What is become of him? He is in the West Indies. Did you get him a commission in the army? Yes, I did. In what regiment did you get him a commission? Where he is now, in the 16th foot; I think he is one of the staff.

Do you know why the Duke of York withdrew his protection from you? Mr. Adam states, that was in consequence of my pleading my marriage to a bill of 1301.; but I can prove the contrary to that, as I had done it once before, and he knew it; aud the man had sent threatening letters to him, and to the whole of his Royal Highness's family; his name is Charman, a silversmith, in St. James's-street; I have my own opinion of the separation.

Did his Royal Highness assign any reason for it? No, he did not; but I guess the reason.

Was it on account of your interferences in military promotions? No, it was what Mr. Adam stated, upon money matters; but not that one of the bill.

You stated, that you had been frequently conversant in military promotions, and sometimes successfully; can you confidently state, and risk your veracity upon it, that the Duke of York was ever privy to one or more of those transactions? To the whole.

Do you mean to state, that you did not represent that. Mr. Dowler. was your husband, when you were at Hampstead? No, I did not represent.

Do you mean to state, that you did not say that Mr. Dowler was your husband? I might have said so very possibly, but never serious, because they must have known better, whoever I said it to.

Did you or did you not ever say, that Mr. Dowler was your husband? I think it is very possible I did say so in the manner I have stated.

Do not you know that you did Say that Mr. Dowler was your hus

band? No, I do not.

Did you not assign a reason for keeping your marriage with him. secret? I do not recollect that I did; I could only have said it to some one who was very intimate with me, and knew all about me, and could have no view in it.

Was Mr. Dowler ever in the same house with you at Hampstead? Yes, he was very frequently, during the time he was in England.

Did he sleep in the same house? Yes, he did, several times, but not with me.

Had Mr. Dowler any acquaintance with any person in the house, except yourself? There was no one there except myself and my chil dren, and a French young lady, and Captain Thompson.

In whose house were you at that time? Mr. Nichols's house.

Do you mean to say, that during the time you resided in Gloucesterplace, a part of the expences of the establishment were not detrayed by the Duke, besides the allowance that he paid to you? I have stated all I can recollect.

Do you mean to say, that none of the bills for the constant expences were paid by His Royal Highness? Yes, I do.

Did not his Royal Highness pay for the furniture of the house? I did not mean to say that, I understood constant expences; I do not put the furniture as constant expences.

Did not the Duke pay for the furniture? Yes, all of it except the VOL. I.-1809.

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glass; I believe that cost me four or five hundred pounds. The chan deliers, those I paid for myself."

Did not his Royal Highness pay for the wine? He sent in a great deal of wine, but I bought wine myself; I kept a great deal of company, and a great deal was drank.

Do you mean to say, that a chief part of the expences for wine was not defrayed by his Royal Highness? His Royal Highness sent in wine, but it never was enough; I purchased wine myself, both Claret and Madeira; and even that he did send in, he used to scold very much that it went too fast.

To whom did you apply for the commission of Sam. Carter in the 16th Regiment? To his Royal Highness.

Did you apply to his Royal Highness for a commission for Sam. Carter in the name of Samuel Carter? Yes; it was his real name. Is it the name in which he is gazetted? Yes.

Was that the name by which he was usually called in your family, and even to his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief? Yes, it

was.

Was his Royal Highness aware that it was the same person who had occasionally waited upon him at your table, for whom you asked that commission) Yes, he was.

Was he recommended by any body beside yourself? No; I sup pose it is in the office; some one has recommended him."

What interval elapsed from the time Carter was in your service till he obtained the commission? I should think he was living with me near a twelvemonth altogether, not entirely in Gloucester-place, but in Tavistock-place likewise.

Did he go immediately from your service into the Army? Yes,

he did.

Did his Royal Highness see Samuel Carter subsequent to his being gazetted? Yes, he did.

Did he speak to Samuel Carter on the subject of bis having a com mission, either before or after he obtained the commission? I do not know what his Royal Highness said to him; but he saw him after he had been down to the Isle of Wight, and joined the depôt he came up to me for some money, and his Royal Highness saw him in Gloucesterplace.

Is Samuel Carter any relation of your's? No, not at all.

What part of the time did Carter live with you in Gloucester-place? I should think five or six mouths; I cannot exactly say, but I know he lived with me many months.

At the time Miss Taylor was dining so constantly with you as you represent, was Pierson your butler? He waited upon her while he was there, and the other also; Sam. Carter has been waiting while she has been with us, and another butler, who has left me.

You have stated, that Samuel Carter was a boy; what age was he when he got his commission? I called him a boy because he was short; I believe he was eighteen or nineteen, of a proper age for the commission.

[The Witness was directed to withdraw.

⚫ WILLIAM ADAM, Esq. attending in his place, was examined,

as follows:

It appears that an annuity of 400%. a year was to be paid conditionally

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to Mrs. Clarke; were you consulted by the Duke of York, whether that annuity should or not be paid? I have already stated all I know respecting that annuity, and if the honourable gentleman will refer to the evidence I have given, he will find that I Know nothing about the. payment of the annuity.

Do you confirm the statement made by Mrs. Clarke, that she had an allowance of only 1,000l. a year? If the worthy Baronet will take the trouble to peruse the evidence I have already given, he will find it is perfectly inconsistent with any account I have given that I could possibly answer that question, because I am totally ignorant, as I have al ready said, of all payments made by the Duke of York, except those which fell under my cognizance as Trustee.

[The Chairman was directed to report progress, and ask to sit again.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TUESDAY, FEB. 14.

On the motion of Lord Castlereagh, the militia enlistment bill was read a third time.

On the question that the bill do pass, it was opposed by Lord Milton, Mr. S. Lefevre, and Sir G. Warrender.

