The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-03 00:00:00

MRS. CLARKE.

The following account of the person and appear-
ance of Mrs. Clarke, on Wednesday, may serve to
gratify the` curiosity of some of our Readers
Mrs. Clarke was in waiting during the afternoon
at Ellis's Coffee-house, accompanied by a fcmale and
male friend: Slie was summoned to attend the
House about twenty minutes before eight o'clock,
and she came readily through the lobbies, with a.
light step and a smirking countenance. She was
dressed in a light lilne.silk gown and coat, edged
with white fur, and a white muff. On her head
she wore a white cap or veil, which at no time was
let ,down over, her face. .In size she is rather small.
She has a fair, clear skin, and lively blue eyes, but
her features are not particularly handsome. Site has
an appearance of great vivacity and fascination of
manners, though she is said not 'to be a well-bred
or accomplished woman. She appears to be about
flirty-five years of age, and very probably, has re-
commended herself more by her agreeable and
lively spirit than by her beauty,, though it must be
allowed that she is pretty, having 'a soft delicate corn 7
plexion, and an animated expression of features.
When first she came into the House, she was very
pale ; on her second appearance, the colour flushed
into her face, whiCh was like vertnillien ; but she
seemed not ,at daunted or embarrassed at any
time. Her female friend was dressed in a white silk
gown Spotted with brown, and wore a white bonnet
with a veil so thick and close about her face, that her
featurescould nut be distinguished. She went into the
House of Commons, 'and remained below the, Bar
near Mrs. Clarke during her examination. Mr.
''Gurney was heated at theßar, taking the whole of.
the evidence in short-hand.
Mrs. Clarke's maiden name wits Thompson, and
her fausily was much inferior to that of her husband.
Before she was quite tifteeen, she married Mr.
Clarke, the Second son of a very eminent, wealthy,
end. respeCtable bricklayer, who
,had been largely
employed in the City of London.--The eldet son
succeeded to the father's business, but is now dead,
having left a family behind him, and a,fortune of
about twelve or fifteen thousand !sounds. The se-
cond son (the husband of Mrs. Clarke who was last
night examined),, was bred, a .stone-mason by his
father, and carried on that business in an extensive
and respthable manner on Snow•-bill bUt whether
irons the indiscreetness of his marriage, or any ge-
neral indiscretion, the father left him only a weekly
annuity during his life, the principal going to his
children, of whom he has several by Mrs. Clarke,
the lady of whom we are now speaking.
Mr. Clarke is living; but, we understand, he has
for some time discontinued his businesS at Snow hill.
has two brothers liVing, the one an eminent
Surveyor, the other a, Clergyman, both of them
men of great respectability. Mrs. Clarke was always
of a goy turn and very expensive habits. How long
She has been separated from her husband we know
not, nor.do we know what Was her course of life
between that separation and her commencing the
• costly establishment in Gloucester-place ; but her
extravagance there was unbounded; and she in par-
ticular exerted all her powers in keeping up a luxu-
rious table, set out in the most brilliant manner.---
Of the extent to which .he Went, some notion ma'y
be formed front the fait of the wine glasses, such
in .size as individuals usually drink out of at dinner,
being so finely cut, that at the sale of her Jurniture
two years ago; they sold, second-hand, for a guinea
each glass

The nine new mansions in Hamilton-place, Pic-
cadilly, are to be the immediate residences of the
following persons of distinction i—That magnificent
one at the south-eastangle, of the Doke of BED..
FORD j aed the Ea.rl of Snastvots,iii now in the pos—
session of that at. the north-ost corner, next the
Park; the Earl' of llockttion6 has secured the
oneopposite ;. and the Surveyor the next adjoining.
The others are to bi tenanted by the Earl of CORK
and Ottucay torci MON't•Gomuity, 'Earl of Lucm4,
Mr., Sttatv AN). .034:C1
On the landing of our troops At. Portsmouth trorn
Spain, the inhablunts4nost generously. took-coaches
to convey them to the *Lawn-,Hall, where they were
provided with a good dinner, consisting off,oup and
roast beef. The inns. of that plaCe are filled with
sick Officers.

The interment of Sir JoHNI Moon:: took place at
an early hour the next morning after his death. A
grave only three feet deep was prepared for his
mains on the bastion of Corunna, in which they
were deposited Without a coffin. • 'l‘.llte service was
read by the ReV. H. J. Syst2tis, one of the Chap-
lains to the Guards, who, with the numerous train
that attended the interment, was frequently 'fired
upon during the peabrutance of the sepulchral rites.
At that time the enemy, had made their appearance
'Tan the heights,ivhich.comtnand the town and har-
-1;our of Corttnii4.

tilajor 1.,,.'31143F.L.T., of the .12(1, regiment, Ensign
HALL, of the 18t•Ii, atM the Rev. W. Coo Lay, at-
tached to the horse brigade under Lord PAGET, died
last tiday ; the two tOrmer of their wounds, at
Pty-
gfouth, COliniCi VANE, I,vho isAangerously wounded,
lies at the Fountain,lnn in that town. Gen. SWATH,
who is nightly wounded in thu head, act "out from
Plymouth for town, on Friday, accompanied-by his
Aide-die-Camp.

The celebrated -Sir JOHN PLEus, who is generally
in al:lion of mine kind or other, has recently fought
another duoi in theists of Kan,iinwltieh the second
shot of his advettlary 141Utteretillitgaw.6ope in a dap-
gerous manner : 4hot her duel was tonight at tho same
time and place between a Mr. TultNp.a and another
Is itt Gentleman in which Mr. 'J.'. was killed on the
spot.
Wo insert for' the informatlon of those who may

be .unacquitinii'd with the- alteration in the G31,11(4
Aet, that, partridge shooting ends the i it of February.
About six. weeks ago, a lark, closely pursued by
a haWlt, mitered the kitchen 'vi Mr. Gmisrry,, of
Lyth, inWetitmaland, and tookyeinge in the bosom
of his daughter', who was statidilag- belbre the fire
the hawk followed it into the.lcitchoovhich it flew
twice round, and then ont'of ',the' door again. The
lark .Was pt served, and is now: alive iti a can at
Mr. GAlttiltreS..•