The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-23 00:00:00

IVIIIGIIT v. W.4KOLE, ESQ.

The folltivrinz ire Cep(vs or the AfEttarits in the
Motion fur a new Trial in this Cause.
A ITIDAYIT OF C. 1.. WARDLR AND. MAJOR
DOW).

cwyLiArg LLoirD wARDLE,,or James-street, Iluck-
Inham►-gate, in the County of Middlesex, Esq. and Tome.
1)ouo, of Sloane-street, Chelsea, in the said Coonty of
Middlesex, Esq. Captcht In his Majesty's Regiment of Royal
A?tillery, severally make oath and say. And first this
Deponent G. Lloyd Wardle for himself smith, that, be, this De•
ponent, newt-haying contracted any debt 'lib the Plaintiff
ahnre mated, nr In any ray become or intendsd to become re-
sponsidta to him for the amount of the furniture for which
this action was brought, or nny part tberenf, the evidence
upon the trial of this cause took this Deponent completely by
surprise. Aod thi. Deponent further saith, that he was nut
in Court upon the trial of the said eau.e, and had Dot there-
fore au opportunify of consulting personally with the Coun-
sel engaged to defend him. And this Deponent further saith,
that he has been informed, and verily believes, that Major
Dodd, James Mettle, Esq. and R. S. Illingworth, were se-
Ter-ally suhptenad on the part of the Plaintif, and appeared
upon the trill of the said calve. Aatlthis Deponent further
smith, he was on.riesss that tke said Major Dodd, Mr. (Nellie*
• 1 Mr. Illingworth should have been smiled and examined as
n itnesses for hint, this Deponent, but for the want of a proper
communicatitin he tweets the Deponent and his Counsel, this
Deponent Was deprived of the benefit of their testimony.—
And this Deponent further %Ink, that in the summer of 18s18
this Deponent had made various enquiries to find nut the re-
sidence of Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke. and that this Deponent
at length succeeded, through the medium of a Mr. M'Cal-
lum, who had become known to this Ikponem in consequence
of an application the said,Mr. M'Callem had made to this
Deponent in the Lobby of the Rouse of ('lsmmoos, upon a
Parliamentary business. And this Depontut further mitt),
that he, this Deponent, first saw Mrs. Clarke at her house is
Medford-place, by appointostat, on the ISth day of No-
rember lost, and that he, this Deponent, before that day
was unknown to the said Airs. Clarke, or she, the said Mrs.
('larks, to him, this Deponent. Andetbe.e Deponents seer-
rail) say, tit of on the Ist day of December, they, Ciese De-
pt/114M, went in a hackney-cuarh with the said Mary Anne
Clarke to Mr. Grant's, an Arov„r devil in Bor.:arts /an, fur
the purpose of this Deponent, Go 311, us Lloyd Wardle,
making an enquiry into some facts which were afterwards
declared in the House of Commons, respecting Col. French's
Levy. And these Deponent; further say, that this Ikpo-
neat. Thomas Dodd, accompanied this Deponent, Gwyllyin
Lloyd ‘Vardle, as a friend and acquaintance, but did not get
out of the coach at the said Mr. Grail's.

