The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-22 00:00:00

VISTRY WARD.

All the old candid:Wes were put in nomination; se} Mr.
Dickens and Mr. :',llr.dcr, two new candidates, d^otand I. a tat
3 t the ci•sw. the numbers were—
For I.r. M'ltithy . . 19 For Mr. Conway . .. ig
Ingnll - - 1G 31araliall
I Fartat . . - I; ]Vanden -
Coombs . . 17 I)ickens . .
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Eltues . . . Id Woodward . . h

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F tRRINGLON WITHIN.
Mr. !Ivan]. of Paul's Chuach-yard. resigned 31?
Pitman end r. Itto Isley were proposed to succeed him.
The ‘how hands was in favour of Mr. Pitman; and
being demanded, he was declared to be duly elected.

LAW INTFLLIGENCE.

COURT OT CHANCERY, TursDAT, Dec.2l.

CITAMTIERS V. WA Tr.VS.
Mr. TFAIIT to 11;e Lordshtp, •o allow the dofciu!;••
put in his answer to rite tiled by the plaintiff; on the ravr:er t
1 costs already ircurteti in this twitter, he having row
ithuselt within the ;ttrisetetinn alb: Court.

Mr. PIUIMEN 411 t- cd the arplica,ion. Me stated th!.:4,!N
feniant had Nen living at Calais or more than twelee
ccmcmpt, and lie thougla that he was rot a fit object t 3 irbeta tit
irdeigeree bheuld bc 'hew, having vs a previous tweat.onea.
ducted himself very harshly to the plaintiff. whom be yrecutedja
be arrived on a Sntr..d:ty ni%lit, and lept in the Fiat dryr.
Sunday. when he had been f::ailty of a alight contempt.
Mr. //Awe th= he suprfted Mr. riugden wcala!:steari
nothing until hie client was locked ti i:1 the Fleet.

111?. 'l7‘; DLY fly-tight that Air. 11'aters ought to have a tsar,
the discip!ine of that Court, since he Was so truly i: in it t.
o . hers.

ne Lor. n xYcz x.xon-1 think that it is perferly fair, W.
Shg,lett ; let the matter, however, come on aftainuu Theamloi
next, when, if vccessary„.the Intxtpt mar he gone Seta
THE JOHN 11C1.1..

RVIACKELL •Yr) AUROIVEMITII e. ZACIII.IIIIAIt XACACLA
ft aill he recor.,oted that the defendant here had brouehttr
action aoinst tht pi:On'Ars, u publishers of the Jane Thal \cyr
paper. for twohhela. wi.ich top:vend in that Paper of the fireh;te
11rtohcr, and 9111 e,f Nocenike'r. 11:23. The plaiatiS filo: a Ldlfr
the purpose of atering the prxectlings, and procuring Rentonl .
lion to the liVes.. Indies and Sierra Leone, to take evidence in thear
places. which was said to bd material to their justitiro::m.
this LW the edam c'oinittrell, and the demurer. oyes] a
full argumer.t before the Lord Chsneellur, was oser.rn
Yestrn!ay the erae e into again before the Lord thsoctionot
, the arrli:adort of the SoLt trort.f:tx En who app:io'..':..fr
commisnion to ire.te. to the. IVest Indies. lie made the moue- to
said. as one of cootie. and to which. at he did not conceive any c.h.
jectioi wonlet be trade, he did not think it necessary t, accutd:gy
it with any ohecreacions. _

x said, that he was on the same side wilt the
eitoMiereral : but as he could Dot anticipate any ground ez
his Learned Friends could be instructed to oppose so regt:lar a r. •
tion, lie would just quote, for the information of the Court, a fr
eases, from which it would appear that this course was time.-.::
regular. lle then quoted two or three cases from S'irsty,ita..
support of the application.
31r. SstA) 1: f. 1., fur the ddendans„ rose to oppose the ro. • •
Ile said, that had it been as his Learned Friends had inc.. .
that evidence material to the cause could be nalected in the
India, then h•o!ced he should have no ground to stand to, •
opposition ; but he was prepared to chew, that by as
could any evidence Tele:ire to these libels he procured in d•e
Indies, as the locality to which they referred was confined •
to this country. lle was prepared with affidavits, which L.
read to the Cover. full• bearing him out in this.
The Sot.tcyrnu-tiaXERAI. thought that now was th•
hint to interpose with an objection, as *is the form • •
bhadwell was proceeding. lie declared that the Cemt
hear the nt's*.darits, csrccially as the defendant had not p. ,
his answer.

