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TTTE EVE\ N(; 151'1% R. LONDON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 18'24. ST. THOXAS.-IIOIADAY AT THE BAHL. TILE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank, Stook Exchahge, and Foreign Markets are closed, it being a strict Holiday. Few brokers are assembled on 'Change, and, up t 6 this hour, only one bargain has beeit done in Consols; it was at 95 for the Account. Not abargain as yet bas been done in the Foreign Smithies. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. A Nts.rensbssi, DEC. 17.—0 n Loudon, 39. 7. 2 N. 39. 5. 11ANISURCH, Drc. 14.—0 n London, 36. 3; 2 Us. 36. ST. PETEALSHURGII, Nov. 30.—0 n London, 9 13-16.. LLMIC, Dxc. W.—On London, 3 N. 6. 12&. We have anivals from Bombay of the 14th of Au. gust; from the Cape of Good Hope of the 24th, from S. Helena of the 29th of October, and from Bue- nos Ayres of the 3d of that month. The latter bring a confirmation of Butavaa's affsir with CANTERAC, at Junin, in August last. _____ Dutch Papers to the 18tb inst. reached us this morn• ing. They state that the King of the NICTHERLANDS was confined to his chamber on account of a bad leg, occasioned by a wound he received in 1793, but that he was otherwise in good health, and transacted business with his Ministers. This forennan we received Hamburgh Papers to the 14th inst. They contain some further details of the late inuadatrn at St. Petersburgh ; and the firman of the SULTAN, which appeared in the STAR some weeks ago, ordering a quantity of Bibles, Palters, &c. imported at Aleppo, to be burnt. This firman, it appears, was sent to the Cadi of Aleppo, who thereupon called together the Chiefs of the several Christian communities, and commanded them to enjoin such of their brethren as had any of these pro- hibited books in their possession, to deliver them up, threatening to hang all those who should be found to have retained the books. It is affil med, however, that on the evening of the 11th of August, not a single copy had been delivered up. An those persons who speak on the subject, the Roman Catholics as well as the °the Christians, believe that this Erman has been issued at the instance of the Roman Catholic Clergy. Accounts from Stockholm, of the Sd of December, po sitively state that the new Tariff of Customs will be pub lished in a few days. It is affirmed that manufactures of iron, steel, and cloth, are among the few articles that will remain entirely prohibited. The following are extracts: .~ ST. PETERSBURGM, DECEMBER 1. Large sub.criptions continue to be received for the sufferers by the inundation. The Prince of Orange has given 20,000 rubles, and young Count Scheremetjeu 50,000; a gteat many Officers of the Guards five, eight, or ten thousand. The Clergy, too, have subscribed very largely. The of&ia 1 report of the Beard of Customs at Cronstadt, to the department of foreign trade, relates the foll , wing particulars. The water rose on the 19th, from ten in the morning till two in the afternoon, and, with the exception of some eminences, laid all Cronstadt under water. Entire houses were carried away by the storm. On the Wyborg coast a number of people perished. The large ships of war were driven from their anchorage, and thrown on the strand. The ram parts on the North side of the fortress, as well as the wooden bastions, and the batteries on the south and west sides were entirely destroyed. The fury of the storm, and of the flood, threw cannon weighing 170 pools into the sea. The water was on this day eleven feet and a half above the usual level. Doting this last inundation the water was thirteen feet four inches, and in the galley harbour, sixteen feet above the usual level. On the 19th October, 1755, it was nine feet, and on the 17th Oct. 1777, nine feet 11 inches above the level. The theatres are still Prince Dolgorucky, his Majesty's Aide-de•Camp, has arrivei here from Vienna, Privy Counsellor Count Lavalle, frnm Paris, and M. de ltiheaupicrre, our newly appointed Ambassador to the Porte, from his estates in the interior. CHRISTIANIA, NOVEMBER 29. Ilk Excellency Count Sande's, Governor of Norway, arrived here with his family on the2stb. BERLIN, DECEMBER n. Some apprehensions were entertained lest many of, the trading and itinerant Jews of the Kingdom of Po land, being lot bidden to ezercise their layout ite pursuits, would come to Pt ussia. These apprehensions will not be realized; all the Police Officers on the frontiers of Poland end Prussia have received strict orders to