The Sun.
London, England, 1811-06-18 00:00:00

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COLONEL IrrifiDL.

TO THE fiDITOR.

.. &a,
AccOrdinOo my promise, I send the follow.
ing, statement, and request its insertion' in your
Paper, . .
It is well known I wai Counsel for Col., Wardle',
in his prosecution against Mts. Clarke and others,
for conspiracy, and, though. I.had not the honour of
that' Gentleman's acquaintance previously, I neces.
sarily had rimy communications with him, in which,
as it was my duty, .1 freely, and with Out reserve, stated
in confidenceeyery thing I knew tending to ass ;:it
cause; and among other matters mentioned de2lai
tion* often and openly made to myself and others as
to the expeatations entertained by Mr. Stokes, in
consequence 'of what he called " his efforts towards
the tesioration to power' of his Royal Highness the
Duke of York." •

Communications Alms made, I did not .expeO
Colonei Wardle'would repeat wilhout -my permis-
sion. I was therefore u rpr ise d to find it reported
in 3 Dilly 'Paper, as part of Iris .speech, on a late de.
casion, that I had told him, " Mr. Stokes had, at
my table, made assertions contrary to. his nath."....i.
Much more was I surprised shortly after, at re•
ceiving a letter from Stokes, ea:ling, peremptorily
on me to declare whether I had so said to Colonel
Wardle of not ? This I conceived,,Siokes had no
right to deMand, at 'coin it seemed to me he suouid.
first have a,ceriained the fad, kind not placed telt.
:woe on• mere report; I therefore declined answer-
ing Hs letter,, lest by any possibility I khou:d involve
my client in difficulty, and determined to tat kill
responsibility on myself, until further And more ac•
curately in for me d

With tirisafiew I called on,Colonel Wardle, feels
ing myself 'milled to explanation tram him; and'
here, much as I condemn his, indiscretion on'this
occasion, it is but justice to him to state, that atedid
not hesitate to gi4e every explanation in his p6.4aar,
and I have nqw before me, a tater, in which lie
says that.his speech ,sas misrepreseoted, aid 111,-o ha
did not use the expressions ascribed to him. Ilia
letter states, " that
.he had been iqiirmed uy a re-
speAdble charaeter, that I had dec4trett at a public
dinner in the.: City, oho Stokes Lid made asscrdons,
contrary to cie evidence he atierwards gave upon
the trial." Now; as lan not in the tuba cat attend-
ing public dinner's or political meetings, this iolor-
!nation coutd• not have been gone correct ; and had
'Mr. Stokes taken the right cour,e, by prt:dettly ap-
elying tor 'explanation where alone he k.ould rt crive
:it correctly, I might have bett spared -4;10' painful
nee, lastly or staring facts unpledsant all paid,
to my client, Colonel Wardle, I ought further
,to say,; that he assured me he did nut intend so make
the declaration in the House witnout a previous corn-
municatiun wills site on the subject, but that the •
suddenness of she occasion did, not allow hint to do.
so. However, although he could say -no Inure, it
was but a slender satistaaion to toe, when the mat-
'ter had' been thus brought before the public, first by
him, and afterwardi by the rude and wanton stale-
meat of Stokes. Thui situated, I feel n a duty to
my own charatler explicitly to state what I did say
to Colonel Wardle. -
I told him, and I now repeat it, that before Mrs.
,Clarke's trial took .place, Stokes had often said to me
and to others, without the least reserve and with
apparent boast, that he expeeted high promotion.for
his exertions towards restoring to power his Royal
Highbess the Duke of York, and that lie had gone'
so tar as to declare he would not be contbnt with
any appointment for his set vices under the value of,
ouol. a-year,. assigning; -as' his -reason, that if he
took a place he most give up his business. HOW
tar this was vale I know nut; merely stale his
assertions, 'ner'sliall I stop to Inquire Whether they
are consistent with his evidence on the trtal.or not ;
suffice it for' me to say, I am fully prepared by wit.
nesses, whose truth and honour cannot be impeach.,
ed, to prove my assertions, and shall be ready to do
it When called upon in any authorised way ; I there-
fore now leave it with the public to determine to
whom the rude expressions made by Stokes apply'
of " false and scandalous."
In answering ths statements contained in Mr.
Stokes': letters, I cannot 64.erionl: t;-;:tt passage in.
which he would iniinuatea that I sought assislaint-
ance front the unbecoming Motive of obtainitig bp.
siness. This is, however, a bad Compliment to biro
self ; but to such tingilterous assertion, the inde..
pendence of toy professional life furnishes, I hope,
the best answer.

• My acquaintance With I.'slr. Mclies. was ctistbil ;
ha
married a Lady hang knosery to Mrs. Alley 4.0 my-,
sell, hence the itt‘int4Cl• artist,; but friuti Ore day of
`Mrs. Clarke's iri thy srqsatils Ind orders to say'
wa weie ei;gage.l Lievall sisit the
saute time I admit t“at 'on Mottling out Mutual
friends, 1 did not speak unkit.dly 01 him; ;t was not
my' wish i'o injure him; nothing but 5...:(-detpnce
conld have urged me to the, present pubite disdostit e ;
and it' by accident, IVII3. Alley Qt hAd met
hint at a friend's hoot! 1 hive.wc.thbuld have re-
tnembered the respect duo to our host but I miut,
add, we have deserted esteemed iliet;dii, bec4use
we knew they received 'his visits.
Again he would diro to insinuate that disclosed
the s.::Crets ul my LL:lll—Shalickw tnan .1)00 he
lorgctlitat my client tiiid mo,t impril!!ently'
discovered every thi(l4, opilewnning to tits on
Iris mottortrior a new tei d, atkl tufts lett Mc no se
cret to:diselose

One observ.ttion mare, ancli have eone ; he con-
cleties hi% letter of June 10, With this reioarkablo
sentence, "h q j sltall not have,to ;?Fact a friend,
before 1 get an an,wer, as Was OW, Lan,. e. it 1, tha
former letter," Well,sniJ, brave rpan I 6e, then,
bullied hitt) Illy ..wryer. It his be
i..criee4 the conelo,,ion 14: against.,..rne---IL
what 'mist people 'thing:et 111 r. Stotiee.
now state the fad, which Iteititeti4Aw any
friend cif 'his, cur did I. hear front lrtru throngli airy
persomil coininunicatioo before ire; l'eceited my an.,
it,is otherwit,e, the tici tai tveottr.iand
otoftes can prove it.
Henceforth 1 shall not condescend to' uptiCe Mr.
,Stokes through aoyother mirdiunt than the 14w. '

`l'cinple, lone 17,

VITLA ALLEY.