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.......,,..,... 1 :~ i .«~ 3 l ~~ , i , - . 1 ~i<r 1~ .` 4 . 4ai,/ NUMBER 10,071. FROM the Ist of January,lB%s, the MAILS for FRANCE will be made up in LONDON every :MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY; instead of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday ; and the MAILS for GREAT BRITAIN will be due in LONDON on MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY. The First Mail under this Regulation will be dispatched from London, on Monday the 3d of January. By Command, FRANCIS FREELING, Secretary. General Post-Office, Dec. 1024. EQUITABLE ASSURANCE OFFICE. A SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of this SOCIF.TY will be holden here on THURSDAY, the 30th of December next, at Eleven &Clock precisely; and also another SPECIAL GENERAL COURT, on THURS DAY the 6th of January next, at the same hour. ‘VILLIAM and ARTHUR MORGAN, Joint Actuaries. ENOLISH AND BRISTOL CHANNELS SHIP CANAL. AT a MEETING of the COMMITTEE held on the 16th day of December, 1824, DAVID POLLOCK, Esq. in the Chair, Resolved unanimously, That all applications for Shares be in future made by Letter (post paid), addressed to the Com mittee at Messrs. piing and Leckins; N 0.5, Gray's-Inn-square, London. CANADA COMPANY. THE SECOND INSTALMENT of FIVE POUNDS, per SHARE will become due on the 10th of January next, and is to be paid on that day or within fourteen days afterwards to Messrs. Masterman, Peter, Mildred and Co. Rankers, Nicholas-lane, to the account of the Canada Corn- Pahy, and the Shareholders are at the same time to sign an agreement, according to the Prospectus, which may be done by them in person or by their Agents authorized by Letter.—ln- West at Four per Cent. per annum upon the Instalments will be payable half-yearly, from the 10th of January to Share holders who comply with the terms of the Prospectus. By Order of the Directors, JOHN GA LT, Secretary. London, Dec. 20, 1824. LONDON NORTIIERN RAIL. ROAD COMPANY, to connect BIRMINGHAM, DERBY, NOTTINGHAM, iIuLL, and MANCHESTER with each Other, with the parts adjacent, and with the METROPOLIS. CHAIRMAN. GEORGE HIBBERT, Esq. DEPUTY CHAIRMEN. Pasco (head!. Esq. M.P. I John Smith, Esq. M.P. Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Edward Wakefield, Esq. DIRECTORS. James Evan Baillie, Esq. John Irving, Esq. M.P. Francis Baring Esq. George . W. Norman, Esq. Lyndon Evelyn, Esq. M.P. Frederick Pi R, Esq. Edward Ellice, Esq. M.P. I Thomas Richardson , E s q . Sir Robert Farquhar, Bart. James Warre, Esq. I Charles David Gordon, Esq. William Williams, Esq.M.P. _ _ , . AUDITOILS. Itich. Hart Davis, Esq. M.P. I Joseph Fry, Esq. Amon M'Gillivray, Esq. i Edward Goldsmid, Esq. BANKERS. 3feasts. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, IVansion-house-street. air James Esdaile, Hamrnet, Grenfell, and Scott, Lombard street. At a MEETING held at the London Tavern on the Litli instant, Present. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Esq. M.P. in the Chair, and many other Gentlemen, it was resolved, " That a communication by Railway connecting London with Manchester and Birmingham, and also Hull with Man chester and London, would be an object of great public, utliity. "'That a Company be formed, with a Capital consisting of Two Millions Five Hundred Thousand Pounds, for that pur r. pose. These Resolutions having passed, the Meeting then adjourn ed to Monday the 20th instant, when the'above-named Gentle men were appointed as the London Direction, and the following Resolution was passed unanimou s ly : " That the Directors now appointed have power to select Se ven Directors to be added to their number, from the District through which the proposed Rail [toad will pais." The capital of 2,5 00 , 0001 . is to be divided into 26,000 Shares, of LW/. each, of which a liberal proportion will be reserved for those persons resident in the neighbourhood of the line of the proposed Rail-Road. Applications for Shares may be made previously to the Ist of January, by Letter, post paid, addressed to the Chairman, to be left at the Old London Tavern, Ilishopsgate-street. (Signed) GEO. lIIBBERT, Chairman. CORDWAINBRS' WARD, LONDON. .- - A T a WARDMO'rE, tiejd on TUESDAY, -CV the 21st of December, 1824,at BOW CHURCH, before the 'tight 'Worshipful CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Esq. M.P. Alderman of this Ward. The following Gentlemen were Re-elected Members of the Common Council for this 'Ward for the Year ensuing, viz.— bir. Deputy Hammen, Mr. Wm. Rowe, senior, Mr. James Trirnbey, Mr. Richard Abbey, Mr. Charles Wm. Hick, Mr. tlcorge Stevenson, Mr. Wm. Row, junior, and Mr. Nathaniel Aing er . Resolved Unanimously—That the co,dial Thanks of th is ‘Vartimote be 6, , iven to the Right Worshipful CHRISTO PHER SMITH, M.P. Alderman o f this Ward, far his un wearied application to the business of this Ward, his uniform politeness, on all occasions, to its Inhabitants, his attention to the i n terests of this great City, and his impartial conduct in the :hair this day. Icesolved unanimously—that the Thanks of this Wardmote Iv likewise presented to the Deputy and Common Coun cilmen, fur their great attention to the duties of their office, and the dis §teiested motives which have always actuated them in support lot* welfare of this Ward. „'nftolved—That the above Resolutions, signed by the Ward %ilea,. be inserted in three of the Morning and three of The Nvening Papers. TEiOAIAS WE BS'TER, Ward Clerk. This nay was published, • A NSW Eft to Mit. LONG LA ND'S PAM, 4 - I L , PHLET upon the WAREHOUSING SYSTEM. Sold by J. M. Richardson, Cornhill. This Day were published, price 7s. in boards, With a Portrait. DOEMS from the PO MT UG U ESE of LUIS bE CAPtIOENS with remarks on his Life and Writ biliCs• Notes, &c. •Ry LORD. VISCOUNT STRANOFORD, London i Printed for James Carpenter and Son, Old Bond street. FOR COLDS, COUGHS, ASTHMAS, &c. THE PECTORAL ELlXlR.