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tiotlottLt x 014344 lid of
effrontery slid Impudence, yet this could not he
tho.ight Very extraordinary, when she knew she had
to ululergo the strict cross-exatiiiii4f of the
Attorney-(:mend and the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, with their carps fie res.-roe behind! theist.
Endeavours ivere made to loit:ledut her; Ina 1 think
the Right Honourable Centic.nen who defend
the puke ,e strenunii-ly, have misled the
!louse much more than they did her, by
inisrepresnotatinns of her eiidenee. Shi her cross-
examination cam:: out the name of (;,,,,Irral

tering, -und the next day that of Hr. 0' Alemn,—
Up comes General Clavermg to runtradict her tes-
timouy, after having voluntarily offered liiinstif,
by letter. to the Attorney-General. One would
have thought, that a General Officer, coming to
the Bar of the House, fur the purpose of nnpe•ich-
iug a witness, ►houltl have come forward with titan
hands; but although an excellent officer. he cer-
tainly sheaved himself no judge of what was
proof, anal what was not, at lie referred us back
to the evidence before adduced, in order to
support his own stateinent. He statittl, that be
had never had any communications nor conversa-
tions with Mrs. Clarke twin, the sisbject of promo-
tions. You go on with the examination, and
shortly afterwards letters were produced, which
would not have appeared had not General Claret-
ing been put to the Bar; and in these letters
there is General Chttering, who came to prove
this woman a liar, recorded in characters as black as

Erebus. It was thought impossible that Doctor
O'Meara. would firing the Proteenut Clergy of Ire-
land into such disrepute as had been mireseisted ;
bait every doubt was cleared up, by the production
of a letter signed by the Archlsibloop of 'foam.
In respect to the witness Nicholls, I least, Sir, ob-
serve, that a great degree of dexterity was *leers-
wiry to attend his examination. But on all oc-
casions I would prefer maitre to dexterity ; one
ounce of nature. in my opinitm. is always worth
live hundred pounds of dexterity. Sir. Nicholls
says, when she lived at Hampstead, she called her-
self a widow. But if .we rertrt to our youth-
ful days, when most ~f us are the victims of.
frailty, I may venture to say, many of us have
called iwrsons our wives for the purpose of
accomplishing certain of our purposes.—(.4
laugh.)—But in all which bas been repeated respect-
ing Mr. and Mrs. Dowler, about whom mud,
has been said, still lane nominee camiot Ire adduced
where we find that Mr. Dowler was sued for Ilse
debt of this supposed wife. On tins occasion l
induced to declare, that if it were a case of frfe arid
death. I would not believe that this statement could
discredit her teitimoiry. I cannot' l'el!. esn notits
inn( how Mr. Few the inset Mai er hid Imini Inotigbt
forward to strengthen this ...,'r?fek upon the /so
rarity of Mrs. Clarke. lie r..ils you hr VW, a
corked hat on the sofa, and the • mild told
him her mistress a:V4 a gay widow. But
really, Sir, if this teitintroly, with few the alien°.
eeer. supporting it, were adduced t., mvulidate the
credit of Mrs. Clarke's evidence. so help we Cott,
would not believe it. Again. if we rule' ttr what
passed reverting the Court-Martial, where it was
endeavoured tb prove Mrs. Clarke represented her-
self a widow IV. that particular pens,' ; yet. how
is the fart ? It is very certain Mrs. Clarke was
named a widow upon the minutes of the pro- •
eeedings before the Court, but it sloes not
appear she ever did Oa that ores on say she
WWI • willow. 'rile Ilion. Gentleman iiiforms
us, he conlil call our *neatens to twenty ts.brr
eases; lost as bethought proserr to omit nientiouing
their names. it cannot be repeated I should apply
myself to their investigation. Certainly, not any
person absent from this House, tither dunag this
whnle or part of the inquiry. and who may have
taken his account from publieutions, can be pre-
mined to be so unUmately artymnoted with the
true evidence. as those who have been coustautly
present ; nor will it be ;mumble. during the discus-
-111011. to impress them with an equal ,h-tjree of ac-
curacy. For, Sir. I think there is a great deal in
the manner in which deliver thew Iva'.
emu ; • great deal in their demeanour at the
; and upon that wows., being examiord.over .
s.d over ag tot, no unfavourable °piss ... crodal at-
tach to her veracity. The I lommioble lentleman
apposite waisted to mustier 'los repeated cs.sna.
settee as a compliment to the %Vetoes'''. The
Night Don. tient. further proceed*, in a stmiti of
triumph, and acquaints your. Mrs. Clarke is con-
tradstird by • most respeetable witucon, Mr. K.
raippht ; and he tells you, when pooduced at the Bar,
that sue told hoe 511 Y 'multi eninv.e the polo. of
York as •MIVS 10•1111 Pf .II.• a now. Ilion
lied this contrittlict hill testimony ? Why she a.
glean rolled to the Bat. aed she sisal what she had
se pressed before. ' I told Mr. lissight I would
Publish the lettere of the Doke of
is ant •ntoln •t enontrnahrtino imptunnni ~,,.
dense of the our and t:se ochre; said if we e‘srasor
the resdrove of Ilbfallf Throw. it does not
cnatrodert her at all. (irrater greys this. erre...try
buboes laid on Mrs Clarkv's astyiaq to Knight
thy treessetton ortght to 1w kept went (yens the
Deke's ears ; het my opening leads ter to shoal of
it as • very ovhff«rtest part of lure t.-.tiswony now
helmet es, Was tt hurl. Mr. liesi/lit enfold go to
the-Dodo and sty. • I t husk vow for the farrow yoga
hate conferred upon toe—and i have, isessenling
soy promos/. sank a protrut of Soul. to Mrs.
Chrte ?' There was ess duvet to be apprehended
by her on that account ; .1w was oils aloud
tlw tsar songht aersdratally ha told so a to«sol, sad
the. comnowneatert. till. as law. throw,., lbs M.
.haw of thud peewee. it should tr4ch the ran 4111
the eseestawiersnoll:hirf„ who.of cots:ae. wield be
merit drepotatool to hove thew reports rscreisiell is
the world. \Wolters's. I shook It estnewilmery. she
::sold. an the hew tostaires, haro damned Irwin
gone la flrs4's IWO. ors tlw ear of throler ; het
rho ItAgis lime. thiethmees says. st was thermals,
harked. to leer seistestio lever. her sok veered dos
sagas disjoint the Dab. 1 'vier wow to asoelart
port 4 the row. mod then .1 to offer •
A* oborevesioos on the asw.Msy at Ass Nara
auteure ; sal so &aft elk 1 wale t. reseal ss If
five lossferiessisialisilh 111,
'see of the Mighe
Ileaserable Medians beesellireme eo
shake do Awl 4 meet mess sow lit=
formed a Julys-• 1 sues dm •
be epee wwiesee hasp Ulu Wino spies upset. ss:
sal I see widowed gh mosouo tuts lboodeseo epos
who* 1 bul Owed • dame sessoustimer