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London, England, 1824-12-24 00:00:00

COLONEL BERKELEY.

The following letter refers principally to the statement of the
Attorney-General in the case of " Foote v. Bayne" :
Berkeley-house, Spring.gatdens, Dec. Ile, 18424.
• Sin—Having, in the letter which I addressed to you in October
last, stated my readiness to give au explanation of my motives for
'eeking an inter/ire, with Mr. Ilaytte in the month of June, I find
myself called on by some passages in the Attorney-General's speech,
as reported in the Morning Herald of this day, to redeem that
pledge. Miss Foote never would acknowledge to me that Mr. Ilayne
had, at any time, made a proposal of marriage to her : on the con-
trary, till kite in the spring of this year, she invariably and positively
denied it ; and not till my arrival in London in the month of May
did I discover that any overture of such a nature had been made to
her. I immediately wrote to Miss Foote, and requested, either to
be assured that the marriage was to take place, or that my two
children should be given up to me ; and that in the biter event,
the was as completely independent of nit.: as she could wish to be,
and perfectly mistress of her own actions. In short, that I dis-
claimed all right to interfere with her directly or indirectly, on re-
etiving the children. Neither of these proposals was acceded to,
and I intimuted the necessity I should feel under, if this line of con-
duct was adhered to, of seeking an explanation from Mr. Ilayne
hiiiiself ; and that a discussion with him might lead to the detail of
circumstances which I had every wish to conceal.
The extracts from my letters on this subject, I herewith subjoin ;
and they will prove the feelings I had for her, and the deception
practised on ow. In almost every pact of the Attorney-General's
speech as it relates to me) there are mittatements, arising, doubt-
less, from the incorrectness of his instructions. Among many others,
that of my having cotomunicated,throngh the Manager of the Chel-
tenham Theatre, my wish to act for her benefit. For two seasons
I was solicited to do so by herself, her father, and her friends. The
first season I refused : the second, I complied.
There are likewise some expressions imputed to me so disgusting
and indelicate, that I feel it would be degrading to myself to enter
into a refutation of.--T am, Sir. your obedient servant,
W. I' ITZ OE BERKELEY.

EXTRACT OP A LETTER FRoll CILONEL BERIEBLEY TO

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MISS FOOrE, DATED MAY 31, 1824..
" I really ant at a loss to understand and to reply to your last
toter. Unless you know of something which, if made known to
me, would cause me to !ose all further.intetest in you and yours, I
am not at present aware of any circumstances in my conduct which
can justify yon in such a supposition. You have not replied
clearly to the bilport.int part of my letter—viz. the money borrowed
by your Father. It Inn kuo.v nothing of this circurnsonce, it's
time ytiu should. and of its con.equences. liat, frton tie nature
of the transaction, and 1. our manner of writing, I suspect tli it you
do know. Tin. time is fast approaching, wLeti some decisive step will
be taken between you and me. It may probably involve •my hap-
piness for a time ; it must your welfare to the extremity of your
life. A correspondence of some length on this subj-ct must necessa.
lily pass between us, and I leave it to your option to decide whe-
ther it sh4ll take place non, or ai:rr an event which must be very
near at hand."

EXTRACT OIP A LETTER PROM COLONEL BERKELEY TO
miss TOOT?, DATED JUNE 16, 18'21.
" Do not complain of the style of my letters ; you adopted that
style hist. because I did nut ceruply with a demand that uncontroul.
able circumstances, and your own conduct, did not authorise you
to make. When I say your own condirt, I do not apply the
espressioo so much indre!.lually and personally to you, as to your
father and Mother. But you have identified yourself wiili them,
ail hays given me up, to follow their counsels. They presumed to
ii+k me to•make you my wife, at the same time that they give po
lttive encouragement to two other mom; and you yourstlf told me
the, even to become my wife, you would not give up their society.
I think T..am warranted, then, in itreludittgl em ou as resprible for
so ire of the acts which they have committed.
'• 1 take it for granted that you will ant think me as exacting too
much in a determination that if I were your accepted and acktioni-
Wird lovyr. no other person with the same pretensions should be
reetiv,d or counteuanced by you, or your family. Naw, 111r.11aytis