take suitable measures to prevent the Polish Jews from coming into this kingdom ; and if, in spite of every precaution, any should, however, find their way over the frontier, they are to be sought after and sent away. We learn from St. Petersburgh, that the slim called itschouskoi, though nearly the highest in the city, was three arsheens under water doting the late catastrophe. It is always greatly to be regretted when an act of liberality on the part of the Govern:neut or the Legis !atm e is not met by a corresponding feeling on the part of the public. This, we ?egret to say, has been the case in the alteration made last Sestion in the Laws relating to Masters and Workmen. We do not me an to assert that the repeal of the Combination Ltws was an act of mere generosity; it Appeared called for on the score of justice an 3 policy; but certain it is, that since their repeal, combinations have taken place which are not only injurious to masters and not kmen, but to trade 41. i.. / .. ~-~~ If, on the one hand, it be contended that workmen are entitled to get as good wages a's they can, it‘lnust' also be allowed for Masters to choose whether they will employ them or not. In Glasgow, we have seen a Manufacturer actually driven from the town, by the combination of the Operatives (as they are affectedly called), and establishing a factory in Ireland. Other Manufacturers will follow, and Glasgow be de prived of a great source of its wealth and pro. sperity if the combination is persisted in. It is pro bable, that the wages of the Weavers, or Cotton-spin ners, may in some instances be too low ; but, really, looking at the conduct of the Masters, we must confess that they have shewn a conciliatory disposition, and it will be seen, by referring to an article in another co lumn, that in one branch of manufacture they have agreed to an advance ; but it further appears, that wages are not the only point in dispute; the Jour neymen claim an authority of their Masters which would virtually change their relative situations. Among other demands, they claim the management of the Mills, the choice of their foremen, the Veto as to the men to be employed, or dismissed ; and, in short, the complete controul of theit Mamma, in his 44 Trip to America," gives us a whimsical picture of the insolence of the servants (or helps as they are called) in the United States; but they are really docile in their conduct, and modest in their claims, compared to the operatives of Glasgow, where the Masters appear to have no alternative but that of taking new hands or removing their manufac tories altogether. They have s with one exception, pre ferred the former as the mere lenient remedy; but such is the asperity of those who have combined, that it is necessary to protect the new hands against outrage, by the civil and military power. _ _ _ Nor is this spirit of combination, and this principle of controul over Masters confined to Glasgow. In Dub lin an attempt has been made, by the working smithsin the employment of Messrs. Hut. rox, the coachmakers, to prevent these Gentlemen fi om importing English iron work : and here again the Masters have placed their workmen in the wrong by their liberal conduct. Messrs. HUTTON have offered to the smiths in their employment, the means to manufacture those articles which are im ported, and of which they appear'so jealous. Nothing can be more absurd--than the claims of the coach-smiths. Ireland is not yet §o far advanced in the arts, as to be able to ser an example to other countries, or so supply them with manufactures, save Irish linen ; and what would be said, if our weavers were to insist that it should no longer be imported into England ? Messrs. flutToN have, in a temperate address to the workmen, clearly shewn that the importation of Eng lish iron work is an advantage rather than otherwise to Ireland, and that without they did so ) the coach-making trade could not be carried on in bublin. "In the first place," say the Messrs. Murton, "let as inform you, that we have dezived great advantage in the progress of our manufacture, from the importation of English Iron Work ; and so have yea. Instead of throwing any of you out of bread, it has furnished an increased demand for your labour; this is a fact known to you all, and which cannot be denied. Is there a forge or a man idle amongst you, in consequence of importation? So far from it, that we informed one of the oldest hands in your line, a ftw days ago, who bad served us diligently and faithfully upwards of thirty years, but