The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-15 00:00:00

that nn insinuation of guilt was contrary to ;he dig-
nity and honour Of the Rouse.
Mr. Colui (of Norfolk) that though the
origUtal Address may, nor be' carried, yet in con-
science he, would say, from the evidence, that-there
was corroptipn in the extreme, personally attached
to the Duke of York. Circumstantial evidence he
buil(uport, and this he felt to be so much stronger
than positive .evid.mce, at-least it had carried more
men to' the.gallows. Had any doubt remained on
Vs mind in the, matter, the
.speech of his .Honour-
Ole Friend (Mr.Whitbread) would have removed it
01.- Hy (Mr. Coke) was determined to oppose c9r-
rupiion,. whatever form it may assume; and its de-
fetice lie would leave to those who were -likely •to
thrive by it. If the Country were to be saved, it
oqlv be by opposing such. corruption. When
he 'looked to the situationsof the Hon. Gentlemen
on ihe ether. side, he Would no longer pay any de-
gree of attention to what they said on this subject.
The Honourable Gentleman concluded by return-
in,; his 2,4lc,Vie Oanks to the Hon. Mover _(Colonel
Wattle.)

, .
:'Jr.WItiDIIAM next addressed the Speaker.—
•lie began. hy a minute examination of the nature of
the eVidence, the doctrine of which he contended to
abound with npprobriajuris consullortlin, as the doc-
triee of disease was said to aliound with opprobria
Inolicorinn. IL then proceeded to apply the prin-
ci'eles which he deduced from this examination, to
the, question before the House, and commenced
with an investigation 01- the testimony of Mrs.
Clarke.—Mrs.. Clarkehad shown herself to be ain-
, dietive to a certein degree. He conceived that her
dexterity had been misnamed ability, and had been
-very 'much surprised to hear her flippancy
.termed,
wit. , To say the least of her there was e careless-
newt in her sentiments, which made him very much
distrust them. lite allowed that there appeared nothing
premeditated, that she poured anther evideoce•with
' negligent profusioe ; but this very facility should
put (i.e House on their guard with respect to her.
it was fiery probable that she would discriminate in
• her testimony, and tell the truth straight forwards,
when she spoke of subjeas in which she might
otherwise be contradicted by other witnesses ; but
a..
t-Thenroleibility left the House its full measure of
~r,:.-.esept.: those points in, which she peetielasked to
;: l'o7,,.„',.le'orprl'aiee.",:Lited alone with the CoMmander in
ci.t4e wee e„pah, to her influence with his
Leael Hielmess: having be*..: aatiallY CroduOive of
e
the effeets which site declared netting but the most
e •
peaitive evidence mild ieduce him to bialeve it, he-
ereme it had 1.)!,!0 distinctly 'proved that those eiTeets
ereet have been, if .they had nor been, produced
'with-etre that influence. Adverting to the evidence
pt' Mks 'realer, he eontended, that most unitistiti-
, a. ebla oapeCtations had been entertained, with reseed
to !ter ebandoning her connection, with her sister-
; eeheee• 'elks Telor, and her testimony were, in
103 opiei at, completely contrasted to Mrse ,Clarke
and her testimony. The charaCter of the former
was had, but her testimony good; the charataer of
the latter Was good, but her testimony bad. By
the gooduc.--,; of Mrs. Clarke's testimony he meant
the promptitude with which it was given. Miss
Te tor, on the contrary, was evidently prepared;
end the distrust which he entertained on the subjett
1,,,,1 been very Moat increased by hey forgetfulness of
fa ever occurt Lewes, which were calculated to make a
flßtilg jirlpre.B6on on her mind. 'The paucity of
eases that hed been produced, in which it was as-
eeaied that Mrs Clarke's itiflueUee
.with' his Royal
Ilighhessliad been stuacessfnl, tallied very ill with
INlrs. Clailee decleration, that she enjoyed an un-
limiteld and umeaerved cornmunicetiori with his
Royal Highness :--the more especially :when it
Mai foll,iitirted; that of those few eases it had
Ifeete
.proved that in' the greater part the trans-
eeiiens alleged, took place without any interfer-
eitel., on the part or Mrs. :Clarke", and that in
tietse cases lie . bad. Unquestionably availed her-
. self el the credulity' of the persons coederried.—
fes to the declaration so frequently 'repeated, that the
. Duke* of York:et:l4On to have known that Mrs.
Clarke's eatablishnient as as too expensive to be main-
-I.litk'd,. with Alt IcColitsC on her part to sinister-
preetiees, he tliel not feel thaathere was much Weight
In it. It was too much to exact nice calculations
of expenditure from a person se situated as his Royal
iliglines4, whose ;ruble; occupation was too Creasing
ant too eepertant to leave him much tittle fortona
sideratiens o that-nature. Nor was .he-diaposedate
Iry rp'ich stress on the letters front the Duke which
L•! been produeed.' ,A.t the time that. his Royal
• lliehness Urged a public inquiry, he had doubtless
fereeeteit tied these. letters contained' perhaps even
e steele allesion to military affairs; the most con-
vieciug pieof I hatat least lie wits not in the habit
of making such allusienS. A strong 6ra:instance in
lamer of the sppptlSition that the Duke of York
at as ignorant of the use which Uts. Clarke'rnade 'of
Ow influence, that she pretended to possess over•him
Was, that he entertained no suspicion 'even of her
' connetaion with Mr. Uowler. It his-Royal High-
Ives were blind to , this conneEtion, •he might well
be supposed blind to the other cases. - There was
tioneetanes a kind of volentary delusion to which
people were apt to lend themselves; and if the Duke
of York in any degree connived at •the practices of •
:Nita, Clarke Caylrieh he was by no .means prepared
' to edmar), he wai•convieced that it was-only a con,
nit twee such as heßetddesciibed.. He could not,
leraever, ten ;thew, that his. Royal:flightless- stood
cemplerely convicted of the Connection which led
.s,e coreeeleetwaei so itedrious, and in which the
atespiejoes that had been excitede originated.—
bee, • tar the House Ought to go *upon this
p..1(,,101, wet; a subjeaof delicate eonsideration in the
r etitirea of such a:tail:All task as apprising his Ma-
, - ~I the kuttititi;nts Of. the House on. this subja& ;
tialitig of !nye* and tenderness demanded
l• ‘ :,2 siieat shorild aamitich as possible be taitrati-
the traesattioe. ,He could never conceive
the duty of tire House, in such a .proceed-
: • , e IHe tleeleatifer in re, without also attend-
the :, r? eel. /t ntu le. ile should' therefore
,ea. et tie. ;tee, esaof hia':'ltight Ho-
e. , . • ,• .
. ~ . • : ee. • I although he admit-
-,. J !. • : 1. ee :, -.eat, -t;lt to a tit 4 met mere
flx
e .:,, ::: : , • , own oe.,:on•; tee he con eil.that
te al:stalled, it thieltht 1-
,;, e ; ;., Addietiot r'OferYOil,, cou I
1\
' ..• . 11 ~, ." ' ..Vier '; .i.rt4igiliiiioigilitii.itioii,
a,;„ :,, c MO) a lite') would
i:ls, , • , ,, , 41r flee deelaratiert of
~,
4q;,i; :. .; ~ :!:.• , ~1 . 2i3 ;;;;;iii IltgiltltfOi's klacr
14:;ihet. ' ~ .. At 411 ',,-;spetiTto the tttakitt w iiii,:b
• ,
4.144'. Ills 1144 flightie64 hod b?t,,,
. ~..
- . -

~,...~