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Mr. Groncr, StliTa moved. ...Chat a select Committee
be appointed to inquire into, sad report, the existcuce of
',irrupt practises in the pram:armored of the appointments of
Written unit Cadets in the centre of the Cast India Com-
ps, as al.o ils the purchase or sale of commissions in the
1.411.1. seifiCe "
Pl.. GRAN r sibc.intled the motion, from the conviction of
the Iln rarity of such au inquiry Atoout rigi,t or awe years
eau such a carat .UNT was adopted by the Dueetors, and much
good remelted fruits it. He Lucw many iustaiier• of the
frauds and cilium,' practised 'on the siutdect, sad alluded to
oat which took place iu the year Lroti. A worthy Director,
now no morel, gave a iituatiou through k.:141at14 to a young
man, a clerk in the India Ironsc, but alto immediately
dis-
Awed of it; but in a %bort time the blisiorst entre to light,
and both the seller Multi.. purchaser were deprived of their
sit nation's. A 4:1141!ai. ease bar oreured within this week,
Apo.l 1$ icon 4,411.rr a cisisre. of iliqu,ry lie mentiveed tku

DUKE OF YORK.
Upon tint 'notion of Mr. WARDO.E, the House re-
solved itself into a Committee nt the whole House
to coosuler further of the conduct of his lio)ol
Highness the Duke of York ; Nit. WHARTON ui
the Chair.
Mr. W agate, %previous to proceeding in the in-
vestigation, conceived it requisite to allude to oi.e
or two eircunsetancei with refs:mime to the past.
The first referred to the letter produced last night
from Mrs. Clarke to Mr. Donovan, relative to
Captain Tuck, and in whirls die moue of Mr.
Fiiiiirrty was iiitrodu&d. lie had berme stintd to
the Iloilo., that he had never held any connourii-
eatioa with the latter Celitlernais, but
twici.; and he had now to rep, at, that Ire had never
received any iiiformatiou whatever Prow bias rel..-
tire to Captain Tuck. Having said this, lie could
not but feel it most unpleasant, where he was eon..
liClOlll that he was actuated by the purest motives
in the conduct he was pursuing, that he was Stilt
to hear insinuation% repeated against him ; and I.e
ardently wished Mr. Finnerty might he called to
, the bur of that (louse, and examined on time aol-
ject. At the same time he could not but remark
upon certain observations made on a fortuer night
by a Right Hon. Friend of its (Mr. Sheridan), wen,
though he expressed his conviction that Ins wc,
tivea were pure, yet had thought proper to ar-
raign his conduct in keeping bad company, arid
suffering Weise:lto be the dupe of a compiracy
Ile assured that Gentleman he kept WI, company
lie need be aahatucd of, or was afraid to avow.
lie therefore did not believe he meant to the ex-
tent of what Lis expressions seemed to imply ;
still less did- lie believe lie had intended to
give I
of a Ministerial Print.) If the Right Iliniuur-
able Geotlernati would be so good as to saute
the persons to whom he alluded, lie would cheer-
fully give Min every informution in his power
on the subject, and help to bring them forward if
knout deserving att. The next subject to which
be wished to advert, respected the witness (Miss
Tay lot) who had beeu examined last night • lie h..ti
' iognired respecting r&rottut had fotrint ite;clierm-
ter to be respectable. She was the cl.iughter of a
geutleman, and hail two brothers in :ate army, mat
one is the navy. When he spoke to her CM the
necessity of giving her testimony, sire declared, if
it must be so, she would "peak the troth, but at the
sometime it would be her utter ruin.
Mr. LOCKHART titmice to order. He conceived it
to be wholly irregular to be waking comments on
the evidence, which should be reserved for a future
opportunity.
Mr. Wallohc seemed to he about to resume his
observations, when be was again eslled to order by
Mr. Perceval,who so :glister! the impropriety of dis-
cussing the merits of each witness singly, instead
of reserving his obaervationa till the whole of the
eviileusee had been gone through.
Mr. SHRRID•K conceived, that however the lat-
ter part of what the Hon. Gentleman had said
might not be strictly regular, yet the former part
was clearly right, as he was only rescuing kiinself
trout ituputations whicn he had couceived hail been
cast upon him. 'rod he hail au undoubted right to
cell Mr. Finnerty, or any one else be pleased, fur
the purpose of clearing Ins character.
Mr. WAROLE rosined the Kt. lion. Gentleman
he had never received the smote from him too hich lio
had entitled on a former night. 'He had, however,
brought in his pocket the letters front Mr. Doe
[imam to Mrs. Clarke, so often alluded to, which be
. had old:Mail from that Lily, and which he wished
to have submitted to that /louse.
Mr. SHERIDAN claimed the indulgence of the
House in reply to some of the observation. of Um
Hon. Gentleman. Ile trusted they would give
hint credit in saying there W. 41 no man less td the
habits, on the one hand. of making nitnnuatiorur
against any mum or on the other of muttering any-
thing he had said ; and he assured tile Hon. Geli-
atoning his had not used the word conspiracy in
what lie had said. It was certainly true, that irons
Iris heiorlabip for lion, from the many happy hours
they had spent together in their more youthful
days, lie had sect the note alluded to to him, but
lie hull found spoil inquiry the note had never been
delivered. W Ali regard to the effect plocluied by
hist:l:twine', he had limed it was felt by the Mouse,
when he uttem•Aed to delay going Imo his woofs,
after bringing forward his chares. What he had
said upon that occasion was only the truth, that in
their transactions, Captaiu Huxley Sanded mial
Colonel French N'tte one and the seine;
mud dint Colonel French was not at all ne-
ceseiary to support the charge ; and the fact.
its it turned nut upon the VVIIit:LCC, prom u 4 he
was right ia the assertion. It was certainly is ilia-
agreeable sit untion to be called on to '<slot • ut
rth-
jectinnable characters, but after its uppe.irilig lie
lied sapped in coitipuily mini. Mr. MNCIAltia:. kc
should not be surprtscit at ijs IKai.g su-petted of
Ihaving bad advisers; lie bait smelt vii rich leed hint
apt tt; Attu as it wire, at so dietSll.•

