The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-14 00:00:00

STATOM AN:

en. hisgitt 'Fie i iipeachinent of. Lur.l
al ►ills was carried upon the sieeisi•iii of a eaiting
rnic•:•, up to the bar of the Lords
%%ph Ott sane regularity a. if the deciiiwn wad
nLs le by no ist•rons m Ijority.
Mr. F. Ni 13 L btr,itt/Iy professed his Iwyalty.
ani ohjected t.t any licit: Win harshness in Usc
A itir•mil which etril.! kblsoitli the feelings of his
S iver,•ign, ais.l was therefore fur the re-reading.

Mr. iherilf I ..\i" was disposed to nverlook
any personalities that mieht have been direCted to-
wards himself, bit could not with patience hear
such sweeping arid general abuse as hail been di-
rected artin.t malty or his friends. With respect
t:t the Address, he apprehended that they differed
in Ise mann .r only, void not In the matter. For
ncelf, he was not less independent than any man,
tot t willinglyPitital in reorehending the cooduct of
Mrtisters, hat conceived th it the prover moths of
d 1g it was ivy disco:interne:ice% thetas without
wounding the paternaf. feelingi of his Majesty.
lie was far frog' denying their right to petition,
I:ut they otetht to do it in a way that would
wit be inconsistent with the dignity of. the ,
(-mart. .k. the &hire's he such as would .do
honour to the Court, why refits° fo read it ?
—l'boy had only a plain question before them.
—There was touch occasion to complain, and
no man lamented snore than he did the late enter'.
tomato Expeditions. But let them confine the
Address tothat alone, and nut intreneh-opott the
prerugative of Majmlty. Ile was no friend to the
practice of a seliseqttent review,as he had proved by
voting against the rescinding of the late vote re.
%peeling Mr. Wardla ; but h..: deemed that there
was mem:thin very extraordinarr and urgent
on the resod occasion. In the Committee, be
had ohjectal to several parts of the Address,
lett finding any thing he could say of nu avail,
be left them. Ile could not bear that it should
go abroad to the world that the country was
in an awful crisis ; but even supposing it was
a.,, he felt, as a public man, that it was nut
his duty to be the first to give the alarm. As
a public man, he on& rather to end:•avour.to•
remedy the evil, without spreading dismay and
dca:londency thruagh the *!toles collides-. The Ad.
dress, he contended, was neither diguitieJ sea re-
sprctful. The country c.ertoinly demanded an in.
quiry, but lot them lay that request at the foot of
tee Throne in the least exceptionable terms, and
1:t them not unnecessarily aggravate the evils of
which they complained. He had an Address in
pocket, which lie believed would answer all the
purposes proposed, without containing those of-
fens.ve parts se exceptionable its the other. These
were grievances of which the country had to cu n.
plaits, but instead of at:Mediu/I these in the most
distant manner to his Majesty, it was evident he
had been deceived in the avpuiettnent of improper
ttersou• to conduct the important :,furs eatrustval
to Ili. in.

