The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-02-17 00:00:00

M. GREENWOOD.

Q. (1y Lori For.xsrop L.) lloyee recollwct Mr.
lieleiwt coming to you to cousequeisce of* w i,!t ex-
prei.well by Colourl l'aylor, t.. talk about a lu.nt of
roomy to the Duke of York ?—A. I do.
dude to the Committee all 'you know us to
the tretuuction.—A. I know very little lout
it, except Mr. Kennet calling upon me, as I u,,-
derstood by the Diike'a cornmandb. ti talkwd to
him shout the :proposals he had raudetu Colonel
Taylor. I thooght it was a wild pri-rposul ; re
I did tot give it much credit, and 4.4 not much
attend to it.

Q. When was this I. I rannnt rvrollcrt
Q. What was the proposal which the Witness
states to have Levi) a wild proposal ?—A. A very
large loan. without any thing repaired but per-
sonal w curdy.
Q. To what extent was that loan ?—A. To the
beet of my recollection it was to the ;amount of
30.00!11. . . .

Q. Did Mr. Kennet state to you whit he wished
any thing else than personal security for this loan ?
—A. I understood his object was to obtain some
appointment for a friend ; but Ido not recollect
wit it amendment it was, our do I know who the
fliend erns lie bud in view.

4. Do you mean an appointment uixh•r Go-
vernment ?—A. l efmebulell it was so. To the
beet of my recollection it wus wine appointment in
the West Indies. _

Q. Dtd you state this conversation to the Duke
of York ?—A. 1 stated the substance of it.
Q. What were his observations ?—A. 1 do not
thick his Royal Highness made any other obber-
vatiou. thou that Colonel Taylor or Air. Adam bud
directions to inquire almost it.
Q. Did you ever suo :Mr. Kennet upon this snip.
jest. after that time lie called on one several
tunes. awl repeated In. utters, but 1 punt very little
att,4ition to them. _ .

Q. Did he then repeat his llPplivatioti for a situ-
ation udder Government ?—A. Ido not recollect
that ha did mention that more than once, but in
genera: our conversation was very short.
Q. Did you communicate those conversetiotts
to the Duke?—A. 1 do not think that 1 did cow-
mucilage all of them; but 1 remember saying to
the Duke that I looked upon it es a proposal not
likely to take effect.
Q. Did you repeat to the Duke Kennet's wishes
to obtain a situation under GOveniment ?—A. I
believe 1 did. _ .

(j. Did Kennet ever apply-for a situation under
Goveruinent for himself ?—Not to nay knowledge.
Q. Was it always for a friend ?—A. I always on-
. derstood him so. •

Q. thd you know who Mr. Kennet was ?—A. I
load beard he lama been ia trode.iii.l3and-street.

• Q. Did you know what trade he eitrried Ns at
that time ?—A. No. Sir.
•Q. Did you know where be thin lived?—A.
No • but I believed him to live beyond Westmin-
ster:bridge.
Q. Did you know that he bad been a bankrupt ?
A. I did not.
Q. Did you ever inquire into his character ?

A. No. I dui not; but I had beard that he was an
tigditte,,:at character.

V, yid you state your knowledge of him to the
/believe I said I thought him to be a
maa; iot to be depended upon.
Q. Are )on certain you did so I—A. I Iwo no
donut of
lie Witness was ordered to withdraw.

Mr. HTISKIISIOX stated; that lie 114 d. since the
termination of Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor, con-
w CI that Gentleman in the lobby, arid that
he (the C.ilintei) said, that if he had been asked
farmer questions, he could have answered them.
Ile asked him in what respect I To which Colonel
Taylor aoswered, that it was with respect. to the
conversations he had with the Duke upon this
subject. lie therefore suggested to the Douse the
propriety of recalling that llentleinan to the liar.