The Loan CNA VICLL LOll said. that although he might Le
opinion that nothing that could be stated in the of dat:ts
atttct the case. yet he was bound to hear thentread.__

Mr. F flamer t. I. said the affidavits were from 31r. Maetulyy
and contained rearly eta:ost all the matter that would hat, tar
etnbodied in the answer. lie then commenced reading their. is-
ginning with the libel. which appeared in the John Bull, of t.: T•'
of Noventher. and which was as follows :
" Now we will cad attention to the marerering, of Mr. Macuu'it
In the year 1:I13, upon his pima representation, (:al-eminent sea
led to believe. that gunpowder was more deadly in its oortatien :r.
Africa than anywhere else, and he enforced a proposition to to
Treasury. that the exportation of gunpowder should be limits! x
one barrel to every t: n tuns of shipping, so that a tassel of 'Mitten
should only carry 25 barrels of gunpowder. While Zither:di the
Saint was pressing this measure upon . the lards of the Tastirm
Mr. Zachary, the merchant, was freighting a vessel With c". 1•
powder, her fore-topsails loose, her blue timer dyiug, eta
capstan rearmed to "up anchor and away" the magnetic hot trler::
(Mmeil should issue. he having previously procured teem ZaeltatiC
the Saint a copy of the said order to send out per the said
which all came t r pass, no other Afrie -n merchant being in 13
slight.taa d...,,-ree in the secret. So out went the ship, poweer.
order and nll, up rose the commodity to 2')!. net barrel en ha ,r•
el-al on the emit. and 31r. Zachary Macaulay pocketed an'',‘
about .fAltl per cont. on the shipment. Pethaps Zachxsh
roundly dyke the conduct we attribute to him. Pethstn Mr.
firiflllfts. of Water-1 inc. or Messrs. Pugh and Redman, oh 'rave-
hill, will do us the favour of refreshing his toemory."
Such was the libel chietlr compbined of, the whole of which 4.
31.teaulay denied nethis affidavit, in which he swam. th,:t in d.
mune.) of January. II:13, he had shipped 40 barrel* of funrutj••
in hoard a vessel in the. Thames, and that such a then. antyyd
its desOnatiri, a: Sierra Leone, in February. and that the Ord./ tr
Council rus rot pronitilged until the month of May follorir'•
thereby fully pr,eirit that the two transactions were entirely (I,
connected. P.eai !ea Which, the Faith that he had realised OD V:.
venture, instal er .141 n per emu, produced only 40 hey end. ch..
Was no more thgr. a :air remuneration, takiog into considermar.
the circumstances connected with such a speculation. 1: war at,.
untrue that the cor.signnterits of gunpowder were limited at
instance to such smell quantities. lie had been applied to c 3.
count of hits knowledge of the Colony. as to the propriety r
stricting its it:disc-rind idiipm ent. but his opinion was. ftv
able to larger ,?worts o'. that commotity than the OrderC u
allowed. •In c ,::elusion. Mr. 31 racily stated .0 his afflinlh
he believed that the resent applicathin was irtentled for no
object than to incur t'cisy and create expense, aid that if it W'-
otherwise, justice could not be done to him is the West loth e.
as he Was ::n object el. prejudice anti hatred there front his avos,,
principles with tepid to the Slave Trail ii, twit which would entito,
prt crot his Mit:tit:mg any thing like tin in:earth,' itivestigatioa.
Mr. Sti ADV. Li.!., Mr. WWI Mr. l'Aita•TY argne'd •
001t.d length a;'lO,st tend cOnionssiOn issuing. but their objectiom
were dtietily rt.:lt-rations of tit; Matter runt: Inca in the ntsdents.

