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thought that "eery one had * right to givinn dpi.
niou, grounded nut upoii the nicety of technical
distinctions, but upon the general tenoutr of the
'eridencesas it struck their minds. lie talnadrdniel
bard upon that occasion with a nand as free awes
bias as so lion. and Learned Judge who had act
upon a termer night, or as any Hosourable
ber who heard 1 ;if any bias did exist, it was

not of that nature against .hie so many cautions
had been pronounced ; it was in favour of the
Duke of York, and against the charges ; but
whatever iufluence that might have upon nun in
another case, the present was so strong, that lie
felt it impossible to bring himself to pronounce
hiss liniment upon all the ehafges. if be found
that the case of corruption was not proved ; that
is, if he did not find it established by evidence, that
the Duke of York had actually pocketed the mo-
ney, but yet had strong reasons for believing, that
he was under an influence, incompatible with the
discharge of his duty, he did not feel himself
under an obligation to separate such accusations ;
they were links of the same chain. Several opini-
ons bud been given upon the evidence brought be-
fore them, particularly that of Mrs. Clarke. Sonic
said that all she uttered was true, mid should be
credited ; others, that all was false, and should be
disbelieved ; but there were some who took the
middle, Awl, in his mind, the better course, and con-
cluded, that though site might be discredited ice
some things, yet the general result of her testimony
was such as to entitle it to belief. He did uot agree
with tfie Noble Lord behind him. who said, or rather
(for he was not inclined to give into the construe-,
Lion), who was represeuted to have said, that all
she uttered was true ; he believed that the Noble
Lord had gone no farther than to stale, that tak-
ing all the evidence together, it was lint false, and
looking to the differences and contradictions
charged upon it, it did nut stood impeached in
any of the material facts to which it related.—
Upon Miss Taylor's evidence, which was already
so much the subject of discussion, he begged to
be indulged with a few words ; it was 111Sibied
upon the opposite side, that she who could slot
recollect to have seen Colonel .French, could not
possibly have remembered the substance of a con-
versation heard so long ago ; to hint that did not
appear surprising ; a conversation of u remarkable
nature might he lunch better remembered than
the person of au individual; and he knew many
people who recollected circumstances loag passed
with a much clearer and stronger impression than
others of a more recent date. Many women applied
to Mrs. Clarke ; not women of her own profesaioa,
but women of character; and he thought it would be
an injustice to Miss Taylor to east any imptitatiou
upon her, because, in common with such peraons„
she was an acquaintance of that lady. A r Ho-
nourable C.:rodent:lu had said, that she was not in
the habit of consersations with his Royal High-
ness upon military subjects, or matters connectei.
with the office ; but though he was sure the Ilo-
framable Gentleman thought so when he said so,
and though he was willing to adopt his authority,
when strong reasons did not prevail against it,,he
must say, that, in the present instance, the autho-
rity of his Royal Highness was to be preferred.
whose letters contradicted that assertion, and estab-
-I,shed the declaration of Mrs. Clarke upon an un-
shaken basis. But, after all, he did not consider
her evidence so material to the case as many Gen-
tlemen seemed to think. If there were no other evi-
dence before the House than the letters of his
Royal Highness, of which he had just been speak-
ing, he would feel himself bound in conscience,
and by every claim of justice and of duty, to pro-
nounce hint guilty of conuivance at the corrupt
practice with which he was charged. If in that
ease there was not strict legal and direct proof, it
was because in such cases such proof wastiot attain-
able, and that principle of evidence which directed
that they should be satisfied with the best proof which
the ease admitted, was a complete answer to all
the objectious and complaints against the nature of
the proofs before them. In his opinion, it was
not necessary that time charge of corruption
should be immediately connected with the Duke
of York, by a chain of irresistible evidence; if there
appeared to them rational grounds of suepicion—
suspicion of corruption or connivance, though it
did trot go to the entire extent set forth in the dis-
cussioq. he ought to be dismissed ; that there were
rational grounds for. such a suspicion he was cer-
tain—there were so minty circumstances, all run-
ning into each other, that lie thought it iraposetble
to resist the belief. It had Leen stated in contra-
diction to that opinion, that the conduct of his
Royal flightiest, towards Mrs. Clarke, released him
from the imputatien of criminality. It had beets
asked, would he have treated her in the manner he
bud done, would he have separated from her 111 an-
ger, if what she said were true, if he were really in
her power, and had committed himself by a conni-
vance •t such practices us she brought before the
House amid the public? What the generality of
mankind would have done in such a case, whether
they would have submitted to the dictates of fear,
or pursued a course of bold and obstinate defiance,
he would not pretend to determine; but be had
the authority of a great name, and a proldund in-
quirer into human stature, to countenance another
eappositiou, and mark out another conduct applicii-
-Ible to the present case ; it was the authority of
Shakespeare, who, in his Play of M for
Measure, mskes Angelo thus address babel—
id Who will believe thee, Isabel
" My ets,iled name, Ik' somata's' of my life,
" My vouch against yon, sod my place i' the state,
" Will so your actuation corneae',
" That von shall one is your own report,
" And smell of calmer-
Disgrace, it was said, should attach somewhere ; he
might well say that it did not attach to the Hon.Mem-
bet who brought forward the business; it should pass
to some other quarter. The case of Kennet he
considered moat important ; it appeared that he
was recommended by the Dnke to the considera-
tion of Air. Greenwood. (Here the Hon. Member
rend some extracts from the evidence, in support of
this towertion, and also another which he made
upon the same case, namely, that the intention of
procuring a place for Kennet did not go off upon
the ground of his character, but from the consider-
ation that the loan, was not likely to be obtained.)
