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LIEUTENANT-roLON EL TAYLOR.

Q. (lit/ .Ur. ilus.titNiutc.) 1 to know whe-
ther, peudiug the Lliciswe you have relined. yon
mole any inquiry Keiniet's character
—A. I did nut; he was only known to we by Sir
Horace rreorianiendation.

(4. Did our friend state 10 you any thing yon
now know fit bin ?-21. In consequence of his
visits to the I lorse o..iinrds, where he "...true three or
font. times. &noir or less, lie was met by a person
who asked me, whether I was a..qiiiiiitted with hint,
and whether I had long known him ? I said. I
oily knew him from Sir Horace Mann's recruit-
mendition, Hod his subsequent communications
with ine. Ile theti told me th..t lie had formerly
kuusn him ; and, I think, Ito said he had bean a
Stoek linker. that he had failed, a al that there
were certain eirvinustan.:es attewhaig his fdlure,
whith were not to his credit. lie thrterOlC cans
tinned me him.
Q. Did you communicate this information ?
A. Ves, I did.

Q. What passed Itetivuen ynn atal his !toys!
lAUgliness in constincoo.• ot this info. ?—A.
liis told uv. i i eismegionire thin e-
or, to drop rliTtilt.'1"11.•1:1011,1 iu his ilinsor.
Q. la there silly circisinstasivi ,it to this
communication, which ecco,lett, tinit i•
mittens{ to the present 4ille-l!Ml?-11.41:1110i Sny I do.
Q. (By Lora Fot.v.,ro.N. Do %on rrcullrrt
whim that intiirmatina 0) ) is to Mi.
K4'11:11:( ?—A. I ttttt sly 1,,-s o‘elv.
Q. limn wh.•..i wiss it 'on gaine.l that inforam-
tion I um .iesireil ii, WWI 110 T
Cate his name.

Q. Did Kennet bring the letter of reeorn nen-
dation, in consequence ot• any wish expressed by
?—A. Ile did not ; it was spontaneous.
l'his 11 itues withdrew, and the next tailed was
WILLIAM ADAM, Egg.

Q. (If ! Lord FULK•IO%I..) State what you
know of cam transaction not recollect
any th a ; Brit aut:l it was mentioned this night ;
but as st.. Darr went on, and stated some circum-
stances, it recalled to ray memory some particular.
of such a transaction taking place. The circum-
stance of the two notes and the letter having been
par into my hands, has made that recollection still
inor,•.aceurate, as far as it is possible for me to cull
thet:curate at all which rests upon recollection at
so great a distance of time. I remember having
sews this Mr. Kennet upon the business of the pro-
posed loan, and upon that only. Nothing, as far
a. I can recollect, was ever stated to int, by him
that could remove the impression I had of it,
which was, that it would not turn out a loan which
could be entered into. I apprehend that *owl
after the first interview, (if I had more than our
with him,) I must hove left town for Svailairl, and
consequently have nothing of what was proceeding.'
(daily thing' tea. proceedin 4.) I can only account
fur that letter, written by me from ti,,it hurl, in this
way pievious to my ili-partii:e fur illy resi-
deuce tlwre, I had been considering the different
matters that I was to enter upon when I returned
to t0%161, and hall been answering letters prepara-
tory thereto, and, lionnii4.t other., had written tine
oa that subject. I (In lint veolleet ever having
seen Mr. Kennet after my return, at the seine time
I think it is probable I may have seen him, but
the loan was put an end to, without any be-
ing dour. I think it right to Inv, that I knew ire.
thing at all of Mr. Kennet when lie called On tae.
This is all that I C:1110.111 to my recollection.
Q. Did the lint. and Learned Gentleman make
any inquiry into the character of Kennet ?—A.
haven° doubt I did ; I must, though I cannot re-
collect of whom.

Q. Can you my when ?—A. No ; hut I suppose
after I returne I from Scotland. It mast hare been
after my ret aro.
Q. Can you soy what was the resale of that in-
quiry ?—A. That he was tint likely to accomplish
the object; hi shot, such as Colonel Taylor has
stated.

Q. Did you know any thin. 4 of the application
fur a situ:mon under Government ?—A.'Ne. •
Lord EaLawman then asked whether Kennet
was in attewlane? Whim Mr. C. W. WYNNE ob-
jected to his evidence teeing tiikrn. upon the ground
that it Trunk' not he received in any Court what-
ever; to which the Noble Lurd immediately as-
sented.

Ul4llll w 1,114.44011 rfolll Mr. PERCEVAL to Lor4
Fot.hi'roNl,. whether he had nily other witness to
rd!? He replied in the negative; but did not know
whether Mr. WkitOLE lied any. as be was then
absent.

Upos Mr. WARDLS rttorain to his Seat, lie
said be and no other witness to call ; but he had
some letters to lay before the Committee, which
he actor litigly pre:Need. lie was then interro-
gated by Mr. LOCKHART.
Q. Are those the letters alluded to by Mrs.
Clarke ?—A. They are.
Q. Will you state nearly at what time you re-
reived them ?—A. I rrceived than about two
months since from Mrs. Clarke. Threw are letters
from Officers to get farther recommendations, with
blanks to be filled up.
Mr. BIRRSIIORD said, it was not to he supposed
that any Member would fill up those letters. It
might be proper to call in Mrs. Cl.lrke, to know
when she gave them to the Hou. Gentleman ? am. I,
as they were written in different hands, it might
also be proper to ask her who wrote them, and for
what purpose they were written
Mrs. Clarke was then ordered he ct!led.

