The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-22 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN

Hazoke Badnell, a master tailor, residing
in Cleveland-street, was brought up by the parish
officers of St. Pancras, on a charge of deserting his
wife and leaving her chargeable to the parish.
The defendant's wife, a young woman of prepos-
sessing appearance, stated, that about seven months
ago, -in consequence of her husband's cruel treatment
to her, from the effects of which she teas still suffer-

ing under bodily infirmities, she was obliged to leave
him and go into an hospital. IL 2,liied her the
common necessaries of life, and, being habitually ad-
dicted to liquor, whenever he was drunk would heat
her shockingly. When she came out of the hospi-
tal she was fearful of again living with him, and
took up her abode with her mother, by whom she
was supported until within the last six weeks, dur-
ing which she subsisted upon parish relief.
Mr. LAING asked the defendant what he had to
say to the complaint.
The defendant was out of business, and lived with
his friends at Peckham-ryr. He wished his wife to
return home, and he would do all in his power to
maintain her.

The wife would not take his word, and dreaded
his violence.

The officers said there was no dependence to be
placed on the word of the defendant, and the Ma-
gistrate committed him to the House of Correction

'r one month.

His wife was removed from the office in hysterics,
occasioned by the delicate state of health to which
she was reduced.

Yesterday three stout stable-men, in the employ
of Mr. Bailey, of Pentonville, were charged with the
following extraordinary outrage and assault upon
William Spears, a cabriolet-driver

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The prosecutor stated that, on Saturday night
last, he returned to the above stables, where he was
employed, to deliver up the profits of his day's work,
when the prisoners made an attack upon him, and
challenged him to fight. He was obliged to do so
for his own protection; and, after a few rounds,
they seized on him in a most violent manner, and
dragged him to a horse-pond, where they ducked him
two or three times.

Mr. LAING—What was the cause of all this
Witness—l took home 145., which was all I earned,
and the stable-keepers, thinking that I had earned
more and had pocketed it, ill-used me.

A voice—He is a ree lar tricker, your Worship.
Mr. LAING —I have not the honour to be ac-
quainted with the term. What is its meaning ?
A stout personage, who represented himself as fore-
man over the stable-men—Vy,a cheat, your IVu,ship
—this ere man there goes out with a cab (cabriolet),
and, if he doesn't bring back 28s. in a sartain given
time, they say they're done, tricked, or cheated.
Now, I nose he yarned more on Saturday night, and
he only brought Hs., and directly lie made his ap-
pearance he was told not to enter, or he would get
a hiding ; but he would, and he did.

Mr. LAING asked if he was at the horse pond
ceremony ?—No, I vasu't there ; but he desarved
what he got for his blackguard language.
Another witness proved that the prosecutor gave
the first challenge to fight ; and, knowing him to be
a cheat, ye ducked him, your Honour.
Mr. LAING requested to know what sort of a
ducking? Witness (coolly, with his hands in his
pockets)—We only dipped his head in three times,
your Honour.---(A laugh.)
Several other witnesses proved, beyond a doubt,
that the prosecutor bad, misconducted himself; and
the Magistrate ordered the prisoners to pay three
shillings each, and he discharged.