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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

mitted himself in the case of Kennet. ns was proved by the evi-
dence of Colonel Taylor at the Bar, he could not help thinking
that there was strong ground for believing Miss Taylor's evi-
dence to be true. If an invasion were to take place,
was the Duke of York a fit person to he at the head of the
army ? lie believed there was not a men to be found, from

one end of England to another, hut who was of a contrary opi-
nion. As to the danger of removing, him, the Noble Lord said
he could see none. The Duke of Marlborough was removed
from the command of the army in time of war, and no injury
occurred to the country from his removal. If the Doke of 1 ork
lived ever so long, there was no likelihood that he would ever
become a Duke of Marlborough. it was stated by a Right

lion. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Excheqner), that the
Duke of York was ashamed and sorry for his criminality, that
he regretted his violation of the seventh commandment, and that
he would reform. He conceived. however, that at certain
periods of life, habits became Seed and unchangeable. His
itosal Highness was now forty:live at. fistty-six years of age,
and that was a time of life which did not airord much hope for
improvement. The Noble koni made some severe remarks on the
letter o f the Duke of York to the Speaker, which he thought
a most blameable and ill-advi;ed measure, and coneladed with
apologising to the noose fur having detained the attention of the
House so long.
Lord ST t V LRY after he hail considered Opp evidence
from beginning to end, and examined it in every way
that he could, he found it impossible for him to say that the
Duke of y ork was innocent—( Hear ! Hear ! ) Many of the
cases certainly were not within the rules laid &motor the guid-
auce of the Committee, by w hich they were directed to confine
their attention to the investigation of military matters alone ;
hut they formed a chain of evidence against the Royal Mike,
hich it was impossible to resist. It was saying nothing
that every thing appeared regniar in the hooks of the
office. When Kennet applied 'for a place, the Duke of York's
Secretary wrote to Sir Horace Mann, to procure a recommen-
dation in his favour, and in this way it was probable recom-
mendations were procured, and sent to the Horse Guards. A
great difference of opinion prevailed respecting the credibility of
Mrs. Clarke. Some parts of her testrmony were satisfactoril
nd substantially proved to be true. The evidence of Miss Tay-
lor he thought perfectly consistent' and natural. A great
deal of stress had been laid on the circunistance of the Duke's
refusing to comply with Mrs. Clarke's terms. when she threat-
ened to expose him unless they were eomplred with, and an in-
ference was drawn from thence, that he was 'so firm in the con-
sciousness of his innocence, that he spurned at proposals Which,
bad he known he was 'guilty, he must have complied with.—
But he- might be confident in his own influence- and Con-
nections, and be persuaded that whatever Mrs. Clatlie night ad-
vance 'against him would be regarded as calumny.; Kennel
clearly shewed what Were the feelings of hip Royal Highness in
these transactions.', If fie could' have got the loan, 'no matter
what was the character of the man, Kennet would have got n
place through the recommendation of 114 Royal Ilig'hness•
the case of Samuel Carter, it was clear ihat he got his promo-
tion through the influence of Mrs. Clarke. It was in vain to say
that the document'vvhich had been phidoced from the office hall
got him his commission. He lived with Mrs. Clarke in Tavis-
tuck-place, before she went to Gloucester-place, and she pro-
bably might have mentioned Vie first recommendation to his
Royal Highness, but it was clear that it was Mrs. Clarke's in-
tervention alone which procured him his commission. General
Clavering's letters Worded goother convincing proof of the influ-
ence of Mri. Olathe over the mind of the Com,nander in Chief.
The General 'applied Id her, becitiise he had experienced her
infiueuce before. (Hear I hear hear ! hear ! ) His Royal
llighnest ought sever to have been placed in a responsible situ-
ation, t:' he wag not liable to answer for his conduct like any
other kadividual. He differed from the Gentlemen on his side of
the House on lighter matters, but he thought in his conscience,
however, that the Duke of York had been guilty of personal
corruption, and theteore tie should vote for the original
AddresS.
