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, ci.rcutn4ta tiat New; ''Solners!Place
ast,,Npw Roatl,SomeWtown. ,7 • • '
Q. Of course, the witness is acquainted with the
t:prttents, of this letter ?—A. wrote,it.,
Q. On what business did the witness wish, to 'see
1011.3. Clarke I have business with berw,hich
prebably this House-s-I'donrt know exactly heS: to
answer that question—the business did nut refer to
the examination uotv going on. • • 7
Q. Were you at Mrs. Clarke's house yesterday✓?
—41., It was the day before. .
Q. What passed there ?—A.lcan't recoiled the
whole; I was there'near an hour. •
.Q. Relate as much as you can rernemlier.A.
As nearly as I can recollect, the conversation referred
generally to the transadion now investigating before
this House.
Q. State the substance to the House.—A. She
. asked me if I had seen the newspapers;' I replied in
the negative. She then related to ma (what I have
since since seen in the newspapers) that she Was very much
fatigued .witiv waiting on the House of Commons
,the preceding night, and she withdrew without be 4
ing examined.
Q. Are you certain that it was the, day before yes.
terday 'that yon'ealled on Mrs. Clarke I—A. It was
.theday after'she was at the bar.. If my answers are
somewhat confused you must not wonder at it, for
L am a good deal surprised to 'find Myself here,
~
Q. I again wish the witness 'to state the substances
of the conversation he had with :Mrs.. clarke ?
A. What I bawd' already salci. gvery thing , else re-
lated to the health of our acquaintance, and to other
tritting circumstances which it cannot be 'necessary
to trouble the House with,
Q. Did the witness state any thing to
vespeding the future course of her examination
A.. Not that I reColieqt
-Q., Did he adviSe Mrs..Chirke what it would be
be best for her to do I said it would be well
for her to be cautious.'
Q. Was that all adde=d that the high con-
nection of tlfe individual s!osiceined rendered caution
'doubly necessary.
Q. Did the witnesvadvise Mrs.. Clarke to get out
'of the way ?---tA. Never.
Q. Is he certain of that Certain.
Q. Did he not tell her that he Caine from the
Duke of 'Fork ?—A. No; there might have been-an
ambiguity in my 11,in:ter that induced her to think
Q. What was that ambiguity 7‘;.''-A.
.1' spoke • to
Init. the sentiments my Own mind--'4The lesuit, of
my own cogitatien4, no cithefreferenee in-
the world. .
Q. Why did he go to Mr r Clar ;e LA. I sup-,
'pose I may be allowed to :Manseanswer that
question', as' a vacitity Ot,.'drentnitances now press
upi ii iily tuned. (A,,t*li' long paiise.) I went be-
cause, among Many 66..;-r occurred to me,
That the contidebtial in'tercourse which Must have•
passed between Mrs. Clarke and 'the individual,,
whose namel presume I am not, at all at liberty titre
to mention, might have given her an opportunity
from his conversation in tont. years Of untesersed
tomnintneOtiou, to bring matters before the Honk,
of a sort calculated tp excite only his personal re-
sentment, mid the indiguation of the country ; and
that whatever were the promises held out lo her, on
the other hand, she Might not find them .sufficient
to guard tier against the evils by which she must in-
evitably bo assailed. I, have said enough to convey
ttYthe House my general sentiments ; and lam sure
they will not be sd:unreasenable as to require that,l
should express them in detait
• Q. Did the witness advise Mrs. Clarke to go out
of the country with her children No,
Q. Did he tell her she would be provided for, if
she died 'so No.'

Q. Who advised him to go to her at alll—A2. It
was the suggestion.of thy ow•n mind. ~
Q. Have you been long acquainted with Mrs.
Clarke 1-4. A short time.
Q. How long ?—A. Two months.
Q. Where did you first meet with. her )—A. At
the Opera ?
Q. Had you any conversation 'with her there )-
4. A little.,

. Q. by whom were you introduced. to he1.1.6.—A.
It might be said I was intrtidneeci to her,: bectittse'
we wereln the presence ot.percons with whom- we'
wereltputttally acquitinte4., ;.• •.
.49, What. inducecUthe witness" fo •eoure here this'
afternoGn ?—A. I was. anxious to see Mrs. Ciarke.—;
Must I answer that, question. • • •- , •
41113 bouttd•td-answer it.' .• • " =
:, A. It .1 am bound'to atiswer it,' I must 4iiiswei.
Alytegsort for • coming ‘: hertrlynt,-,to atiettipt, it I
todissuadb Clarke,fron'il that itunic:ll, •
s3reasti4' adopted in her fortrwr
minations. .