The Lonn l'vf %NCI I I Itlt said, that in loul..ng at this
lie rt Mr. 31:tent:lay. a Item 1.,1t,,,..1 to ite a lery
r 'ntlen' an. entirely out a 4 ; et, had zn it.di,i,!uh!. •
•i•tiared, wisb,l to el ar hi, chaps, r tivat ;he
tairell in the It. 111.•":.; hare vilxn
piddle arell/r. I.•i IT ...I •:.!•••4 ••: • .:0111 I y ,t.I •
oleralarlm ah. ••• he en.;; I. ,•• !,$ they f ilsi:y„ or I -
dictment re tt • tot ton% te•i.
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" l',' l'til sei•i",•' vn at •••••• i 7 Owl • ~ .. 04 !,I4 tylved. 4,1:.,.
no right t' chtik ti: i...• ot t:te ;v..; ifictii in-. to ultich., urns t•tx:••c. •
The Sou it 1 :son-t I.N ERA! 11,M1 V.'!" to tCplr to the def,•l,:in
c,nrst:tr,•,.. i!i: IN‘r : !: ~C.1..1 d.t..ti'i.rt t, i...ve r:cottri.., 3:..... t •
thought tii.ti. :i ts•i•-•‘ i•i ti•i• c-i:•i; wt. thi• ?.t.. In -.-in in •,•t• Trt"'.
wh" ',A.'. de ••••'e it. V., 111 : ti:11043 11. tVidt":ee, Or 3s to thenlilj.
tltlll 1,1..Ve itt leTorlir 1:- i'•
nfr:il,vits r••,1 iit•Vt,li• ,Ift 1.. hi. 4 min.. I. I', of ins 1. :ih.,, ni•
to the switTi•-ig eal..ot•t•v vrit which Mi. .M...e.oalay hail (1.4%•:! :
f.,
31113 tit• hr 4`,,rit'•;: that the si'll:ee! el 1..!5:,..r in the 11 I*
Inuit, were iiii rtiisio•ct!, yin! r.• 1,,,,,i i li.l-• to lie fir-trill!"1';:.
r,i.k. Vt. Fwirc ini, iv r,i' i I !t• ...ore! ). lie reril. tio;•1/..' •
rf'et ,•••':t: rn c4n: i.,.). 7 1t.t..1.-!;•!:•••• .....;ft: rcvet NE..in t... :01 '

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ay. of libels, %attiring them as he did in such laviali tavilusion.
he ee case had been merle out MI the tith,:r side to
Ot ;oat a measure u the present hill relied for; and he did
tl-,gn the defendant's own showing In his affidavits, that very
ees'etril and inum,rtarit evidence was to he elicited in etas matter,
tont loan the \Vest Indies and Sierra Lenne. Ile would say no.
the,g sgaitot Mr. llamiulay for the essential services he haul rem_
in the abohnon of the shire 'retie, as he went with him in his
•isbes in that ',meet et re I-tore-L.6W lie wall sure that (lure
sire many in the ‘V et I lithe, whit advocated the cause as warm')
,do wham lie would
wouldm justice. r. complained of
csateme slid lay ;he tell him how it nii:,•ht avoided.
1,./ him take a hackney-roach to Tnwer-hill and back, there would
b, an mowed and • Mortemart! voyage, which he might effect fry
shillings. and then let hem get his memory refreshed, as Mr.
jAn Issli advised him, by .Mr. Griffiths or the other gentlemen,
and he had tin doubt that their testimony would throw much light
evil the no hiret.
TN- tin:obi:mg TIIII, artived for therlaing of the Canrt, the further
aponed.

he;ring wal Poi

COURT OF ximrs nsywn. Tristwir, Dsc. !I.

sdtivs at Ircatraiaster Lrfirre /he Lord Chief Juqiee A ilitoTi
turd a pr i int Jiffy.