Sim TUrttON said, what had raised this coun-
try to the rank which it occuVies in thE seale of nations I—V hat
had enlarged its internal felicity so far beyond the usual measure
of E4ropean happiness?ovits exact distribution of
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all its subjects alike. Atter commenting on the itenetits re-
suiting from the impartial' exercise of the judicial powers, he
examined the Dukes lc;tet to the Home. It named with true
British spirit; it was a manly and dignified appal to the
equity of she ceptisgaiatives of *Lie ti.itiou, whom lac-utts repre-

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rented to have injured, and he hoped it would meet the at-
tention to which it was entitled. Much had been said aboot
MtlllliliCSS and dignity, but sounds mere easily produ:.ed, has
never caught. Ile (Sir T. Tattoo) wished to impress m pon the
House the necessity of not ciming to an timb'gnoas de.
cisine. He deprecated the farrago of abuse that had been
launched ngail:st Mrs. Clarke. She was below alit's,. ; sins was
merely part of the rubbish with which the inter,tires of the
superstt u.attre of accusation would he tilled. Ile could not agree
with the sentiments expresed in either of the Addresse.4, ;lett
would propose merely the following trifling amendment in this
paszage of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Address :---" We
are of opinion, after a mature examiation of evidence, that
there is no ground for charting his Royal Highness with thu
knowledge of the scandalous proceedings," ke, that the little
mono”llable " no" should he expunged, as he certainly thoto;ht
it was impossible for the Duke to have been iguorant of some of
these transactions, althot-orh it was his opinion, that he had not
connived at :141 improper traffic or promotions and situations.
Mr. It voEn rejected Mr-. Clarke's, Captain Saieloo'c,
and Miss Taylor's evidence, and declared that, had tins
former been on oath, she would have been tried for per.i or
and most undoubtedly doomed to the pillory. lie poo,toa
out the many establishments which the same
ed person had formed ; the Military School at Marlow :o .d
High Wickham, which had :already proilueed co mans goad
Officers, and the Military Academy at Chelsea, on wh:eli 1501
children of soldiers, not only those de td, but of those still
fighting for the service of their country, o ere eiloeated.
Lord Tem et.e thought the Moore hail to consider whe-
ther it would state what he knew to his Majesty-, or forfeit
the confidence of the country. After noticiag the evideure of Nits,
Clarke, who came to the Liar of that !louse under the most tle.-
favourable circurnstaiwca, and that of Miss Tav lor, he t hottght
they did not go to cons in the Duke of corruption. Tho' et
dence'proveil that Mrs. Clarke had 'an undue interference t
Military and other Prienot;iins. not to mention the Dui,e's
tors. - ilk telling her to inform Claverin that no -Tc.tad Lotas
lions were to he raised, she wed, Ora if they hail beea. he hail
not applied to the wrong q•virter. !To entvityLd it -•tyit;:,
that there were reasatth:e ;:ronnds fac th- Dttis .. to hay.. had
suspicion, and that he was no loni;er tit to he Cota.nander in
Chief.
The Loan A nvocATe for Si7otlatel thotught that the N•m4e
should come to clear and decided rest lotions of its opil000.;
that, by adopting the Address, it worth' act to-
wards itself.
Mr. W t.nr aro nr aelinoo lodged the i,,11,,0.3:1cv or
within berm... the !louse, an.l s•ii:l he had taken :;resit pails to
come to an oainioo on it. It iip pea tea 1.1 hi it) turl"r
every circumstance, that the ihike of I:ark hail no sit-pieton (1r
knowledge of the mal-practire,t of Mrs. Ciariic.
whispered that Nits.('lasts:' intlitenee with hi al
Hess, it was stated in print. And a person the I)o!“.'s I;;Yz.ts
and education, mast have kIIOWn that the mis:rc-srs
have always been the sources of corruption. Vie... !cht
e-tablished a kind tri shop to sell the f. 1% tats ait I. t lit!
