The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-03-10 00:00:00

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• 'Vial retpreet tte thei Its al nnltes...ire U..
well thh utittire of the'hUnsan Mind,' that if we
mice give As to the Lem of inclissotiou, Oat
have got to a Cetilia eNtent, we 'do not
know how far we shall be carried by such a 1
dispositirm ; htust probably giving way to his in.
discretains towards tins w.enan, Mud $4 Ictshth
Leaking her the continent of his prirde hours,
those trusts were ,reposed in her which were wholly.,
derogatory to his character and situation. As to.
Colossal Cordon, lie certainly was not the prisate'l
Irsisona friend ; but the Private S..crutary of kis
Royal Highness, an officer confidedin with
.006-
:tient; and who executed his oifice with fidelity.
Mr. Greessworei inie,kt amuse himself in looking
at Mrs. Clarke, and Colonel Cordon usiglst be
employed in his official duties ; but it was not to
such mess that transactions of thisrlescription were
to he entrusted. Because great vigilance may lie
found in the:regolar di-abarge of every lissom
military office, will of itself produce no argusnent
ugaioet the existence of these abuses. It is, also
said by the 'Light Honourable Gentleman, ill it not
extraardinary where so many appointments must oe-
cessisrily take place, so few instances of abuse should
be brought forward by my Honourable Friend
But he ought to bear in saisasfthiWis a peculiar case,
and it might he very difieolt to come at all toe
evidence, for the per:mast* against +lsom these
charges were brotiAlst was the sots of the ban 4.—
The Hoisoorafile Cientlemad also Ines said, is it
possible the Dake'of York could bare iisi vom-
mused himself? And so say I ; is it possible the
Duke ort`ork could have thus committed 1 self
It has been asked, any wall would attribute a
base unitive to "se Commander-in-Chief respecting

the 4,5001. the, he could have entertained any
wish to deprive any person of their tight ? No ; I
would be the last man to fix ssieli a fool stain upon
his character ; but 1 du. !relieve, front certiiin rea-
sons which generally prevail au such 1.1144.4 of cor-
ruption, that tars 4111114 as the wave of iniquity,
ono, not prUd. The tax:omit of the expenses in
Glouceeter-place. stated by others, comes to the
same *nal within soot. of her oar accorrot. A
story is turd or, bow italic:tilt it is to teach young
Princes the use of money; but the !Nike of York;
it the head of the army. ought to have known
tine use of money ; and when he frequented
Gioneeeterspirices saw the servauts, the furni-
tore, thesaissiners, the carriages. the company, so •
eat a stew, !a-coedit not hot know great expenses
roust be iocurred, and great extravagance used ; and
this suspicion could not possible haccescuped him,
wheel lie romitliave known. wrielid know. fur he tas
miry to Moss Clarke's distress. who war driven to
pawn the diamonds and trinkrts -which( oricuneet-
erl her pereotr. There is another thiiig, to my mind
very extraordinary, that the persons jimmoted, by
Mr.. Clarke'• isiflueuee do not appear to hare lieen
known by her. 11-1.1 she merely reeommended her
friends. there would have been nothing so very ex-
traonianAry in the occurrence. Fitt, Sir, it does
totolii3ll me to corroder s'ie %Teri al plied to by. and
recommended, Dr. O'Meara. au clergyman,
and the whole sanctioned by n letter from an Arch,
hishisig•iffirmairt have been rinkriown to her, as
likorreigsforeseeliasid Similes', at the tinte'or their ap-
pheatione Gen. Clavariag also, that Coolly man.
enoild he have known her ? Asti. S. Carter, l nosh the
subject had not heels meationed hut with my
lions. Friend I rejoice he 1143 turned out a merito-
rious officer; it' .re hiss merit, he ought to be re-
warded from whence ever lie sprang. Das not
Boriaparte shes n the world lie could make Generals
out of any materiels, if there was out a latent spark
of merit? The conduct of his Royal llighmss
proceeded to an extreme, from tieing under the do-
minion of a lover, he laid Ins head its the lap of
Datilah, and was robbed of his strength. Ido not
entertain any surprise that Knight and Brooke
should act iii the manner represerited, Atari that
2001. should be given Mrs. Clarke, when it.
was reported rat neer. the town she hat no much
iwatrehee, awl Knight clapped Ins hands after he
heard the totelfigeoce that his eispireaticut had
„succeeded. The Right Hon. Geritleinen spoke
greet drat about another %% lines called Pearsun,
hut now be has knocked bins on the head; brams
he certainly had none. This Witness, when he
MValired at lb"' hors made • poor figure, and. after
*h. the examination into the and the change
sent for on that occasion, acre not, could not be a
conspiracy egoism the 13iike of fork. Without
dvrelline noire upon tins, 1 have only to advert to
~ajitry .SorrYln'lw:ure".'deatiionisitiertl Diouwtihre°lnhands o good
person or the name of :limn, a respectable man.
111 r. Holley Soudan, who is rime in Newgete for
'his improper behaviour in this I louse, fails, in re-
.t to this affair, of *Harking tbe credit of Mrs.
eke. That note which was afterwards attempt-
ed to he proved a forgery, was at tivit thought by
'the Honourehle Geotlcianis to be as dead as'
Homer. 1 was once donhtfirl, lint I was soon con-
vinced it was not a forgery. To rffeet proof,
against Mrs. Clarke. they called a mean %Vita's*.
of the some of 'bran, olio merely told you a cork
and a bull story. lam nulls astonished at the
Ilououratile and Learned t :entiemari (Mr. Boone)
that he shintl.l ritlirtms any donln 1.11 0114 orrostois;
an old and grave Jollier. used to address tril ale
sefjoaticrohat he should my before this triiputial
of the public. Woee heaven rte If, he erstertaromi 14
doubt; why if vim demist this testinsony. neither
would yos believe thomli mew ruse from the deed.
Enna is regular ;promotions you loose a damnable
proof apnea the Duke of York. of Mrs. Clarke's
salloroor, put, as I eel Wore. when once a mart
gets trassisuellet Milos nn more. there is no cake-
Miser open the 'ruin of her influence. Is re-
ova is r. obarel Frraeli. slam we entered upon
this **Ler,. she lernht Host. lierstlesnim broom by
die:ornery{ Mos Taylor---liAessl. when
%oder the roudset of liloonseralle Clesitlerries sis the'
abet Ode, it was trot cowers even tower& my**.
Freewill, 'sunset whom erwein Inseminates smut
throws wars and were improper qrseetriva went pro-
to hem so that rote of the proteedisig......
raCithisik that the *dimes" of Mk.. Tat by ye to
he modatral• the 1t,414 liewastibt. tleselethes
wits le Ina to iodate the Hewer no imbibe the
doe Tartlet use ma to be seedliell he-
mp. A. kept rworvoy with hits. Cleelmr. lam!
ibm, !frog M Are tigivid oil.) I Weed her liee-
avosay. I had es oppeoessil 4 o`vegolessthat
eirrosemikellithime which she ereallidley 4 s ergs.
ono le said/ asommisod...tll sus peweedoce dot