—Experience th during a very long period, has incuittestibly prirved IttPtrior efficacy of this Nletlicine, in all cases of Colds, ..'"Nfitts. and Asthmatic Affections. By peon oting gentle s z ik'vforation, it very shortly relieves the Patient of a slight "" recent Colt, and a few doses are generally sufficient to P lntore those which neglect has rendered more confirmed and "'willow, and which are accompanied with Cough , Spitting `►f Wood, and other serious symptoms. Its peculiar balsamic „ 'noars trod to heal soreness, and allay the irritation of the 1 .7, 11 41 4 1. in cases of Cough; aad hi Asthmatic Affecti ons it as " 08 tialtl gives freedom to the Breath. _old in Bottles, at Is. lid. and its. Bd. by Butlers, Cite ;44l, . 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HIGH PEAK STEAM RAILWAY, _ From the Cromford Canal to the Peak Forest Canal, in the County of Derby. 4 1' a General Meeting of the Committee and Supporters of this Undertaking, held at the time and place above-mentioned, in pursuance of a Requisition for thii purpose, TEIOMAS BATEMAN, ESQ., in the Chair, —The various Resolutions previously entered into, and several Communications and Letters to the Committee having been stated and read, and the Plan and Survey of the projected Line of ths Railway, and Mr. Jessep's second Report and Estimate' having been also read and submitted to the Meeting ; It was Resolved,—That the Meeting receives with the greatest satisfaction the communication that his Grace the Duke of Devonshire consents to the Railway being made through his Grace's Estates, and most liberally without requiring any re muneration for his Land. Resolved,—That from the very dear view taken by Mr. Jcssop, of the advantages to he derived from the proposed mea sure, and the satisfactory explanations given in his Report as to the facility and economy of conveyance by Railways, the Meet ing is fully convinced that the proposed Railway will be deci dedly the best mode of communication between the two Canals, and productive of advantages not to be attained by any other means, and therefore strongly recommend the scheme to the support of the public. It appealing from the estimate that the sum of 130,0001. is necessary to complete the Railway, and a further sum of, 20,0001. for Steam Engines, and that about 70,000/. is already subscribed in Shares of 1001. by the Noblemen, Gentlemen and Landowners in the immediate neighbourhood of the proposed Railway ; Resolved,—That the Subscription be now open to the public in general, and that Subscriptions be received at the Banking house of Sir Peter Pole, Bart. and Co., Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co., and Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, in London; and at the several Banks in Liverpool, Manchester, Birming ham, Macclesfield, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Stamford, and Lincoln ; and that the respectable Bankers be requested to receive Subscriptions on the account of Messrs. Arkwright, Toplis, and Co., of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the Treasurers to the Undertaking; and that Subscribers do at the time of enter ing their names, in pursuance of a tbrmer Resolution, pay the sum of one pound per cent. on the amount of their Sub scriptions. Resolved,--That publicity be given to these Resolutions by insertion in such of the public Journals as the Committee may deem necessary; and that Mr. Jessop's second Report be printed for circulation. That this Meeting be adjourned to Thursday the 6th Janu ary next, at the Old Bath, Matlock, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. (Signed) THOS. BATEMAN, Chairman. The thanks of the Meeting were given to the Chairman, for his efficient conduct in the Chair. N.l3.—That since the Meeting the further sum of 22,0001. bas been subscribed by additional Subscribers. Brittlebank and Son, Solicitors, Oddo, Derbyshire. PROPOSED RAIL-ROAD from BRISTOL to lIATII TE elevated and distinguished position of IL. this Country was probably . never more visible than at tile present period. The commercial prosperity of almost every Town and District in the Kingdom, and the plans now ia con templation to facilitate and increase trade and manufactures, must be so apparent to every observer, that to particularise, is uunecessay. Among the most important is, that Grand Improvement, the LocomonvE STEAM-ENG INE, far the convey. ante of Passengers anti .MerehAttise on u Hail-road ;by means of this power, a Company wIV• be enabled to ttansport the heaviest goods with certainty and security, by day and night, at all times of the year; in periods of frost or of drought, at the rate of at least eight miles an hour, and passengers at the rate of twelve. The Capital required to complete the object in view, and the current charges for the maintenance of a Rail-Road and Loco motive Power, being much less than that employed by any ex. rating means for conveyance, 'will