Mr. W 001) (tier. Shi.riti) obseree.l, that it was
lu.•tta es traoreileary that a great :mintier of Gen.
I. nets olao, 411),m I rtlt'llt't ti4V , had iittal:y re-
si.tt.l eery A4l4resv, and therefore voted for the
previous qnrotoit, should now eeo unaiiiiiionsly
,-;,:tee, in • e.(e pripifty of an Addr, SS, and the
iteressitt 4.' .1 an i,equiry. But then, vie, objected
to the .iiier.)) clinch was helm ear-ied asainst
th:ur efforts, and floe wished to introduce one of
th-ir own shaping. Ile conic' not :write to su-
persede the Address already adopter!, and which,
in his mind, cuntaiiied nut ~ne little disrespectful
to his Majesty, to make remit for .m.olier better
adapted to the taste of his Monists'.. lie ems
convinced the Nlinisterial Officer of the Court '
(himself a Sheriff), had already waited upon his '
Majesty, pursuant to instrociions to him, when.
his Majesty *until be graciously pleased to re.
ceive the Address voted, upon the Monday; and
he was convinced the Wrlneeday following,
namely, this day, welsh, have been appointed
by his Majesty, for the reception, instead of
Vi'sulnesday, the 20th, had it not been fur some
interference between some pe.sitits in that Court
stud his Majesty's Ministers, respecting the dig.
cession which was to be broaght en this diy,
in hopes of ohtainiog soaeo modification of the
forstacr Address, better adapted to Ministerial
taste Vries of Order! Order !). Monte nu ne.
enmity for souls moilificatitm. The language of
the present one was dutiful and respectful, bat
at the same lime bold and manly. It was the
deity of the Corporation, firmly, though respect.
fully, to represent their grievances fit the Son.
reign, and complain of the abuses of those *lto
were his advisers. It was uot by a crow+.
lug demeseowe, nor a grovelling language, that
the City of Loudon could maintain either its
own dignity or. its respect to his Majesty, al-
though It might be more pleasing to the Minis.
ten by whom he was surrounded. lie) Ma.
jest), had reeened, in Ilse Mayoralty of Beck.
ford, Addresses in language infinitely more strong,
and had always treated graciously those who had
presented them. Nor was it before the ,address in
the aft air of Cintra that the Representatives of the
Corporation were treated with reltiike atfil repel-
sion. The goodness of his Majesty's heart would
alwaysinclioe him to receive graciously the peti-
tions of his 'emote, and it was only irons his
eiyertkrs that disrespect was to be apprehended.
Be well remembered that upon the last Address'
presented to his Majesty, the' Royal reception
was gracious and condescending, while the Lords
in waiting, eyed through their glasses, with so.
pereilious disdain, those Members who went. up
with the Address, sarcastically pointing out to
each other—" T'eat's the man who led the goes-
Lion".." the ocher is the man who seconded
the asotion"—‘. That's he sekso spoke so much.'
--(.ifermars and clossours of question! quer..
ti.,n!).—" Perha: 5," rejoined the worthy Sherif,
" if may tat he unpleasing to those abu inter.
'ups my. if I r.Teat the language of • Noble
out (Auckland) and an eminent Courtier—
'it.aens,' said hi- L.eril-hip, ' crow upon their
dunghills, like (saki. : hut hang their heads
tails a limb they come to Court with their Ail.
seq.' Convinced, however, as I ant, that
•is nothiog in the language of the Adder's
sly vie ii disr.sueetful tushisl! ejeloy, or lowly.
14
et, on 46.• !. •It '‘. this Goon, 1 caanot retract
aitutisieist I moved." .
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Mr. WA ITEIMAN explained, *flee which the
qneltion was, pat upon the Amendemet, and a
their of hands dernaeded.

The LORQ MAYOR said, the numbers were so
close on each side, that he found seem diliculty
in deciding accurately. It, however, struck hi*
,stied, that the majority was is farm. ,of the
Amendment.

A division, however, was claimed by the oppo-
site party, when the sirangers were entered to
*Widow, and we understand that the numben
Witte thus :--
For the Amendment
Apia it
Majority against the Amendment 17

The original qiirstion was curled of coarse,
end the Court coutiusinl in debate upon the Ad•
dress, paragrep- it by paragraph, for some hours.
The AdJrees was; we underi.taml, after a long
discussion, agreed to, and sabstiteted %idiots'
bring referred to a Committee is, the room of the
former. An Amendment was then moved, to take
the whole of the proceedingtinto forthet conside..
ration. •

After a few obsertationa from Mr. 14r84441,
Mr. WAITUMAIII2 Alle court dintar upon the
Amoolment ;

Nicer .

3tajerny . 9
A Motion for Adjournment was then Millie,
sad the question pat, when the nembers•wen; :
roe the Adaiterweent.
Apion It

111/* thy aid Attpmerameot 11

It was then moved, that the Addros agreed to
by the last Meeting, and the Address now moved
by Sheriff Atkins, should be committed to the for-
mer Committee:, to report upon the saute.
Mr. GRIFFITUi, however, determined to
support the original Address, as speaking the sal.
(intents of the Corpor Ition, and of the empire at
large ; still wat willrtg, for unanimity, as the Gen.
demos who originally opposed the uzeicise of pc.
tidoning were now so far proselytoi as to have pc.
titions fur inquiry ready cut and dry, to agree,
(list a reference should he mule to the original
Committee, and that it should report
A division then took place, and the numbers
were, for referring it to the Committee,
A vrs
Noes

Majority

The Address of Sherif Atkins was consequent. 1
ly carried; bit a Requisition was delivered to the
L trd Mayor, requesting him to convene a Cum.
mon Council, fur the piarpose of considering the
cynic's-lin try proceedings of that day. We on.
derst sa.i, that with a tree consiitutilital re tlrd
for the wishes of his Fellow Cif ret•h4, the lurd
Mayor uamcd Friday et •itt fur ilia Meeting.

TRLIL FOR .4 ce),VSPIR der iG.IINSi'

COLONEL IVAKULE.

