The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-27 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH.STREET.

CoN.—Yesterday /?ocrt Bevis, a respect-
able-looking young man, about seventeen years of
age, was brought up from St. Giles's'wateh-house,
charged with being found in the house of George
Buckley, watchman of the parish of St. Martin-in-
the-Fields.

Upon the parties being called, Mrs. Buckley came
in, a remarkably pretty-looking female, about twenty
years of age, having a child in her arms, accompanied
by a whole host of
_female friends, who seemed to
frown defiance upon the husband.
George Buckley, on advancing to the table,
begged his Worship would listen to him, although
he was hardly able to speak on account of the me-
lancholy tale which he had to relate. After making
this exordium he was sworn, when he deposed that
he was one of the patrol of St. Martin-in-the Fields,
and about half-past six o'clock on Monday morning,
on leaving duty, he returned to his lodgings in Sta-
cey-street, and into his room there are two entrances.
On going up he knocked at the door, when he heard
his wife, in a nhisper, say, " Get up and dress
yourself;" but, hardly crediting his ears, listened
again, when he heard her say, " Go out at the other
door." On hearing this he repeated his knocks,
when his wife said, " Who is there I"' He then
desiNd her to open the door, and not to send the
person out whom she had in the room until the door
was opened, on which she, with great sang froid,
inquired " which door would he have opened f"
His wife at length opened one of the doors, but the
prisoner had got out by the other before he entered ;
but he was prepared with the evidence of a watch-
man whom he had called as a witness, who would
prove that he saw the prisoner go into the yard un-
dressed, with his clothes wider his arm, and there
dressed himself; and he was certain that the pri-
soner at the bar was in bed with his wife when he
first knocked at the door, she being also undressed.
Mrs. Buckley—l hope that you will put this vil-
lain upon his oath.

Mr. Roil—He is sworn ; but what is the person
charged ?—The prisoner said that he was a jeweller,
and that the charge was false.
Mr. Roil—Unless he committed an assault I can
have nothing to do with this charge. You must go
to your attorney if you think you are injured.
Buckley—l wish, Sir, that you would divorce us.
Mrs. Buckley—" May I be allowed to speak, Sir ?"
which request being allowed, she stated that the
young man kept company with her sister, who had
brought him home upon Sunday night, and--
Buckley—l hope, your Worship, that you will
separate us, for I will never live with her again.
Mr. Roil—Nonsense; but stop and hear the ex-
planation which is about being stated.
Ann Donovan, the wife's sister, deposed that
she is living in the family of Mr. Keys, wine-mer-
chant, and that she had kept company with the
young man for these two years, but he, not meeting
the approbation of Buckley, had forbid him his
house, and during the last fourteen months he had
only been in the house once. On Sunday night
sbe and the young man had been out together, when
he hasl drank rather freely, and by the time they got
to her sister's he was quite incapable of taking care
of himself; and, it being a very inclement night, she
asked her sister to let him sleep there, to which she
consented; and this was the real fact of the case.

Buckley—And they went to bed together.
Mrs. Buckley—You are a liar for so saying.
ROR—Well, you hear the explanation, which
is a very fair statement, that he was so intoxicated
that he could not more.

Buckley—She shall have no more of my substance.
Mr. Roe—Don't be a fool.
Buckley—C•he shall not.
Mr. Ron—Hold your tongue.
Buckley—Will you hear what the watchman ob-
served ? Besides, I have been often told that such
things_ took place when I was out on duty.
Mr. Ron—There has been enough stated to satisfy
you, if you have any sense, that nothing improper
has taken place.
Mrs. Buckley—The villain knows the charge is
false; besides, I sat up all night.
Mr. ROE—You may all go about your business.
Buckley—Will you not divorce us, your worship ?
Mr. Ron—l tell yea I have no power; if you are
still dissatisfied you must go to your attorney.
Buckley, declaring that he would certainly bring
an action in the Sheriff's Court, left the office fol-
lowed by his wife and her friends, who succeeded in
forcing him to take refuge in the public-house op-
posite.