Q. \Va that tlte only objei•:t with which the wit-
ness wrote his letter to• Mrs. Clarke I—A. It was
one of the objeas.

Q. What tither'objeCt bad he in view T had
ate obje4 in jeW by means adverse to ;he person
whose coodud is now investigating and t herd' oi'd
think that I ought not to bolo harshly questioned,
Cu AIIIM Order! OrriCr
Q. What other question had the witness' in vivw
in coming here This evening ?—A, 1 thought, That
if I had an opportunity to see Mrs. Clarke, itild re.-
port to' her an..appointMent that .I had made for to-
morrow morning, with an agent of the 'Duke of
York's, it was probable I might suggest, to her sortie-
ihing to prevent those statements which did not
serve to elucidate the investigation, but led only
to excite the inveteracy of the person whom I have
mentioned.

Q. Who was the Agent of the Duke of York ?
--TA% Mr. Lowton.

~Q. Who made the 'appointitient?—k. I ad-
ciressed•hiut nisi, but it was by hint tti aOpillttuent
was made.

Q. For what purpose did the witness address Mr.
Lawton ?—A. Fur the purpose
,which I have de-
scribed

Q. Did you address him in wiitiflg or Verbally ?
A. I had spokep unsuccessfully to two or three Mem-
bers of this ili itse to Mr. Adams, to Colonel Gor-
don, and to a Gentleman wboin I am very unwilling
to name.:Colonel McMahon.

a Did the, witness apply to Mr. Lowton in
writing, or personally I had told Col. M‘Ma-
bon by le►ter my mind, and that I had not any per-
solid hostility against the Duke of York—(A dispo-
sition to laugh manifested itAeif in the House).4--
Mr. Chairman, if I say any ihing improper I expeal
your censure; but I do not think I ought to be "the
subjea of personal

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QAoiibe -more islhlie,-*ltt)eisitt; did he *ply to
Mr. Lawton in writing, or in person ?—A.
eident I met Mr.' Lawton to'-night, within the last
two hours.
Q. What did yot! oay to him?---A. I know Mr.
Lorton officially. have fre4uently seen him in
the exercise of 'his atitrin the Court of King's
Bend).

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.:Q. What didlhe'*iiness sad to i}n
'ltold
Litit that I had spoked 'to Mr. Adam, to .‘C(Aionel
',Gordon, and to Colonel M‘Mahon, and that they
had detlided interferinf to forward my views. ••
What ‘rere the Witness's views ?-A. `tire
vent-Mrs.Clarke from going into, irrelevant tnattcr.
6.sut bow could the Witness prevent that by
gding Mit.Lowton,?—A. lam not exa&ly
pared to anwer that question.
`Ct. Whit did the witneSs intend to p.opose to
Mr. Lowlon -te area this object ?—A. answer
as, wellus t ran. I can't exaetly tell what I slibuld
have said to Mr. •LowtOn to,morrow, because that,
of course, would have been regulated key 'tny cum-
minication with'Mrs. Clarke to night, and it was
therefore I was so 141xi0tIS to see her.
Q. Whattlid't he witness expect to rise in conver-.
sation with, Mrs. Clarke to night that 'Would in-
fluence his conference with Mr. Lowton to-nfor-.
row 1.--A. It struck me, that in an unreserted inter-
course offnbr years— • :
Answer the, question ?—A. I have not• the
i disinclination, but I have not the capacity.
What did the Witness'intend to-do, when he
s2,lV:Mrs. Clarke to-night ?—A.- I' did nut wish to
.smotlier the business, or to persua:le berm() suppre4
that which she ought not to suffpiess ; but ..thought
) might perhaps prevail upon .her to avoid ti,ose wit*
tisisms which I bete: before nientiot-,e,' Dots the
flouse.wish one to answer in such 'a way as to coot-.
trait a breach of priyileges.,. by she-wing I in,mt to
tamper with a witneu? J,wiSh to mike one ob-
servalion. • •