The next case he adverted to was that of Sam. Car-
ter; he felt himself justified in stating, that he was
not appointed from any other influence, but through
*at woman alone, perhaps he might not have

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arm livery, but it was certain) he wits in a menial
capacity ; application might have ifteii made ii..
him before, but it was nut mini emir applied that
the comminution
,was proctored to her aisfluenia-
theiefore it Wllll eitstidsTril); itli
respect to General Clartring, if ht. trainnuay were
to i.e believed its any (Mug, it should ne isthmian
that his aeplicationio her reepeetilig milder) ado s
matron was not' the only
had upon ivielt suirjects ; for he beil et+ verei)
" that the reisse_qbe. ti:_phiai to :d!. i.l. •,
a.e., because he exiariemeiflier apjuu,ness to •.•.
communicative tilos' formes occasion*. Aam
Alderman, i order Mt diirinave the Miliv•te:r of Ur-.
Clarke, its the ease.of Me.' %%%% ler, ieheed a re..
• venation to this Hotter, di who'd. he, 11411-Holitia
Dna Ivr liiiw4elf she questioe ; saying. " I into heard
that it Wits through Mrs, Clarke you Marmot :ion,
appointment—l leinw it was not. 4 To tie* ~,r.
Dowler answered, " o, it was kilroUgli,Sir 41193 i, •
Watson." sepiesend.ed us a grimial for
concluding, that it a:. not through Mrito
the appoditinent was obtuined, although M. Do,.
ler himself had sunit at the:Bari it was. kyse,a;,,,,
he would ask, any dial the worthy Aide. item
the inquiry ?—liecause public report, 1 a:t.r.e
public notoriety, had set her nowt) as tho 1411k0111
UllO ItrlX:tlleti it ; ania Inott pubite Notoriety h.
entered it preaumptiiiii stretiger than ant tied could
be founded upon the etinvcrsatioo of the worths
Alderman. 'flit Member for CatubridgcaliirMaist
observed, that it was probable Sir Bratsk WIs;WWI
procured that appointment, as Ice hadsueemaital
procuring three other append weeds, about the mule-
time; but such a mode of arguing could
bring conviction to his mind ; and hr appealed so
the imiderstandiug of the House, whether Such tut
'defence should have weight ? He had heated
the speech of a Right Him. Gentlemau maiming.
who sppeared to take such a minute view of the
e;.St, that he removed out of Ins sight all the pm-
minent gigantic objects about which others were t
employed, and is eshich they tlitmolit their prin-
cipal attention should be chrscted ; he could JIM
approve of that microscopic investigation of -the
littlenesses of thesubjet•t, he was for • general, coin.
preliensive view. The House had been called upon
not to attend to popular clamour; he hoped it •
would not ; hi• joined in that call as sincerely many
man ; if the House did attend to it, it would for-
feit its character with the rest of the world, and
lose its humour entirely; but when he talked thus
against en attentions to popular clamour, it was. 4
crimiind attention he devil's:sited ; it was usi Mice-
bon calculated to produce an improper influenco
upon their minds, and induce them to swerve from •
the path of justice. There was an.attention to pubb
claniour,or he would rather callit to public Kamilla.
