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Q. Has the Commander4u-Chit
alf recommending Soma ?—A. N..
Q. (By a Member.) Does the recommendation
af paymasters originate with the Colonel of the re-
iritnent ?—A. I understand it rests with tile Culo-
tte!. He rucesumends, and the Secretary at Win
looks afterward. to thst ,ccutity.
4. (By Calomel W coon). Is there not an exi,t-
leg regulation, prohibiting the sale of paymaster-
' ships ?—A. So I understood.
Q. (By a Member). Do you personally know
Lieutenant Carter f—A. No, 1 do not.
Q. Do you know, wilco he received Ins commis-
sion, whether he was Properly qualified I
cannot tell.

Q. Du you know whether the ict)ina,ter's
ap-
poiutiaent, in which Hampden was etnicerord, took
place before ur after General Fitzputrok wet Se-
cretory at War?—A, It wai iit)out that tiny.
Q. Wu it in Septetni.er 1807 or 1806 I
.mot tell, without re& race :o the War (Afire.

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1. (By the FfECILLTAILY at IVaa.) 1s not the up-
. 1. toi,•ot of Pay ovt,ter a matter of course, by dm
i.•t:try at 11•.4r, collitorsoleil by
'obwebi nl regitut:ots, prcw,le,l the;- are found tit
their ?at ousting I—A. Of coo; Ne.

(I. (By (:aura! FurzrAi n.) Upon %ilia
K. hdoy, nu say it is a mutter of course, on le-
c.nuusendation of Colonels of regiments, for the Se-
cretary at Wsr to uppoint Payinanters ?—A. It is
a matter which dotti not belong to my department.
I answered the yuestiou merely to give information
to.the Cosninitu e, as liras was ill iny power,
Q. (Hy Coluael Ilmuty.) hi cave the tiecretary
at War did not approve the socurnv, o That o °old be
the cooesscpseace?-4. A. I said I;Vote, I cau only
answer according to ol •
Q. Would toot this Colonel hive had another re-
commendation ?

IVitners was ordenol to withdraws ; and,
Lord G. L. Guwea spoke to order.
Colonel BARRY said, he only wished to ascertain
whether the Appointment rested with the Column/-
flee-in-Chief or with the. Secretary at War.
Lord (l. L. GOWER observed, that there wire
floor four Gentlemen in the House who had filled
the office of Secretary ut War, and surely it was
MOM coiniwtinit for them to speak to this point,
than Colonel Gordon, who said it war not within
t it drlwrtnn•ut.
General s-Lirrus said, it haring fallen to ins lot
t appoint a Nviunstcr, as a Comm:toiling Officer,
lie could i;...• isstit-mation rinpiir.xl. The Co-
iutiel -'he char•ieter of the person whom he
means to apr,,.int, a al gives ht. name its to the
Agent, who i.eus that the security its good; then
the Commanding. Officer recommends, and he is
appointed. •
General Noittos observed, that in case city
thing was wrong, the whole rerponiibility tell on
the Colonel.

Gull. FITZPATRICK said, there tV/I% a &moat differ-
ence between the sprointaient of a Puyinarier ut
home, and one a. oat; they were more strict with
ra) wagers alrrioad, lie in ouch car-v the rcupoHai..
Inlay .r immle beriarsty bciuK giver fell un the tic-
cretary of State.—.(A lead cry (V. Gel on!)
Mr. WARDLE *RA dP.IIOIIs that sir. ichul•
siloeld be called. •

Mr. l'eacsviit. 'sighed to bring. evid.•nce to a
few facts, which he thought mater.al to the auhlect
hefoie the Hollow ; still, however, it the Hon. Gen-
tirMati weredesituus of having the testimony of Ni-
chols immediately, he might call him.
Mr. WIMPLE suggested that he should be called
hy the Host. Gentlemen upon the outer side of the
House, a+ he was saw of their own Witnesses.
Mr. Peat EVAL accordingly ordered that William
Nichols should be called in.

