The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-18 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

James Levy, a Jew, was charged with illegally retain-
ing posses-ion of a watch the property of a Mrs. Chapman.
It appeared that the complainant being in want of a
key for her watch, applied to the prisoner, who was a
jeweller, for one. Ile said he could not get one to fit
the watch unless she left it with him for the purpose.
She accordingly handed over the watch to make the key
from, and it was to be returned at a specified time. The
prisoner, however, never returned the watch.
In defence the prisoner admitted he had pledged the
watch and sold the ticket. He was therefore adjudged
to pay 51. 55., the value of the watch, besides a fine of
21., aid in default of payment he was committed to the
House of Correction for three months.
IV ES MUNSTER.

In the course of Monday afternoon Mr. Woolfe at-
tended at this Court, and, addressing Mr. Burrell, the
presiding magistrate, said—" You will remember, Sir,
that on the 4th instant I made an application to you on
behalf of a young woman, for a summons again.t the
lion. Mr. Grantley Berkeley. as the putative father of
a male bastard child, and which application you were
pleased to grant. In the information then exhibited
the summons is made returnable on Wednesday next.
Upon reference to the Bastardy Act, I find that the
complaint must be made and determined within forty
days, and that six days must intervene between the ser-
vice of the summons and the hearing of the complaint.
Now, Sir, in corsequeace of the continued absence of
the defendant from town, the course of proceeding has
been materially obstructed, as the frienda of the woman
who is my client, though very respectable persons, are
not in the most affluent circumstances, and some diffi-
*ilties have therefore necessarily arisen in the execution
of the process. Since I made my original application to
you in this case some very extraordinary proceedings
have taken place. A few days after the granting of the
summons I accidentally met a gentleman, who is, as I
believe, the managing clerk of Mr. Raw, a solicitor of
Furnival's Inn, who is acting as the agent, as I under-
stand, to the private solicitor of Mr. Grantley Berkeley.
That gentleman said he wished to speak with me upon
the subject-matter of this case, and, after a few words,
appointed to see me at eleven the next morning, at the
office in Hatton-garden, but never kept the appointment.
On the 10th instant, however, my client, without any
intimation having been made to me previously, received
the following letter:—
" 5, Furnival's Inn, Nov. 10.
" Mr. Raw will thank Miss Lait to call at his office to-
morrow,• or some other early day."
Mr. Woolfe continued—My client went as requested,
when the clerk to Mr. Raw, after endeavouring to
traduce me by means of an anonymous letter, made her
an offer of 201., and the law charges, if she would effect
an arrangement ; which offer she indignantly declined.
I must confess, that, considering the position Mr.
Grantley Berkeley holds in society, I cannot but express
my:surprise, that if he be not guilty of this imputation
he does not at once come forward and repudiate it. I
have been induced to wait upon you to-day to explain
the difficulties under which I am labouring ; and, as the
time within which the summons should have been
served has expired, you will, I apprehend, have no ob-
jection to grant me another. I also beg to hand you,
Sir, this extraordinary epistle upon the subject, which I
tound on my desk late on Saturday last :
(Confidential.)
" Dear Sir,—lana requested to inquire whether the
father of Matilda Lait would bring an action for seduc-
tion provided that sufficient funds were furnished for that
purpose. Of course kcannot say, at present, who would
be retained as solicitor in the action, as I am not in-
structed on that point, but I must beg the favour of your
immediate reply.

To which I sent the following
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" Miss Lait and Mr. Grantley Berkeley.
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just received from you. I presume that you are not
aware that an insidious and unprofessional interview has
been had by Mr. Raw, of Furnival's Inn, or, with his
authority, by one of his clerks, with the complainant on
this subject. I have but too much reason to believe that
an unfair attempt is being made to subvert the true
course of justice, and, therefore, without meaning any
personal offence to you, you will see how necessary it is
to be cautious. It is not because it happens that the
defendant is the Hon. Mr. Grantley Berkeley, and the
complainant is a roost unfortunate and almost friendless
young girl, that therefore her reputation is to be de-
stro) ed, and herself and child left unprotected and un-
provided for. It is not fair of you, under the circum
stances, to make the inquiry you do of me, in your letter,
as to ulterior proceedings, and I must therefore decline
to answer. I shall take a course which, to a certain ex-
tent at least, will show what it is my intention to do in
,his matter. I remain, Sir, yours respectfully,
" (for Mr. A. Haynes)
EDWARD P. WOOLFE,
47, Batton-garden.''
Mr.Woolfe said, he was desirous for the present to avoid
mention of the name of thegentleman from whom the letter
appeared to come, although that was given with the ad-
dress. The letter was couched in such ambiguous terms
that he hardly knew how to interpret its true meaning.
Mr. Woolfe continued—l' don't please that either my
character or the character and interests of my client
should be impaired by the machinations of either the

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