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who the upholsterer was, that is, wltipiligc
man, my Lord..
Q. Now, sir, on the lst of Decentbectlid tool)
in company with Major Dudd, attend ipoi
Bunten of the Dame of Grant to Barnard's Inn t
A.l did.
11' Q. Dig Mrs. Clarke actbaipany you, elk A.
Site did.
Q. Nue► on your going to or returning from
Barnard's-inn, was any thing proposed tit you by
Mrs. Clarke ? A. Certainly. Either in going to,
or returning from, Barnard's-itui; she proposed
that wu should call on her aphohteror, in ltitth..
bone-place,. who was then furnishing her.itoase.
Lord ELLannotonost.—Q. Did ski lan you
what he was thmsoloing for her ? A. 0.1, that
be was furnishing the house that she then lived in,
in Westbourne.pirsee„

Mr. GL►eu.—Q. Li consequence of stock re.
quest being made to you, did you, and Major
D.ohl go with Mrs. Clarke to tke uplaulstereriat
iu Italhbone-place. Q. We did.
Q. Her upholsterer WAS Mr. Francis Wright ?
A. Yes.

Q. When you got there, did you and Major
Dodd, and Mrs. Clarke, go into the house of Mr.
Francis Wright ? A. I did.
Q. Who did you find there ? A. I saw the
brutiier, I btliore, of Mr. Francis Wright, Mr.
Daniel Wright. _ _

Q. Mr. Francis Wright was not there ? A.
Ile was not. .

Q. Do you recollect whether any other person
was present ? A. None, except Daniel Wright,
was lamest. I do nut believe there was any
other person present. I remember a person in
the house coming in with some things.
Q. Will you charge your memory whether
any thing WAS said by Mr. Wright A. Mrs.
Clarke 'hewed us furniture which I understood to
be prepared for her house, I remember.
Q. Were you introduced to Mrs. Clarke by
Daniel Wright, as the person who was to pay fur
such furniture ? A. I was aut.

Lord at.ststsonottem—A. Or to furnish the
hothe fur ber—were you introduced to Daniel
Wright as the person who was to furniA the
honse fur her? A. Nu, my Lord, certainly not.
Q. Was any thing said or thaw Oy- Mrs. Clarke
at that time to induce buck a belief in the mind of
Daniel Wrigkt ? A. None.
Q. I ch.lll-ntow thank you, Mr. Wardle, to Cl.
plain to us In what way Mrs. Clarke conducted
herself ? A. Mrs. Clarke showed us furniture
that *As stated to be for her house—l remember
well,
Q. Do you recollect, Mr. Wardle, any parti.
cular furniture pointed out by her? A. i re-
member curtains hatig;:ig up, which she stateJ
were curtains which she had frost her house in
G I u ucest er. p lacc.
Q. Where were these curtains hung up ? A.
They were in the other room on the lett :lawi side
of the dour as we entered, she stated that they
were removed from the house in Gloucester.place.
They were thou hanging up in the room where we
were.

Q. Which she-said furnished her house when
she lived in Gloucester-place ? A. Yes, when
she lived in Gloucester-place.
Q. Was any other furniture of any other de-
scription pointed out? A. She showed me some
that were new, and I understood that they were
fut her.

. Q. Was there any thing further poin!ad out by
her that you recollect ? A. Sne showed ma sows
pintings of het',,. I think upon velvet, and she
stated that Mr. Wright was to het that painting
matched fur sofai.

Q. Do yuo recollect, Sir, any thing being
stated, and what, on the subject of carpets ? A.
A person brought a carpet into the room, and
asked, I believe, our opinions about carpets, 1
►wean Major Dodd's and mine.
Q. Well, S►r, what passed ? A. Ido not
know that I made any remark in favour of one
more than the other, if I did, it was that one was
prettier than the other; a'gcueral runierk ; but no-
thing Nether.
Q. DO.ou, Sir, recollect any thing being said
by Major Dodd on that subject? A. Neii►en;
min.! than that.

Q. Sew, Sir, on the production of the carpet,
was any particular carpet selected by you i A.
Nurse.

Q. I will ask you, Mr. Wardle, whether upon
that occasion Mrs. Clarke said, that she was indif-
ferent ah•'nt patterns, as Colonel Wardle WAS to
pay fur them ? A. Certainly not.
Q. Did stay thiug of that kind pass ? A. No.
thing.
• Q. Mr. Wardle, I would ask you, during
your continuance in the shop, did you yourself
select any article of furniture ? A. I did out.
Q. Did you conduct yourself As a person who
was afterwards to pay fur Sims? A... 1 did
not.

