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Mae .66114401 e. He alluded to the Megociation
of the loan with Kennet. If that transaction had
been breaght to a conclusion by the ineditriad re-
noilltotent of-iitunet, that would clearly and ins
cootemiole prove the charge of corruption. In the
.)prat Mama/se, be was referred to Colonel Taylor,
the Duke's Secretary; on the second interview he
made application for a place, upon the recornmendies
ation of Sir Horace Maim, over whom, as a limo
torious money-lender, he might be fairly presumed
' to have an interest. The Duke upon this applies
in his favour for the place of Collector of the Cus-
toms at Surinam. Now this application war either
made out of extraordmary regard for Sir Horace
Mann, or else he applied for what he himself was
interested in the procurement of. Cita the former
be rationally supposed? What in t hat Vilse would have
been the natural cowl nctof the Duke? Would he not
hive absolutely refused to tattier the upplicittion for
the place and the 181:K06a:ion of the tome for hi nu-
eel ftogo on together ? But yet the thing did go
forward, until it was discovered that Keane was
ea infamous character, and in fiat wholly nimble
to procure the loan he had promised. This then
was a trim:section, which, taken alone, was ettflici-
eiit to reader the Duke wholly unlit to fill the.
station of Comenander-its.Clitef. Ile did not mean
to go diaiactly through the other charge- ; but,
thinking as he did, that Mrs. Clam ke was neither so
bad nor so incredible as she had been endeavoured
to he represented, yet supposing her testimony to
Ire wholly expunged, as it was contended it should
be, there remained the charge of corruption entE-
ciently proved bythe evidence of Mini Taylor; this
he considered, a ground of considerable weight.
The Learned Gentleman (Mr. Perceval) had ob-
served, there was great indignation expressed by
this aide of the House. when she ea. asked the
name. of her father mid her mother ? That was
not so. The inilignetiou they had felt and express-
ed, was at the subsequent questions relative
to her another beim{ confined in the Fleet Prison,
thereby exposing her illegitimacy; and lie firmly
believed. that if The Right Honourable Gentles
man (Mr. Perceval) had paused before he put the
questiop, lie would have abstained from it, when
the question could have no possible effect one way
or the other. especially if he had asked himself;
would not reel' a question be likely to ruin a
struggling girl, arid bring down her creditors on
her? as in fait it had since done. It had been oh-
jetted to a Noble Lord (Folkstone) that be hint
questioned Nicholls whether he bad not bees, '
charged with forging a will—he had done no such
thing; but even if lie had, how great was the dif-
ference ? The one was a qiit,ation to a matter of
fact, while the other was only whether a rieirge
was made, however untruly, mini, iii truth, wits every
daps practice in ever engirt of J entire. Independ-
ent, however, of these, there appeared in evidence
no less than six instances in which the Duke of
York had suffered Mra. Clarke. to interfere. 'l'o
say nothing of French's ease, there NUS thit.4ol. Gen.
Claveriug. wherein it appears that the Duke al-
lowed her to lutereose for the procurement of a
regiment. Instead of ex prcsaing a ager at melt • pro-
ceeding, he cnutents himself with merely sayi tig i Isere
was uo regiment to lie proeurcd. In 'restyles case,
there was the evidence of the note mat length ; limas
ever 'strongly proved, it sea atilt emosilered as
doubtful by the Right Hun. Gthitlivian. (Vlr. Per-
ceval); a demist he considered as the more extraors
dinary, alter the instance lie witnessed of a Learned
Judge, (Johnson, of the Irish beech) in which that
Gent. had contended for a convictiom grounded
merely upon a comperiatni of hands. By the eve-
, dente of this ante, it clearly appeared she had not
• been checked as she ought to have been, for tier
improper interference. The next case was that of
87 Carter. It seemed to be the wish of some Gentle-
iden to pot this case out of the questiOn, bummed) as
'he haripg now served four years, amid with credit to
hinnielf, the origie:d degradation feel twee washed
away. This dextrine may do very well in novels
aiiil romances ; lest even in those, IS the advance-
ment of the favourite hero made to depena ou
such a %enemies this; if it notsatheralways owing
to his own merit ? But where one sees later wee-
nie et her table, and bellied her carriages, and the
neat weak noted at the same table with 1)1, Co-
lonel, us if he were his own will, one coalil not re-
tires* the indignation such a measure is calculated
to excite. But it wire said titer.' was a reduction
of the army going forward at the period he wait
first recommended, and that therefore lie could nut
br promoted ; but even if there were, there were
also promotions, and if there had existed the desire
to serve, before Mrs. Clarke had taken hint up. it
could sorely have been done. This appeared net
only lay her testimony, but also by his letters. This
appeared to him one of the heaviest charges that
had been brought against the Duke, as evineing
the unbounded niflueoce she poasemed over him,
to do soy thing she pleased, however improper.
of the cusp of Dr. O'Nleara, he would say notlinsas
—it was a disgraceful information, and lie would
piss it by in silence. In Dowler's case, he was
I, :1,11 t', admit, her evidence was not to be received
aimlamt corroboration.; said he, for one. would give
his vote without tieing influenced by a word of
twee. How did Mr. Dowler's ei Mem), state: ? It
was said, he was her parainnnr, sail had expended
large sums of motley on lair ; and that therefore it
was to bet cone' uded the toted. was not to be sur-
liest-II to have Leen given for his appointment. It
was also objected to his testimony, diet he had not
stated his having slept with her. Veit what, lie
would ask, must those feelings be, that could state
such circumstaneee„ except the question was Ind
SO direct. that lie credit not avoid answering ? and
evea if a little equivocation on the subject were
observed, he should consider it as its some de-
gree to be excused. He had stated, that he
had tint made .application to any oue but Mrs.
Clarke; it certainly was odd, if the fact were other-
wise, that sin trace whatever wits to be found
among the wiper* in the Treasury of such mph-
(diot'. either by Sir Brook Watson, as alleged,
or by any other person ; not to mention the cir-
cumstance of his father and Sir Krsok bring tar
mewl:site sides in volitive. These, then, were 'tie
ii:e.:.,..s or improper interfereme allowed on the
alert of Mrs. Clarke ; and 'liana one should be found
in future in the like Bit nation, it was lettere' to 11111).
rose that the officers of the army would expect the
like- conduct ; the consideretion wits not so much
AVM the pad, but the future; as liffording en-
eldulaigeesent to a repetition or the uffenee. It was

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