Which should never meet his disapprobation; it was
necezmry in a free Government, nand far those elia
represented a free peoele, to consult their opiuitdis,
and pay them a respectful attentiou ; and he we.
woo a little surprised, that the caution alpsited
pal -
lie clamour should originate with a Right
Gentleman, to whom that clantone had teem so
beileficial,.who owed so flinch to it, and had, te-
gether with hit colleagues, built his very existeust,
awl that of his party, upon decry. It had .been
•insinuated home the same quarter, that the thus-
' trioua Personage, whose conduct was then arraign-
.ed, might come ultimately to the Crown—such an
observation was improper—it farmed no part of
their consideration—id that moment his Royal
• Highness appeared before them in the character of
an (Aker of the public, and in that character
only hail they a right to consider him. He did
not wish to occupy much mote df the time hf
the House, particularly as there seemed such an
anxiety to come teen immediate decisid4; he hop-
ed, however, that before that decision. was formed,
many indepoident country Gentlemen would de-
liver their sentiments, very few of whom had spin-
ken. Though he did not agree in every word of the
original 'notion, he agreed to it upon the whole.
4a lion. Geist. had said, that one might he inclined
to vote for one case, and one for "mother, and yet
Math be requiryd to vote for the Address; this I.e
Mid said wits all objection to it, but it was the very
remain why he (Lord Stanley) lilted it ; diffi rt•et
pedale might prefer different ;roads in going.to
ford, but that could he no resusoil.why, when tin r
hid Met there, they should nemegree together. 'A
Right lion. Gent. had said, that it was natural
for a 'woman hying as she had done, not to refine•
any money offertd to her upon the supposition of
her influence; but the House war io possession of
evidence, wheh proved that, the supposition 'had
some foundation ; intlecitit was so strong, that he
did think the Duke of' York guilty of corruption,
and he was perfectly ready to vote for any .measure
which should inflict upon him the punishment he
deserved.
ph. LEYCESTEIt said, -he thought it of ma-
tebal importance dust the. Resolution should Ine•
plain, and whatever decision they might come v
that the sentiments of the individuals who timid
should be explicitly understood ; from the Address
that was proposed,
.he slid not think such would be
the case. The Address stated, in the first plate.
that they acquitted his Royal Highness of uny par-
ticipation in the profits. In the seemed place, it
said, that such abuses could hardly hove existed
without exciting the suspicions of his Royal High-
ness ; but if they said he gusto cted it. he did not
wee how they could say he was not guilty of some
species of connivance. If they thought that lie .ess
guilty, they should say so, and take meesuri
accordingly ; they should not resort to that in:.
seeable way of doing it by implication slid
suspicion. One bad consequence would resets
from such a method ; the character would be
)sired, and defence rendered impracticable; surd
he would leave it to the feelings of every mem alit.
ther they thought they would be justified in plaits g
his Royal Highness in ruch a predicament ? As.
Hon. and Learned Friend of his had stated t4et
there was no charge against the Duke of '‘..olkl
and if he meant to say that there was no techeicel
charge, his opinion was true; but was there ram,
he asked, a charge in effect ? Was not is charge it
the most heinous nature mired alpinist his,. ? And
had it not excited a ferment horn "ice real
of the country to the other ? The Howe ogiyht
to recollect, that if they came to the ri ,e-
-'idiom there would be .uo maws% from it,—
He edmitted that the whole id the testimony; of
Ilirth Clarke . not to be rejected. betwine
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were eiren instances enough to shake and discredit
bee lure the Ilan. Member mitered into a discus-1
sioa ef the evidence, and observed, that if eatables'',
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•ji she would- hays teen proms:sat-a for perjury.):
eeekiter mum Nether discussion of the tweets
pork of the evidence, the' Honourable Gentleman
drew the eoneltision, that•neon the whole of the
tnie, as it stood before them, there neither was,
nor moult there be, auy charge either of corruption;
or co isisavence .made out against the Duke of
York ; and he declared, that in his conscience he
behaved him Wholly innocent of the accusation•
brnii eht neainst hen.
Sir [Nauss Tv erne threw himself on the in-
dulgence of the (louse, while he submitted the
obeervations that occurred to him en the subject,
centring them he would detain them.a very short
tnne. The mason he had not preseuted himself
to their attention earlier in the debate, was, be-
,eliselie had been wanting to see Mettler nuts of'
those Geutleinese to whose knowledge and ex-
eerietice he looked up, would take the Nitlat,
:I.w he had of the course that House ought
io take on the occasion. lie had always tine-
vied that the Mime of the House should
be analogous to the rides of universal: jiistiee.