enable a Company to carry goods and Passengers at a rate less by one third, probably by One Half, than the sum paid at present. These are not specu lative or visionary assertions;—they are founded on facts, col lected by an examination of the system of carriage by Rail- Roads, actually practised in the North of England. From the surveys and estimates of the intended Manchester and Liverpool, and Stroud and Severn Itail-lioads, it appears that the cost for a main road Fifteen feet wide, including land, &c. is about 2,0001. per mile; but as the travelling and traffic from Bristol to Bath is calculated to be greater for the same dis tance that any like establishment in the Kingdom, it will be advisable to make the. Main Road Sixty Feet Wide ; which, including machines, trams, and every other charge, will come under or about 8,0001. per mile. It is the opinion of an eminent Surveyor, that the whole line required for the Main Road from Bristol to Bath, will not ex. cued Twelve Miles; the costs whereof, including Collateral Branches to the Principal Colleries, may be taken in round numbers, at about One Hundred Thousand Pounds. The number of Coal Pits in the vicinity and near the line of the intended (tail-Road, and the facility anti celerityof conveying mercantile and agricultural produce to and from each City, (in the space One Hour and Half) the reduced rates, and the unde viating punctuality and security of Rail-Roads upon the im. proved system, will inevitably insure to itself sufficient traffic, (independent of the carriages for conveying passengers) to afford a liberal remunerating profit to those embarked in it; at the same time that it will create a competition highly advantageous to the public, and be to the shipping interest of Bristol of the highest importance, by the eventual extension of the system to the manufacturing and clothing districts contiguous to this Port. • A Committee will be immediately appointed to order Sur. veys and Estimates, and lay the same before a General Meet ing of Subscribers. Books are now open at the Banks of Messrs. Stuckeys, Lean, and Co., and Messrs. Ricketts, Thorne, and Co., Bristol; and at Measrs. Cavenah, Browne, and Co., Bath ; to receive Subscriptions for Four Thousand Shares at 'I went y - five Pounds each. A deposit of One Pound per Share to be paid into their bands at the time of subscribing, and to be held by them in trust for the Subscribers until the Report of the Sur. veyors be laid before a General Meeting; and should their re• port be unfavourable to the undertaking, the survey and other expences will be deducted from said deposit, and the remainder returned to the Subscribers. Bath, December 6, 1824. T / a tl•44' WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1824. 1...A.W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S 11ENCH, Drc. 21. Sittings at TVertminster kfbre the Lord Chief Justice An- BOTT and a Special Jury. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. I.OOTE V. IlaYxu, ESQ. The expected trial of the action brought by Miss FooTE, the actress, against JOSEPH !JAYNE, Egq., for a breach of promise of marriage, created an interest so intense, that the doors and avenues were crowded to excess at the early hour of eight in the morning. A favoured few were admitted by the door for the King's Counsel, and instantly the Students' Box and the Body of the Court, . where the Solicitors sit, were filled to an over.. flow, A few ladies were adritAtted to the seats behind the Counsel.--A bout nine o'clock it was whispered that a com promise wa s lik e ly to take place, and consequently that the cause would go off. This intimation was received with evident disappointment, as was clearly indicated by the countenances . of some, and loudly expressed by others, but it soon turned out to be a false alarm. —At half-past nine precisely the Lord Chief Justice entered the Court ; the Earl of Sefton and Lord Mountford sat on the left hand of his Lordship ; Count Vandreuil (attached, we be lieve, to the French Embassy in this country), occupied a place on the Lord Chief Justice's right. The cause having been called on, the Jury, which consisted of all special Jurymen, were then called over by Mr. Abbott, the Judge's Associate, who answered to their names, which were as follow : Charles Hitchcock, Esq. James Rogers, Esq. Charles Bacon, Esq. John Gilmour, Esq. C. F. lligg, E sq . Henry Bateman, Esq. W. Slaughter, Lsq. Samuel Harding, Esq. • H. Dixon, Esq. T. Cooper, Esq. T. Steed, Esq. W. Benson, Esq. While the Jury were being sworn, a dreadful rush took place, accompanied with cries from the constables and tipstaves of " Clear the road"—" Clear the passage!" The Loan CutEr JusTrcE—Bring any one that is making a disturbance in custody before me, and I will instantly send him to Newgate. Mr. PLATT now opened the pleadings, and said that the, first count of the declaration stated that the defendant had pro mised marriage to the plaintiff, which be had afterwards failed in performing. There was another count, which stated that the plaintiff; exercising the calling and profession of an actress, had been induced to abandon it on the defendant's promising to marry, which had occasioned her to sustain damages, laid in the declaration, to the amount of 10,00/. The ATToit),TEY-GENERAL then rose and addressed the Boad-street, for the Jury for the plaintiff. This, as had been stated to them by his Learned Friend Mr. Platt, was an action for a breach of promise of marriae. The defendant in this case, Mr. !Jayne, of a lanr y go o ae u n gent le man,g independent about 23 or 24 years of age. possesse d s t h w.a t o r as e t st ; flag man n house us t e i n to U w p n A a r man oo k o - f arlborough, but principally residing at an nrocAs in iu i siree fo .w rt „ u sH n i e eiv , nouessed a country-seat in the with those person,' over whom his fortune the - m r° neighbourho o d o Bv ,e n easy purpose of rendering his associa tionhad given him a contralti. The l "' i r-. 