. The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times. MRS. CLAUK&, for the hall cost fifty pounds. The furniture of thekitchen at Gloucester Place cost upwards of two thousandpounds. These things swallowed up a great deal of money, and,although the Duke had a fine income, \et he had thecapacity for .spending it ; nor only so—could contract debts MRS. CLARKE. 429 with great facility, so that the money which he nominallyallowed Mrs. Clarke (for it was not always paid), was insuf-ficient to provide for such extravagance, and other meanshad to be found. This was done by her usi
. The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times. MRS. CLAUK&, for the hall cost fifty pounds. The furniture of thekitchen at Gloucester Place cost upwards of two thousandpounds. These things swallowed up a great deal of money, and,although the Duke had a fine income, \et he had thecapacity for .spending it ; nor only so—could contract debts MRS. CLARKE. 429 with great facility, so that the money which he nominallyallowed Mrs. Clarke (for it was not always paid), was insuf-ficient to provide for such extravagance, and other meanshad to be found. This was done by her using the influenceshe possessed over the Duke, and getting him to grantcommissions in the army, for which the recipients paid a lower price than the regulation scale. The satiricalprints relating to her are most numerous. I only repro-duce two. Her levee was supposed not only to be attended. MRS. Clarkes leviLe. by military men, but by the clergy ; and it was alleged thatapplications had been made through her both for a bishopric,and a deanery, and that she had procured for Dr. OlNIeara,the privilege of preaching before Royalty. But it waschiefly in the sale of army commissions that she dealt, thuscausing young officers to be promoted over the heads Mrs. Clarke is saying : Ye Captains and ye Colonels, ye parsons wanting place, ^ Advice Ill give you gratis, and think upon your case,If theres any possibility, for you Ill raise the dust,But then you must excuse me, if I serve myself the first. A3° THE NINETEENTH CENTUR Y. of veterans. Certainly her scale of prices, compared withthose of the regulation, were very tempting, resulting in agreat saving to the recipient of the commission. Mrs. Clarkes Price. Regulation Price. A Majority £,^^^ ;£^2,6oo A Captaincy 700 IjSoo A Lieutenancy 400 550 An Ensigncy 200 400 I have no wish to go into the minute details of this
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