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

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With respect to what had been said respecting the Catholics
fn Ireland, •he trusted •it would convince Ministers that
our enemy was aware of our weak. side, and induce them to
etrengthee it beyond the passer ofassaalt. He believed that the
enthusiasm of Slain wat ritu, and would not consent to shed
gnother drop of Bi4tish blond in the cause, unless a moral cer-
falaty of success could be shewri.

wiro this complexion we must:come at last."
TO treat with France on worse an 4 worse terms the longer we
ilelayed agreeing to conclude a peace. As for the charge that we
ttinullated wars, and then partook of the plunder of Our allies,
the Irptlt of It was proved in the'case of Holland. After taking
fdostionding and melancholy view of the affairs of Spain and
artugal, he cenclnded by moving' an amendment to the Address,
,thanking his Majesty fhr the communication of the Papers ;-
4ssuring him that they would haye regretted' extremely had the
cause of Spain been ahandoned, but that they did see that such
Oandopmeta was called for by the other'Relligerents t—that the
ote trqnsraitted by his Majesty's Secretary for Foreigb Affairs
yitts mow's(' 1 impolitic, awl unnecessary, for the course of
Spin's% ifidependance; that the negociatinn ought to have been
farther entered into, in order to ascertain if anY bent 6t could
possibly accrue from it, and to beg his Majesty to avail himself
of any fulnre opportunity otlqed of concluding a peace, con-
fistent with) thehenour of the country anti the dignity of his
crown."
The Amendment was negatived without a division, and
the Addreds'w ashen put and agreed to.—Adjourned. •
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. t.
On tho motion of Mr. ADAM a new writ ergs ordered for
the borniigli of 'Aylesbury, in the' County of Bnciiinghain, in
room of file gnu. hNor Cavendish, kleceascd.
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DUKE OF YORK.

Yr, IVlant.r having moved the order of the day for a Corn-
Rittee of the whole' "Pose, 'to investigate the conduct of his
oyal llighpeo tOe Phke of York,lhe Speaker left the Chair,
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and op the Q6Oll of *Mr. Wardle, Mr. Whittler) was called to
preside Inthetommittee.
111r,Wartnt,t; wishe'd to take no advantage whatever, but
to leave the question to stapd or fall.by - its own merits (hear!
Acid ) • All he had -done wai la-offer himself as accuser of
, . he novo puke 'on grounds Which had cone to his 'know-
edge, and from'reports Which ought no't to pa=s anootied in
hat lioase,* and Which, if true, caned loudly for. ilie'ir inter-
ference. • Much had beep said of Jacobinism, much had been
paid of the liceptiouSt4ss of the press; and of ri• conspiracy
against the fam'ily of Itrunswrck. lie had neither taken up
Teports circulated through the Medium of the press, nor em-
ployed the press in his accusation of the Royal liuke. Ile
prufesie4. himielf *t9 be pa enemy to korrUptlon, as every
loan in that: house ought to be, but he was Ito enemy to the
tilustrious House -of Brunswick, ficit an assertion 'night ip
)4ve beer fnqui ved up by sinhethiog lilt e proof, er to have hern
wholly avoided. N o Man in the II ouse would tie hold enough to
liay, that any'rank, howeier illwArions, should shelter the in-
dividual who was guilty of abuses from punishment, and much
less screen. hint from imoiry. The poison then to' w hose lot it
Fell to take up a iuestion of this kind was to be considered in a
plii4le li4ht, and sheltered in the outset, at least from any lin-
urvient, of unfair. rrolitives. If there were any Jacobins •noW in
pie 'coui:tey, it would' be their wish rather that corruption
ihould flourish. It was to save, and not to ruin the country ; it
was to render the Ciqvviliment more permanent and rcspectahle,
4114.00 t 4 degrade and ultimately overturn it, that such inquiries
its be proposed_ were to he adopted: The Honour:ole Member
filen uthertcd to what had fallen on the former night from an
honourable and learned Gentleman now in the linase '( Mr.
.Adailstf• that Ceutleman, he observed, had stated, that for the
fastois teen years he had been intimately actinaintrd 'with all
4167c4sti'Ary transa:tions oc the illostrious' Duke, and that
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slo...glta't •
period no ;uclt li•ansactions as he had stated had
bode to 4is knoiviedv, - •Ile vs ould remind the learned Gentle-
&lei, ii4mc.ver„ that a prceniary transaction, of a much greater
024frviji0 "apy, 'lie Ilia . Mentionest, hsni° come to that' learned
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ca an e knowledg, in consequence of w hich n breach had
tsilten place betweeo the illitstrioas ptike and the Lady he bad
already hod occaiimO to oientiim; lie was' aware how mach it
5t5...4,s tat: interest of Ma ay tiiidiseourage the prosecution of this in-
etiii ri .1 (h jr strung mrirks u.r dissalikractiogieei•e ea'petsied:from
*WC ?gas of 'the Jicuse) i he was sure, how:tver). that ,Ither
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FEB. 5.