whom, we perceived, had become unable, from' age and infirmity, to fill his situation, that it was our intention to 1 continue to him his full rate of wages during the remainder of his life, without exacting from him any further labour as a smith; and that, in order to carry this intention into effect, we only waited the opportunity of providing an efficient workman in his place, which we have not yet done. Again, so long as London continues to be the seat of Government, it will continue to be the centre of fashion, where all changes and improvements must originate ; and if once the introduction of those articles in this country were prohibited, the coach-making business would dwindle into the mull and insig nificant station which it bold forty years ago in this city." There can be no doubt of the truth of this statement, and we trust that workmen will generally see, that if they devoted to labour the time they spend in combi nations, which have their origin more 'in idleness than otherwise, they would be much the gainers in the end. We rejoice to find that the public attention has at length been •uccessfully called to the sufferings of the poor Spanish and Italian refugees in this country. Lit main has ever been the asylum of the persecuted and the unfortunate, and long may she continue to be so. The subscription commenced at the City of London Tavern, gets on auspiciously ; and the powerful appeal made to British benevolence, has been answe'red with the accustomed liberality of the public. Yesterday morning the Earl and Countess of LIVER row. left their residence at Coombe Wood: for Bath, where the Noble Eall expects to remain about a mouth. Yesterday morning, Sir CIIA KLES ST(JA RT received a dispatch by a King's Alessenger, at Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, the seat of the Earl of Mai:mica& Air. Secretary CANNING transacted business yester day at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, with Sir CHAS. STUART. A Messenger was dispatched from the Secretary of State's Office, on Thursday last, for Ancona, with directions to dis patch another Messenger on to Corfu, and wait bis return with an answer. This double process is necessary for avoiding the delay of the quarantine regulations. Last night, Lord Iherunt left town for his seat at North Cray, Kent, after transacting business at his office, Lances • ter-plact, Waterloo-bridge. Lord F. Osborne has arrived in town from the Continent. Sir Alexander Hope, Bart. M.P. has left the Royal Military College, Ilagsbot, for his seat, in North Britain. Captain and Mrs. Fitzgerald have left town for Ea ighton. Lord Folkssone has ktt town for his father, the Earl of Radnor's seat, Longford Castle, Wilts. Arrival at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street: Captain Whicbcote, from a tour; Wi:lism Drummond, Esq. from Oxford; James Buller, F.sq. and -- Fyler, Esq. from ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Lyall, from their seat, Bartley Lodge, Southampton. Thomas Walker, Esq. and family left Jordan's lintel, St. James s. street, yesterday, for Bath. Arrivals at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn.street : Captain and Mrs. Beauchamp Procter, from Norfolk ; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Bennett, from Haitings. Departures from ditto—Monsieur le Baron D'F.lmaar ; Mr. Woolif, for Brighton. Earl Spencer has arrived at Woburn Abbey, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, from his seat, Althorpo. The Hon. It. and Lady Jane Neville left town yesterday, to pass the holidays with their father, Lord Bras, bt ooke, at his seat, lingbear, Berks. s~: COURT OF KING'S BENCII—THA DAY. go: 4 BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. 4 \ MISS FOOTS V. HAYNE. ; . The crowd and pressure th:s day to -be present at the trial, Miss Foote v. Mayne, exceeded anything we ever remember. The doors of the Sessions-house were surrounded at halfpast eight o'clock. At a quarter to ten o'clock, the inner doors leading to the Court were opened; the rush to obtain admittance exceeded all precedent, and many persons were seriously butt. Mr. PLATT opened the pleadings, which stated that the defendant had promised to marry the plaintiff, and in consequence of the breach of that promise, the plain tiff sustained damage to the amount of £7,000. The ATTORNEY•GENEAAL said the action was to reco ver damages for a breach of promise of marriage. The de fendant was a man of fortune, 23 years of age. His resi dence was Burderop Park, and his town residence