The Sun. — 1842-09-14 (London, England)

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 Frederick 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 engagements 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 employment, having previously taken a place for his wife at 14, White Conduit-grove. In the meantime it so happened that the rev. defendant had removed 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 unable to learn. In consequence, however,., of the information 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, whereupon 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 defendant out. _  This matter was subsequently explained by the answers 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