Q. How long might your visit be on the first
of I).i:ember with Major Dodd and Mrs. Clarke,
that is, how lung did you continue that day in
Wright's house ? A. Perhaps half an hour ur more.
Q. Then at the end of that time, you and
Major Dodd, Anil Mrs. Clarke, left the shop as
you came? A. We did.
Q. Non, Sir, on the next ddy, which was the
2d of December, I believe you went to visit a
gent:etnett of the name of Donovan ? A. I did.
Q, Did Mrs. Clarice, fiir, accomj,any you ?
A. She did.

Q. Was any thing, and what proposed on that
day A. She proposed to call again at
,Mr.
Wrighes.
Q. OW you go there again, Mr. Wardle ? A.
I did. _ _ _

_
Q. What time in the day was it ? A. I should
imagine about the middle of the day.
Q. When you gut there, whew did you find
a. bone ? A. I found Mr. Wine! Wright.

Q. Did any thing pass, Sir, un that occasion
from Mrs. CIA, ke to Daniel NVright, as pointing
you out as a person who was to pay for tic
furniture? A. Nothing of that sort.
Q. W hat became of Mrs. Clarke afterwards ?
A. ANA. we had been there a short tilos she
was called out of the room.

yes recalled is wMt way ttad taltst
I~ heal whom by A. By e featale..
(1. •Then, Sir, on her heirs ailed eecyei'sad
!pity.-' Daniel Wright were left together is the wars.
house / A,,,,We were. • .
4. Yeir and Daniel Wright were the esisliff4'
prwsset ? A. WO Virew; •
Q. Miring Mrs. Clarke's ablates yes wires's..
`rounded, I lake it (Ur granted, with feminist,
were yOu not, in that warchoose, it being a place
in which ranker. was deposited ? A. We were.
Q. Than, Mr. War*, during the absence of
Mrs. Clarke, give me leave to ask you what pass.
ed ? A. Soon after Mrs. Clarke was sailed, and
went away, Mr. Daniel Wright was Galled oat of
the room.

Q. And daring that interval you were WI
alone ? A. 1 was.

Q. How soon did Mr. Daniel Wright return?
A. Probably in a quarter of as hour.
Q. On his return what passed between you and
him ? A. We talked about various things,
Q. Pray do you recollect, Mr. Wardle, a alde-
r board being in the warehouse wheu Daniel Wright
returned ? A. Perfectly well.
Q. What, Sir, passed between you land Daakl
IVright on the subject of that sideboard ? A. 1
remember admiring the sideboard ; I believe I
said it was a handsome piece of furniture, and
asking the price of it.
Q. Mr. Wardle, was that sideboard selected by
you as a thing to wake a part of Mrs. Clarke*
furniture (Mrs. Clarke had sworn at the trial
positively that it was) for her house is West.
bourne-place ? A. Certainly not.
Q. 1 *wild ask. you, Sir, whether you 'sleeted
ally dining tables, or any chairs (Airs. Clarke
had swarm that he had), for that purpose ? A.
Certainly I did not.
Q. Did you select any article of furniture what.
ever ? A. done.

Q. I would ask you whether on that occasion
you said ally thing whatever to Daniel Wright, to
induce him to believe that you would be.respoesi.
ble fur such furniture ? A. I did not.

Q. Pray did any conversation iniu between
you and Daniel Wright un the subject of carpet.
patterns ? A. None at all that 1 recollect ; on
that day 'tune.
. .

Q. Now I would ask you, Colonel Wanlle,
whether you ever, at say time, made a promise
to Mrs. Clarke, to furnish her house as part of
the requital (or the information that eke was to
a Word you ? (she had morn positively that he
had). A. Never.

Q. Pray, Mr. Wardle, do you recollect being
at Mrs. i::.trke's house when a mirror was brought
they! ? ( She had sworn that he eras, sad was in
a passion (awl! it.) A. Ido not.
Q. 'Dien no objection was made by you respect-
ing any mirror ? A. None.
Q. I)u you recollect any thing being stated or
said respo..ting a writing-desk ? A. I recollect
rs. Clarke once was writing at a new desk she
had in IVestbourn-place, and I remember ob-
serving to her, that I usurer saw so ill finished a
piece of furniture as the back of that desk was.
Q. 0. you remember, either at that time or
any other, making any objection to the desk•on
•ccunut of the expenee of it ? She had morn he
did.) A. Never.

Q. Pray, Mr. Wardle, when was the first floe
that application was made to you for the pay.
went of furniture so furnished for this house—
when was thu bill delivered to you 2 A. I have
the bell and the note in my pocket.
• Q. Perhaps they will enable you to tell the
date.--( Looking at Mem.)—A. The first of June
11309.

