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London, England, 1864-11-11 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVhNINd, NOVEMBER 11, 1864.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.-THIS DAY.

To-day the Lord Chancellor, in compliance with her
Majesty's Royal Commission, attended to further prorogue
the sitting of the Parliament.
The Commons having been summoned to the bar of their
lordships' house by the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod,
The LORD CHANCELLOR then, in• the usual form, in
accordance with her Majesty's command, declared the Par-
liament 1 o stand further adjourned until January 13.
The meeting of the House, therefore, for the despatch of
public business will take place before the usual period--
viz , the last week in January or the beginning of February.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)

PORTUGAL V, PORTUGAL. -.4-
Ellen Cordelia Portugal prayed for dissolution of her
marriage with Joaquim Maria de Almeida Portugal, on the
grounds of adultery and cruelty.
Mr Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr Murphy appeared for
the petitioner, and Dr Spinks and Dr Tristram for the
respondent.
Witnesses having been examined to prove the adultery,
Ann Duckett said she had been in Captain and Mrs Por-
tugal's service for five years, and during that time she had
seen him treat her with great violence.
Lieut. Edwards, of the Royal Navy, said he had known
the parties for some years. He recollected being present
on one occasion when Captain Portugal took up a decanter
of port wine and threw it at his wife, b3cause she objected
to have the name of a Madame la Bonne mentioned at the
table.

Dr Spinks, at this stage of the case, said that by his advice
the respondent would not oppose any further. He was only
anxious in the first instance to ascertain whether the peti-
tioner's allegations could be supported.
The learned judge granted a rule nisi.
Application was made that the petitioner should have
access to her children.

The Judge Ordinary said an agreement concerning that
might be drawn up mutually, but if there was any difficulty
he would at once interfere. .

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As the petitioner was leaving the court one of her sons
tenderly embraced her and wept bitterly.

MOORE V. MOORE.
This was a petition for judicial separation, presented by
the wife on the ground of cruelty.
. Mrs EtizA Moore, the petitioner, said—After our mar-
riage, which took place in 1819, we went to live in Trinity-
square, Tower-hill. My husband was a hemp and flax
merchant. In 1854 we were living in Granada-place pre-
vious to going into the city. One morning Mr Moore took
up a kettle of boiling water and threw it at me. The water
did not go over me, but it greatly injured the furniture.
Not feeling satisfied with that, he took up a glass sugar
basin and threw it at me. On one occasion he took up an
earthenware jelly mould which struck me on the head, and
inflicted a severe wound. It also cut my arm very
severely. The circumstance that led to this was that I
had given a small juvenile party for a couple of hours
to his nephew's school fellow. He questioned his nephew
how he spent his time, when he (respondent) was away,
and I told him I would not have the boy turned into a spy,
but that if he wanted to know anything I would tell him.
This greatly angered biro. and then he committed the vio-
lence I have spoken of. In 1855 he threw a glass sugar
basin at me. I have been compelled to seek magisterial
protection, but after he was bound down to keep the peace
he treated me very violently. When we went to live at
Chiselhurst he threatened to kill me because I objected to
his bringing home men to annoy me by getting drunk.
The witness then detailed a number of other acts of gross
cruelty.
The medical gentleman, Mr Lee, who had attended Mrs
Moore for the injuries her husband had inflicted on her
having been examined,
Dr Mushet, a physician, stated that he had attended Mrs
Moore for a serious injury to one of her eyes. The blow,
which was inflicted by her husband, resulted in the loss of
the sight of the organ.
This was the whole of the evidence.
The Judge Ordinary said he was quite satisfied that the
husband had treated his wife with the grossest brutality
and he granted a decree for judicial separation.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A " LADIES"' COACHMAN IN TROUBLE.—Henry
Hayes, a coachman, in the employ of Mr Trinder, of the
Eyre Arms, St. John's-wood, was charged, before Mr
Knox, under the following circumttances :
Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, said that about half-past one
o'clock that morning he saw a horse attached to a brougham
standing in Coventry.street. The prisoner was standing
in front of the horse, a remarkably fine one, and holding
it by the bit. The prisoner then raised his foot and kicked
the horse several times on the shins, and afterwards on
the kneecaps. He asked the prisoner why he did so, and
he said the horse had fallen down and that he was punish-
ing it for it. As the prisoner was very drunk, and the
horse became restive in =sequence of the kicks the pri-
soner had given it, and as the prisoner was about to strike
it with the whip, he attempted to take the whip from him,
when they had a struggle, in the course of which the whip
was broken. He then took the prisoner into custody, and
the horse and brougham were taken to the Greenyard.
In answer to Mr Knox, the sergeant said the prisoner
was in the employ of a livery-stable keeper, at St. John's-
wood, and had taken some women to "Kate Hamilton's,'
and was waiting for them.
The prisoner said he took some "ladies' to "Kate's,'
and while doing so the horse slipped and broke one of the
shafts, and pitched him off the box, hurting his head. He
certainly kicked the horse, but he was excited at the time.
Mr Knox said the prisoner was a person totally unfit to
be entrusted with horses, and fined him 40s, or 14 days.

