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:ct:fmnsin up:during the whole of the inlet yelling
1:lay•?!,-14.. It did. • • -
Gi,..Was it seen by any person.than, the Duke of
l'Ork and Mrs. Clarke ?-7A..1 suppbse it mu 4 have
'he4n.seen by th,emiid-servarifs-whomade the bed,
'lbt3t.perhaps they could not read. ' •
44. Is the witness quite sure that the Duke of,
.Fork-read-the.list-?—A.-Quite.sure-; -for- .ire
ward's made some observations on it: He assured
'me that he would promote every one. of them by
degrees. • . . •
`• Q. Does the witness know it Mrs. Favourite ever
saw the list ?--A: I do not.
the ATTOHkEY-GENERAL.—Did the:wit,
aerie ever live with Mr. Ogilvie No. I never
lived with any man but the Duke of York.•
U. Did Mr.-Ogilvie ever live with the witness ?
A. Will the House allow me to say a few wortis..?..—
General Clavering called on 'Mr. W. Ogilvie a few
days ago, and asked him to come down and speak
against my ,charadter. •
• Was the witness acquaitited 'with Mr. Ogil-
vie Yes. - • ..
Q. How long ago ?—I don't recol/ea. ' -
(. About how many years ago ? two, four, six ?.
A. Not

Q. Did the witness kndw hiM' before his. embar-
ras,ments ?—;A. No. -
Q. Was the.witnyss examined as a witness at the
time of Mt. Ogilvie's failure ?—A. Yes ; bur was
'living at that linie• with the Duke of Xork.

Q.; By Mr. WltirrfanAb. The witness says,
that she had frequently receiy,' i letters -fiom the
Duke of York sitrce-she quitt d oim ?—A. Yes.
Q. Cut she produce one idler Insunstp.nt fate that
fat4i?-..,4%. Yes; hnt his letters Were not civihafier
, I 11:11:C brought some here to shew'rhat
the hand-writing is •the same as• that of the note
questioned.
.4. 'Are theydated ?—A. :1 believe some are.
[After'Sotne further cowiersatiotion the shbjeEt,,
Mrs. 'Clarke gave in a note, which site stated had
been written to her by the Duke siuce her separa-
tion Iron; him;) • , - •
The two notes given in by Mrs. :Clirke st the
commencement of her et aminstion thiS night were
then read by the Clerk.; they were:As 'follow-
" Inclosed I send you the money which you wish to have
for your journey." .
do not know what you meart I never' authorised any
one to plague vr distress you you may therefore be at your
easeon my account." •
The examituation of Mrs. Clarke was then conti,
raied.

Q. By Mr. Tuompsobr.—Didlliennk-e of York,
in. what the witness call's his love-letters, mix any
thing whichaelnted td 'military or eccleslasticM pro-
motions ?—A. I hardly know how to answer that
•
• qiiestion.
t. Has not the witness stated -thnt she has whit
she calls love-letters, frorn.theOuke of York, in her
possession ,at present ?—A. Yes, I have, and
of my friends have also
GI, Is.any thing in_those.letters yelatiVe to
tary or ecclesiastical promotions No. - -
Q. Mr.. LOCKH AAT any person. present
• when the witness looked over the nopers
Wed to the subjc4 of this Inquiry ?—,A. I Item
let any person look.over-any papers.
U. :By Mr. 1-.lltaski-r.—When ,the witness was
in Gloneeiter-place, she pay her bills herself, or
through the meditini of her housekewer —A. Some-
.
tunes the nne--..01n-etintes the other, ~I'never paid
My baker's and batchees• bills myself; they were
paid by the housektncr...
Q.: Who 'Was that house-keeper Mrs. Fa-
, vourne.

Did Mrs. Favourite ever represent to the wit-
ness that her creditors were very chitnotous ?-
11„. Yes ; but I never minded ,wriat she said,
Gt. Did Mrs. Favourite reprctsent to the witness
the necessity of the Dike of York's supplying her
with moody to pacify 'those .creditors.?--A. Yes ;
of course, if she was teazed by thetp,.site teazed me.

