Star.
London, England, 1809-02-17 00:00:00

Examination of Mr. Aoias.

Mr. CHARLES ADAMS rose to put 'one or two
questions to the Honourable and Learned Member
on the floor. He had. on a former night put a vet-
tion to the Learned Member respecting the conditional
annuity of Mrs. Clarke. The Learned Gentleman
then had stated all he knew of the transaction, and
in consequence of the statement, he had himself been
induced to withdraw his question. Upon considera-
tion, however, he did not find that the answer of the
Honourable Gentleman was within the scope of his
question. He wished, therefore, to put a question or
two to the Honourable aad Learned Gentleman, and
could assure him that he would not put more ques-
tions to him than were absolutely necessary.
Q. Were you consulted as to the question, whqther
Mrs. Clarke's annuity should, or should not be paid ?
A. No, Sir, T did not know that it had ceased t 6 be
paid.—Q. Am Ito understand that the Hon. Member
had riot given his advice the annuity should no be
paid ? A. Certainly not.—Q.. I wish to know from
the Hon. Member, whether he knew the Duke of
York refused to pay that annuity ? A. I knew it in
no other way than by conversations that I had with
his Royal Highness, as well as I recollect, about the
t me I received those letters from Mrs. Clarke, which
are new upon the table. of the House.
Q. Does the Hon. Member know the reason of.the
refusal to pay the annuity ? A. Ido not know the
specific fact or facts that caused the discontinuance
of the payment of the annuity. But I do' know in ge-
neral from the same source, I mean from conver-
sations I had with his Royal Highness, that the an-
nuity was.discontinued in consequence of an impres-
sion upon his mind, that Mrs. Clarke's conduct was
not such as to fall within the condition upon which
the annuity was originally granted. When I say ori-
ginally granted, I mean, as I stated to ler at the
time I waited upon her, to communicate that his
Royal Highness would see her no more, namely, that
she was to have an annuity, as I stated before, to be
paid quarterly, at the rate of 1001. each quarter.
Q. Did the discontinuance of the payment of the
annuity arise from Mrs. Clarke's interference in mili-
tary promotions ? A. I have no reason to believe
that his Royal Highness was acquainted with such
interference at the time the payment of the annuity
was discontinued. I wish to add, that this was an an-
nuity, the payment of which, as I have already stated
in my evidence, did not fall within any funds belong-
ingto his Royal Highness within my administration.
I hope the Committee will not think it improper in
me to go on to state, in order that it may be clearly
understood whathad been misunderstood on a former
night, notwithstanding what I had then stated, that
that part of his•Royalllighness's revenues, which is
appropriated to his.own expenditure in his family, or
in whatever mode his expenditure is applied, is not
in the least within my trust Or knowledge ; and that
all of that revenge which is within my trust or know-
ledge, is = that which is appropriated to the payment
of the interest and priswipst.ef,bis Royal bligianess's
debts.

Q. (By Sir JAlrrs GRA4MII.) At what time, azi
by whom had that impression respecting Mrs. Clark.:
been made upon his Royal Highness, which induce.!
him to refuse to pay the annuity A. It ;s impc,
sible for me to state. t'certainly do not know L
whom the impression was made, nor do I know
,wbat time, but,l haie already staLed.when I becair„
acquaiottrd- *MIL oi nearly:- -
Mrs. CLAQX.K celled in an& examined.