totaled a character; bat rather, by trearlintreta-
tiously, to be gore of the ground over winds he
moved. For his own part, he declared he would
conduct himself throughout the inquiry with
utmost impartiality, without favour or affection,
it mover united the rank of the parties.
Sir AierllVii WELLEstAy bore testimony to the
claims of Capt. Tuck to promotion, from the length
and variety of hi, palAt b(nViveN
Mr. WAIII)Ls expres-•.d his wish, that the letters
of Mr. Doilov'm 'night be read, frow the manner
in which they w..re alluded to.kst eight.
This gave to it discussion hew far they were
ndinissible iu eyillsocc,without proof offered to the
House bow they were obtained, or of their being of
the hand-writing of Mr. Donovan.
Th.y gentlem w wie. at length called to the Bar
of the House, the letters were roduced to him by
the Clerk, mid he owned thew to be of his hand-
writing.
The following is tla. substto of the letters
identified by Mr. Dooovall to haveliestu written
by him to Mrs. ClAlke, itiel reatl by the Clark at
the Table :--

Oct. 11. 140.4.
MAR. n4Dalt—l understood a• Desorry of llercCird
is vacant, and that it is in the solo gift of the Duke of
Portland. I would give a thonraiiil pounds fur it.
It 111111 Al he filled twat Ratuniay. Mr. Glame is my particular
friend, nod I would to much to aerie hue ; he is a good
scholar, is sell connected, and ':aturii to the Duke of Cam-
s :dge ;be h. Uector of lianwel: The money will he placed
• at, AC. S.C. AC. J. DONOVAN.
Claurlcsoitreet, St. iluaies'a, Or: do, ties.
Dr %It 3IADA,3I—SouIe (muds of the Rev T. Demody,
M.A. arc cutreinely desirous of promoting him its ths
Church, and there appears to he a very favourable °ppm,
taniiy in the Deanery of Sarum' Iwitig vacant make appli-
cation ts the Duke of Portland. A party of Ladii s (onsougst
will" is Lady Cardin:l) are subscrilii ig rhino guineas for
t1+..141V1.,Ct It of t!iis Chaplain to the Duke ut Gloucester
and litshon of I have a letter, whit+ these in
what high favour Mr. Besiely sis with the Lrdow, but
they do sot wish to let hit, huolw (tem whom the motley
comes, nor that it is owing to thews such a worthy Ran *
selected fur preferment, &e. he. Le.
Norember 16, Ist*.
Dean HeDe.m.—The ewe ..f lospettur of the t'its.
twos a now vacant, by the deilh of Mr Bootie. 11,,. Luke
of Beaufort has applud for it. I shall do myself Cite pla-
sm, (hi yea, to make Pi-lar VrOpUliiii4i4 on the,
Con you procure th‘ Pnytuasieesh:p of the second
battalion fur Sind. ?" asc. ita.