THE F.XkStINATIOM OF M.t3OR DODD.
On accusal of the great leagth of the lit.tminati its sod
Gross-eassdnatiums of these W? ives, tiro have omitted
the Quovtians nos those • di do nut particularly
bear 0.. the Cathe.

Rsamiaed. Is a Cap. the army—Became
acqnsinted with Mrs. CL S.sv. 26—That was
tlso first day he ever saw 0er...1t w-+ on that day
they' went to Ilythe...llc accompanied them ase.l
afterwards returned. to tows---Sat Mrs. Clarke
in the curly part of December_.Was in a coach
with her on that day—She was accompassying
Colonel Wardle to some part of Holborn—
She proposed calling at his npkolsterer's.. Does not
recollect whether gulag or cuming....Did call
at Wright's... Saw Mr. Daniel Wright..-.No
one was present bat Daniel Wright...A man
Came up acassionafly, who changed smite carpets
—.Recollects-nothing passing, C zero Mrs. Clarke
aging ont souse certainly, which she said the
eke of York had gleins bee in Gluucestcr.place
...She also pointed wet some chairs similar to some
which wave to be sent into her house, and which
were to be made—She also poin'ted tint sumo chair.
,covers whighwere pointed lay nersclf, and which
shesal4 Wright Was making turaisstre (sr
her.—Thinks he was dose go Mrs. (;!tree glisr-
ingthe thole time site was in li'right'v haws.
Q. Diu she 'varmint* Culotte, Wardle as the
person who wise to famish her house ? A. I don't
recollect liter ht trod Wog his at 1..
Q. Did any thing pass from Mrs. Clarke or
Col. Wardle that cold Issslssel yo's to-believe that
Colonel Wardle was to Amnia-It her huuse.? A.
Certainly net.—Reesained risere a few missuleis
certainly nut exceeding a quarter of an hoer.—
Accompanied 'lrs. Clarke so Wright's once,
afterwards—Does not reenHert on what day...
Nobody was in compeey but himself and Mrs,
Clarke... The object at that visit was to expedite
the furnishing of her house..-Never was applied
to, to obtain a loan- of money... Did assist Mr..
Clarke its obtaining a loan of nsooey from Colonel
Wardle...Never saw Mrs. Clarke and Colonel
Wardle together when she conversed about that
loan—Was not desired to obtain a loan— Knows
that Mr. Illingworth gave IVritht a hill for 5001.
and ahoi he, the witness. and Colonel Wardle gave
him it. acceptance fur 1501. each.
• Q. Did you ever hear Colonel Wardle state to
her, that he would furnish her house in West.
bourne-place? A. Never.
Q. Did yon ever see Itiot do any act that skew-
ed that he intended to do so ? A. Neter. .

Q. While Colonel Wardle was in company with
Droiel Wright, did he either directly or indirectly
nuke himself bible ? A. Certairilo woe, ix mg
hearing, *or de I believe he did.— Witness was
Secretary to the Duke id Kent...Mehl another
alipointment—Cannot say np to what dept.-Air
to the other appointment it might beCuillil a gut-
lion Mere.
Lord ELLataionnvon.—lt h a fair viatica,
hut I can't suffer it to be introdisced.

Ajor Du D D.-•it Mai not my wisk that it should
be koirodoteed.

Q. Did any thine pale en Ow subject ofeer.
fires? A. Our °Olden, were 'Bakal whicti wt
gave.

, Q. Did she say that she yielded Au opinion be.
cause Wardle was to pay fur them 3 • A:Neter;
at list I never heard her.

Cross-examined by Alr. 9.41105 r.
Q. I take it fur granted that yott and Colonel
Wardlu have been long acquainted! A. Then
you take for granted that which "is out' the fact.
I became acquainted with him in the last sim-
mer. It was some time after he knew Colonel
Wardle that he knew Mrs. Clarke.

Q. 1/ill you know of the intention of Colonel
Wardle before you knew Mrs. Clarke • A. I
did--that he bad it in contemplation to institute
an Incleiry ? A. I did—cannot answer positively
how long—hats beard Col. 'Wardle frequently
speak on the subject—not certain whether before
he WAS introduced to Mrs. Clarke, but thinks ho
did.

Q. Yon are ant pertain that you had frequent
conversations before you were introduced to Mrs.
Clarke ? A. I have had conversations, bet don't
know that they were fregueitl.
Q. It is your word, and therefore I ask you ?
A. I think they were out.

...liaggse_shissicispotalltroM
ba ly.
Q. When did you first know Cul. Wardle had
a plan of taking Mrs. Clarke to the Martell()
Towers ? A.. Probably a di) or two before we
went.

