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London, England, 1809-02-10 00:00:00

eiamined, to adhere to the truth, and above all things
to state explicitly the whole truth—not on any ac-
count to be backwards in this, as Colonel Wardle

would read his letters to the House."

The second letter stated she- saw Colonel Wardle •
begged him to adhere to truth ; to do justice.-she
supposed that Clavering was hugging himself as he
had not sent for the nervows draught.
Mr. Donovan here gave a genuine description of
bis services in the army, and his military rank.
Mr. WARDLE then proceeded to examine the
witness, who said he had never, till November last,
sent in any names to Mrs. Clarke, either for promo-

tion er commission. Mrs. Clarke had interest with '
Members of Parliament and General Officers, from
whom she procured letters of recommendation. The
witness had sent three letters for three Commissions,
but as they had been sent three months, and not
attended to, the business was put into the hands of
Mrs. Clarke, who was to have above 3001. upon each
of the Commissions. The Officer purchasing the
Commission was to pay 3001. above the regular price
of the Commission. In these transactions, the wit-
ness communicated only with a Mr. Frome, the Rev.
George Glasse, and Mrs. Clarke. The witness was
concerned in the procurance of one or two majorities
under similar circumstances; but he did not recollect
what remuneration was paid for them, nor what was
the witness's share for that remuneration. The wit-
ness's part of•the business was to prepare memorials,
and procure letters, and commit them to the Horse-
Guards, to take their chance. If they succeeded,
then the remuneration was to be paid. Mrs. Clarke
was to have had for each Majority, five hundred
pounds, and for each Captaincy, 1001. or more.—
The witness remembered offering to CAptain Tuck,
in 1801, or 1805, a Majority for a very low price.
Messrs. Austin and Morley told the witness they ex-
pected.to be agents to a regiment, in which Commis-
sions might be obtained at certain rates.
The witness was then questioned as to the Rev.
George Glasse, whom he said he had known for
some years. The witness of his own accord proposed
to Mrs. Clarke, that if she could procure any bene-
fice for Mr. Glasse, the witness would be very glad.
Of this the witness never informed Mr. Glasse till
Saturday se'nnight, who was displeased at the cir-
cumstance. The witness was induced to this proceed.'
ing by his very great friendship for Mr. Glasse, and
was not then aware that he was acting improperly :
he offered money for the procurement of this benefice
without Mr. Glasse's knowledge, and meant ter pay
it himself out of the produce of the Commissions-that
were to be disposed of.
The witness was then asked, as he talked of im
propriety in this instance, whether he conceived the
other transactions as proper S He replied, that as he
had heard that those transactions passed every day, he
thought they were not so improper. He never was
concerned in any other but that of Captain Tonyn,
wiatch he should be happy to explain to the Com-
mittee.

Of the other negotiations in which he was concern-
ed, not one wai carried into effect ; he was to have re-
ceived remuneration, if they had been. The witness
was then asked, whether this was not trafficking in
places under Government, an employment which he
at first denied himself to have carried on ? He an-
swered, ‘i I leave that to the Gentlemen to decide."
The witness was next questioned as :to his ac-
quaintance. with Mrs. Clarke ; he said he had known
her since 1805, but had not seen her till last Novem-
ber for three years, ever since her separation from the
Duke of York : he only saw her, however, two or
three times while she was connected with the Duke,
and abort as often when she lived with Mr. Russel
Manners, after she was separated from the Duke.
His acquaintance with Mrs. Clarke began in conse,
quence of a report that• he was the author of some
scurrilous paragraphs against the Puke of York ; and
he was three or four months before he could prevail
upon Mrs. Clarke to see him, to explain that he was
not that author, from the prejudice she had conceived
against him. He saw her twice before he completely
convinced her of his ignorance of the paragraph ;
and he called upon her the third time to receive from
her letters in answer to some obserVations in the
Morning Post, signed Belisarius, and of which he was
to procure the insertion in that paper.
The witness, on his further examination, said he ne-
ver had any dealings in Commissions, while Mrs.
Clarke lived with the Duke of York. The first he
had was in November last : he knew Mrs. Clarke was
then at variance with the Duke, but applied to her
from her interest with General Officers and Members'
of Parliament. _ _ _

The witness had procured one more Writership to
India ; but did not know the name of the Gentleman
in whose behalf it was procured ; it was the writership
that Mr. O'Hara refused. For this 35001. was paid,
and of this the witness received 2201. the rest was paid
to Mr. Tahourdin. The witness was then asked if he
had procured for any one else any other Writership?
to which he replied, he could not say positively, but
if any other Were mentioned, he would not deny it.
He did not recollect whether he had procured any Ca-
detship. Mrs. Clarke said she had interest in the
Custom-House ; and the witness mentioned this to a
Gentleman.

The witness was then asked by Mr. Whitbread, for
which situation he first applied, that in the Church,
or that in the Army ? to which he answered, that he
had applied for a situation in the West Indies and at
home, in the Commissariat, and of a landing-waiter,
before the deanery. He was next asked what other
disposals of Commissions, which he stated to be daily
taking place, he knew of ; and replied, only of the
cases of Captain Tonyn and Major Shawe. •
Mr. CROAKER then asked the witness, as he
said that Colonel Wardle could 'tell of the Custom-
house appointments, what the witness could say of
Colonel Wardle ? he replied, 66 I must refer. to Mrs.
Clarke for that.".—Q. What has Mrs. Clarke told
you relative to that ? A. She procured recommenda-
tions from different people (Mr. Wardle among
others) who had interest.
Q. (By Mr. Dumas.) Who negociated for the
writetship ? A. I did not know the Gentleman's name.
—Q. Did you apply to Mr. Tahourdin ? A. He ap-
plied to me.—Q. Who recommended Mr. Tahourdm
to you ? A. Messrs. Austin and Morley.
In reply to the questions of various Members, the
witness said, that the writership was not the subject of
advertisement ; that Mrs Clarke first applied to him ;
and that the lady concerned in the writership was the
witness's acquaintance.