The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-17 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

THLTII.SDAY, 'FEB. JO.
On the motion of
docks, and'the Right Hon. Q. Long, were desired to
attend in their places this day, ia order. to,give evi;
dence in the Goinittee of the whOle House on the
Charges against the Duke of York;
Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor, Mr. R. Kennet; end
Mr. Chapman (first Clerk in Lord Castlereagit'so(-
flee), were also ordered" .to be summoned kti
nesses before the Said Committee.
.On the Motion of Sir J. HALL, Mr. end Mrs
Corti were also summoned to attend the Committee.

A message from the LordS announced that their
Lordships had passed' Campbell's Divorce Bill, t 6
which they desired the concurrence of the House.'
': The Irish Militia Bill %Vela" through a Com-.
mittee, the report of which was ordered to' lie-on
the table, and the 13111 as amended, was ordered to be
printed.
The Irish Militia Enlistment Bill was Yevai
a second time, and ordered to• be committed to;
Morrow..
After some conversation, in which Mr. Hutehl
inson, .the Chancellor of the Excliegder, Lord
,A. Hamilton, Mr. Curwan, and ivir. Forster par«
ticipated, the Committee on the Distillery notaihi.;
tion Bill; was postponed until Monday.
Mr, DUNDAS and Mr. CREEVEY'S motions rela-‘..
tine to the 'EaSt. India Affairs; were postponed to
Thursday next.

THE DUKE OF YORK.
Lord FOLKSTON* moved the order of the day., that
the House should resolve itself into a ..Cenittittee
for the purpose of considering farther the Charg‘4
against his. Royal Highness the Duke of York.
Lord H. PETTY informed the House, that he had
received an application from IVIr Tynda:e, of Lin•
coln's-Inn-ticlds, stating his apprehension leNt his
name should be confounded with the Nr. Trod, ll
respe6ting whom evidence had been given at the
btr of the House. If the Halle thuiaght proper, he
would read the letter.

The-cHANcELLog of the E2CREQURR did not
think that neces•ary. The Mr. Ti. doll, who .ha ‘l
been mentioned in the eaatni►►atioti bettite the House
resided in Sorner.row, Chelsea. ,

Mr. BANK RR observed, that the Mr. Tindall just
alluded to by the Right Hon. Gentletnan, was nut at
present forthcoming..
The order of the day was then read, and the
!ionic resolved itself into a Committee.

Lord, FOLKSTONR said, . that before he elite*"
into the investigation of the subject, which he should.
that evening have the honour-of 4ubmitting to the.
Howe, it-might be necessary for him briefly to state
the purport of the papers'which would be prcxhiceds.
By these papers it would appeal, that in theleat
sal a negotiation ivas carrying oh, on 06.001 of
the-Dnlte of York, to obtain the loan of a very largo•
sum of money (between 70 and 80,00010 to be paid
-by way Of annuity, The person employed for tit*
purpose was a man of the name. of. Kennett, who
at that time resided in a house in Dincoln's-ipo--
fields. This negotiation proceeded to 9 a consider-
able length, and at the same period concurrent,
negotiation was on foot tc. obtain for this Kentrett
a situation under Government. It would appear by
the papers, that several applications had been 'made
- by his Royal Highness The Duke of York to /Llne..
rent departments of Government, particularly, those
'under. Mr. Pitt and Lord Camden, in ordpr to ob..
fain for. Kennett various situations of trust and emo- .
lument„..principally in the West Indies. It would
likewise appear from the papers, that very great in-
terest was used for this purpose. By one of the pa-
, pers it would appear that the advance of the sum of
money to the Duke,ef York was aelcally dependant
' on his Royal Highness's obtaining a place for ken.
nett; that Kennett proposed this as the.tine qua-iron
of his exertions to procure the money; and that the
answer of the Private. Secretary of the Dike of York
acknowledged the receipt of Kertnett's letter with] -
out expressing any displeasure at the proposition..
'He-would abstain from making any comment on this
proceeding at present ; and would proceed to' call
witnesses for the purpose of proving the hand.
writing ofd the different parties to the varitiuS papers
which it Would be necessary to produce. He moved
that Mr. Duff be called to the Bar.
The CIiANCaLLOR of 'the Exertintrati Would not,
oppose the motion, although the present question
did riot - seem consistent/ with the express objets to •
which the Committee bad been, direeted to dev1)10
their attention. The charge. now made by the No,-
Met Lord against the Duke of York, did not apply
to any office under his Royal Highpess's appoint.,
meet, nor was it couneaed with any thing that lisce
been done by Mrs.'Clarke. •At the smile time
was most congenial to his feelings,. end he was sure. "
it would be most congenial -to the feelings of his
Royal Highness, to avoid that prejudice which would-
be occasioned by an objcalion, which might be
construed into an attempt to stifle inquiry. Under
these circumstances, however irregular he conceived
the proceeding, he would not object to tie motion et
the Noble Lord.
Lord VOLtitiTOn could not agree with the Right
Hon. Gentleman, that the present charge was. re.
gular, because it .was uneonlmied with Mrs. Clarke.