Dereat'A r 11, nos.
• I)LAR utucL I had to,: the rleteeere
>eciu4 you ott Satur.lay eveoir,A iheu I Ceelell 4,11 )OU, is
it arse the only ties,. I Ira. out xi ee 1 ut:..lay, ae.caott.t 61
tat wound. The Say.tomth•te.M,r horeryostattp lite (7.1 e.

taisr• is vocal i, cats you i.ro, me i ear to-u-1. IA; Hilo!, or-ta-
rtish a curreory Cati..et poe. the the W,.tts's pare
fa J stmat y nest ? As :o toe Pa„urtstee.bill o. the sero.ol
battalion, I ant ready toe .choir, sad ‘ri•h to ate yol to
etustalt. I shall be at La.,, • it,a e•eui.,g, and Walsh: to hoar
toe ',onion of scan tar, wed dun to your weigtetullirlsoad to.
swarm,.
D. MADAN. Dereneoer 41, 11.011.
I Sul daily p:azucti about the Savamoh-tteMer app tai;.
niece, Ili- land wardership, and the payuratetsbip of the
'aura Eustatius. Mr. Hughes was very desift.am nail I
61110,1k1prescaat has totaptineuts to you. 1 air eon esved at
fit doing it be(we.
These letters were ordered to be entered on the
minutes.
The ITTOIMEY.GVIZRAL theft stated. that lee
had just received a letter from Getiond Clarenug.
me•tionirig. that as Mrs. Clarke hol alluded to
ins name iii her testininuyi, he was desirous of be-
ing examined at the bar as to the reason of Ins
calling at her laeose, and that his statement would
tend to itivalithate her veracity. Ile theretlite
p.opersed that Geoieral Closeting alsonlil be called,
tf :itch were the pleasure of the Committee.
Souse discussion took place ou this point, his
evi‘nre being olgtocted to in the; prevent stage of
the procredingN,
The SPEAKEa stated, that be knew sot upon
what ground that letter could be r.:aet as evidence ,
but it might be- it sufficient grouse! to admit the
testimony of a %sited:is wishing to be exsittluv.l ou
the subject.
General Clavetiug was thou called, but eat not
found in attendance.
The Cosnenittee then proceeded to the exami-
nation of a forme: Witness. who.o Mr. Wardle
stated was dearness or ue.rkio4 sum alteration iu
Lis evidence; that Willies* was Mr. I'earsou, late
Littler to Mrs. Clarke.
(By 411 r. % ANIMA.)
Q. Du you recollect the period at which his
Royal Dighoese the Commander-in-Chief and Mrs.
Clarke left Leitrim), to thy stammer of I ort.3 ?
'nos examinatiole MAY ohirete.l to by Mr. PRA..
CLVAL and' Mf. who urgeu, that if the
purpose of rectillhig this Waimea was to rectify his
evidence. he ought to hear his former testimony
read over.
After a few words from Mr. Sruects Bouttlie,
Mr. WILLIAMS WV !ISL. Ma. Rota, and Mr.
BARMAN, this proposal was osreed to, utol tilts
Withers recalled.
The Chairman then inquired if there were any
part of that evidence ou wtsi'is the IVittiess wished
to make any ole,ervatinits• alterations. or addi-
tions I—A. No alteration ; hut I wish to stole,
that on the day the Duke went to %Veyinteeth,
abut eleven o'clock eat night. I was sent out to get
a 101 l changed. I went out and got chauge read
gave it to Mrs. Clarke. She looked it ovenond said
it was all right. The Doke of :'ark was prestut
.then Mrs. Clarke gave me the bill, sod whets I re-
t itrued lurr the change.
(By Mr. S. Bemuse.)
Q. With whom have you bud conversation re.
spertiog your evidence since you were last here
?-
4. Not with ante body.
9. Hsi the Winless seems Mrs. Clarke since that
No. 1 Rare not.
Did the. %Vii tress see Mrs. Clarke when Ile
ri-tired from the Her ou the booster day t—A. I
iiiig•ht have Wed her, lint I did riot sireak to her.
Q. Do .1l•wwok to you.—A. She just bored
her awl said " Pearson. have you bes•ii
ea-
■u,ineid !" To which I unswered. " Yes, Ma'am."
Q. Are yen, pw-itive no other periont spoke to
!lot on the: subject or list evidence you gave here.
lose you to them ?—A. I met latilovick in the Pa. k,
u.1:1 he raid butt I must tie wor.akeu respectire tai-.
„owed to.
Q. Wed that oil ollieb proved lirtweesi you and
11, was ell which pureed, e•;rept he
anal, he maw:sal:ere.' there w:w. a bill lerement to
rk:ni oinr morning for a differed purpo ee, iniel lie
thooglit I must have mistaken that bill la hich leas
early for test pow, lei for the other one 1
ribcd. tity es Mealier.)
tJ. IhJ ;Jo Wier to elr. %Varil4e to alter ;•our

