To peaceful Camus I repair,
And mark with all a brother's care!
No more his verdant banks along
Shall Thames invite the rural song,
That, as it caught the Mantuan strain,
Would raise the glory of the plain,
Where learning still her honor'd seat
Delights to hold, the lov'd retreat
Of former bands, whose ancient fire
Kindles the genius of the lyre --
Though oft amid the ethic rule,
And sombre precepts of the school,
Again with these the classic pow'r
Divide, my friend, the silent hour,
No more along the sacred hall,
That youth and friendship dear recal,
Shall each associate voice retrace,
The virtues of a former race,
There wisdom seem'd with purer glow,
To bid the mutual rapture flow,
And youth ingenuous to dispense,
The stream of wit and innocence.
Green Eton, from the cherish'd fields
Reluctant to her Granta yields
Her frequent pride, the future lay
The splendour of a coming day.
As when the swain, whose wishes rise
In early spring to future skies,
And to the genial womb of earth
In hope commit the promis'd birth,
With transport views the coming flow'r,
That op'ning claims the vernal show'r,
And, as refreshing dews descend,
And nurt'ring suns their influence lend,
It blossoms fair,-its course is run,'
And soon the beauteous light of sun
Shall close upon the petal's bloom,
The witness of an early doom.
The coming spring shall yet restore
Its wonted dies, but we no more,
Alas! shall gladden in the train,
And pour the friendship of the plain.
But, oh whatever scenes engage
My friend, amid this dawn of age,
My warmest wish is ever there,
And breathes a gratulating pray'r.
London,

1808.

J. A.

What time the preachings, like a plague,
Disperse the Glasgow beaux;
And flocks of gospel ministers
Come cawing in like crows;

A gay gelding James Ker has hired,
For which he pays a crown;
And he that never rode before,
Ariding now is gone.

When o'er the bridge, and forth the town,
And past the toll, I wot,

James waved his whip aloft in air,
The horse began to trot.

Tramp, tramp, along the road he speeds,
The sparkling pebbles fly,
Huzza! James Ker can ride apace !*
Ah! why dost bump so high?

And now a village, calm and fair,
Fast rises to the view;

With dogs and cats and wives at doors;
Says James, what shall I do!

The wives did stare, the dogs did bark,
The cats astounded fled,

James scarce could sit the saddle tree,
Nor dared to turn his head,

A churlish cur, a terrier fierce,
With hideous bark and bay,
Pursued the horse's trotting heels-
James damn'd the dog away,

But still it ran, and bark'd and bay'd,
The wives began to shout;

James roused his heart and whipt behind;-
He could not look about.

Sometimes the lash it bit the horse,

And faster on went he,

Sometimes the dog it touch'd; says James, "What shall become of me!"

At length to desperation raised,
He lashes with effect;

The whipstring with a manful smack
Knots round the terrier's neck.

"Well done, well done, we true he's nane "O' the godless Glasgow gang;

"But a player loon from London come, "The dog, the dog he'll hang.' And hang'd he was, and dragged by James Triumphant through the town;

And still the village wives proclaim

The rider loon's renown.

So may ye see that praise and fame

Still wait upon success;

Good luck with some, than slight of art, Is neither more nor less..

Now let us sing long live the king,

And may he, like James Ker,
Ride forth and at his whipstring end
Drag Nap the Terrier.

J. G.

PRO

Lenora-Burger.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. CHARGES AGAINST THE DUKE OF YORK.

Friday, Feb. 17.

WARDLE stated, that he would Mcall no mure te, but would lay before the House the letters alluded to, as having been given to him to facilitate some negotiation.