Alter singe time the Serjeant reported that he
was not COILIC is WWII.

Mr. Pcitcavar. wiAhed the Noble Lord (Lord
Foil• Atone) to proceed. Ili. Lorckhip wus 1103110UB
to pfeVellt confusion in the fo•llUtt', which must
be ocerisiumnl by deviating front the course hitherto
adopted.
PcaervAt. said, that the evidence he pro-
posed to call was with a view to facts that retirred
to former cases.

Tki (NAIR/lAN stated to the Committee, that
be received a letter from Nlr. Donovan, excusing
hal absence ; it represented that he was too ill to
appear before the House, awl that his Surgeon was
ready to attest the fact if necessary—the ■polo;y
was admitted.

(Colonel Gordon was Own called in.)
Q. (By Lonl FoLicsrome.)—Prlkluce the docil-
e:Lots relative to the resignation of 3lujor 'Turner.
Tim Witness read several letters to the Commit-
tee, on the subject of this resignation ; the first
was dated the sth of Sept. I nOts, and signed Green-
wood & Cex. It t,ited the wish of Major Turnerjto
resign. Another, dated Canterbury, ttith of Au-
Kladtt requested leave to sell his Commission on the
terms of the regal:Mom. Another, contained a re-
quest from Captain Sitwell, of the ;Id Dragoons,
to purchase in she roam of Major Turner, as the
senior Lieutenant of the regiment declined pur-
chasing, and was accompanied by a note, signed
Lieutenant-General Cartwright, stating, that there
W. 4 no improper bamain between the too Officers
iikeadv mentioned. Tho e papers were indorsed
with the words .4 putt by for the present." Another
letter was dated London. the sth of Sept. 18158,
us .pseil Lacy Sinclair Sutherland. It entreated his
Lta) al Highoess to grant a small favour, which, she
was persuaded, he would slot nitro to, that favour
"", to prevent the exchasuge of Lieutenant Turner
until March, ashe had acted unkindly to a lady of
her acquaintance, and purr osed. in case he suereed-
ed M quitting the regiment, to senceal himself
from her. It also noticed the impropriety of
!iy Officer attempting to quit Isis regiment,
at a time when it was under orders for essdrii kativis.
Ater,Sier letter wits read by the Witness, sclres.e.l
him by Lieut.-General Cartwright, Mini:suing
iin that lie was uisaespisiiital with the eirentil-
miets of the scrape into which Capt. Turner had
of himself about moose wonsu4; at the same time,
t promised, that inquiry should be made and
raosinitted as /00f1 as pumible ter the satisfaction
r the Com inander-ierChirf. This note WAS
WOW " private." This next was from the cause Of.
car, written to counteract any isnrivourable itn-
essioa that might have been snide by the repre-
',stations of Mrs. Sutherhuttl. It abaft!, that la on
',Assts.' was he disappointed. In his grand opi-
MI Of CapfaM Inner, he believed that lie

