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ried woman, and a second release 

 was agreed to be made. 



The attorney-general said, how- 

 ever, it could not be necessary, be- 

 cause the, husband could hardly be 

 liable for these things. 



Mr. Park, you'll say she is not 

 liable because she is an adultress 

 (at this Mrs. Clarice smiled), but 

 that you cannot inquire into now. 



The release was assented to. 



Mrs. Clarke in continuation. — 

 Colonel Wardle said, it would be 

 some time before he would be pre- 

 pared, and then not with money, 

 but by a bill. He said that he sent 

 a friend there about it. He told 

 me he sent a Mr. Glenny — he call- 

 ed him colonel Glenny. The bill 

 was given. He told me that he 

 would speak to a friend, a Mr. II- 

 lingworth, a wine-merchant in Pall- 

 mall, as at that time it would be 

 improper, for his, colonel Wardle's 

 name to appear. 



Mr. Garrow. — Did he express in 

 terms, or leave you to conjecture 

 from your knowledge of business, 

 the reason of that ? 



Mrs. C. — In consequence of the 

 Investigation that was going on, or 

 about tobecommenced, bethought 

 it not right that hisnameshouldap- 

 pear to anybiil,or in any transaction 

 of mine. 1 believe it was the 2nd of 

 January, and I do not recollect the 

 date of the motion in the House 

 of Commons against the Duke of 

 York. That was about three weeks 

 or a fortniglit after. He said he 

 would send Illingworth to me. He 

 was to talk over the date of the bill. 

 I was to make my communication 

 with Wright to know what was the 

 longest time to be allowed. This 

 was for colonel W. not to interfere. 

 I never knew Illingworth before. Il- 

 lingworth waited on him. My name 



might have been introduced before 

 to Illingworth, however, though I 

 did not know him, because my at- 

 torney had paid him 12 or \^l. for 

 wine sent in by him. I commu- 

 nicated to colonel Wardle, that 

 Wright wanted the bill for two 

 months ; but he said it must be for 

 three months. He said he had seen 

 Wright since I had seen him. I was 

 informed by colonel Wardle, that 

 this bill was drawn on a friend, to 

 prevent any suspicion, or any thing 

 getting round to the public. Illing- 

 worth was to take a bill on me for 

 the like amount, which he told me 

 was not worth any thing. 



Mr. Garrow. — That was no new 

 information to you ? 



Mrs. Clarke. — No. It was done, 

 he said, lest Wright might be 

 tempted to make more charges than 

 he should like to pay, and then he 

 would be able to keep the transac- 

 tion with me secret. 



I was acquainted with colonel 

 Wardle before I knew major Dodd. 

 I saw colonel Wardle about the end 

 of August. I had a letter from the 

 Exchequer Coffee-house without a 

 signature. In consequence of that 

 letter I saw colonel Wardle. The 

 note was written by Mr. M'Callum. 

 Colonel Wardle came to my mo- 

 ther's in Bedford place, about one 

 o'clock, and staid till dinner about 

 six o'clock, when he told me that 

 major Dodd had been waiting for 

 liim all that time. I was rather 

 fearful of doing what he wanted 

 me with him alone, because he was 

 not much known in parliament. 

 Major Dodd was introduced as a 

 gentleman, a friend of his. I had 

 heard of major Dodd before. His 

 person was unknown to me. About 

 the end of November we went a 

 tour for three days, to view the 



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