The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-22 00:00:00

TO TUE EDITOR OF THE BP.ITISII PRESS.

Si do assure you that it is with extrerac reluctance I veuturs
again to obtrude myself. or my affairs, upon the notice of the public.
and, hut for the
.pler':;e which Mr. Carter (my Solicitor) in his na-
tural zeal for my interest.:. thought it expedient to give in my name,
that a satisfactory answer should be published to Mr. Gill's extraordi-
nary statement with revect to Miss Foote and myself, I should
not hare taken the liberty of addressing you—not that Mr. Gill's
statement was rot intended to give me pain, and to expose me to
ridicule, but that I considered the conduct of Mr. C; ill himself,
added to the improbability of his assertions, afforded the best re-
futation of the calumnies to which he has endeavoured to give cur-
rency ; and even row, Sir, feeling as I do, how little interest your
readers can have in a matter perfectly of a private nature. I shall
be as short as possible. To this course lam the more inclined, as
it is far from my disposition, unless forced by circumstances, to
enter into details which might prove prejudicial to the future in_
tertAtt of Miss Foote, or to the charecter of her immediate friends
or advisers. How far the power of furnishing such details exist,
the persons to whom I allude are the best judges. The points to
which I shall at present confine myself are those mentioned in Mr.
Gill's letter.

Mr. (Jill states, " that the reconciliation between Miss Foote and
myself wu sought by me, and not by Miss Foote, and that he is
in possession of my own hand-writing to prove the fut." It is
singulsr, if Mr. OW possessed the document to which he alludes,
that the same delicacy which induced him to publish other knees
of mine, did not induce Mtn to publish this; it would have been the
best evidence of the truth of his assertion. No such document,
however, does exist, and Mr. fill, and his employers, well know,
that .f desired, I can fnmish theM with a letter, independent of the
positive evidence of a friend, which would at ouce set all doubt on
this head et rest.

Mr. Gill nest states, "that Miss Foote had not the least pre.
vious knowledge of the amount of the sum to be settled upoo
her: taiL a year, he says, was suggested by s friend as a reason_
able provision, to which Mr. Rayne assented." This, so far as it
goes, is correct ; but Mr. should have added, that Mr. Platt
was the friend who made the suggestion.
With regard to the assertion which follows, " that it was nesse
stipulated I should settle 300!. per annum for life on Mrs. Foote,
in the event of her out-living her daughter," I beg to say_ it ill
false. That provision was made at the request of Miss Foots,
under eircunistar.ces highly creditable to her feelings as a daughter
and from her represent:l:ion., that if she died her mother could be
left destitute, as her fatter had only his lisif.pay to depend upon.
As to the statement of the nature of my property. that may ot
may nut be correct; tut this is a subject little connected with
the question at issue, and certainly of no importance to any person-
but myself.

respect to the daft of the settlement, I certainly did waive
its being laid before Air. Caner ; but this was at the entreaty of
31r. Gill, who said that gentleman woul I object, in all probability,
to every clause, and allow nothing but etistales in the way of it,
from his well-knuan disapprobation of the event to which it se.

I am now come to that part of Mr. Gill's letter in which he
describes the interview he had with me at the Colonial Club, in
St. James's-strect, and asserts, that "I told him Mr, Carter hail
mused me to be arrested, at the suit of three of my creditora." A more
gross pet version of what actually occurred it is impossible to con-
ceive. I admit that I did tell Mr. Gill very candidly, that
peculiar situatio:. in which I was placed, and this, as may na...
turally be supposed, under the seal of confidence; but I deny
most distinctly that I ever told him 1 bad been arrested by Mr.
Carter, at the suit of the persons mentioned, nor did any such oc-
currer,ce ever take place. The object of Mr. Gill, however, na
misrepresenting, or wilfully misunderstanding what took place,
sufficiently obvious.
There are other points in Mr. Gill's letter, Sir, with reference to
the interviews between Miss Foote and myself, to which 1 purposely
avoid referring, being anxious to bury in oblivion circumstances
which must be alike painful to us both.
In conclusion, I have or.ly to apologize for having at such length
trespassed on your columns ; and to add, that if any further expla
nations are deemed necessary, I am perfectly prepared to enter int.
the fullest and most salisfastory details.
I hart the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient Servant.
.1. HAY NE.

April 20th.

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VISIT Or THE WIC•RDOT INDIRIK CHIRP'S TO THS
LORD AlATOR.—Yesterday the four Canadian Indian Chiefs were
introduced to the Lord Mayor by Mr. Irving Brock, brother a the
late Sir Isaac Mock, alio fell at Canada. The visitors of his
Lordid.ip were, the (hard Chief, the Second Chief, Lie Chief o_
the Councils, or Minister for Foreign Affairs (as the citizens called
him. from his very statesmen-like appearaorr), and the Chief o.
the Warriors, or Commander-in-Chief of the Huron 0: Wyardot
Nation. The Heard Cliff, on being introduced. to the Lord
iaMteaavtitrn,toackirrertnacsedh i
as Ite n the
ifednd:iThelso.guarraigeor,4tictrehofwtahsetral:finsd.
and condescending treatment the Indians bad reeeived ftom his My_
jesty, and said thu they would always tight against the King's
enemies. The visitors pnrtook of a very elegant collation. Their
conduct at table wits marked by great politeness, and by mmarkable
attentions to the ladies. After the cloth au • moved they sang
several national songs of a most terrific chtracter, to thadiamay of
the ladies and the astonishment of the ger.tlemen, and it ithdrawing
from the table, they danced the war dance and gave the war-whoop
with the full capability of their lung.. The chief of the war-
riors, who is 64 years of age, was remarkably active, and capered
about in the most surprising manner. After they had thus inflamed
his Lordship, and themselves, and the ladies, they were conducted
tltcrgh the psintird ream io the Deux.