The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-13 00:00:00

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is.? a Meeting. ef the Freemen, I nhehiien te of
the Ward to Withons• Lamints, held it
the Parbh Chem* of . G IN the llth of f)er.
111 ATT 11 W WOOD, Esrl. Alderman, is* the Cbak.
Resolved Unanimously—That it is then:designs of this Meet-
ing that huttibleatol dutiful Atliireme• t r his la ha-
p natant matter% repirding the l'ithlic %gonad' the Couteri•
meet at ail Omen to lie eaciouragrd and fupportrd as the
eaustitutioirst means of atsproachiti4 the Throne, Is express
the free and imbiassed sentiments of the People.
Resolved—That this Meeting distil approxe of She Resolu-
tion of the Curt of Costonmi Council ll' VIII I it%, made ml
Tueolay last. for resenting an humid.• soul dutiful Adams.
to his Majesty, foe an Impairs and Invettkation into tine
Came of the Failure of the late Expedition to the idand of
Milcheren.

Resolved Unanimously—That !tleetiaz (Loh Itizkly di!-
approve of nny attempt to re.eind the 4ai I Re-olutime Of the
Court of Common Canoed. for presenting such Addrebs to his
Mnissly.
Resolved Unanimously—That the Thanks or this Nleeting
he given to Mr. Ahlernma Wood, for his sealou, attention 111
the wishes of ill^ lnh :hitants of thi4 Ward in l'all*raillg
this kleeti, soul for the part he took in the delmte at the
late Court of Common Council. in support of the bald lie-
solution.

Resolved Unaniatna-ly. That the Tie-inks of this Meeting
he given to Mr. Richard piton. of 11.trlisemi, .me of the
Coareson C.on.eil of this Ward, for its. Viet Ow", by him
in stti.,:icort of tne said R(4014'11110 of the Court of Common
Couoril.

Resolved Ustati:nintsly. That the Thanks of thi4 Nterling be
given Iti Mr. Alderman tVitod, far his impartial and able
conduct iu the Chair this evening.
Re-salved Unanimously. That the fort-unit': P.esolatinns he
sib xd hs the Ward Clerk. and published in the fallowing
daily papers,—Tu Ft Srarß%u 4N, The !doming ehnntiele,
Tice Times. The Sl.Priing PO•t. and The liriti:le
1.k:11:u ItNgIIAW, IVard ets44.

Q. Thtsw you have asked questions? A. No : 1
only that the verdict was decisive u talk° money
unless a Court of Eisiiiy reversed it.
Q. Then I must know whether you don't hope,
that if yint ishuhlil be able to convict these persons
of a conspiracy, that conviction may aid yon its
the path )nu arc pursuing toward, nbtaiiiint re.
lief? A. I .know no way in n hich it will ; I
shouhl ha very glad if it did.
Q. Thos tar I have got, that you should berery
alAsi if ii slid. Now, I ask, whether you du tt.it
expect that it will aid in avoiding the payment of
the money ? A. I certainly ern have ins reason.
able hope of expect•ition, because I don't know.
Q. A mats nay have a reasonable hope without
knowing. I ask you whether you do tint expect,
if you obtain a conviction of these Defendants,
that it will asssist you in avuidiug payment of the
money ? A. I don't know that it will. I don't
know on what ground it will.

Q. I °lily ask you, whether you don't expect
that it u ill assist you in avoidiu4 p3ynictit of the
looney ? A. lum sure I &WWI 'know.

Lord ELLEVNOROUI3II. Q. Do you in your
own mind entertain ally such expectation ? A. 1
don't kis° ; I
never heard that it bury iso the other
verdict.

ATTOItVEY-GENERAL. Q. Then you don't
hope that by convicting them the riyorent of the
money will be avoided ? A. l certainly do now
hope it, Cunt) question tbut you 'hare now
put. (A langh.)
Q. Then my putting the question has given you
the hope ? A. I have said that l should he very
glad if it did, and your question has given to;
hope.

Q. Then you do entertain a hope? A. I do.
Q. I taku it for granted that you had sifi such
hope ? A. I never knew it nits to have any
effect in point of motley till I r. collected it fro.si
ynn.
Q. Doyon understan.l me, Colonel Wardle, as
having told you that it zr;ll hate that effect ? A.
I do.

Q. From what expresiion or mine ? A. From
your pressinq thu question on me.
Nly moan for pressing Ib trestion eras, tact
I seas su long It...fore l gut a direct answer.
Q. You were in the arty ? A. I was.
Q. You quitted it ? I did.
Q. 011 what oc:asion ? A. When Ch!, Regi-
ment was reduced :it the Pelee ..r 4miens.

Q. You ha►l not known Mrs. Clarke• itrvvinng
to tho 18th of November► t8(18? A. i never
SIVA' her before.

Q. You had a long conversation then with her
on the 'object of your visit? A. NA very long.
was there some time but had not a very lung con.
venation, on the subj,ct about which I went.—
We taltictl over many points irrelevant. I stated
what I was se..king.
Q. The prosecution of his Roval Highness the
Duke of York? N. I stated that I wanted
information on points that led to the Invest).
gation.
Q. Yon have said that the Duke of Kent's
name wa' never e4anneeted, ur attached, to an)
vromiie ? A. I did aver so.
Q. At the first visit, you tali her that the Duk).
of Kent knew of your intended prosecution ? A.
I did not.