I had formed a connection with an artful c•Omatt ;
this ciicuinstimee, nos ever, I/10114h 1111(011111611te
for himself, reword not, i.e. presumed, he any obstacle
to the stiecess of his application. The next was
doted Canterbury,:gth :-,epteusibev, I -,08, it was ad-
dressed to Colonel Gordon, and W. •I tuner.
It stet:rd that the writer %as just nilorined h, lever,
that ins resignation was attempted to he prevented
by a welliall ;II EtTresevistot that be halt now reA:hell
his 40th year, and that never, in all that time, had
his bottour been questioned, e•eept by the w ))))) xis
who now attempted to impeach it. It concluded
with requesting that lie might still be permitted
to retain the rank of Major, is coosideratiota of his
services. Another w.,s dated loswieli, Nottens.
ber 7, 1808. This letter noticed alas the endea-
vours of Mrs. Sinclair to prevent hisresigriation ; it
further stated, that ou conning to Lima 1111 l he was
desirous of an interview with Colonel Gardner, to
do away the misrepresentati tttt s ; but in conse-
quence of the neglect of some %rurality, be did not
siKcercl in his attempt. Another was frnn Colo.
nel Gordon, dated November 5, 1808; it ackuow-
t.•.l:;•al the receipt of the former letter, and stated,
that tlitargh his !loyal Highness, iii rnusequrucc
or the representation of Mrs. Sinclair, lklt it his
duty to delay his resignation until he could make
itigniry into the cireuestatance--yet as thet inquiry
had terminated honourably, he had now tie (objec-
tion to his request. 11•ith respect to his desire of
retaining his riiiik of Major, it stated that that
could not lie complied with, no it was against die
practice of the army ever sitter the Duke of York
presided over it. Another was dated 13eiteurber
16, 1808, signed W. 'turner, mad addressed to
Colonel (ilin;ou. It stated, that the writer
was preparing to lay before the public a
statement of the condoct of the I)iike of York
towards him. It also stater that Mrs. Sutherland
had applied to him on a termer occasion, to join
her in a publication against the same personage,
which he refused; that Mrs S C acknowledged
she had addressed the Duke of York, but did not
mention whether it was in the letter addressed to
the King, or iu the pamphlet of Aliijqr Hogan. It
concluded with an assurance that the name of Col.
Gordon should be as seldom introduced as possible
in the publication.

The last letter produced was the reply of Colonel
Gordon to the foregoing. After acknowledging
the receipt of the letter which notified the intention
of publishing the conduct of the Duke of York, it
proceeded to observe upon that part which pro-
mised to spare himself, and introduce his name as
seldom as possible ; it stated that such a te,olution
might have been dictated by the partiality of old
acquaintance, hut it explicitly released huts from
tote delicacy or obligation lit might feel upon that
account, and requcsted that his name might not Ike
concealed when it was connected with any public
transaction, and that all his letters might he pub.
lashed which referred to the afliair iu question.—
( Rcpeated cries ul hear ! hear !)
Q. (By Lord Fox/meek.) Do you know Mrs.
Sutherland ?—A. Yes.
Q. Are Mrs. Sinclair and Mrs. Sutherland, the
same person.—:t. I under.tand they are.
Q. You stated on a farmer night that any inter-
ference of the Duke of York, with respect to
exchange, would be useless ; do you mean to state
the same thing with respect to resignations ?
A. With great deference I do not think I stated
say such thing. ((tear

[The evideuce of the former night was then re.
Jarred to.)
Q. 1)o you mean to state, that any application
of the Commander-io-Chief would be more futile
with respect to expediting exchanges, than any
thing. else ?—A. There seems to be some miscon-
ception in this business ; I beg to explain—l stated
that the papers upon those subjects arc laid once
• week before His Majesty, and that when the
Commander-in-Chief his once expressod his assent,
any subsequent application for the purpose of ex-
pediting those appointments or exchanges, is useless.
Q. Then the futility you allude to refers only
to those applications which are made after the time
that the Commander-in-Chief has delivered his
pleasure upon theta ?—A. Certainly.
Q. Then do you niean to say that if application
were made by him to expedite them previously to
that period, lie would succeed in his 'impose ?-wA.
I 01111 only answer this, as I believe I have answered
it before ; I can only say, that if the Commander.
in-Chief desired me to expedite them, I could not
send in the papers by themselves, they must go in
at the regular time with others.
Q. Do you mean to state that if there were an
exchange to sii.mense at the office, the application
of the Commander-in-Chief could produce on ef-
fect whatever?—A. No.

Q. Do you recollect any other in,tance of an
int, rference. much as that of Mrs. Sutherland?—A.
I do not know of 0.5 y other, hut 1 belt, re that even
if thr letter were anonymous it would be treated in
the ins• manner.

Q. I la.l you any conversation with the Com-
inatnifT-iii-Cliiial on the whitet or the letter 1.--A.
Niii farther than this ; I believe it will be found
that the resignation is dated the same 'lay with
Mrs. Sutherland's lett. r, utwbich ease it is probable
that I whinnied it &It the saute period to the Comas
Intruder-in-Chia.

