The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-05-13 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

LONDON POLIOE.-UNION HALL  SINGULAR MARRIAGE.—James Balls, late the driver of one of the Brixton stage-coaches, appeared upon his recognizance, for the purpose of entering into bail for an assault, and threatening the life of his wife, a lady of considerable property, to whom he had recently been married. The complainant, a tall genteel-looking woman, was accompanied by a medical gentleman, one of her trustees, and two ladies. She stated that she was married to the defendant six months ago, at which time he was the driver of a Brixton coach, and that she lived on the line of road over which he was in the habit of driving backwards and forwards every day. That in six days after their marriage took place he left her, and only came occasionally to see her for the' purpose of demanding money ; and on those occasions if she refused his demand he would threaten her with personal violence, and has frequently thrown things at her.  Mr. t ottin.kham.—Descilbevien he last threatened your life. _  Complainant.—On Thursday last he came to my house, and on entering the room where I was sitting, he exclaimed in a loud tone, " I want half a hundred pounds, and must have it." She told him that his conduct to her was so bad, and that she had already given him so much money, she had determined sot to give him any more, upon which he flew into a violent passion, took up the poker, and swore that he would murder her if she refused to give him what be came there for.  Mr. Cottingham.—Where has be been living since he left  Complainant. —I am totally ignorant as to that, or who his  associates are  What money have you given him since your marriage?— Upwards of £BOO, which he soon run through. Mr. Cottingham asked the defendant what he had to say in answer to the charge ? _  The defendant raid that he never threatened t) injure her ; that he had no such thought ; that when he got married to her, knowing she was a lady, he wanted to live comfortable as a gentleman, and accordingly thought they ought to ride in their carriage as well as other folks with plenty of money; that the £BOO she talked about giving him be had expended most part on a carriage and horses for their joint use ; that soon after their marriage she wanted to keep a tight hand over him, and treated him more like a poor dependent than a husband. He added that he did not like such goings on, and it was her fault that he was obliged to leave the house, and that his marriage with her was anything but fortunate, for previously to it he was in the receipt of six guineas aweek, while he was driving one of his father's coaches, and since then his friends had turned their backs upon him. Mr. Cottingham, who was evidently surprised, asked the complainant whether she was aware the defendant was a coachman at the time she formed a matrimonial alliance with him ? _ _  The reply was, that she had known him three or four tyoeaßrsriaxitiotene.edently, seeing him of a day driving up and down  '-fliCOMplainant's trustee said that her father held a high situation in the East India House, and left her an ample fortune, which was luckily secured in such a manner that the defendant could not touch it. He added that, since the marriage took place, the lady had led a most wretched life, in consequence of her having formed an alliance so much beneath her. Mr. Cottingham expressed his astonishment that a lady of birth and education should have entered into an alliance with the defendant; who, having entered into his own recognizance of £2OO, and found two sureties of £lOO each, was then discharged.