Mr. ADAM mid, he wished to pat a few tine.-
tiono to big learned friend Mr. Adam, at tlir Name

t;m he by no means meant to say any thing wine!'
could in the slightest degree be considered offen-
sive. On a former crenin•' he had put Slain! (ion&
tiOliii to that Gentleman, oil winch be was referred
to his former evidence. Upon a closer examina-
tion of that eeitteuee, he found it did WA entity
the scope of hts meaning ; he therriore
hoped he would be allowed to put two or three
qUestion&
Mr. A ['AIMS expressed his willingness to ansa cr.
14. Were you consulted whether Mrs. Clatke's
annuity should or should not be paid ?—A.
I. did hot know that it had ceased.

Q. The .Committee are to understand that you
did not advise it should be stopped ?—A. No. 1
did not.

Q. Was it known to you that the Duke of York
r. fused to pay the *ty ?—A. I knew it in no
other way, than at the time I emnintinicated with
the Duke of York u•au the receipt of her letters.
Q. Do you know the reason of his refusal ?—A.
I do nut know the respective facts, but 1 know
generally, front the same communications, that his
Royal kigisairms discontinued it in consequence of
an impression of Mrs. Clarke'', conduit not hieing
such as was originally ineuut when the eunuity was
first granted ; but I do not mean to say it was re•
gularly granted ; she was to receive 1001. quarterly.
Q. Did the discontinuance of the annuity arise
owing to her being engaged in military appoint.
longs ?—A. 1 have no reason to believe his Royal
llipq mass ever knew she bud ■oy such engage-
ments. I Wish to add. with respect to the annuity,
that the payment of that annuity did not tall with-
in the fund under my administration. I trust 1
shall be excused for tiespiticeing on the time oldie
.Coutiuittee, but there is another point, not quite
►elevant, which I wish to state ; it is, that that part
of his Royal Highness's income which he retained
for his private rise or family purposes, is not in the
least within the province of my trust or know,.
ledge. All that *us within lily trust was appro-
p;iuted by his Ito) ill 1114hiless for the liquidation
u. pry meat of the interest or priiicipal o► his debts.
Q. At what %line did this impression on his
wind tiike place %—A. 14-1011. t
I now, hut I will speak us iieurly as I two. 1 sr's,
inint:sitA his Royal 11iL:trtiess had been subpaelietl
0!1 't trial. Vivre the lion. (i'llitletllllll was stopped,
ou areauitt of this line of evidence being inadmis-
sible, and the last seatencis was ordertxl to be struck
from the uniiiitcs.]

MRS. CLAIR

ma. called examiartl.

Q. (By Mr. LW:IMA ar.) Are those the lei t erg
which You delivered to Mr. Wardle, in ohJer, as
you said. to facilitate souse negurintiou Yes.
11'lien did yua deliver theta to Mr. Wardle?
A. Semi utter 1 'ot them front Mr. Donors*.

Q. %% (lid you get thew [ruin Donovan ?
A. l do not rccollt et.

Q. They nre dated in the beginuing of the
year M 08; Ind you thew in your possession frown
that date till you delivered them to Colonel War-
-A.l oanntt exactly say.
Q. Look at that letter, and say whose head-n
it is ?—.A. I do nut know.
• Q. Look at the letter \u. 2, can you any whose
that is Flo out ',now these handset all.

Q. Look at No. J. eau you say whose that is ?
—A. I do not know.

Q. Those fete's purport to be certificates from
officers. Did you give them to Nlembers of Par-
lisment in usilta to procure biizinitures for
reounnititilatious. without kwiwie; whose lionil-
wfitimc the were i—A. 1 wive raw to Geo.
taav-
ering. who inquired into thut fact at Mr. Green-
wood's. he had cilia precaution.
Question repeated }— A. Yes. Mr. Donovan
told me they were all correct, and written in the
proper Illi4ll/1.1.
Q. Did Donovan say they were written by the
Officers they !purported to be ?—A. Veg.
Q. Do you Laois Donovan'. build-writing ?—A.
Yes.

Q. Did you think they were Donocan's writing?
%o. 1 t•ertaiady did not. 1 dia mut supixise
Huy io.e would rot ik owl turn would pot his otgua.
lore to another ktter.—(A Aigh.)
Q. hid you put letter.' ii.tu the hands of Mem-
bers of liarliatnent. he4ging their sigiuitures for
rte endations. aithcat reading them?—A.
Yes. I supposed they wuuid read thew thenoldves
—le laugh examine into than. as tienaral
Claming had dont.
Q. Whew did you receive them ?—I (Inapt tell.
Q. Which It die original one in voli.ch the name
of (seven t Lee is mentioned ?—A. I must leave
that tulhe Hon. House to dud out.

Q. How do you know which w Donovan'. ?—A.
Any one may tell that in hall a moment. One iv a
copy or the other, without ■ny direction uo the
cover ; the direction I. cupped WI the bottom of the
letter.

Q. Are those the mune letters which you men-
tioned in your letter to Doom um oldie js;h of Jr-
inserv, to ate nevi:Ultima ?—A. Yes ; but Ge-
neral Claveriog had one.
Q. The remuinder you gave to Colonel War-
dle ?--A. Ye.; he told me he would get *mut re-
commendations or Members of Parliamei.t.