and 'upon this principle, when he looked et the
cadence that had been adduced at their Bur,
he was astonished at ally one asserting, that that
I louse possessed soy right whatever of passing sen-
tence. whether favourably or otherwise. When be
recollected the language of the learned Blackstone,
be was sure they (eight to pause, before they pro-
ceeded to take such a step. That great Lawyer,
ajleaisi to% of public offenders, why in it was necemary
to lea )se to justice, soya" the Commons of Ens:laud
canuot try ; because, represeuting the people at
lame; they are the party injured ; they must bring
him bethre the trihnied of the Lords." it was said,
tkev were only delivering an opigion, which would
prsuduce Ilse effect of removing his Royal highness
front the chief command ; but was not this an in-
jury of the greatest magnitude, as was the case of
the Oa' of Marlborough ? He had likewise
heard quoted theease of Lord Somers and the other
Lords ; but their case differed essentially from the
present, is this, that they were heard iu their de-
fence. If there Voe they were to adopt the address,
they would take from the Duke of York that which
the meanest subject, tree the lamplighter at their
door. possessed, to right of being heard before he
was judged. With respeet to the amended address,
it swab only made a little smoother and gilt over, but
the point still remained. With respect to the merits
of the q uestion itself,heconeurred with the principle
laid d.eevn by the Learned Judge, who might be said
to have opened the debtmtr, ;sad by that rule he
would try it—tkat it was the accomplice laid the
foundation of tile charge, but that it was to be sups;
ported by other testotwely. Ile himself was erect
with the repent' of ll a. Clarke's ea.:scheme, cod
bile ill fact was but the foandatien ; lie eould not
but remark. that though the other witnesses who
were to raise the auperstrieture were abused by
the defeiders of the Doke. yet they did not
scruple to use them as psi reedy credible when
they found them to ate...er then. purpose. How
then did the tvideuec stool ? The enter of Capt.
Tossyn he consitlinet as much the weakest in .point
of evidence ; but when, they came to the
Meta:
• stance of the note, they were thrown on their
Jt was even admitted by the Right Hon. Geist.
who had first brought it to light, that, if it were s
forgery, no belief was to be glint to the evidence,.
• but if it were true, the Duke was ucqunitited with
the corruptiou. In Turner's case, a letter ups
written by a woman, complaining, not of ill angel;
but that he had behaved unkindly ; but did they
recollect that it was an application to go out of the
army, not into it ? Suppose that during the time
of the stoppage he had died, would any one to.
(crate a conduct se despotic? He had great re•
spud for the purity of the army; but if all who
were objectiunable were to be prevented quitting
it, he could not but cooeisler it es rather au odd
mode of ',reserving that purity. The case of Ma.
jar French had been proved by Mrs. Clarke and
Capt. `audit. They, to he sure, were seeOuto
!Aires ; but it was also proved by Miss Tuylori
to whose testimony be professed to give entire
credit. He also examined the writtatt skates
meats, by which, he contended, the most flee
grant abuse of the levy wee clear ; and that the
Duke, iostead of u gentle reprimand, should
have instantly recalled him, and put him on hie
trial. A Letalioi livntleintill hod said, tout whelk
the investigation beget', he hail felt his pre-
judices rather against the Duke ; he could say. hi
had bees in his favour ; and he had exemitiesi.ehi
witnesses, rather to see if has intim ence could not hi .
male out; and a more fair and patient investigation
had never taken place. With the impression thet
had been made on him, bow could he vote for ei-
ther of the Addresses ? But it was said, there was
no written charge upon which to proceed ; if no-
body else would do it, he would ; and for the piir-
pour of laying a ground for ulterior proceeding, be
would Genie u Hesoluiime as an Amendment, to
be introduced—" 'llea after the fullest Meted-.
genets of the evidence produced before them, they
were of m " ' there were groan& of charging his
44/41 Highness with a knowledge of the corrupt
practices heard at their bar."
The 11011.441 cm too RYDER declared he .cons”
sidered the line of conduct pursued by the last;.
aperker. as far more manly than the Address pro-
ve/v.4J, but found it necessary to go into some dee
tails on the evidence. Ile then elected into a dilee
eussion of several parts of it, and pointed out thei
rarities contradicting, that occurred, and which 61.1
eoliteseled were such, that a Judge would close his
hook, and direct a Jury to acquit. As to the
ground so strongly relied on, of Mrs. Clarke's inti-
mate knowledge on military subjects, as a proof of
her being suffered to interfere, that was accounted
for I,V her former intimacy with a Gentleman who
was en army agent ; from the whole of which he
drew the concise:tom that there was no ground
whatever to sustain the charges against the Duke.
