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or gool.—did not know Lord Lennox, or ever been

at the Opera with him;
Mr. WARDLE was then examined by the CHAN-
ceLLon of the EXCHEQUER, to the following effect
Q. Did Mr. Wardle, ever reproach the last wit-
ness with going to the Duke of Portland ?—A. I told
her that I had heard she had gone to his Grace, and
that I was very much surprised at it.
Q. Who told Mr. Wardle that Mrs. Clarice had
been with the Duke ?—A. I understood it at the
office in the city which I have before-mentioned.—
The agents there told me that a tide waiter's place,
which they wished to procure for borne one, de-
pended on an applicatior;, to by made by a Lady to
the Duke of Portland. This Lady they described in
such a manner as to induce me to believe that it wag
Mrs. Clarke ; and on seeing her, I put tie question
to her, and told her, that if it was she, site was do-

ing very wrong.
Q. Does Mr. Wardle know Maltby have
once seen him.
Q. Is Mr. Wardle sure that the last witness em-
ployed Maltby in the tranbactions she mentioned
In one; I endeavoured in vain to find him out

in the rest.
Q. Did the last witness ever spew Mr. Wardle
thepapers she referred to ?—A. No ; several months
ago I attempted to procure a *sight of them, but

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without success.
Col. GORDON was called in and examined.
Q. By the CHANCULLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—
Has Colonel Gordon brought with him the official
documents respecting the appointment of Major
Tonyn ?—A. Yes.
Q. Will he have the goodness to state in what
they cotisist?;--A. The first recommendation of Major
Tonyn, which I can find is dated 27th June, 1803,
from his father, General Toriyn, Colonel of the.
48th regiment.—(Colonel Gordon read this docu-
ment, in which General Tonyn recommended both
,his sons to the notice of the Duke of York.)—To
this memorial the following answer was returned :
(Colonel Gordon read the answer, dated 29th June, ,
1803, signed Frederick, and expressing his Royal
Highness's readiness to concur in the wishes of Gen.
Tonyn, .with respect to the promotion of his sons.)
-.—The next document on the subject is a memorial
from Captain Tonyn to the Commander in Chief,
stating, that he had been 24 years an Officer, of
which he had been in active service 14 years with
the 41st regiment, and requesting to be promoted
to a Majority. This document has no date, but it
was received in March, 1804.—The answer was
dated the 15th of March, 1804.—(Colonel Gordon
read the answer, which stated, that Major Tonyn's
name had been noted for promotion, and that his
Royal Highness would not forget him when a fa-
vourable opportunity occurred.)—These are all the
official documents that I have found with respect to
Major Tonyn. In August 1804, a large augmenta-
tion of the army took place, to the amount of 50
additional battalions. In the formation of these, I
received the orders of the Commander in Chief to
prepare a list of the senior officers of the army gene-
rally, of each rank, and to take the names from the
book of recommendations where they had been
entered. I did so, and in that list with Captain
Tonyu appeared 53 Officers to be appointed to Ma-
jorities ; I t Majors, removed from other regiments
or from half-pay ). 13 Brevet Majors') and Q 9 Cap-
tains; of the lest, seven were of the year 1794, nine
of the year 1795 (among whom was Capt. Tonyn),
live of the yea 1796, seven of the year 1797, and
one of the year 1799.
There were only six Cap-
tains of the year 1795 senior to Capt. Tonyn.
Q. Did all the officers who were promoted when
Captain Tonyn was promoted, receive their pro-
motions without .purchase, in the augmentation?---

A. Yes.
Q. Did many of these appointments appear in
the same Gazette with that of Major Tonyn ?—A.
Fifty-three field officers, and two hundred officers
altogether.
Q. By Mr. YORKE.—When the list was prepar-
ed, as just stated by Colonel Gordon, was it kept
secret, or might it have been seen ?—A. I endea-
voured to keep it as secret as I could -but in so
large a promotion, it is not possible for me to say
that the secret was exactly kept.
Q. Previous to the appointments, and when the
list was nearly completed, was it possible to keep
the secret so far as to prevent the contents of the
list from being more or less known ?—A. I do not
think it was.
Q. When an Officer is permitted to purchase,
I wish Colonel Gordon to state in whose hands the
purchase money is lodged ?—A. I have already
stated, that; the same rules apply to promotion by
purchase as without it, In order to insure regu-
larity, the Commanding Officer of every regiment
is ordered to transmit quartet ly the number of Offi-
cers in his regiment disposed to purchase, and also
to state Where the money is to be had. These-re-
turns are entered in a book. When a vacancy oc-
curs they are referred to, mid the senior Officer on
the list, if its all respects eligible, is invariably re-
commended for promotion, provided his promotion
will not interfere with other Officers of greater pre-
tensions.

Q. In whose hands is the purchase money lodg-
ed ?—A. Before a recommendation to purchase, can
be submitted to his Maiesty, it is necessary that the
Agent should give in a paper, stating that he is
satisfied the money will be forthcoming when the
Of-Beer is Gazetted, The IJf6cer is not called upon
to lodge the money in the Agent's hands.
Q. Has the Cemmander in Chief any controul
whatever over this money None whatever.
Q. Can Colonel Gordon state what is the aver-
age of the purchase money in each year ?—A. The
average of the last three yearizonsiderably exceeds,
400,0001. a-year.
Q. CaO Colonel Gordon account for the origin
of purchases and sales of commissions, and w 0 he.
suite; the effect that in his opinion they have on the
origin was as follows I—ln every
other service in Lurope, the person at the, head of
the army has the power of granting pqnsions, ac-
cording to service. No such power is enjoyed by
the Commander in Chief here. When the Colonel
of a regiment is rendered, by age or wounds, Inca-
pable of accompanying his regiment into service,
hisMniesfy catmc,t increase the establishment of the
regiment, by making another; Colonel ; it Would
.miju4t LC) 'pat the GM Of wounded 011icet on half