Colonel Berkeley.
The Times, 1824-12-23T00:00:00

[The folowving letter refers principally to the statement of thy_ Attorney-0eneral in the easec of Foote v. Hayne"1j. Berkeley-house, 8 *n.gres Dec 24 1824. Sir,-Having, in the letter which T addressed to you in Octeber last, stated mny readiness to give .in explanation or rov motives for_-- seeking an interview with Mtr. Elayne in the month of June,!I find mnyself callecl on by some passages in the Attermay-Generaj's epeech, as reported in the Morating Herald of thiis day, to redeem that pledge. Alias Foote never would zcknowledge to me that Mr. EHayne had, at any time, mnade a proposal of marriage to her: on the con. trary, till late in the sprintg of this year szhe invariably and positively. denied it;-and not tillmyvarrival in London in themontho oMaydid, I distcove- that any overture of such a nature had been masde to her. I limmediately wrote to AMiss Foote, and requested, either Eo b,e as-. sureEi that the marriagvews to take place, or that my two childreni ithould be giveni up to me; and that, in the latter event, she wa a completely independe-nt of rue as she could wishto, be, and pc,rfectlykt__. mistress of her own actions, in hshrt, that idisclaimed-nilri"ht to interfere wvith her directly or indirectly,. on receirmng the chi'idren.. Neither of these proponallt was accedtt to, end I intimated the ue- ceasity I shoud,I feel under', if this line of c*nduct was a dhered to, of seeking en explanation from Air. Hayne- himself ; and that a discussion withl hidm might lead to the dealideea:ne hicih I had every -wish to conceal. The extracts from. my letters on this subject.1 hberewith subjoin; andthe wil povethe feelfngs I ~had for her, -mid thed eceptiom pracise on c. n almost every pert of the Attornev..Genemd',, speeh (s i reate tome)there are mnia-staemtents, ariiing,tloubt~. les, fom he ncoreenesof his instrtictioras. Among manyethers, t at of myhuving communicated, through the nzasgerof th he.. tenham Theatre, my wish to a-- for her banefit, r-E-~tr7o-r_aann I was solicited to do so by herself, Iher father, and herif&enda.Th first season I refusted : the Second, I complied. and indcelicate, that I feel it weuld be degradig-to-myself to, enter into a refutation of.-I a,Sr u 'ltdent servant, -- ,W. FL ZXARDINGE B?..KnE r EXTRACT OF A LETTEa FROM COLONEL etEEEIs- TO- < MISS FOOTE2, DATLED MIAT III 1824. ccI really, sin at a loss to understaind aEnd lo reply .,to your last letter. Unless you know oriitm.ething wbich, if made ktnown -to me.,. would eause me to lese -all further interet in You at4 yours, I1 ains not at present aware of any cirumtatancain my' cand6et which =n j ustify you in such a supposition. Yora bare not -aplied clearly to: the important part of tny letter-vi,17 the faoney-b~r%ed by vouci- father. If vou knGw nething of this circumstnnce, it'es time ,you should, and of ita consequence&. Bat, from the natuc-a of the trnaw action, anid your manner of writing, I suspect that lou do knoaw.. The time is fast approaching, when some occisive-step0 will ha- takeas betwen ou ad m. Itmayprobblyinvolve my happine,29 for a - tim; I mut yur elfre o te etreityof yeut life. A cor- respndece o Roe lngthontis ubject mnust necessarily pass breeenus,andI lav itto ouroptonto decide Whether it sall take lacenow,or ater n evnt w icmust be VerY near at hand." EXT trACT Or A LETTEnrRmost COLONEL BMEMLEY T&B BtLISS FOOTE, DATED JUNE 16, 1824.. Do not comiplain of the style of mv letters; YOa adopted that style first, because I did not comply ith aead th.t uneontr-ol- lable circumstaces3, and your own conduct, did not authorize you to inake. WVhen I siay your own c-onduct, I do not apply the expres-. sion so much individually arid personally to you, as to your ft.