Q. Were those debts to a considet-able amount ?
What is tuettni, by; a considerable amount ?

Q. To Ihe amount of t 0001. ?—A. I.do not know
In What amount they tvete. •

Q. Does not the witness know that hills to a largo
amount were paid by the Duke of York, in conse-',
quenco of en application made 'to him by the witness
on the representation of .Mrs. Favourite ?--A. 'No.
H never paid any, of think: bills, a Ithpugli I know
it bait been so represented. . .
[After some conversation on the subjea of any fur-
ther notes, it was agreed, that Mrs, Clarke should
ftend town Jo the House any, with dates, that she
might have received from. the Duke of York after
her separation from him.] •
Q. 11.), Sir T. Tt.rwrosir—,Does the witness reCol-
led, that in the.presenee of Miss Taylor, the Poke
of York and the 'witness ever. talked of militar=y pro-
niotioiN —A, I am stir, I can't say ; the Duke of
York did not mind what he said before Miss Taylor;
he was,very fond .of her.
Q. By Mr. LocknAitT.--I wish to, kuow the
namos_ of the frielitis who hare the letters of the Duke
of York in theirposstnsiori, alluded to ..by the wk.
nesi in a firmer ansAret I

the motion of Lord FoutsTo!,lE, the witness
Was'Orderecl to Withdilw.
A conversation arose on, the popriety of this
question lietWeen 'Lord Folkstone, Mr., Lockhart,
Mr; C. Adanis, 13atturst, the,Chancellor of the
l'Achequer, Mr. Rose,. Mr. Mrhithread, and Mr.
IYenitis" "Browne; afkr which the question 'was
withdcawe; anti. it was ordered that Mrs. Clarke-be'
informed she might go away.
ColonelHamitton was called ini.and his examina-
.
tiou remitted.

U. By Lord FoLxsToNE.—Did Captain .:Sailden:
state to the witness from' wbom he received the note?
—A. From Mrs. Clarke or that it had b.en con-
veyed tohirn Irtnn.Mrs. Clarke.

Q.
When the witnes.'.. saw the note was it wrap-
.
ped up in a piece of paper, or accompanied by t*
piece of paper, with thesitnilardirei..iion Capt.
Sanden sheiked me a similar corer, with the Dover
post wait upon' it. .
Q.. Did the witness inform Mr. Harrison that the

note. had been desiroyed by Capt. Sandell I—A. Yes,
Q. Why I—A. Because I understood that Mr/
Harrison was ernployed.as an agent of the Duke of
York.
Q. From whom did the witness learn that ?
A. sevural Locik

How
o long_ ha 4 the witness been acpainted
with- Captain lioncien ?—A. I remember ha% ing
teen him in 1793, He never wits an acquainiance
of tune.

a. iiy Mr. Sit A 1.%.:. LE I' I: 13 :—Alrag it witis ree
lu&ance that Capt. Sandell . allowed. the witness to.
copy the tiote ?—A. No,
Q. When. Capt.. Sanden told the witness that he -
had destroyed the note, did he say any thing .libotrt
that copy ?—A. Never. -t4
By Lord'iMtr.Ton.—When the Wiiness corn.,
_
Tritinidafei.l to- Mr..A.i.!ant whall)-6 knew of the trJni-

tion, was it with the expeOation that it would he
• made known in.the House?-I—A. Lstated it to Mr.
Adam; because I have becwa-cquainted with him
many .years, and know him to he a Man of honour
and integrity. I wished to take his advice and opi-•
hien, not having come to.any prceitctticxisiOn'in my
own mitid. ,

Q. Did tit.e‘Witness.conSider the note .of
ance' to the inqtftry.?—A. I believe the note; to
the .best of my judgment, 'to be in the hand-
ivriting bf - the Doke- of York. it was therefore
inipossible that I skould not attach to it:great im-
portance.
Q. After the'Witness!s coMinvication, with the
Chancellor of' the Exchequer, did he know that it
was the Chancel*of,the Exchequer's intention not
to state thdtransaelion to the House for sonic days.?
A. I had no knowledge whatever of the,Chancellor
of the Exchequer's
Q. By Mr. LOC. KIIART.—Did Captain Sandell.
mention te•the kivitness his intention of destroying
the .uote ?—A. 'On .the contrary be promised that
would preserve all the papers.
Q. Did he ever mention to the %*itness that he
had destroyed the papers ?—A I have already stated
that he did:
Q. Did be mention to the witness his motive for
doing to?--1: 1 never knew any motive. which
t
aatiated any part of Captain Sanden's condat.
Q. Did Cappin.Sanden ever mention to the 'wit.-
ness that the concealment 'ot the note would benefit
any person ?—A. Never.
Q. Did he ever say that the prodglion of it
would be prejudicial to any pi ron ?—A. Certainly .
not.
, •
.Thewitoess was ordered to withdraw. •
Harrilon examined 1) Loid FULiss'ro.bit'l•
U. Are' yon Agent or council for the Duke•ot
York ?—A. No.
,LIL Are yOu ernplOyed for him in any .way
.1 am consulted by his Royal Highness, in his charae-
.ter Of CoMmander in Chief, from t he,knowlcdge 1
supposed to possess:On milin-try subjeds, andiv.,t'-•
a'ked to attend to the busine,s noW'betore the
Committee. -
•Q. In consequence of-this, have you constantly'
ttt-
tended the proceedings on that iubjea iu this Houses--
---A. Certainly.
(4. When • did Colonel Hamilton tell yOu thd:
note was not destroy'ed AbOut five o'clock
of that day on which Captain Sanden saw him. •
Q. Did yon take any steps in consequimce of that -
information ?—A. I Caine to the House, and found I
the Conunittee sitting. I coipmunicated the intelli°
uence to Mr.. Huskisson.
~ •
Q. Was yon present on .the night of the In-
quiry' after that communication was. made ?----A•
Q. Nit.','as••rur communication 'made before tin'%
staternt given by the Chancellor of the Exellequet
—A. Certainly it was.
Mr. HusitssoN examined in his place by Loi,i
Po KtI.ONE.

