The Statesman.
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TIM STATESMA

ptcost me, my Lord, it I adopt your first iinpression, and
rtject the latter.
It• •
woi inevidencr, that no RIII wns delivered to me, anti!
the rill* or soya, when it came, inclosed in the follow-
itieniits/;ikt forth iu the itt/Wer of Fra»eif Vl'right
" F. Weight's respectful compliments to Colonel Wardle,
" hue taieo the liberty to Wow his bill l and as the ankles
" were to be charged for ready money, having met a mast
" serious disappointment, will thank him to settle the be-
" lane.: for that parpose, will call upon him to-morrow
" morning, eleven o'clock."

Now, my Lord, I never yet heard, that tradezmen, were in
habits of It er. et No rn ries of such sort of notes. I believe
it In be unprecedented ; Mr. Wright had a 'naive for
preserving a Copy of this Letter. The action, my Lord,
was brourht rtrainst me on the '2d OF JOIE, THE DAY
FTER TNE DEP/ BEY OF THY BUJ, and tried on the :id
of July—why all this hurry? What purpose was to be
answered by it ? I have not yet heard from any quarter, the
shadow of ti reason attempted to be assigned for this haste.
*I doom( lay stress upon these matters. as decitivcly she w Mg. a
precorrerled scheme, to fix me with the pasamt of au unjust
debt, bat I am reasoning on the rrtan tilt:Arles of the
case. ns they appeared N 1 evidence. Let me, whilst I am
upon this pas of the Case, bring to your Lord.hip's recollec-
tion Mrs. Ctarkesktter tio me, of the 14ih of wAv (e) a herein
she demands of MAJOR DODD, and mysist.r. A JOINT BOND
for 10,0001. hod the REMAINDER Or Watuerr's RILL TO
RE FA ID air us. Why, my Lord, if I WAS 'ROTOR to Mr.
Wright, should !Valor Dodd be this applied to ? If I hod,
in the language of Mr. Wright, given orders to his brother to
fu• aid' the house, and taken upon myself to pay him, " ho-
nourably and honestly," why. I appeal to your Lordship,
should Mrs. Clarke, on the Writ os• MAY, demand of Major
Daild and meself, not only 10,11031. bat (hi remainder or
WRIGNT.4 SILL to be paid, nod that, BEFOR.E it nad been
delivered TO NE ? What reason had Mrs. Clarke to doubt,
that if liable, I should pay it ; or, did she think, that Mr.
Wright had neither the means, nor the inclination to compel
me ? And recollect, my Lord, sbe sworz, that the first eke
A:ard of my reforml to pay the bill, was from Mr. Wright,
a fortnight or three risks before Om trial.

Mrs. Clarke, my Lord, and Mr. Francis Wright, were
materially coniptdicted, by Mr. Illingworth—upon wham,
nu imputatioa was attempted to he cast ; and yet it does
Neem, in weighing the probaSelilics of thz case, hi, evidence
was deemed unworthy of ciuu.ideration.

Sir Ttirhard Phillips's evidence your Lordship also passed
untaiticed, and Set, in welghinl the probahilities of the case
it did, and does strike me, that his evidence is important;
for he proves, dillinctly, a declaration of Mrs. Clarke, sae-
segment to the Inveitigation, that she was indebted to Mr.
Wright Jnr the farniitire in 7u:siisn and was prussfi for pay-
tarot (1.).
It sv as ,aid by your Lordzhip, that the evidence given on
my behalf, onght to he looked at with caution. Surely, in)
Lord, where testimony i. contradictory, caution, is equally
iiecessarv, on both *ides and more especiitlly so, alien the
situatioto of same of toe Defendants are considered

