Star.
London, England, 1809-02-11 00:00:00

possible to make peace between us. It would be
a very delicate matter for him to interfere in. Colonel
M'Mahon, after he had seen the Duke of York, told
me that his Royal Highness asked me whether I was
not much exasperated against him, but that he an-
swered that I appeared very mild towards him, and
to lay the whole blame upon Mr. Adam ; and that
the Duke replied, " she's very right in that, and I
will examine into her affairs." Colonel M'Mahon's
last message to me was, that he could not bring the
Duke of York into any terms, although I only asked
the payment of the annuity that had been mentioned
to me. I also proposed to him, that if he did not like
that, and would but pay me the arrears that were due,
and the tradespeople's debts, I would give up the
annuity altogether, and let him off. I thought nothing
could be more reasonable than those propositions.—
Q. Did you represent yourself, in November, as hay.
ing power to recommend to military appointments ?
A. There were persons to whom I could recommend.
(Name, Name.) A. 1 beg leave to be excused from
naming the Gentleman alluded to ; if I were to name
him, it would do no good ; I could Rot bring him up
here ; he would be off.
• Mrs. Clarke was then told by the CHAIRMAN, that
she must answer the question, and name the person.
She then mentioned Mr. Maltby, of Fishmonger's-hall.
Q. Was Mr. Maltby the only person to whom she
applied for an appointment in December last ? A.
Yes.—Q. Has she represented herself, since the close
of 1806, as having it in her power to procure army
appointments, or civil offices? A. No, except Mr.
Maltby.—Q. Has she had any communication with
any other person, except Mr. Maltby ? A. None, but
what she had stated.—Q. What situation did she
endeavour to procure through Mr. Maltby, and for
'whom ? A. I forget.—Q. Does she not recollect
one of them ? A. No ; cannot recollect.—Q. Does
she recollect how many situations she has endeavour-
ed to obtain ? A. No.—Q. Can she recollect what
army promotions or civil situations she had endea-
voured to procure through Mr. Maltby ? A. No, she
has letters at home which may inform her, but she
cannot tell from her memory.—Q. Who are the
friends for whom she wanted these appointments ?
A. She had many friends for whom she wanted them.
—Q. Name them. A. Mr. Maltby was one.—
Q. Who were the others ? A. She did not wish to
name them.--Q. Why did she speak of friends, when
she meant only a single friend ? A. When you speak
of a friend, you are apt to say friends.—Q. Would she
stake her veracity on that answer, viz. that the recol-
lected but one of thera ?—A. I think I ought to ap-
peal to the Chair, whether I should answer that
question. He is a very respectable person, and has
already ben very ill used.—Q. Who is it that has
been very ill used ? A. She could not pronotince his
name, though she could spell it.
Here she was charged with answering the ques-
tions put to her in a trifling way.
The CHAIRMAN said, he felt it to be his duty
to admonish her that she must answer the questions
put to her promptly and seriously, unless she had any
actual objection to the question, and then she ought
to state her objection. If she did not answer in a
more becoming manner, she would behave with dis-
respect to the Committee,. which could not be al-
lowed.

The Witness assured the Chairman, it was her
wish to behave with every degree of respect towards
the Committee.

The CHAIRMAN said she must then answer the
question put to her.
The witness still made some hesitation.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, however it might be the wish of the Committee
to make every allowance to the witness on the score of
being a female, yet it was necessary she should not
trifle with, or waste the time of the Committee, by
shuffling, c•:asive, equivocating answers. If she did
not answer she ought to be committed.
Mr. WINDHAM said, he did not wish to counte-
nance any evasive answers, but what the witness had
said seemed to him to be addressed to the Committee.
She had stated that a person had been very ill used,
and might suffer in consequence of her answering a
questi;nl she did not fully comprehend.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that any other witness who had been, for any
other cause and examination, at the Bar of that
House, would have been committed half an hour ago,
if they had given such quibbling shuffling answers ;
and he hoped she would not be suffered to go on in
the same way any longer.
The CHAIRMAN informed the witness it was'
the opinion of the Committee that she must answer
the question fairly and candidly.
Q. What was the name of the person who had
lodged the money ? A. HiS name was Lodowick.
She did not know his other name. He lived in some
lodge in Essex, but where' she could not tell.—Q.
Who introduced Lodowick to the witness ? A. She
does • not recollect.—Q. How came she acquainted
with him ? A. Through different friends.—Q. Can
I she name those friends ? 'A. She cannot remember
'their names, but Mr. Maltby can tell, if he be sum-
moned•before the House.

Q. Was Lodowick the person she had alluded to
when she said he had already suffered enough, and
whose mime she was unwilling to tell ? A. Yes.—
Q. In what has he suffered enough already ? A. In
lodging his money, and in different disappointments he
had met with from day to day.—Q. What disap-
pointments had Lodowick suffered, and what ap,l
pointments had he been offered ? A. Two or three;
cannot state what they were, but Mr. Maltby can.—
Q. Did the witness mean to say that she cannot state
one of the appointments ? A. Yes. There were two
or three, but she don't know the name of them.—Q.
Where did Lodowick lodgethe money ?. A. Can t
say without looking over her papers athome.—Q. Can
she say that positively ? A. Yes, she could.—Q.
How much money had he lodged ? A. She be-
lieved seven or eight hundred pounds.—Q. _Who was
the General Officer whose name Mr. Maltby made
use of ? A. (After some hesitation) Sir Arthur
Wellesley, In one of the excuses for the appointment
not being made, it was said that Sir Arthur Welles-
lesley was so much engaged about the Convention at
Chelsea.—(4 laugh )--Cintra, Cintro, repeated from
different quarters.—Q. What appointment was it
which was delayed ? A. That of Assistant Corn-
missary.Q. For whose benefit is that money lodged?
A. Does not recollect--can tell by herpapers at home.
You have certain papers at home ; can they
shew this ? A: Yes.—Q. Flow came the witness in