Q. You state, then. thut Mr. Wardle would get
you signatures to false reconnueudatious to fur-
ward the aegociatimi:—A. Yes. lie put them to a
different purpose ; he Wllll blUghlleg at me ; he said
so to get jute the secrets of I/outman mid iu self.
Q. (By Mr. TRACT.) Do you kisow the reasou
of the onti-payment of the annuity ?—A. No.
Q. W hat were the conditions?—A. Mr. Adam
can tell; he proiuised. loth to sue aial my lawyer,
that he would see it puuetually poid.—(d cry uf
"Order!") Here the Witness said. she believed
Mr. !teed was shoat to be c.illcil, which she
thought ttttt ic,:esvtry, sue she did mit deny what he
wag t.• called to contradict.

Q. (By a Member.) Why did you allude in
your kilo iii which you dei.ire to facilitate the cor-
respondence for army roinotiaits., to the two
deaneries ?—A. la my opinion I did not allude to
the• two dowries. I aid' lily letter otiny be refer-
red t...

(4. eau you state the 511111.1 the Duke of York
paid lur you ?—A. 1 do not know.
Q. Was your coachut.m upon ho Ird
uaerstP-
4. When he wu. nuurieti he uent o s
I
(11m. Clarke again urged the Unproi,r,t)
}testi living called, and asked. edit I her ahr sniszlot
nue tate the 4tOlge of the /Amer up au if '—'1.,•60(1

laughing, with cries of Order Order !)
then withdrew.
The CHAIRMAN 1111.0fRUNI the Committee► that
\lr. Read had bUILIIIIOIII'd :it 11 o'clock, and
bud not attended.

Some question, were then put to Mr. WARDLZ,
by Mr. Lournene, as to what answer he gave to
Mrs. Clarke. w hen site gave the letters fur sign*.
tune..., to facilitate tic negoviation. To which
Mr. WARDLE: replied, tint he did not at first
know what was meant by the negociatioii, as he
stated last night, but he believed he told her his
friends were on the wrong side of the !louse. The
letters she referred to were those he bad that teen-
Mg laid upon the Table.
Mr. WARDLE was then asked, whether he be-
lieved Mrs. Clarke right iu stating that he had
promised to get her recommendations signed ? To
which he answered, that he had said all he knew
upon the subject; the question was several times
repeated, and similar answers given ; Mr. Wardle
adding, that Mrs. Clarke might think he did so
promise her, though he could not believe he did.
Mr. CIWILVa particularly objected to Mr.
Wardle's auswer, and put the following question,
as being direct :
Q. Is Mrs. Clarke's statemeut tine or false
A. After the way io which 1. have answered the
Committee, 1 think the House are as capable to
judge s% 1 am. (War ! Bear I)
Mr. Canasta insisted on the question being re•
pealed, and contended the Honourable Gentleman
was competent to answer it. lie then It-ft it to
the judgment of the Committee, whether it otit..;tit
or might not to be answered.
This produced a long conversation, •in which
Mr. Martin, Mr. Bathurst, Mr. Whitbread, the
Attorney-General, Mr. C. W. Wyune, Sir T.
'forum. and Mr. Barham, took a part. The latter
Gentleman parti,a arly urged, that there 'anilla
appartMt impropriety iu the question, as it was not
a question of fact, but of construction, and the
Committee had. been particularly cautious to tgli
other•Witnesemis not to apeak as to opinion but as
to fact (hear ! hear !) while at present the Hon.
Member was desired not cooly to speak us to his
own opinion,bist as to the opinion of another.

At length the krrueNnv-GcNEmet. said. he
would put is question which tuigiit satisfy the views
of the Committee.

Q. Did you, directly or indireCtly, promise Mrs.
Clothe. to comply with her desire?—f4 g•meral
laugA.)—A. Whether my taking away the letters
from Mrs. Clarke might give her reason to believe
I would comply, is, as I *toted before; more than L
can answer.