111 - ; L P . Miss F i at was well known to be a lady of gre at b eauty a nd accotnp amyl, and possessing the utmost fascination of manners. She was s t, 4 , daughter of a gentlemen who had been an officer in his Mom. ty's army, and she was an actress of the highest talent : she did not come there, nor was it his intention on her part, to ex cite the compassion of the Court an d J ury in her favour—she came there merely for justice again st M r. 'Bayne, for an injury done to her feelings, of the deepest kind. The Jury would con sider the situation in which Miss Foote had been ; anti what. ever, long previous to the period of which he was then speaking might have been the conduct of this persecuted lady. [ Here a dreadful noise and great confusion prevailed, so much so, as tntally to interrupt the Learned Attorney-Gene. ral in his address. Silence having been again restored, be proceetled.l Ile was sure the Gentlemen of the Jury would see that this was n case calling for a large amount ef damages. It must evi dently be no small part or aggravation of the plaintiff's suffer ings to be obliged, as she now felt herself, to expose anti to state every circumstance of her private life before that Court and the world. She, however, expressed no desire to conceal the errors into which she had unhappily fallen ; and when the Jury con sidered the situations of . peril And temptation in.which she had been placed, he was quite sure that they would not think those errors altogether unpardonable. The father of Miss Foote, in order to bring up his family in respectability, had taken the Plymouth theatre, at which the present plaintiff' first made her appearance before the }public, as an actress. 3lr. Foote having given up his commission, and the Corporation of Plymouth ing erected a rival theatre, his daughter's friends considered her talents so high, as that there was a fair prospect of her suc ceeding on the London stage. An application on her behalf was accordingly made to Mr. Fawcett, then stage manager, and that gentleman, with the kindness and liberality that always distinguished his character and conduct,, answered, that although he never advised or recommended young fe males to appear on the stage, or to adopt a theatrical life, yet, if she chose to make her appearance, he would use his best influence in her behalf, in order to secure her success. Sho accordingly made her first appearance in London, in the Chili/ of Nature', and although without any party to flatter her, she played with. so much of talent anti feeling as at once to ensure herself success. A three years engage ment followed this effort, and so far she neither disappointed the opinion of her friends nor the judgment of the public; but on the contrary, she attracted the attention of many ladies of ' high rank, who received her with the utmost partiality and at tention. About the period when she was 17 or 11l years of age, she had the misfortune to be invited by the proprietor of the Cheltenham Theatre to play there. She accepted the invita tion, and soon arrived at great popularity In the progress of the season her benefit arrived, and then it was communicated to her by, the Manager, that a gentleman of great wealth and influence, and of much popularity—a gentleman deeply skilled in the world, and in intrigue, and one of no mean theatrical talent himself—in short, Colonel Berkeley, the eldest son of the late Earl Berkeley, was desirous of playing a part with her, for her benefit. She entertained no suspicions of his having Ins against her person andpeace formed any improper des and this led her to accept h is offer, Ile (the At. premeditated scheme to eff ec t h e r ruin.— torney-Oeneral) would. acquit the Colonel o f h av i ng , at th at her, anti finally offered y ti° to n--4°° that n efF a eCt o , w ed the warmest it a a n s cl he aff w 'e as ctio t n han for laaking t T im he e 'C f o o l rn on l e el l t. s a bewed the most marked attention —, stain application fo r Place then, as her pro ah e Peers ,marriage gean ; d r egtuaat, was (1 was impossible their n c n o l u i t e l w t a o k u ti throw p e titioning his Maj P fession and present sit i i i t ' a rria tion ge i such an ob hint, For f ive , stacle in the way, that the prayer of his petition would never be ~ granted. Still his attentions and his professions of de e p regard • and affection increased instead of diminishin, and about • year after she had net him at Cheltenham she became the ViA 410r1C1 11 and a ll yearstini f s t e e r tenderness ival u nde under aftn t i v p sc ri l a i e m e t e i n o t n .towards o t. that time he gave no intimation that he would not perform his promise ,ha marrying her. During all th at t i me eo made her no pecuniary allowance beyond the payment o f t h ow e epences • which he himself hail led her to incu r; and, for the whole fiyo ► y ea t h a t she continued to live with hits, ese t h e prnte he h, made her did not amount in value to 1001, This tt ' n " c ' ctlan was no secret, but it was carried on w i th an mush o f decency t and decorum, that Miss Foote never „assail a night out Of r her fatheett house in Iteppel4treet 4 time u e r v i er ng p t u h: 14 101 1 : le g : i t * . n e. r years 'that she was under the protection o r Colour.' ne_lk,elers • n ear thud the Colonel, in that that house. To su ppose that. a rasa 4 4' fl ee w ood like Mr. , liayne, and one who had mixed in So c i et y a s he ' had done, . ' could be ignorant or dos connection, was to draw t oo lar g el y on the credulity of others. lii 1821 Mi ss Foote bad a child by Colonel Berkeley, 'and he told her that she must con. 