OF PRII)SIIsE OF MARRIAGE.
ronvr r. USYNE, E.Q.
The cirru! trial of the teethes brought by Mini Fonte, the
MINI% sash • at Joseph Mayne, Laq. foes breach of promise of
„woke, created an interest so Intense, that the doors and avenues
riCelll at the early hour of eight in the morning.
A favou:sl few were admitted by the door few the King's Connie!,
sett indent!, the Studets' lies, and the body of the Tenet. where
the solicitors tut, were tilled to an overflow. Au few ladies were ad-
:Mind to the sem. behind the Counsel.
About nine o'clock it was whispered that a compnirnise was hkrly
to sane Owe, and ronatiquently that the cause would go off. Thus
•atimatas was received with evident disappointment, at was
shady indicant by the entintenances of some, and Madly ex
-
premed be others, but it soon turned nut to he • false &Intim
At half-past nine precisely, the load I Mor Justice entered the
cosset ; the Satter Sefton and Lewd Mountford, sat on the left hand
of hie lordship ; Count A'atiehreuil (smelted, we believe, to the
remelt MMus! in this country) occupied apiece on the Lord
Jtivier'a right.
The CRI!./f having been called on, the Jury, which consisted of
JI key? el Jurymen, were then railed over by Mr. Abbott, the
Judge's Associate, who answered to their names, which, as far an
Ire could collect, were as follow s
J. littcheork. Len. C. Briggs, El.
J. Esq. E. Harding. /An.
11. I harm, Pl. T. Confect. E.!.
T. Mogen, Esq. W. slaughter. F.ti.
3. ti dilutor, Esel. 11. Itateinata, Esq.
'l'. Tent. Ego. W. Itenumn, Ls+
While the Jury err bring sworn, a &restful rush took plsee,
aenanneniel with 171011 from the constables and (imitate' of " Clear
the owl"—•' clear the re.sage !"
The I,OIID Chair Jl•MTitt—lleing any one that is making a
itlitarbsnce hi custody before me, and I will blatantly send bits to
Niemen.
111 r. PLATY now opened the pleadings, and sail that the
tot mitt of the declaration dated that the defendant hot
e,„0j.,4 marriage by the plaintiff, which he had liftmen& failed
Is perfnring. Thetas was another count, which mate., that the
eserrising the calling and profession of an actives, had
10,1• induced to abandon It on the defendant's promising to metres
cinch had examinants! her to metro damages, laid in the etcetera-
:us, to the amount of 10,00111.
The ATioatt eY Aft arias, then rose W 1 sildrenacil the Jury
le the plaintiff. 'flint, :..11 hall 1/011 mated to them by his Learned
Fund Slr. Platt, was an action fur a breech of promise of mar -
rage. The defendant in this case, Mr. flame, was • young gen-
:Ovum. slant twenty-three or twenty-tour years of age, poetised
it s largo Independent fortune. • man of the town, a man of
. urbuuni and wm-ty. Ile was living in a house in Upper Mimi-
ineet. Gruilittior-sgitsre. Ile possessed a country seat in the
neighbourhood or el arlborough, but principally resided it an hotel
in Ilond.street, for the purpose of rendering his sameheion the
'weevily with 'Nate per.ons over whim his rortune had riven him
41•0111(01: The plaintiff, Mitts Four. was well-known to be • lady
at gm,' beauty and accomplishments. and postessing the utmost
tomatton of mannerrs. She was the i'Augliter of a gentleman who
hal bees an officer in his !Majesty's anny, and she was an r.e.treas
of the I igliest talent : she did not come there, nor wits it his inten.
an her part, to excite the minpassion of the Cowl and I
Jury in her favour—she came there merely fur jointer against Mr.
Mayne, for an loinriehme to het feeling., of the deepest kind. The
Joy would consider the situation in which Mita buote hail been;
and whatever, Tung nreVi4lll to 010 ',minid of which lie was then
speaking, !nigh. have 114-11 the conduct of thin penreuted
I Hue • dreadful 'be and great confusion prevailed, so much
so, as totally to Interrupt the Learned A: y-Oeueral in his ad.
Cress. Silence baying been again restored, he proendell.,
Ile was nitre the gristlilorit of the Jury would are that this was a
cam mellow fur a large anmunt of' damages. It yutat orldently be
see of she plaintiff's aw-le fav
tgtd an firtsiratir herself, to eltpole and td Mks every elf-
Aim/dance of her private life before that Court and the world.
however. expressed no desire to conceal the errors into which
aslal thillAppily fallen rid when the Jury considered the situa-
!ln.,. peril and temptation lit which elm had been p:aced, he was
1/11,1e1,1e that they would tit think those errors altogether on.
pada:able. Tlic fattier of Misr F.site, in nob r to bring up his
tin"! 7 in respectability, had taken the Plymouth theatre, at which
the twang plaintilT lint math: her appearance before the public, as
aetren. Come haring given up his commission. and this Coe-
realism of l'lymoutli listing envied a rival theatre, his daughter's
'ands considered her talents so high, as that there was a lair
i,,tpect of 1117 succeeding um the Loudon stage. An application
ea her behalf was accordingly mask to Mr. Fawcett, then stage
nanagrt, and that gentleman, with the kindness and liberality
Ihnt alrays distinguished his chsrartty :11111 ...induct, answernL
that although he never advised or recommonded young female to
sprat cot the tomer, or to 'Join a theatrical life, yet, if she chose
to make het arras-tors, he would use hi. beat itithienee in her be-
half, in seder to scene her swerve. She accordingly made her