Q. Do you mean to say that the rc•ignation and
Mrs. Slitherlen's letter are, of the same date I—A.
I believe ao. .Ir-. Sutherland's awl Mr. Green-
wood's letters are both in tsns ; I believe the same,
date.

14. When woo hi,. reciznation accepted It
was approved by the King the 23d of the wine
month.

Q. MI the nukr of York %tate to you that he
knew Mrs. Stahel ?—A. No.

Q. DIA h shts: tsuthiAg alma her ?..—A.Nothing.
Nich"ls was then callrd
Q. (By Mr. Kncatrai.). Do you live in
Yrs.
Q. Did Mrs. Cleike ever live in your house as a
Itylger She did.
Q. Wien slid she come there?—A. Some time
in October. •
Q. Its stoat year p—A. In IEO7.
Q. now long ilia she stay with you Till
the tine following, or thereabouts.
44. Did she reprevent herself as a widow. or •
woman All a widow.

Q. Dia she ever reprets'ent herself in another

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eharacior ? Yes, as a married woman; she
said *lie nos married to M:. Dowler.

Q. how did toY Site suid
'so.l I ersell.. . _

Q. Was it when Dowler came there she repre-
sented herself us married ?—A. Yes.
(.1. Drrl she ►tate any reason for calling herself
Clarke when she was married to Mr. Doti ler I—A.
She stated, that al the Doke of York knew she wits
married to Mr. Dossier, he would he sent abroad.
Q. Wws Mr. Dowler there frequently during
her stay ?—A. Yes.

Q. City Lurd FOLKSTAIE.) You Stl.l4.he repre-
sented herself us it trlitOvr, 411.1 siie I I ibis ,414. %%as ?
—A. Yes, she said her louslnickl was dead about
three usuoths.

Q. Whets dirt she .ay she wigs married ?—.t.
When Mr. Dowleicame to Ilatrip,tead ?
Q. At what time was that :--1. I forget the
exact tittle. it was after the eXpelilt.o.ll to BlIell(IS
Ayres?
Q. Dial von believe she was the wife of Mr. bow-
ler Yes,

Q. Did Mr. Dowler ►leep with her Yrs.
Q. Was there a French Way in the house ? Yi•
h:it was her 1111111 e :-1. I do slot re. salvo.
Q. Moos solo) Jnl her family coimost?—A. At
first, of herself, %slit. Thompson, and Jliw French.
Q. Were ther • any chukkers I—Yes, altrrwar.t-.
Q. now Hinny ?—A. Sometimes two, sod some-
times three ?

Q. flow many bed chambers had him Clarke
—A. four or five; vhe occupied alma* the whole.
home.

Q. Do yon know .whether the trench Ludy
slept with Mrs. Clarke ?—A. I do not.
Q. Is your wife living, and is she here ?—A. Yes.
Q. Did you ever correspond with Mrs. Clarke ?
—A. I do not understand the question.
Q. Did you ever receive a letter from her ?
A. I dill.

Q. Have you it here ?—A. .o, I gave it to Mr.
Masters, u professional gentleman•
Q. For what purpose ?—A. To write to her for
some money she owed mr.
Q. What were the contents of the letter ?—A. I
applied to Mrs. Clarke for SONIC money she owed
me, hut she was not to he seen. On the same even-
ing I received a letter from her, stating that slte
could prove I had forged a will, by which I got
possession of out estate. I took the letter to Mr.
Masters, end but him get it:y money.
Q. Was it iu cou.rilnc•uce: of the threat or of the
debt due to you that y ms gave this hiller to a pro-
fessional men I—A. In cousequence of the threat.
Q. flow long ago was this f—A. I believe about
Jul• last.

Wcre there any steps token in consequence
by Mr. Master. ?—A. He wrote to her.
Q. Have you ever applied to her since ?—A. No.
Q. Have you Cler received • letter front her
since ?—A. No.