Your Lordship. seems at a loss to guess, what could induce
%Irk Clarke to make the discovery a hick she did, and un-
dergo, fora length of time, the examination of the House
of Commons, unless. she aas led to hope for a pecuniary re-
coot pritee at my hands.
The answer, my Lord, is not of difficulty; is it not proba-
ble, that Mfs. Clarke might look forward to a public Inyys-
tigation, as a means of inducing the Duke of York, ti. C• 111
ply usilA the clafwr she hal upon him ; and hat not TII c a r.-
SUET evinced, not only. that such claims hate been attended
hs, but, that a far greater sum than was originally demanded
by Nit... Clarke, has been paid to her'—One point in your
Lordship's charge only rem-tios fur me now to observe upon,
and it is 11:
is s
Your Lordship asked why Mr. Canfield was not called to
give evident*, as to the note I had written to him, urging
the examisation of the witisesses at the first tail ? to which
•I answer, that Ile. Cortield was in Court, apparently aid-.
ing, and insisting, the cause of the Defend:low What I
sta•ed, in this respect, needed nu eindirm ition.—l have the
; original Address to the " People of the !Juiced Kitigdatn"
to toy possession, in Mr. Codicils hand-writing, and, ex-
pecting from the conduct of the Attorney-General, that Mr.
Cortield might be called, as a witness, on part of the De-
fendants, I subptenaed Mr. Serjeaut Best, for the purpose of
proving, if Mr.Corfield should have been put into the Box, what
had passed,at an interview, het Weft the Serfeant, Mr. Coryirtd,
and Mr. and that the sentiments of Mr. Serjeant Red, as
to the condria and character of Mr. Corfielit, might, in such
• ease, have been stated to the Jury. 1 have now, my Lord,
tr.tvelled through the ease, on which, I bate h•miestly, coo-
" didly, and temperately, submitted to your Lordship, such
observatimis as have occurred to me: And. in so doing,
hope .out trust that I have not been unmindful of the respect
due to that exalted situation which your Lordship tills.
1 have the honour to remain,
Your Lordship's nowt obedient !tenant;
0.11. LL. WARDLE.
gases-street, Buckingham-gate,

Dec. 18010.

A PP it NDIX.

)IRB. CLARZE'S E•'IDENCE.

(A
T first knew Colonel Wardle) about the end of feet As.
Imo. VI bat 1 undersiail by Autumn, is from fteptember
to the beginning of November. I'm sure 1 can'tevactly tell
when I tweatne acquainted with Colonel Wattle—it was be-
fore I went to Westbstumr-place ; and it was in cnibequence
of • letter Imo a friend of Colonel Wardle's.
My acquaintance with Colonel Wardle commenced b-fore
they became frequent.—W v aestalittance with Colonel War-
dle airs itiberquelit to the 1601 of November.
Q. 114 Tis my other imam of providing for the expellee
of the Osmium'?
A. 1 had. at that time, not the 11l aNt means of paving for
if-1 had none whatever—l was rcey DlilnEseeu IX UXED
thro.
THE ANSWER or FR.kNCIS WRIGHT.
That hi or about the month of Moy, 180t4, the said Mary
Anise Clarke returned to London. from whence she hatCheen
absent sonw time, and look a reedy-firnirlial Busse in Holies-
street, Cavendish-square • and that in the month of Jut",
MOP, the paid Maw ItediUrd-place, tuAkh he, this Defend-
aid had kept lie the purpose of letting it LADY reastsiiPti
I0J) unoccupied; and, at that reason of the year, this Deteod-
sit dot not 'street to be able to let, or procure a truant for
the mimes red HE thsrefois ranrustu to the said Mary
Anne Clarke. that, a. we did not intend to ass= to the
couittry that -simmer, it would lie much cheaper fur her to
reside in the said house in liedford-plam afervetisi, than to
continue in the house she occupied in fielles-street, as be, this
Orfcidaut, wonld let the *aloe for Jour guineas per week;
wh.cii he, thin Oeftlalant, moth he was induced to do fur the
little chance there appeared to him of otherwise letting such
house at that time i although ouch trio wa, tusk sure Oran
the relit Ott Defrodaid wan compelled to pay fur the snow
tinder the istidleme; altholi;h thts Defendant had, previous
thereto, Ist the same fur thirteen guineas pen week.
Thai ur about the month of AsevemberilSuil, lite said
/414ey Anne Clarlreinformed this Defendant she hart prbpused
to take.* home it Wilthelitsto-plitee aforesaid, in. the some of
Heft mirror:a 141zsal:Tti .IPIIII,2OIIAR ; and that 1116 hmd
ticeired the person with orktimi_ ass had treated to mate AV Y
FYilitClllll LI OF 111111, Ot:FEN D• KT and. which was
th' hest Douce sr hifuitmatioa ibis Detendant Lad of wry.
Aiming proposed to lake, or having taken, such housen
Wc,ibutitsplace afilresailf and afterwsrds rOquertcd this
thlrendant to finjisk ouch Mdse jiir her, but icAseh ht r4uswd

said Nays Acme Clarke ibertepeop aim Deferestast le an-
*neva. thee she had soma EItrEUTATiON 01P PRO-
CURING 6 paatts4 Its pay for the furniture of sick home;
stud said, that she 1,/ituid infants this Defend:tut more es the

oubject is t little lints:

SIMEON DULL eameined by Mr. (ILE►o.
What ere yawl 1 ems hoase-agent in hulks-street, Ca-
vendish.sqqare.
Did Mr. Wright ensue ymi to take a home ? Yes, he
did tome to lake a hoses fur Mrs. Farquhar fur a inmath—Ur
it might he longer.
Did he state nny reason fist that p STATED, SAO he,
Mr. Wright. 'respells: to FURN lIIU A ROUSC von VER.
1)1d he state who this lady, Mrs. Forythar, was? No, Sir.
Did you ask a his she was ? No, Sir, at is nut usual for as
to do in.
Did he afterwards come with a person ander that nese ?
Teo? Ise did, and sko pissed ander that name.
hu did she anent ards turn out to be? Mrs. el. s IKE, I
understand she ew.
flow long did she continue in peer house ! I was paid my
rent .10 Cie end of the
Who paid the rent ? Mr. Wright wad ('.ipt. Thustpsom.
What parsed upon that ittct•ion as to the payment of the
rent? Air. Wright inforiqed ow, that he was coon,. to pay the
real : and Out that was Captoin thampsan, a relations./ Mrs.
Clarke's.

I. rem whose hand did you receive the mosey ? 1 really
can't say—it was between them loth.
Where did she go afterwards 140 not knot, I believe
that a dherirs officer took her 'Away frogs my house.

Cross examined by the ATI-omit cv-6K3 Lb tc.

Yearecollect, that when the reedit was given, it had not
a Tien stamp upon it? o, Sir, Ldu not, as got the wain.
Ira you recollect saying, that as there is a witness present,
It dues not matter about the receipt, Rad that witne-s aligned
it ? I really do not recollect that there was any
_perste' did
so. I base mentioned unly that there was a Capt. Thompson.
You are mistaken about Capioin Thompson; it was hosts-
'her person whe sigred Ilse tee. ipt, anti L hove him hers.—
L.nok N thahrectipt, and say what )ou re:ambit.' / I ro-
usember there was a dispute about the receipt.

Examined in Chief.

Are you quite certain that the person introduced was Cap-
tain rAORlp$O4 .11 I am su.
SARAH MUM FORD.
Where do you live 1 live with Mr. and Mrs. Bull, au
assist them as house &grins.
Do you recollect in Jesse, last year, of a lady taking a
house. I es. 1 do.
In what mime was it taken ? /a the name of Farquhar.
Did she curve Mere by that name g She came teak Mr.
Wright.
Whoa did sbe turn out to he? Sh- turned out to be Mrs.
Clarke.
Do you recollect their going over the house? lies, lI do.'
I west with her and M. Weight. lie said ii was a lady ss ho
wanted a house to furnish, hod Mal sh. wanted a
_tarnished
Avows in the mean !loon.
Did she say who was to furnish the house? No, she did
nut.
Was Mr. Wright present at the time was Mr. H'eight's
observation!.
JOSEPH CURT.
What is your Christian name Mr. Curt? Joseph.
What are you ? l keep a cutfee-buuse in Coventry-street,
Hay ruin ket.
Do you remember a person of the none of Farquhar, in
the ',tooth of October, applying to you to take a Louse ? •
I es, I d
Wino does that person turn out to be 1 I uoderstaild That it
was Mrs. ("arks.
Did vim agree tot let her the house, provided she gate you
alt sofa-tees for character / I did.
To whom dtd she give you a reference ? To Mr. V. rig .ii,
Itathboore-platvi her Upholsterer.
In consequence of that, did he call on Mr. Wright for her
character t Yes, sir, widths half an hour.
'Pell us what pas.-elheitseen you and %Ir. Wright ? Mr.
Wright was Mt his cornting-hue-e, and *clerk was there also,
who retired upon my going IR. 1 said a lady Rested Parrish.,
had applied fur a house of mine, and that she referred ice to
him. I told bim whit I was, and requested that he mould he'
candid to acs as one trades:owns would be to another. llc said
teat Mrs. Farquhar we+ A VERY a eseecraist.is Lau V, AND
rnhv H 6 HAD El AD iCrIR.AL TROUSA NO eotimni or OCR
IN NIS WAY Or RUSINZIIII, ARO 11AU UR FIFTY not:sr.:it
sun SHOULD HAIR THY I:11010E OF TU BM ALL.
Did you enquire as to UCH Bit No Nanniso or not mar-
ried? Yes, I ; he told me that she had been smarrien,
BUT HE Dm Nor HNOW win:west usa stusnaxo my ts
ALIVE OR NOT.
Lil CORWE:IeIICe of that account he gave you of her, did you
afterwards cal upon her ? I called upon here week or two
afterwards.
What passed? I said I had come to talk about the terms
of the lease.
DiJ day thing pass about the furniture? I conceived flint
the furnitur: I saw in the (muse she then mcupied,
elegant furaiturr. and that it would answer the inner boll e
very well. and upon my saying so, she observed, ~0, it is
Sloe old la.ision., and that Mr.. rigAt would furnish it
for her.
How long was it antecedent to November that you had this
conversation• with her? It wits ;shoat ten days or a fortnight
before the lease was executed • and that nal about the `9th
of November. I went in Wesbour.e.place to par
:one money, and on my return I met FIVIICif lb right in tire
King's PHs ate Road. and lie told me he nal gooses to tire
house in TARE TUE UIMENsIONS rust 111. FENDER*
AND csnerrs.
Had von any conversation with Mrs. Clarke as to the pur-
chase of the fixtures; and what posed It:tween her and you
upon that 'whin. ? I said I expected to be paid for 'ilium,
upon giving possession; upon which she said, she was yen.
short of money there, but she %fluid pay me in the course of
the 'car.
Did you acquiesce in her proposal? No, Sir, 1 did not; I
insisted upon being paid, when% itell would not execute the
lease. sat. Mr. Stokes, the Attorney of Alrs.Clarke, and the
lease was draou out, and I went to his (Mice by appoint-
ment.
In point of fact, who paid you for the fixtures in the hivuo.
Mr. Wright, by a check upon hie banker ; and l recciced tic
money.
SIR RICHARD PHILLIPS, examined by Mr. Cit.r tn.
Are you a bookselkr ? lam, n bookseller iii Bridgeottreet,
Illackfriurs.
Had pia any emiversation with Mrs, 'Clarke us to the book
you were to publish for her ? Yes, I had.
Had yea any conversation ss TO 'Nil Dears? I
had.