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testimony I celled open Vra anil told him
that I now recollected I had received a bill from
Mrs. Clarke, that 1 went to get clisnge for it that
evening, and returned it in the presence of the
Duke of York.
Q. What was the amount of the bill von got
the .chilitge for?—A. I think it was loot. but am
not certain.
Q. Where did you get that hilt changed?-1.
I got it chuaged at Messrs. 13ylield and Bridge-
confocticiews, iu Were-street. I think
Bridgeinati :old his wife changed it for Inc.
Q. Did you apply at any ether place to get
that bill changed ?—A. Yes; 1 applied in Bond-
street. but could not get it there.
Q. I low low:, is it since you left Mrs. Clarke's
service ?—d. About three years ago.
Q. Have you seen her frequently since ynu
quitted her service ?—.l. I never saw her before 1
saw her at this

Q. Did yon out bee. Mrs. Clarke in her chariot
a clay or two before you gave your evidence iu this
House, or on that very day e—A. Thr day before
that alluded to, she seat for me to Itiaker-v,trect,
where she was in her carriage, to ask me if 1 ever
changed any Lill, or knew of one being changed
by any other persnu ? 1 said I recollected
Lu-
dovic d g se, and that I did so too, on the night
the Duke went to Weymouth. She said she re-
collected that perfectly well.
Q. Have you made any communication to her
since that period, or do you know that it was men-
tiotted to her, you had a wish to alter your evi-
dence ?—.1..1 did not, nor do Ikon* any other per-
son did. (By Lord FOLISTON E.)
Q. IL,w do )ou account for the circumstance
that you did hot recollect these couventatioas %vitro
you were last here? A. 1 did not recoltect it. because
had, a very bad head-ache, which affects guy me-
,,,,,,y, and at the. *ante time when I was asked
about the Dake's contents. I thought I roust not
sower (illations which related to Mrs. Clarke's
servant. ?

Q. the Witness labouring under that in-
dial)(411t1011 110 M I—.l. No, I hot.
(By Air. PERCEVAL)
Q. Thee it was not merely ow.ug, to your head-
ache) that you lid not state the whole circuit'.
staaces en you. ,art reatui.ustion?—A. It was owing
to that, and oty tieing a stranger, 1 did not
kuow whut to say.

Q. Did you recollect what you have now stated,
erlwil you were here before To the beet of my
retoliecisou, but I could not tell the ruin of the
bill ; i hr. a now recollected it was 1001.

