The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-15 00:00:00

[YIOHNING HERALD.]

In our PA per yesterday we gave an account of
a Meeting which was held for the purpose of pe-
titioning Parliament on the subject of the Corn
Laws. The speeches were rather dull ; there
was nothing put forth in them of a precise nature.
On the whole, it was the worst specimen that
we have had for some time past of City elo-
quence. Our opinion is, that every description of
grain should be imported, be the !mice in our mar-
ket what it might; hut for the purpose of a revenue,
and to afford a fair protection to the producers
of the grain, we would levy a tax of so much per
quarter upon every description. 'the tax on
wheat, we are of opinion, should be about ten
shillings a quarter ; we would take the average
at GOs. A tax of ten shillings, therefore, would
be equal to about sixteen per cent, which would
probably be a sufficient protection. To this
sixteen per cent. would have to be added,
freight, insurance, brokerages, commissions, I
cartages to and from the ship, and various other
charges, which altogether might amount to 14
per cent.; the grower of wheat, therefore, in
this country would have an advantage in com-
parison ith the grower on the continent of 30
per cent., which, on an average price of 605.,
would be lßs. per quarter. As to importing
corn, or any other foreign commodity tax
free, as some of our contemporaries recom-
mend, we think it would be highly absurd ; '
for as we must have a revenue of fifty millions
every year to pay the interest of the debt and
Government expenses, we might as well receive
part of that revenue in a tax on corn, or any
other foreign production imported, as to levy the
taxes altogether from laud, houses, or other in-
ternal things. In treating of these subjects,
a distinction should be observed between the
must proper mode of laying a tax on the im-
portation of foreign goods for the purposes
of a revenue, and in admitting foreign goods
for the encouragement of cotnmerce. It is the
mixing these subjects that causes so many writers
to commit such blunders ; alos many Members in
both Houses make speeches full of errors, arising
from these sbjects not being treated of separately.
We hope that after this Corn question is disposed
of, the Alinisters will propose a reduction from
the tax on the importation of foreign butter,
cheese, poultry, meat, eggs, fruits, and other
agricultural productions.

Letters from France mention the great want
of rain, and that the crops and vegetables are suf-
fering-greatly in consequence.
Extract of a letter from the Ageats to Lloyd's at Alvarado,
dated 24th Jan.:--" On the 23th ult. the American schooner
Susan, coining from Baltimore and Havannah, was brought in
.here a prize, taken by the Mexican schooner Ananuse, who took
her off the Castle of San Juan tie Ulloa, where she was bound to
provide the same with provisions. On the 4th instant, another
American schooner (the Herman), also from Baltimore, was
taken by the same vessel in the Came attempt. On the 7th, a
pilot boat, without chewing any colours, reached the Castle and
anchored hetween there and Vera Cruz, and when the
launches from the Castle came to unload her, they began
firing upon them from the fortifications of the city for about two
• hours and a half, but without doing them much injury, till
six in the afternoon, when the Castle opened a tiring, and bom-
barded the city till the next day at tour in the afternoon. Fvora
the 10th inst. we have an embargo on all vessels now in the
part; the reasons are not exactly known, and which is supposed
will last till the 15th of next mot-Ith.

The second 11ep;rt of the House of Commons'
Committee upon the state of Ireland, has been
printed and delivered. It contains the evidence
of the following individuals:--Dr. Doyle, 'rot"'
,lar Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin ; Dr. Curtis,
Titular Bishop of Armagh ; Dr. Murray, 11°"';."
Catholic Archbishop of Dublin ; Dr. Kelll,
lar Archbishop of 'Tarn; and Dr. Maguarm,
Titular Bishop of the Diocese of Ardagh.—
As may be supposed, the examination of these
Reverend Personages was directed,
almost
esc-
elusively, to the eliciting of facts connected with
the doctrines, and the Spiritual and Temporal
Authority of the Romish Church. .