Q. (By Mr. WARDLE.) Did Mrs. Clarke say
in the letter that yon had bilged a will, and that
the could hang you ?—A. 1110 not know the word,.
but they were wnnething to that ethret.
Q. Von ray your lan car did not proceed against
her, why ?—A. I thouglit Iliad lost enough by her
already, and Oa* not Milling to throw good amity
after bad.

Q. Did you ever say you would be up to her
for this ?—A. Never.

Q. Dill you ever in consequence of Ibis will part
from your wife?—A. No.
44. Nor upon any ether occasion ?—A. No.
Q. Have you any letters belonging to Mrs.
Clarke in your possession ?—.A. Ye*.
Q. Have you any objection to produce them ?
A. I would not wish to produce them, until she
paid me what slit owes, unless at the iequtst of the
Howse.

[The Witness wa, ordered to withdraw.)
Mr. PERCEVAL said, th it it' those letters were any
valuable seeurits or plrilge. tl.e noose would re-
turn them to the %Vitae's. At the astute time he
did not thick they should proti ed to examine them
merely because they were letters of Mrs. Clarke,
it should be shewn that they bail some reference
to the subject before the House.
Mr. WHITIIIIILA9 thought it would be right to
ask the Witness how lie cease by the letters ? before
they were read.
Mr. WARDI.F. proposed asking, whether they
referred to Cie -ale of cum and, if so, to
produce them. The resew' he vvislied them to be
read VIAA, that Mrs. Clarke lied told him some time
ago, that she hail biblical a number of letters
touching the inquiry now before the House, that
she had given many of them to the Witness and his
wife :u destroy, but found lately that they had kept
them. Ile applied to the Witness on receiving this
information. to know whether he would have any
objeetinn to give them up? Ile stated that he had
none, provided Mrs. Clarke would give him a receipt
tor •them, which she agreed to ; on repeating the
request, lie said that he hail been since &obis's' net
to give them up. Those were the circumstances
that induced him (Alt. Wardle) to inquire for the
letters, to-night, and endeavour to bring them be.
the Coniutittee.—/dear Hear
The Witness was called M.
Q. flow did you come Ly those letters ?--A.
They were sent down to light the fire.
Q. By whom ?—A. By Mrs. Claw kr.
Q. How did you come by them ?—A. They
were sent Own to light the fire. they were nut
given to me, but put into the does.' where the maid
might get them.
Hare you read the letters Yes, %itae
this business clime forward.

Q. 1). they relate to the business now under
eonsideratiiin a—A. Yes, I think they do.
Yoact: nhreteil to the production of the
letters ; the llouNe he thought ought to con.:,ler
well before they adopted each a 111V11•111e ; all that
was known respecting them was, that they were
sent down to be burned ; they cousisterl of a large
bundle. and might consume much time uniirers-
sande in the perusal. (No! 210!) In the se-
emed !dare, they shonld not be read without
knowing front whom they came. A to then
application to the Met before the House. the
Witnees perhaps was wet a proper judge; he
would therefore submit whether. node* thew
rerceinetwerw.. they should not he referred to some
*elect Container (4 try of Ne! No ! Nit 1) ; he
would wish I. hear the epiisietts of other Gulde-
n's woe *is subject