Ix the course of your conversation with her as to her delio,
did she say auy thin; us to furniture, Yes, situ MEN -
TIONSU iIITILULARLT OBLIGAIION To PAT MR.
SEM Atoll TTINO TO 2LIJOI. SUS MINN I lON ED
TWAT GENERA LLT ►OR THE QV Tilt UOVSE
Ir lt.TIIDOKI:-PLAtL.
He y.r Ruud a% fit. as nearly Rs you can, the time you had
the ttr%tconver.ation ? I think it was about the llth or the
121Ie u► LAST

(n)
Nov. ?6, lilo3. Mary Anne Clarke is delivered In hail to
Francis 11'riglo, of Oxford-tdreet, in the Couto) of diddle•
sex. Upholsterer, and Daniel %right, of the mate place,
Carver- 4+64 taiklar, as Ms, asii-of Jobe Ire*, ,he younger,
Rad William ilart,

•
(a)
Eraknee of Mrs. CLARKE,
With this full knowledge of the Mate of my affairs he ac-
companied me to Mr. Wright's, for the purpose or rig.
chasing thegoadst he Went withMsro TAt.ttto Mr. nght.
hut he was ill, and could not see him. Us came to sag awl
he was the person who was to be responsible. Mr. W right was
frinitined to his room with inilispiention; he met olds au acci-
dent.

Q. Did Tea Nee Mr. Wright ?
A. Yr., l accoinimnied hi* wife to his bed side.
Q. Did any body speak In Col. Wardle.
A. In consequence of this isidirporition of Mr, Wright, it
wa. imprmilde for him to attend m the rrarehonse, hut M►.
Daniel lEeighe attended him. I introdueed Wardle to
Mr. I)aniel Wright. and raid, " That rat the gentleman rho
was t0p5...61h my horse."
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Q.. )(in baiy that in if 11E n It IN GOf Col. Wardle
A. I dia.

Q. ltrpeat what you said to Mr. WriKht
A. 1 4.61. that is the who is to tnntiA my houw.
Q. Did Cul. Wardle assent to, or diasent from, that ea-
presNion ?
A. [IF. WAS SILENT, for that was the ekpresa pprpuse
fur which he vreut.
(a t)
Answer of I'ltA)lCtti WRIT:IIT.
And thjs Defendant further anon erinsf.saith' chat ahait the
haler cod of the imi4 month of ,iortaabrr, PO', the Wild Mary
Anna Starke informed the Defendant, that the tootpktinaut
was the 011011 to ith she'had finairlry alluded; and that
he intended to tarnish the said !rotor in II esttriurar-place fur
her ; ;pid that lie, thi: I)ereadant, gitiAhe
_lsrlomed with the
furio.king then:of; mod proposed la t*s 1,0411144 u( ill KM
id hati isomer and *lire es I. ,