Thum was considerable credit slue to the Com-
Illolleilitr-in-;:hief foe the interest he had taken in
the military institutions of this country, sod the
establishmetit at Marlow, that asylum of the Bei-
tits wither, id the days of his youth, endeared to
us his Boyel Highness's charncter. I:ut at the
sow time, if it were possible to abgmatise his
proreadi.ig4. now. under the toni:denutioa of the
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goose. it must be allowedt if he possessed great resign the commatia of our army. The tithe, Sift
and trauticendatit virtues, the. state of need iii . may come, probably it it fast aPproaching, 'reels we,'
''thigh a person, in his tipiniOn, world prance this 'shall he driven fel fight for the cause in which we
•infenrace-c-there were atroneer grounds. to iuseigh are eugesed on British ground, and then it may
egeiust his guilt. The Honourable lieutleimm he very important to -our exiateure that our trim),
opposite could uot venture to prouounce the Doke s'hotfld be under the coutumed of a permit a le.
of York guilty, and yet they word.' proeeed to de- stay enjoy grUateiCaotitlencefemi the people. It is
cile.iii the presentiostance.'thea Lite paniciliutantof the duty of Ministerii, ha exett themselves on this
guilt ought to be July indicted. It had been as- subject, and to eeconimend such a ed proceing. 1
-tinned he was guilty eitherof the criminality itself have now, Sir, tfisaustged my duty ; the task ha;
to be attached to those transactions bow hefure the been painful, but it is the only hue of coedits which
tomsiderattou of the House, or he was guilty of cone could be safiefieettity to. my, mind. I recollect 411
13.1V111S et that Criminality ; and he thought, in observation of Lord fliirleigh—. England can hee-.
forming a due estimate of Use evidence adduc- vet. be ruined but by its Parliament,' and I ani
ed, he who ran might read; and if they were of the seine opinion ; the remark is as just as it is
led to decide hastily against his Royal lli6ll- striking—England will never he runnel till Par-
nem on this uecAsion, it would het be discharg- lieinecit shall cease to perform its duty."
log thur duly in a manner perfectly satisfactory The Luau AUVOCATIt of SctecLatto rose,
to the comitry. Some Gentlemen night lie in- &midst a loud cry of Question ! He said lie was
duced to conclude, that the Duke of York was put well aware of the impatieuce 9f the House tat; xiitie
tea better situation than any POI/jet' 111 the reek, ; 'to a vote; but although lie seldom rose, except
but if the House were called upon to vote 111111 from a sense of duty, yet in a case of such mugs&
guilty, without any specific charge, and upon evi- Lode and importance, ou a question of evidence,
dunce which would not be admitted to convict he could not think of giving a silent vote.
the tneatica individual, because, twit upon uudi, fie felt that every moment this debate was
they would lie doing that which would he Mean- protracted, the more necessity there was for
intent with every regard to the dictates of justice. dailig so. 'Fhe speech of the Noble Lord who had
Earl TEMPLE addressed the House in a forcible just sat down, did uot satisfy him in a (western of
speech, of which the following is the purport:—.. I such a complicated nature. He had gone ovei Ha.
rise, Sir, for the purpose of delivering iny stun- evidence with the utmost attention, and loud fin 1114 d
ments illicit' the question before the House ; be- au opinion, the grouilds of which, if Gentlemen
cause I think, Sir, whatever may be the claMs of would hear his statenteut. tb cy would somicr be
the Hon. Gentleman near me (Mr. Wilberforce) enabled to arrive at the accuinplishittent of their
I have at least an equal claim to the attention of object. His opinion wit,, that his HAP" Omillac"
the House upon such an important subject. The had not in any one instance abused that power which
eyes of this country are fixed npon us ; and, Sir, I was entrusted to him. And that the proper course
do not hesitate to declare the fate of the country of'proceetling would be, thaeevery distinct charge
bangs opon our decision. We are placed in a most should Le put in the uature of a question, so its
remarkable situation; because, as former events tither to Le rejected or aperoved or. If the Corn-
. hove quickly passed before our view, our attach- maniler-iii-Chief were guilty of curraptime let it
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meet has become stronger to the reigning family of fie snd so, and let him be sent to his trial ; bat if,
'the kingdom, and is daily increasing, when we on the other baud, he was uot guilty of corruption,
'felled upon the virtues of that person who now let hint be acquitted by a vote of the House, de-
.ithijoys the dignity of the Crown. Due coo- daring him to be innocent. The Learned Gee-
Adiamtion cannot be dispensed with on the pre- denten was then proceeding to animadvert on the
sent most important of all other ?anions, where evidence, but the Neese became so clamorous, that
the character of the ma of the king is brought he found it impossible to obtain a hearing.
