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The House then resolved itself into a Commit-
tee of the whole !Iroise, to consider further of the
conduct o. his Royal Highness the Duke of York.
Lord Foutirrooc addressed the Committee,
and said, before he produced th' papers which he
had procured, relative to the fresh charge agaiust
his Royal Highness, he thought it would be but
right to utak; the purport of them to the House, in
order to their better molerstunding them alien
they should come to be read. lit the year 180-1 a
negociatiou was set on foot, for the purpose of raits.
ing seventy or eighty thonsand pounds for the use
of his Royal Highness, by the way of annuity. lu
this business a man of the name of Kennet wateem-
ployed as agent, and, at the time lie was so tat-
ployed.he had been twice a bankrapt. This mat-
ter went on for some time, and during this period
there was also a concurrent negociation going for-
ward for the purpose of procuring some place for
this Mr. Keunet, in the course of which the Duke
of York applied for various situations for him.
and great influence was exerted in his favour.
It would appose by • letter from Reimer; tbllt the:
itisittg the money for his Royal Highness depend.
ed on the procurement of a situation for him. Ken-
net, and there was the answer to that letter, written
by Colonel Taylor, at that time /vs Private Secre-
tary, acknowledging the receipt of that letter, with-
out any ang whatever esressed at the men-
tion of such s proposition. Of course it would be
for the House to draw the only natural conclusion,
that the procuring the money. on the one hued,
depended on the getting the situation on the other.
His Lordship considered it as his duty to make
this statement, without adding to it any comment
whatsoever on the facts ; and he should proceed to
call Witnesses to !trove the hand-writing in the se-
veral paper, to be produced in evidence.
Mr. PLIKKVAL said, he should certainly not op-
pose the going into the proposed inquiry, although
it did not strictly fall under the express .hject of
inquiry for which the Committee was appointed, as
it neither applied to the conduct of his Royal
Highness, as Commander-in-Chief, nor to Mrs.
Clarke. But be knew it to .be perfectly congenial
to the feelings of his Royal Highness that that
House should inquire into every thing that could
be alleged against him in any capacity, and there-
fore he should not oppose their :t.roceerlings.
Lord FOLKSTON! observed, that with respect to
the objection se to Mrs. Clarke, it waste mere nu-
gatory one, as her name did not appear in their
instructions; hut he was aware that the present
charge did not apply in soy shape to the abuses in
the army ; and he thought it but right, as he bad
stated lust night, that, as abuses did appear to exist,
they should move in the. House to enlarge the
powers of the Committee, to citable them strictly
to go into the inquiry. (Upon • cry however of
Go ea! Get ors! from all parts of the llouse, his
Lordship proceeded to call Witnesses to prove the
different papers.)
The first Witness celled was
MR. DUFF.

Q. What are yatic-A. I am M Solicitor.
Q. Do you korto Robrrt licnitet ?—A. I do; I
iros the Solicitor to the commission issued against

Q. At what time ilia that 1803.

Did certain papers of his come into your pos-
session?—A. In consequence of his papers hating
been i.eired by the messenger to the commissioner.,
I became possessed of the letters I have now in my
pocket.
Produce the papers.— The Witness handed
them to the Clerk or the House in a brindle.
Q. At what time did they come into your pos-
session About the latter eud of 1803. or the
beginning of 1806.
Q. Hare they remained in your power...cm ever
since ?—A. Yes, they have.
Q. Ara those all in your posses-ion ?—A. Ther
are nll I could find with the name of his }Loyal
Highness mem' °tied in them.
Q. Did you in any time state there was a paper
you could not ion your hand on ?—A. I hue i:;Aht
hinted to Lord Folketone thery was; but I this day
communicated to his Lord.hip I had remora to be.
here there was none such iii my pose, ssion ; bat
flint the recollection of it must liav•!.insen Lula
letter of the bankrapt. iu my possession.
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