was Long's Hotel. The plaintiff, Miss Foote, was the daughter of an Officer. Every one knew her as an actress : she was a Lady of the greatest fascination and talent. When he came to lay before them the circumstances of the case, and the treatment she had met with from the defendant, he was quite sure the Jury would feel with him that it was a case for exemplary damages. It was no small part of the misfortune of this Lady, that she was com pelled to seek a reparation, and thereby expose all the errors of her life. Notwithstanding those errors, how ever, the Jury, under all the circumstances, would-con sider her an object not of censure but of pity. The father 'of the plaintiff, Mr. Foote, was originally prop' ietor of Plymouth Theatre ; her talent was there noticed, and she was recommended to Mr. Fawcett, of Covent Gar den. She appeared in the Child of Nature, and played with so much talent and feeling, that an engagement was entered into for three years with the prop retors of that establishment. She did not disappoint the Public. She then went to the Cheltenham Theatre, and was noticed by the first persons in that city. It was then stated to her that a Gentleman of great fortune, Colo nel Berkeley, son of the late Earl of Berkeley, and who was no bad actor himself, was desirous of forming an , union with her. It was represented that he had no' motive but the kindest attachment. This had led to her complete ruin. He avowed the strongest pas sion for her, and offered marriage; but told.her at that time he was making application for a peerage, and therefore would not marry immediately. After her first appearance at Cheltenham she gave herself up to his honour. She remained with him five years. She loved him sincerely. She received no support from him during the five years, and the whole of the presents she received did not amount to £lOO. She resided in Keppel-street, and was never out of the house without the consent of Col. Bel keley. She resided occasienally at Berkeley Castle. In 1821, Miss Foote had a child by Col. Berkeley; he wished her to keep the matter secret, and three months after her confinement, at a distant part of the country, she returned to the stage. Five years had elapsed, and she found that she was bringing into the world a miserable offspring, without a leg itimate father; she found that Col. Bet keley did not keep his word with respect to marriage, and in June, 1824, she put an end to her connection with Col. Berkeley. He did not justify her errors ; but was ie, remarkable that a young woman of seventeen should fall a victim to the arts of a man of the world ? In the spring of 1823, Mr. Hayne first saw Miss Foote, at Covent-garden. The benefit of Miss Foote was advertised. This gave him an opportunity of see ing her personally. He called at her house in Keppel street, and expressed his admiration, to her father, of her talent. Mr. Hayne at that time had a country-house in Staffordshire, to which he invited her. She went there, and Mr. Hayne on that occasion proposed mar riage. Mr. and Mrs. Foote stated that their daughter `was under engagement to Colonel Berkeley, but Mrs. Foote at the same time intimated, that if the engage ment with Colonel Berkeley was not completed, she should have no objection to Mr. Hayne's proposal. Mr. Hayne had no objection to that arrangement. —The time passed away, and on the 28thof June, after all negociation with Colonel Berkeley for marriage had failed, Mrs. Foote wrote to Mr. Flayne, and told him that Miss Foote was disengaged. Mr. Hayne then professed the warmest passion, again wished to be mar ried, and obtained from Miss Foote a promise of mar riage. He attended her to the Opera. Miss Foote at, that time felt what every female must feel under a sense of delicacy, that all the circumstances of her connexion with Colonel Berkeley should be explained. Had she rot done so, she must have been wretched indeed. It was a painful communication, and the occasion did not serve at the moment ; she therefore delayed it until the return of Mr. Hayne to town. Unfortunate, indeed, it was, that the delay occurred. Everything done between her and Mr. Hayne was known to Colonel Berkeley. What right had he then to iaterfere? He had seduced the Lady, and refused to keep his promise of mar riage. On the night the parties went to the Opera, Colonel Berkeley sent to the box of Mr. Hayne, and requested to see him. He said he requested some ex planation, and would meet him next day. Colonel Ben keley met Mr. Hayne, and a friendly communica lion took