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PRICE SIX-PENCY.

(pleat beo that, moley particular eircamo
»mace*, I received money for it.
What sum did you receive ?—L.5100.
From whom did you receive it?—Erom the piety
that enjoyed the appoiuttoolut.
Who enjoyed the appoimment ?—A young (;en.
Homan of the name of Power; I do not kuoworhust
other name he had.
'Who paid you the money's—The young geode-
min himself, or his relations; I think the young
1731111 himself gave me a check upon a hooker.
Did your give him jour card in coniterinence ?
No, I did net in consequence; I gave hint the card
previously; and lie got the appointinent,ood passed
entirely through all the forms and ceremonoo, be-
fore I got any money at ail. or any more than a
verbal assurante that I suould immure something.
By whom ...as the card oigaed c—Lord Cattle-
relight, as far a. I know ; I do not know that I saw
the ford ; I larliove I did see it.
you not owe the, card to !dr. Power ?—Ni.,
I not give trio card to Mr. Power; I cootioLust •
yet thi-eatai for oared( it the Boson[ Cootrito4
to tsar to Ali% Petro...or any body.
Who g • the Card to Mr. Power I—The °Mend
prison at toe Road of Controul.
Lid your relation acquaint lord Losgueville,
that Mr. Power was the person the desired to have.
apooiated I—No.
hid she aroutout Lord Lonouerilk m (help*
installer., that Abe wished your name to too inserted
in the nomitietionn I--She kne,v nothiao abort the
insertion of my name in thy nomination at al)4 it
was Ito more thin a simple recommetolation of 1/1e
pi-own:illy and nolividoilly to Lord Longuesille,
to go out anal act under that ; shi fmeor notluno
shoat the iusration of the name in this card, or any
official mutter whatever.
How came Mr. Power's acne to be inverted is
the card ?—At my request.
To whom did you make that request ?—To Lord
Ni'estitorro:atid and Lord Castlereagh ; to Lord
Westmorland, I think, or bold Longueville.
Do you know Lord Westmorland I—l know
• him by toeing him ; I know nothing more of Lord •
Westmorland remit:illy, and have hod no inter-
course with him further than What I saw, and what
knew;•upon that oceanic".
Had you any interstiolVi with hits upon this oc-
casion I—Yes, in 'conoequence of my letter of re-
commendation from Lord Longueville to Lord
Weotmorland.
What passed in your conversation with Lard
Vi'estmorland ?—did you state that you we re de-
sirous of going nut roursolf.?-oYes, I rird: it was
uttnecesoary for tots to state that to Lord Westmor-
land, for the nppointment was given to me through
Lord Lon,ouet Ole, who gave me a letter of recom-
mendation to him, as the person to have the ap-
pointment.
Did yea give I WriotamolsashtworosittsorPrefOr-
Ibaryori werecrestrons of accepting this Cadetship, •
and going oat in consegnenre 1-1 did not gory
him to understand one way or the other, further
than the letter which I carried, which was a mous-
sary introduction to Lord Westmorland for my
accepting it.
Del Lord Westmorland know your name
Certainly, he knew my 113•11 P, as bring inserted in
the original letter from Lord Longueville to Lord
Westmorland; he knew my name as stated there.
Was it comtnunicutetrto him, that you desirrd
the torme might he than-get' I—k was communi.
eared to him, certainly.
By whom was it communicated ?—By Lord Lon-
gueville's letter.
Did yon curry a second letter from Lord Lontete-
ville to Lord ‘Vratmorland I—As nearly as I cad
recolleot, did.
Did you state to Lord Westmorland that coo
had disposed of this appointment, or intended to
dispose of it, for money 1-1 certainly did tint
state any snch thing either to Lord Wcatmorlaud
or Lord Long/Irvine.
What 'reason did yon give, either to Lord Lou-
gueville or Lord Westinorlaad, why you declined
the appointment yourself, and wished the name of
Mr. Power to be inserted ,lave this reason ;
that I was not certain of my own age, which was
a fact that I could not immediately (it was at the
end of the season when the appointment took
place) ascertain it ; that I could not give any for-
mal proof as to age, not being quite certain as to
my age, nor having it in my power to obtain the
necessary certificates ; consequently that I could
not take advantage of the appointment, unlesis.his
Lordship would :Mow me to effect Cu eachanoe
with au individual, who tool an appointment rn-
the ensuing season, who had or might have an av-
pointtnent for the ensuing *room ; in consetinence
of which, as the season was then very near, I sivoild
have au opportunity of making the inquiries, iv-
tween that and the ensuing season, whirl, miolo
bo twelve months; unit I noolo asce.rt•tio the fact,
as to me sloe, and be able then to go ont troth the
other appointment.
Witiu what other appointment ?—Witli Soother
appointment.
itt.l you, an etpectottion, or o promise of another
appointment ?—Certainly I had an expectation. ood
a certainty of :mother opiomoment ; I had doululy
a certainty ; fln.t of all. a party was named by obe
agent of the party, between mysrl; and the oei-
vitlual, who dirt actually go out under the opoonito
merit ; a party was named who had the provnioe of
au appointment far the ensuing mason ; I taw that
;Demo...and that parson in cowman, with the )oing
gentleman is question did oo ,sot, soul east party
had, ia•for as I knew, the promise of a Cadetship
for the ensuing se.n
Who was that person?—He was a person of the
name of Mr.'George.
Did he say from whom he had the powtoso of
that other epprrinttnentl-11.• did say lona adiero.
I• rom whom was it ?..Vir• 0,9,11Y1Wa•
lltd_von make any hargaiii with him. a. to thtt
appointment ?—Certainly none at all whatever.

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