Q. Did you know. before you came to the Bor.
this ereidsho that you might be exit iii iii ed on tins
point P—A. No ; I did not.
Q. Do.you recollect what time of night it was
whets Ole Di.ke set off to Weymouth `roils
one o'clock iu the nioruiug.
(By Mr. Ft! LILEtt.)
Q. Did you not know. the lost tau on were at
this Bar, von were to tell the truth bare
dons, so to tbe best of toy kuowledge.
(By :kir. BA IMAM.)
Q. How could you mote that you had spoken to
nobody utter your evidence. when out iiiiiiirdistaly
afterwards state that you had spo;.i.n to Mr. War.
CDC sad to Ludorie?—A. I did hot thii.k hot I
then said. (By erdonel VraLE
Q. How is your &sensory so perfect OA every otlarr
part of the transaction. and yet sn nap: ricct as not
to he certain of the amount of the mar cr.o got
changed?-4. •I um out certain of the amount of
that stole ; to the lie,t of my recolleetion it was
one hundred pounds.
(By Mr. A. Sum.)
Q. Do you know bliss Taylor ?—A. I have
tress her at Mrs. Clarke's.

Q. Viii she frequently there ?—A. She wag.
Q. Ira,* she ever there when Ow Duke was
there, cud in his company ?—A. I do lint recollect
,erto; her in his company ; but she might be in
the house.

Q. Was she usually part of the society when
the Duke of York we there ?—A. 1 never saw
her in company with the Duke of York
Q. Was she very intimate with Mrs. Clarke ?
A. 1 believe very intimate.
[Here the Witness withdrew.]
Mr. SIMIDAN ohs•rvod, there bud been at-
tempts to invalidate the tettimony of this Wituevs,
yet ht did nut observe that he bad coatiadiettad his
evidence at all.

Mr. PeIt:LVAL objected to taking up time
in making comments in this stage of the business.
Mr. siERIDAN added, that he was not making
comments, but was only °Laming un the mode of
examination adopted by the Committee; and if he
thought that made objectionable, be saw no reason
why he should not state his sentiments in the
course cf the examination; mid, in doing so, it
was necessary• the Witness should withdraw. It
his statement, as ta the amount of the note, b•
doubted, why not call Bridgetnato or Iris wife to
the bar?

Mr. Fut.t.t.a--1, I think I Ih:►re n rigid to put a
question to the NS'ittiess, fur the purpose of know-
ing if he hid Any medical not for that detteitnicy
of mcmory he t►as she's% on this neensiun?"—(%o,
iso, no '1

Ti tVitnclo w.tr and asked—What do
you understand to Ik the profession of Ails* Ta)-
tor ?—A. t do not hone what she war, I um quite
a stranger to her.
By Lord Fet.kirrosr..)
Q. Do ynu recollect of Miss Taylor ever dining
in coropstiv with Um. %hake. in Cloucester-place
—A. 1e%.1 liOe
Q. 1./14 thr Mike ever dine there at the same
time?—A. No.

This Witness was then o►derrd to %alphas, ;
oust the split one called was General Clavt.ri
(By the fIfTIRYF.f.GENF.RAI..)
Q. ni.l tau cend nie a toter, stating yaw nisi'
to n eilVaine.l at the far, relative to your culling
on Mr,. Clarke?—A. Yes. 1 did.

Q. When did ;on first kisow Airs. Clarke
I believe about six year* ; bat Idu nut ex-
tut ly know.
Q. Did the Witness mall at Nits. Clarke's house
rucontly, and .for what purpose ?—A. Yes, I did
call, and it was in consequence of a report I had
heard, that every person in town, who had leild any
culvemitiii.i with her, was to be called before this
Dm). House to speak lei to her veracity. hating
heard, auras:pa others, my 113IQC 111i1OdUCCdp

acitlt•e;sed • letter to Colonel Wardle, of wliich I
have a copy in my pocket. This letter wai acourd-
ingly produced and resit by the Clerk at the table ;
the substance of it was us follows :
" Si has been intimat. t to me that a letter has, or is
to be sailremed to you, be Mrs. Clarice, wherein my name is
iutrialuceil, as beim; capable of speaking to her verseitV•
wish it to be with.h.io n, as,: ',clog a fansilv man, my usitivrs
fur visiting her he mistaken hevities which, the evi-
dence would fail in its object, 151 she told use she hind with
Mr. Mellish."

