The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-24 00:00:00

AFFIDAVIT Of SIR RICHARD PUILLITS.

Sir Richard Phillips, or iridge-street, illackfriar,;
in the City of I,oodon, Knight; tuak,th oath and
saith, thgt on or about the Bth day of March las!-,
this deponent was applied to by Mrs.. Mary Anne
Clarke, of *estbourne.-place, Chelsea, in the
county of
.Midelesei, to publish her Memoirs, and -
Certain letters ikritten to her by hi.; 11,iyal Highness
the Doke of York, which rpublicati2n this deponent
dechOed to engage in. Ant! this Oponetv, further
saith, that in the latter end of theSatne month of
March, this deponent, under the suppblitiouthat he
'was the proprietor of the said book,
.was applied to
by the Earl of Moira,. and at reTieSt cominenced
-a negoci ition with Mrs. Clarke for t!i-t. suppression ,
of the said' book aholt to be published by her as
aforesaid. And eiisdeponent fa,ther.saith, that in
the course of tne treaty ,tor the pohlication of the
said book, the said Mary Anne Clarke assigned as a
reason to this deponent for making the most if the
said publication-, that she h3d two thou;anci pounds
to pay to Francis Wright, the PlaintiffaLuve,"nained,
for the furniture sent in by him to her house in
Westbourne-place aforesaid. And when this.
pent afterwards negociated with the said Mary'Atine
Clarke for the suppression of the said book, the said
Mary Anne -Clarke stated, that a' sum of mbney
must be given her for the payment of her debts ;
and amongst the debts enumerated by her,_ she; the
said Mary Anne Clarke, mentioned_ the debt so due
from her to the said Plaintiff as aforesaid.

AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES GLENIE, ESQ.

James Glenie, of Woolwich, in the county of
Rent, Esq. maketh oath anti saith, that on or about
the 16111 day-of December last, Mary Anne Clarke,
of Westbourne-place, in the county of Middlesex,
urged this deponent,' -Iwitb tears in her eyes, to ask
the Defendant, above-named, to become answera-
ble himself, or ro procure some friend to be so to the
'Plaintiff above-named fdr the sum' of fiNz: hundred
pounds, to be paid in two or three.monthS ;1;2(1 the
said Mary Anne Clarke then represented to this ck.'-
ponent, that she was" distressed by the ,Plaintiff 's
pressing solicitations for Money.' And this depo-
nent further Said), that he,, this deponent, then in-
formed the said, Macy Anne Clarke, t hat he could
not think -61 asking the said Defendant to comply
with this her request, for that he, the depotrenf',
knew the Defendant's determination not to come
under any engagement to pay her debts, either to the
Plaintiff or to any other person ; but this deponent
observed to the said Mary Anne Clarke, that if she
could pbint out any method of repaying the sum she
wanted in three months,- in that case he, this depo-
nent,.would speak to the Defendant on, the subjea.,.
'not doubting but that he, the Defendant, would on
such conditions, be disposed.to assist her, the said
Mary Anne Clarke, in getting some person or other
to afford her such temporary accommodation. And
this deponent further saith, that the said Mary Anne
Clarke assured this Deponent, she should be able to
-repay the money in less than three months, out of
the sale of a book she was about to publish. And
thii deponent further Sal 1 11, that soon after this con-
versation had passed between the said tlary Anne
Clarke and this deponent, the Said Defendant eat-et.,,
when this deponent took him into the garden of
the 'house in Westbourne-place, and there- men-
tioned the request the said Mary Ahne Clarke had
made. But this deponent saith, that the Defend-
ant refused to comply therewith ;. and this de-
ponent further saith, that afterwartio, and about the
SOth of December, this deponent, at the request f
the defendant, called upon the plaintiff to beg tle,t
he would not continue just then to press -the said
Mary Anne Clarke tar money, and this deponent
in such conversation then informed the plaintiff; that
it was impossible fer the defendant to pay; or engage-
to ply, the debts of the said Mary A. Clarke, whe-
ther due to him, the said plaintiff, or to any other
person ; and this deponent turther saith, that the'
said plaintiff never pretended to this deponent, that
there was any debt due to him from the said defen-
dam, or that the said defendant had, in' any men-

ner, bttcome or agreed to become responsibl tor' the
furniture supplied by the plaintitf, and sent, into the
house at Westbourne-place aforesaid; 'on the con-
trary thereof, this deponent saith, the said plaintiff
represented to this deponent, that he had given cre-
da to. the M•sry Anne Clarke for the furniture
sent into We,tbontile-place, in the hope that she
would thereby Se todueed to pay him, the said plain- •
tiff; ‘kbieh.lris Royal Highness the Mike 'of York
had promised, but afterwards refused to way ; and
this. Jeponent. further sad!), he recolleas a conversa-
tion afterwards taking place between this deponent
and the.said. Mary Sune Clarke,in which this depo-
nent 'observed, that, in the opinion 9f,this deponent,
it would be more to the credit of the said Mary Anrie
Clarke.: if,..conkidering her situation, she,bad a small-
er house, And less' expensive furniture.. And -this
deponent further saith, that.the said Mary Anne'
Clarke 'appearing. displeased at this deponent's rei-
mark., he, this deponent, informed her, that St'Ver4l
of her friends concur, d‘with him, this deponent,
in opinion ;- and that he, this deponent, had izeard
the defendant Make the same remark ; to which the
said 'Mark . Anne Clarke, as this deponent 't et; re-
members, replied;• " what is it to Colonel \Vardle
what house and furniture I have? he.is not to ay
for it." And this deponent further saith, that he
was subpc2naed on the part of the:plaintitf, and
tended upon the trial of the said cause, but was nut
,caiied pr examined ;. and this deponent says, he well
remembers that the said defendant was anxious that
this deponent should be 'egamined as-a witness oar hiy
part,..ayd adually sent this deponent with Major
Dodd into 'Court for that purpose.