Q. Is it not common in Courts of Law to
spuik of probabilities ? A. There are sums cases
its which.we cannot answer with certainty. I had
it in conteniplatiou to visit the Martell', Towers
Tong before I saw Mrs. Clarke. Colonel War.
dle did explain the object of her going—lie ex,
petted to get from her information that would be
ust•ful. Ti►e party consisted of Colonel Wardle;
Mr. Gkuie, :Ors. Clarke, and the witness.
Q. DM Mrs. Clarke know that you were Sc.
eretary to his Rojal Highness the Duke of Kent?
A. I don't know.
Q. Did Phu know ? A. I can't answer wbe.
ther she did or did nut—l tt►ink it possible she was
told so.

Q. How lung were you absent? A. A few
days.
Q. Du you mean to say it could be tUtobtful
• Nether she knee it ? A. I don't kith* that she
know it. I had nu otijed in concealing it ;
they Acre several days together on the journey.
She did learn that •he was Secretary to the Duke
of Kent ; she could nut miss of it ; the let pre,.
site' on his mind i,, that she might line known
that he was Private Secretary to theiNike of Kent
before they went ; she must have it when
they were out ; there was conversation that led
to it; she must have known it by conversations,
tram which she could not fail to understand that
he was Private Secretary to the Duke of Kent.
Q. Were these cunversations Meting to. -wine
would relate to the Inquiry Into the c,induct of
'the brother of your master ? A. N.,. The eon.
venation railed to the disturbattce.at
Gibraltar. I stated my .eF to have been Secretary
at the time of the ois-turbance. Site might base
remained in ignorance. •
its just possible that she might have
rehrtied without knowing that you were Private
Sveretary to the Duke of Kent ? A. I have
douht on my mind that I did state myself then
Secretary.
Q. Never in his life took a message to Na.
Clarke ? A. Took as much interest in, slie In-
quiry as any spectator.
Q. Del you, or did you not, afford Col. Wardle
any vsistaitee in the Inquiry ? A. I have given
him my opinion on military subjects ; and gave
my opinion on the subject of the investigation.
Q. Did you assist him in carrying on the In.
quay ? A. He might have taken that as assist.
wire.

Q. Did you see him frequently while it was go.
inn on ? A. Very often.
Q. Daily ? A. I cannot say.
Q. Was there any one thy on which you did
not see him ? A. I C3llllot say. I cannot swear
there were not, but will swear that I duu't think
they were daily.
Q. Did yu.. ever see Col. Wardle with Mrs.
Clarke? A. Yes.

Q. Was the matter of the Inquiry the frequent
subject of conversation ? A. I don't recollect
that Mrs. Clarke ever said what her cviienee
would be. I can't swear that her evidence was ur
was not the frequent sobj.!ct of ounversation.
Q. Was her evidence considered as insportant ?
A. I havealways thought it important to Colossal
Wardle.

Q. Did you ever make notes of what pooled ?
I never made one in my life, neither on the jour.
lacy our otherwise.
Q. Von did nut attend the Inquiry ? A.
Never ; hut when Colonel Wardle ado his
motion.

Q. He took you down ? A. No) he did not ;
I did not See Iwo.

Q. In what rircuingtanecs did you take Mrs.
Clarke to he? A. I did nut conjecture that
Mrs. Clarke was in bad circumstances; I con.i.
dereil her neither very high nun very low in cir.

Q. A person who can pay her way. I ant in
that sitshition. Yon cosisiiilered her a person of
that sort. It is foolish to .uppose, that ala Iy
could contribute to the raptness of the journey :
but pray, Major Dodd, there was no difficulty on
the journey oss is pecuniary score t A. Na; no.
thins( of that sort.
• Q. Do you know if any thing of that kind oc-
curred ? A. Colonel Wardle told me, a day or
two before the journey, that she Wanted snooty.

Q. What, this person in fair circumstances,
on a party of pkasnre, wanting money ? A,
I conceived her to he iu neither high wir of cir-
cumstances, but•that she might want money to pay
her butcher and baker.

