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phan lad, then 16 years of age, whose father had lost his life
in the service, and whom he had brought up.
Mr. Nichols examined by the CHANCELLOR of the Excnr-
QUER.—Q. Did Mrs. Clarke live at the witness's house at
Hampstead as a lodger? A. Yes.—Q. At what time? A.
She came there in October, 1807.—Q. How long did she stay ?
A. To the 25th of June following.---Q. In what light did she re-
present herself? A. Asa widow.—Q. Did she after represent her-
self in any other character ? A. Yes, I understood from her
that she was married to Mr. Dowler.—Q. What name did she
assume at the time ? She went by the name of Mrs. Clarke.—
Q. What reasons did she give you for retaining the name of
Clarke ? A. That if the Duke of York knew she was mar-
ried to Mr. Dowler, he would send him abroad.—Q. When did
she tell hiin so ? A. Some time after she had been in the house.
—Q. When did she tell him she was married to Mr. Dowler?
A. Soon after Mr. Dowler came to llampstead.—Q. Did wit-
ness ever say he would be up with Mrs. Clarke ? A.'No, never
to any bodv.—Q. Has he in his possession letters belonging to
Mrs. Clarke? A. Yes.--Q. How did witness come by these
letters ? A. They ‘vere sent down to light the fire with ; they
were not given to me. The maid servant who received them,
put them into a closet and used them as she wanted them.
After much discussion, it was agreed that the papers should
he referred to a select Committt!e, and Mr. Wardle expressed
himself perfectly satisfied with this arrangement.
Robinson, a porter attending, at Slaughter's Coffee-house, was
the next A% itness e'Did Mr. Dowler ever live with a
lady, as man and wife, at that hotel ? A. Yes, for some short
time.—Q. Where did the lady who went by the name of Mrs.
Dowler live? A. At No. 14, Bedford-place, Bedford-square.
Samuel Well, a waiter at Slaughters, was the next witness.—
Q. Do you know Mrs. Dowler? A. Yes.—When did you see
her last? Some day last week in company with Mr. Dowler.
—Q. How long did she stay? A. She staid there the whole
night)—Adjourued.

Wednesday, Feb. 15.

DUKE OE YORK.

