Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-10

ascendancy she had gained over bm, and
used him rather as her slave, than a her
adorer Her extravaganza was unbound-
ed, AID had her adorcr posse tedthc wealth
Of Cnlcondn and the mines C Potosi, it
would have scarcely been sufficient To have
supported her prodigaity. Her establish
mcm at tioucestef-place was the most
splendid in the realm, and the mere fur,.i-
ture of her kitchen,w Tar more costly than
that Of an Of The o .'tyin England The
Duke settled upon her yearly allowance,
of one thousahd pounds per year, which
! was paid monthly, but wh'sh, ~isa, .hc Il
dilion of presents, amounted TO upwards of
twelve thousand pounds sterling pc, an
mum. Yet this was not sufficient to satisfy
her eNtravagnnce; and being complete mis-
tress of the Duke, she originated sums for
almost any amount, whenever her caprice
or whims led herto such measures.
To carry these plans INTO effect, she,
assumed the power delegated to the Duke,
as Commander in Chief of the British ar
mics, and transferred commissions. al her
pleasure, for which she usually received an
extravagant bonas. Indeed, Mrs Clarke,
instead OF the Duke, was in fact the princi-
pal military commander Of the realm; and
! so deeply involved was he in her wiIes, that
he silently looked on, and with complacen-
cy, saw her, abusing the trusts vested in
him alone, and which when untaithiully
discharged, operated so odiousy upon the
rights and property Of the British people
The investigation of the charges preferred
against the Duke by Mr. " arde, exhibit
one of the most extraordinary expositlons of
| the power Of women over men, that has ever
| been recorded; but as it would be tedious
to enter upon it, we refer the reader to
the report itself, which though somewhat
old, will be found to contain facts and de-
tails ofgreat interest.
The investigation broke up the intrigue
between the Duke and Mrs Clarke, who
q, one " fell swoop," was reduced from her
lofty estate, down to the level from which
! she originated; and was left to feel the
/ verify Of that maxim, which teaches us, that
when woman departs from the paths Of
primeval purity, she sinks to rise no more,
and that
"On, false sep fore yer damns her fame"
Mrs Clarke after this period became
completely abandoned, and gave loose t.
a, those vicious propensitles which formed
so large proportion of her character; and
was somewhere about the year l8l0-or
perhaps at later date, for the commission
of some crime, the nature Of which we do
not now recollect, transported to Botany
Bay, where she has already, or soon will,
finish her infamous career. But whilst
there she was not to be kept from tho OBJ
servation Of the world, and to keep up her
character, she joined company Of come
dians, and at the opening of the theatre,
wrote and delivered q prologue, con
cluding with the following celebrated lines,
which were as opposite as ingenious, and
which are familiar to mostof our readers.
"Trde patriots ,ce, for he It understood,
We lef our country or our country good"
But we return to the noble Duke, VIII"
perhaps, has as much clam upon our at
tention, as the celebrated partner of his Vi
ces and follies.
The investig alton Of Mr.. Wardle's char
ges, strange as it may seem, resulted in u
declaration on the part of the Commons, Of
the Dukes innocence; but when it is re-
membercd that he was supported by the
Duke Of Wellington, who was then in the
House, and by Lord Castlereagh, and the
ministerial members generally, the reader
ought not to be surprised, that he was
not declared guilty Of the counts contain
ed in the charges, or removed from Office.
But after the examination had been closed,
and the House was engaged in long and
and arduous debate on the subject the Duke,
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