Q. Pray, Mr. Wardle, can you tell me about
what am it was that some applicatiol was made
to yoo by a gentleman of the name of Gleamy ?
A. I-believe December, ur about the wide, •
of December.

Q. 1 du not ask you what pained between you
and Mr. Gleiiiiy on that occasion • but had you
afterwards a conversation with hm Clarke on
that salijoct ?—.A. I had afterwards an application
from Mrs. Clarke on that subject. _ _ _

Q. What passed between you and Mrs. Clarke?
A. Mrs.. Clarke pressed me estreindy either to
lend her 5001. ur to procure the limn of it.
Q. Did stio state fur what purpose the 5001.
was ? A. She stated. that Sir. Wright, her up-
holsterer, was pressing her very turd fur money ;
she stated this strongly, on account of muds
money being dee; abs stated to um that site owed
5 or 6001. for a long time.
Q. Then, supposing that you had advanced her
the money requested, to what purpose was this
money to be applied ? A. Certainly to do away
the demand upon her.

Q. During your conversation with Mrs. Chrke
upon that subject, do you recollect any other por.
suit comiug.its ? A. I remember Daniel Wright
being Wilk us, either ua that or some other (lay ;
would rather say, he came to Mrs. Clarke ott
that day, and presping her very hardly.
Q. I omitted, Mr. Wardle, to ILA you in order
of lime, am the applicatiun being made to you by
Mrs., Clarke for a loan of 6001. what your answer
was ? A. My answer was, that I could nut do it.
Q. Which of the ‘Vritibis was it who cisme!
A. I believe Daniel Wright. •
Q. Now will you give me leave to a%k you die..
tinctly what passed on that occasion ? A. He
asked in Mrs. Clarke's heariag, that I should as.
silt her with money, for that they, the Weights,
were in great distress,. that she was distressed, and
that they were extremely distressed themselves. •
Q. Well, Sir, what then ? A. I said the thing
was impossible, and that fur the time put an enJ
to it.

Q. Well, Sir, was any thing further stated
A. Either on that day or the day followi►►g; for
I had one or two applications pressed upon me ;
Lsaid she could raise the ►►►oney hcrb.4l. by appli.
cation to a bookseller, who I dar.•d say, would
advance to her, on the book that she was abiot to
publish.
Q. 'then, Mr. Wardle, you did not comply
with the request so n►ade? A. I did not.
Q. ll&d you a subsequent application of the
same kind, made by Mrs. Clarke to you ? A.
She pressed me frequently on the same point.

Q. N.., isi eousequeure of these frequent
upplicatious what was dome ? A. Why, sir, I
at last spoke to Mr. Gleany, antrasked him if he
could assist her ; be kite, Sir Richard Phillips,
and whether he could procure a luau of boom. for
Mrs. Clarke upon her work.

Q. What was afterwards dune, Mr. Wardle,
for her accommodation ; she made frequent appli.
cations to you for money, *hat was ultimately
dune respecting it ? A. Ultimatcly I consulted
Major Dudd and Mr. Glenuy.
Q. We must hear what patted between you
and Major Dudd aid Mr. Gleany ; bit in couse.
gamma of it was any argaagemeat come to ! A.
There was.

Q. What was that arrangement' A. TL ar.
raneement was made through Mr. Illingeurth, a
mine..merebant, in 'Pell-Mall.
Q. What was the sam, Sir t A. fool.
Q. Pray, Mr. Wardle, was any counter seev.
rity &eon by you to Mr. Illiegworth t A. The:e
was.

Q. Did that security become Jue before er after
the bill ?

Mr. Arroax GENIMAL—we oust have eo.
-thing of bilk nor of couuter-securities without
producing them—produce then.

Q. Was any acclivity given by you which it
not no* in evidence? A. Teo.

Q. What is become of it ? A. I destroyed it,
I suppose soon after it was pild.
Q. Then you Gan tell one what was the nature
of it ? A. It was an acceptance of 2500.
Lord ELLEYSOROUGH—By whom was the ac.
eeptanet given ? A. It was drawn by Mr. 11.111 g.
auJ accepted by me.
Q. Pray Mr. Wardle, had yol, at any tire,
an opportunity of 'ethyl It:r. Fran& Wright?
Ar I saw Mr. Fraoci, Wright otic..3 or twice. I
believe, at Westbourue-place.,
Q. Upon your seeing Francis Wright, did you
mak° any promise to him respecting payment for
furniture furnished C.,r Mrs. Clarke's hoes. hi
Westbourue.pluce. A. Noue whatever.