Mr. BEILESFORD wished to ask a few question•
•f the Hon. Member. _ _ _

Lord FOLKSTONS stated, thit he never recol-
lected.* inure indecent proceeding. The Witness
who was examining ut the Bar was ordered to
withdraw until the arrival of another Witness, and
then his Hou. Friend was examined, by way ofin-
leilude, until that Wituess should arrive. After
borne time had been spent in questioniug him, not
in the aunt decorous manner, the Serjcant was
asked if the person for whom they waited was yet
come' and being iuformed that he was not, the
lion. Gentleman wished to put a kw more ques-
tions, to pass away a little more of the time.
Mr. WMll9l'OllO said, that he had not commit,.
nieated with u single iodividted round him, hot
thinking that us favourable an opportunity as
would offer, he therefore propased to question the
lion. Member. If the Committee were of opinion
flout this was not a proper tins.. he must nutimit ;
but he would nut lease the House this nizlit until
he had questioned him.
Lord FouurroNL explained.
'Mr. PERCEVAI stated his motive for wiski. g to
bring Mr. Read to the Bar; it was that he might
identify Mrs. Clarke as the person who was with
Mr. Dowler. The question that led to the debate
VI its ant pot by him, nor diJ hi take any part in
the debate ite,lC Ile thought that the Noble
Lord, instead of stigantisiiig that side •of the
House, in general, should hither have stated the
persona he thought censurable. Ile would take
astiiiiitage of this oppormeity, if the Com-
mittee would permit him, to call their Ltteutioa
to a inset important circumstance, iiiaterialiy
connected with the business then under in-
qalry. The circumstance to which he alluded,
was a fact new to the House in general, but not
uriktiown to 'nutty persons ou both sides. fie had
kept it a secret purposely, till the evidence was
closed, conceiving that the most favourable op-
portunity for its introductiou. lie begged to mute,
that if there appeared any impropriety iu
oitli-
holding it from the Committee so long, that impro-
priety was his own ; his Royal Highness was tho.t
anxious that the communication should be made.
The circumstance to which he begged to call their
attention, was the soppressiou of a most material
testimony, relating to the charge respecting Major
Totiyii. That charge, as it now stood, rested upon
the tvideuce of Mr. Donovan and Capt. Huxley
Sande's, for the part which Mrs. Clarke had in the
case, was trifling and unimportant. [Here the
Honourable Mesulier read part of the evid, nee of
these Gentleineu, frarticularlv of Captain Sondes,
in which he mentioned his. having prevailed on
Captain Tonyn to wait for a few days longer,
when he was anxious to withdraw his 01C1130759-•
dum front Mrs. Cl:irks.] He could not, ht.
thought, more correctly introduce the supprescion
which he rode to nutlet., than by stating how he oh-
mined the itiforurtiiiii. About lest Saturday
se'imight he had received a letter, by Colonel Ha-
codices, from Mr. Adam. This Colonel Hamiltou
commanded the baggage curbs in which Sunder
was u Captain. Col. Humiltou stated, that under-
standing Capt. Standen to be aerpmiuted with SOITIM.
thing at' theatfair before that douse, lie desired bin
to relate all he knew of the auhiect. Captain San-
dell accordingly acquainted him with many cir-
cis nistances ; all those, with the exception of one, he
stated at the Bar. and that nue was the material
stippreswion which lie (Mr. Perceive!) had risen to
e•lll.tu:i. Cupt.-Sanden harl stated to the Colonel,
that upon learning the dissiitisfaction of Major
Tonyn. and his intention to %,itliilrair his security,
lie told it to Mrs. Clarke. She lade him go heel:,
and endeavour to persuade him to wait; and. iii
order to induce him to think that she hail
with his Royal Highness to effect. his business, .1,
ease him a letter. purporting to hi' a letter from
Duke of York to her, acipealitieg hi r that Capt.

Tunyn's business wns Ina state of forwardness, owl
won Id he done. It tvaa the pauduction of this pa-
per that induced the Major t., wait for few Gth
zettes, on tine
next of waiela he wale appointeat.
There was *nether Ii 'ter shewas him, purporting to
be from the seine persotiage ; it stated. that Capt.
'rotten shots's, be eppointed that night. Captain
Seattle' told the 0,1 met that he might destroy this.
letter; but wes desired by him to destroy it on
no ..,7olaust, a. Ise night be culled in evidence he-
for the House. A. soon as Col. Hamilton came to
town, he told his Hon. Friend ppposite, (Mr.
Adman) who desired that he would go to Capt. San-
di.,, anal repeat , his injunction egein, and request
that he would not destroy the not.i. Captutia
den, on his arrival in town, heard that be we- to he
examined by Mr. Linton, and a 1•01 was. to see Mr?..
Clarke; he stated this to the Colonel, who tacit-
honed it to the Hon. Gentleman opposite, cud he
coinantinicateslit to hint, (4r. Pereeval) ; the result
war, they advised Capt. Snutlen to avoid seeing
either party, and give • his evidence fairly to the
a I tune, wiitiont any previous contmnuication.—
T:ie other point that occurred to them was
to explain the matter to the Doke se Vae,ia.
and Jags Leantel and Honourable Friend (Mr.
Adam) undertook to mention it. They thought
that, consistently with their ditty as Members
of Parliament, they could not refuse• to mike
it public.—//lent ! !fear 11--Colonel Hamilton
had seen the tote, and taken a copy of it from
Cantatas Sandal. When it was stated to his Royal
Highness, he had no recollection of having written
any such note, and was of opinion that it must he
a forgery; he was desirous that it should be oh-
tained cud examined. With respect to the Law
note,
note, mentintsing the day that Major 'f un)n was
Gaiened, his Itoyal High:aces could not say
but he 'night have *written it ; had a simple in-
quiry, whether he would be Gazeited or not, been
made, he might possibly have returned an answer
in the affirmative. The next Jay, which was Sun-
day, they saw Colonel Hamilton ; lie amid that
Captain Sanden was willing to come forward, but
had said• to hint, am afraid you sill he ex-
tremely angry with me—l have destroyed the let-
ter, bait theybave forgot it." They aktermitsed
to 'wont Captain Senates to tell has ow u story.
and the house must have on •erved that i.e sup.
pressed the mention of this letter, cat amiteriai to
the raise before them ; for if it mild be got, arid
proved to ge a forgery. ij would phew how ,lira.
Clarke want in the habit of imposing; on the
contrary, if it were proved to be auttieutic.
it would go to couattenanee the charges submitted
to their judgment. Under these ciremmteteces,
he thought Witness should Ina called. He was
confident that the Committee would not ascribe
the delay of the mention of this circumstance to
any improper motive. His Hon. Friend and hint-
self had communicated it to different fiends in
their respective circles, but it was aunt from any
feeling that the Committee would have a want of
reliance upon themselves ; he therefore proposed
that Capt. IL Senden should be called to the liar.
Mr. ADAK corroborated the stastetnent of the
Right :lintouratble Gentleman. After which
CAPTAIN SANDEN
iras called in.