Cu,kIHXI c You must not trlakt; ally'6olW'rva*
110113 ; you art.l only to iluiwerthe .ticitiocls that arc
put to yoh." • • • •

'Wmless.—" Ain bound "to give that sort of
testimony Which would criminate' myelf
G. Had the witness written this letter When he
saw Mr. Lowion to-night ?--A. No, My letter arose
out cif the conversation which I had with Mi. )tiOw-
ton. Atu I bound to answer c11.1,:31iolli which tend
to criminate myselt ?
a, Does the witness refuse or evade answering
because he is afraid of crimioating
(With great eagetness),-Oh ! no' no !
The witness was then ordered to withdtaw, in ,
custody of the Serjeant at Arms.
Mr. KHNIUCK rose to state to the Honse what
he knew of the witness who had been last txatniued,
(namely Mr William Williams). -.That:Mr. LoW-
top had informed him, that to all appearances the
Witness was deranged, that ho, had frequently ob-
served his improper conduel in different Courts of
justice, that he had persecuted him thin evening,
concerning suggestions- he wished to make to Mrs.
Clarke relative to her conduct reSpeCting'the Duke
at York, and that he. really believen he was mad.,
Ate st observed, that he had ordered his
servants not to admit any person 'who should not
give his name; that the witness 'Mr. eall,,cl
at his'houSe yeklerday, Was very unWilling to make
his name ktlowh; however he sent it in at length 5
that a country Gentlethan had been with him ou
the morning of that day thihking it wawhitri he.
canto into the ball, fioding it was not the per-
son he thought, and that he did not know him, lie
said he had hot any business with him ; would not
hear soy communication of his coheerning the D. of
York ; that Mr. Lowton was Royal Highness's
Acting Agent; if he should thiuk tit to go to him.
! Colonel INl'Manosz staled, that in consegnenee of
an ptionymotis Note' \Odd lie had receiv.2d, he
coifed it NO. 14, I.3edlold-row, Russel-square, on
P,Mrs..Fariiiihati who pretended that she had let-
ters which evinced an hostility of feeling tiom.
Royal HiglinesS the Duke of York towards his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales: It was imPoisis'iole
for him, try believe, that between two Illostrious:
Brothers, to serve one de'whont was Ids ride and
honour, there could txist any disposition such that,
imputed. On further investigation he discovered
thst. this Mrs. Farquhar 'was no other than
Oldie herself.

Colonel GOR DONT was then ordorea in and ex‘a-
mind, Re suited, that me. had called
on him at the Chaneellnr Of the Exchecitter's, and
on his telling him that he had a eanirounicaliotr,to
Make on the snhjeaof the in-e:aigation retort; the
HOie4e; he referred him to Mr. Lo,k too.
LoNG being asked, if he bad inentionA Mr.
Dowlees haute to the Duke of •Voll.,,—he saki, that
hey never saw the man before his being at the Bar Of
Flonse..;--Being asked, had he hilelol a list
Menibers-olibii House; Svhli Would vote with Mr.
hu, in case cat dkappointmou, and with whii;ll he
delight,;(—he iaid believer did.

• Ex,OI;I4ED .11Y 1J It, WYNNP..
Had any tpidication been: made tho,Dicke
or Pori; tor u.commissarim appointint,;it ?
di. Lest: mentioned, tliat,, ;:40:1 the Du%o, ui
;Peck told hink avtat dispute flag arit;en stout g,t
the Otlieers—that Ite believed principally
trisen.trurn the Pay-unamers—th4 beilit:vta M.
Maltby was the cause. „of it—that he Nvisinai
M;tuby should be removed from
.his place. Mr.
Long said that a relative of Air. Manby, a Alentber
of the House, wishe,d. that Mr. Manny stlould get,
an appointment ; that he mentioned it to Mr. Pitt.
Mr. \VVNNitt then ei,quired of Mr. Long :if he
had made any other application to the Doke of York
rt.:lative
.Nianby, to which he answered in .the
negative.
Airs. Clarke was the; ex milted. , •
Q. \Vhu tirst gave her theidea of sellinunilitary
promotions ?—A.l'he per, applying.
Q. What was iter salary from the Duke of York-,?
—7-03, 10001. persapnurn. n,..
Q. Had she any credit with his Rofil Highness's.
tradesmen ?—A. No.