Q. Did you, Sir, upon that occasion, state that
you would take the pai.:netit of it limn' yourself,
or any t h ing like it ? A. I never did.

Q. DO you rolinuntior upon, or no say other
occasion, when-yen had an opportunity or seeing
Mr. Francis WHO!, stall, your respousibility, or
any th:sig I,ko it ? A. Never.

Q. Pray, Mr. Wardlc, do roe recollect rc-
cicring a Icttcr from Mrs. Clarke. A. I do.

(tare the letter was produced awl read, it was
dated the 14th of May last, but witboat a direc-
tion, and had been brunght to Mr. Wardle with
▪ priT4lo message. Mr. Wardle stated it to be
of the hand-writing of Mrs. Clarke. It was then
read, is of considrrable length, and porpoets to
complain of Mr. IVardle sad other friends of his,
for nut keeping what Mrs. Clarke calls her pro.
mice, stating, that she had been beet on accoie.
plisliing the. ruin of the Duke of York, complain.
ill that her sots had bean dismissed from his em.
ployment iu cousequenceof It, and being returned
upon her hands, and requiring that Colons-I War.
die and Maker Dodd should cuter into a joint se.
curity, that they would give Mrs. Clarke at the
end of total years 10,0001. and in the meat, time
pay her 5001, a year, all a hit h Ae maintaitied
would fall considerably short of the rondos
which they held out to her at th..? lime she rib.
harked in the inveatsgatiun of t.,e conduct oi the
Duke of York, togeth. r nub many other comm.;
and havitiog that if they did nut cormidy with
this request, au appeal. should be wade to the
public. Pee.
Mr. Waidle then underwent a Very long and a
very keen cross.eaamination by tote ATToevey.
Gazateat., in which it appetite., •t u h Mr.
Wright had obtained judgment in hat action . t hot
his proceedings aresuspended in a Curt ..1 Elul-
ty, and none of he money which he ' as ri car.,
paid, and that Mr. %Val 01111 w-I hl b • we. y OW if
he could prevent 11 right (runt i•vei r eras, any
oh it. !lc tntintains d that ho iisd •cte I hr
out this husili..cs fawn pure ptineipl pitriot.
ism, uotwitlistandill all that ha I 'oxen 'aid to the
msettary. Admitted Oat before 111 s. Cl rk: went
out of town with bim ou a visit to the AjArtetto
Tower:, be ativancectiler 1001. to pay her butcher
and her baker ; and that he afterwards gave her
• more, w'tich was all the mow.y sic ever had
of him. That lie gave his acceptrace to Mr. ll-
lingivorth fur 2501. And Mein. Dodd gave a •imi-
lar acceptance for a similar arum for the purpose of
securing him against the 5001. bill, which lee Ise.
cepted to ens% cr that suit due from Mrs. Clarke
to Francis Wright ; but Viet what himself and
11Iajur Dodd intended to do was not to accept a
bill, but to gite seaurity fur the payment of the
money to Mr. Illingssorth, in case the count r
bill, which Mrs. Clarke gave, was not paid. It
was expected at that time that the bill of Mrs.
Clarke would have beet! paid, for' she was expect-
ed to have mimic' looney by the publication of her
book ; but when it b. came due her bill was not
paid ; • and therefore Weisel Wardle and Major
Dodd paid each his 2501. upon their acceptance ;
that this was nut dune by way of making Colonel
Wardle responsible fur the debts of Mrs. Clarke,
but purely to aecJinniudate Wright, and to pre.
vent Mrs. Clarke from being so dir!resseil as to be
unable to give her testitneny upon the subject of
the investigation of the conducrof the Commander
in Chief, dm

hisjor Dodd corroborated the evidence of Col.
Wardle in every particular, from the gi•ing of the
parties to see the Monello Tossers to the List visit
at the house of Mr. Wroght ; and he swuri posi.
lively that Colonel IVardle never ordered any 6.f
the furniture fur the h•ilise of Mrs. Clarke, nor
made himself responsible in any degree whatever
for theipaytnent of the bill for such furniture. Us
gave precisely the same ausoer as Colonel Wardle
had done respecting bill to 1V right by Illingworth,
at the Major's request.
Mr. Glenoie gave evidence precisely to the
same effect, as to Mr. IVirdlc nut rendering 11;m.
self liable to the payment of the bill of Mr.

Cro,s-examined by Mr. Arronxetr-Grmi a tr..
—.rho witness said, that when U.S the tall- with
Mrs. Clarke, Cokraal IVartll,, and Major
to inspect the Monello Towers, he b.. 1 made .1