Q. linw many days had he known her ; It
conl.l not bu nialiv ; and the lady begins by bur-
rowing 1001. to pry her bloater and her baker !
!)id %he try to borrow any money of you? A.
Yes, I think she did once.
Q. how long had pin had the honour of
kni►alog her when site wisliod to harrow money
of you? A. I iiu uut ex.saly
••••.. _ _ _

Q. ki a regolar relation—first she bee
rows of the Colonel, and fben of the Major—how
slack di{ she borrow ? A. Only 61.
Q. Di a 'tut know of the 1001. that was lent
her to go n the party ? A. No ; 1 understood
that he had Risen her some money.
Q. As Colonel Wardle it a family man, no
seossies he could give her were for an improper
purpose • but for what did he give the money ?
A. I resily.slo not understand your question.
Isurd Ettaasto Woven.— 1 don't believe that any
body but yourself is so unfortunate as not to ono.
derstand.it.' •
Major DOOD.-1 endenis;ed that he gave her
1001. to pay her butcher and baker.
Mr. GAbeow.--Jostas a gi!t to twos the me.
quaintanee. MOW soon after did you visit in
Westhourne.plree ? Q. Probably the day after
her return.

Q. And how soon did yule goo. to Wright's ?
A. The very day wo retetead. The day after.
•Q. With Mr. Wardle who font dots before
bad given-1w 1430 L,! Too sham lor an bi-
portant witness ahoy yew lead prnarair Ithr ? A.
1 did esol 'leap her.
Q. A her you bed =inlaid her ? A. I did sot -
ez.liniut• kite.

Q. Old yon esueift her in term ? A. I did
nut taku luttrust enough in it to examine her.
Q. Who did ? A. Colonel Wardle was the
men who took most interest. Cul. Wardle asked
her several give/dons : her answers led etc to
conceive she •as as important witness.
Q. Did you ice nay expenmte furniture at
Wright's ? A. Yet.
Q. Any which you afterwardv saw in West.
boorne.plaec.—Any Turkish carpets ? A. Yts.
Q. Sofas? A. ese.

En Is erwtissaL]

MONEY LENDING.

The following is a correct account of the for.
eery and swindling transacting' in which the name
of Earl Pease has been introduced ; we derive
it (rum most sespectable authority. A Mr. T. an
annuity heave, relative.' a letter, signed 4 Pattern.
desiring him to call at Northumberland Boon, al
he wished to contract for a lima of money, by way
of annuity, mid to be there at a given hour.—
The pretended Earl Piney had kis plan au welt
arranged, as to b actually coming out of Nor.
thamberlated House as Mr. T. was going an
knuelt at the gate. The sham Earl pretended to
be much displeased at being kept at home beyond
the I,,:tir ha had mentionod in his note to Mr. T.
411.1 .hserved, that as the business he wished to
transact with Mr. T. was of a delicate nature, he
did not like to return so abruptly to Northember..
land Motet lett *ay sespicion should arise In the
-ends of the family, and proposed to retire to a
cotfm.loese. This conversation was under the
very gates of N•irthumherland House. Mr. T.
and MN Lued retired, as was proposed, whea Ms
Lordship informed Mr. T. that his must intimate
friend, Colonel BEA imam; Member with himtfor
Plurthumberland, had lost a cause with the Bishop
of Doman, and was much in want of Cash •
that wishing exceedingly to oblige him, he waatrd
the luau of 15,0001. bat did not like to apply
to his father, the bnke, oho had tea times the
sum at his command. Mr. T. having au doubt
whatever that he -was in the presence of Earl
Pence, instead/ 'mentioned the terms on which
be wished to ifend such a sum ; and after a few
trilling alterations,. the affair; was adjusted, and
orders given to prepare the deeds, irith a strict in.
junction from the Noble Hort, that the transac.
lion .ias to be kept secret. Whether there were
more interviews than the one above stated, we are
not Informed; bet•nsatters were so settled, that
the Earl was to receive the money et Aluwitk.
Castle, In Northumberland, whither Mr. T. and
some of his Clients set of with the money and
deeds. On their arrival at Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
they were met by an accomplice of the Earl's,
who informed them that his Lordship had
left Alnwick Castle for Hezham Abbey, the
seat of Colonel BaaussonT, and that they were
to proceed in•mediately to
.the Black Bull Inn,
at Ilexham, where the Boa would mutt thaws.
They did so, and boon after came his Lordship,
and having executed the deeds, he received, not
the 15,0001. his Lordship waisted, but 18,0001.
which they prevailed on him to take. He thee, as
a matter of course he such money transactions,
instantly discharged the Attorney's bill. It is
said that 14,0001. of the money, another account
says 10,0001. has been returned, and an offer made
to return 40001. more, by the t wo.peany post,
provided the mock Earl can have such an under.
standing with the parties who lent the money, as
tumors: him against prosecution. We understand
that the money-lending dupes du not know where
to lo,olc fur him ; and that be has laid his plan
so well, that it is in their power to convey their
answer to Mai, without the least tram where he is
to be fouud.