before our judicial determination. Rather, Sir, Mr. A'ul.aintroece—a Having considered. Sir,
than this event should have come to pass, I would the whole of the evidence ou this subject, and haw-
Aare shed my blood, I would have shed it drop i ing beard all that has hitherto been stated on it,
joy drop, endow than the evidence now lying on must seriously, it now becomes my duty to state
Your Table should have existed, and afterwards the conclusion I have formed. In doing this, I PIO
' hive been ptoduced on this most unfortunate oe. to confess that I have in souse degree participated
eissilou. A Noble Lord (Castlereagh) has thought in those prejudices acknowledged by others to
it his duty to comment upon the proceedings exist, even at the outset of these proceedings. The
'of the House of Commons ; he has said we Are Honourable Mover will pardon ate, and the House
1 tiying the Duke of York in his absence; we are try- will pardon me, when I say, that 1 could scarcely
-log him contrary to the first right, the indispensable *mend to the evidence at the Bar, 'tor !sestets to the
'Privilege of even the meanest subject within the charges, with that degree of Mimeos which Las O
realm. But, Sir. if this obaection deserve our Member of Parliament, ought to have done ; but,
boosilleration. if it were advisable or proper it as the matter has gone on, I here gradually divested
should have been made in opposition to the mode myself oral% those prejudices, said have endeavoured
which has already been adopted, it ought to have to form, in my own mind. the most impartial dui.
'been suggested, anti strongly supported, in the in- non. Sir, it appears to me, that we may consider
fent stage of the present proceeding. His absence this question as divided iutu three parts : First, we
on the present occasion may be a matter of cum- are naturally to consider what degree of guilt at-
plaint; and it an inconvenience result, of no inferior taches to the Royal Duke; that is, whether or tint
magnitude, it might have been prevented long be. he be chargeab e with a coirupt participation in the
j fore the present period. Prejudices of the public profits with Mrs. Clarke? Secondly, whether he
foaled have been complained of. and so fat I sin be chargeable with merely a venni, ance at her
ready to admit very weighty and grave prejudice* partakink of those profits ? Aqd in the next places
have been entertained respecting those benefits to consider the whole of the subject ; aod, as Niue-
eaphieh have been thus improperly conferred by his bers of Parliament, to come to those conclusions,
lir* Highness the Duke of York. If prejudices upon a fair view of it, as it may present itself to
•L'iffiftient from, those which I have now adverted to our minds. In regard to the first part of this
!lave affected the public disposition, they have question. I mean how the Duke of York has
arisen from the publicity which unavoidably at- participated in the corrupt practices, I cannot
taches to this mode of inquiry. Ido thiuk it tie- help swill* that it is astonishing to me, after
i'emeary we should come to a scific: determination having examined all the testimuuy, that his
Ir.ppoll the guilt or innocence of his Royal Highness. Royal Highness should not have felt some
allot at :the mine time Ido not mean to say we strong suspicions of what was going forward,
ktought to come to mach a determination respecting and it is impossible to do away the effect of those
raption, for our duty compels us to a dectsionof suspicions. His Royal Highness must nudoubte
'merely his general conduct. And after all iiot, • tally have known, from his military friends, that
'4lWr
, has been alleged on this . material question, I there was a strong and preveiling idea of the exist-
LlTgould myself have pm hesitation in declering my euce of some corrupt ways in ebtaiuing army pro-
' nic] ON the corruption and connivance of' the motions. These were not thins done in a corner.
uke of York. Maley difficulties have been started, nor talked of as secrets by some obscure individu-
. and many objections have been made, relative to ale ; but they were matters geueraliy spoken of
the mode of proposing an Address ; hut still shell even ia public, frequently hinted at in pamphlets
'term shall have been excluded from our preaenteou,, in general circulation, and known iu particular
..gideration, even the amendment of the Chancellor ashy military men, whose attention was drawn in a
of the Exchequer must,afterall, be pet its the silage., peculiar degree to these objects. Had the Com-
'Oen address, and in that manner humbly present. ,mainierLin-Chief not a icumber of military men,
.itti at the foot of the Throne. Ido net pledge my- with whom he might have conversed upon this sub-
!self to this or that mode in particular, and I will jectodietiever he ksew of it? 'time now appeared that
farther venture to state, that as to corriiptipn or it niust him: been the notorious mid pre:veiling opi-
efamiiisrance, I agree with the Hon. Geottemen op- 1/.1016 throughout the Army, and even io other proles-
that the evidence was pri lid petty Mipport- 'ions, duct army patromtge,as well mother situations,
111 re. Clarke. who erne to the Howor. self- had been corruptly disposed of, end it had gone
d and blasted in her evidence. (Hew ! forth that the whole of this was effected through
I) With respect to Mies Taylor's evidence, the influence of the Duke of York. The Mistresses
ye no reluctance in declaring I think it of Princes have beets in several former instances the
. but it does not convict the Duke of foul means of giving rise f, the obtaining places corrupt-
ohm ; yet, though the evidence does not go ly. The Duke of York is a man of erudition and
such a length, it certainly sheers hie Royal High- politeeducation, and he must surely have read in
Item, contrary to every atorrect sense of propriety history that such practicer have arisen in former '
'pad decorum, did commit to such a woman the times in the Court of France, and even in oar own
treat importance of various transaerions. After Court, its is stated in the history of this country.
