[19] During the Parliamentary enquiry Mrs. Clarke appeared at the Bar of the House dressed in a pelisse and skirt of light blue silk, trimmed with white fur, with a white muff, and wearing a hat and veil of white, the latter turned up to show her face. Her features are described as more pleasing than handsome, according to recognised standards of regular types of countenance. Her complexion was remarkably clear and animated; and her eyes, which were blue, were large and full of light and vivacity. She was somewhat small in stature, her figure was well turned; and as her arms were much admired for their shapely form, she was partial to attitudes which showed them off to advantage. [20] The Duke of York was reinstated in the office of Commander-in-Chief, May 26, 1811. [21] Townshend, the Bow Street Runner. 1810. _March 30, 1810._ _The Winding up of the Medical Report of the Walcheren Expedition._--The members of the Medical Board are standing in the stocks; on the green, in front of the sign of _The Goose_, which is surrounded with stores for the Walcheren Expedition, are laid the bodies of various sufferers, 'sent home for inspection.' The nature of the stores is somewhat exceptional. A case of champagne, marked 'Chelsea Hospital,' innumerable barrels of port and claret, marked 'T.K., for the hospital and for home consumption.' Barrels of porter, bales of cobwebs, and oak bark, 'charms for the cure of agues,' tincture of arsenic, and bottles of gin. _April 12, 1810._ _Libel Hunters on the Look-out, or Daily Examiners of the Liberty of the Press._ Published by T. Tegg (4).--A committee of the _Rotten Borough Society, established in 1810_ (Gibery Vixe, president; Leatherbreech, vice), is met to consider the licence of the press, to bring all their faculties to bear for the detection of any lurking evidences of libel or treason. The President is reading aloud, with the assistance of a magnifying glass to enlarge any suspicious paragraphs; the members of the committee are all on the _qui vive_ to note any libellous allusions. Cobbett's _Register_ is under examination, _Magna Charta_ is trodden under foot, and the _Bill of Rights_ is thrown on one side. From the papers pasted as memoranda on the wall we are informed that 'Sir Francis Burdett is committed to the Tower;' that '_The Morning Chronicle_ knows no bounds and must be checked;' that 'Enquiries into the expedition to Walcheren be voted treasonable;' 'That the _Statesman_ must beware,' and 'A watchful eye be kept on the _Examiner_;' A 'Black list of those who vote in the minority,' &c.; 'A view of the Tower,' and 'Instructions to the Keeper of Newgate,' are among the notices put up for attention. _April 20, 1810._ _A New Tap Wanted._ Published by T. Tegg. [Illustration: A NEW TAP WANTED.]