The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-13 00:00:00

UNION-HALL

Yesterday Mr. Roger Ruding, of Fitzroy-square,
appeared before Messrs. HONE and ELYARD, on -a,
peace-warrant having been issued against him at the
instance of Mr. Whiting, of Claphatn.— The parties
are both men of opulence.
Mr. Laing, the complainant's solicitor, stated that
the parties were connected by marriaze, the defend-
ant having married a si,:ter of his client's a short
time ago. Since the alliance, however, the lady
hail been compelled to institute a libel against her
husband in the Ecclesiastical Courts, for alleged
adultery, and while the proceedings were pending,
the defendant not only excessively annoyed the lady,
but had also grossly insulted, and even gone so far
as to threaten the life of her brother, under whose
roof she sought protection after having abandoned
that of her husband. Mr. Laing added that his
client was only anxious that the defendant should be
held to bail, in order to restrain him from committing
a breach of the peace.
The complainant then proceeded to state, than on
the preceding day, as he was on his way to town
from Clapham, in his cabriolet, he saw the defend-
ant, who called after him. Being anxious to avoid
him, the complainant accelerated the speed of his
horse, but the defendant still continuing to call after
him, he at length stopped, imagining that he was
only anxious to propose some conciliatory measures
relative to the dissentious that had occurred between
him and his wife. The moment he drew up to the
footpath, the defendant exclaimed, " Do you mean,
Sir, to encourage your sister in proceeding against
me to ruin my family ?" To this the complainant
answered, that aq communication lie had to make
upon that subject should be made through the soli-
citors engaged on both sides. He had scarcely
uttered the words, when the defendant applied the
most gross epithets to him, calling him villain,
scoundrel, and a pander to his sister's prostitution.
The complainant added, that ever since his sister
had quitted the defendant, owing to his own mis-
conduct, the latter had hunted her about and an-
noyed her in every possible manner he could devise.
She was under the necessity of going to the houses
of different friends, in order to avoid the annoyance
of his importunities ; and when she sought protec-
tion only a few days ago at his (complainant's)
house, the defendant, having ascertained, by some
means or another, the place of her retreat, followed
her thither, and his conduct there was turbulent in
the extreme, having threatened his (complainant's)
life.

Mr. HONE remarked, that tile language attributed
to the defendant was calculated to excite a breach
of the peace. The Magistrate then inquired of the
defendant what he had to say in answer to the
charge ?•—The defendant was entering into the
causes of separation between him and his wife, upon
which he was stopped by Mr. Hone, who said, I
have to request, Sir, that you will merely confine
yourself to the charge preferred against you, which
is for using language towards the complainant cal-
culated to excite a breach of the peace.
The defendant, looking contemptuously at the
complainant, exclaimed, " There is not much dan-
ger of that party fighting a duel ; indeed, if he sent
me a challenge to-morrow, I consider him so des-
picable, and so much beneath me, that I should not
accept it."

Mr. HONE and Mr. ELYARD concurred in the ne-
cessity of compelling the defendant to find bail to
keep the peace, two sureties of 1001. each, and him-
self in 2001., towards Mr. Whiting.
The defendant, having procured the required
sureties, then left the office with his friends.