if she came front an ar;tnv-broker to hi., 1;0 •al e-s,
isuglit to have been sullicient L;ronn I eor ito utt...,,t
havg reasonably supposed that she was i.titt.tted iu t ;ie arts
that- praciices fie thought there on.; tlooit that she h.,4
applied to the Duke of York for Tonvn, and it"; ow 1,;„1
called on him to say the Duke %vas angry %vita her, proved
'['he kinds of evidence they had ;veil., that of Nits. t'1..1 ke, : ho-e
who received favours through her influence, anti r ae;t•ets ;as
well as the Duke's tetter•, and the letters of those V. I:4 hailrr-
ceived favours at the hands of NI rs. Clarke, awl those vv
applied to her. As to vi itnosses, he took opporot„o,,
premising a little about 1I r-. Clarke. lie admitted teat sta.
seemed to have little scruple about violating (tut h. 'i he
strongest confirmation that Airs. Clarke had exercised an m—
ane interference, 5%34 Cie kill'r4 of his Royal nighne,s.
authenticity of o wever been di-paled. Ent..4itt's ca.,',
tie thought principally showed haw soot favours, e. ci e to he
ohtaitied. French s levy he considered a very ,uspieiOUS rage.
lie could not ,:ty there was any decided pron:; but 11-Jere was
s-imething rat her strong. MissTayloe's evidence, nad sata;cotC:;
tors also sheived that there was constant corrrspomicace on et
litary tnatters containing such informa;iou as ci.eid eave
only from the Doke. Prom evi.eace as this he tv ohlo•-ed
to infer that the Duke renew of the ch. .triett aittyc!l hoo,
and Of such practices. It became an n.en,:(aera -,sty
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the part or the House, for the Dre•er. at%stn t.f fa. to cnar..c.er
and 4ndepcndecce, 'to give such a vote as would convi:,ce the

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mitted himself in the case of Kennet. as was proved by the evi- seated to have injured, and he hoped it would meet the 0%-
deuce of Ctilonel Taylor at the Bar, he could not help thinking tention to which it was entitled. Much had been said aboot, .
that there was strong ground for believing Miss Taoor's evi- 1 manliness and dignity, but sounds mere easily produ,:ed, hap I 1
deuce to be true. If an invasion were to take place, ' never caught. Ile (Sir T. Turton) oished to impress upon the
was the Doke of York a fit person to he at the head of the House the necessity of not c 'ming to nil itmt).‘4ll4iis de..
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army? lie believed there was not a man to be found, from cisine. He deprecated the farrago of abuse that had been ,
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one end of England to another, hut who was of a contrary opi- launched against Mrs. Clarke. `he below ages:' ; slits was
nion. As to the danger of removing him, the Noble Lord said merely part of the rubbish with which the interstice; of the `;
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he could see none. The Duke of Marlborough was removed supersttu.oure of accusation would he tilled. Ile could not aeree •
from the command of the army in time of war, a
and no injury with the sentiments expressed in either of the Addressea, ;tett
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occurred to the country from his removal. If the Duke of York would propose merely- the following trifling'
amendment in this .:a .
lived ever so long, there was no likelihood that he would ever passage of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's .Address ta
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become a Duke of Marlborough. it was stated by a Right are of opinion, after a mature exantioation of evidence, that i
lion. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Eacheaueo, that the there is no ground for charging his Royal Highness with thu .1)
Duke of York was schemed and sorry for his criminality, that knowledge of the scandalous proceedings," ke, that the little i 1.
he regretted his violation of the seventh commandment, and that monosyllable " no" should he expunged, as he certainly thotteht S'
he would reform. He conceived, however, that at certain it was impossible for the Duke to hart been ignorant of SOllle Of
periods of life, habits *came fixed' and unchangeable. His these transactions, alt horteh it was his opinion, that he had not
• Royal Highness was now fortytfive or fbety-six years of age, connived at am improper traffic of promotions and situations. 1
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and that was a time of life which did not afford much hope for Mr. R v nEa rejected Mr-. Clarke'4, Captain Sao•too'c, i
improvement. The Noble Lord made some severe remarks on the and Miss Taylor's evidence, and declared that, had i h..
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letter of the Duke of York to the Speaker, which he thought former been nn oath, she would hase been tried for perjur it !i
a most blameable and ill-advi,:ed measure, and enneladed with and most undoubtedly doomed to the pillory, lie poiotoo
apologising to the nousefur having detained the attention of the out the many establishments which the stone liktin tii-ii.
ouse so ion;.