he N. duets then contioned—" I accordingly
called on Mr. V 1 ardlr, :o'er 4,•inting that letter,
and htated, if it were 11r4. Clarke's intention to
summon use before the tionse, that my triikare,
so far from coufirming, would rather impeach her
veravity,a3 It W:1.1 not above a month sago she wad she
was lking with Mr. Mellish. Alter leaving Colo-
nel Wardle's house, it luy in my way to pas
by 'Mrs. Clarke's door, and it then occurred to we
it might be proper to state the baffle Wing to her.
I eonseque!gly called, but *he denied herself, and
rent men me4sage of her being extremely ill in
bed ; but if I would call again iii two hours 1
might ate her. It was not in any power to do so ;
lint I called a quarter after tire, and did itui are
her. Tice purport of my calling was to inform her,.
that if she did call upon one as a willies:, I mien lie
under the necessity of stating what I have related.
Upon the suggestion of Mr. A oast, that pert or
M ro. Clarke's evidence of yesterday, relative tot se-
nerd! Cluveriug having twice called on her in the
course of the duy, was mud. After this, the
same Member begged leave to observe, that tlit
evidence of this Wituesa was no contradtctiou to
&Ira. Clarke.

The %Vitners hating previnealy withdrawn. MI:14
recalled by the ATTORIIEIf-GMILAL, anti further
interrogated.
-

I; there any thin 4 else you wish to state ?
A. if I urty treat to the accuracy of the Morning
Papers. [This mode of answering was objected to
by the CHA1R314,14 If I may trust to the accu-
racy of the reports which 1 have heard, I understood
my name was brought forward, last night. as
having, oil a former occasion, endeavoured to
ineuence an Flouourable Member of this House in
his vote. Now this is erroneous ; for I never
spoke to hint, it being perfectly unnecessary to'do
so, as that Gentleman alwaya voted upon that
saute bilk on which he then gave his vote.
(By Mr. Simittnan.)
Q. Did you ,tern yourself to britt,, up Lord
Julio Campbell to vote ou the Defence Iltil in Pt°
or Inigi ?—A. To the best of my recollection
never wrote or spohe to hint on the suffice.
Q. Did you of tiny time during your acquaint-
ance with Mrs. Clarke, promise to scud her recom-
mendations of any officers for promotion I—A.
Never, Sir; but it will be necessary to explain my
answer more fully. A boot six weeks ego I received
a letter from her, st.ttitig her itacliuutiun to see me.
I called upon her, aid she Wormed me that she
was extremely anxious to promote a young man, it
Lieutenunt Stunner, who was thee in the Toth
regiment, mid that his Royal Highness
.the
Duke of York, as well as Mr. Greenwood,
were equally ausioos about his promotion, She
istforrned the that a regulation was clntered
into, that upon a Member of 'Parliament or
General Ulcer writing a letter of recommenda-
tion to Colonel Gordon, that that would be
taken into consideration. I informed her that I.
was not :ware of any such regulation, and that I
must know that that person was a deserving clam.
ratter. She aecordioglj, about two days afterwards,
inclosed to ones letter, signed by Lieut. Col. Ross,
of the ,20th Regiment, stating that Lieut. Sum-
ner was a deserving character. In order to be sa-
tistitsl that it was written by that Geutleinen, 1
went to Greenwood's, and ntade inquiries of the
Clerk, who informed me it was the signature
of Colonel Ross. 1 afterwards itiforined her
it would be absolutely necessary that a pro-
per letter should be written upon the soh.
Ject by a relation of this young gentleman, whom
she stated to be a Member of this Ilouse. Ace,,rd-
ingly • letter came from the Temple, signed "--
Simmer," but was so absurd in its style, that I
sent it to her, stating, that if she meant it as a juke,
it was a very bad one, nod that 1 could not send
such a letter to the War-fillice. She, a few days
afterwarde, sent tar another letter, ti hich I have now
iu Inv pocket, hut of it 1 took no notice, in conse-
qpence of the extreme absurdity of the former.
This letter wits produced and read, the substance
of it wait—

SIR, January 17, 1309.
My brother, Lieutenant Sumner, of the vuth Regiment,
king desirous to purchase promotion in the 29th, 1 take
the liberty of requesting you o ill take 'ore..ary steps fur
that purpose, by recommending him to tlte Duke of York.
1 iun, Sir, yours, &c. SI ',IN Ell.
Q. Did Mrs. el.irke represent to you who this
Mr. Sumner was from whom this letter came?—A.
She informed 'lir. on my first interview, that the
young man she ware recommending, nos a uephe•w
to Mr. Sumner, ,11.1'. for Surrey. 1 never was in-
formed who the person was who wrote the letter,
but ; have iseen isnotined there is 110 such petsuu
its existence.

