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

lit to hear him descant epics ; to him
the Itoonoctioa seemed remote.
Mr. Ar.est said, it fspear to him to'
have a bearing this way,"le ilhoislhit effect of cor.
iniplion is human ieetety..". This 'iloutti rose out
of corruption. Ht. _ %yriltliiil:tiee!is, tiakr.ked out
as a person to bito&Cito i,,t.pigsr6lk, br the
favourers of ecueitiOiotill? *SW hi: 'hair °hewn
1 .
himself an rnemy;" This tria(l was a prio°,Of that
assertion. And that' we aliglat form iisewhat of
li correct opinion, we shodkpook t: tke present
state of Europe with arilettlan Ims4 we should
fled 'fiat BonOarte, withiallittliting of the
to glory of his ms, owed his meek mere to
comtptioo than to valour. In a word, nations
fell for *ant of the love of public virtue. Neither
ancient Greece or Rome would have fellers had
they such a palladium to uphold them as a.Jury.
The safety of the British Empire was now entrusted
to those twelve gentlemen who were enclosed in
that box, and he had no doubt they would remem.
. her, feel, and act upon the dying words of our im.
mortal here—
. " Ragtag expects that every man will de his duty."
Mr. ALUM said, he had good reason to know
that there was mnch managemeut in this hu-iness.
There was a principal juggler in a high situatio i
who directed the machinery in this I &it' ; bill
should he dare to appear on this occa-ion. tit r.!
were means of exposing him properly. Thi. he
!Lwow, and therefore wt uld have the pradeneas to
remain where be was, behind the curtain.
• copy of the record of the judgment signed
against Mr. Wardle was them proved and given in
evidence in the ramie of Wright against Wardle,
by which it appeared, that Wright had recovered
Thatb a verdict 10951. 81. 6d. And fur costs 111141.
judgment was signed on the 26th of Nevem-
bee, 1809.
It was then proposed to examine Mr. Smith, the
Cryer of Nisi Pries, to prove that Mr. Daniel
Wright, and Mary Anne Clarke, -vere sworn and
examined in the trial of Wright against Wardle,
but the Attorney-General-aduaitiod the fact.
Mr. James Dowling was then examined by Mr.
GLaao.—This witness proved-, that he had taken.
In shorthand the substance of the whole of the
trial.Of Wright and Wardle. He read ,the evi-
Once of Mrs. Clarke and Mr. named. Wright,
from' as examined transcript of his :short-band
, soles.
'The next head of evilligoce was that of the an.
swer put in hy Mr. Weight,, to a bill in Chancery,
*led by Colonel Werdie,,,the oiler purpose of
Which was to 'bow, that Colonel Wardle was nut
made debtor in the books of Wright for this fur.
allure, but that the name of Mrs.,.Farquhar was
Inserted, at the desire of Coiooel Wardle, he not
choosing 40his 'awe should appese on that oc.
casino. The answer then wcat in to Insist on the
rectitude of the claim; re Mr. Weight upon Air.
. Wardle for this furniture, &c. i
After the reading of the 'gnawer in Chancery,
air. Dowling was again callal in, and asked by
Mr. Garrow, .iiiiedier ho did not recta:et t or finu
in his non', tfilit the-Attorney-General had chal-
lenged Colonel Wardle to call Major Dodd, and
that he did so sever.[ times before Mr. Serjeant
Best came into Court ; and after the arrival of
that Learned Gentleman, whether he did nit re-
peat the challenge, saying, that if Major I)ailil
did come, he should make him prove the Plaintiff's
ease—and if be did net ;me, his absence proved
it. Mr. Doolipg siiJ4, that such was the general
impression of';(se 4ituraey.General's speech, as
appeared ie • book which the witness had pub.
Melted of this trial. .
Tree ArTORtilY.O VIBRA,L. then observed, that
as Mr. Alley:bad-talked of a greet' juggler behind
the cgrtain in this business, he hoped he would
naineßutt person now, in oidee abet they might
aot lie proceediug in the dark.
Mr. ALLAY said, he did not retract what he
said, but he .cad brat chase tu.ditcluse at present the
sestets of his client!' causg. ~
Lird Et.t.atraoat9qtsdhelti, that he was not
bound to do so ; ands(' the Court proceeded.
GWelLiast Lol) W A &IDLE, Esq. was then =flab
and extuntded by:llr. GLEOD.
Q. I understand, sir, that you Hee in James'.
street, Ileckiogbam-Gdte? I do.
Q. You have had the honour saf• holding a
commission in his Majesty's army. A. I have ;
that of Lieutenant-Colonel in the regiment cons_
treaded by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne.
Q. When did you first become acquainted with
Mrs. Clarke ? A.. l'he first time I saw Mrs.
Clarke was on the. 18th ,if Nor. 1808.
Q. Where did she then live 1 A. She they 1
livedat No. 14, Bedford-place.
Q. Wilhott entering into a detail, I would ask
yes, whether your abject in becoming ~cquainted
with Mrs. Clarke was not to snake inquiries into
the gadget of the then Commander in Chief. I
will eetoo further than to ajk.that question. A.
I had no other o'.j‘ct.
Lord ELLEnaosoucau. Q. Your object in
forniog shut acquaintance was to obtain that
ieformatiini ? A. It was to talealn that informs.
titan.

Mr. GLEED. Q. Pray, Sir, hew soon did
Mrs. Clarke remove (rein Bedford-place to West.
bourne-place? A. I think, probanly, in about
nine or a fortnight, to the best of my recol-
lection, I c speak positively to the fact.
Q. Did you continue, Sir, to visit her when
she removed to Westbiiiirne-place ? A. I did
continue to visit her when she removed.
Q. Now, Sir, betwi en the period of your fist
becoming at (painted with h,r and 41ie first of De-
cember, did you make tiny promises to her us.
pecting the furniture of her house is NVestbourne-
? A. None whatever.
Q. I want to kaow distinctly, whether between
the rriod of the 18th November, h w lie
frit day of your set IN her, to tho lit of Decem-
ber, you ever made soy promise to her respecting
the tu..iituro in AVestbourne.place ? A. on
whatever.
Q. Had yob, Sir, in that interval, any conver-
sation .4 ith her respecting her furniture ? A. I
had. She :011 me she was for'et% her house in
Westbourne-placc, but did not tell me, at
that 11,,e, who was furnishing that house for her,
nor did 1 know; I mean, that I do not know