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the Duke .t Yoril Nw-A. The payment of licit.
debts, and the ostority cf het annuity.
Q. Did she apply to you to ass,-t her in cam io6.
beetles*. into execution Site did.
Q. To what extent ?—A. I would rather not sh-
ower this question; if I eta obliged to do it, I am
afr.itl I must implicate matey persons, with vlitwe
11,1111t11 she took greet liberties, end whom she re pre-
sctiteti ar havin; prompted her to this step.
Q. Wli.it conversation kid you? What methods
did she adopt to holuce you to become an accein-
plice in her designs?-«A. She said that the Diihe
of York, hitless he submitted to her terms, must
be ousted of his command, and that then he would
retire to Oatlanda, where he would Noon cut his
throat ; this was her expression. I endeavoured
to find ant her u.scciates in the plot ; her nnrwcr
to me was, if you go with the title, }ourself avid
your friends will he oetietitted ; for if I succeed.
in that case. I shell have a Carte Blanche, and
will be eitubleil to du more busiuesa than ever I
have dune before..
(Ey Clptain Loom).
Q. State who were your associates?—.l. 1 do
not know their names.

Q. Then how cook! you say that your 51”13./Pr
w ,old iibphcate other people, if you did trot keie.v
their 114,0eS ?—A. I know that one or two persons
offered her money for the papers.
Q. Who were ti, y Sir Francis Burdett
was one; she raid, that shout la months ago be
offered her 40001. for the papers, but site vectored
it, met would not take leas than lu,tnitil. (Lours
laughing.)
Q. Who else can you name ?—A. I do not wish
to nielitiori it.•
You most answer the queation.--A. A Cap-
tain Dodd.
Q. You said that your answer would
a er of people, how much further do yo
mean to go ?--A. No further.
Here the answer was referred to by the short-
hand writer, which declared that many would ue
ine,l:eeted.
Does two constitute on ?—A. Two eanqut
to,strt lite many.
Q. Then name the others?—A. I was is error
who I said
Q. What sum did Captain Dodd infer for the
papers He did not ineutani any suin, 'but
wanted *c .o.
Q. 1% hat situation does he fill ?—A. I. do not
know.
Q. Do you not think that he is in Souse situa-
tion ?—A. I do not know ; I believe he has some
official employment under the Duke of Kent.
Q. Are there aly other persons concerned Us this
transaction ?—A. Not that I kirew. I did Lot erreu
know that those whom I have were coat "'ru-
ed, hut as Mrs. Clarke informed roe, nor ,tu i be-
here it.
The NVitness was ordered to withdraw.
Some &screwiest' took piece as to the propriety of
reading the IViteleaiiii meatorasults to evid..ice,
when it was decide:i that they should not be read.
There was also some couvers..tion between air.
Steams Robotic, Earl Tissiri.E, and Isir.
WINDHAM, on the expediency of confining the
• Witnensts to speak to their own knowledge,
imitation of the coats of law; though they asserted
that the House was bound by no such rules, nor
had in ns practice observed them, still it was
thought expedieut to adopt them upon the present
creession. The Chairman was accordingly autho-
rised to siguify the same to the Witnesses.
Captain Huxley Sanders was Called
Mr. PERCY vAt. proposed, that as there was ore
Witness to whom a later hour might be incouse.
Meld. the I fon. Member would postpone the oue
he hod now called to a future period of the alight,
and proceed to the examination of ;ors. Clarke.
Mr. WARDLE said, that as he had but a few
questions to put to Captain Sunden, 'rethought tliat
his exaniinattoa had better be disposed of at once.
Cap. Huxley Sanders was accordingly called in.
Q. Do you know Major Tonyn Yes.
Q. NA hat do you know of his promotion from the
48th regiment, to the Majority of the 3 let /-11.
Mrs. Clarke told me, that if I had any friends
who wanted promotion. and were desirous to par-
chime she could procure them situations. I had
LO friends of ray own at that time seeking udvatice-
meta, so I spoke to Mr. Donovaii, who stud he
had a friend, and that he would be willing to ed-
veuce 500 guinea. I told it to Mrs. Clarke, and
she bid me close with him ; I received a memento-
duo from him,' promising the payment of the sum
as soon as his name appeared hi the Gazette.
After some time lie gut tired of writing, and naiad
for his ineinorairdum, stating that he saw we could
not procure the commission, and adding, that his
tither, General Tonyii, had applied for it 'limier.
I bid him, at Mrs. Clarke's request, wait a litth
and he agreed to wait a few weeks ; it' Gazettes! be-
fore the expiration of thst period, he coeselereil
their original engegement in force. This might have
happened on the Tuesday or Weduesday. and on the
Saturday following; the name appeared in The Ga-
zette. I received 500 guineas front hint as am.
egreert upon, and lose 5001. to Mrs. Clarks, awl
141. to Mr. Donovan.
(By .Srli TiIOSCAR TURTOS.)
Q. Do you believe that the promotion of Major
Tonyu was owing to Mrs. Clarke :—A. I do
think it was; she said so. but I do not ...now.
Q. himd you any interest in the transaction i—A.
so; I distributed the money as I said.
Q. Why i.as the 400 guineas paid to bee, if yon
did not think that her interest procured ?—A.
Because it was promised in the circct of his Iscii.g
°stetted.
Mr. Sestmea desired that that part of the cvis
&ice which involved the mention of a relative of
a Member of th it lionse should be marl. The
stateineut of Gen. Clavering, in which he nice-
boned the transaction between Captain Sumner
.arid Mrs. Clarke was then read; and :me stated to
the Houle that he never had a utphew of the name
of Sumner.
Mts. Clarke was then called in.
(By Mr. W•RDLL.)
Q. Do you recollect recommending Captain
Tony°. of the 48th Regiment, to his Royal
Highness the Coanmendrr-iu-Chiet :—A. I do.
Q. Do You recollect by whose inducement you
recornmerled him for promotion ?--A. Enber that
of Mr. Donovan or Captain Saaden.
Q. Were you to receive any sum whoa be air