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joorned Debate, relative to an
eon hut of his Royal Iligligiv,i4o
• Chi t, be how resumed," was i
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rotation lichee the I loin,
The Secs, ram, at rose, rid, thatln
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the owiervatiu., he w tellkt he should
be as brief as poss..ble ;' Seniaptl::reil
is, .tivided into two bean
1.4" the Duke
of York harp,;; corruptly. par a in Irreel .
a
ler deiposal of commissions; one u rim IlaVlag
rrinitterl tech trauractione to • tuke place tow
1w -evil, while he must have had a reasonable
g iiii d fur suspicion; for either of which he wee
to tie co:Isidro:II as uutit fur the office of Com.
nialuder-M-Chiel. and be dislodged.. A. the eels
donee had been already so clearly remarked upon.
he should out take tip the time of the limi...e by
going again into it. lie was Indy convinced, Iron.
what had already parried un the aubret of Mn.r
Florke's testimony, that her evidence au. Mi.
sidered, by the majority of the House, as unworthy
of belief. (4 general cry of No ! co! no!) He
at least considered suet' to he the care, and his
object would be to uoint out to tense who dis-
credited iiertestiinotay, generally, that that being set
aside, no other ground exited I:ar believing that
his itoval Highness had any k mei ledge of cor-
motion.- Her evidence event to prove a partici-
patina, which, if believed, would require a stronger
measure. The Right Hon. (S'erit. their entered into
an argument to prove that Mrs. Clarke had not any
sle4ree of influence over his Royal Highness, for she
appeared ignorant of the listed course of busilica ; 1,
bad she been its the 1101)4 of cooversiog with his
Royal Highness, it, could not have town in ; and
that this was tic case, watt clearly proved by vari-
MIS parts iif toe evidence ; she did not even know
Went an nppointinent was to take place. or why
should she be in anxious to g., The Gazelle ?
MO the been in the habit of traffi •kir.g with the
Doke for elinalissiims, she would sot Leave heed
izaaraiit of the .recerting ; nor wool I she, as its olio
case it was prove), have lust half her money. By
the (-tiers of )Irs. Clarke to Captain S.,ottlen,, it
wall I have Itet-n her iiitt•re,t that the levy should
have en•Jtioued, it she was to have reef-wed a gui-
nea a ru iii. As to the cope of Major Torero. it
actually uroverl, not only that there we re no gmaade
fir (.0 a tymin, but that there ea* in fact nroof of
even wailr of cominaniration with the Duke of
Yin k, na the subject of military promotirsuis So
little d .I he know of military hueitiess. that al-
though 5004. was at stake., rood else anxious to nii-
Cita it, }et stir was a• whole week sgoormit that
he had Leen appointed to a in ,iority ; mud it
the true she washed to stop it, fir dowered by her
lettv.* ;root Weybridge. the appointment had taken
place eight 'Lye; it also appeared,' that not
th.- sinallest step lia'l ever been !Atm tai stop it.
As to Colonel Sonw's ease.,,Wheie No.. Clarke
snide her complaint. end OS told he 'should lie
immediately put upon halflniv, he was actually
tyon half-pay at the time. the case of Samuel
Carter had (teed sufficient' , oli..erved tipon ; and us
to qr. Dodder, his tint aresece proved that be had
espoa-ed the cense of Mrs. Clarke; for. "lieu
asked lons be had minimal b•s appointment? Ite
.replied. that he had purchased it of her ; this too it
at a time when she had no inflininee with the
Duke; the whole of this C 211.1, therefor', went fur
nothusg. 'lhe Right Hum (Sentient:dr -then came
to the questioo how far guilt was to be attached to
his Royal Hi.. linesa for not entertaining orrepicion ?
It was coliteiehel, that at least he on 'tit to hare
hail sorne ruspitiou. Now the wholi •ens of cor-
ruption :siphon was htfore our eyes, we mpg 'think so ;
but it was a matter of doubt whether we should
have thought so had not this been the case. it
had been said that it was a matter of notoriety ;
this he denied ; fur even those conierned did not
kiwi" that it lees through Mrs. Clarke'. tufbitawe
they were to he served ; the notoriety, therefore,
weld for nothing. An Roo. Gentleman had stated
that Ins Royal flightless should have had suspicion
from her expensive establishment, and teat 10,0041-
a.year wee but a tnorlei ate Mamie to support it.—
He, however, greatly differed 'wit)."; tkat Gentle..
man,
and thought it might he Mail aimed at a
much smaller rate. Froar tint view of tlie .object
he therelore concluded. that the Duke of York
knew nothing of the corruption, not had rimy reform
to sespeet that such correptious rusted. The
Right Ifni. Gentleman their drew a comparison
of the admirable state of discipline in wt.:v:l our
army is at ;morel to that in which it was w: leis he
first took the command, stated this to I Pf. the result
of his activity and attention. nod traded the
Hoare would not, by their vote, deprive the coun-
try of his (more stiviCea. •
Sir Faitticts Buatierr—" In risily.; to spenk upon
thishoilijeet, I must acknowledge, Sir, I feel it to
be a mast painfuldirty I am about to undertake,
and after the very able mania r in which it hoe been
already treated by other,, i ',how thick it avoid ill
lett•nm, me to detain the I louse with a tedious de-
tail of the evidence which has beeu set forth to the
II iii,... It is at present fresh io the recollection of all,
cod therefore what lam desimus of doing, is merely
to attempt to draw some reeults from that which
has already heels NO twfore. you, or at least to
'hew the effect that the reasoning of others has liiiil
;mon my mind, mid the grounds upon which I
think our derision night to Ita fow.ded. The first
Ilan that has struck me, from the commeacesuent
el the...! lortrervaill4.. hat been the very extraordi-
air; Califi Uri otirsuiel by those who are His Ma-
jesty's Miniiarer, with respect to the Honourable
Member ano has brought forward the original um.
lion. It has appeereil astonielting to me. that the
Right !Inimuralsle and Learited Gentleman oppo-
site. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, au officer
Of the public. and His Majesty'e k.tarriey-firriend.
the pubat accuser, and indeed all the Crown
Lawyers. whose duty it is to detect and popish
pidshe deliisquencirs, have harm upon' this occa-
sitie
Two' duty surely cons :a in seeing justice 'lime
in whatever numiwr to c can best be promoted, moil
to take up a' nobles delinquency so the mouser
b •sr calculated to .eoseetete ro convict ion.—( Hear !
Ileac!/—With -egging to toe Honourable Mover.
I emptily agree with the I limmaratile (:motional,
who iniseertil the Chancellor of the Exch.- pier.
that he put terra upon a troubled (weals, to a small
skiff; I know not with what m limier of saga in the
barna •',,1 be roilierked, hie of iilje
,f 4 I sere,
tout he has steered by a polar atirvorflAst it,pill

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