HC Deb 31 January 1809 vol 12 cc206-7
Mr. Wardle

declared he should do every thing in his power in order to be able to go into his case against his royal highness the duke of York, relative to the exchange of major Knight and lieut. col. Brooke, with the witnesses at present in London. If he should not, he trusted the house would indulge him with some further time, and for the attendance of these officers, the former of whom he understood to be at present in Jersey or Guernsey. He trusted, too, that he should be allowed to call for all official and other documents, which might be necessary to make out his case.—The following witnesses were ordered to attended the committee of the whole house to-morrow: viz. Dr. Thynne, Robert Knight, esq. Mary Ann Clarke, Westbourne-place, Sloane-square; and lieut. col. Brooke, 5th Dragoon Guards. It was also ordered, that R. M. Biddulph, esq. be desired to attend in his place tomorrow, and that the Banking Books of the house of Biddulph and Co. for the month of July 1805, be produced.