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Mt. nAltitAllt thought that the Right Honour-
able Gentleman could not poessibly •atlopt a
course of proceeding that could he ultimately
snore injotrious to the Duke of York than
tut aiteiniot to conceal any part of the evidence
that aus to lie atlilueed :quint.' hunt. 14 liettver vie
might think upon the subject, the country would
irove its so-pot:ion% They had hitherto gone upon
uto :noted plan of the must entire publicity, and it
was nun inipossitile for theno, if they were Metalled,
to revetle from that Ain, let alio a sil stiffer by this
'lll.. House could not ledp it, tin.,
must eho their iltity to themselves and to the cows..
try.— f Pear ! /tear !).
31r. \ sr t Tsars D proposed th:tt it might be the
better pluts to put lite letters in the same sidttostidis •
di"). tionlol hate been if thr Witress had delivers&
them to Ills Hon. Fnenel ou his application.
Mr. l'rnetvdk bad Not the least doubt but that
they roe:; lit Ise safily trusted to that Gentleman
but at the Nutitle !tine he had apprehensions that it
would :out seepear to all !antics au satisfactory a
11111V4 111.1.4.
All • I;.iti: slid not thick that they were be.
for 3 entirepia ~,, or that they were to take cug-
iertioce of the private elf Mos of i:olot 11.•
thoiLtioi the only em ft was 10 refer that et...trait.
nil letters to a Select Committee of three r
more.
Mr. C INNING ospomved of the suggestion of hid
I 100. I need, and thou4iit, Unit of the three pro.
posit iiiii s olli:re.1 to the House, the out just made
as, the hest calculated to obviate the thtliculty iu
which the Committee Amend itself involved.
Lord PORIAIESTER did not see the necessity of
it Committee, but thought it would be better that
the HOG. Gentleman Mho conducted the inquiry,
and *my other Memlwr of tout House, should be
uppoiiiteal to exdinine the letters.
Mr. Pumsox or said, that he had made a reso-
Imolai, at the commencement of the present inqui-
et not to offer nut observations upon it, until after
the evidence itself hoed closed, but in the present
instance he could not help pressing upon the
Comm nee, the necessity of coining at the best
possible evidence that could be bad. He did ap-
prove of a Committee, but thought it was rather
• novel mode to give the minority the controut
over the majority.
After a snort eleaultorti conversation between
Messrs. Brand, Denis Browinr, W. Wynne, Be.
tlourst, Banks, and Perceval, it was agreed that
the House, on its being resumed, should appoint 111
select Committee to examine the letters.
The Ca ttitadil then ordered the Witness to be
culled in.
Q. (By Mr. Woittnt.t.) Have you now in your
possession the whole of the letters you brought
with you to this Home ?—A. Yes.
Q. You will then produce them ?—A. Certainly
(and he deli ere.' to the Clerk four Lund/et.)
Q. (By Arr. WILITBILICAD.) Were you advised
not to deliver the letter, up to Mrs. Clarke ?—No.
Q. (By Mr. Vl' Artul.g.) Did loot you waste a
letter, yesterday, to Mrs. Clarke ?—A. Yes.
Produce it.—The Wituest produced it, and
it was read by the Clerk, to the following purport.
via. From the ci‘eninetiinee of his having another
application from another smelter, he clad not fret
that he would be justified in giving She letters
then in his possession ever up to her."—Signed.
NICHOLS ; directed to Mrs. Clarke, and dated Feb.
13,109..

Q. From what quarter were you applied to ?
—A. By a gentleman ; I don't kuow his mune.
Q. hid not you tell me his name yesterday ?
A. I do not recollect that I did.
Q. Did not you tell me yesterday, the persoo
who called on you was Wilkins ?—A. No; l don't
recollect his name, but I think it was something
like ‘Vi it;ht.
Q. (By Mr. PeaceviL.) Did he say he was
sent by person of the name of Wilkinson ?—A.
No ; he said he came from Mrs. Loton.
Q. Did lie ask for any particular letters, or did
he speak on th. general subject ?—A. Letters were
not mentioned.
Q. (By Lu d MILTON.) Did not the person who
came train Mr. Luton ask for letteis ?—A. No;
he asked about Mr. Dowler and Mrs. Clarke.
Q. What did he ask?—A. I do not know;
something about their marriage.
Q. Why did the Witness assign as a cause, inahis
letter to Mrs. Clarke, that the reason for refusing
to send her the letters was, that he had been ole
plied to from another quarter ?—A. For no rea-
son ; after turning the business in my own mind, I
thought I would be doing wrong, as I might be
answerable to this Committee.
Q. Had you et the time you wrote to Mrs.
Clarke received as order to attend this House
A. No.
Q. (By Mr. Peocayst..) Did the person, who
clime from Mr. Loton, say any thing about letters ?
—A. Nu'.