Mrs Clarke was called in, and stated that these were the letters she had given to Mr Wardle to facilitate a negotiation. She did not know the band. writing of any of them, and gave them to Mr Wardle to get them signed by Members. Some questions were put to Mr Wardle about these letters, and some altercation took place about his

answers.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer then solicited the attention of the Committee to a matter of very great importance. It was the wish of the Commander-inChief that it should be communicated to the Committee, and the proper time was left to his discretion, and if any blame was due for the delay, that blame was his. The fact he alluded to was the suppression of material evidence in one of the cases before the Committee (Major Tonyn's,) which as it now stood was as follows:

On Saturday se'ennight, Col. Hamilton called on him with a letter from Mr Adam, saying he had business of importance to communicate, which was, that on their arrival from Spain, (Col. Hamilton and Captain Sanden were in the waggon-train), Captain Sanden had made him acquainted with circumstances which were very material to the investigation now before the House.-When Captain Sanden was called to the bar, he was desired to inform them of all he knew of the subject, which he had done with this exception-be had suppressed the fact, that when Captain Tonyn had pressed him for a return of his five hundred guineas, he acquainted Mrs Clarke with the circumstance, who July 1809.

told him to go back to Captain Tonyn with a note, purporting to be written by the Duke of York, in these words: "I have received your note, and Tonyn's business shall remain as it is." This note was shown to Capt. Tonyn, in order to convince him that Mrs Clarke and Sanden possessed the influence they pretended to. When making this disclosure to Col. Hamilton, San-den said he might destroy this paper, on which Colonel H. told him by no means to do that, but to go to the bar and tell the whole truth, pointing out, at the same time, the danger he would incur in telling any falsehoods. After some consultation, it was resolved that Mr Adam should inform his Royal Highness of this circumstance, that we, as Members of Parliament, and Judges in this case, could not be made depositories of it, but that it must be made public, and that Col. Hamilton should again visit Captain Sanden, and discover whether, as a strong impression had been made on his mind, the note really was in the handwriting of the Duke of York. Mr Adam had accordingly wait ed on his Royal Highness, who, on being told of the circumstance, expressed himself convinced that the note must be a forgery, and wished that the matter should be thoroughly examined in to. The next day (Sunday) Colonel Hamilton saw Capt. Sanden, who said to him, "You will be very angry with me, for, since you saw me, I have destroyed the note." "Good God!" exclaimed Colonel H." you have not surely done any thing so rash." " It was not of so much consequence (returned Captain Sanden,) and besides they have forgot it." He had thus submitted to the House all he knew of this important affair. After some general concluding observations, he moved to call in Capt. Sanden.

Captain Sanden was then examined. At first he could recollect nothing; but at last admitted the note, and that Col. Hamilton had taken a copy of it. Denied that he had said it was written by

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the Duke of York, and affirmed that it was mislaid in his bureau, and not destroyed.

The Speaker then rose and said, that there could be but one opinion respecting the gross prevarication of the witness. Mr Perceval moved, that he should be committed to the custody of the Ser. jeant at Arms. The Serjeant at Arms took him into custody, and soon after reported that Captain Sanden wished to be brought to the bar, as he had a proposition to make. He was placed at the bar, and expressed his sincere contrition for his improper conduct. He then stated, that the note was nei ther lost nor mislaid, and, if he were permitted to return to his lodgings, he would find it. He was then sent with the Serjeant at Arms and a clerk to his lodgings for the note, and any other papers relative to the business.

After a considerable interval, Capt. Sanden returned with the messenger, and was brought to the bar. He presented the note, which was read. It was addressed to George Farquhar, Esq. and contained these words: "I have received your note, and Major Tonyn's business remains as it is. God bless you!" Mrs Clarke was called in, and said that the note was in the Duke of York's hand, and could not conceive how it came into Captain Sanden's pos session. She said that she sometimes imitated other persons' hands for amusement; and that she sometimes wrote her notes herself, and sometimes guided her mother's hand. Capt. Sanden was committed to Newgate.

Mr Leach stated, that all the letters found in Capt. Sanden's house were relevant to the inquiry before the House. Mr Wharton read a letter from Col. Tucker, dated Edinburgh, 12th February, vindicating his late brother, and declaring that his promotion had been obtained in the regular way. The character of the late Colonel was also vindicated in the highest terms by Sir A. Wellesley, Lord Temple, and General Stewart.

Col. Gordon, being shown the note taken from Captain Sanden, admitted that it resembled the Duke of York's hand; but could not swear that it was his. He thought the other two letters were the Duke's. He admitted that he had heard of the note before, and

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said his doubts originated from the Duke of York saying to him that the note was a forgery.-General Brownrigg also admitted that the note resembled the writing of the Duke, but could not say that it was his. thought the two letters were the Duke's. He also had heard the suspicion about the note's being a forgery, being in the house the night before. Mr Dickie, a clerk in Coutts's house, was examined. He had been accustomed to see the Duke of York's signature, but not his letter hand-writing; and therefore could not judge of the note. Mr Adam thought the note like the Duke's writing, but could not positively say more. He repeated the account given by Col. Gordon, that the Duke considered the note as a forgery.