Mr Windham did not wish to let this bill pass without an observation. If there was any thing that prevented him from entering at length into it, it was the variety of objects which it embraced; and the unfortunate inquiry which was now drawing away the attention of parliament, and the whole nation, from every other subject. But this was a reason which should have induced the noble lord not to bring forward the bill at this time; for Mrs. Clarke bore down every thing now, with more force than any army could do. The investigation which the House was engaged in was one of the utmost importance, as it promised nothing less than an entire change in our military system..

The bill was then passed.

THE DUKE OF YORK.

The House, pursuant to the order of the day, went into a committee to consider of the charges against his Royal Highness.

Mrs. ELIZABETH BRIDGEMAN was called in, and examined by the Committee as follows:

Do you recollect any thing of Pierson, the butler to Mrs. Clarke, calling to have a note changed the latter end of July, 1805? Yes, I do.

State where you live. No. 6. Vere-street.

In what business are you engaged? A confectioner.

State exactly what passed with regard to that note. I cannot recollect exactly what passed, but I did not change the note.

Do you recollect Peirson bringing a note to be changed at that time? He did bring a note, but I do not recollect seeing the note, and I did not change it.

Have you no memorandums which you could refer to? No.

Perhaps you do not know the amount of the note? I think he said it was a 1007. note.

You did not see it, but he said so I did not see it.

Do you recollect, with any precision, the time, the day, or the month in which it happened? I do not.

Some time in July? I cannot say what time it was, but I recollect the circumstance of his coming with the note.

You cannot even be sure as to the month in which it took place? No.

Was he frequently in the habit of coming to your house? Frequently, to order things for Mrs. Clarke.

To get notes changed? I never recollect his changing any thing more than a small note, which might be to pay any little bills she had contracted.

You do not, of your own knowledge, know this was not a small note? No, I did not see it; he increly asked me whether I could change such

a note.

You did not see the note, and did not change it? No.

Do you recollect what was the largest note you ever changed before for him? I do not, but none of any high amount I never changed.

Are you certain that Pierson told you this was a large note? To "the best of my recollection he said a 1007. note.

Do you recollect whether it was in the summer time? I cannot say positively, but I think it was.

Do you not carry on business in partnership with another person? There is another person in the concern with Mr. Bridgman, but not exactly a partner; but he knew nothing of the transaction of the note.

Did you, in general, have the management of the money concerns, -or the partner, in the year 1805? He had nothing to do with it, he was in the country.

[The witness was directed to withdraw. Mr. ALEXANDER SHAW was called in, and the letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Shaw, to Mrs. Clarke, given in evidence yesterday, being shewn to him, he was examined by the Committee, as follows: Do you know Colonel Shaw's hand-writing? I think I ought to know it.

Do you know that to be the hand-writing of Colonel Shaw? I think I know it to be.

Did you ever see him write? I have.

Do you state that to be his hand-writing? I believe it is.

Have you any doubt about it? I have no doubt about it; it is very like, and I believe it is.

Did you ever see Colonel Shaw write? Colonel Shaw is my son, and we have lived as father and son ought to do; as good friends.

[The witness was directed to withdraw.

Mr. CHARLES SHAW was called in, and examined by the Com mittee, as follows:

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Of your own knowledge, do you know that 200l. was remitted to Mrs. Clarke, on account of Colonel Shaw? No, I do not; but I know that 300l. was.

State at what period that 300!. was remitted. I received a letter from Colonel Shaw, mentioning that he wished to convey 300l. to his friend, and requesting that I would receive that sum of Mr. Coutts, having sent me an order to that effect, and that I would send it by a careful hand, addressed to Mrs. Clarke, No. 18, Gloucester-place. I received the money from Mr. Coutts, in consequence of the order, and delivered it myself at the door.

When was that? I unfortunately, have kept no papers or any letters; but, in consequence of the summons of this House, I called at Mr. Coutts's to-day, and found, from their books, that I received it on the 8th of May, 1806; and I perfectly recollect that I delivered it that day at Mrs. Clarke's door.

Was this a remittance from Colonel Shaw from the Cape? From Bath; he was then immediately to leave Bath for Portsmouth, to embark for the Cape; the letter, I perfectly recollect, stated, that though he had received his appointment through the influence of his friends

Then you have got the letter? I unfortunately have it not, for I destroyed it soon after he embarked; but I perfectly recollect that he stated, that though he had received the appointment through the influence of his own friend, Mrs. Clarke had shewn a disposition to serve him; that he had already paid her 300l. previous to this, and had received an application for the last sumn by way of loan, and that he was loth to refuse her, because he believed there was a disposition to serve him, though the appointment came certainly through the influence of his friend, whom I knew to have been Sir Harry Burrard, who had interested himself very much upon all occasions for this gentleman, and that the appointment was got by him; but that, as this lady has shewn a disposition to serve him, he had in consequence sent this 3007. that it was expressly given by way of loan. In consequence of what I read to-day in the newspaper, that Mrs. Clarke declared in this House, that this gentleman had used her ill, and had not fulfilled all his engagements, I beg to declare from my owu knowledge, and i am ready to bring evidence to the bar of this House, that Lieutenant-colonel Shaw is a man of as high honour and as good an officer as any man in the King's service, and is incapable of making any pecuniary promise that he has not literally, faithfully, and honourably supported. I beg pardon, if I have been too warm; but it is such a reflection upon this gentleman. I am willing to produce officers, from his Colonel downwards, who will state that he never forfeited an engagement he had made in his life; his services are well known.

[The witness was directed to withdraw.

Colonel GORDON was called in, and examined by the Committee, as follows:

Can you state when Major Shaw was appointed to be Assistant Barrack-master-general and at what period he was put upon the halt-pay? I beg to ask, whether you would wish me to answer that question as it