MISS FOOTE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sta—Unwilling as this Lady always has been,
and still is, to obtrude her private transactions on the public,
the observations made in a paper of Sunday last, and copied
into one, at least, of the daily prints, compel me, although
very reluctantly, to make known the following facts :
The meeting between Miss FOOTE and Mr. Hai NE, which
led to the renewal of his proposals, was accidental, and it was
Mr. /Jayne, and not Miss Foote, who sought the reconciliation
This is testified by a document in Mr. Hayne's own hand-

writing in my possession.
Miss Foote had not the least previous knowledge of the
amount of the sum proposed to be settled upon her : 6001.
a-year were suggested by a friend as a reasonable provisos, to
which Mr. Rayne, without hesitation, assented ; if it had been
less, she would have been satisfied. It was never stipulated
that his income should be under her controul, or that he was to
settle 300/. a-year for life on Mrs. Foote, in the event of her
outliving her daughter, or that Mrs. Foote was to live with her
daughter after the marriage.
The sum proposed by Mr. Hayne to be put into settlement
previously to the marriage was 20,000/. 3 per cents., and the
further sum of 10,000/. 3 per cents. afterwards ; but when it
appeared that the sum necessary for the first investment must
be raised at considerable disadvantage to Sir. Hayne, Miss
Foote immediately gave it up ; Mr. Hayne's property consist-
ing of his estate in Jamaica, and of 44,6491. 19s. Id. 3 per
cents. and 1,8051. 19s. Id. cash, in the name of the Accountant-
General of the Court of Chancery, which two last mentioned
sums were already mortgaged for securing the re-payment of
25,000/. sterling at the expiration of about eighteen months
from this time; and interest thereon in the mean time was
therefore necessarily charged with the raising or producing, at
a future time, a sufficient sum to purchase 30,000/. 3 per cents.
for the purposes of the settlement, which was afterwards, at his
own desire, extended to 50,000!. 3 per cents. for his own pro-
tection only, and not with any increased separate advantage
whatever to Miss Foote.

The settling 3001. a-year on Mrs. Foote, in case she survived
her daughter, was entirely the suggestion of Mr. Hayne, who
stated, at the time, that he did it without the knowledge either
of the mother or daughter. Any provision for the father was
never in contemplation.

It was Mr. Hayne's express desire that the draft of the set-
tlement should not be laid before Mr. Carter, nit; solicitor; but
while the deed was in preparation I had interviews with him
and Mr. Bebb, his managing clerk, and received from them
information respecting the nature and situation of Mr. Hayne's
property.