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Sold by appointment b 7 Maus: Sanger, 150, Oxford-strum; (iattie and Pierce, 57, New Bond-street ; and by the Proprietor, Mrs. Williams, 54, Oloucester.street, Queen "- square, Holborn. Where also may be had, of the Proprietor, Cold Cream and Lavender Water, of superior qualities. '.\ " ► t 4 - ' I' , 'L.' kl4- , 7 vtr- 0 //2 tiketist.evtl'''''. U I\e lent to have her confinement in secret, as, if it were known, a e could never afterwards make her his wife. She there fore consented, and went to a considerable distance into the country, where she was confined ; and so anxious was she to comply with his wish for concealment, and that there should not be the slightest ground for suspicion, that in three months she returned to the stage, and appeared again at Covent-garden Theatre. Things could not go on thus for ever. In 1823 she was again pregnant by him. Then it was that she began to see the misery of her situation. For five years she had lived under the protection or Col. Berkeley, and she ut last resolved, that unless he fulfilled his promise of marrying her before the birth of this child, all intercourse between them must cease for ever. This . was communicated to Col. Berkeley ; and at first he gave her every assurance of marriage, but he gradually , fell off in his attentions. Miss Foote now saw no hope of his realizing his promises, and she renounced all communication with him, in June, 1824 ; in fact, she had not seen hint from the February before, and the only interrcouse between them was by letter.. The Gentlemen of the Jury must feel for a female obliged to make this public exposure of her errors, but she did not seek to justify them. Still he would again ask if they were en tirely unpardonable, considering her having fallen into the pettier of a man of dexterity, intrigue, and knowledge of the world—possessed of fortune, person, and manners, sufficient to captivate and allure a young and inexperienced female ? In the spring of 1823 Mr. Rayne first saw Miss Foote at the Covent-garden Theatre. He was struck with her beauty, ad. mired her talents, and became anxious to be introduced to her. That could not be accomplished, as she lived retired at her father's house ; but in June her benefit came on, when Mr. Hayne called at her house in Kepple.street, to procure boxes for himself and his friends. lie then conversed with Miss Foote, but hail more communication with her father. Thus their acquaintance commenced, and Mr. Hayne in eited Mr. Foote to spend sonic days with him at Kitson-liall, in Stafford shire, a sat which Mr. Hayne then occupied. The invitation was accepted by Air. Foote, and here it was that Mr. Hayne in firmed him of his anxious wish to pay his addresses to his daughter. Mr. F. told him that it was in vain, as she had been for sonic time under an engagement to marry Colonel Berkeley. Thus the matter was broken off for that time, but in January. last, Mr. Ilayne came to Kepple-street, and repeated to Mrs. Foote what he had said to Mr. Foote in the country, about his wish to pay his addresses to her daughter. She also repeated to Mr. Hayne that her daughter was underan engagement to marry Col. Berkeley ; that it was one of long standing ; but that if the arrangement with Colonel Berkeley was not completed, there could be no objection to Mr. Hayne, as a young . gentleman of character and fortune. Mr. Hayne expressed himself con tented : time visaed on, and in May he came to town, and wrote to Mri. requesting to know if the decision respecting Colonel Berkeley had been finally come to. On the 28th June all communication with Colonel Berkeley had ceased, and then it was that Mrs. Foote wrote to Mr. Hayne upon the subject of her having no objection to his visiting Miss Foote, and upon that he instantly came to town. The letter to him was written on the 24th June, and on the 28th he appeared at Keppel. street. There he declared his passion again, and asked her to marry him ; he eagerly pressed his suit, and succeeded in ob taining her promise of marriage. 