Q. (By Lo►d Fonteroae.)—What reason had
you to know you would be summoned before this
house ?-4. I wu told so by the person who cams
from Mr. Luton.

Q. Did you see that person this day ?—A. Yes ;
he came down and brought Inc up this-thy.
Q. Did he bring the summons to you No.
Q. You have 'tiara you believed Mr. Dowler
and Mrs. Claike to be man and wife ; aby did
not yon apply to him for the money MN. Clarke
owed you ?—A. I had not an opportunity.
Q. Did you seek an opporsunity ?—A. I do not
know that I did.
Q. What busiuess are you, or how do you pin
your livelihood ?—A. I ;Lux a baker.
Q. (By Arr. Htmastur.) Did you know of Mr.
Dowler and Mrs. Clarke's marriage taktns place at
Hampstead ?—A. No.
Q. Why then did you suppose she was his wife,
when nu have i.tuted that she told you she
was a widow ?—A. Mrs. Clarke left my house rad
name to town ; at the time or about the time she
returned, Mr. Dowler first appeared with her.
Q. (By Mr. BERT:UPI:IAD.) Yon stated you re.
erived a letter from Mrs. Ow kr, yesterday, what
was the purport of it.
It was produced and read—vit. " That she
would be obliged by Mr. N iehol's uOing the lets
ten, according to the arrangement Made with him
two hours before."

