The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-23 00:00:00

Q. Do you her lather')—A. 'Yes.
Q. What is his name ?—A. Thomas. Chance.
Q. Po you know his prpfeSsicin Y.es ; he
,was formerly a stock-broker.
Q. Did he ever buy any land for 37-ou?-;-A..Ycsi
it• Was then 1 discovered his natne Was Chance.

see him with his daughter--.A; Yes.
Q. Did he go by the name f Chance at that time.?
--A. Nu; hp went..by the,name of TaylOr.
Q. By Mr. &writ. what"riame, did you first
know him ?—A. Thomas Taylor. ' •
Q. How long since is it when you found:kis name
was Chance Some years- since. • •
Q. In the neighbourhood where he resided, by n
what name was hi! known ?—A. By Thomas Taylor.
a. W. 13 he known by no other ?—A. NT;?..
Q." By Gen. Lokus.—Do you recollea Mr. and
Mrs.- Taylor- calling on you relative to a
Yes.

Q. Did you State to them that you ey.pyeiaed• Mr..
Chance there that day ?—A:--Y'&
Q." Did Miss Taylor make
.any observation on
Ahat circumstance-I—A. r ;" she 'laughed, and said
they'must, tell him they had only come to ilay.,Mr.
Smith a morning ; '
By fir J. 'SEBRIGHT.—When yeu said Miss Tay-
lor'sfather was-expeded, did you call him by the
name of Chance or Taylor ?—A. I am not quite
sure, but Fthink I called him Mr. Taylor'out of
compliment.--(Hear', Hear.)
• Q. Have you any reason to knOw that Miss Tay-
lor knew 'her father by the name Ot Chance'?—A.
No, IThave net., .
Ordered to withdraW.

• 'Geller:li NORTON then.produced a letter` respe6l-
- the appoiMment of the of-Beer who, succeeded.'
Colonel Knight, but. .Mr.-Wnrraar,AD objected to
reading the document, as he considered it Martinis-
.sible evidences: the letter was nut read.. Mr. YORK
then continued his eNamination relative to the situa-
- lion of our army.
Q. Can the Hon. Member state whether the
army has been improved, or whether it has declin- •
ed,' bince hiS'Royal'Highness took the COMmand ?
think the discipline was as good befOre his
Ittival HightfeA war,; at the-bead of the array.
Q.'lteftrring to the timessince the Duke took the
command, has it improved ?—A. I should stilipoe
it.had. Still I think the troops were as gotid in Gen.
\Vol fe's

•
The same question' being-put to General Frrz P
'lllici, he said,..lsuppose.;thereJs no Officer wilo
knows the state of rheumy), who will not acknow.
tedge that great irnprovner-us
.taken Tlace
since it "came- under tike „c,ortirrind of the Duke of
York: The notcir,,:ty of trrese.,., improvementi is so.
great fo render appeal to Gt3ietal OrliCerd
unnecessary. • • I

On the same, question being put to Sir JAMES Pin;:,
• TRNKV, he:concurred in the :answer. which had'been
given.by= his Honoerable,Friend, There was a time
when commissions and rank were obtained entirely
by purchase,• and; still more generally by favour...—.
There were fort-110y Officers who obtained the, rank
of Lientenant;-Colonel in two: years; but since his
Royal Highness took . the command, none had ob-
tained the rank of 'Captain before hey had served
two years, and the rank of a Field Officer before
four years :service likid been p,:n.fornied. •
I would ask Sir Jame's. l'ateney Whethef the
condition of the army has improved ?--A. It has
certainly improved, The.diScipline has improved.
I recoiled when it' vas iilficolt.thing 16 'dace SIX
regiments on the groatid, so as to make the Ai move
in 41i uniform manner. The facility of • manceuyring.
has' been importantly inipeoved „since biS Royal;'
Highness took the command, by an uniform goof'
-discipline.'
Sie,ARTIIdR WEL.l.gstEy was then examined, by
Mr. YOR KE.

Q. What was the condition of 'the army before
his Royal -Highness took the command I—A. I know
that Iris Royal. High:less has given general satisfae-
tion :in the, promotinn` Qrlicers'; I have some
knowledge 'of the protillotions which /have, taken
place; I have had occasion to apply ior proinotionS,
and have never foi4od that his Royal Highness de-
parted. from any rnle laid .down for promotion in the
army,: 'Theistablishinentkformed under the &fee-
tion .of his Royal"Higiiness 44ve,i,liproved hadisci-
Plitie of:the army: Tile Statfi the. Cavalry., he Of-
ficers, the ,vhoie by,tem:and every part of the army,
has Improved since his Royal Highness, took the
command. . .

1-1:1/2s the Improvement b4en owing to the per-
sonal exertions and suptlitite.odance ot the Duke of
York Tbo army I,a, certAnly beets indebted
for the improvenl,-,,ti to ,ijch I. have alluded, to
theiregulations intablished by the Duk.eof Yoi k, and
to his 'loyal nitfiniess's persoklulbuperintetitiance of
their execution.

The evidence having been finally concluded, Mr..
PERCEVAt. suggested, that as .the wituto:
nutes would
,be printed by Niond:ty ot.;:tf, It !nigh'
be proper to fix the earliest opporPtinity.arter, for
takin4 the 'report' into s.ot.hitteratoili he therefore
proposed Thurgctay (titiid;ty) for.thatpur-
po4e, :which; with the approbation of Mr. WAR-
DLE, to. • , • .

.11'11. House i)eing resumed, the-report was brought
up, and 'the. congideration 9f,it fixed for that day..
\lr. W, AVYNNI3 gave notice, thin after the House
had ccingideredibe,report, bre would call their at-
tention': to a mottutt respeeting .General Claverinii(s
eyidence.

The SBCRETARY at WAR Vrought in the Mutiny
Bill, which was read a tirst,titne, and Ordered to be
read a Vecond time this day.—Adjourned at three
edock.'