'the delay in making the disclosure of her connexion with Colonel Berkeley was attended with unfortunate results; but still Miss Foote determined on making it whenever the next opportunity should arrive. How ever, very unhappily for her, others, from what motive he knew not, thought proper to interfere, and for a moment cast upon her a considerable shade. The jury would no doubt be astonished when he told them, that every thing which was done by Mr. Hayne and Miss Foote was known to Co lonel Berkeley, in some way or other, by the medium of spies ; he was informer: of their interview, and of their in tended visit to the Opera. What right, ho would ask, had Colonel Berkeley to interfere in this young lady's concerns ? Ile had seduced her under a promise which he had vio lated, and she had broken all connexion with What right, then, had Colonel Berkeley to interfere with any other arrangement which she might choose to make? Col. B. however, accompanied by Mr. Alaxse, went to the pit of the Opera, on the night when Mr. Myna and Miss Foote were there. Colonel Berkeley immediately sent Mr. _Mame to the 1 box In which Mr, Layne was, requesting to speak with him in the pit. When Mr. Hayne came to him, he asked him for an explanation of hie conduct with respect to Miss Foote, and required a meeting for the next afternoon, when Colonel Her. keley would b e atten d e d by M r . M axie . ir. Hayne thought this meeting wits to be of a hostile nature ; indeed nothing else aver entered his mind, until Colonel Berkeley told him that it would be a perfectly friendly communication. Colonel Der keley had no previous acquaintance with Mr. Heyne ; but when they met next day, every thing relating to his connexion with Miss Foote—every thing relating to the two children—was disclosed by him to Mr. Hayne. Col. B. laughed and joked about the matter, and even produced a paper, which he pro posed that Mr. Hayne should sign, calling on Miss Foote to declare she would in future live under the protection . of Col. Berkeley or of him (Mr. Hayne.) This was refused. Mr. Hayne, however, very naturally said that he would break off' the match between himself and Miss Foote, and Colonel Ber keley said scoffingly, " Well, I suppose I must go and pass the night in Koppel-street, and try and console Miss Foote for the loss elle is likely to sustain." To do an injury to a female was totally unworthy of any man of honour; but for a man to blight the prospects of a beautiful and amiable woman, whom he bad ruined, was conduct such as he (the Attorney-General) could not trust himself in using language, bethought, sufficient to express his detestation, 'Jayne aceordlogly wrote a short note to Miss Foote, apprising her, that after what he had been told it was impossible tar him to continue the connexion. Neither he nor his client blamed Mr. Ilayne for this deter: urination. The circumstances of the two children certainly justified him in breaking off the match. When Miss Foote received the note, she was immediately satisfied that she had been treacherously dealt with ; but Mr. Hayne bad acted kindly by her, and she felt grateful to him. She was most anx ious to inform him that she had no desire to hold him to his engagement, and therefore she solicited an interview with him in order to explain every thing to him, which took place at Marlborough, in the presence of Miss Foote's mother. Of this meeting Colonel Berkeley also, by some means or another, be came acquainted, and he deputed Lord William Lennox to watch the movements of the parties ; at the Meeting Miss Foote explained her conduct, and Mr. Ilayne expressed - himself per fectly satisfied ; he treated Miss Foote with kindness and atten tion; they returned to town, and she shortly received a letter from him, inviting a renewal of their correspondence. At this period the two children which Miss Foote had by Colonel Berkeley were under the protection of their mother; but a negociation was on thin for removing them from her, and plac. ing them under the care of the Colonel. Miss Foote, entertain tog the feelings of a mother, was, of course, very averse to the propeehion for her parting with the children ; Mr. Hayne, however, pressed her to accede to the proposition, urging as a reason that the future interest s o f t h e children would pro. 1311 F .beveary reluctantlytivanced by consentedbeing uanti under their father's eye, to relinquish the custody of them, and they, were pl ace d u nder the care of the Colonel ; and I K iy ep th p l e s i- n a l t e r a e n et s , the last link of the connexion between them was dissolved. After this Mr. Hayne waited. upon Miss F oote in :Te Hayne was nota boy ; was at that trade his proposal of marriage. The Jury would recollecta time in his 23ti er 24th year.—(Mr. Scarlet here said he was at the time only twenty-two.)—He was emai l in the atrairs of and was perfectly capable of both judging and Retina. di sell. He disdnetly renewed his proposals °finer. th — e a r , o r ir"l. l himself perfectly satisfied with the conduct of .A "rek e or - k. a e n 'a l pddeprecated the - cruel treatment she hadreceived at the hand of Cal. Berkeley. Miss Foote told him that she the most implicit reliance in his good faith and honout, ' 0 1 '7 e o i nsented to a renewal of their former acquaintance. Mr. 'folic told her that be was about to go into the country, but wo od write to her on die road, and on the next day he fulfilled his promise by writing to her; the letter was dated 91st July, and commenced,;-.." y dear, INlaria—lt was so dusty and: an. - plawiant to-day, that .1 determined to stay a night on the road. The letter went on to sinte, that she was already aware, that the motives by which he was actuated towards her were of the most honourable nature, but still it was due to her that he should openly sta te them, as, althoup he was aware she did net doubt him, yet the world "night. Die letter then spoke in terms of warm attacluneet, end concluded by requesting that she , wo u ld write to him often, sod tell him at all times candid -1.7 her ideas- Here then, said the Atturatey-Otmeral, was tide liberate promise of marriage made by Mr. Hayne, after ma. tarecuneiiiliidgeri4 a etion dokheate state sheetl of yeeh t uea ro t e h, tl tobelio propose she Miss Foote b should, with her- mothea, visit eithallarnsgste er firoadstaini, , wbach they did, he hi mse lf teeing town for another part of the country. About:the ,middlif of Attguit Mr. Hanle return. ed, at which time ,hiss Foote also returned—he daily visited her—and their intended Ms - triage was 'the main topic of con- PRICE SfviNPENCE, versation. It was at first proposed that it should take place on the 4th of September, which was Mr. Elayne'l birth-day.