ThE NATIONAL REGISTER. bad been keptiasuspensesome time, and he desired to withdraw his security. It was upon his having made this known to the parties, that Capt. Sandon had received that note, which is th? note now in question, which communicated to him that the ne gociatio.i was not going on. Ile then sheaved a second note. say ing that the. promotion would go on, and mentioned the (lay it -would be gazetted. He then stated to me that Goth thp note s were in his possession, and observed that the whole of the par ties had been deceived, and that he had been imposed upon; that the certain influence by which the appointments were to he gained had no foundation, and it was not until several sums of stoney had been paid that the deceit was discovered. Mts. Clarke examiued by the CITA N CELL() ft of the Excit r.- QUER—Q. Look at that paper in d our hand, and tell e.e if you have seen a note to that effect front hi., Royal !le.thoess? A. I don't recollect any thing about it. It is very pi-nimble I might, and it is very probable I might not. 1 have been looking over what letters I have, which he sent me on that day, and I can't find the letters you mention. I know he wrete one hia.- self, and the other, which was written by Mr. Greenwood, was coried by him, and then sent to me. It was a S hort one I ref eived in the morning, and a long one in the evening, written by Mr. Greenwood, which his Royal Highness sent to the instead or coining to dinner. The letter I received was not in his hand writiwz, but in that. of Mr. Greenwood, and the Duke having copied it sent it me.—Q. Did yon ever know Mrs. Favorite by any other name than Favorite? A. Never. Rot T know that she has made use of my 'tame, and since last night, which has made )ur very unhappy indeed ; and Mrs. Favorite will be found to have told many stories about me—Q. When did Mrs. Favo rite live with you first ? A. I cannot exactly tell.—Q. Did ou give her a character to Mr. Ellis? A. Either I or my sister did, I don't recollect which—Q. Were you in the habit pf intimacy with Mrs. Favourite at the time she lived with Mr. J:llIs? A. No—Q. Did you ever call upon her at Mr. El lis's? A. Ido not recollect that I did. 1 called, I believe, when I wanted her, in a hackney coach, with a young lady w ith me—Q. how came you to turn her away, in consequence Anf haviug heard she was married ? A. Becau.a. I heard that • her husband was a thief and a bad character. f ta:ssed some sup-plates, upon which the Mikes said she shot'al go—Q. now long wits it idle' wards that you Limbic Is et into your service again? A. In about a year and a half afterwards. But I did not take her again till 1 wanted her very much. Examined by Mr. C. ADA ms.---Q. The Witness stated, in a former part of her examination, that she had pinned a list of names for promotion at 11. e head of the bed for his Royal High ness to see, does she abide by that assertion now ? A. I do.--- Q. How long was that list pinned up ? A. The second morning his Royal Highness took it down. Ile drew up the cuttain, read - it, and afterwards I saw him put it into his pocl..et-book. Sometime afterwards, when he was looking at some other papers I saw this list again iii his pocket-book, with a pen scratched through two of the names. He came to me and made an observation that he nould do every one by degrees as he had done the others. (•.l tough; hear! !)---Q. Did you ever live with Mr. ()glebe ? A. I never lived with any man except the. Duke of York. ( laugh ).---Q. Did Mr. Ogleby ever live with vou ? A. No. General Claveriar called on Mr. Oglehy, at the instia ion :%Ir. Low ton, to spea k against my character. Examined by \ r. Wrt ITUttEP.D.---Q: I think you stated that since your separation from the Duke of York you have received niftily letters front him ; can von produce any use letter to substantiate that fact ? A. Yes, I can. Mrs. Clarke here put i t a bundle of letters of the Duke's, written to her, together with the above-mentioned iwo letters, which were immediately read, and were as follows: Directed to George Farquhar, L:4l. " Enclosed I seed you the money you wish for your jonr ;ley." The sum enclosed wad £00!. for Mrs. Clarke's journey from Worthing:. " TO (;T:0 FIGE FA RQUH A R " Ido not know hat you mean; I never authorised any both to plaAtte nor disturb you, and therefore you may be per fect!. at . Our case on my account." The Chairman directed the Serjerint at Arms to acquaint Mrs. Clarke that she need not eodtinne in attendance. • Colonel Hamilton ezainined lsy Lord Fe L KS7O r.—Q. From whom did you anderstaod that Capt. S4nrlnn received the note whit+ to Major 'fimyn? A. From Mrs. Clarke.