The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-02 00:00:00

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inteileogitted by Lord Lprtet.XToti.--;.d. bid Wit-
ness, in spewing the note to the Duke of 'if
Miintion to him from whoth she received it ?--•-A.
certainly.
Q. Dui Witness have any conversation`
respetling
Finnerty, excepting with Taylor I was git-61
to nfirlerstand by Taylor, that he was one of the
pamphlet writers; but hdd no kno*lctige
of Finnerty; never had any communication with
him, • ,

Interrogated by Sir A. Pzootr.---0.. bid Wit
nets see Mr. Biddulpb and Mr. It. Knight P—"-A.
Yes.

Q. Did gr. R. knight can on Witness aftei shit
reci.:ived thetOol. ?—A. Yes.

O. Did Witnest, in any of her converotions with
Mr. R. Knight, signify a wish that the transathons
which had occurred between her and Mr. Knight
should be concealed from the Duke of*Yartt ?
A. Never.

Q..Th2.n if aay one had said that Witness had a*.
serted such a thing, the pctwo sat iliU sJi must say
that which ti!sc ?•;;A. Certaitily. •
Interrogated by Lord Fcn.K-i-rotia.—Q. Witness
is requested to state what was sad itt thQ,note con-
veying the .4?001.—A. The note was seta with ::.1.001,
with Dr. Titynne.'s compliments?
.and I gave the m:sit
a gaiaea wt.:6 brought it. to -
U. Does the \ itnes know the wail who brOuglit
her 'the 2001. ?—A. No; I never exirected to be
called upon about it. I thought it teas DrAhyntlei
that sent it.

Q. The Witness hits stated, thkit .hetwo4n .the
time of tite..tivklirini(in and the ekelidnge tattin?;
place, there wcte. but a .i. 44 (fi;s, She ;,; nOw
quoted to say, whether (hit intan4
time- Dr. Thyunt! made the application„ car I),..tNt.;:ri
the time she made the tipplieation to
and the exchange being Gazetted
itutnedialuly alter the application wais.inade.to
I applied to the Duke, and took the opportonity -a t tt,r
.dinner to,thention it. The exchange Was ac,
ut
n Gazetted in a few days.
U. Did the Witness entertain ;tny reason to cc e.-
cc-zit, or 'did she in fact ever conceal fro::1 Iliy It
Highneasittlie Duke of York the visits of Mr. It:
,Knight.A. I never concealed the visits of Mr.
Knighti or any other Gentleman, from the Duke Of
York., '•
Interrogated by the CHANCP,L,LOII of the
.cneettrua.—.4l. Vilitness has stated that Col. %alto
got acquainted with the aubjecrot Mr. Koight`a
business, and that of other, by means of letters:;
how did Colonel Wardle get possession of these let. 4
ters?—A. He took them up; read them, kept
them, and I never could get them back.
Q. klow'did these letters come in the way of Pol.
Wardle I was removing some mitt
among them papers, and theSe happened to be lying
loose, and he took them.
Q. Did he take them away with the. consent df
witness, or without her authority He did riot
take them by my Consent. •
(.. Were these letters written to Witness by the
Duke of York ?-4. No.
Ct. Whose letters were tliey ?—A. They were
from ditThrent frit nds,

Q. Did Witness ever heat of an offer of money
from th© Duke of York for suppressing the public
Lion of these letters, or make one ?—A. Never.
Q. Did 'Witness ever threaten to put ttiNe iettirs'
into hands that would wake them public; ttOiviis
certain claims she made were complied
Never. I never wrote to' any one but to Mr; Adam
on the subjeCt, and he has my letters, :let him pro•
duce them.
Inrerregated by Loa STANLRY. Q. \Vas the
Duke of York present when Witness reCeiVed lila
letter flint contained the 2001. ?--A. N.
Q. How s ,on did Witness tell the Duke of it ?
A... The same day. , •., ,
((Interrogatory by s:t• F. ButtnETT.),l—Q. Did
witness receive any other monies for translations of
a similar description with those mentioped by Mr.
Knight ?—A. I did not exped to to examined as to
any.other subjed this night. Here the witness was
permitted to withdraw.

A coeversetion then took place, by way of tnuteal
explanation, between ,Mr. lierestird, Col. Waldle,
and Mr, 'Whitteriad; which ended in Mr. Sutton, the
Deputy Advocate General, being calfecl, whereepen
Colonel Wardle rose, and having signified. that Mr.
Sutton was not in attendance, but that he wol4ld bts
prepared to proceed further to-morrow.
Mr..W. ADAM thought it necessary to state to
the House, that so far back as the year 178 g he
had been honoured with a' communication from the
Duke of York on thy, subjeet of his pecuniary coil-
cerns, and that since that period he had been in the
habit of direeting his attention tq his'Reyal High-
ness's alfairs.----Thus situated he had the opportunie
ty of being intimately acquainted with the high bo.
teem and titri et integrity with which his Royal High-
ness always fitted, end on that groued be t hougheie
Ids duty, the other night, to 4Wend that illustrione
Personage against the charges K Melt were
ilia nt+:tt-
et.l to hi* projtulice. cons‘luvood.lii tbn trust
which his Royal Highness had reposed in bins,' it
came to his knowledge in the year 1806, atilt a per-
son, celling himself the husband of Mrs, Clarke,
had brought an anon of cri,n, con. against the
triousDake. This circumstance rendered it twee's-
sary inquire into that Lady's atrairs; and' it fell to
his lot to (tired-elle investigation, In the course Of
the koquiries, he must say that it was discovered that
the Lady's condua had not been so corret
'Wished to represent it. Her count:ellen with les
Royal Highness it was apprehended might tend to
injure ins reputation, not in his military tetpacity
certainly, but with roped to pecuelary !unites, by
her exuavagaece and the debts contraeted. At this
period, ho:Never,"the Royal Duke was asst tart linc:ti
to believe that there was uny thing wiling itr the
conduet of this Lady, and it Was flit until some very.
iteperrant discoveries -were Mate that Isis lt.syel
Highness wasconvieeed of her mishellitvieur. Slits
had repeatedly endeavoured to mom ieutiey keel
him, and these ettempts could be brooght home to
of key proof. He bad accurately investigated' tee
retunstences'tto which he alludeo, three
,e „
sistarxe of Mr. flume, ernibent
was discovered, iheein •1806, MrS. e
mai pet sons, hrtCl Wrlttt":l to Ow Duke its
core money. Soon Aftvr interview eeitle
'tee 'Lady, his Royol 17-112,:lute,e lee. nig undertaken to
defeed her in an fietiois, 'in evisice cteScrilkd
hersellas a widow. Io the course Of. the.procee,i,
111:,:',3 a appeared that :11c- wa3 a Illaftit,l wiamare it!z•