- It was afterwards, deferred to the 6th, anti that day was finally fixed for its celebration; in the interim, Mr. Hayne proposed a jour. ney to Southampt o n, a nd himself, Miss Foote, her mother, and father, went there. Mr. llayne, however, shortly kit. them, in order to attend some races, but appointed to meet them at Bath, which he afterwards did; they returned toge. ther tp London ; and the 6th of S rember was looked forward to as the nuptial clay. A marriage settlement was of course considered necessary, and Mr. Robins was named as the trustee for Miss Foote. Instructions were given to the solicitor to pre. pare the settlement, and Mr. Uwe, Mr. Bab, the solicitor, and a Mr. Walker, attended on the 3d Sept., to consult together for that purpose. To these gentlemen Mr. Hayne expressed the warmest attachment for Miss F.; he stated that lie had recently suffered great losses by the depreciation in the value of his West India property, but that he had 46,000 h in the funds, 40,000/. of which ha was anxious to.settle on Miss Foote, in this way—. for himself and her to receive the dividends during their, oint lives, and After the death of the survivor of them, to be distee buted equally amongst the children of their marriage, if any ; and if at the death Of Mr. 'Jayne, and Miss Foote should sur vive him, but have no children, then halt' the forty thousand pounds was to become the absolute property of Miss Foote, and the remaining half Mr. 'Jayne wits to be at liberty to dispose of by his will. A Mr. Gill wits desired to prepare the draft of settlement on these terms, and to call on Mr. I I nyne at his house in Grosvenor-street, with the draft. Op the following night he called with it accordingly, and there saw Mr. flayne in the presence of Mr. Carter, - his present solicitor; they desired him to leave the draft, and about half-past ten at night it was re turned, without any alteration, to Mr. Gill ; the following evening, at 6 o'clock, was appointed for executing thesettlement, but, at 111 r. Gill's request, it was deferred until 10 o'clock. Mr. Hayne attended in the evening for the purpose of executing the settlement, but it not being quite ready, and he stating that he had a large party at his homie to celebrate his sister's marriage, the execution of the settlement was again postponed until the tuerning of Monday, the 6th of that month, which was the day appointed for the marriage. The Jury would, how. ever, the surprised to learn, that on Sunday Mr. Liebb, Mr. Ilayne's solicitor, called in Keppel-street, at Mr. Foote's house and left a verbal message, stating, " that Mr. 'Jayne would never see Miss Foote again." For such strange, such unbe coming conduct, no cause whatever was assigned--no charge was made which could, even in the slightest degree, justify it. Miss Foote was astonished at this. The surprise occasional by a verbal message of this nature the Jury would be able to consider, when lie told them Miss Foote was aware that Mr. Hayne was surrounded by a set of persons who appeared to take a most extraordinary interest in his affairs, and who were anxious beyond measure to put a stop to his correspondence with Miss Foote. Placed in this situation, Miss Foote, on the Monday, wrote to Mr. 'Jayne, soliciting him, by all that was dear to het and to him, to call upon her and explain his con duct. The bearer of' his letter met Mr. Hayne in Bond -street, and he returned with the servant in a coach to Miss Foote in Keppel-street. He affirmed that it was nut his fault that held thus acted towards her; that it was also his firm Intention to have fulfilled his engagement, but that on his return home on Sunday, sonic person first plied him with liquor, so as to make him in such a beastly state of intoxication that he knew not whathe did; that they afterwards locked him up in a little back room, from which he had only that moment made his escape, which his exhausted appearance would prove, and that when he met the servant with the letter, he was then coming to her. The explanation was received, and the following morning, at J o'clock, was fixed tar the marriage ce remony to take place. The night passed over anxiously enough on the part of Miss Foote. At length the morning arrived ; every . thing was prepared ; the bride's maid was in attendance, es wait also Mr. Gill, with the marriage settlement ; Mr. Robins, the trustee, was also there; but would the Jury believe it ? Mr. 'Jayne never made his appearance, never took any notice of the appointment, never sent any excuse. Tint patties waited 'until three o'clock, when a note WAX sent to him at Long's Hotel—the servant who took it was asked into a private room—he was there detained, under some pretence or another, for a considerable time, and was then informed that Mr. 