And these D:prisents further say, that as these Oeponents,
and the slid Mary Anne Clarke, were going to or returning
from Ilarriard's inn nforetald, the said Mary Anne Clarke
expressed t wish to call in her way upon her tipholiterer.--. •
And these Deponesitstuxordingly accompanied and lent with
her to the shop of the above named Plaintiff, where neither of
these Depotient, had ever been before.
And these D..ponents further say, that she, the mid Mary
Anne Clarke, looked at a vnriety of furniture, which Owe
Deponents sinderstoobilati been ordered by her, and was going
to leer house at IWestbourne-place afore wid; and she skewed
these Deponents srume curtains, or han4iiigs, which she said.
WAS PART OF HER GLOCCESTER-PLACE FUR-
; and pointed out some chairs, which she either
stated she had ordered,.or were of tile some pattern with
those she had ordered; &advise .hewed these Depoaeots some
white painted chair covers, which she said she had painted,
and were sent to the Plaintiff's to make up ; and the said
Mary Anne Clarke asked the opinion of these Deponents
about sun. carpets and other things, but Geese Deponents save-
rally deny that, upon that occasion, lAA Defendant, Groyilyni
Lloyd Wardletselected any carpet which he preferred to the
one Chown by the said Mary Anne Clarke, or that these Dopt
needs wished the said .Vary Anne Clarke to have scarlet and
bronze: but this Deponent, Thomas Dodd, did remark, that
the pattern of the carpet was Turkish: both these Deposing,
however positively deny, that the said Mary Anne Clarke apes
that account objected thereto, or Mut the said Mary Anne
Clarke gof over her objections, and yielded to the taste of thews
Deponents; or that she the said Nary Anne Clarke said she
did not care much about it, and as it was a good carpet,
end they were to pay fir it (that is, this Deponsal, G. L.
Wsrdle, was to pay for it ), they, meaning these Deponents,
should hare their choice, or that any dispute existed and was
thereby settled, or that neither of these Deponent. expressed
the least surprise at the observation of the said Mary Anne
Clarke, or that she the said Mary Anne Clarke then pro-
' seeded to the sclectioo of several other things, or th ,1 several
things, or any things, were ordered in the presence of this
Deponent, Thou) is Dodd, by the said Mary Anise Clarke;
and Ibis Deponent, G. L. Wardle, indilfereorly fur both
these Deponeote, most posittveld deny that any such converses-
Sion as sworn to on the trial of this cause by the serf Mary
dans Cliwke and Daniel Freight, and hereby referred to, took
place; or that this Deponerst, (i. L. Wardle, at the time that
he was accompanied to the shop of the said Plaiutif by this
Deponent, Thomas Dodd, did order or select any articles of
furniture vi hatsoever ; or that this Deponent, G. L. Wardle. •
['did at such time conduct or den.rus himself is aay waxier .
as to injure the said Daniel lt right and Mary Anne Clarke,
or either of them to believe, that he was qiviag. emotes
tended to 41%e, any order for furniture fir the said Mary
Anne Clarke, or to became respornililz f r the papoent
' therriC: and these Doponeah sevensib say, that the Deponeot
Gwyllans Lloyd Wardle was not latrodated as the person •
who was t r pay for the i rid furaitur:, nor dot the said Mary
Anne Clarke, in the presence or hearing of obese Deps..eats,
or either of them, speak of this Deponent, G. L. Wardle,
as the person who was to pay for the said turn:sure, „nor did
this Depiment, Gwflyta Uoyd Wardle, is airy manner what. •
mever assent thereto, nor did the said Mary Anne Clarke
make use of any expression or conduct herself io any way.
so as to induce these Depereerte, •- either of them, to sins
reel or lielieve that she believed rite said Gwyllyre Lloyd
Wardle would pay for the said forr.i tore, ft that she intended
or devirued I r Bx this Deporent, G. L. Wardle, With the
payment of the said furniture se..t —or Ordered -by her to be
seat to her said house in Westbuncoe-place aforesaid, nr :int
part thereof. An I this Deponent, Gwyllyrn Lloyd Wardle.
for himself saith, that the said Mary .acme Clarke, wishing
to call upon Mr. Dre,vaii, in ('harles-street, Sr.
Janie: s-
square, be, this Deerasent; on the id day of D-eentser.
called upon the said Mary Anne Clarke, io a hackney-coach.
to take bet there, and th it the said Mary Acne Cl .eke thee
said to.this l)epunent, that she wished first to call nt Mr.
Vfright's, in Ruthhone place, to which place this Deponent
and the said Mary Anne Clarke acco dingly first drove. And
this Deponent further salth, that upon arriving at the shop
of the slid Plaintiff, this Deponent again saw the said Das
sift Wright ; and that the said Mary Anne Clarke and Dab
Mel Wright bed mote conversation together. respecting wow
alike furnintre; and the said Mary Anise Clarke went, as
this Dimness, understood, to the bed-room of the said Plata.
til, who was staled to he confined to his bed, in consequence
at a fall from his gig. And this Deponent farther saith, that
the said Mary Anne Clarke went away, leaving Nils Delp,.
Dent with the said Daniel Wright together, and did set ish.