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it might be sa.—Q. Do you recollect to have sent any message to
Tonyn by Bandon ? A. It is so long ago, that I can't !)er-
fectly recollect.--4 do not think I did send any letier,
but I will net speik positively--Q. As you say you wery .o
cautious in putting any papers out of your hands, do you
recollect sentUng a paper to Caplan) Tonyn by the hands of San-
don ? A. If you mean to insinuate it wa; the Duke of York's

letter, I never did.—Q. Are you certain you never put atm
paper into Sandon's hands, purporting to he a letter from the
Duke of York ? A. lam certain of it, except lately, and once
or a'former oetasion to Mr. Manners.---Q. Did you ever receive
any note from the 'Duke on the subject of Capt. Tonyn's promo-
tion ? A. I saw his Royal Highness every day ; there was no
occasion for notes passing between us except when he was iu
the country. I did nut receive any nob; on that sithject from the
Duke.--Q. You stated that you had given letters to Mr. Manners,
were these in the hand-writing of the Duke? A. 'Phey were---Q.
In a former answer, you spoke as to a supposed insinuation that
the paper was a letter !rani the Duke of York ? how came it to
occur to you that sm. y each thing should have • been insinuated as
laving been given by. you to Captain Stmdon ? A. I don't think
It ts, I am almost sure It is not ; perhaps be may have written
such a letter himself-42. What interest had Sandon in the w-
ren of thisaegodatioti with Captain Tonyn. I mean pecuniary
peat, per centage, or any thing of that kind ? A. 1 believe he
was to have some pecatatary advantage, though 1 don't know
what it was.

Mr. Brit); who keeps Slalghter's Coffee-house, was then
called in ; Upon Which Mrs. Clarke begr,ed to be permitted to
withdraw, asking if the Committee couli examine two witnesses
at the same time. This request was not, however, complied
with, and the CilANcst.t.on.of the Elcasquen rose to ask,
Dots Mr. Reid -know the witness at the bar Q. Did she come •
to Your house under the name of nowler ? A. Yes.—(Mrs.
Clarke, " I never passed myself under that name, whatever this
man might think prorr to call me.)":-..Q. Did you address her
asi‘lrs. Dowler? A. I always
_spoke of her as Mrs. Dowler.
Q. Did she answer to that address ? A. I understood so.
By mr. BARING.—Q. Did you believe her to be married to
7.%tr. Dowler? A. I never doubted it.—Q. Would you not have
heen afraid of admitting her if you thought she was not Mrs.
Dow.ler ? A. Good God ! I should not have thought of any
thing of the kind.—Q. By whom was she called Mrs. Dowler?
A. Every person that asked for her called her By
whom did you understand her to be so ? A. By Mr. Dowler
himself calling her so.
Mr. BERESVORD wished to put a few questions to an Ho-
pourable Member (Mr. Wardle).---Q. Tins the Honourable
Gentleman laid-upon the table of the Committee all the Corres-
pondence that passed between him and Mrs. Clarke ? A. Cer-
tainly not-..Q. Have you any objection to produce it ? A. As-
suredly I have—Q. Has the Honourable Gentleman any objec-
tion to lay all the papers before the Committee w bich he took
from Mrs. Clarke ? A . They are all on the table already.

Some time after the Serjeant returned with Captain H. Sandon,
who was immediately called to the Bar, and produced several
papers.

Interrogated by the CrlANcrtmsa of the EXCIXEQUER.---
Q.. Have you found the paper ? A. I have.---Q. W here did
the witness find it ? A. In my bureau.--Q. What are the
other papers ? A. Two letters, which .1 had from Mrs. Clark..
Ilere the witness was ordered to look at one of the letters—Q.
Did that paper come from Mrs. Clarke.? A. Yes—Q.. Did
you take it from her hands ?-.A. I did.. The letter was then
read at the table: It was addressed to G. Farquhar, and stated
as 'follows ;--" I have just received your note, and God bless

KftS. CIA RXE EXAM iNcu.

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A letter was put into her hands. Questioned by the C AN..
CEl.l.ort of Ole Emelt 1:u1:11.---Q. Do you recollect having
wen that letter before ? Ido not recollect having seen it. Q.
Joe: the witness recollect having seen a letter to Captain Stan-
den on the st:!ject or Major Tonyn's promotion? A. No, Ido
not recollect gis ing a letter, 'sot I think I. must have made some
comonanieation on that subject—Q. Does the witness always
write the same hood ? A. 1 can't really say how l write. I
generally write in a hurry. (Two bills produced.) Q. Did
you write these bills ? One of them was written by my mo.
titer ; I guided her hand. Q. Witness then means to 'ay her
mother held the pen when she wrote one of the bills ? A. Yea.,
that was the general way : 1 had authority to draw hills this
way in my mother's mate. Q. Did witness write those bills
produced ? A. I wrote one, but cannot say which. If 'I
had thought I had been doing wrong, I should have burnt the
hills---Q. Did Mrs. Clarke ever imitate the hand-writing of
any person ? A. I never made a good imitation ; l have en-
deavoured, among friends, to imitate writing. I have at times
tried to write like the Duke of York---Q. In point of fact, when
you did attempt to imitate, did you succeed ? A. I do not
know, the Duke of York fancied that his writing was like it.
The only question i, whether I did imitate the Duke's hand,
and I am not certain that I did not---Q. Did you ever imitate
any other person's hand in the presence Of wer ? A. I never
did.
Here the letter addressed to G. Farquhar was shewn the
witness.

Q. Do you know in whosc band-writing that letter is? A.
It appears to he in the Duke's---Q. Do you not recollect having.
received that letter from the Duke of York ? A. I never re-
ceived that letter fron. the Duke, or any other in the name of
G. Farquhar----Q. Do you recollect any application to his
Royal Highness which could have given occasion to his writing
such a letter as this, which sayi---