The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-10 00:00:00

She is an often-% -widow, it td seems; quite it; tlrt
habit of Military intrigne.
Q. Did. Cle witnez ‘B4l4tliteis'atd a, list of the
prices 01 eornmissions'?=-4.' Not; I' never did. It
did not -beloog_to are. I. Intve:sdem stench a thing,
I saw 1 in.Cobbett.
Q. -What was the-name of the Officer's widow ?
A. I used to see her frequently. • I don't'recolleet
her name,: now;'. hut I shall'soon. -I do -not know
her. I wish to ask Colonel M'Mahou to state what
he knows of the nature of my propositions to the
Duke of Vprk.—[Mrs. Clarke here burst into team]
--I hiuve this instant received a Letter of an exceed;
ugly alc r.!stit mg nature, begging me not to go on,
which very much grieves me. .1 wish the House,
{that my charaaer may not be so back as it-is retire-
Setae(' to be,) to-inquire of Col. M‘Nlabon if I made
improper propositions to his Royal Highness;
or what were my propositions ; and.more particu-
larly with respect to the nature of all the Messages
Of which he wits the-bearer. lam sorry to be obliged
to expose him. -
Q. Has the witness any obje6lion 'to put in the
letter which she has received ?—A._ In a feW days,
but not to-ntglit. •
The CHAIRNIAN.,-,The Committee wish to knew
:the contents of that letter )!--A. I have not myself
read it through. •
The Cu.vi ristAN.—When. did the witness receive
the letter ? where ? and from whom ?—A. In the
Lobby, when I withdrew ; it was given to. me by
one of the Messengers. •
Mrs. Clarke then gave the letter to one of the
Clerks, who read it aloud. It was nearly as ful-
lows :
wesuoinster-hall, Thuisttay tvelittig. Eight o'Lloek.
" MAomw,
64 I am moat aittionsly desirous. to see yost to.night ; the
lateness of time Inior will filikv no difference tome. . It must
be unnecessary ipr to üb'serVe,. that the business above is
illy reason for expressing this Soiicitude.- 1 should wish to
see you here ; but, it yodi think it Inure eonvenientrit might
be at Westiatimplave, until WkJultt be th6.elo:night at your
own house. To what t reter, you may vaAy;ruoss ; but
it would be imprudent for me to glance at it on payer; if
your feelings at
_all akwitt with' mine, )ou will write two
metes, the one to b‘; aim to the messenger by.whoin this
will be delivered, and the uthers‘lit to the Exchequer cot-
fro:liodSo. "', •
• 4 I ant, INfisciatn, your obcdient Servant.'
e• Wit,LtAre ;. Wl4Lm4 s."
s. ) tried to.: get a note to you by two or three of the
Ater-ethers ; but they declined it, from the apprehension that
401Pe suspicion thightattaelt to them in consequence.'
Q. By the Arron'r sv-GctlettAL —ls t list the let-
'ter which distressed the witness .s 0 niucti, and in
Which she was desired-.nut to go on ?—A. In my
opinion it is from what occurred yesterday..
. What does the y hirer's allude to I
ceived a letter, troin the same Gentleman yesterday,
the meaning'of which I- could not itnurtaliately dig-
over. Hu told me in it that he liad weir 114
Play about two months since, with Sir It. Peale 4104 l
Air• and that he had particular b4sittes4
with rue. This was the Gentleman to wholn,l, al-
luded in, tiro early part of my. eXati)ination this night.
1 sent,to Linn,
.to say that A shool4,be'happy to see
!steel,.,. life caing-in consequence, Od.Was filleWll j&11.0
my iiraWitig.roQuj. He Orin aS,I4IMe if there was
ianY 1194 ikk,A4 bgiC, t'9.0.11). him no ; and
to comtiticailrim of the Opened time door) tind
let him see theA ono .wo,Oppty. He then asked
tele now I felt dkposcd Cowards the Duke pf York ;
if I eiiterttitled any revenge towards hint', midi( any
meta could induce are to .t#ke tray-childreti: with tne
nhaqd4ni nmy country. for. ever. Ile observed
that iny chavaae r was so bad that it could. not be
made cvor,e by oily stq, that might take, anti
:Olt if I Would tollow the (pulse that he had pointed
out, .t should be bountitully provided for-•-•for
On the motion of Mr. BRAND the witness was
ordered to withdraw.
BitAvt:esubmitted,to the House the-necessity
Of taking immediate theasnres forsecuring Mr. Wit.
,
The Cakicat.i.on of the Eictreitutit. was for the
most proinvt step possible.
.The doors of the LitsuSe: were instantly orderad to
be secured, and sin the:mit:ion of this Cu ANCOLteit,
of the EK(:ltEauttpr, the Chafrinatt having been pre-.
yiously instructed to ,report progress,, and to ask
leave to sit-again that aft6rhoini, the House was re-.
• The CHAN'ent.t.oa of the Ixeitenuett ,moved,'
'* That theSerjeant at Arms -have orders to take'
into ravirody Wherever be could'
be fetintt."-i-C,irried 'nun.
The Serjeatit wme then ordered by the St it ER to
4:10,h11V duty,. ' •
"Nlv fri.teroN reported progreSs, ant+ obtained'
'leave to sit again in tie course of the!aftanoon. -
• Mri-W, Saari:, wished thin 'might
be called = in to say front whose haritts• she 'received
the letter. 1 ."
Mr. You Ka and several other 'IN/emberS'addres:,,ed
the House, but the prodigious Ittinnit: prevented us
from collecting the tenor of their observations:
Mr. Witn-nity,Ari tn,wed, Olathe House should,
remain in its p;-esent st;tru until' the return of :the'
Serjeaut at Arms.—Ordered.
The Si't AKE it stated, that it, Would -Mite be.ert''
competent for the Committee, in suppco of their
own proceedings, to order the Serjeant at Aftl/4 to
take into custody any person withent delay. 'The
*it duty of the Chairman Would then haVe been to
rePOti'progress,' and, when the perabh wa:-. actually
in custody, to, move that he be eonitnitted,
The seije:Mt at ArMs then appeared at the Bar,.
dhd intormed the Speaker that Alt.. \Vtllinns was iii
custody.
LOn the motion of the CHANCII t.Lott of the Ex-
CH ECICE e; the Serjeant at Ammar! Was Ordered to bring
Mr. Williams' betore the .Commit tee • of •the whole
Ifoutiel to.be examined as a witness.
The House then again resolved itself into the
Committee.
CiimastAN—nr Bring in Mr. Williams.'
Mr. Williams was immediately brought to the Bar
and examined ,by the Chancellot Pf the Exchequer
to the following effeal
l's,that letter the witness's hand-Writing; arid
Was it sent by, him to be delivered to Mrs. Clarke ?-
4. (After having looked at the letter.) •It is my
hared-writing,und it was sent by trio' to Mrs. Clarke.
Q. Who is the witness?—A. lam a clergyman.
CI. Where does he live?---A. Am I bound to an.;
liwt.r. that ? • '
You are,"
A. I have seine personal' reasons for not answer-
ing it.
You are hound to answer it."'
•A. My present R1.4c6 of residence suppose