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ed person had formed ; the Military School at Marlow at il
Lord Sr INI LRY after he hail considered the evidence High Wickham, which hid already pro:laced so many g!lart
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from beginning to end, and examined it in every way ()slicers, and the Military Academy 'at Chelsea, on wh:cit 1501
that he could, he found it impossible for him to say that the children of soldiers, not only tho•e decd, but of those still
Duke of ' ork was innocent--( Hear ! Hear ! ) Many of the fighting for the service of their couture, o ere ellneated. ; .i, ~
...ases certainly were not within the rules laid &motor the guid- Lord Tint et.r: thought the noose had to consider %vile- i .
;mice of the Committee, by which they were directed to confine ther it would state what he knew to his Nlajests ,or forfeit 1
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their attention to the investigation of military matters alone ; the confidence of the country. After nolicate the es i4lettee of Mil. ~
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but they formed a chain of evidence against the Royal Doke, Clarke, who came to the i'llr of that !louse water the most en- . a
u hitch it was impossible to resist. It was saying nothing favourable eireornstatiefaa and that of Miss 'l'a) Inr, he thottarht ;
that every thing appeared regular in the hooks of the they did not go to cons let the Duke of corruption. The es i., ;
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office. When Kennet applied 'for a place, the Duke of York's ' deuce' that Mrs. Clarke laid 'ao undue interference as , to „..
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Secretary wrote to Sir Horace Mann, to procure a recommen- Military and other Promotions. not to mention the i)iii,e's f..• 7,.
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lotion in his favour, and in this way it was probable recom- torS. Ilk telling her to inform Clayerina that no -,ce.eia I. I, ta- '. :',:.,i'
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mendations were procured, and sent to the Horse Guards. A lions %sere to he raised, sliewed, tit if they hail bei.o. 110 had ,. Ic,
great difference of opinion prevailed respecting the credibility of not applied to the wrotig rriarter. !To enit,..111,1..il li ,•iyiii;, l'i; Via''
Mrs. Clarke. Some parts of her testlanonv were satisfactorily that there were reaganah:e grounds fai• tit- Ditio.• to hay.• had i ' ,
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411 d substantially proved to be true. The evidence of Miss Tay- suspicion, and that he was no lonaer tit Calt to he oin.nnder in 1.
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for he thought perfectly consistent' and natural. A great Chiefs i
deal of stress had been laid on the circumstance of the Duke's The Loan Anvocaan for St-tot:10 N t
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refusing to comply with Mrs. Clarke's terms, when she threat- should come to clear and decided rest hi ion', of its npition.-; aril i;:-;•
toted to expose him unless they were complier}with, and an in- that, by nonoting the Address, it w °gal act tli:artcorti'l: to- 1. t .at
ference was flinwn from thence, that he was 'so firm in the con- wards itself. , ;s.
scioustiess of his innocence, that he spurned at Proposals which, Mr. NV lan r a a once
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bad he known he was 'guilty, he must have complied with.— owstion before the !louse, aiLI -.6:1 he hod taken tgreat paio, :It ./i.
But he might be confident in his own influence and con- come to au oilinion oti it. it
il p pea tea 1.1 ill Hi a 'et oois!iiil;.•.., m ai* i ..Lf,
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pections, and be persuaded that whatever Mrs. Choke' niight nut- ! every circumstance, that the Ihtke Of York had 110 su-p iet on or
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ranee 'against him would be regarded as calumny.' Kennel knowledge of the ntal-practire,; of Mrs. Ciailie. I, V. :lA.
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( i clearly spewed what ivere the feelings of hip Royal Iliehness in whispered that Nits. Cl:irke had influence wOh lit . :Z. al if i.;;-
these transactions. alf he could' have got the loan, 'no matter Ilet.s, it was stated ill print. And a ptsrson 0; the Mae's taao.:s
what was the character of the man, Ketinet would have got a and education, mast have known that the nii•:reases of Praties ' t ~•":,'
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place throUgh the recommendation of [Ti; Royal Highness• In have al ways h il
been the source.: of corruption. Vie.: !,•1,1..1.11-,z. '' •11.-•: t''
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the case of Samuel Carter, it Was clear ihat he trot his promo- e-tablished a kind try shop to sell the lis tit:a .o' I:«• .Itit a aIA • .V.,:f -
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!ion through the influence of Mrs. Clarke. It was in vain to say if she came front on to:my-broker to his- ).') •al i 1 :-; ;: V•SI t:•:it ' .-:i •. '
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that the doeument•:w hick had been pr•othiced from the office had aught to hate been sullicient L;roilit 1 for sa-,,•••i,,,i. ito tiii...,,t ti .4.7:6 .