Q. Who conveyed it to yott?—A. I don't know.
Q. What was meant by the anangetsests made ?

—A. I suppose the comersatiou I had with Mr.
Wardle.
9. What was that conversation ?—A. Ile called
.on me for letters ; I. told hint I would not della er
them to any one but the persoil whom they
bc-
longed to.
9. Did Mrs. Clarke know you had those letters
•in your possessiou?—.l. I sloo't know how she
could know.
• Tice Witness was ordered to withdraw, and Mr.
,Reed to 'he brought to the Bar.
9. (lii Ur. Plinictirti..) Where do you live?—
A. I keep u hotel in St. Martini-lane
9. Do you know Mr. Doo ler, and how long?
—A. I tio :thotit two years.
4. Do you rt,ollect at coy time his coming to
vonr house with a fvinaic he called his wife I—A.
\ie., sometimes.
11.1 he treonelitly bring her to the Hotel ?
—A. Freritiently.
on know the persoa I do not ; she
•'• I, with it.rn the (lay lie came to wait, I beliete
4,1 Frehie _ht.
01. toil Mr. Dossier ever send wine from your
house to•any peraoo No, but Niro. Dowler
had some. •
4. Where did your Jena it to I—A. Somewhere
iii the neighbourhood of Bedford...goitre. •
4. Was it to the *eine person dolt you.suw on
Friday, that the wine was seta 1' s.
9. His she ever ituswered to you for the iiante
of Dowler Ye*.
The Witneos 'was ordered to withdraw, and
George Ilosousois to be called' to the Bar.
19. (By ME. Pe.eccvsc.) Are you porter at
helot's hotel Yee.
Q. Do you know )11r. Dowler ?—.t. Sues.
9. !low tong ?—.l. Vrotit the Cone he ursived
fawn Buenos-.lyres.
Q. Have you ever seen shy I.usly with him who
went be the moue of Mrs. Dowler :—A. Yes. •
9. Do you know who she is 1.--A. Mrs. Clarke.
9. How do you know I have (serried wine
from my master's to her house in tkelfortl-place.
9. Did you see her at the hotel since Mr. Door-
ler's return from Portugal Yes.
• Who was the wise you tarried directed to?
A. To Mrs. Dooley; on the isLh of December
lost I carried wine to her at the upper end of
klieg's-rood.
• Whoordered the wine I—A. I don't know.
The 'Willie's. is as ord.red to withdraw.
Samuel ?fell'., the swat Witness called, merely
eorrolourateil the bealliony Odle former Vt ones/u-
-ses., as to the feet of Mrs. Clarke leiviog slept at the
hotel with Mr. Dos/ler. no his wife, silt the iii4lst
of Fiiday se unigiit.
Mr. WARW.e then desired Mrs. Favourite. the
housekeeper or Mr.. CI irke, to be culled. butt the
sierjearit reported tr. the 110114 e that she we. not is
mend:Lace. He then declared lie should uot
trouble the Conamistee with any re evilleisee.
Mr. FEICLVAt, then fulled noon the tieu-
tleusan tadrelare, whether it was Lit. iii•toition to
bring forward any' new mattes or charge, in addi-
tion to those already adduced ? '
Mr. Waato.c deislared lie had tiot mad, up his
mind on the subject. its he bud uut lolly informed
biosself of Cie aitiount of the evideace in support
of it, but ha would take care to be ,su&c to !Wears
his intention to-morose.
Mr. ?Kat:EVA!. olio:reed. that though he might
not he enabled to state the particular., he might
soforus them of the nature of the charge he inemit
to Friar forward.
Mr. WARDLE. declared lie could not disclose it
that mooseut ; hut he assured the 'tight Honour-
able Gentleman lie would disclose it the serf first
moment it was iii Isis power.
1..0111 VOLIMJNK his Hon. Friend might
be busily employed in the inorniug inreeigsiting
the evil but his Lordship would take cure to
commaisieate their intention as soon as they came
to any concision.
Mr. PERCEVAL still pressed for a disclosure of
the maitre of the charge intended to be brought
forwatd.
Mt. CA74111110 said. It was never heard that
there was 111 charge intended so vit,;tie that the
party bad not prepared to state what that was ;
thereby while the impreassitna went forth to the
public, depriving the so:cured of the means of
brio; reposed for his defence.
Lord I"ass arosto replied, the charge was nut
vague, for it was not made, and it would lie indeed
subjecting them to censure, if they were to souks
it before they knew whether they had such proof
as would justify them in bringing it forward.
Mr. Warroat.sts defended this Honourable
Gentleman and the Noble Lord from the iisionta-
moo of Concealing the motors of the charge, for
the porous, of not allowing time for defence ; if such
a thing were ioteuded, the Howe would prevent
the injustice, by allowing sulleient time for de-
fence. Due could easily conceive information given
of um charge so important as to deserve inquiry, and
yet the testimony so Jou:obit as to rrouire time to
consider whether it could be sustained; upon these
eroonds, he was sore his friends would stand at:-
(pitted in refusing to disclose it.
Mr. ?KtteliVAL persisted in the opinion, that the
mode of prosoading was unotaul end tiuprece-
.lseittel.
The lions., being. resumed, Mr. Wnatroa re-
ported that the Committee had ogilercd the Papers
delivered to theta by Mr. Irsehols to be scaled, and
directed him to move, " That a Seleet Committee
her appoisited to inspect the Seine, and to report
such awl such parta th,reof, as were relevant to the
4114111(.411$ before the Ilutiot."
A tinier' Committee was accordingly nary
onsi.tilig of the ,Ulna :s.( Geotlesiscii Air.
it' 'Mel, NVytiiie, Al.'. Croker, Mr.
• Braissl, nail 31r. Leach ; three whereof to be a
ye, r (firm na.
.The minutes were ordered to be wooed, and
blr. Dritisivan. Mr. Motley Sanden. 'Mrs. Clarke,
stud other IVitnesses, were orde.'ed to :mewl the
C:oussnitti.e this slay.
The other Orders of the 111,ty were 110,APOned I
AII,I thlu Muse adjourned, at 11A,..'-vase UN A:

Boat monalalDirorce Bill received the Royal
AAsent, 'lest mahing, at ten o'clock ; and, in the
courier of thrill:41011e lab! Lady BURINGDON was
ucirned to SitAlttlltilt P&nrT, and is now Lady
'Ay cunt asi.