place. Everything relating to his connexion with Miss Foote was communicated. He ridiculed the idea of Mr. Hayne's marriage with Miss Foote, arid in vited him to sign a paper, which Mr. Hayne would not. Mr. Hayne, however, said be would not marry Miss Foote, and Colonel Be, keley said, in a style of derision— " Well, I suppo,e I must go to Keppel-street, and con sole Miss Foote for her disappointment." Mr. Hayne soon after wrote a short note, declining further com munication with Miss Foote. The circumstance of having had two children was sufficient to justify Mr. Hayne; Miss Foote was desirous of standing well in his opinion, but had no wish to confine him to his pro mise---she released him from it, but requested an interview. She met him at an Inn, at Marl borough. Colonel Berkeley got intimation of the meeting, and requested Lord William Lennox to drive down and prevent it. Lord W. Lenox did not ar rive in time; Miss Foote explained her conduct to Mr. Hayne, who was satisfied ; and some time after sent a letter, requesting to be again received as lever. Colonel Berkeley then requested to have the care of her children, which was acceded to. Mr. Hayne, when that was done, went to the house in Keppel-street, and renewed the promise of marriage. Mr. Hayne was not a child : he did all this.with full knowledge of the affair. Mr. Hayne wrote a letter to Miss Foote, dated tire Bth June, 1621, in substance as follows : "Mr Duane Aiwa—l perfectly agree with you that your friends should be satisfied of my intentions. You have never doubted them. The world should not. " Your's, affectionately, i , J. HAYSE." Mr. Hayne, after that letter, returned to his country seat, and many letters passed bet *xis thew. His -- his s r h e o tu ul r d n [ se on tahreraBnlghe.ntelfl,ts birth-day Arras on the 4th of December, /Ina i t was and marria g e on e A c , t t t e n r t m he in it ed ue h es is , respect to property. The Sum of 40,000/, which had in the funds, was to be settled on Miss Poo !: This was a suggestion made by Mr. Hayne himself ,; Mr. Robins, his adviser. The draft of the deed of se.: tlemant was agreed to, but on the following mornin g , a Gentleman called on Miss Foote, in Keppel-street, delivered a communication that Mr. 'Jayne would . ee Miss,Foote no more. Miss Foote was astonis)ed, 4e d wrote a note to him, urging him to cone to bet h our, and explain his extraordinary conduct. He came, ard stated that his friends had locked him In a room th e preceding evening. They had made him intin.icateds and done all they could to prevent his matriapo, He had escaped from them, and was still dere: r”;,„., to execute the deed and be married. The neat oft: ing was fired for the marriage. Mr. Hayne come: all was anxiety, and Miss Foote sent a lettvi Mr. Hayne, at Lung's Hotel. The man oas detained 4 long time, and sent back with a note that Mr. 11,,y pe had left town for the country. Six days after, :,li ds Foote addressed a letter to Mr. Hayne, as follows : M Daoaarr Ilam—For six long days and nights have I he m under the expectation that you would redeem your pronuie. thrown into a state of illness, but front a knowledge of your hookup. I ant convinced yell have been actuated by selfish adviser;, - atm Goo ! Can you listen to such advisers? Remember, my (kart.: Rayne, you desired an account to be inserted in the Papers of nuptials. Remember the words you uttered, and which I uev t r shall forget—" 51.ay Coo strike me dead," you said, " when I con. sent to separate front you."—Your ever attached, NI A i:[.%. Mr. Hayne, in his answer stated, that by his own con. sent he never would have been separated, but the woild was powerful, and must be regarded. Why k!1,1 11 1 ,i, unlucky stars throw them in the way of each Othe:? Here the ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed, that the ult. lucky stars of Mr. Hayne were not to be blamed. Thee was no excuse for his conduct. Mr. Hayne ,gain came to London, and fixed the 28th of September for &t , marriage. The Monday preceding. Mr. !Jayne went to Doctors Commons and bought the license : lie iota it the same day to Miss Foote. On the following Ittorini!•.g, a Gentleman of the name of Manning called, wit:. a letter to Miss Foote: DIAL Foote--I have been so unhappy, that I cannot sec yap. I have sent my friend Manning to acquaint you that the worttlis stiU so imperious, that I am compelled again to break off my gagemento—Youes, J. 11.1.1'N r. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL read the following letter from Mr. Hayne Mr WARM idAauk—We know each other well, and you have always guarded my honour—l want an interview anywhere but is Keppektreet. Your's, J. HAYNE. This letter led to another letter, from Miss Foote to Mr. }Lune, as follows: Your conduct is as inconsistent as cruel and unjust—Good (;,,,‘! is this your mode of proving love and. attachment? You buy license, and then make another excuse as frivolous as insulting. Can you ask an interview with me from my friends and family? I did not know at first whether I ought to answer that letter. I will see you, in the presence of my friends On Saturday. Mr. Hayne then wrote another letter, accusing her of hatred towards him, and having assetted that he had never injured her, says, ‘. For ever, and ever, farewell !" This broke off all further communication, and the affair got into the newspapers. Mr. Hayne wrote a para graph which was inserted by his direction, in which he stated ) that when he made the prOttoal to Min. Foote, he vvas not aware that she had ever been under the protection of Colonel Berkeley. Her fattier and mother having represented her as a paragon.o£ virtue, be should never have suspected her, had he not received a communication film Col. Berkeley to that died. On the 6ch of September the marriage was to take place. He left Miss Foote on the 4th, and on the Saturday before he was to execute the deed of settle ment, Mr. Hayne sent to retain Mr. Sea:lett, as Counsel, :in case Miss Foote should bring an action. —The Learned Counsel then entered into the circum stance of Mr. Hayne having advanced money to Mr i Foote, to secure his momotion in the army, and said, Miss Foote had received about 1001. from Mr. Hayne; and stated that, in reliance on Mr. Hayne's promises, she had given , up her engagement at the theatre, sold her wardrobe, and incurred great expenses. He now called his witnesses. Mrs. Maria Foote, mother of the Plaintiff, was then examined, and deposed to the principal facts stated by the Learned Counsel. She produced several letters, ad dressed by Mr. Mayne to herself, in one of which he fez quested het to procure " a lock of her lovely daugh ter's hair." Mrs. Foote was still under examination when our Paper went to Press. If the verdict is given in time, we rhall ►tup clic Press to announce it. _ The trial excites the utmost interest. Ms Lordship's bench is also crowded with persons of distinction ' among whom we noticed the Earl of Sefton, lord Longford, Lord Montagne, Colonel Fergusson, &c. &c.--A posse of the Bow-street officers are stationed in the avenues to the Court, which are crowded to excett. SAME COURT, DECEMBER 20. STOREY V. ROOKS. This was an issue directed by the Court of King's Bench, to try whether the plaintiff or the defendant was Clerk of the Peace for the county of Hertford. The father of the present defendant had enjoyed the office for many years, but during the latter period of his life his son had assisted him, and after his father's death he had been tacitly recognised as Clerk of the Peace. it was, however, for some reason, lately discovered that I.r had no real title to the office, and not being able to sleety any regular appointment, Storey, the pre•ent plain.iff, was legally appointed in his stead by the Custos It Au• lorum of the county, Lord Verulam. A great deal if documentary evidence was produced on the part of tl.e plaintiff to chew that the defendant never actually hell the office, and that the diffet ent returns and orders ‘eve signed by his father, except in a few instances. Several Magistrates proved that they never considered the defendant as Oak of the Peace, but merely lookA upon him as assistant to his faxlier. The CHier JUSTIC6 left it to the Jury to say Whether they thought the father of the defendant had resigned his office to his soh; and if they thought he had, whe ther he resigned it verbally ? There was no proof of an; regular deed. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. Lord Verulant, the Marquis of Salisbury, and Lord Dacre sat upon the Bench. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DECEMBER O. GOLDSMID M. GROVBS. Mr. CAMPBELL stated, that Isaac Lyon Goldsmid,vai the plaintiff, and Peter Groves, the defeudant ; it was an action for assault, the defendant had pleaded the general issue. Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN stated, that the plaintiff ha 1 thought it necessary to institute the present action, a* well for the protection of his OWR character, as for the public good. 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