Mr Town was examined. He was a painter on velvet, and had given lessons to Mrs Clarke. Mrs Clarke had told him that she could imitate the Duke of York's signature, and had shown him a specimen. He had never seen the Duke's writing, except the specimen shown him by Mrs Clarke.

Mrs Clarke was called in to identify the hand-writing of certain letters found in the possession of Captain Sanden. An immerse mass of letters was then read, which it is impossible for us ever to abridge. Captain Sanden was then brought in, but gave no account of his reasons for not mentioning the note; though he admitted the note to be of great consequence. He was sent back to Newgate.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, that he had inquired into the money given to Mrs Clarke by the Duke; and according to the statement of his Royal Highness, which could be verified by proper evidence, the money advanced by the Duke to Mrs Clarke, from January 1804 to May 1806, was not less than L. 16,760.

Colonel M'Mahon deemed it necessary to explain some circumstances, which had arisen in regard to Mrs Clarke. The Prince of Wales had lately received an anonymous letter, the substance of which went to state, that if his Royal Highness, or any confidential person for him, would call at No. 14. Bedfordrow, he would learn something which might be most important to his Royal Highness, and which likewise involved

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the interest of the Duke of York. His Royal Highness, without attaching any importance to that part of the note which referred to himself, but anxious for the interests of his brother, desired the Hon. Colonel to call, and to take the note in his hand as his introduction. He called in consequence, and in the pariour saw ten or twelve morocco chairs, in the condition in which they had been left the preceding evening. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to state, that he was conducted up to a very handsome drawing-room, and there introduced to a lady. She mentioned her name to be Miss Farquhar, a relation or sister of Mrs Clarke. She then began a conversation, the general substance and evident purport of which was to effect a breach between the two Royal Brothers. From some earnestness in the manner of the lady, he was induced at length to suspect that he was talking to Mrs Clarke; he told her so, and she acknowledged it, laughingly. She then proceeded to state the manner in which she had been treated by the Duke, and concluded by stating, that if the Duke would consent to pay her debts, and settle the four hundred per annum upon her, she would trouble him no longer. He deemed it his duty, in consequence, to call upon his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief, and had laid the proposal before him. His Royal Highness had made no other reply than that her conduct had been so abominable that he would have nothing more to say to her.

Colonel M'Mahon's letters were then read.

"Colonel M'Mahon presents his compliments, and regrets, that he has not had it in his power to wait upon Mrs Clarke. When in London, he is frequently called away from head quarters for two or three days. It is to this circumstance the delay is to be attributed."

"Dear Madam-I shall be extremely happy to serve you at any time; but I have not yet been able to see the Duke of York. Accept my thanks for the loan of your seal. I have availed myself of it to obtain a copy of your sprightly device, (a laugh,) and remain, &c. Friday. "J. M."

not been able to see you. I could wish you to be cautious how you suffer your lawyers to interfere in your concerns; having always entertained the highest opinion of your good sense. I am, &c. "J. M."

Sunday.

The letters found at Captain Sanden's lodging were then read. The most curious are the following, from among the letters addressed to Colonel Sanden, as Mrs Clarke styles him:

"Tell Bacon and Spedding, that they must give zool. for their appointment I can get 50l. more-I am offered 1oool. for an officer's older in rank. I have mentioned it to HIM.' (The last word was underscored with two lines.)

"Have you been able to influence any person, who belongs to the House, to vote for Pitt. Be careful what you say, as I know Corri to be a story-teller.Mind what you are about."

"I'll do it. He must give 1000l. at first, but I know the Duke of Cambridge will give for the same 40col.You have no occasion to be particular as to their being Protestants, for it is not material to him, Wait on him on Saturday; I told him you would. Put on a new pair of boots, and burn this."

