The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-14 00:00:00

IN RE W. G. SMITH.

The insolvent had been a carrier in Bond-stmet.
He applied to be liberated until the day for hearing.
It appeared that he had assigned his property to a
horse-dealer named Panton, for money and goods re-
ceived, but this very property had been subsequently
sold by the insolvent, as Panton, by the terms of the
assignment, was precluded from entering until De-
cember. His daughter also claimed a lien upon all
his household furniture.

Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said this was too gross
a case to give the insolvent the benefit of bail, and he
should therefore send him back to prison.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(Before Mr.lVALEsuy, Chairman, and a full Bench of
Magistrates.)
The Rev. Thomas Boddington and Matilda Tippetts
were indicted, charged with having assaulted Frede-
rick Penn Tippetts, the husband of the latter.
Mr. Clarkson conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
Payne appeared for the defendants.
Mr. CLARKSON having stated the case, called

The prosecutor, who said that he had first become
acquainted with the rev. defendant about two years
since. Their acquaintance had commenced at the
Crown coffee-shop. The female defendant had at
that period lived as nursery-governess in the family
of the rev. gentleman. About the month of April
Mr. Boddington had offered to procure him such en-
gagements in Sydney as should realise a pecuniary
remuneration of 3/. per week. The defendant than
suggested to him the propriety of his marrying ere he
set out, and eventually introduced him to the female
defendant, as a suitable match for him. Ultimately
they were married, last May. Finding, however,
that the rev. gentleman did not carry his promise,
of sending him over to Sydney, into effect in six weeks
time, he went into the country in search of employ-
ment, having previously taken a place for his wife
at 14, White Conduit-grove. In the meantime
it so happened that the rev. defendant had re-
moved to York-street, City-road. After an absence
of a month he returned from the country, and on
going to White Conduit-grove, he discovered that his
wife had left, but whither he for some time was un-
able to learn. In consequence, however,., of the in-
formation he received at that house, he • Was induced
to watch the rev. defendant, and followed him to
No. 3, Spencer-place. On the 25th of the last month
he accordingly went to the house, and upon knocking,
was admitted by his wife, who told him to wait in
the passage. She appeared to be very cross, where-
upon he affectionately patted her on the head, on
which she seized hold of a pair of bellows, and struck
him violently across the shoulders, exclaiming that
she would soon get some one who would settle him.
At this moment the rev. defendant entered the house,
and immediately struck him with his clenched fist on
the chest, his wife crying out, " Here is the villain !"
an exclamation she instantly followed up by striking
him and pulling his hair. The rev. defendant then
took up the poker, and was in the act of striking him
over the head, when a man of the name of Dawes
rushed into the room and wrested it from his hands,
his wife crying out " Murder." He then ran away, and
on the 27th he obtained the warrant for the assault.

Cross-examined—Prior to the commencement of
his acquaintance with the male defendant he had been
engaged in the linendrapery and butchering trades.
It was not until after he was introduced to his present
wife by the male defendant, that he had held any
communication with her. When he went into the
country to seek employment, he had left his wife
without any means of support. When he went to
Spencer-place, he told her she was no better than she
ought to be, but that was after his wife had desired
him to wait in the passage. After the rev. defendant
had come in he struck him on the face, and made his
nose bleed. He also struck his wile, and called her
names.

Re-examined—On the night of his marriage he
had found the rev. defendant in the bed in which ho
and his wife were to have slept, anti was obliged to
obtain the assistance of his brother to pull the de-
fendant out. _

This matter was subsequently explained by the an-
swers to questions put to the witness by the counsel
for the defendant and several members of the bench,
whgu it appeared that the wedding festival was held