls ilib:s. 1 sow R. 0. yrs:today, snit he was
to :rase luso tr-night," Lc. ste.
Mr. Lucu interrupted the reading of the laat
letter. as it mated, that Mrs. Clarke had procured
for 11r. Ellerton • l'Aynoistership, which Ake had
not stated its her evidence. Th,s sl Id have Nirs.
Clarke to PGV through what oicinnel that applica-
tion was made.

This b. itur agreed to. Mr. Clarke was again
called in, a.sl irstrwriv,otte4 by WARDLr.
Q. Thrnfilgil what influence thd you get the
ray tuubterahip for Mr. Ellvrton.—A. The Duke of

York *Aid Mr. Greenwood to get it for him, bat
it was very muck against hip wishes.
Q. Was it any military matter ppon which Ba-
roness Nolleken wrote to you ?—A. No; it WAS not.
Q. What was the object of the Baroness's appli-
cation ?

[Here Mrs. Clarke was ordered to withdraw.]
Mr.• LEECH—" I apprehend weouAlit nut to ad-
mit of this question, as the letter itself relates to a
civil appointment, which is not at present the sub-
ject of investic,_.,mti on."
Sir GEO. W mtneenea supported the propriety
or putting this question, upon the ground that
sitnilar matters had been already disclosed iu zasine
of the former interrogatories.
Mr. BATIIURST thought the question might be
proper, according to the answer that might hr given
by Mrs. C. as to whether she solicited las Royal
Highness for the appointment mentioned in the
letter.

Lord FOLILSTONE thought that if there were any
form in the objection, it would be net ...assts.). for
the Committee to direct the Chairman to move fur
the enlargement of their powers.