120 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1809. 



proceeded, Mrs. Clarke received 

 several suras of money from colo- 

 nel French, captain Huxley San- 

 don, and a Mr. Corri. She also 

 received 500/. from a INIr. Cock- 

 ayne, a known solicitor in Lyon's 

 Inn, and a friend of captain Hux- 

 ley Sandon's. ftlr. J. Donovan, 

 a surgeon of Charles-square (who 

 had also borne a hand in the pro- 

 motion of major Tonyn) was ac- 

 quainted wish an old officer, a 

 captain Tuck, and whom he very 

 stronglj' recommended to seek pro- 

 motion. And, in order to encou- 

 rage him by a display of the fa- 

 cility with which it might be at- 

 tained, he sent him a written scale 

 of Mrs. Clarkes prices for differ- 

 ent commissions, which, in staling 

 Ihem, he begged leave to contrast 

 with the regulated prices of the 

 army. 



Mrs. Clarkc't Rcgulakd 



prices. prices. 



A majority ofgOO . 0^2,600 

 A company 700 ... 1,500 

 A lieutenancy 400 ... 550 

 An ensigncy 200 ... 400 

 From this scale, colonel Wardle 

 said, it appeared, that the funds he 

 had before alluded to, lost, in an 

 enormous ratio, to the gain of 

 Mrs. Clarke, or any other indivi- 

 dual acting upon the same system. 

 Here, said Colonel Wardie, the 

 scene closed upon Mrs. Clarke's 

 military negotiations: and in what 

 followed the commander-in-chief 

 acted alone. It appeared, that his 

 royal highness required a loan of 

 5,000/. from colonel French; and- 

 that Mr. Grant, of Barnard's Inn, 

 promised to comply with the re- 

 quest in procuring *he money, 

 provided the commander-in-chief 

 would use his influence and obtain 

 payment to colonel French of a 

 balance due to him by govern- 



ment on account of the levy. This 

 was promised, but the commander- 

 in-chief failing to fulfil his part of 

 the condition, the loan he required 

 was not advanced, and 3,000/. 

 still remained due from govern- 

 ment to colonel French. The 

 case of this levy, showed, first, 

 that Mrs, Clarke, in addition to 

 promotions in the army, to ex- 

 ciianges, and appointments on the 

 staft", possessed the power of aug- 

 menting the military force of the 

 country. Secondly, that in this 

 case, as in all others, she was al- 

 lowed to receive pecuniary con- 

 siderations for the exercise of her 

 influence. Thirdly, that the com- 

 mander-in-chief endeavoured to 

 derive a pecuniary accommoda- 

 tion to himself independent of 

 jNIrs. Clarke's advantages. — "Wit- 

 nesses named. 



The last case with which colo- 

 nel Wardie would at present trou- 

 ble the house, was that of captain 

 Maling, This gentleman was ap- 

 poihted to an ensigncy in the 87th 

 regiment on the 28th of Novem- 

 ber, 1805; to a lieutenancy in 

 the same regiment on the 26th of 

 November, 1806; and to a cap- 

 taincy in the royal African corps, 

 under the command of the Duke 

 of York's own secretary, colonel 

 Gordon, on the 15th of Septem- 

 ber, 1808. This gentleman's pro- 

 motion was effected through the 

 influence of the favourite agent, 

 Mr. Greenwood, in whose office 

 IMr. Maling was a clerk, remain- 

 ing at his desk while advanced in 

 the army by such an extravagant 

 course — Mr. Maling had also, 

 while so promoted, some appoint- 

 ment of a pay-master in Ireland— 

 a course which interfered with the 

 interests, which superseded the 

 rights of many meritorious officers, 



who 