(By Sir THOMAS TS:ATOM.)
Q. What anessage did yea Irate. at any time
you called on Mrs. Clarke. and with whom?
—A. I left no other one. than that I should cull at
a quarter after lire, as she had appointed that
hour for being at home.
Q. MI the g-ntluman who was with you If ave
any message in your licariug ?—A. There aus no
person with mr. _ _

Q. At either of the times ?—A. I certainly said
that h wag extremely c..traorilitiar that she ..tiould
hare gone out when She had tixed that tune for
seeing me.
Q. Di.l you leave any message pointing out what
wa the purport of our visit to her:—A. I left
no message for her at all.
Q. I unsletstiand that you impeach the testi-
mony of Mrs. Clarke. from the circumstance of
her stating herself as living. with Al r. llcllish ; was
it the Mr. Mellish who is Member for Middlesex ?
—A. She did not say he was the Member fur

113 ii the iVittiess any. and whist reavon, to
know 11,..t Mrs. Clarke did nut live niiiii.r thi•
;mite, ofa Mr. lrlrllinh 2—A. That 1 only un-
der.toiiii from the testimony &danced before fits
Honourable two evening. ago, viiiiirebv it
mai proved that she did wit with Air.
Q. Then win 1 to wailers:et:A yow to -ay that you

have ne otli e r mono to impeach the testimony
Mrs. Clarke, but the litateuletit that she lived and

_
the protectiou ot Mr. blellich Not .ply
1 am utyresetat aware of.
. _ _

Q. (lure yon ally other reason, independent 4
any circumstance you hare either heard or read of
to impeach her tcstinaony ?—A. 1 cartinuly.db
ecitierM.e her to be worthy of belief, from her hit,.
on me in the manner she did,
trout the variety of eross-evalence 'he delivered t,,
this flub. ift.use.
Upeett the em g, of Mr. ADAM, the Witta-s
was ordered to ‘,,itlidrary„ and he stated as his ,
bb i,, n. that the last ;limnr could trot stand db
of tie, vvi,lenot tot the owoetrit.

Sir 'room** Tturum slid, lie certainly
vcry ditlvrently from the Ho:mumble Geutletaa
When w Ni upou • the !louse to intern►
gate him, not only in support of hiv own charm:.
ter, but to iutpetu the to:Alimony of another al..
ness, it wait certainly proper to lay open the Piaui.,
alas infnrinatinii and his motives. lie vholid
have been unwilling to have put the tpie,tiou, t..„e
lie had rearm' to think la: would have ge.rn
sin aims er; but Wore it had been given, the IL v
and the public haul a right to kuuwou what Oro .
hr iutytached the crerlilulityot a %Vltava..
thetrfwe tiinti4ht the matter should regatta in
stated in the sumutet.

Mr. ADAM %NW. bat lllsonly motive wit, that
no periam called to the Bar should advert t nth::
pi wed iu this Howie: for althongli it is *tat •it. 4.4
siletitio, yet it can he no authority proper to be r..
!waited to that /louse. Ile had. himever, no
tint. to its remaining as entered.
The 'll. Wits then recalled, and rather i:i-
terrogitted by Sir "•l'uoicts TUITON. lc;
question repented mod answered as before.
Q. I wish to know how Mrs. Clarke has iinpf..ea'
upon you ?—A. Ity lining informed me that s:.e
is living under the protection of Mr.
which, I understand, it not the case.

Q. How do p.m umb rdtaud that wit to be the
vase ?—A. From its having been proved to he tee
contrary before this Ilootiutable
mars.) _ _

44:Have you any other reasons beside* tinne
you have stated, to believe that sh,i has imposed
upon you?—A. None that I 'tin at lin:wait aware Of.
(Bli Mr. Du NIDAS.)
Q. Ilow )ou kuow she bus iinpipiell on yot
by ptittiut; a false name to the lettsa you Lase
wentioued ?—A. I did riot state she had imp:v.4
on me un that aerc iiiii t.