THAMES.
A RUFFlAN.—Christopher Windon, a rough and dirty-
looking fellow, about 40 years of age, was brought before
Mr Partridge, charged with assaulting Maly Ann Nye.
The complainant said she was an unfortunate girl, living
at No. 8, Devonshire-street, St George-in-the-East. The
prisoner was her landlord. She came home this morning at
2 o'clock, and went into the room adjoining her own to
obtain a light of a young woman. The prisoner came into
the room, abused her, and used very filthy language. She
remonstrated with him, and he struck her twice on the
head with his fists. She went into his room to get out of
the way. He followed her. She took up the tongs from the
fireplace and threatened to cut him down if he did not leave
her alone. He said "Will you take up the tongs to hit
me ?" and she put them down again. He immediately took
up the tongs again and thrust the end of them into her left
eye, whieb inflamed it and caused it to be swollen, as it
now appeared. She went to her window overlooking the
street, and called out " Murder!" and " Police I
James Fry, a pollee-constable, No. 481 K, said he took
the prisoner into custody. The woman was in a very bad
state, and crying.
lUr Partridge—Do you know anything of the house ?
Witness—Yes. It in a common brothel, and has been so
for years.
The Prisoner—Do you know anything of me ?
Witness—Yes, I do. You have been sentenced to three

months' hard labour for beating your wife. Last Friday
kit was this day fortnight. You were boating
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assault on the complainant. He
, and I was called Kon to interfere.
r Partridge said the prisoner was a ruffian, and had
committedee
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him to bs imprisoned for three months, and kept
to hard labour.
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THE LOST OTIIONA.—We recently recorded the
discovery of submerged ruins at St. Peter's Head,
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to be admitted by all from the evidence adduced that the site
of Othona is identical with that of the disinterred ruins.
The Romans during the
that a channel fleet is not a suffi-
cient protection against invading foes,
and built, as we
build, on the most exposed parts of the coast a series of
forts as a protection agains nvad.ers, We find from the
important work known as the .Notitia Dignitatum a Adnsi-
nistrahonum ominum, So., that on the maritime tract
termed the Saxon shore there were nine stations, and that
Othona is the first enumerated. The other eight have been
determined, and the recent discovery, which verifies local
tradition and the suggestion made long ago on the ordnance
map, points to St. Peter's hoed as the undoubted site of the
ninth.
THE PRINCE OF WALES AT LANCASHIRE,—We
ara enabled to state, on the authority of a letter
received from Lord Stanley, that the Prince of Wales has
announced his intention of visiting the Earl of Derby next
week at Knowsley, where he will probably remain from
Tuesday to Saturday. Ills Royal Highness may probably
visit Liverpool on the 18th. Mr Laurence, the newly
elected Mayor of Liverpool, announced yesterday to the
Town Council of that boroug h
h tat he ha received a note
from the Earl of Derby, to the effect that the Prince and
Princess of Wales would visit Liverpool next week, probably
on Thursday or Friday, but that the Prince was desirous
that the visit should be a private one, and that no addresses
should be presented. The arrangements, therefore, have
been left in the hands of the Mayors—Manchester Guar-

dian.
A violent fire broke out a few days ago at Nasy
(Doubs), and in spite of the assistance which soon arrived
from all the neighbouring villages, speedily destroyed 21
homes, with a great quantity of farm produce. The loss is
estimattA at 500,000 f. The Emperor, on hearing of the
disaster, sent immediately to tho prefect a Elllll of 5,000 f. to
be distributed among the sufferers.