is openly ard . votreclly los,er of yours also : • .
Now mark, during the very period that your family were making,
the modest request that you should become my wife (the demind se
least should have been sustained by perfect correctness of conduct!
on their part), your father went to this other lover, Mr. Bayne, and:
borrowed a sum of money from him. What has been the conse-
quence? This fact is uniesrsally known, and Mr. Hayne's friend*
have asked him, naturally enough, what his intentions were re
specting you?
If I had looked on you in the light of a mercenary mistress only, I
should not have endured this. Dues this justify me, or what other
it.dignities would y9ll have ' real and proper affection' submit
to? I never should have abandoned you, but you have abandoned
me. and the degradation which I prophesied in November last, is
approaching you with hasty strides !
" With regard to the children, your last letter implies they are
both girls, though you did not do me the honour of making that
communication specially. They shall be educated as gentlewomen,
a.id fit to bold that place in society which the improbability of my
marrying may render rather an important one ; but whether I
shall allow yt-u to have the charge of their education is not alto-
gether so certain.
It is neither my wish nor intention to do anything harsh by you,
and to you I should not fear to intrust the education of the girls
to a certain point ; but your fattier and mother (and the society
which I foresee theY will fall into, and drag you with them),
shall not be the guardians and companions of my daughters, even
though I should be obliged to resort to legal means to obtain charge
of them myself.
I have heard that be (Mr. Mayne) has actually made written pro.
posals of marriage to you through your father. Deal with me
honestly : if it is so, and you think your happiness would be con-
sulted in accepting such proposals, I pledge my word that I will
not only not throw any obstacle in the way, but I will further the
accomplishmeht of your wishes by every means in my power. Toll
your father and mother this from me, and that if they shew me
these proposals, I can give them that advice, without which your
father is wholly incapable of bringing the business to an honourable
conclusion. But if these is no truth in the report that such propo-
sals have been made, I insist that nothing further is heard of Mr.
Ilayne, as connected with you—that is, if you mean to have any
thing to do with sue, or the children. Is not this fair? And do
not fancy, that in offering to assist in making a marriage for Too.
that I have ceased to love you. I love you tenderly. But I hold
myself bound in honour to give way to a man that really will marry
you, if circumstances (of whatever nature they may be) prevent
my doing so. Let me know where your picture is; I feel the waist
of it now that there is a probability of losing you."
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM COLONEL BERKELEY TO

MISS FOOTE, DATED JUNE 20, 1824.
" I have now nothing farther to add, but that I request to be
informed when you arrive in London, that I may then be ac-
quainted with the proposed residence, and future plan of life for
the girls, which must he determined on with all convenient speed.
I quite agree with you that I have no right to inquire into the pre-
tensions of any one towards you, and that, you are as completely
independent of me as you can possibly wish to be—that is, if ycu
give up the children, which I had rather you did at once. But if I
suffer them to remain with you, I shall take upon myself to exa-
mine the pretensions of every one with the strictest scrutiny; and
I give you fair no ice, that I will not be trifled with, either on the
subject of Mr. Hare, or any one else, nor put off with the sub-
terfuge of their being your father's friends ; and therefore I pe-
remptorily repeat my demand of being informed of the nature of
those proposals mentioned in my last letter. If this demand is not
complied with, I shall witho.it lon of time apply to have the chil-
dren given up to me.

