{"kind": "bracketed_cue_html", "date": "commons/1809/feb/07", "house": "commons", "url": "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1809/feb/07/conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "section": "conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "cue_text": "The witness was directed to withdraw.", "preceding_text": " present, it was mentioned and agreed to, that she should be allowed 400 l. a year; but it was expressly mentioned that she must pay her own debts. Upon my mentioning the difficulty of that, for she had told me she was very short of money, h. r. h. said it was not in his power then to pay them, but that she had some furniture and valuable articles with which she could easily pay her debts. § "}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue_html", "date": "commons/1809/feb/07", "house": "commons", "url": "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1809/feb/07/conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "section": "conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "cue_text": "The witness was directed to withdraw.", "preceding_text": "nderstand; I was not present when they spoke about it. § What passed between col. French and yourself upon the subject? Of course we wished to get the levy; the letter of service. § What means did you take to get the letter of service? I understood from col. French, that he was to give a certain sum of money for it. § What passed between you and col. French upon the subject? § "}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue_html", "date": "commons/1809/feb/07", "house": "commons", "url": "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1809/feb/07/conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "section": "conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "cue_text": "The witness was directed to withdraw.", "preceding_text": "ss her apprehensions of the D. of Y.'s knowing that she had received money in the way in which it was stated that she had.—I could not remember the contents of the letter; but this conversation was repeatedly with me, to take care that the Duke should know nothing of the kind; this was done everyday; and that she 414 was obliged to have great caution, to break the matter cautiously to him. § "}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue_html", "date": "commons/1809/feb/07", "house": "commons", "url": "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1809/feb/07/conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "section": "conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "cue_text": "The Witness was directed to withdraw.", "preceding_text": "ck- 415 room, me and Mrs. C., and left all the gentlemen in the other room, and there she told me about Mr. Mellish and this other person. § You did not hear the name of this other person mentioned at all? No. § Do you know the person of Mr. Finnerty? No; I could not recollect him at all; but I thought the name to be something like a foreign name; if I could see him I could tell. § "}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue_html", "date": "commons/1809/feb/07", "house": "commons", "url": "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1809/feb/07/conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "section": "conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "cue_text": "The Witness was directed to withdraw.", "preceding_text": "in May 1804; if the letter of service is referred to, that will shew it distinctly. § Did col. French tell you whether that advance was procured through the medium of Mrs. C? No. § Do you recollect that col. French ever told you that through the influence of Mrs. C. he had obtained permission to have his recruits passed nearer the places where they were recruited than before? No. § "}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue_html", "date": "commons/1809/feb/07", "house": "commons", "url": "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1809/feb/07/conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "section": "conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "cue_text": "The Witness was directed to withdraw. § [The Chairman was directed to report progress, and ask leave to sit again.", "preceding_text": "en gathered round her, and asked her, whether she would take refreshment. § How many witnesses are there attending? When I say all the witnesses, I suppose there were eight or nine in the room, I cannot speak positively. § Were you apprised that you ought not to have any communication with Mrs. C.? I felt so. § And acted entirely from your own feelings upon the subject? Yes. § "}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue_html", "date": "commons/1809/feb/16", "house": "commons", "url": "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1809/feb/16/conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "section": "conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "cue_text": "Mr. Reid not being in attendance, the witness was directed to withdraw.", "preceding_text": "ellor of the Exchequer, See if Mr. Reid is in waiting. Mrs. Clarke. Why, sure, you are not going to send for him. The Chancellor of the Exchequer. The witness may be assured that I would not call Mr. Reid if it was not necessary. Mrs. Clarke. I beg to ask, whether it is necessary for Reid to be called in while I am here; may I not take the sense of the honourable house upon that; (A laugh. § "}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue_html", "date": "commons/1809/feb/16", "house": "commons", "url": "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1809/feb/16/conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "section": "conduct-of-the-duke-of-york", "cue_text": "The Witness was directed to withdraw.", "preceding_text": "ect; Did you keep a man cook at the time you lived in Gloucester-place? Yes. § Did you keep more than one? The man generally used to bring his assistant with him; it is a regular thing that when yon have a man cook, that an assistant conies with him. § You did not keep a man cook by the year? No, they staid a very short time with me, any one; his royal highness is very difficult. § "}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue_html", "date": "commons/1809/feb/21", "house": "commons", "url": "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1809/feb/21/convention-of-cintra", "section": "convention-of-cintra", "cue_text": "A laugh!", "preceding_text": " must be allowed to say a few words. They did not shew themselves to be so bad as the noble lord represented them in the battle of Vimiera. They were very much admired by the French, and 100 of them had been actually selected to pursue the campaign in Spain, through one of the most fatiguing marches ever made by an army. Such were the feats of the so unjustly and ungratefully abused Irish horses. "}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue_html", "date": "commons/1809/may/15", "house": "commons", "url": "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1809/may/15/irish-distilleries-regulation-bill", "section": "irish-distilleries-regulation-bill", "cue_text": "a laugh", "preceding_text": " said, it was admitted that the laws on this subject wanted amendment: he knew that they did, and it was an object that the bill should go to a committee to find out the best mode. There was not one clause in the bill contrary to the opinion of the committee; there was a clause expressly for the encouragement of small stills, and if any gentleman wished to read the clause, he would read it to him "}