111 which has been obeerved, in regard to the ex. It was impossible for him not to know that the
of Cilnucester-placr, I intuit confess I had Mistress of a Prince was in fact the most likely
ther see the links pronounced guilty of great person, if not discouraged, to keep, as it were.
ittravegiume, for it would be mo•re congenial to an open shop fur the sale of offices. He most
my mite!. than if he were to be prmiounced patty have known that Mrs. Clarke was likely to indulge
of corruption. In the mean time, Sir, on this sub- herself in the continuance of this species of traffic,
jeet Ima very ready to grant it would be proper if he at all had adverted to the tenour of tier old
if the Duke of York paid more attention to his habits. In the nest place. the Duke knew that she
own canards. lire determined to stand boldly was exceedingly distressed for money, and there-
forward, and express distinctly my sentiments on fore that she would not only have an interest in
this occasion. Ido acquit his Hord Highness such illicit and corrupt dealings, but would be
of all corruption and connivance in these greatly tempted, from her necessities, to avail her-
Usual:tenons,. but I find him guilty of having self of them. He must have known, that Mrs.
trinitted this woman to hiterfere with his &h5l '- Clarke was from time to time solicitiug his interest
lien of military preferment. Considerable at- concerning Persons who sere speaking to her upon r
lention is dime to the case of Kennet, amid to the subject of promotions. It must hue mitetaish-
ithat of Clavering. The Duke of York's own Mg indeed, if he. as well as they, did not know'
jlestid is produced ; he desires Mrs. Clarke to that she had some means of obtanting eituations, in
llgell Clavering the second regiments were not to be consequence of a corrupt influence. lo the evi-
resed, therefore it winuteless for her to interfere. denim •of Mr. Corti it appears that Mrs. Clarke
_cid what is the. natitial inference to lie drawn called upon hint, and desired him to burn two pa-
rout such an expression ? Why, if theft/steed re- peers, as the Duke wits very angry. Nuw, I thick,
(intents were to be rinsed, she might in that ea.* that however. much it has been alleged that this
rave interfered. I cannot Borer with the Right maker is favour of his Royal Ilighilem in one view.
Mon. Gentleman (Mr. Windham) who spoke last yet, in another, it 'hews that the injury arieing from
Might, and who petals oceanic:may fastidious in there instances of eerruptioa had been confirmed
tfisrming his opinion ; nor would I with him split a in hie mind by some facts coming within isis sew
'heir on this iesportaat question. I would however Lice ; his Royal Ifightiescs does net seem to have
-.et earatistly reeemamead his Royal Highness to availedhituself of, the opportunity he enjoyed of

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consulting *thee/ eateellent and honotirabie metes
who were about him, pits to prevent Mrs. Clause
imposing on his weakness, and practising on his
credulity. On the coot:ivy, ,it rather appears, that
so far ifForn discounigiug these practices. or coo-
gulling thee persons,
,he yaioearoured to keep
them entirely in Uri dark concerning them.—
When the Duke of York placed the letter froin
ill•C .SaVierland in Culdlief Genius's Imirds,
complaining of that lady's- `receiving ill treat-
ment from! Motor Turner, and Leggin. that that
Officer !Mitt! . mot be alltswed to resrgu, or to
sell out, in oilier that the lady might know where
to tiiid him, Col,: Gordon (hectored at the Bar, that
lie did out kuow there had ever been such a persons.
MIA. Sutherland in the *odd. We know them hail
been a connettion'betwixt Mr% StithetlSO4,l mlO the
Duke; in fact, that she had formerly been the Duke's
mistress; ro that we see, by this simple fact. how
the Duke shut iiii eyes against such thongs as
these, instead of andeavouriug to apprise, that
very antii, who of all others, was the most ready. co
preveut him fi osu fa II ing (low n that precipitan.ofw loch
he is now on the brink. I cannot help tlaiukia.
that although Cul. Gordon appears to here Ind that
share of coutiderice with the Royal Duke, to whiff'
he was justly entitled, it does not appear that
he bed been favoured with that ilegr:e of con-
fidence so as to have been able to discharge di
hest office of is fried. It has been stated, that
Colonel Gordon was the bosom friend of the
Duke ; and would that it bad been so ! On the
coutorry, he seems to have kept him at that dig-
' nified distance which he imagined was moat •be-
&wising his royal mind. An important coriclusiou
irises from this circumstance, which hid not been ...
