MISS FOOTE AND MR. HAYNE....
The Times, 1824-11-16T00:00:00

MIsSS'FOOTE AND MR. HAYNE.-The action brought by Miss Foote against Mlr. HIavre, for breach oftprornise of marriage, it is expected will be tried in the course of three weeks. The a-, mages, we understand, are laid at lO,lUOi. The plaintiff estimates her engagement at Covent.garden Theatre (including her benefit) at l,oOOI. a year. She gocs of course for special damages in the loss of tlat engagement, which, it is said, she was induced to abandon at the instanlce of Mr. Hayne, in contemplation of her marriage with thatgentleman. In support of this charge, it is alleged that Air. Hayne paid the forfeiture for breaking tle engagement to the pro. prietors of Covent-garden Theatre. Alr. Searlett, )ir. Bromuglham, and Alir. Adolphus, are tihe counsel retained for Mlr. Hayne. The two former were presentod writh briefs for the plaintiff, whicis tliev of course reftsed, having been preriOusly retained on the part of tlie derendant. The briefs were then presented to the Attorney-General and Mblr. Gurney, whonow hold therm.- Rvening peper. floNEs rv'.-Seven years ago, Mr. Whitcheatd, a draper, In Worcester, wvas compelled, by the sudden depre"sion of property, to compound with his creditors, by paying them lOs. in the pound. A relative having left hin some property , the fiTst use he has made of it is to pay everv creditor thle full amount of Lheir original claim against him, and reven years' interest. A person has called upon all the creditors in Londen (the total amount was thousantds of pounds) and paid them, * nti wve have heard that the house of Craig, Ni- ellolls, and Co., flannel-merchants of this town, have teceived a re- mittanve of 5471., which ineludes the eleat balance of their debt, witli seven yeaxs' interest added. This upright character is a mem- ber of the Society of Friends.-Shrew4s'ury Chrojiicle. MATERNAL AEFECTION.-An inquest was held at the Town-house, Nild-End-road, on the body or a woman, named Bxawn. on last Wednesday, a trotting matclh for fifty sovereigns took place on the Essex-road, between two butchers. The starting post was opposite the deceased's door, and she beingapprehensive from the noise that one of her children was run over, hastened into the street, aud exclaiming, " Oh my child, my child !" fell a corpse. The Jury retumned a verdict, that she died a natural death, accele- rated by friglht. DisAmvoINTED Love.-On Satuyday afternoon atil i- quest was held at the Red Lion, in Uuion-street, iMile-end, on the body of Thomas Williamson aged 26. It appeared that the de. ceased, who was a nmanaging cik in a mercantile house in the city, had paid his addresses to a young female whose Christian name is "Elizabeth," antl to whom he expected to be in a short time united in marriage. H{aving atter.ded church on Sunday se'nnight. he, to 'his surprises heard her name in the list of bans, andl given out, for the l~ast time, coupled ith a mere favoured swain. Rtage took pOa. -session of his mind; he harried Ionae to his lodging, cotnmunicat- ed what he had heard to is lantllady,' and frequsently exclaimed- " Oh, Elizabeth, how coald you serve me so !" He became more calm towards evening, but- the ntext mo-ning, wlhen his door was 'opened; he wavs fou d.deatl and cold, and a laudanum bottle stand. 'ing btsld& his' bed. The following note was also found on his dreis. ing.table'.'"Littledde5toy dear l'izabethf1hink tltat site hIas filled the fatal draught for me;, but I freely forgive her, and I hope God and'the world will forgive me." Verdict-InsanUy. (HsW,RcH. REVENuES IN Russia.--The income of a me- tropolitan does not exceed 8001. a-year; that bf an archbishop 00L; and of A bishop 5001; sums xpparenstly' as small as persons of their irar.k' can possibPly , absist on, even in Russia. Tney are, however, lallOweda eonsittirable 'uni annuallyj for the purposea of Charity.