Q. ißy Mr. PRactvat..) You were examine.-1
the inter lay; dtd you (tate tat the eirentnotunces
you were acquainted with respecting the transac-
tion ?—Yea, to the best of my reeulleetiO4.

k back important rQ. Did you not __repawry impcntent _act
—No, as wrll as I recollect, I thd not.

Q. You said, that when Otptaiit Tonyn got im-
patient, you prey:riled on him to wait ?—A. Yes ;
these were my words as well is I recollect.

Q. Did you make one of auy arguments to per-
suade him that Mrs. Clarke had influence with the
Duke of York P—A. None in partietikr. I mold
him to wait for two or three days, and that he would
be Gasetted.

Q. Did you tell Mrs. CI :rke that he intended to
take away the looney ?--A. Yes.
Q. What did she say ?—:1. She said he was a
shabby fellow. sad bade me prevail wo him to wait.
Q. Is tliN all she said ?—A. It is all I recollect.

Q. I beg yogi will consider, that you may not be
taken by surprise, was this all that pawed ?—.I.
It is all, in my opinirci.
Q. Was tlwre airy paper shewn to you at the
time ?—A. There was a note, saying that he had
better wait.

Q. Then yon have nit told all ?—A. There was
a note, not imrnediatel•: from Mrs. Clarke to him ;
but he doubted me, antl this note reconatueuded
Lim to wait.

Q. 'l hen you did use an argument to persuade
Covtain 'fonyn to wait, by produciug the note
A. I did produce it.
Q. WaA the note from Mrs. Clarke to yourself,
saying that Captain Tonyn had better wait ?—A.
I do not know whom it was addressed to ; it wise a
scroll of paper ; it desired hint to wait for a few
Casettes.
Q. Did von bee Mr.. Clarke with the note ?
A. I do nut recollect.
Q.' Are you quite sure you received it from her?
—A. I sin quite burr..
Q. Did sou bee her more that once .n this sub-
ject I do not recollect.

Q. Were there more than one note ?--A. I do
not remember.

Q. What did you do with the note, did you give
it to Copt. Touyti ?T.—A. Ido not remember.
Q. Are you quitesure you saw 1I re. Clarke write
min it her hand.writiug 1 camel stiy—li
tutlic, think it was.

Q. Dive you always this part of the ease
In the inime way I think I have.
Q. Did you ever tell any one it was the hand-
wri:inig of the Duke of York ?"--A. I am quite
confident I never did.

Q. When did you first hear of the trial of the
Duke of York ?—Last mouth an the Newspapers.
Q. Do you know Colonel Hamilton I—A. Yes,
I belong to the same regiment.
Q. Did you represent this business to him ?
A. Yes, I. asked Ins advice, I repre:sentod what 1
have already stated ; all I knew of the matter.
Q. We. it exactly what you awed now J— Yes.
Q. Did you not state to Colonel Hamilton, that
it was the Duke of Yiirl;'s writimt ?—A. No.
Q. Did you chew him the note ?—A. I had not
the note to thew.

Q. Did von oot give Limn copy ;'f the note yen
g awe Captain Tonyi ?—A. Ido tiot know.

Q. You must wet,' knots that feet?...A. I our
trot bring it to my recollection.
(4. If yr:u had not the note in your poesesaion,
you cat, surely say whether you gave hint ins op-
portumity of copymg it or mit ?—A. I rather think
there was souiethiug of tie note.
bo you 'neon to, isyr that there was or was
not Ai note, referring tithe subject wbn:li you ihe%s-
ed Colonel Hamilton ?—A. I think there was.

Q. Was that the same that you sheer(' Major
Touyu P—A. I do not recollect, I suppoae it ots'.
Q. ILYA you tail Colonel ilatniltots you had the.
wire, anti *hew it to hint ?—A. Ido nut reolleet.

Q. Your memory is Rt•nerrlly 'r. correct on
the second questioning; did you slim him the
note ?—A. I did.

Q. Then you recollect that there was a note, and
that you *hewed it to hiut ?—A. Yes.
Q. Where is the note ?—ll believe I mislaid it.
Q. When did you see it last ?--A. About six
days ago.
Q. Hare you looked for it lately ?—A. Yes,
yesterday and the day hero e.
Q. Then this note, which you could not recollect,
is still in existence ?—A. It is; if I could have found
it, 1 should have brought it.
Q. 1 thi ik you Were examined about six days
ago ?—A. About ten,
Q. Did you see the note that day ?—A. Either
the day after or the day before.
Q. I-Live you done all you could to find it ?—A.
Yes ; I em 4pite Hire I hare.
Q. Did Col. Iliouilton desire you not to destroy
that paper?—A. He desired we not to destroy any.
Q. But did be not caution you against destroy-
ing t int in particular ?—A. Yes, he dol.
Q. ad he not bid you not destroy it Ports-
tuou If I wished to destroy it I could do
so vrltlioat speaking to lion.
Q. lkd you not tell him you had the paper?—
A. No.

Q. When did Col. loin take the copy ?
A. The day after he crone to town.
Q. Where did he take it?—A. At the Coffee-
house in Southampton-row.
E. Whi•ii lie took the copy, did he not bid you
again not to destroy it ?—A. Yes.
Q. Did you see Cul. Hamilton again the atrue
day Yes; at the Briiish Coffee-bon-e.
Q. Whit cooversation had you then ?-4. It
was On reiineuud business.