It appearing that Mr. Hayne's money in the Funds was
already mortgaged, that he had not received any remittance
from his Wrest India property for a considerable time, and that
he was living upon capital and not income, doubts arose as to
his present means of support, which doubts being commu-
nicated to him, he instantly proposed to deposit 3,0001. to insure
a certain income of 1,0001. a year for three years. - Difficulties
having been raised in producing this sum, Miss Foote gave it
tip. }le also," of his own accord, proposed to pay three years in
advance of the suns settled for Miss Foote's separate use (being
1;5001.) This sum, without any objection on her part, dwindled
to the sumo of 5001., and of that suns I was directed by her not
to insist upon the payment.
Sir. Ilayne appointed the morning of Friday, the 25th of
March, to meet Miss Foot for the purpose of being married;
but when the time arrived he appeared by his solicitor, who
stated that -his (31r. }Jayne's) pecuniary engagements, were
such that itwas impossible for him to marry Miss Foote. This
he requested tile to communicate to her, which I did.
In the course of the same day, however, I received the follow-
ing letter from Sir. Hayne:—°t Sly dear Sir, I beg of you to
meet me this evening at eight o'clock, at 60, St. James's-street
(Colonial Club). 1 will make a point of being there prior to
your arrival. 1 can see you there uninterrupted. More when
we meet. I have not courage sufficient to write to Miss Foote.
A stroke of policy urges me to act thus. I know I must be
condemned by her. Entreat of her to form no unjust opinion
of till she sees you after our interview. Very truly and
faithfully yours, J. Hayne.-39, Clarges-street, Piccadilly. I
will call on Mt. Robins after my seeing you."
I attended Mr. Hayne's appointment, and he then told me
that his brother-in-law, Mr. Carter had caused him to be ar-
rested at the suit of three of his creditors, namely, Messrs.
Rundell and Bridge, Mr. Adams, and Messrs. Harker and Co.
for debts which, he said, he had made himself.liable to pay for
his family, which alone had prevented his keeping his engage-
ment with Miss Foote in the morning, adding, that he had ince
called upon the parties, and satisfactorily arranged all, anti re-
quested me .to represent this circumstance to Miss Foote ; he
afterwards pressed me to allow him to accompany me to her, to
which I, after some hesitation, consented. After my first com-
municating laSs apology to Miss Foote, he had an interview
with her. i
On the following morning (Saturday) I received a letter from
31isa Foote, informing me that she had deeply considered every
circumstance, and had resolved not to marry Mr. }Jayne ; add-
ing, that she would have trusted her happiness to him, but that
she would not surrender her independence to the controul of
his relations ; who, she felt, would ever work upon his feelings,
to the total destruction of her happiness and comfort ' • and re-
quested me to communicate this to Sir. Hayne, with kindness
but determination.
This letter I read to Mr. Hayne on the same evening, but
never " hinted that Miss Foote could not consent to relinquish
her theatrical engagements, unless some provision was made
for her father and mother during her lite."
Previously to the contents of this letter being communicated
to Mr. Hayne, it appears that he had on the saute day written
to Miss Foote the following letter,
which is in my possession:—
It is whispered, nay, generally known, that I am to he mar-
ried to-morrow; will it not be advisable, and the best mode of
proceeding to prevent suspicion of those greedy creditors, for us
to be married on Monday morning at Dover, and embark for
Calais immediately afterwards. I shall leave anti post to Dover
to-morrow night, anti you could also post its the same manner.
I have not hinted to a mortal my plans. Consider, and let your
mother write me an answer. Rely on me, and by all that is
sacred you shall not be deceived. I love you too much to trifle
with your feelings. 1 have a private box this evening. I
know not which. I am new going to send to Fawcett's.—
Farewell ! dearest Maria; and place every confidence in yours,
affectionately,
.. tun
J. Hayne.—tarter has not returned, and I
at a loss what construction to put upon it. Rest assured time
above arrangements are the safest," &c. To which lenter, 1
am informed, no answer was returned, or attention paid.
stir
him,and
It is true that Mrs. Foote did write a letter to Mr. Hayne
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merelyb°ve- menti°l'etibut it was in consequence
of intimated that if he wished to see
her, he must make the appointment; and I ant informed that
this correspondence led to an interview, at which Sir. Ilayne
wes -not received as usual ; but that upon hi.•saying that he
of course, at liberty to do as he pleased,
adding, that she could
o'6h' es'eardv follow!tl , that
a t3lii e was,
adding ss
Faote to Liverpool to be married there, she
not depend upon him, as she verily he-
lieved that he would turn round at the church door.
Whilst Miss Foote was at Liverpool, she received a letter
as noodling had happened, intimating that he should be
Liverpool on Sunday the 3d, after he had his own person,
from Mr. Home, now in my possession, dated Friday, the Ist
noi ntnitt.iimvieeecri2i do ,:tiotho deliveru t her u
p knowledge,o,
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mentbecause
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to be cancelled.
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therein for their protection and security.
certain
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time
01) belonging 1 ocna fete'
absence of my client, volunteer the return of the 5001. in my
hands, but it was afterwards, on the following; lloada a the 4th,
repaid on demand ; and had 31! Foote ---
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same would undoubted!
sa been ;n London, the
y have been returned without any de-
mand at all.

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My bill has not yet been made out; and although the dis-
bursements for stamps and parchments alone exceed 801., Mr.
Bayne will have a considerable balance to receive out of the
200/. paid by him on account thereof, hut which latter sum
would not have been sufficient to pay my bill had the marriage
taken place.
I have by all the means in my power ascertained
that Mr.
Bayne was nut arrested on the morning of Friday the 25th
of March, at the suit rof Messrs.•Rundell and Brydges, 31r.
Adams, 1
az" A -l-"qm linker and Ca., or any of them.
These facts, I auprehend, need no comment.
I am, Sir, your 0... b-dient Servant,
. .
. .. GEO. GILL.
10, Milltnazi-street, Bedfcrd-row, April 14, 1825.