. Ajt: (By . Mt.. Locauranr.) Were the letters no,
shewn to you [the levers were at the, time therm t(,
Mrs. Clarke at the bar). given by you to Mr. Wardle
in Order, as stated in your letter to Mr. Donovan, tc,
facilitate some negociation ? A. Ycs, they wcre.—
Q... When did you deliver.them to Mi. Wardle t A
Soon after I received them from Mr.. Donovan.--9.
When did you receive them from Mr. Donovan ? A.
I do not recollect.--Q. I observe they are all dated
the beginning of the year ISO ; have you had them
in yourpossession since the time of their dates ti;,
you gave them to Mr. Wardle ? A. I can't izactly
say.
The three letters, Nos. 1, 2,and 3, were then sue.
cessively shewn t 4 the witness, at the desire of 11.,
Lockhart, who asked whether she knew whose hand-
writing they were ? To. which she answered that sht
did not know the hand-writing at all.
Q 4 These letters purport to be certificates front
Officers ; did you give thew to Isir.-Waiadle svirh a
view that he should procure the signatures of Mem.
hers of Parliament, in the nature Of further recent.
mendations, from which you were to derive a Feel:.
Diary advantage, not knowing whose hand-writing
the letters were,originally ? A. I gave another to
General Clavering, and he made erWry respecting
it. I believe the letter I gave General Clavering '‘'...1.3
one of these, it was sigoed Ross.
Q. (By Mr. I.ncc lam.) Two of these ae silo -,l
Wallace, and the third Bolton t A. Mr. 11 —enev,tit
told me that aliwcre correct and that-the Officers' re.
commendations were prepared in tl e proper manner.
—Q. Did Mr. Donovan tell you, they were the hied.
writing of the respective officers, whose hand writhe;
they purptirted to be ? A. He did.—Q. I nov: ask
yori, whether you know the hand-writing 'of the per.
son who 'wrote either of these letters ? A. I do nor.—
Q. Do you know the hand-writing; of Mr. Donovan ?
A. I have had malty letters from him.—_Q. Lock at
the letter now shewn to,you, and say whetinx that i:
not Ws-hand-writing ? A. I think it looks very like.
'I cannot take upon soiay it is his. It is signed W.d.
lace.—Q. Then, when you received that letter, did
you conceive the body of the letter to be the hand.
writing of Mr. Donovan ? A. No, certainly not ; nor
should I now, because would not-presume that any
man would sign another man's name.--Q. Was your
only reason for not thinking it the Aand-vriting of
Mr. Donovan, that it had anothea.c4p'a name to it'
A. I made no remarks upon ,4 4 ferhlps I had net
read it.—Q, -Didlott put ilte'ae letters mto the hands
of a Member of.Parliament,.to obtain cam' letters of
recommendation without reading them ? A. Yes, I
did : because I thought that the person would take
care that every thing was proper before arty thing
was done, as General Clavering did, when' he made
his inquiries. - Q. Look at both the letters signed
Wallace ? A. Oilier inspection) one ii. Only a copy of
the other. Mr. Donovan has copied this. fetter, L
suppose, perhaps ; but they are both the same.--Q.
When did you receive the copy and when the origi-
nal ? A. I can't tell. . Here they are both.— Q. Did
you receive them both at the same time?. A. I can't
tell. One is addressed at the bottom and the other is
not —Q. 'Which is the original letter ? A. That I
leave t this Honourable House to find out. What
is at the bottom of one is on the outside of the other.
--Q. Why do you. think Mr. Donovan copied the
letter? A. Because I think so. It is his hand-writing ;
as half a moment would convince any body. —Q.
You have no doubt now that one of the-letters is in
Mr. Donovatt's hand-writing ? A. No. I think one is
his hand-writing, perhaps. It is very like it.
Q. (By Mr. Husierssos.) Are these three letters
the letters mentioned in your letter of the-28th of Ja-
unary, ns given to a Member of Parliament in order
to facilitate some negociation ? .A.. I otii,k they arc.
General Clavering had one ; but I do not know what
has become of it.—Q. Are these all the letters which
you put into Mr. Wardle's hands, and mertioned in
your letter of the 28th of January ? A. Yes, they
are.—Q. State in whit manner these letters, when put
into the hands of Mr. Wardle, were to fac::itate ti'e
;.negotiation ? A. He told me that he would procure
: recommendations 'from some Members of Parliament.
Q. You state, that when you put the letters into Mr.
i Wardle's hands to facilitate the negociation, he told
you that he would do it by procuring signatures from
Members or Parliament. ? A. Yes, and he made a
different use of them. I dare say he never tried. -Q.
You state, that you put these letters into Mr. Wardle's
hands, to facilitate a negociation from which vo.t
were to derive pecuniary advantage.? A. Yes ;hut'
now I find, that he was only laughing at me, and
solely endeavouring to get into mine, Itird not Mr.
Donovan's secrets.
Q. (By Mr. FRASER.) What reason was assigned
for the non-payment of your accounts ; do you re-
collect the conditions upon which the annuity was to
be paid ? A. Mr. Adam promised faithfully, both
to me and my lawyer, that he would sec it punctu-
ally paid. May Ibe indulged in a single observa-
tion ? I believe you are about to
.call in Mr. Reid ;
but it is quite unnecessary. Ido not mean to contra-
dict what he said with respect to sending me the wino.
. Q. (By a MEMBER.) Why, if the letters noW pro-
duced are the letters given by you to Mr. Wardle in
. order to facilitate the negociation, did you, on ano-
ther occasion, describe them as relating to deaneries
and other. matters ? A. There was no such thing as
such a reference.
The letter was then read which referred to the
Deaneries and the Queen, but no question followed
upon that head. '
Q. Can you state nearly the-whole account of all
the sums you received from his Royal Highness dur-
ing the whole of the.time you were under his protec-
tion at Gloucester-place ? A. I know nothing at all
about what he paid.
Q. (By Mr. WARDLE) Do you recollect the coach.
' man, whom you employed at Gloucester-place, being
kept on board-wages ? A. He lived in the house till
he was married, and was then placed upon board-wage's.
The CHANCE LLO R.of the EXCHEQUER then
moved, that Mr. Reid should be called in.
Mr. CLARE& —What ! before I withdraw? whilst
I remain at the Bar ? .

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that any
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I had not
the hands
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A. Yes, 1
vould- take
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n' he Trade
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y a copy of
;. letter, L
same.--Q.
the origi.
Q. Did
A. I can't
the other i 3
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copied the
id-writing;
body. —Q.
letters is in
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it.
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28th of sla-
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know what
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Parliament.
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