Q. listi it soy reflerence to this h,isines*?—Nla!

Q. Dal he not give you the earns advice at this
interview, All I know is, he butte me not
to destroy any papers, hat that 111416 the second
time I had seen him. I uo•. recollect that any
thin,. passed at the British Coffee-Lome.
. .

he unit advise you not to suff:r yourself
to Ise •xamoiued liefore you came to the bar of this
House ?—A. I believe not.

Q. Did tie not caution yon, at the British Coffee
Muse. not to destiny that note /—A. I do oot r. -
collect.

Q. Did he ■t any place since the Southampton
Coaret.iionse ?—A. I do not recollect.
Q. Did you ever say you had destroyed the
mover ?—.t. No such couveraation took place
be-
tweeo or.

Q. INd you ever tell Cutout' Hamilton you had
any other paper beside that you shelved Major
Tony.. ?--LA. I could sot tell him as, foe 1 had
none.

Q. Did you mot tell him P—.l.
4. When did you see the paper last ?—A. Five
or "ix ilia).* u,o.

Q. Where'—.t. In my own room.
Q. Have you seen it ainice you were examined
—.t. No.

Q. Did you not say you did before or after that
day ?—A. That was the time I saw it.
Q. Did one body else see it at that time ?
A. Nut that I recollect.
Q. Did you chew it to any body besides Colonel
Hamilton since T—A. Not that I recollect.
Q. Where did you put it when you saw it last ?
A. lu my bureau. among other papers.
Q. Are you quite confident you have not it now ?
A. I hare mislaid it somewhere.

Q. Where do von live ?—A. lu Lyon's-Inn.
44. (By Earl IrEmr LE.) You stated that Mrs.
Clarke gave you the note, did you read it isheu
she gave it to yon ?—A. I believe I did.
A. Was it sealed or open ?—A.
Q. Where .lid you lodge before you went abroad ?
A. At Lyon's-Inn.
Q. Dal you have your paper.' there?--Certainly.
Q. To *llOlll wits the note directed ?—A. I do
not recollect altether there 1,11114 au addre‘s.

Q. Dill you read it when Mr.. Clarke delivered
it to you it—A. 1 do not recollect; it happened
nearly five year, Illgth
Q. ( fly Hr. :Av Esotsn.) Did you receive any
pecuniary comi.leration for the Caseitiag of Major
Tonyn ?—A. Not a fartliiiq.
Q. Then why were you SO amines that he should
wait two or three days longer i—A. To oblige Mrs.
Clarke, who wanted money.
Q. Were you confident he would be Gazetted in
two or three dace ?—A. No, 1 doubted her lugs-
euce at that time.

Q. (By Mr. WIIITBILIADLCan you say posi-
tively you cannot produce note !r.—A. 1 have
not it about me. _ _ _

Q. bit possible for you to find it ?—A. I do nst
know ; I hope it is.
Q. What ground have you for that hope ?—A.
Because I put it in my bureau uniting h ot..Fr papers.
Q. Has any one hut yourself access to your W-
rest' ? • A. None but my wile.
Q. Have you given itto eny person to keep ? No.
Q. Is it destroyed ?—A. Idr:in% know.
Q. Did you give it to be destroyed ?—A. Na.
Q. Are jou sure it is not Destroyed ?—A. I am
very clear it it mot.
Q. Have you the key of your bureau ?—A. No,
my wife has it.
Q. Why are you so clear it is not destroyed ?
—A. Because I never desired it should he dui-
troyed.
Q. Did you neither destroy it yourelf nor give
it to any other person to destroy it ?—A. No.
Q. In what room is your bureau ?—A. In the
sitting room..
Q. Have you examined the vipers in your
bureau ? A. I have a varit•ty of viveis
and wombed without tinihn, it.
Q. (By Sir Ststurr 11r.stu.v.) You say
you sew the paper ?—A. Yes.

.Q. Was it the oat, you get front Mrs. Clarke
—A. Yes.
Q. Did you read it on *steins it i—A. No.
Q. Then how do you know it ‘‘.l4 the same I'AC
A.—lt was a reniarkdlile paper, I could not fors
get it.
Q. What was there remarkable in the paper be-
sides flan writing? A. It was dirty.
Q. Where did you put it after ? A. In my bu-
reau among other papers.
Q. When you searched there, was this the only
paper misrung ? A. Yes; it appeared so to me.
Q. Who kept the key? A. Sometimes my wife,
sometimes myself. and sometimes it was left in the
human.

Q. If u messenger were sent there, (mold he find
the paper now ? A. Ido ilot kuow ; I looked my-
self, and conk! not find it.

Q. Yon raid it was utt i.isirlestennt circumstance;
what did you mean ? A. I meant the whole busi—
uess am, implca,aitt.
Q. IYuen you first mentioned the note to Cul.
liamiltou, how (lid you dew-vibe it ?—A. l *Rid I
had a note is my powies(ion al.out this business.
Q. By whom did you state the uutewar s ntten
—A. I did not state auy

Q. Did you nut state it was 6y the Duke of
Yolk ?—A. 1 could not.

Q. Did you ?—A. No.
-Q. Did you take a copy of it?—A. No ; I baa
the original—there was no occasion.

Q. bid you think this note was or any import.
ram P— A. No.

Q. Was the. copy Coldiamilton correct ?
A. I do not ktkovr.

Q. Did you tea(' the copy ?—.4. No.
Q. Wall tlwre aoy ►iouature to the paper?—A.
I do not recollect.

Q. Whose halal-writing was it ?—I do Dot know.
Q. (Ilya Member.) IJu )uu kaow Mrs. Clarke's
baud-wrstitig ?—A. Satueussec—(l laugh.)
Q. Was U su her% ?—A. I mum say.

