The National Register.
London, England, 1809-02-05 00:00:00

THE NATION.

Q. What passed? A. I merely said that they had kept their
promise.
Q. Did the Commander in Chief know the amount of the
notes? 4.- He knew the amount, because I shewed him•the
notes, and I believe..kaot-o?p-ofAtioebaegettlgtwastne Qg
Royal liighnes4s.senints.

(By the ATTORNEY-GENER•L.)

Q. Does the witness know Mr. Robert. Knight ? A. Yes.
Q. How long has she known him ? A. lie took .am oppprtu-
pity of calling nit me in September, 1 03, in company with Mr.
Biddul pk: •
Q. What conversation passed ? A. It-is solong since, that
I scarcely recitltect. • Mr. Knighi thanked me for•the influence
I hr.d exerted in hi; brother's belialT. • -Mr. Biddulph had, some
favours to ask• of me. • • •

Q. Did the •mituess desire Mr. Knight to keep the transaction
a secret ? A': Y(44.1 did eertainly.
Q. Did alit express. a • wish to keep.it a secret lest it should
reach the ears of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, or
words to that etftbet ? A. 'Nothing like it. • • .
Q..' TA she- quit* sure of that ? A. Positive. '
O. When she told his Royal Highness that • she eipected a
complenntetft;r the. hare, she shOuld have in the business, did.
be make :ti!V remark- ?• : .CYeS,. •
Q. • W hat was it ? A. Hisitoval Highness said, that it.wns
very well.; they-iMd been tryihtit for some time; that he thought
one of them ratl*r a .• eject, hut that he would do it.
Q. The witn f essYhhs that when she received the 2001. she
itt
shewed the nowt; to his.RoyaMighttesq, what observations did
be make on the occasion? A. Not ans• thing that I recollect. •
Q. Latt-the witness bis,sure that the tie-=t apnlicatioa was made
to hei not more•thtin three days before the exchange was Ga-
zetted ? A. Ido mot think it. was.
Q. At what time of the year did the transaction take place ?
A. After his Royal Ilighness was going up to Weymouth, about
the Ind of July, otbi!ginning of Atsgust. .
Q. When did the It itness first mention this transaction to Col.
Wardle ? A.. 1. do-not recollect. .
Q. About how long ago ? A. It must have been'very lately.
Q. Why does she say that it Must have been Very lately ? A.
Because I speak from the face.• . . .
Q. How long ago ? A. Within the last month. Col. Wardle
had heard of it in other quarteo,i. sand •1-. e attacked me on the
subject. . . .. .
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Q. Had the witness any knowledge of Col. Wardle before he
attacked her on the subject ? . A. Yes. •
Q. What.led"to thAt knowledge ? A. Himself. •
Q• Is the witness speaking of a time before Col. Wardle so
attacked her.? A. I •am ; I knew him before.
Q. How. '0,4,T before ?: A. -Perhaps six months.
Q. Did the vvitnes mention the circumstance voluntarily to
Col. WardlebeTnre he attacked her on it.? A. He asked me if
it was true. ~I .told,hirnyek, :...
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Q. Did she state it viiluotvilys, or did she only state it in an-
swer to his inquiries ? A. When Col. Wardle told me he had
beard of the.loosiaesS, I said Nes, it was true, 1 did not think 1
should be blought here about it, or I should have been apt to
deny it.
Q. W (AA tale witness willingly have-concealed it ? A. Yes,
1 had sensevenough to conceal any thing..that ought not to he
wade public. ~, . ie.- i ,',......‘i. 4e-
Q. To wflat other persons had the witness spoken on th4s bus
al ness besidl Chll Watille ?; ,4 ;j Au not. recollect. .
Q. HovEr.came sle.:t.ii
.meatAfoo. to,. other friends what .she her-
self states otithtst.p iie..jtsvitcpmittlse public ? - A.. I (lid not say
I mentioned It ; it was mentioned, and then I said it was true.
Q. When tkelxitoe;swinentiowistlte-traasitetion to Col. War-
dle, did ste(l'iive
.to (tip-,tho•kallot!fteco:oa &Is she has -given at the
bar ? A. 110,1di5k.n05;4...: ;4•A •,,rt ..' .. 1 ' '
Q. WhiirltaCcotint wastrue? 'A. Both. •
Q. In what
.did pe.tditferenee. on&ist ? A. I donTsee any
Allifference.'" j- • -, ..
Q. How ? A. I did. not eAlt ex gsotin Itch in detail.'• - 7 .
Q. Whatt. was the account-.v,` O
ch she gave to Col. Wardle
shorter than Oat which she
.la 4 giyegto the Houk ? A. Con-
siderably. •
Q. Can !lit
week on which
day of the don?

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