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ask him if ever he had given. Ds. Clarke =drier Jo
life her ifite_restWith the Duke,ta "York for his prorma
iron ? Nti, certainly riot; I knew such. a question
would be impertinent; and I could not conceive that
a General Officer could be guilty of such an action.
--Q. Did he ever tell you of it ? A. .No.—Q. Did
he tell you, of his acquaintance' with
~ Mrs.,Clarke ?
A. Ye Did he say he ever wrote to Mrs,Clarke
on military subjects A. No.--Q. Did he lead yi
to understand that he had at all written to Mrs. Clarlg
on Military'sUblects ?, A..No.—.Q. Did yOu advOl
Clair,ering to call on Mr..Clgilvie relative, ttb•
Mrs. Clu-lie ? A. General Ciavering might have'.
called on Mr. Ogilvie. Q.. Did Genera l Claver-
nig say he had seen Mr. Ogilvie 't
A. He might;
bo; I don't reCOBCC,t.
Q. (By- Mr. Bracsroan.) Have you the memo-
randum which was taken, in General c.latering!s •
conversation ,with yoUr Ist 9,—Q: State; Rom
your recollection of the memorandum, what it' con-
tained. •
Lord MltTON.Okiected to the question, as the .
rrieMOriadtinii6elf rhigkit be in ce.istence, and pro.
duced.
Mr. WYNNE atreed,
hut he d:d not thank that •
even if the' meniF rn indu itself was to be produced,
it would tte evidence..
Mr. BEkESFOgD wished to knew
.iVliether the
Hon. Gentleman would 'persist; in his
,zrietion con. .
terning Gen; Clavering ? He never heard more dis-
grcefurpreiaricaftooln his life. than fi-om that wit-
nesir - •
General MI• N'TAGUIi MATHEW was very far
from the vanity of
.supposing:that.his ()Pinion should
lead the House, but he believed he was borne ,
'his aisertion 'that the 11;n; General had not preya-.
ricated by the opinion of some respectable Membere
of the .House.
Wrikims again Called in. •
..
Q. *Did you, from , any reason,,know that•
i.frp
Clarke raised Money bY the use of the Duke of Yarn',
name ? No • I bad no reascitt to suppose it.
Q. (By Mr. ADAM) . in. %Thai cause was the sub,
pcerta which you mentioned?' A. fn the cause or.
Turner v. Clarke.—Q. Was the ~cause entered for
trial ? A. Yes, in May 1f1Q6'..,-Q. Do yott know -who
-Tnrner is ? A. I belieVe he is.a pawn-broker.
Mr. WiiiCiNSON called in, and examined by. Sit.ll,
. TtiaTog.
Q. In what capacity does the Nritnessliye with
Lowten ? A. I don't live With Mr. Lowten.—Q, Is..
witness ever employed by *Mr. Lowtenas act agent .
A. Yds.—Q. Was he ever emplOyed to make any- In.
quiries about Mrs. Clarke. •
Sir J. GRAHAM objected to the 'question, on the.
grotinds that lie could not diSclose what was confiden-,
thdly conimunicaCed to him. After settle di:Cut-ion"
he form' of the question .was changed to 'the .fol.

101 V 111 Cr,
Q. `Do you km* of any instance within_ your own::
knowledge, in which Mrs. Clarke endeavoured to oh:
tain money by the Duke of York's 'credit ? A. No s.
not within my knowledge.
The-witness ordered to withdravr'
;
MARY ANN TAYLOR examined by Sir T. 'narrow.
Q. Did not the witness state in her former exatni-
nation, that she was in the habit of freqentiy visiting
Mrs. Clarke, at her house in Gloucester-place ? A.
Yet, I When the Duke of York was Presenx
at these visits, as she has already mentioned, was any
one present besides? A. None, except the menservants. .
—Q. Upon these occasions wls the conversation that
took place in her presence between Mrs. Clarke anid
the Duke of York quite free and unrestrained? A.
Yes.---A. As free and unrestrained as if the witness
were not present (Aloud 1. so:i!) The queStion was,
withdrawn.—Q. Does the witness recollect any con-
versation between the Duke of York and Mrs• Clarke.
'relative to ColOnel French's levy ? A. , Nothing, tx-,
cept what passed about Cohniel French..--Q4s the:
witness quite sure that nobody else was present at,
this conversation between the Duke of York and,
Mrs. Clarke but herself? A. Yes, perfectly certain.
--.Q. 1 s the witness stir the words used by M; s. •
Clarke, in speaking of Colonel French, were, tha: he
behaved middling ? A. Yes ; lam sure theie were
the words.—Q. Has she had any conversation since •
with Mrs. Clarke on the subject of COlonel French's,
levy ? A. Not until these three weeks or a month.
Q. What did Mrs. Clarke then say to leer ?
asked me if I recollected the Duke of York mention-
ing Colonel French's name in my presence ?!—Q:. Da
she say any thing else ? A. Nor that I tecolleer,-7.
Q. Whaf answer did witness make ? A. That I per-
fectly recollected 'the conversation.—Q. Did she
make any reply? A. Not that I remembert—Q. Does.
the witness recollect any thing else that passed be-
tween the Duke of York and- Mrs. Clarke but the.
conversation respecting Colonel French. A. Nothing
but what I have said.
Q. Did Mrs. Clarke state any wish relative to any
application for military promotion to the Duke ot-
York in her presence? A. No.—Q. Does size recql-
,
lect any application for money to.hitn by Mrs. Claeka,
A. No.—Q. Or any conversation bet Ween *re.
Clarke and the Duke of York respecting any* chifie.
culties she laboured under ? A. No.—Q. Does she
recollect that Mis. Clarke ever stated to the Duki of .
York that Colonel French had broke any pecunigy.
promise he made her ? A. No ; I do not recollect.
—Q. Does the witness know Mrs. Hovencleirt A. I
did.—Q.. How long has she ceased to be acquainted
with her ?A. About two years.—Q. What pro-
duced the cessation of their acquaintapte ?, A. I
don't know ; I did not return her visit ; that' was
the reason, I suppose.—CL Where did Mrs. Iliveaa.
den then live ? A. In Southmolton-street, buc
don't recollect the number.-;-Q. How long did Mrs.:
Hovenderi live in Southmolton-street ? A. She lived
there when I first knew her ; I was not acquainted
with her above seven or eight months.
Q. (By the SOLICITOR-GENERAL.) The witness; if I
understood her, stated, that it is only about three
_
weeks r

relatinl
it was
long a;
can't

recoth
I can'

or a month that she mentioned the expression
ng to Colonel French to Mrs.. Clarke ?A. Yes, iI
s then I mentioned it to Mrs. Clarke.—Q. How
ago is it since she heard the expression ? A. I ;
tell.—Q. About how long ago ? A. I can't
feet.—Q. Was it in the summer or winter ? A.
recollect.—Q. So you can't recollect whether
is in summer or winter, or how long ago ? A.
I cannc t.—Q. Did any particular circumstance • •
r .Which induced her to retain this expression in .1 ,•
memory ? A. I never heard the name of Colonel .
tch before.—Q. Then after four years she recol-
!cl what passed at that dine ; A. 0 yes ; I of-cm
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