Q. Did you ever ire tier write ?—A. 'Yr&

Q. Does-Mrs. Clarke write in ditli:•rent Isan&, or
always iu her ow .—A. So differently, that I would
not know they were written liLthe. saute person.
Q. (Bay Sir J. RAH A 11.) W 44 there any prison
presel.t when you were searching for thy piper 1—
A. N.•ue but lay wire. .•
Q. Had your wife nod you atty.:conversation
upon this subject ?—A. A great 41. al.
Q. Dui you trey desire her to destroy the note ►
—A. NO.

Q. Nur any other person ? A . Noue.
Q. Do•l you ever desire any person to take it out
of soar bitreats I—A. Never.
Q. (14 kir. Bann:ST.) now was the copy
taken ?—.l. Cut. Hamilton copied it.•'
Q. W Istre did you put itafter :—lnto my pocket.
Q. 4a►gng other papers, or singly ?—A.
Q. Dist you lint it among a bundle of other pa-
pers?—A. I do not recollect.
Q. Did you search all your bundles ?—A. Ge-
uertilly speaking I think I have.
Q. How can vou undertake to say it anima in
your bureau. if you have not searched all the pa-
pers ?—A. 1 think I. have searched theta oil.
Q. When you saw Colonel Hamilton at the Bri-
tish
Colfee-houseditl hr advise you *Oust destroy.
note ?—A. No.
Q. Or any words to that elterf?-:-.A.
Q. Did you not say you wished to forget the
note?—A. I worst I %MI sorry for the whole pro-
ceeding, it Was altogether unpleasant.
Q. What did you particularly regret ?—A. Hav-
ing lust the note.
Q. Huw could having lost it induce you to my
you never had it ?—A. It was mu unpleasant bu-
siness through the whole. I was very sorry to have
lust it.

Q. (By Mr. BATIMUIT.) Did not you deny,ut
the courneocrineut of your munii,ation, th.tt you
Trod such o note• to yout possesbiou ?—A. I kuew
then I liMd it net.

On the request of the SPEAKER, !Mr. Abbor,)
the Witness was ordered to withdraw.
The SPEAKER then addressed the Chairman.
Thrre can be but one course the Com►nittee ought
to follow, I therefore move, " That Capt. Nutley
Sander), iu the course of his evidence, has been
guilty of gross prevarication."—(A load cry of
! Neer! fro.n all parts of the Hoare.)
'the question was then pat awl carried unani-
mously.
The SPEARER then moved, " That the Com-
mittee should rise, nod the Chairman report."—The
House resumed, and the Chairman reported.
Mr. PERI•LEAL mined, " That Capt. Huxley
Sadden should be taken into the custody of the
Serjeant at Af.EA for the said offence."
Lord El01.1:51.01111 moved us an amendment,
" Th.t he should be committed to Newsate.--
01 cry of no
Lord Voteseont observed, if it wen not the
wish► of the Hight Honourable Geutlemai► opposite
(Mr. Percent), he would withdraw his amendment.
He thought, at the none time, the Witness de-
served the most severe punishment the House could
inflict.

The SPEAM then stated, there were two ways
to proceed. He might be ordered into the custody
of the Serjeaut, to be kept close orchard, and nu
person allowed to communicate with him, or sim-
ply ruder the inspection of the Setjetit at Mars.

Mr. PERCLV•L said, the reason he did not wish
to adopt the Noble Lord's amendment was, th:it if
he were in custody of the Serjeunt ut Anus, lie
would be able to accompany him to his lodgings,
and search for the note. It might also be 'wets-
sury that he might be culled before the Committee,
however defective his evidence was, if it was made
necessary iu the course of the examination of say
other witness. He thee moved, " That Captain
liar:ley Sandell should be kept in chose custody of
the Stojeunt at Arms, and not for any person to
have oceess to hint ; and that the Seryeant should
be directed to bring the Prisoner hetore the Com-
mittee of the whole House, investigating, into the
conduct of his Roy n
th liiiews the Duke of York,
when requested by e Chairman ef the Commit-
tee."—Which was carried withiut a dissenting
voice.

'r. St stxF.R %nbmitted to the House the neces-
sity of tako.,i Fiii.sei,sion of the ;owls of the Pri-
soner, afraid his wile should destroy them
The rte said, it tiny lion. Member could
tate sal.. a caft to tLe Mateo, that would beer

out such a proceeding: there were precedents they
amid :act mi.
Earl Tretrtr. asked whether a Committee
'light not be oppointett to make the search. He
also thought his wile ought to be ordered into
custody.
Mr. gelacEyakitatill, there was not any thing
before the I loin e' could justify sects eecerity es the
taking of the wife into custody. lilt aas necessary
she ought be summoned.
Some conversation then took place beta pen M...
Sumner, Mr. Backe.. Earl Temple, and Mr. Per-
term!, which concluded by
Mr. PERCEVAL moving, " That one of the Ser-
jeaut at Army deputies, with necessary assistance,
should accompany the Piaarnicr t 6 has lodgiogiarto
search for any paper relative toMujor Tonya's 1/4a.
sines., which was carried unanimously.
The Strident at Arms reported to the Hone*
that Captain Huxley Sander' war, in custralx, . red
desired hire to express dint he would be happy to
come before the House again.
Mr. Ptaccvat said he would be happy the Pri-
soner was allowed to come before the I loupe. He
had not a doabt hut he would prailtice the papas
Captain Sainlen was ordered to the outward ben

The SPZAKEIt asked him what he bed to coo.
ssiuniente.