Di'd, you receive , this infotmation
.from, Mr:
'Hart ison at the time alluded to ?—A. I did; I then
stated to my Right Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of
the Excliegner, that the note was not destroyil;
adding, that it mattered not Whether or no it was
existence.
• Q.'"Had you heatd of the nate before that:tin-rel..
—.l. Yes, hi confidence, by my Right Hem Friend,.
and of cOlonel.Hamilton's iiquiry into the cirt:otilf
stances.

The ettANCELLOE of the ExcirEtatnit-examined
by,Lord FOLKSTONE.

Q. Do you with to correa. any of the evidence
given by you on Monday ?--A, T am not
aware that 1. have any alteration to make. If there
are any questions the NobleL?rd would wish' to ask,
I will answer them.

Q. 'At the time you made the statement to 414
House, did you.know what is now told, that tho
note was not destroyed ?—A. I statedt that .titoo
to the House, that I did not knew*, 'whether it
was destroyed or not. There Was a strong ice'pression on my mind that it was. destroyed.
Q. To whom did you, communicate the circum•
stances connetled with the note ?—A. I can tuen•
lion. some, bot am. no;, sure that I can recolle4
every :name. 1- mentioned- the' circumstances to -
.Mr. Huskissan, Mr. Canning, Lord Castiereatlt,
Mr. Yorke,
,the.AttOrney: and, Solicitor-General, VP.
the Lord Chancellor, and to Lord LiverpOol, who
all concurred with rue in.opixtion, that. my Learned
Friend (Mr. Adam).should 'make a similar corntna:
niCation to some friends of. his on the other side of
the House. I stated to every person to whom I men-
tioned this at the time that I conceived it to be
clear duty not to be:made the depo,itory of suct,i' so
statement ;. -hut frog!t .fir4.day.l knew of it „-„e
deterthined to make it .o.oblic. I *believe I")
knew of its e4istence. till I lie:trd it. was desloY-,e,,-„
except the Lord 'Chancellor: In my eianliotifi'i
of Captain Sadden; 1 -bore'irt Mind- all b*-1-
wittims had said in, his coannuuication to. Colon'.
Harnituin, and would ln;e asked hial if, 00:1/(41
Was nut destroyed, 'brit (pun what 'he told Cqlooe
Hamilton- in the morning..,
Mr. HusKtsioN 'repp. tte lus statement .in. e
‘..
-planation to guard against mistake.
Simicrron GESEItAIi. rcontirmcd that the
ChatteellOr.'of the Exchequer had', train the.tir;t,(lt-
dared his resolution to make the. Note pLibltclY
and
wv1,101VIell: ttiller: it was's., real: Note or a- tbrg(l'
nt'steolaitccilutse f.adv.°Lir (:)q,
or ilga:iltie OW
• Mr. CANNING bore-his testimonylo,thunte ef-
sa
fefl ; that his Right I-fon. Friond was always re''
solved In relieve hisconscience from this charge.
A Mr.. ADM exaniined Lord. Pot.ttSTOIL
Q. Did you receive from Cot. Hamilton any 10111
• lustrious perso
mation that the note Was destroyed ?—A„ No, „
might have'reeeired.'such a notice from Mr.' Filtr';
- son or Mr. Huskisson, as I believe I did about the
time it was hinted- first. I was as determined
Chancellor of the laxctiequer to coannunisate
circumstance t conneted•with this note to the put'
and, in consequence of this impressioni.an
(itst.of thei Right Hon. Gentleman, did make theta,
known to Loco H. Petty,- Mr. Whitbread, and t-7