With respeti to the Right Hon.Gentlemati'i, other
objm, namely, that the Comoth tee were apptyinted
to investigate military matters lie acknow-
ledged its validity. it was with this view'af the sub.,
jett, that he had proposed last ingte, that the Chair-
man of the Committee, on tbe resumption; of the
I-louse, shon'd move for an enlargement of [owers.
As this motion clid not scent to be .approied of, he'
did not,.persevere.in it.
Mr..etteEVEY, before the introdualon of the
witness, wished to .say a few words. Clarke
had last night declared, that she, believed one of the
letteu, --purporting to be ~erit ten by Baroness- None.,
Itens, was in the hand-ter.ning of hot ekt•eit
not Mt. Le' Maitre; but Gi.t..,te‘fni :_con‘tk,,,w; 1,0

k.,t:vey) 1).1:1 Trice-4,4. a le•ter
1 oin Mr.' Le Maitre, who was verrilinch-hurt thin
his name had thus been mentioned, and who de-
aired that he was wholly unacquainted with • Mrs.
Clarke. If the Committee thought it necessary, he
would read 1,, Liam: Mr. Le Maitre's letter.---(A
cry of Ao. vi)') . -
Mr. Die was then called in and examined to the
following effeta •

Q. by Lcxa FoLicsTONt.—What is the witness? A. I
am a Solicitor.
Q Does the witnesli k vow any thing of Mr, Robert Ken.
nett I—A. 'yes,- I %vas a Solicitor to his hankruptcy.
Q. W hen did that bankruptej take place:?. A. Some time.
tire year in 3.
Q. In con, quence of the Witness. being a Solicitorto that;
bankruptcy, did cettain papers relative to thelnquiry 'bctorc;
the ?louse of Commons come into his pqss'ession I A. Cer-:
fain letter!; which are now in my pocket.,
Q. Produce them, (The witness gave the Clerk a packet
of itapera)
Q. When did these papers Wale Into the wit:teis's
sek;siun I A. Surat tittle in the 't•ztr iSas and
Q Have they ever litlice'rernaliied ip his possessioi: ? A.
.Yes.