"Captain Tonyn can't be made this month, as I expected. The Duke told me so. I shall go to Vauxhall; it is the only night I can go, as he goes to the Lords, as they expect a fight about Pitt's motion. I asked him what he thought of you, and he said, you was a d-d clever fellow. I told, I should see you at Vauxhall.”

"Can you get a vote for Pitt's motion on Monday? it may be of consequence hereafter."

Monday, February 20.

Mr Wharton informed the Committee, that he had received a letter from Ge. neral Clavering, requesting to be examined to rectify an apparent contradiction in his evidence.

Some persons from the Post Office and Bank of England, whose business it was to compare handwriting, being summoned to give their opinion, whether the note found in Capt. Sanden's possession was the handwriting of the Duke of York, Mr Whitbread, Lord Folkstone, and Mr W. Smith, objected to that kind of evidence as improper, and as not received in courts of law. After a good deal of altercation, it was agreed

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upon to examine the witnesses. Mr Johnston, inspector of franks at the General Post Office, and Mr Serle, deputy-inspector of franks in the same place, were then called in successively. They had both compared the note with the Duke of York's letters, and both thought it the Duke's handwriting.Mr Nesbitt, inspector of powers of attorney in the Bank of England, thought the letters and the note not to be written by the same person. Mr Blackford, deputy-inspector of powers of attorney in the same place, was of a contrary opinion; he thought them so like, that he would have passed two letters of attorney, one in the writing of the letters, the other in that note. Mr Bliss, the inspector of forged notes in the Bank of England, thought the letters and the note in the same handwriting; but a doubt respecting the note had arisen in his mind, in consequence of examining some letters of Mrs Clarke, one or two of which he thought much Lesembled the note.

General Clavering was next examined at his own solicitation, in order to explain some apparent contradictions in his former evidence. He stated that the apparent contradictions between his former answers and his letters arose from his not understanding the meaning of the questions put. When asked formerly, whether he had any communication on the subject of army promotion with Mrs Clarke, he had answered in the negative, understanding by the word com. munication, personal intercourse, and not espistolary correspondence. He now stated, that he had made two applica. tions to Mrs Clarke in writing; the first offering her L.1000, if he could be permitted to raise a regiment from the militia, which was refused him; the second inquiring at Mrs Clarke why, instead of Brigadier General, he had been made only Brigadier-Colonel? She returned for answer, that the appointment had been made by mistake, and that the mistake would be rectified, which took place accordingly. Gen. Clavering then proceeded to explain why he had appeared as a witness on a former night. Having perceived that his name was introduced into the evidence of Mrs Clarke, he had called on Col. Gordon, to remove the impression that this might be supposed to have made. But

Col. Gordon would not see him, but re ferred him to Mr Lowten, who had told him that the proper method of proceeding was to submit to an examination before the House, and advised him to write to that purport to the Attorney-General. When Gen. Clavering withdrew, Mr Wynne moved that he had been guilty of gross prevarication.This occasioned a good deal of discussion. It was admitted that the General had contradicted his former evidence; but most of those who spoke denied that he had been guilty of prevarication. Mr Wynne agreed to put off his motion for the present, reserving to himself the liberty of resuming it hereafter.

Lord Folkstone stated that he had received a letter from Mrs Clarke, who was in attendance, and,so ill that she requested to be examined immediately. The Committee acquiescing, Mrs Clarke was called in. She brought the two notes from the Duke of York that she mentioned in her last examination. They were read by the clerk, and were as follow:

"Enclosed I send you the money which you wish to have for your journey."—"I do not know what you mean. I never authorized any one to plague or distress you; you may therefore be at your ease on my account."

She had received more than fifty notes from the Duke of York since their separation. Being shown the copy of a note, she could not say whether she had received one to that effect; she had looked over her papers without finding it; and she remembered to have burnt one note which she had received by Greenwood. She repeated the account of the list of persons for preferment which she had pinned at the head of her bed, and which had been taken down by the Duke of York on the second day. He had told her that he would promote them all by degrees; and she had afterwards seen the list in his pocket-book, with scratches thro' those names that had been promoted.— She denied that she had ever lived with Mr Ogilvie; and stated that General Clavering had called upon Mr Ogilvie a few days ago, and asked him to come down and speak against her character.

Mr Greenwood was then examined. A letter being shown him, he said it was his writing, and was a copy of a letter

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