- tebe and mother. But you have identified Yourself with them, and -- hav gien reup, to fo ow their counsels. They presumned to ask- mne to make you my wife, a. the same time tytth ae positive encouragemnent to two other men ; and you yours old. mie thar,. oven to become miy wife, you would not give up their society. I think I am warranted, thesm, in including you as r'esponsible for some of the acts which they have committed. c"I take it for granted thiat you will not think tme as ex2cting too- much in a determination, that if I were your accepted and acknoe-. letdged lover, no other person writh the same pretenaidns -should be received or countenanced by you, or your f-amily. - Now, Mr. Elayne- is openly and avowedly c lover of yours also: Ss C Now mark, during the very period that your family-wecre mak-ing the modest requiest that you should become mysrife (the denmand at least should hiave been sustained by perfect correctness of conduct oas their parL), Y-our father went to this other lover, Air. Havne, anti borrowed a -sumi of money fromn him. What has been the conse- quence ? This; fact is universally known, and Air. Rayne's friends have asked him, naturalHy enetagh, what his intentions wvere re- spectingyvou If I had looked on you in the light of a m-ercenarv suistress only, I should not have endured this. Does this jus*i~ me, or what other indignities wzould you have ' real and proper efleenon' sub.-- mit to?P I never should have abandoned you, but you have aban- doned me, and the daradation uwhich I prophesied in Noveimber last,. is .ppwooeliing you with hastv strides! 4-With regard to the children, your last letter implies they are both girlst, thoiugh you did not do me the honour of makIing that communication specially. They shall be educated asMenleioerner,. and fit. to hiold that placein soc;ety which the improbability of my marrying may r;ender rather an impotn one bu whether shall allow You to have the charge of t'heired)uecatiaani, is not al:o- &rether so certain. a0 a 0 a a a0 It is neithier my wish nor ititention to do any thing harsh by yoeu, and to you I sliould not fear to intrust the eduestiotc of Lhe girls to a certian poiint; hut your father and mother (and the- %ociey which I foresee they- will fall into, arid drag you with them) shall not be the guardians and coinpanioml of mav daughters, even though I should be obliged to resort to legal mneal;s to obtaitn charge of themi mnyself. a a a a I hiave heard that he (Mr. Hayne) has actualfly madle written pro- posal& of marriage to you through your father. Deal wvith me honlwt- Iv': if it isi so, and yout thiink Your happiness would be consulted in accepting such propos-als, I p ledge my word that I -will not only not throw any obstacle in the ~way, but I will furCther t.ie accom- plishment of your wishes by, every means in my power. Tell your l'athier and aorther this fromn me, -andi that if thiey show rre th-ese pro.. posas I can give thiem that advice, without whlich your fathrr is -'I w~holly, incapa~ble of bringing the businiess to anhonourable conclusion. But if there is no truth in the report that stuchi proposals ha-Te been made, I intist thatnothiug furtherisbteard of`3r.Hayne,as cooneet.t wAithl yot -..that is, if You miean to have any thing to do writh mu- or thie children. is net this fair ? And do not fancy, that in er-fering to assist in mnaking a marriage for you, that I have ceasedi to love you. I love you tenderly. Buit I hold msyself hound in honouir to r give way to a mau that really wmill miarry yolu, if c-ircumstances (of whaterer natutre they may hec) prevenit rl;y doing so. Let mie know where yeaur picture is; I ficel the want of it now that there is a pro-. bahility of lesing YOU." EXTRA'CT OF A LETTER FoOM COLONEl. DErKELEY TO ItISS FOOTE, DATED JUNE 20, 182*. "I have now nothing fuirther to add, but tha I request to be in- formied when You arrive in London, that I may then be acquazinted withi the proposed residence, and future plac of life for the girls, which mutst be determiined oni wit-h all convenient speed. I quite agree witht you that I hiave no right to inquire into the pretensions of any one towrards v-ou, and that you are as completely independent of me as youi can possibly wish to he,--shat is, If you' zive uR the chiildren, whichi I had rather von did at once Bnrt if I suf'fer'th-em to remaiin with you, I shall