Star.
London, England, 1827-08-30 00:00:00

TO t 417 BRITTAN, SRN.

Ssa—lt is with feelings of the utmost regret, that I have to com-
municate to you the disgraceful and ungentlemanly conduct of
your son, Mr. H. Britian, whose visit at my house I had considered
as one of friendship, but which I am sorry to find has been so far
perverted, and indeed converted into the most outrageous and dis-
gusting insult. It is only since Monday that I have discovered his
unmanly and cruel conduct towards a poor orphan child, under
sixteen years of age, who has been placed under my protection, as •
servant, by Mrs. Miles, sen. near the Post-office, and from whom
I have learned, that during my absence in Devonshire, your so.
bas taken the most indecent and unwarrantable liberties with,
this poor girl, and has twice endeavoured by force to violate
her person, once In my sister's bed room, and once in a room
in which Mr. Peart sleeps. I have sent you the copy of a letter
which I have written him, in reply to one I have received from
him since he left my houw. You will, on perusing it, discover
what his conduct has been, and am sure that you will feel I have
acted properly towards him by the steps which I have taken.—.
Mrs. Miles, as the guardian of the child, has taken upon herself to
remove her from me, and has intimated her intention to prosecute
your son for his very base conduct; but this, I hope, will not be
the case; and should I hear that any steps have been taken for that
purpose, I will you know it without delay.
I remain, lice. CHARLES ANTHONY.
The second letter addressed to the plaintiff was as
follows :
SlN—After your ungenerous and ungentlemanly conduct towards
at in your base, unmanly, and cruel endeavour to seduce a poor
mph= child, under 16 years of age, who was placed under my pro-
tective bg Mrs. Miles, of Clifton, I should have thought you would
at least have possessed some shame, and not again have reverted to
the subject by the impertinent and Insulting letter yen have thought
proper to seed me. Could I, Sir, for a moment consider that I
were your debtor, I would repay you fur your 14 days' servitude ;
but you appear to fare' your letter to me, in which you state how
happy you should be to ollelate for me during my short absence in
Devonaldre,and request that I will not consider your time for a
1111111111.8 St I thus, Sir, you were invited to spend as much time as you
liked under my roof, and you had been a full month with me, al-
though you well knew that I did not require your assistance more
rizzeek or tea days: and you have received every kindness,
.p; and hospitality from me' and would ever have continued
to do so, had not your ungenerous and ungrateful conduct compelled
me to turn you out of my house ; had a brother acted by me as
basely as you have done, I would have served him the same as I
have done you, nor would I have ever again spoken to him. May
I ask you, Sir, if you are ignorant of the crime of which
you have been guilty? the same is one of a very serious
nature--au !masa' for the purpose of committing a rape, and
haw What has thopt from one of Mrs. Miles's family this ng,
I have every reason to fear you will be indicted f r the assail .
There is sulkiest' evidence to prove violence on the person of use
girl, as well as the tearing of the bed curtains la my %lei.
room, whither you had gone in a perfect state of nakedness
purpose of violating her person ; and the girl so ears that v
smarty accomplished the base design, that she could
resist your force, had you not left her on hearing my
up
stairs. Thus, Sir, tbc case stands against you, and
duping a strict investigrattee 1 have been desired to

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