— W hen t. d you first see the note ? A. On the Saturday after saw Mr. .I.daas.- 1 -4/. Wab the notes inclosed in any envelop or FEB. 26. cover? A. I ds, not exactly recollect, hut I think Capt. San don showed me some paper of th:►t kind to compare the hand writings, and I thought that the cover was written in the same :mini as the note. _ . Mr. Ellis examined by the CuANt er.t.ort of the EXCTIE-. QU ER .--Q. What are you ? A. One of :he tat.:“ers of the Mer • chant Ta)lor's siAtqol.—.Q. Do you a person of the name or Favor:te ? A. Not by that name, but by that of Elizabeth Farquhar. she lived with the as a hervant, and I. had a character wiih her from Mri. Clarke —Q. \V here did t 1 rs. Clarke theft reside? A. In tiobbli-lace, Golden senate.--Q. At what ue rimi was this ? A. In \i,!\ I take the liberty to ask. c.itt, Mr. Ellis, if e..er %oil folic %Vett the trade of a carp tiler ? A. No.—Q. Used MN. Clarkt. frequci.tly to call on I.:. l .i:.:abet Farquhar after .she came into) our ser. ice ? A. Yes.-- Q. Did she use to come in a carriage , or on fool.? A. On fnor.—Q. how long used she to stay with M rt. F;giquhar ? A. Bail an Lour or sotnetime longer.--Q. From the footiog they seemed to be on together, did you coajeetate there was any relationship between theta? A. From their familiarity I surmised that there wa!;. • Mrs. Favourite was then ordered to be called in, and Mr. Ellis directed to remain at the bar. _ Q. To Mrs. Favorite, by the C!1 A N C nt.T.O rt of the Exert F..- ..jut:n-1s this Mr. Ellis? A. Yes—Q. To Mr. this the person who lived in your family under the name of Far quhar ? A. Yes. Mr. Ellis ordered to withdraw. Mrs. Favorite examined by the Cu. Nehr,Lott of the Ex cuEQu 1:R---Did 3on ever go 1)) the name of Farquhar ? A. When I was going into service, I asked Mrs. Clarke if 1 might take the name of her family, and she said I might if I thought it would be of any use to me—Q. How long have you known Mrs. Clarke ? A. Thirteen or fourteen yea's, ever since her marriage —Q. What name did you go by then ? A. By my own 'mine Favorite—Q. Ilow long is it sit:cc you drop, ped the name of Farquhar, and took that of Favorite again A. When I went bark to Gloucester-place—Q. Was it not to disguise front 1l r'. Clarke's family, that you were a relation of ber . s that you took the MOW! of Favorite? A. No---Q. II here does your father tive ? A. In his grave. (.1 1 b [After a variety of other questions the Witness admitted flat • she had been married about three years ago at Woolwich, by the name of Farquhar, but that she was no relation of Mrs. Clarke. She also said she had given a wrung deeription of Mr. Ellis, whom she now stated to be a gentlentao, awl not a carpenter, The witness was then permitted to withdraw]. Mr. Greenwood examined by Air. flusx tsso that letter (alluding to one shown the Witness by the Cluck of the House) your N 1 riting ? A. Yes ; it is the cop of a letter written to Mrs Clarke, after his Royal Highness hial separated from her. • 44 To MRS. CI. A RK " You must recollect, I had occasion, seven months since, to. employ my solicitor to make some inquiries relative to•lt sub -I►o2tia, w hich I received on your account: the result of that in quiry gave me no reason to refrain from the opinion I formed that occasion. Nor did I rashly judge of the circumstances of tlie ca,ie. lam resolved to abide by the resolutions 1 have taken, and cannot recede from them. An interview milli be painful to both of th;, and of no advantage to 3 ou. I mu,r, therefore, decline it." [The Witness was here ordered to Withdraw.] Mr. Wntzt;►ti. &D stated that he tmd had just put into hi; hand some letters, which were seut to him by Ati . s. Cl a rke in pormance of her promise 1‘ hen she was examined at the Bars from their dates they appeared to L n been w ritten ulterior to her separation from his Royal Digbness. Four appeared to be written by his Royal II ighnes, and one by General Clavering. The Witness was ;main called to the Bar, and on being shown the letters alluded to, gave it as his opinion, that they w es . ; ritteu by the Duke of York. • The letters were then read, pod were as follow : To Mrs.'Clarke, No. 9, Old I.3urlingtott-sliett. "‘ Witlimit being informed of the amount of assistance ynn re.- quire, it is impossible to say how 1 can be of service to you." To Mrs. Clarke, 18, Gloucester-place, Portman-square. " If I could see any advantage that could be dvri .ed by 2, our seeing me, 1 bhould have no objection to our nivs (lag ; but iib would he eUrerne4 painful to us both, 1411der the Intimit sit curustauees, r limit decline it." Llit s , 1 k