tint appearance hi levolout. 19 the f'hihl s.s/ Nature, and althengh
without slur party to !titter 11.1., she played with a nitwit of talent
end feeling ns at once to ensure herself aneress. A three yeses en-
clement militant 1111111.frort, and sit fur she neither di.appointeti
the opi:li"n of I.er frivoils nor the jokinent Of the public ; but. 1111
the contrary, she attracted the anestim of litany ladies of high
soak, li:i0 rrecived her with the tinned partialey and atten-
tion. About die lm,riuml alien slue was assents.% or eighteen
tor. of age, she bad slue nt!sfarttine to lie invited by the
Plantittor of the Cheltenham 'rhciere to play there. She
ampted die Invitation, and vim arrived at great impute/it).
In the pregrere of the seatos her benefit arrived, anti then
it was mennuniested to her 1., the manager, that a gentleman of
meat wrath and inflamer, and of ninth tiopularity—a gentleman
deeply skilled In the world, and in intrigue, and one of no mean
theatrical talent h!hteelf.- that, is short. Colonel Iterketley, the
e,itat sun .if the lair Fart Iterkeley, wee iles:rion of playing a part
with her, for 111/ heneht. She entertained yet suspicious of Ids
luring formed any improper designs against her person asel pence;
and this led her 1.1 after Ms offer. He (the Attorney-Orneral)
would acquit the l'olonet of having, at that time, formed • lire.
nittinated scheme to effect lice ruin. The Colonel showed the
emu niudied attention_ noon avowed the wannest regent tool &nee-
bun far her, and finally offernl her mining, ; hut, as he was then
ranking spplicatim for a Pecrage.and was petitioning his Majesty to
clot Mil, it Was 1111imnsible their marriage could take place then, as
her rein aa•ttt um! present filliatinn in life would throw such On
otatarli- to the way, that the prayer of Ms petition WOUIII never be
✓anted. Still his attentions anti his pet:Evasions ittileep regard and
atintion Ins-reamed instead of diminishing, and about • year after
de
bad met him at t lieltenhant she hecante the victim of her ten-
derness said attachment towards hint, Cor live years she lived tin-
t:lathe protection of Colonel It., and all that tints he gave no intl..
Station that be would not venoms his promisees( marrying her. Ihtr-
itg all that tine be nude her 110 pecuniary allowance beyond the
riiiintot of those dispenses which he himself had Ist her to incur ;
and for the • hole five years that doe continued to live with him,
the presents he mode her did net amount in valise to Ina This
cuatiesion was no tern, but it was carried on with so much of de-
relict and decorum, that Miss Foote never passed a night oat of
br lather's Jenne. hi Eeppel.etreet during the whole live years that
am amnesic/ the proteettou of t 'Woad IL, nor did the Colonel, in
slither time, lin pass a night in that house. To suppose that a
roan state world. like Alr. Ilayne, and ono who had inlaid in
society's lie had done, timid hi ignorant of slits eonnezion, was
ii draw too largely ein the etrilitlity of others In 11121 Mien
Linn hail a child by Colonel Iterkoh7, and lie told her that
die must consent to have her confinement in secret, as, if
n wets known, he meld never afterwards make her his wife.
She therefore smarmed. and went to • csaaiderable distance into
the country, where she was Confined ; and at soaks. was she to
tomply aid, his wish foe owie..alnient, and that there should not
he the slightest ground for suspicion, that in three niontha she re-
„lmnoi hi the stage, and appeared again at Covent-garden Theatre.
Things timid not go on thus for ever. In 11:13 she wail again
Pt guano by hint. Then it was that she Pagan to see the misery
af her situation. For live year* else had lived under the peotertion
of Colonel Ikrkeler. and she at last resolved, that mares he fal-
hlial Ins proilitte of marrying her before the birth of this child, all
Intercourse between them moat ream for ever. This was column-
hw*tell 111 Col -I iterkeley ; •and at first he gave her every a.-
tame,: of marriage, but lie gradually fell off in his fatten.
nos. bliss Foote now saw no hops of his realising his
'4t mr. and she renounced all rommeniesation with him,
11! June. 1112(; in fact. eh.- had not seen hint trims the Fe-
"''art before, and the only Intercourse between them was by
Otter.
The le:111,mm of the Jury must feel for letnale
u-341 Make thus evronare of her errors, hut she
4-1-not seek ms jostily them. Still he world again ask if they
minty suite ,Joreitile. considering her having fallen into I
; !,• poser of unlit ed it llffity, intrigue, and knowledyr eif
itorld—posotseul sit fortune, person, and manners., seiftieient
ill' continue ;1.'41 allures young and inripertenced female ? In
v" `l'm*: of 11:!!',I Mr. Mayne hest saw Miss Foote at iteent-
g"nicn Theatre. Ile was struck with her beauty, admires! her
"kw.. and bream: 'maims to be intrinluced to bet. That
; .'!"•!'l ant be scromplisttes!, as she bent retired at her father's
": hut in June her Catlin on. when Ilir.
called At ho r hotiar in Keimel-atreet. to procure lames lot hint.
a ii te'd Ins hinds. Ile rhea convened with alias Foote, but had
e,olt communication with her rather. l'hits their acquaintance coin-
nn'neeut, and Mr. Marne invited Mr. Foote to speod some dims
with him at Kowa-hall, in Staffitedshire, a twat which Mr. Heine
t
43 The ir.vatatio:t am accepted by Mr. route, and