got him his eorunlissioa: •He lived with Mrs, clara'e in l'avis. hove reason:lloy supposed that !.he wa-, i.titi.ated in t;zll' :kiln , i 1-(... '...'!.
! ) tuck-place, befoie she went to Gloucester-place, and she pro- Ii that pc:Oki!: Ile thoitelit there .%51-; on thou )t that rho h'id 0 k ... •
bably might have mentioned Vie first recommendation to his applied to the Doke of York 1
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goyal Highness, but it was clear that it Was Mrs. Clarke's in- called on him to say the Duke tros angry %vita het', I'' ''4e,l , .
tervention alone which procured him his romirission• General The kinds of evidence they hod ;sere, that of Nita Cl:it kts, :ito-0 Al 41
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Clavering's letters afforded another convincing proof of the Witt- who received ('as ours through her influence, amid lire ittaaos ;os , 1
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ence of Mra. Olathe over the mind of the Contotandor in Chief. well es the Duke's letter', and the lattata of ,111),;(. ii I:., hail ri .... t ' 4
The General 'applied Id her, becalise he had expirienced her ceived favours at the llama of Nit's. Clarke, and those it 0.:,i h:o ,„,
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~ influence before. (Hear 1 hoar I hear! hear ! ) His Royal applied to her. As to w ittiossesa he took the typo:at:iota t.r
, . llighnese aught sOver to have been placed in a responsible situ- premising a little about Nita. Clarke. lie admitted taat :.tos 1 1 -
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:Ilion, t: he was not iinhle to answer for his conduct like any seemed to base little scruple shout violating Huth. a !o.
other iaadividutal. He difterad from the Gentlemen on his side of strongest confirmation that .airs. C Ilarke had exercised no io-- -,
the House on lighter matters, but he thought in his conscience, due interference, is ids I ile 1.,` I !Cr: of his Royal iliah,ne.a. iL ..
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however, that the Duke of York bad been guilty of personal authenticity of uII kkli34 attire l'"it di:Wiled. 1;11' .4'l 1 5 en' Is, 4s! {.-,,
corruption,
AddresS. and thetefore ha 'amid vote fur the .original he thought ►principally showed how sovii favours, e. tat. to to'.
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• obtained. French i levy he considered :t very sthp.ctouS cage.
SIR •TION4t TtlfitON. Midi what had raised this coup- • lie could not `,:ly there was any decided proo:'; but there was
try to the rank which it occupies in the seale of notions I—What , onething rat her .trong. M i-s Taylor se% i tklice, a ii.l sal; e...0' le r. ,
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had enlarged its internal felicity so for beyond the usual measure tors also she is ed that there was coti,tant eorrt.sponfileoee on I,li- A
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of DiroPean happiarsa-eelas exact distribution of justice to litary matter= containing such ittlariaa;iou as cal.. . i as•• co ae I. i.4-','
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all its subjects alike. After commenting on the benefits re- only from the Doke. Prom Fileh evietsacts as this de t% at tsailael
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to infer that the Duke !cum of the elattlei :11Itycl ii .Zti I i!St II: tl!, 1 ' 'r`;
suiting from the impartial. exercise of the judicial powers, he a ~,, ~,a •
examined the Duke's lc;tet to the House. It flamed with true and of such practices. it became en a.ciaaa,sto alai %' on
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the ►part of the IlottNe, for the Dreser:al;,.o of th• It char..c er
British spirit; it was a ttinnt anti dignified tipaeal to the yi; i•
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14 equity of the repteseasatives of Lae statiota wbutu be *us repre- , and ardependesice, 'to give such .1 vote 4.1 is ould rotlvii.ce the
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