The Sun. — 1832-05-17 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.  UNION- HALL.  Yesterday a mm, named Comfort, war brought up in custody, charged with attempting to cut his wife's throat. The complainant stated, that she had been married twenty-five years, and during that period she la.d had fifteen children by her husband. Within the last few years his temper had undergone an extraordinary change for the worse, and be not only heat and maltreated her, but also threatened to be her murderer. He was on the point of carrying his threats into effect a few days ago by drawing a razor across her throat, had it not been for the interference of a neighbour. who seized it from his hand, and she escaped with a slight gash on her throat, the mark of which, she said, was still visible. The complainant added, that she was compelled to bring the present charge, otherwise slaughter must ensue between them. The Magistrate asked her what cause she assigned for her husband's behaviour towards her? Mrs. Comfort-4 lay it all to that Duke of Wellington ; he will be the ruin of him.  The Magistrate inquired what the Duke of Wellington had to do with her husband ? Mrs. Comfort—More the misfortune for me, my old man is never easy except when he is in company at that blackguard Duke of Wellington's. There he is morning, noon, and night, and when he is away he is dreaming of that cursed Duke of Wellington.  Magistrate--My good woman, I don't understand you rightly. What do you mean by saying that you attrilatte your husband's bad treatment of you to the Duke of Wel. lington? Explain your'elf. I suppose your old man. as you call him, would not spend so much of his time at his Grace's, unless he were occupied in some capacity about the stables, or elsewhere. Mrs. Comfort—About the at Hes, your Worship! He has no employment in the stable ; I wish he had ; he is never out of the tap room.  Magistrate—Oh, I understand you now ; then your husband, it appears, is fond of the ale-house ? Mrs. Comfort—He is in truth, Sir. Magistrate—And the house he frequents is called the Duke of Wellington ? Mrs. Comfort answered in the affirmative, and said, that if she could only sever the connexion between her husband and the Duke of Wellington she knew she should be happy once more. She never knew what a day's pleasure was since her old man associated at the Duke's. There was a spell on him ever since, and she was afraid that he would either cut his own or her throat before be stopped. The MAGISTRATE said the defendant ought to stop at home with his family, instead of spending all his substance at the Duke of Wellington. If he frequented the house as his wife stated, it would eventually bring down misfortune on him and all his family. The defendant contended that there were faults on both sides, and said his wife irritated him a good deal by dragging him away by the scruff of the neck from the Duke of Wellington. He was fend of spending his evenings in good society : but his wife—and he could not tell the reason—had a strong aversion to the Duke of Wellington, and this feeling had of late increased so much, that she could not bear to hear the name mentioned.  The MAGISTRATE said it wa• no wonder for her to be dissatisfied with the Duke of 'Wellington, especially as her husband epent so much of his earnings there, and afterwards ill-treated h's wife. The defendant was then held to bail for the assault, and in default was locked up.