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Mr. Greville's minerals have 

 been valued by Drs. Babingtoii 

 and Woliaston, C. Hatchett, esij. 

 and four other gentlemen, who 

 report that the whole collection 

 consists of aboul20,000.«pecinicn<; 

 that the series of crystallized ru- 

 bies, sapphires, emeralds, topazes, 

 rubelites, diamonds, and precious 

 stones in general, as well as the 

 series of the" various ores, far sur- 

 pass any that are known to them 

 in the different European collec- 

 tions : and that the value of the 

 whole is 13,727/. including that 

 of the cabinets, which cast 1,600/. 



JUNE. 



4'. His royal highness the Duke 

 of Kent, conceiving that Mrs. 

 Clarke's publication tends to im- 

 plicate him as being the first cause 

 of the recent inquiry into the con- 

 duct of his royal brother, has 

 thought proper to publish the fol- 

 lowing assertions of Major Dodd. 

 The questions were proposed to 

 tJiat gentleman as early as July last, 

 but from some cause or another, 

 have notbeen made publictillnow. 

 Queries put to Captain Dodd by 



his Royal Highness tlie Duke of 



Kent, and his answers thereto, 



26th July, 1809. 



Query — Have I cither directly 

 or indirectly sanctioned, advised, 

 or encouraged any attack upon 

 the Duke of York ? — A. JSTever. 

 (Signed T. Dodd.) 



Query — Have I had, to your 

 knowledge, any acquaintance or 

 communication with Colonel War- 

 die, or any of the persons concern- 

 ed in bringing fcjrward the inves- 

 tigation respecting the Duke of 

 York's conduct, which took place 

 in parliament last winter, either 

 direct or indirect ?— /i. 1 feel con- 



fident tliat your royal highness 

 has no such knowledge or ac- 

 ([uaintance. (Signed T.Dodd.) 



Query — Have I, to your know- 

 ledge, ever had any acquaintance 

 with, or knowledge of, Mrs. 

 Clarke, or any communication with 

 her, direct or indirect, upon the 

 subject above-named, or any 

 other. — A. I am confident your 

 roval highness never had. 



(Signed T. Dodd.) 



Qtfery— Have I ever expressed 

 to you any sentiment which could 

 induce you to believe that I ap- 

 proved of what was brought for- 

 ward in parliament against the 

 Duke of York, or of any proceed- 

 ing that would tend to his obloquy 

 and disgrace ? — A. Never. I have 

 heard your royal highness lament 

 the business viva voce ; and you 

 niadethesamecomaiunicationtome 

 in writing. (Signed T. Dodd.) 



Query — Have you ever, to your 

 recollection, expressed yourself, 

 either byword or writing, eitherto 

 Colonel Wardle or Mrs. Clarke, or 

 to anyother personconnectedwith 

 the investigation of the Duke of 

 Ynrke's conduct, in any way that 

 could give them reason to suppose 

 that I approved of the measure, or 

 wouldcountenancethoseconcerned 

 in bringing it forward?—^. Never. 

 Bullhave.on the contrary, express- 

 ed myself, that your royal highness 

 would have a very different feeling. 

 (Signed T. Dodd.) 



Query — What were my expres- 

 sions on the subject of the pamphlet 

 which appeared,passingcensureon 

 the conduct of the Duke of York, 

 and others of my family, and hold- 

 ing up my character to praise; and 

 what have been the sentiments 

 which I have uniformly expressed 

 on similar publications, whether in 

 the .^^wspapers or otherwise?— .4. 