considerations would prevail with the House, and a %as his
wish to declare, through the medium of that HOuse, to the
country and the people at large, the honour and integrity of a
Britis4 Parliament. In the prosecution of the inquiry, he
would therefore throw hinit.elf on the candour and indulgence
of the House, and would proceed to call in his witnesses,
Mr. NV Artntr accordingly read the paragraph in the Gazette
of the 6th of July, 15,5, stating, that Henry Rowley Knight,
captain of the sth Dragoons, was to he major., of the 56th regi-
ment of font, vice Major Brook, who exchanges.

Examination of Dr. AM DREW Tip' NNE.
Q. I wish to ask you' Whether you attended Mrs. Clark;
in July, 180 ; I do not recollect July, 1805, more particu-
larly than 'any other time ; I have known Mrs. Clarke fur
these seven or eight years.
Q. Did yon ever apply by desire of any person to Mrs. Clarke
for an exchange betwpen Lieut.-Colonel Knight and Colonel
Brook ? A. I applied to Mrs. Clarke in consequence of an ap-
plication from Mr. R. Knight, the brother of Colonel Knight,
and did Speak:to Mrs.'Clarke respecting that exchange.
Q. What passed on that subject between Mrs. Clarke and you ?
K. I told her that I was authorised to say that she would re-
ceil4a sum of .money on the exchange being effected, and speci,
lied a sum of 200/. _ _ _

Q. For what purpose was this sum of money offered ?—A. To
induce Mrs. Clarke to expedite the exchange, and in order to re,
move delays that seemed to be in the way. .
Q. Thropgh what medium was it expected that Mrs. Clarke
should expedite that exchange ? A. I suppete it is pretty well
known.
• Q. 'Was it not in consequence of Mrs. Clarke's connection
with the Duke of York that you made the application ? A. it
was certainly in consequence of her connection with a certain
great personage, or an application to her would not 'have. been
supposed necessary.
Q. Did Mrs. Clarke announce to Mr. Knight the circumstance
of 'the exchange being gazette(' ?—A. She sent to my house the
Gazette announcing the exchange' though no money passed
through my hands, and I sent the Gazette to the parties can.:
corned.
Q. Did Mr. IL Knight alone authorise yeti to mention' the
200/. or was Colonel Knight also a party in The transaction
A. In my application to Mrs. Clarke, was entirely influenced
by Mr. R. Knight. His wife wag a Patient of *mitie; and
wished to oblige him as my ftind, Wish Colonel Knight I. was
not so well acquainted,
Q. Was Lieut.-Colonel Knight present when his brother de-
sired you to offer the 2001, ? A. I. cannot recollect that. He
wag Sometimes present, and sometimes not, when the sulciect
was talked of; but whether he was present at any tune whey the
2001. was ineoimied, has escaped my memory.*
Q. (by Sir F, Rurdett) Did you reqeest• Mn,s Clarke to ap ply
to Or Duke of York to expedite the exchange it tensequence
of her receiving the 2001. ? • The thing is.understood ; 1 would'
not have applied to Mrs. Clarke Weis she had possessed the
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necessary means.
Q. What were the mr.ans you understand she possessed A. It
was understood at the lime she had some ititlitenee wild a great
personage.
Q. (by Sir F. purdett) Did yon not apply to Mrs. Clarke
to ask the Duke of York to expedite the exchange? A. I did.
Q. Was the 2001. ofered for that purpose?. A. For that sole
purrice.
Q. Was the name of the Duke of York mentioned iu this con-
versation with Mrs. Clarke? A. I cannot 4y..
Q. (by Sir J. Hall) Who did you mean whet) you said Mrs.
Cliirke had some influence with a great personage ? A. The
Commander in Chief of course. •
C. (by Mr. Wardle) At..the time the exchange was spoken of,
did you give'apy thing it writing to Sirs. Clarke? A. did;
gave her the names of the parties on a slip of paper. I either
%% rote then down, or she did it herself.
Q. (by sirT.Turfon) At 'any subsequent time did Mrs. Clarke
sayshe had applied to the bake of York on this business ? A.'
The sending the Gazette is all I knew about it. ' • '
Q. hid Mrs. Clarke ever say that the exchange was accom-
plkhed by her means? A. Mrs. Clarke accompanied the Gazette
ith a Note, to say the exchange was accomplished ; that' she
was goiot out of town is a day (ir two, and that the 2001. would
be very :i.nVenient. " '
9. Wye you preserved the note ? . A. No, I setilt, with the
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Cootie to the parties.
(lIV Mr. Wardle). Did ytm know of Mrs. ;Clarke's
living with) and under the immediate' 'protection bf IM