take uipon myself to examnine the pretensions of every one with the strictest scrutiny ; and I give yout fair niotice, that I will not- be trifled with, 'either nai the tubhject ofittr. Hayne, or any one else, nor be put off with the sub- terfuge of their being your father's firiends ; and therefore I perenrp- torilyv repeat my deniuand of being infornted of the ratur.e of tli&se - piOotsmentioned in my last letter. If this demnand is not com.. lid ih,Ihall without loss of time apply to have the childrent given up to tile. - corY OF' A LETTER FROBt COLONEl. BEKELEY TO 3t138- FOOTE, DAT'ED JUNE 29, 1824. You arrived in Kcippel-street on Thursday last, and yesterda-- afterncoon 1Mr. Hzayn c-pd-tt visit the-re, hiiebtl~mn4fe at nighti. I nierely menttioni thiis to alhow the inutility, as we'll &-s b3ad taste an-d Ceding, in entleavouring to k-eep) secret, or aLt least not to arquaint mne with those circumstanices wkirdih 1 have a right andl em deterir.ined to k-nowv. It can answer no goodpurpos,e thus to tretme,and may be prouciv o upisstitcoseuece t vn.You have known me now~ longr enough, and wvell enough, I hope, to be aware that I aim tiot inclitiedto act rashlv, or toimake empty threats; but if these-0 r is,its go on writhout tnvr sanction, and unless the gentilenman's niar.. riaze with youi is p1ticea~ beyondl the possibility of doutbt, I shiall take the liherty o1 giving the comnpany the benefit of myv presence andl goodI Counsel at one of these same visits, when certain matters. shall be explained ; whether to the satisfaction otf all parties oz, nor, 1, will remiain to be proved. Do not thin~k mie hars.h I love you now- sincetrely; atid the deep intterest. I take in you and the girls nyL--n me thus decidedi in nty coneduct, anid imriels ma to try to sazve t'rotli the tate which is iRipetidinig. Thu busin.eca is now redue within asmall cormpass. In a letter which you cach~e-d to mefrorn' your fathier, he States, tltza. 11r. Hayse htas actually and positively, proposed marriage to you. Do you mean to acempt ite In justice to me, to Mfr. IJat nc, andt to yourself, act openly htid honestly: cop- sult your own hiappiness; and however keenily I ma-y stiffer at tN_ idea of ouEr eternial separation, I again solemnuly Il~ecge utyselF-to, stifle all selfish feeling, and to co-oprate wvith yout by every means in my power. I hiad iitientled toTave se&i you; hubt now I had, rater ot.Butyou faherI mst ee.I have been informed IL=t von nted ging o te pay, r Oera eiher in coumpauy with 2' Ilaye, r i jil bo; Iadvie yu ht t do so till I have receit,.1 titeexpanaion hae aked or romyour father, If vton do,- ~tia willplae m immdiaelyunde th neessty of stehirig the cxjla - CtOPY OF A LETTERt FRoBt COLONtrL1 SEUESELEY TOt S. F FOOTE, ESQ.. DATED WEDNESDAY NOON, JUNE: 00, 182&'% 11Sir -In %pire of' tte repea ted warnings, that I gare to vot'end Youir iil..ervis'ed diaieltter. youir want of candatir andi plain d. aling hias reluctantly tom-ecu iTc to call oni Mr. Hlaync foitha ~ planation which I wish rd to hiave received fioni you. Inthoatwh-'z detail thlat maRy lcid it is, impossible for me to foresee: you ike:a, mne miake an appoirtrmeut widit hint for fotir o'cockt this% aterneocn f , tme re IoDre, yell have any thIingz to co onlunica-te -whic-'t mar av;z3 an exposure of yotir daughter's situation, you Must be here bv btali' past two. But recollect, that unless yott are preparmd to give ttp all mystery. and for vour own sake to act as I have entreated you to do, your vitit will be wholly useless. " P.S. You had better sanaI an atiswerabout2. "12 am.&e. "V. FITZHARtDINtjE BERKELEY.- Fridlay, infominations wvsre lodaXted in the lbeadl police-of. lice, Dublin, by Mir. Is. Fister. of X'orlc..street,against. Mr. M.ielb. Pcard, of' l2apr-l-strcet, for hlavinig attempUted to provoke hita to( a duel. These proeccdirngs niuse fro;l ana altercation thattook ple a betwveen these genlienuen io the lowver gallery oftbr -eetie. abcmti Ita 6th of thits mtonth. Dlsi-. Pesd has given bail toW4 the chaE2- at the xest qurster cetionD.. COLOAEL BteRKRLgY.