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c•elted it to Mr. 'Wardle. The sum mentioned wis
, r ,e6OO. Colonel Wardle said he had it not just
tronediately, but he would consult a friend, and give
tr.:: an eswer in a day or two.
Lor'l ELLI:NI3OaOVGII here observed, that since the
taieLal' appeared to apply to Mrs. Clarke for money,
tt,ce ouht to give her a release before he should ask
ber.aily`further question ; and a release was accord-
gi.:en to her by the plaintiff's attorney, and she
than asked, whether; after she had the 'release
tivre W. 13 any part of her evidence that she wished
T~ tit ? She said not any.
Mr. Serieant BEST asked her, whether she was a
:inarriel ? She said she was ; on which the
Le.inied Scrjeant objected that the lease was void, for
:_;iven to her husband.
rt GARi:OW said, they would release all the world
Wardle.
S:ie was handed a release for her husband.
Mrs. Clarke then proceeded —lt was some time
hare Colonel Wardle was prepared to advance the
nonee, and then it was by bill. He told me he
/:.td sent a friend, a Mr. Glennie, who, he said, was
2. Colonel of Engineers, to the plaintiff, to satisfy
m. It was a bill of Mr. Illingswortles, wine-mer-
chant, in Pall-mall, for 4500, as it Would be improper
for his. name to appear, as the investigation was to go
en Mr. Illingsworth called on me to know in what
time the note should be drawn ; I told him in two
rn„;:ilts. He said be could not give for less than •
thr•-•;, and he had seen Colonel Wardle later than I
had. I never had any dealings with Mr. Illings-
worth before, except once ; Mr. Russell Manners
sen: some wine to my house ; I did not know where
it came from, but I afterwards had to pay Mr. ll-
lingsworth £ll for it. He told me the bill must be
fur three months, to. prevent any suspicion ; -and,
fearful that any thine should get round to the public,
he was to take a bill of me, lest the Plaintiff should
make Srstne enormous charges, that he Colcnel W.
would not hke to pay ; and the Plaintiff, if acquainted
with the circurnstar.ces, and his enormous deman Is
not answered, might be troublesi•me, and defeat the
investigation. I iirt became acquainted with Colo-
nel ‘Vardie at Ledford-place, the latter end of last
Autumn ; a person of the name of M'Callum wrote
me a note, asking leave to introduce the Colonel to
; I did not know Mr. M'Cullum. I. answered
it, and said, if Colonel Wardle would call on me the
next day, i would be at home ; he came, about one
o'clezk, and stopped until dinner time, near six -
o'c:c.ck I understood afterwards that Major Dodd
was walking up and down the street, waiting for him.
I vas fearful of doing what Colonel Wardle wanted,
as I thought he had not •beten long enough in Parlia-
t-nent,ancl.that he was not well enough known to the
public. At the end of November, I w•nr a r• for
tire or four days with Colcnel Wardle, Major Dod - •
and Mr. Glennie ; •a lady was to have gone with me,
Tina she disappointed me. I was obliged to go, as my
finances were very low indeed, and Colonel Waraie
v.is afraid that my friends would persuade me not to
appear at the investigation. I never heard that Co-
lotel Wa: dle objected to pay the plaintiff's bill before
three weeks ago ; I never quarrelled with Mr. War-
dle ; he has not visited me for those two months, but
I am sure I do not know the reason ; my house was
furnished entirely on the credit of ColOnel Wardle;
he gave me fifty pounds the day before we set of du
our tour, to pay off some domestic bills.

She was cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Ben.
Q, V/hen aid you first know Colonel Wardle ?—A. At the
!ear end of Autumn Of the last year. .
Q. What nu you ‘all Autumn?--A. I define it thus; Septem-
October, and to the middle of November.

u. Was ii bit tke means of your corropondertee with IWC.aI-
- that Colonel Wardle was introduced to you ?—A. y. s, if
7..ia call one letter it correspondence t but it is quite ritheuloas to
IA so many q.ititions to that fact—p•aliaps you did not
know Colonel Wardle at a

Q. Wr; not your letter to MlCailutte dated : owmher I@th ?
I do not knovii.

llktter produced, and the back of it she ared to the vilt-.0-as.]
12. Is tit parr hand-writlng i—A. It ts.
1! Winn lid you leave Begord-place ?—A. The f. flci or No
,f,Lr ; I went with Col. Wardle to visit the Martell° Tdotrs.
was it you and Colonel lVardle went first to the
4 I.:IAA'S I:4lehousc ?—A. was after the 21st of Novent _r.
vio Coloor.: Ware le order coals front the Plaintiff's ?—A.
I.c .ve or.krs to the Plaintiff to indulge me in any i.iing
A

(2. You cl!d :lot g_t any money from. the Plaintiff ?—A. You
%.d not.

: ut Colonel Wardle pressed for money at that time ?
Very likely be was, but he found money for me.
%..ve pm quarrelled with Columl Wnrgit?—dl.
.:3-. not called on me tlicse two months; I do nu know the

you nlva. thrcaten ?—A. Yu • I wrote him a
was tiLuated by Dr. iNict:alf. _ _

ySJ monq from Ceionel ?—A.lcilitd
: ,Ate r..cn in,-; for wire money; he aiked me into ids
I dt.ctined it ; he came into the teach with me; he
not any ; [roc as toe r.cgOCi.l63:l it closed between
li:citne, it would not be adviseablts for him to advance me
I.l,ney, until the investi,garion was over, but lte would send
•.catlsuats to ray ar.d must promise never to men-
: •:. L.l, 111 to him afterwards. I-L did, on that day, send tile a
2.01.

J 3 sr closed his examination.
C.:Luke said—" If I am perfectly in order I
ti:Tod to relate a circumstance that happened, I
think it out of a question put to me by the
Learned ;icrjeant, Whether I had quarrelled with
oi,iurti;i Wardle ? His Attorney cared- on me last
and served me with a subpccna • lie behaved_
it.' great politeness. He said, he preferred serving
on me himself, to sending.one of his clerks."
L5l-,1 EILt.:NBOROUGII--44 I do not think we can
Lst.in to without it relates to some part of the
evi-
e'r_•fore us."

::‘,1r3.. Clarke-lg My Lord, I think it does, and on
~,acrqunt I. wish to state it."

,fr. ATTORYEY GENERAL •••14 MyLord, the witness
opinion Coat slic is justified by the questionsthat
e Beer: p;..: to her to make a statement, the purport
4•11 n-itme of which I am perfectly ignorant, and
be answer,tble for."

Mrs. Clarke then proceeded-Lig Hneontintied; by
Colonel Wardle was very honourable Man,
the Attorney, had returned him for Oak-
; bat he, Mr. 'Wardle, was determined to
tins action, and that Mr; Serjeant Best would
:i..r hp, .expc\,..e her in his cross examination--
'..;i. Mr. W.....rdie had. cffere...l to leave it to arbitra-
: ; and if that was not agreed to, he would say it
v t trick of Ministers, and they had bribed her to
".

Mr. Nr.Y G If r,-41 I have one clues-
to r. :t t.l.c V.-itness, under your Lordship's

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