'Jayne had gone into the country. Having got into the country, he (the Attorney-General) would have thought that Mr. Home would have had leisure to reflect on his conduct, that the least he could have done would have been to offer some apology—to giye sonic explanation to her he had so cruelly wronged, But, no; nothing of the sort took place ! For six . long days did this young lady wait in anxious expectation of receiving some commu nication from Mr. 'Jayne, but she received none. At length, on the sixth day, she addressed him a letter, to which he would call the particular attention of the Jury, because it described the feelings of Miss Foote in a much more forcible manner than he (the Attorney-General) could possibly describe them. Miss Foote knew how such conduct would be bruited abroad; she felt the severity of the blow thus inflicted upon her, and wrote him at the expiration in thoett terms My dear 'lane, for six long days and tedious nights have I been in hourly esta pectatlon that you would have redeemed the promise which you solemnly made we." The letter then went on to say, that she was at a loss to account for his extraordinary conduct ; " but," said the letter, " 1 have still such faith in your honour, that cannot bring myself to think but that your present conduct is not your own will, but the result of the power and influence which others have over you, and that although separated tram me, your heart and thoughts are still with me; pray judge for yourself! Gracious God can my dearest Har, be actuated and governed by the restraint of others ? Remember, it was at your desire that our intended nuptials were announced in all the papers—recollect also your parting words when last I saw you —remember those words were, May God strike me dead, if ever 1 consent to separate myself from you!' " After some other remarks, the letter concludes thus :—" Farewell, my dear Rayne, and believe in the affection of your faitittitl attached Maria." In reply, Miss Foote received from Mr. 'Jayne a letter :—" My dearest Maria, you are perfectly correct when you say that my heart and thoughts are still with you." It then stated, that the world is a censorious ono; that he was die sided between love for her and esteem for his friends ; it then went on to state his regret that their" unlucky stars had thrown them together," as if he was not the person who had so eagerly sought Miss Foote, and this strange _letter concluded by MAN " I am resolved to sacrifice friends to affection ; I cannot, will not lose you."—After a short interval Mr. 'Jayne returned to London, and called on Miss Foote in Keppel.street ; they became perfectly reconciled to each other, and the 26th of Sep. wither was finally fixed for the day of their marriage. This fell loiniatirriie4le`useestttllaeym,eannt. Onld :Monday n s d a a l y ur w d as ay flxed for the execution of the cured the marriage licence, which Mr. Ilayne himself delivered Miss note's father, went to Doctors' r e o f t i t a jn i o w n' lt, sie tt e n ° t n l ' t h r i c e p a r b o y . into the hands of Miss Foote, and solicited leave to wait on her the following morning. Instead of doing so, a gentleman of the name of Manning called at the house of Mr. Foote, and brought a letter with' him from Mr. Hayne to that gentleman, which letter stated that he was so wretched as to be unable to ' cell himself, but the bearer would explain every thing, and finally concluded by entirely breaking oil the match. Thus, then, (continued the Attorney-General) a second time did this gentle. man think fit to turn round upon this young lady,and expose her to the scorn and indignation of the world; and could he the At. torney-Generalimake use of language strong enough to denounce the conduct of that man, who had thus cruelly trifled with the feelings of an unfortunate female P The.conduct of such a person was as unmanly as it was cruel and oppressive. Miss F. wrote again to Mr. 'Jayne, in which she stated that his conduct-to wards her was as mysterious as it was cruel and - unjust. After this, Miss Foote received from Mr. Bayne another letter, in which he still addressed her as " My dear Maria—We know each other well; but with all my faults, youleve is regard for my. honour...my attachment for you is unabated. I intreat of . you to grant me an interview at any other place than Keppel. street." To this 'letter Miss Foote replied, " Good God, • is this the way of proving your love and regard for me ? To my honour; and yourahame be it . e spo o, k c e lo n c ,' k tha v t ii l i a b rtl e now suffering under a painful illness, brought on entirely by yo ur conduct; but that you are actuated by the advice of b a d counsels I have no doubt. I will, however, once more e o n _ . sent to see you, but it assist be in the presence of nay forests ; if I am well enough on _Saturday, on venient to me to grant you an Interview." In reply, Mr, 'Jayne writes a letter to Miss Foote, in which he says AM every line of the last letter of Mias Foot e ' s was witched terms of inveterate hatred, and it concludes thus s—" Fart well; for ever farewell—Mayne," By what possible aus attruction 'Jayne could say that this letter was ,eolithed, in terms of Inveterate hatred, be (the Attorney Alumni) knew not ; he would submit it to the strict criticism of Ws Learned' Friend, Mr. Scarlett, and be was sure he' would "Y . . that under all the circumstances, a more kind letter mad not be written by a party to injured as Miss Foote had • been. This l ast letter closed the correspondence between the