lidverted to, either 14 those who brought forwara
sad support theist:charges, or by those who defend
the Royal Duke. There was every degree of legal
assistance its endeavouring to search out witnesses,
Mid bring forth all the oral cod written evidence
'that was possible, far the defence of his Ruyel
Highness. All that influence, rank, and irower
could effect. lies been put in practice. This. I
own, is perfectly right and proper; but I swirly
mean to draw this inference from it, that if theses
charges had been false and undue charges, tor had
they arisen merely from an uulavourable iraprtae-
sion against the Duke of York, we hare reit:mu to
believe that it was owing to eircunistancesescaprig.
or eluding the sagacity of his advocates; other wit-
imams a ere not- hatiught forward, but it war because
they werwmatiomf; it would injure their olio ranee to -
have pretended farther than they have done.--
(Hear !I—Before Igo at all into the several cases, . ..
let me murkier shot are the kinds of proof on •
which these charges were -brought forward, they
Mad 'be from the evidence-of 'himy. Clarke, of the
Duke of York, or from those-who received his fa- •
Yours: We are to suppose that those w h.i remitted his
favourwerould say as little as possii,le about them.
Now it so happens that we have evidence of all
these sorts. We have the evidence of Mrs.,Chfrke,
and of the Doke of York, by means of the letters
produced ; millets° the evidence of those who had
received favours. Vt'e have, in addition to this, the
evidence alms of the Agent* employed. as to how
far they in fact were aware of Mrs. Clarke's de-
signs. Now, Sir, with regard to Witnesses, it
may perhaps be proper to say a word or tar) as
to the testimouy of Mrs. Clarke. Undoubtedly
she does seem to have very little scruple in violating
truth, as she has frequently contradicted. herself,
and has been in several Maumees contradicted by :
°therm. flaring said thus much, let me explain
my nieaniug, to prevent inferences Iwing drawn
from it, farther thou I am willing to allow.—
There can be no difference in the case of any indi-
vidual stptiug facts at the Bar, with or without
• oath. Bid I may arty, this, much, • that I have
felt very considerable doubts as to the proper
mode. of carryiug ore this Soquiry. .Wheo my
ititilit flouounible mad Loomed Friend op-
rode sets. out with stating, that Mr.. Clarke
must have givers her testimony iu a very different
way had, it temp upon oath; let him recollect al-o,
;that it wos retNiyed to a very different way from
' What it otherwise would have been. It excited a
'degree of levity., and reduced the respect which
'would have been paid to it, had it been upon oath.
Although I could not give her a very great degree
of credit, yet her evidence, I insist confers. was
confirmed io a number of points, mid even in
those carter where she was thought to be moist ro-
mancing. In the case of Doctor O'Meara, for
instance, we were really led to believe that he was 3
creature of iniaginatiou, end even iu the cane of
General Clavering, no one could suppose that the
circumstances she stated were other than fabrica-
tions, until they' absolutely come out upon his own
evidence, confirmed in every particular by the let-
ters produced. She said she had giver' the Duke
a slip of paper, which the had received from Dr.
Thyone, and a little before she said so, Dr. Thymic
had, unknown to her, slated at the tsar, that he had
given her a bit of paper, with the names of Coital", Is
Brooke and Knight, and the purport of their ap-
plication. This paper she told you she had sheyvn
to the Duke after dinner. Although these matters
he smolt in conisequence, yet they are not ors that
account to be despised, as they ',hew they were not
so likely to be invented. She sand in another
ease, that she never suffered the smooth to
conic into the room in livery, when the Vile
.was present. It turned out afterwards. that
'the coachman had been known to come in, but it
litho turned out that he,.upon those omission., Ott
rlwear a livery. But the strongest evidence at
• is those letters from the Duke of York pro.
,„ urea by Mrs. Clarke, and aloe those that have
;heel' extorted from t'aptain Senden. The Lea-o.
rd Gesit.lcusen opposite do not appear to have at.
`tended to those lenters; for they 'went to have fon-
tigothsn that the hosiness of il J stage is to sum marl
sl,,i, ',ids..., slot. yet they have thnuant proper hi
, ve out the..rutid snatenal part of the whole.— •
/Hear .1 attar! /way Ii That 'mysterious lion',
hie' his taro t,•o4iften spokes of, is imporise.
. carom Osman, imptisreble that Mrs. Clattne. 'to id
t le
are guy idea that slit- could aelpport her evitseoce
.
roe water of it: Did 'sot th.-pc Learned tii ale-
;oleo tiopredismittii 'illy marboletl, that all these let-
ters would Ire sahrable cephalic to disprore Mrs.
'ill.liirke's. testimony ? For that purpose mast inf
tarn were produced. afol yet dui stratlioe-:y
3leavanut soy ei4hila4is 'pions (aphis them, bet:rope .
thej found, th it so far from short-daft her testi-
mony. they noimaet! some i n.ry strung proofs loam it •

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