here it was that Mr. Blayne Informed ban tif his anxious wish to
pay his addresses to his daughter. Mr. F. told him that it was in
vain, as she had been for some timeunder an engagement to marry
Colonel Ceti,lay. Thus the matter was broken otTfrie that time,
but in January lain, Mr. Bayne reale to kennel-emit, and re-
peated to Mrs. Font what he had said to Mr. Foote in the country,
about hie wish to pay his addressee to her daughter. She also re-
nested In Mr. Bayne. that her daughter was under an engagement
t. marry Colonel Berkeley ; that it was one of long standing; but I
that if the arrangement with Colonel Berkeley was not completed.
there could be no objection to Mr. Bayne, as • young gentleman
of character and fortune. Mr. Ilayne etpressed Ito:volt contented ;
nut, pseud on, and in 11Ity he smote to town, and wrote to Mra.
requesting to know If the decision reveling Colonel Berkeley haj
been finally come to. fln the 211th June, all osiimstnicasson with
Colonel Berkeley had caned, and then it was that Alre. Foote
wrote to Mr. Stamm epee the subject of her having no objection to
lits visiting Miss Foote, and upon that be instantly came to town.'
The letter to him was written on the 24th June, and an the 23th lie
appeared at Keppelmtreet. There be declared his paseion again,
and asked het to marry him ; he eagerly premed his suit, and
succeeded in obtaining her pentane ut merrier. The di lay
in snaking the docketing of her connexion with Colonel Berke-
ley was attended with anfartunate results ; lint still Miv
Foote determined on making it whenever the neat opportunity
should arrive. However, very unhappily for lice, uthera. from
whist motive he knew not, thaw:lit proper to interfere, sad for a
moment cast upon her a consithrable shade. The Jury wouhl no
iihulit be astonished •hen Ise tub] them, that everything
which was done by Mr. !Jayne and Mitre Foote was known
to 1:olotiel Berkeley, In *tune way or other, by the me-
SHOT of spies ; he was informed of their interview, amt of their in-
tended vied to the I triers. What right, lie would ask, had Colonel
B. to interfere In this young lady'. concerto ? Ile lied seduced her
under a promise which he had violated, and she had broken ull'all
connexion with hint. What right, then, hail Colonel It. to in-
terfere with any other arrangement which she might chonse to
make! Colonel It. however, accompanied by Mr. Masse, went
to the pit of the (Spent, on the mein when Mr. Bayne and Miss
Forts were there. Colonel Berkeley immediately sent 31r. Maxim
to the box in which Mr. Bayne was, requesting to sp nit with hint
in the pit. When Mr. Bayne came to him, he aisked him tar an
esplanation of hie entelect with respect to Miss Font,. and re.
;pared • meeting lot the next afternoon, when Colonel Berkeley
would be attentkd by Mr. Maser. Ale. I layne tt ght this meet.
ing was to he nf a hostile nature; indent nothing else ever entered
his mind, until Colonel Berkeley tolti hits the' it would be •
perfectly friendly communiestion. Col. Ilr7keley hail no previous
acquaintance with Mr. Illytte, but when they the: nest day, every
thing relating to hie ceinneston with Hiss Fotec_-evi rye !sing relating
to the two children—was disrleoa,sl br him to Mr. Bayer. 1:01meel
Berkeley laughed and joked Rhone tow mashy, raid even produced a
parr, which he proiseeed that Mr. lisyne alpinist sign, calling on
Muss Foote to declare the would in future live under the ptittection
of II sal. fterkeli fir of hint 13Ir. Titus was refused. Mr. 11.
however, very naturally eau! that he would break tali the match be-
twiren himself and Mile rarer. and Culonet Berkeley said scut,
tingy, Well, I suppose I must go and pass the night in Keppel.
street, and try and console 311iss Foote tor the loss she is Isktly to
sustain." o do an injury to • female was Welty unworthy of
any titan of linnour ; but for a man to the prospects of a
beautiful and amiable woman. whom he bad mined, was conduct
inch as be (the Att.-Gen.) could not trust himself in using language,
lie thought, sufficient to express his ileiroation. Mr. Ileyne se.
cordingly wrote • abort note to Mies Finotropprising her, that after
what be bad been told it was impossible Mr him to runtime the
connexion. Neither hr nor his client blamed Mr. Boyne for this
deterniination. The circonotances of the tan children tertian',
