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

Ositsti exception, mijor

Is Mr. Wardle In that sitnation ? The next 'tithe sis Major
Dodd. who states lionselt to have been high in the conatiesice
lof a Nibble Duke w.io sits Gear me. He states himself to
have been desirous of assisting Mr. lVardle ia his inquiry,
and admits, on his truss-extunination, that be comer ed with
him on the subject frequently. his Royal Highness, he says,
disapproved in Palo of what was going on rr.prrtin his [Cosa)
Brother, yet he,
Major Dodd, the Secretary of she Duke of
Kent, knowing of thus, bad held comtrimi counsel u ith those
who were bis exposure. Is this according to the
ordinary operation of human affections I There is a third
Gerwetriiiii, and they tsgetuer into the country with
Mrs. Clarke, and in the latervalsof the gratification of their
examination of the objects which they professedly went in
see, they are taking notes for the evidence of this woman
This Gentleman Ina only hikes that evi.'ence, hut ne takes
what coiniuon feeling might me be supposed to all in' *ay man
to take; he lilies aurcdotes of private life,which,in the IflCAO-
tioth montent•sof unguarded coMidencr. had heat communicated
to this worms, respecting that familly to whom we should on
everyprinciple look upoostead of whiehlie treasures up anec-
dotes, and as it werefatlbas on the offal of their character.—
Ie this a an who comes so morilly reearnineoded that you
will believe him against three persons' so manacled I—As to
the receipt givto by Wrigkl, I think it is liable to tune
eijections : the Wain of it is, the arknowl.'dgment of n
cei sing " 5001. on nrrnout of Household Furniture, delivered
" to Nlts. M. A. Clarke, at No, 2, Westbourne-place." This,
it must he recoils., tad. is theta: gmige of WI ight himself; but be
most have given that receipt on thechatrceut uo being retunsed
the next day, if the terms of it had been coasistr•red as ob-
jection:slue by Mr Wardle. This is a use am which, consi-
Aerie; the great moral dturTer to which the Defendants are
exposed, your judgments ought to be exercised dispassion-
may amid freely, independent of every previoso consideration.
And although I have a high opinioa of the talents of the
Learned Gentleman who opened the Prosecutor's case, I
think he brought forward unneeroarily the names of swat
persons who du not appear to have any connection whatever
with the cease. The aurae of the Earl of Chichester was so
introduced, as having paid 10,0001. fur the purpose of paying
for tree lettel4. If ii were true that this sum was paid
as has been intimated, were amost grievous rrimr, boom
a shadow of evidence been adduced ea the subject, nor
enuld any such evidence be received here. The allusion to
the displaciug of 011icers, who should Lire to come forward,
and the allegation of their ill usage, is also reprehensible.
'the Learned counsel knows that such a subject could not be
gone into here. I shneld lament these elreamstances more
than I do, were it not that I atm sure you will discharge
from your minds ts lint has been said on those subjects. I
Daniel Wright was asserted to have been a partner, but,
to that fart nut el particle of evideoce was ntl.liwed •
—it, therefore, ought not to have been mentioned :
there was, indeed, one William MI right who bad, I be-
lieve, been a partner vial his brother Francis. There wa.,
likewise, a topic of inflammation n bids has nut been at all
cleared up—who that ' Jug,;ter" was, I do not know, he
has not been since mentioned. The witnesses, whose evidence
I have stated, are the principal ones on both sides, whe
have spoken to the farts. I cannot help saying, that
this is a complicated indictment. I dare say, the At-
torney-General has exerrisod a very sound discretion in
calling Mr. Stokes, but be certaioly might have beta called
at the last trial. The evidence which he gave is, to be sure, such
as a man would at any time give r: lectamly. He was, in fact,
the conlideMial depository, in some degree, of Mr. %Cordless
well as Mrs. Clarke %i ith the exception of hi, evidence,
the oral testimony to-day is all on one side, and the Defend-
ams are, therefore, obliged to fight with all their might to
avoid the pelting of that testimony which is given against
them. Mr. Stokes has stated a conversatiou with Mr.
Wardle at his non house, in, which be says, he dissuaded
Mr. Wardle from calling him to the Bar of the Home
of Commons, lest he might be compelled to disclose sabot he
knew respe.ting the famishing of Airs. Clarke's.buese. He
Hoare two suinmonses from the H-e of Cisesmon% and a
copy of a letter to Mr. Wardle, and his answer. which cor-
roborate a part of his statement ; nod he says, that he told
Mr. Wardle that Mrs. Clarke bad iuformed him she was
to derive advantages fruits her communications. He
adds, that during hit visit, Francis Wright came
to the door of Mr. Witalle's house, and that he dlossod.
ed Mr. Wardle from seeing hins--" for," says he, " ll ran
excuse myself under my privilege, as Mrs. Clarke's Attor-
ney, hut tney will get every thing out of him, as he has., not
11w head to evade it. Stokes sap positively, that he has not
the least doubt of Mr. W. speaking to him at that visit of the
furnishing of Mrs. C.'s house. The Learned 'newel' for the
prosecutiou then pressed that Mr. W. should be tumbled
again, whlcb I think was very biting, and be was examieed.
[ If Mr. W. did not mean for ever to take leave of hi, befliri,
and of all preiemion to character, be could not do otherwise
than deo), some part of what Mr. Stokes s.id said. He was
in Cseurt while he gave ,his evidence. Ile dues pot
rcol-
leet what was the reason that Mr. Stokes was not can-
misled; hut thinks Fee's examination rendered it onneces-
sary. Ile does not say, ingatively, that Mr. Wright dud
not eine to Lis house, bet his testimony grows stronger et-
wards the close, sod be-positively denies thoses ever havinfi
said any thing to him, or beta Stokes, on the subject of fur-
-1 itishing Mrs. Ctarke's hates.-1 oat ha.. now the substance
of theevldence. As to the little matters of taking the house
la floilessereet, the transactioa with Mr. Curt; they are but
(riles in this cause. The insurance is -uauthee cirransetnnee,
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