By Mr. WARDLE.)
Q. Are you Kola:limes! with Aims Taylor ?.—A.
if it he the Miss Taylor who was exattistsed hut.
I certainly have sees* her hefore.
Q. flare you frequeutly scam liter at Mrs. Clarl 's
ia Gloucester-place?—A. 1 may probably h..ve
sees* her twice or three tunes there.

44., Was bile not there us the friend and compa-
nion of Mrs. Clarkz when you saw her at th ft
place ?—A. I certainly believe not, Sir ;
Mrs. Clarke told me she kept a boarding-school at
Chelsea.

Q. Was she not on a visit to Mrs. Clarke, as-
collating with her for the day at (41oucester-place'
—A. That is more then 1 can reply to, not 'reel-
-I.!oing buying ever been et Gloucester-place snore
than once. (lig a MEMnER.)
Q. I wish to know if such mu r•Tulation existed
as that which 111 re. Clarke stated to you at to pro-
motion ?—A. I uertainly had informed inystif test
any application coining from a Member of Parke.
meld, or any Commanding Officer, %mild meet
with attention from the Commander-in-Chief, but
I certainly did not understand that there witc vny
positive regulation, such es she had described to
hare taken place dining the tune, I was abrsud
uu 'service.

Q. In what •respect did the representation she
gave of this regulation differ from that of the Corn-
inander-in.Chief?—.l. They differed most widely,
in consequence of no such regulation having beau
issued. (By Mr. WESTERN.)
Q. I wish to know whether you bad any other
communication with Abs. Clarke, rehstive to the
subject of this Committee, besides that yea base
mentioned ?—A. I certainly had no other co-si-
rnuilication, 'nor view, tivnides what I have stated;
namely, that I did not wish my name to come is:,
as the world might naturally iaiugine, than letting
a Comm •atihn with a lady of that sort, our in-
timacy was of a crimistal nature, which, on my
honour, did not exist.—,'LersgAter.)
(By Mr. Dr asuay.)
Q. You bare said that she stated she was ender
the protection of Mr. Mellish; what reason did she
give you to induce you to believe that the perstns
alluded to was the Member for Middlesex ?—A. If
I am correct 1 did usst saiv it was the Member Inr
Middlesex. (By Mr. Qum.)
Q. Doming stated that you called twice on Mu.
Clarkeoo request that eons name might not lo•
introduced, what motive has induced you to cos:..:
down and give this evidence ?—A. Because n,v
name having appeared iss the public 1)61411,1 wished
to state fully the fact as it mem red.
(By Mr. I.eaet:.)
Q. Are you acquainted with Mr. Dottier ?—A.
By no other memos thao through the public pris.u.
Q. Do eon recollect haring had auy cutlet:Na-
tion with Sirs. Clarke upon political transactews,
previews to fro I or 1110:1?—A. I do not recoil, tt
having had any such conversation.
Q. hid you conversation as to the debates in
this house, or as to who would vote on one bid,:
the utlter?—A. I beet no recollection whatever or
any conversation of that stature occurring, as it
was a business in which I in no way concern,..
jnysElf., (ay Mr. JoGa Sums.)
Q. Dud you any commusatc.st whatever nu
the subjcs tof artily promotions with Mrs. Clark •
—A. I never prolmsed any conversation of tinc,
kind, nor do I remits:et any such having trans-
pired, excepting that at the period I have befo-e
alluded to, when she resins...ord me to reconimend
Lieutenant balmier to the Duke of York. I cer-
tainly never at any time made that the subject of
conversation.

Q. list' you any intirleotal oil')
31ri. Clarke ran that steltiret ;—A. The period of
so many yeara elarsed since t' .e inue allud-
ed to in .t fro tour que.titgb. it is ilopc).4ll4le for me
to recollest, (fly Mr. ‘l' Ar.
Q. 1M your of ppir 0 Knowledge. know that
Mrs: Clarke used Iles iutlaCl3{.l; in a.r; v..ai what-