The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEB. 11.
CRIM. CON.—CALCRAFT V. THE EARL OF lIARBOROUCH.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the case fur the plain-
tiff. 'That gentleman was, he said, well known, but rather
from his connections than himself, and moved in the
highest circle, being the son of his Majesty's late Pay-
master of the Forces; the defendant was a Nobleman of
great wealth, and the lady was well known to the public
who frequented the theatres as the highly-fascinating
actress and accomplished singer, Miss Love. The circum-
stances of this case are too well known to need any further
elucidation. It will be recollected that the lady eloped
with the Noble Lord from Nottingham, disappointing the
audience who were assembled to witness her performance
on the same evening. After a few further observations,
the Attorney-General read the following letter, addressed
by Mrs. Calcraft to the plaintiff:—
t. With heaviness of heart, ever dearest husband, I sit down
to write you a few lines, and under such circumstances that they
must be brief. By dint of perseverance and entreaty I prevailed
upon my dearest mother to proceed, on account of her increasing
illness, to Mr. Davis, where I have been with her, and the re-
sult is, that she has woken one of her ribs—(Laughter)—and in
such a manner that I may expect some months to elapse bethre
she recovers, You may, therefore, readily understand my feel-
ings. But I trust to God, and I hope that he will pity me.
Even if you were so placed as to make it convenient to be
in town, I ant so engaged in paying attention to my poor
mother, that I should not be aide to find time to be with
you. My poor mother, about a month ago, received this
misfortune by a severe fall down stairs, one night that I
was lighting you to the coach. Stay, then, my own life,
where you are. It would be better for both our sakes. It
would be better for both our sakes that we both maintain our-
selves by our professions. You have a strong mind and sense,
and may easily understand what a curse it would be to both of
us if it were to be our fate to be placed under the horrlle curse
of poverty. Let us both put our shoulders to the wheel then. I
am now very well, but I may not be always so hearty. I eater-
day had an occasion to have a short conversation with Price,
when I perceived that if he were at all aware of my name being
changed to —, he would act in no very pleasant way to-
wards me. Besides this, we are never free by our engagements,
and I should, if the fact were known, be obliged to forfeit one
thousand pounds. God's blessing attend you, my own husband.
The Learned Counsel, in alluding to the latter tint t of
this letter, said that both parties were thus sensible that
their success in life, or their future comfort, depended
upon their own conduct. He should not trouble the Jury
with many observations, as it was enough for him to show
that they had been attached to each other, and that his
client had been robbed of his prospects in life, which, cir-
cumstances although not then favourable to him, might
justify hint in supposing would turn out successfully'. The
Learned Counsel adduced the following letter, as another
proof of the mutual good feeling between the parties. It
was dated the 22d of December, 18U, and addressed to
of sending your book, and a little ring,
Captain Calcraft
Your atliTtionate
Ine.Sey7dralblleVsistnYe°s' sake. it has been worn by
wi,i'iclhtalkehtolipeeoypoprurTiiiiiit‘syear
for
my
" EMMA."
witnesses were examined to prove the alleged
facts ; but nothing came out beyond what our readers are
already acquainted with.
Mr. Serjeant TADDY, for the defendant, urged many
considerations in extenuation.

The LORD CiiiE1J1;;;;;; said the present case was not
aggravated by any of those circumstances which too often
accompanied actions of this kind. After reviewing the
facts of the case, his Lordship left it to the Jury to decide
the amount of damages to which they deemed the plaintiff
entitled.
ThepJliiff
uarnyt,a—fteom
after
plaintiff—Damages o
shorte consultation, returned a verdict
for the

A stall i❑ Ely Cathedral is vacant by the
death of the Rev. Giones: KING.