Cupt. Huxley San,len then made the following
statement :—" I humbly hope this Honourable
Hesse will excuse and pardon my prevail-it:alien.—
", come now before this lion. ll' use to reveal the
trath. The note is not destroyed, I hare it at my
chambers, if required, I eau go and put may band
on it. The note was given me to show Msinr
Tnnyn, and to assure lain his promotion
would not go oil, if be did not pay the money,
I *hewed him the note, but took A from him
iipain. lie n4rred to pay this money, and
he was goutted. He gore me five hundred gui-
neas ; 1 paid Ain. Clerk 5001. amid M-. Dona-
van 451. I cannot say who wrote the note; Mrs.
Clarke told- me it win his Royal Highness the
Duke of York wrote it. This is ail I loam of the
business; and I trust the Honourable House will
look with a compassionate eye ea in, extnierdinary
conduct."

The Spam's,' thee ortkyei the Prisoner should
be remanded.

The Sottacita put the question, that the Pri-
soner he sent in close cnatody to hi resilient* for
the purpose of he king for the paper, •whicti was
ordered ; and he was ordered to be kept in Co,.
eostody„escept as a 1 the terms of the order.
Cupcake tionden tiara expressed his hope, that the
llousit would excuse the !wreath-Atka' he had been
guilty uf. Wail ordered to be taken front
- .
the Bar.

Lord kiatrav Pcrre took this opoortunity of
milting, that and,r the circomstanc. , sir whit-it
tiny were placed, by being detained to the late
hour to which tlicy were likely' to be kept sitting, it
was impossible to expect a noose to-morrow ; and
as Moialsy nrxt w:is !lied for public lavoinears
which he understood rout' not be poApon,
Lordship gave notice he would Dot bring on his
motion till i uesday nest.

It ens also understood, that Mr. Whitbread's
and 31r. Ponstniy'f motions should be fixed for
the first convenient opportunity.
The Douse thew-stool:eel itself afpfin it. the
Counniti.-e, when Mrs. Clarkil wolf nlium eal!ed tia
and exuinined by Jr. Permed.
Q. Do you ►ecoliect what passed between you
and Capt. Sander, respecting Major -loupes im-
patience at the length of time interveaing in his
appointment ?—A. No, I do not ; though I have
been just reading Capt. Saudea's evidence.
Q. Does the Witness mean the evidence Cap-
tain Sanden gave on a forme, nitcht, as contained
in the fifth number of the Minute. ?—A. Yes.

Q. Do you not recnittet Captain Snodca co®•
ing to you on the subject No. I do not.
Q. Doyou ant renollect Ceptain Sandell sa.:inir.
that Major Tonyti meant to withdraw his ;lepu.
sit on 'Mount of the delay ?-41. No.
Q. DO you send any memiage to Major Tnnyn
by Sande.n IL do u4t recollect I did;
it is likely I might.
Q. Do you recollect sending any paper to 'Major
Ton, n by Capt. Sanders ?—A. W.t..t sort of paper
do you mean ?
Q. Any written paper ?—A. I don't recollect;
was ulwuys cautious of parting with ail
written.

Q. As far as you recollect, did you send any
written piper?—A. No.
Q. As you say yon were cautious, would you
not recollect if you lied ?—A. If Capt. Sauslan has
insinuated I parted with any writiii • of the Duke
of York, I never did.

Q. Are yntt sure you never sent n.;7 4,4 the Duke
of Yaks I—A. Never, but lately, Llild 01. Ce ID 31:.
Manners.

Q. If you hod sent it, would you forget it?—A.
No—l could Dot forget any thing belonging to
the Duke or lork.

Q.(By Mr. FREENIAI6) Did you ever receive
any note from the Duke of York, on the ea:pet
of Major Touyu Conitnissiou ?—A. No, I was
used to sae him every day, except %lieu he as in
The country, and that was not more than a week in
the year.
Q. (By Lord FOLSIPTONE.) Do you mean to
say you did not give any note to Capt. Suoilen—
A. 1 iio not recollect giving him nay. Inn especially
of the Duke of York's, as I was afraid of trustiiig
him.

.

Q. How came it to occur to you that Cii;st.Sun-
dnn insinuated any such thin.g Lit (dust. lie
might has•e insinuated such a thing ; be is capable
alloy tiling.
Q. it Copt. %mien by represented any note
to Nliijor Tonynll9l cuing frOM the Duke ot. .l*o. L.
is it true ?—A. It is not.

Q. (By Alderman Comte.) Daring tli. nego-
ciation with Major To, 11, was it said h.! was tired:
and would withdraw /IN money ?—A.
Q. Did boo Apses, to Capt. Sanden tlsat yea
wished Mayor Tony!' not to be impatient, as post
wanted ?—A. o; 1 slid not ;. that pooh!
Ire it reason why I should wish Irito to lse impa-
tient.
Q. In the last Uitereiew 'co Sad with Captain
`LiAnden. slid he write eny thrust in ,utir room
A. It is ithist.o‘ible to say. it is so long ego.
WV* you reesillect his hating read any thing
there ?—A. Yo, I do not.