hit's in breaking off the match. When Alto Foote re-
ceived the note, dm was immediately satisfied that she bad been
trricherously ihalt with; but Mr. I !aync had acted kindly by her, and
she felt grateful to taint. She was most anxious; to inform him that I
she had ern desire to hold him to his entree nscent, and therefore she
solicited an interview with hint in order to explain every thing tel
hinh ninth took place at Marlborough. in the pretener of hits
Fumes mother. (If this meeting t;oloncl Berkeley also. by mime
means or attnther, became acquointed, and he deputed laird Wil-
liam Lennox to watch the IllOrtillente of the parties; at the 'fleeing
Mies t'oeitc explained her conduct, and Mr. I iaync expressed him-
self perfectly satistial ; he treated /list. Foote with kindness and
attention, they returned to town, and elm shortly received &letter
Innu him. inviting a renewal of their correspondence. At tins
lotriod the two children which Miss ionic hail by Colonel
Berkeley were under the protecting,' of their insulter; lad a
negociation wag on foot, for removing +limn from for and placing
thein under the care of the Colonel. Alias Foote, entertaining the
feclisq,m of a soother, was, of esturse, very averts con the Proposition
for her parting with the children • 31r. ilayne, however. pressed
her to ar.TIIP to the proposition, urging as a reason that the future
Interests of the children Wlllll.l probably be advanced by tieing tinnier
their fitlicr's eye, and Mites F. very reluctantly consented to relict-
quid' the custody of them, and thew were plaird under the care of tine'
Colonel ; and by this means the last link of thee-omits ion between
them was dissolved. After this Mr. !Input waited upon AIM F. in'
limped-40nm, and made his proposal of martian-4% The Jury
would recollect, that Mr. Rayne was not a hos he was at 11.4 t
time in hie ..r.kl or 24th year. (Mr. Scarlet t here said he was at the
levies . map temeny-awl.) Ma amp roped .40.. kla •Sibit the,
world. and was perfectly Ennoble of high judging and amine
lie himself. Ile distinctly renewed his pommels of marriage,
declared himself perfectly eatislirl with the eintduct of Mile
Foote, and deprecated the cruel treatment else had r retval at the
hands of l'elenittl Berkeley. 311 m Foote toll him that she placed
the most implicit reliance In his good faith and honour, and con-
sented to a renewal of theit former arnuointance. Mr. Bayne told
her that los was about to go into the country, I et would write to
her on the end, and ton the next day he Whiled Ilia promise, by
writing to her: the letter was elated Mat July, and commenced--
My flair Maria—l was so dust nun unpleasant tehtlay, that I
determined to stay a night Oa the road."—The Liter went en to
state, that she was already aware, that *het:toners by which he was
actuated towards her were of the DIM( honourable nature, but still
I it was due to her that he shotilel openly etate them. as, although he
I was aware she slid not doubt hint, yet the, world might. The
letter then spoke in terms of wants noarlitnent, and concluded by
requeming that else WOUI4 write to hiss, Otietl, end tell him at all
tinier candidly her Wens. here then, semi the' A ttorisey-Urtieral,
was • deliberate promise of marriage. mole by Mr. Rayne. after
mature cimaidcration ; he shortly trimmed to lamilon, and Miss
Foote beim: in • delicate state of lic,llll, he propeotsl that she
shuttle', with her mother, vied either Itantegve s.e linonlstnire.
whirls they did, he himself hying town tor another part of
the country. Aboat the tissidle of August .Mr. Rayne returned,
at which tame Miss Fewite film returned-he dolly visited 11/T.-.and their intended marriage was the main tapir of conversation.
It was at first proposed that it should take place on the fit of
September, whirls was Mr. Ilayste's hinh-day. It was afterwards
deferred to the 6411, and that day was finally fixed fur its echtbra-
thin ; in the interini Mr. Bayne proposed • journey to Southamp-
ton, and himself, Ilia Foote, her mother, arid fatlier, want there.
Mr. Bayne, however, shortly left them, in order to attend none
races, but appointed to nett them sat Bath, which lie afterwards
diet; they returned together to bendlin; and the 6th of Seistenther
was looked forward to as the nuptial-day. A niatriage settlement
was of course considered necessary. and 111 r. Robins was named as