. _
Q. Are those all the papers which the witness ever 130 s-.
tossed 2 A. They are.
Q 11id not the witness at any time -state that he believed
a paper was in his possession on which lie could not readily
put his hand ? A , I St4tcd So last night to Lord F 011•: stone;
but to.day cotnrnunicated to LOrd Volt:sib:le that t had
every reasini to believe that paper was not in my possession,
:and that lily recollection of it must have rken truth vile of
the bankrupt's letters, which I have just delivered. ,
Q. Does the wises mean to say that the paper is not in
existence ? I stated to Lord iolkStone this morning,
that I believe no such paper is hi eXiStetl,ce.
Sj. is the witness aisquainted with the hand-writing of Mr.
Kelinett? A. Perfectly. •
Q. Are those letters wri ten by him'
f Several papers were handed to Mr. Dittl; most of which
he declared to be hi the.haliti• writing nt Mr. Kennett)... •
Q. VANi.I i',4l4'T The winless has saiii, that
the paper Allotted to by the Noble Lord was not in his pos •
swion; why dot lie ever believe it was in his possqsion ?
A. I was led to believe it, Ilrorn a disthiCt tccolleilioll, as I
coneeived, cat having read the papers tonic time ago; but on
referring to-clay twatie papers which I actually had, and to
the place in which 1 foutid them, heeame satisfied that the
paper in question never !vas in my possession, and t. at my
supposed recollection vt it must love arisen from one of the
bankrupt's letters which I have aleliverc,tl. •
f).11)oes the witness hellcat, not only that
,the paper whs
never in his possession, 'hut also that tt way never in exist-
ence ? A I believe it never did exist. -
Q. What.busineis was Keilluntt A. He was formerly an
upholster in flurid-street. He then lived in Lincoln's- Inn-
-14 Atirl c.eirictt on, or pretended to carry op, the husin:ss
of a tooth-ache curer.
Q. Via he 1,34 S his last examination with the Comm's-
sioliets ?A. tie (Ltd, atter much inkystigation numcrous
delays.
What is bxoine bf Mr. Kennett now •A. I don't
klioW, I saw flint about a month into. •
Q, liy Lord CON r..—Does the witness know any .
p:irtiCuLir occurrenci, that happened to. Kennett since he be.
onne a bankrupt ? know what his Lordship alludes to,
but %visit the quegtou to br put more pointedly.
Q. I.'"ict he evel stand inn the pilloryl lie was tried by
nrclerof thisi.ord Chancellor, tor 3 c.Onspitaq to ilelt:Jt the
erpturiiiFirinois, tit.uui Ntity, and sentenced to the pillory.
Q. HadKcienett been a 1,31110010 before the bankruptcy to
which the Nvito:!ss was Solicitor) A. He had.
Q. What (s.ere the /late, cal both bankruptcies I A. I can.'
nut State wiili precision.' •
Q, What was tilt' date at the second hai.kruprey? A. To
the best of my ret:nlicttic.:n the sad qt npr:l 1103.
Q. In what year did rite taist bankruptcy occur ? A. 1
eininat charbe my
.trietriory with an accurate recollection of
the time, but I Inuit it %v.'s in January, y 8 i.
viitOss was Ordered to withdraw,
Lord FOI;XS)ON8 was' then desirous of exarnin-
itlg Licut..COlotA Taykr,' 'bat ti.jeatit at Attn.;
informed the COmMittee that he was not in at-
tendance.
The C;uhtictu.ott of the Exc sfficl;litat
an express hid tiet.rt tent down to Wsndsor to Cl.
,tytor, re.erieo at the Bar of lira
Rouse. lIN dtwiitei whether a sttfileitua time had,
elapsed to-allow of 104 arrival, but lie truited that lie
would reach the House in time fur the preSenu exa-
. gptittatioli.
Lord FOI:KSTCNI3 stated, that his Only obje6 at
preigni Was, to prove Caonel Taylor's hatiti•;writ-
tug ; probably some Hort. Member ntigtlt be . abbe
to do so.
Mr. Thytma was examined' as to this effea ; se*
veral letters purporting to be written by Lieut.-eel.
Taylor Vvere sliewn to him, which he acktiowled.,l,ed
to be in Col.. Taylor's hand-writing. ,
Mr. C. Lotto was exarnined. as to the hand-writ-
ing of several letters, purporting to he written by
Mr. Adam (Mr. Pitt's private Secretary). CH se-
stated, that they were of Mr. A-!;iin's
band-writing ; of one, that it professed to be but a
copy Of is letter Mitten by Mr. Adam.
,
t,.
Mr. -C. f.oso also acknowled;led the hano-writ-
,
..
in of a 'leth!r, purporting to b. written by, hitnselt.
proved the hand-Writing of a
letter purpnrting to he written I,y Mr. Chapman.
The Clerk then read the several papert and let-
ters, which were to the itAlowing

10110rillidtliT1 in the 112 mi, writing pf Mr. kI. NT. rir

?rite )114U:4131 SUM of to be 3,lVlllt:Utt to Ili.; {top!
Highttps the lloke of York, by way of itnntilt;, .At ttie Late
of tcyli pet cent. tit be divided it:ltt Inc or t %kw parts, :1$ ilk
Itoyalllignitess ni.ty approve.. Tllls annuity to be energed
ott ills 1t.4;41 11:ghlicis W be ;it liberty to
lay on' the Oriocipal, alter Wpm" yeitts; qic 611311,41 Y N be
quittterly: -

TO 1%. KENNIgTT,-

Littuitmaist.Colonci 7;1)1, r pre.cm his compliments to

Mr. Kennett, and is dirt:des.' y Royal flizliness the
11u1...e of Yotk to request that M. Kennett will call on Mr.
2.,,.Attrit, in I.ineuln'3,inn-field3, on i,Vcanctetlay next, at eleven
o'clock. -.July 7.9.„.18(;.4.

TC3 It, ,ILENNV.TT,

Mr. Adam prestnts his compliments to Mt. Kennett, and

is very sorry/that his busituis elsewhere unexpeetetily de-
' tsiDC(l.ll;trOrsteulay. fie shoidcl be g44.1t0 see Mr. Ken.
'net: to.ur.trow morning at eleven o'clock. •
Liocolit's-,nn-lield*, Aug. 2, Igo4. •