After some prefatory conversation, principally carried on be-
tween Lord FOLKSTONC and the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
HEW; ER,
Mr. WARDLE brought forward the letters that had been re-
ferred the preceeding evening to a Select Com:nittee; and mov-
ed, that before they were laid upon the table, Mrs. Clarke he
called in to prove the hand writing of the se-,Teal parties. Mrs.
Clarke was accordingly called in, and proved the hand-writing.
Three letters were then read fro,a S. Carter to Mrs. Clarke;
they were expressive of the high gratitude of the writer to Mrs.
Clarke for her kindness to him, and entreated her pecuniary
assistance to enable him to make an appearance suitable to the
situation to which she bad raised him. The letters of Baroness
Nollekens were not read, as unconnected with the military pro-
motions; and those of General Clavering were merely compli-
mentary, except the mention that he tanked her for former ap-
plications to the Duke, though unsuccessful, and begged that
she, should an opportunity occur for mentioning it, would make
an offer on his part, to raise a battalion for unlimited service.
Mrs. Clarke was then called in, and asked through what
means she procured a Pay mastership for Mr. Elderton ? A.
Through the Duke of York, though very much against his
wishes---Q.You stated that the Duke desired Mr. Greenwood to
procure the office of Paymaster for Mr. Cleirles Lldertim,
against the consent of Mr. Greenwood; how do Sou know this
fact ? A. His Royal HighneSs told me so himself.
IThe Witness was here desired to withdraw.]
Mr. WARDLE then moved that T. Walker be called in, and
the substance of his evidence was as follows :—That he had fre-
quently seen Miss Taylor at Gloucester-place; that Mrs. Clarke,
while he was in her house' in Gloucester-place, had 8 horses and
two carriages; that he had all the bills for the keep of those
hor.es, as far iIS he kneW the time; that Samuel Carter had
lived with Captaia Sutton previous to his coining to Mrs. Clarke;
that he had never heard whose son he was supposed to be.
Mrs Favorite examined by the ATTORNEY GENA RA L.—Q.
Do boa recolleq any thing respecting the change of a bank note,
previous to the Duke's going to We) month, and Mrs.
s going to Worthing ? A. Yes, I do; I brought a note
dowtr th the Iluke's servant, Lodovick, and desired him to get
it changed. He reirtied at eleven o'clock, when I took the '
chap re tip stairs ; the Dake of York was in the room with
Airs. Clarke, in short they were in bed.
The IirIILCS3 was then examined by the 4ttorney General, as
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to her mode of life previous to her going to live with Mrs-
Clarke, whom she stated she was acquainted with for ten years.
During this interrogation, she prevaricated, and hesitated a
good deal.—Q. What was the extent of Mri. Clarke's establish-
ment, and what number of servants did she keep ? A. Ido not
know exactly the ex pence of her establishment; we had always
very elegant dinners served up, and what could not be made up
at home was had from the pastry-cooks.—Q. Who furnished the
house in Gloucester-place ? A. Oakley, in Bond-street.--Q.
Who furnished the glass and china ? A. Some tradesman iu
Oxford-street.---Q. Who was the silversmith who furnished the
articles of plate ? A. Birkett and Parker, in Princes-street.---
Q. Did you give the daily orders to the different tradesmen ?
A. I gave some, as was my duty as housekeeper.---Q. And did
the tradesmen understand that they were to look to the Duke for
their money ? A. Yes ; they would sometimes ask me when
Mrs. Clarke was to have money from the Duke.
Mrs. Clarke questioned.---Q. One of your letters appears on
the printed minntes, in which you mention, that you gave up
some letters of Donovan's to Mr. Wardle, in order to facilitate
a negotiation, what negotiation was that ? A. I had learned,
whilst I was with the Duke of York, that commissions were
often granted on the recommendation of a General Officer, or of
a Member of Parliament ; Mr. Donovan wished me to procure
a recommendation from a Member of Parliament, and I ailplied
to Mr. Wardle.---Q. Did you ever make any return to the In-
come Tax ? A. N 9, not as I recollect.---Q. How many horses
and carriages-were you assessed at ? A. I cannot say, I was
always.in the habit of forgetting one or two of them when the
Collectors called.
Mr. Greenwood examined by Mr. WA RDLE.-Q. Is Mr.
Froome now in your office ? A. No..—Q. Did oat Mr. Froome
come to town with the express purpose of succeeding one of
your clerks? A. No.—Q. For what purpose did he come to
town ? A. To settle some old accounts with me.—Q. Do you
know Mrs. Sinclair Sutherland ? A. Yes, I have :ward her
name ?—Q. How came you to know her ? A. Why the Duke
of Y ork certainly mentioned her to me.
Mr. Greenwood was called in, and examined by Lord FoLic-

STONE, whether he knew of any connection between the Duke
of York and Mrs. Sutherland ; whether he had ever heard Mrs.
Sinclair say that she was with child by his Royal Highness ?
He had heard of the connection, and knew that Mrs. Sinclair

had represented herself as being with child by the Duke of
York.—lle was then requested to state, whether he had ever
solicited this lady to get a troop for a friend of his? Which he
denied. Whether any large suM.of money had been paid by the
Duke of York to Mrs. Clarke through witness's hands ? Who
declared that no sum whatever had passed through his hands.—
After a few other questions of little importance, witness was or-
dered to withdraw, and Colonel Gordon was called in.
Lord FoLxsToNr. inquired whether he possessed any docu-
ments respecting the proposed exchange between Colonel Knight
and Brooke? WitneSs produced them, and they were read aloud,
but contained nothing remarkable. He was then desired to state
when he had become acquainted with Major Turner, and whether
that officer informed him of his reasons for resigning ? lie replied
that in 1803 he had become acquainted with the Major, and that
the reason he gave for resigning was, his having got into an un-
fortunate scrape with some woman, whose name he never had
mentioned. That he was about to state that reason to the Com-
mander in Chief, but that witness advised him not, as he did not

think it necessary that the private affairs of officers should be
revealed on such an occasion. He was next interrogated as to
the credit attached, in the Commander in Chief's office, to ano-
nymous letters ; and replied that they were always attended to
in a proper way.
Witness was then ordered to withdraw ; and Genera) Rockford
was called in, and to the questions put to him by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, relative to Samuel Carter, merely replied,
that he had heard he was a natural son of Captain Sutton, who
he thought gave hint a good education, and brought him up as
his 'own. When asked, whether Samuel Carter was in the habit
of dining at Captain Sutton's table, he declared his total
ignorance, as he himself had never (lined with that other. lie
was then ordered to withdraw, and the Speaker having reported
progress, the House adjourned.

Thursday, Feb. 16.
THE DUKE 01' YORK.

Lord FoutsrorrE rose, and adverted to the-matter which he
spoke of last night, respecting papers in the hands of a person
that he then said militated cuusiderably in his mind agaiuit