the trustee for Mit. Foote. Instructions were given to the solicitor
to prepare the settlement, and 31r.11ayne. Mr. Wilts, the inlifitOr,
and a 31r. %Valker, attended on the NI of Sept., to consult together
tin that purpose. To these gentlemen Mr. Bayne expressed the
wannest attachment for Mies Foote; ht' stated that he had recently
suffered meat losses by the depreciation in the value el his '4'est '
mlia property, lost that be had 46.1N101. in the hinds, 441,00101, of
which he was anxious 10 settle ell /lies Foote, in this way—for
himself and her to receive the dividends clueing their ;taint lives,
and after the tkath of t lie survivor of them, to he distributed equally
amongst the children eat the marriage. if any ; and if at the death
of Mr. Bayne, mil Muss Forge should survive him, but have no
children, then hall the forty thousand pounds was to beentric
the absolute princely of Alms Foote. and the remaining half I
Mr. Bayne was to lie at liberty to eillapose of by hie will. A I
Mr. Rill was deemed to prepare the draft of settlement on these
terms, and to call on Mr. llayne at his house in tinevenormtreet,
with the draft. On the following night he celled with It according.
ly, and there saw Ale Bayne in the presence of Mr. Carter, his
present ethane ; they desired limn to leav: ilium draft, and about
half-past ten et night it was taturned. without any alteration, to
Mr. Ihll ; the following evening, at six o'clock, was appointed for
executing the settlement, but, at Mr.l lilt's request, it was deferred
until ten o'clock. Mr. ',sync attended in the evening or the pm-
Nor of executing the settlement, but It not being quite ready, and
he stating that he had a large party at his house to celebrate his sis-
ter's marriage, Ilia execut ~,,, of the settlement Val s;;ain postponed
until the morning of 31 lay, the lith of that month, which was I
the day appointed for the marriage. The Jury would. however, be
surprised to leant. that on Stinstay 111 r. Hebb, Alr. Its yne's
sulici-
citur, called in limpet-street. at Mr. Foote's house, and left averbal
message, stating, " that Mr. Mayne would never see Miss Foote
For such, strange, such unbecoming imnduct, no cause
whatever was asorgr.ed—no charge was made which rends!, eves in
the slightent degree, jtiaiiry it. Miss Foote was satoniahrd at this.
The surprise occasioned by • verbal menage of Luis nature the 'fury
would he able to consider, when he told them Miss Foote was
aware that Mr. Ilayne was surrounded by • set of 10111110,111 whoop.
peered to take amino extraordinary intermit in his afilsins, and who
were anxious beyond measure to put a stop to his cerreepoodence
with Alias Foote. Placed in dm situation, /lies Foote, on the
Alemtlay, wrote to Mr. Rayne. *eliciting hint, by
conduct. The all that was dear
to lice and to to call upetii her and explain In
bearer et this letter met Air. Rayne in Bond-street, and he re-
turned with the servant in • coach to hiss Foote, in Keppel-surer.
lie *Mingled that is was not hie fault that hr had thus acted torrents
her ; that it was also his tints intention to have fulfilled lila engage.
meet, but that on his mason home on Sunday, some person first
plied him with liquor, so as U. make hint in such a beastly state of
entolmation that he knew not what It. diet ; that they afterwards
kicked him up in a little back fOtell., 61,111 Whirl' pie had only that
numient made hes mew, whirls Ills eXhallioled appearance would
prove, and that when he snit the savant with the letter, he
was then (timing to her. The capitulation was received, and the
following !limning, at nine o'clock, was heed for the marriage re-
muttony to take place. 'flue night passed over anxiensely enough
on too part of' ;tints Foote. .kt letigth the itsitreing arrism
every thing was prepared ; the Irides maid was in attend.
sun, as WAS abio Mr. WI, with the ninrriage renlcittent ; 31r.
Robin.. the trustee, was also there: but would the .Itiry believe it?
Mr. Ilavne never made his appearance, never took any notice of
the
when a fwt t
t.neverseti my excuse. The parties sinned until
ass Will to/ hint at Issue's llotel—the
servant who took it was atOk/11 into • private room—lie wos there de-
tained, imiler Nome pretetlee sue atlolllCr, fora convieh. utile time, an,i
was then iniormed that Air. Bayne hail gotta into Vic comm...
'laving got into the country. h' (the A'tom' Late