Q. Did she, receive, any money from Mr. Dowler
and Colonel French, and did . she tell' the Dulte of.
York ?'—,A. She, did tell.
. .
Q. Did she say she was promised money ?,---A..
She told the. w bole • stor,y of Mr. Dowl,:r .
Q. Does she recolkti any apFlications for promo.
lions uuconnue..ted with military promotions 1—
A. Promotions in the ehureb. , •Q. Ha 4 any one .appliell it) you for prommions it)., the church ?—A. Yts, Dr. t),*.N,l.ira livid. applied .tu
flle. in ardor nt h;e 1....w."...;. f): __

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Q. flail she abjr`Other ilegotith ions or spplicationa
for church preferment.% Yes; lately,
Q. What were they p—A. ,She said she esn'd
not read her pavers now as she had no inie t
them.

(4. For what rank of promotion were the •appli-
, cations 'made Tour,' of Demo or Bishop.,
Q.
,How were those persons led to believe. that .she
Conl4 have stitiicient ineoenee to procure ,suelt p e-
fermqots S 4 did nut know ; she supposed in
consequenc4 of her reputed contlettien with his.
Ito al Highness.
sho meri inthe nathe of any person op!, .
plying for preferment in. the Church ?-4t. She said
igho`nnderstood-IIC woWfl deny it ; that his Damp
wa'sT,Donoran ; that .:appiici (100 Wad Callt.lilJed
iii Ikl4:riwit It%rere in t:433..iession of Cul. Wardle.:
Q., How-does +4 Mr. Donovan means
Jo deny the applic"atiOn lie said he would al-
togethvr.
Q.' Did whness receive ,O lerter Trom. Mr. Donn"
'an, desieirt her to be clinch inl rapplicatiop to.the
Duke of Vork, ot:.that oqter rerstias might apply,
and he would nth. obtain the appointment ?—A.
YV3, I did receive a letter,

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Q. Did yOU tuentitm Dr. O'Mara's application to
the Duke of York Yes, I did.
Q. What answer did yotrreceive from hA Royal
iglineu the Duke of Yorl;,l—A. lie told 'me; his
Maje.ry did trot like Iniu on account of thep in his
11,101 e.

Q. Did Dr. O'Mara give her any partictwir sum
of money, and if he tiij,. what sow ?—A. The
pentleman at }velem exami;nng, and whom. I be-
iieve to be a friend of his, will probably be able IQ
inform the

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2. nq)eatt:il.-.X
-. SJid she b'd fbrgoteo or
might tell she had burnt all. her papers..
Mis. Clarice examined by Nit% Yottr.R.-0. Do-u
the 'witness recollea when, I)‘.. 111;11, ‘.4411
opplic.ttion to her I—A. It wits in the ptar 14 )4
wik,sli the Duna of York wos just going to We/-
month Dr. O'Mara c.111u,1 anuno for a lettor of
tecommendation tind intrudaa ion to Pt.', a) I ligh,

t,Css.

