The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-09-12 (London, England)

FAM ILY SQITA BBLEFI. UNtosr-II A r L.—Yesterday a respectable looking man who gave his name Bows, was summoned before the presiding Magistrate for assaulting his brother-in-law, of the same name, The complainant, on commencing bit statement, called the Magistrate's attention to a black eye titer he had received from his relative that morning. He then proceeded to state that he was a married man. and that his wife having taken a freak into her head to abscond from him, " very naturally," said he, " I went to week after her, fearful that she might have flung herself into the river, or done some other naughty trick." In the course of his search he called at his brother-in-law's house, and the first object that presented itself to his astonished senses wan his wife, whom he had almost given up for lost. She wan sitting behind a screen in the parlour, and he no sooner caught a glimpse of her, than running forward for the purpose of embracing her, the defendant met him half way, and gave him a douse in the eye that closed it, and during the confusion that arose in consequence, his wife, instead of remaining where she was, made a precipitate retreat, leaving her cora spoon in the hands of a man that, in point of size was able to annihilate him from the face of the earth. He added that he nude an attempt to follow his wife, but the person who had assaulted him in the first instance swore most bitterly that if lie budged any where but one of the house, his other eye should meet with the same fate. Consequently lie was obliged to depart without 1 his wife, to whom no one had so much right, he said, as himself. The defendant interrupted him by saying, that he was justified in treating him in the manner he had. " The fact was," said the defendant, " the person who now made the complaint treated his wife very barbarously, and the poor woman, eisguated with his behaviour, left him, and sought protection under his (the defendant's) roof. Thither the husband followed her, and in a state of intoxication demanded that she should instantly leave the premises. Defendant remonstrated with him on the brutality of his conduct, in the course of which high words ensued, and the result was, that the defendant struck hint in the eye. The complainant declared that lie was as sober as a judge when he went to look after his wife. The assertion, however, was COD• tradicted by two witnesses, who bore testimony of his having been blind drunk on the occasion. The Magistrate therefore discharged Mr. Bones, the defendant,and advised his namesake,the complain• ant, to behave better to his wife in future, and lie would warrant she woul:: not abandon tier home. I DISGUSTING INSTANCE OF immoRALITv.  An apprentice boy to a printer was brought up for neglecting his mas'er's work. The printer stated that the defendant was bound to him for seven years, and that he had served about 12 months of his time. For the first two or three months the lad went on very well ; but subsequently, having formed some very bad associates in the neigh. bourbood, he neglected his business, staid out at night, and what. ever work he was set about always contrived to spoil it. This was the complaint. The defendant, a tine chubby-faced boy, began to set up a howl on hearing the charge. He declared that the complainant had not told the truth, " toe," said he, " my master reaches me nothing but gambling. Ile drinks very hard, is regularly drunk once a day, and twice on a Sunday. He attends the Baptist Chapel on the Sabbath, and often goes there staggering drunk. It is true he allows me a shilling a week, but when he gives it me, he compels me to gamble, and then gets it back again." The Magistrate observel. that by the lad's account lie had a very bad example before him. Ile should therefore advise the indentures to be cancelled. This proposition was mutually agreed to, and the parties withdrew.  We have just heard that a butcher, named Yates, has been murdered on the Bristol road, not far from this city. The report seems, unfortunately, to be too true, but no particulars have transpired.—GAireester.fournal.