COPY OF A LETTER PROM COLOYEL BERKELEY TO MISS
FOOTE, DATED JUNE 29, 1824.
" You arrived in Keppel.street on Thursday last, and yesterday
afternoon Mr. Hayne paid a visit there, which he repeated at night.
I merely mention this to shew the inutility, as well as bad taste and
feeling, in endeavouring to keep secret, or at least not to acquaint
me with those circumstances which I have A right and am deter-
mined to know. It can answer no good purpose thus to treat me,
and may be productive of unpleasant consequences to you. You
have known me now long enough,and well enough, I hope, to be
aware that I am not Inclined to act rashly, or to make empty threats;
but if these visits mon without my sanction, and unless the Gen-
tleman's marriage with you is placed beyond the possibility of
doubt, I shall take the liberty of giving the company the benefit of
my presence and good counsel at one of these same visits, when
certain matters shall be explained ; whether to the satisfaction of
all parties or not, will remain to be proved. Do not think me
harsh; I love you now sincerely; and the deep interest I take in
you and the girls nukes me thus decided in my conduct, and im-
pels me to try to save you from the fate which is Impending. The
business is now reduced within a small compass. In a letter which
you enclosed to me from your father, be states, that filr. Bayne
has actually and positively proposed marriage to you. Do you
mean to accept it? In justice to me, to Mr. Hayne, and to your-
self, act openly and honestly: consult your own happiness; and
however keenly I may suffer at the idea of our eternal geparation,
I again solemnly pledge myself to stifle all selfish feeling, and to co-
operate with you by every means in my power. I had intended to
have seen you : but now I had rather not. But your father I must
see. I have been informed that you intend going to the play, or
Opera. eithele in company with Mr. Hayne, or in his box ; I advise
you not to do so till I have received the explanation I have asked
for from your father. If you do, you will place me immediately
under the necessity of seeking the explanation from Mr. Hare
himself."

COPY OF A LETTER FROM COLONEL BERKELEY TO S. T.
FOOTE, ESQ. DATED WEDNESDAY NOON, JUNE 30,1824.
" Sta—ln spite of the repeated warnings that 1 gave to you and
your ill advised daughter, your want of candour and plain dealing
has reluctantly forced me to call on Mr. Hayne for that explana-
tion which I wished to have received from you. Into what detail
that may lead, it is impossible ;for me to foresee; you heard me
make an appointment with him for four o'clock this afternoon. If,
therefore, you have anything to communicate which may avert an
exposure of your daughter's situation, you must be here by half.
past two. But recollect, that unless you are prepared to give up all
mystery, and for your own sake to act as I have intreated you to
do, your visit will be wholly useless.
" P.S.—You had better send an answer about 12.
"I am, Etc. "W. FITZHARDINGE BERKELEY."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday, Robert Walters, Esq. Barrister-at-law, appeared by
his Solicitor, to an information laid at the instance of the trustees
of Lincoln's Inn, for a nuisance, under the Building Act.
The nuisance complained of was a new building erected by Mr.
Walters in front of his residence in Lincoln's-Inn-square, for clerks'
offices.-s-Mr. Baonascx attended as Counsel for Mr. Walters, and
contended that the information was not brought in time, which,
according to the Act, was within three months after suck building
was finished. Ile produced witnesses who proved that an the ex-
ternal work of the building was finished on the Stb of September;
and it appeared that the information was not filed till the 14th in-
stant.—Alr. BOLLAaD and Mr. Burr contended, that the building
was not finished till it was completed for the purpose for which it
was intended.—The Magistrates were of opinion, that the term
" finished" in the Act, applied to the external works only, and dis-
missed the information fur not being brought in time.

M A R LBO RG UG 11-STREET.
Yesterday, Cornelius Wood was brought np in charge of Scho-
field, the officer' re-examination, for before F. A. Roe, Esq. on
the charge of robbing and violating Mary Ayte, in a field in the
vicinity of Holloway. The prisoner appears about 22 years old,
and was dressed in a velveteen jacket and corduroy small-clothes.
The prosecutrix, Mary Ayre, is about 26, of a stout muscular
form. The facts of this case having already appeared in
our Paper, it is unnecessary to repeat them. For the present it
is sufficient to state that circumstances have since transpired, tend-
ing to corroborate the previous account. Both the young women
in the clearest manlier identified the prisoner, and swore to the ful-
lest extent the commission of the violence and robbery complained
of. Yesterday, all the witnesses were bound over to prosecute.—
Dayohe driver of the cart, found sureties for his attendance at
the Old Bailey. So little impression did his situation make on
Wood's mind, that when he retired from the bar he laughed on
seeing an acquantance in the office.

On the evening of Friday week, a dangerous insur-
rection chewed itself among the smugglers confined in
!he d.2htors' ward of Perth jail. The jailor and turn-
key were attacked and sustained considerable injury.
Notice was immediately conveyed to the Magistrates,
who had to call in the assistance of a strong posse bf con-
stables to restore order. Three of the most active muti-
!wet s were placed in close confinement in separate cells
in.the felons' ward, and the test put under restraint.