Sir GEottoL- WARRHNDER.*--Q. W:tnes4 his
said, il) a former part of he:A:valence, that fags Ruy:d
Ifiglow,s hod, on several occasions, paid .seterkl
Sums of -motley tOr her, besides the, lot*. I,e show
ed imer yeatly,.dries the winieift adhere 10 yet
.A.. 1k paid 1304)1. to Ovens:lint).
(1. Did he pay 'latteral 'other sums site the
10001'. )—A. fit, paid for a faudau tor me,
Q. Did be pay any, other •acm She does not
..recolleOt any .other sums. '
Q. 'What was the acnount, of the wituessis' debts
when she ff,pa'rated from .his Royal Higlin.,ss the
Duke Of 'York 1;—.A.'..4.14b0ut .s...:outfi. .1 SOCA„ Ihe ac-
coma by Mr. Cumrie, but afterwards 1 foend. them .
more. . • _
Did witness receive any sums from the DOcas
of York beside the 10001, per annum No,
not any.
• Q. Uow long did the witnc:i:reside at Gloucester.
place ?--A. Auuut two and a haif, or three years, •
fly Royal 'Higimese
the Thke of York acqutinted, with the extent of tier
estahlishinent evrta nlyr he. 011. bit bate been,
inasmuch as he saw WO e+t• ry day.
U % bola was the t cart-Martial held that
She alluded loon the last light she gaseevidence.?
Capt Thompson. . •
What A1k,4:014, n.fture,of the evidence she th`tv:
ou that (.ourt-Martial •
. The HOtHe tioet iatg to VO of t l,is olvlo Aim),
it was ‘rithdrawn.
The witness was then ordered to' withdraw..
Mr. 'Wu ITaltaitO said, he rose in consequence of
the assertion of Mts. Gail,- in the beginning of the,
evening (mat she had insulted. and abused in
cinning into the House cf Commons), to move that
time Serjeant at Arms be ordered to ,attend the wit-
nesses tuand from the House of Coaunotis, to pro,
tea% them from any insult or iffpity that might bay
offered to them in obeying the o.rd#rs of that House.
He said, \k"liatever rniglit he the charaOet, the nits.
.rals, or the line of life pursued by the WittICSS who
had been before the,House, that there was a certain
detereute and respect due to ot. Sex which should
nat be violated on any occasion, least (71
,all OD her •
entrance into that 'loop.
'lll••.am.o.tti 's;l4l, he felt it his, duty to °big&
to the [notion °ibis i eu. Frieud, for ret o reasons,
first that he did not, it ish tt shoulit app,2ar thatkit was
necessary to make any such other tick:oo4).ol4,
on the most accurate enquay Otto the business, he ,
understood that no insult whatever: had been-dieted.
the witness- in the course of the evening. a•
‘Vnprattaan b 3.44, that. it night How,
Friend would say,
,that no insult 1),:lA been otlered the
witness, he would got persist in his motion.
Mr. SfilittiDAN said he cotdd not be posittve, not
hating been present on the occasion ; t hat. his know-
ledge: was grounded on the,strict tropmitieS which had
b2.:11 tiY.tttt ,
trimlyflit
SitttJ KANT at Art ms was then ordered th
liar of the House to. relate the• circumstances. He
said it W4b sc,ulv 1111)e before she could be found ; that -
he had sent messenger for her; that all the coffees
infuses about, the HOusenad beet resorted to to find,
her ; that aftcr a considerable time she was found hi
her .carriage near .the House ; that she was handed
iron) her carriage by the Serjeaut at Arms,,,nod eon.
o.naetl tolkeßothie.
tieing asked it there were any person*. in the,pns.
saes leadtpg. to, the. Howe, ho .said only seven or
eight persons, and that not the least insult whatso-
everwas offered her. The Serjeant was then order-
,
'O4 to Withdraw.
MISS TeVYLLIR EXAMtNmW tIY Alit. WARDLE,
. Nits the witness in the hftbit of visiting :Mrs.
Clarke; when, she resided at Gloucester-place,
t tic! proteotion of the Duke 01 York 1---A. Ye*, fie.
tpontly.
Q. bid witness ever hear,Mrs. Clarke talk to. his
Highness-, respecting the levy-et' Qui. Pretieh ?
X.es, I did :epee,
, Tell so Or you recollea what pasted`iaport
that Occasion I remember that its to at
tp.l,•sliOtifrom,4lrs. Clarke, relative to ,Q4-Frettelm's
lety, his Royal Highness said, i am worried with
French's levy,. but how, darling,. does he be.
hlie towards you
,
Q. • I.ly time Arroittlxo.3otella,t...,--Eow long nas
witness kno,,vn Mil, Clarke About ten years:
mils witness not known her longer twin ten
years ?—A. I do not know precisely.
' Where OW withes4.livel,--rA, At Chelsea.