The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-10 00:00:00

FilE SUN, LoNporsr, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER, 10, 1864.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before tho Judge Ordinary.)
CHANTER V, CHANTER.

This was an undefended suit of the wife against the
husband, praying for a dissolution of marriage, on the
ground of cruelty, adultery, and desertion.
The parties were married in 1856, and cohabited for some
time, when the respondent commenced a series of acts of
cruelty, and ultimately deserted his wife, who was left
entirely destitute of support. The petitioner stated that
after the marriage she went to Dub.in with her
husband, and then to Cork, where his treatment
became very bad, he having been in the habit
of violently assaulting her. He used to strike
her with a cane. Their disputes arose in conse-
quence of differences abort money, which he endeavoured
to extort from her. They separated shortly after the mar-
riage, and she went to Bromley to live. He followed her
there and demanded money, which she refused to give him,
having barely enough to support herself, and on one occa-
sion he took off her wedding ring. He used to demand her
things, and if he required her bonnet he would have had it.
He used to ill treat her solely in regard to money matters,
and he was not a jealous man, From 1859 to 1863 she did
not see her husband, but in the latter year he wanted to be
reconciled to her, but she refused to live with him unlesshe
provided her with a home, which he did not do. She was
then living in Suthot land-street, Pimlico, and he remained
at the house, but occupied a separate bedroom, In about
three or four days he went away, and she did not see him
until some time afterwards, when he accosted her in the
street. On that occasion he struck her with his cane—
frequent act of his—because she would not lean on him and
had a basket on her arm, at which he appeared shocked.
He also pinched her. She never saw him afterwards, but
she heard that he was confined in Northampton Gaol for
some offence which he had committed. He had given her
black eyes. She remembered on one occasion his wanting her
to take a glass of whisky and water, and his having a bottle
of laudanum in his possession, which she and the servant
succeeded in getting from him. That was in December
1863. She had not cohabited with her husband since she
left him.
Witnesses were examined to corroborate the evidence of
the petitioner. One, a domestic servant, stated that on
one occasion she entered Mrs Chanter's apartment atter the
respondent had quitted it, and found her in a state of insen-
sibility from ill-usage.
The learned judge granted a decree nisi.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
COWARDLY ASSAULT ON A FENIA.LE. —Richard W

liams, a glass plater, living in Charlton-street, Fitzroy-
square, was charged before Mr Knox with assaulting Mrs
Mary Ann Gray, of 49, Newman-street, Oxford•street.
Mrs Gray, who had a bad black eye, stated that on the
previous evening she was at the house of her father, 4,
Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital, an alamode beef-house,
when a person who was taking his supper misconducted
himselF, being the worse for liquor. Her brother went to
the door to look for a constable, when the defendant en-
tered, She asked the defendant, whether he wanted any
refreshment end he said he did not, and she then told him
there were quite enough persons in the place without him,
and immediately afterwards the defendant gave her a blow

in the eye.
In answer to Mr Knox the complainant said she believed
the defendant was intoxicated.

The defendant wished to know if Mrs Gray had not
seized him by the collar, and Mrs Gray said not till defen-
dant struck her. Her brother had also a black eye through
a blow the defendant gave him.
Mr Benjamin John Wolff said he resided with his
father. On the previous evening there was a disturbance
in the shop caused by a person who was intoxicated. Ile

saw the defendant strike his sister and defended her as well
as he could, and the defendant then struck him in the eye.
Mr Wolff, who had also a bad black eye, said, in answer
to a question, the defendant had been drinking, but knew
what he was about.

Police constable Sharman, 35 E, proved taking defendant
into custody, and that he was drunk.
The defendant said that, hearing a disturbance, he went
into the house, when Mrs Gray seized him by the collar,
and he pushed her away.
Mr Knox said if the defendant wished him to believe that
the black eye Mrs Gray had got was caused by a push, he
would at once tell him he did not believe him.
The defendant said he had a wife and children.
Mr Knox said ho would not send the defendant to prison
at once—though he considered his conduct:in striking a
female very dastardly and btutel—as it might ruin his
wife and children. The defendant did not think so much
of his children as he (Ur Knox) did. The only thing in
the defendan).'s favour was that there was no premeditation. ,
He would fine him 405 or 14 days.
FICKPOMETS AT THE ILLtiMINATIONS.—Four boys
named George Hawkins, Henry Gupping, John Skeen, and
James Bryan, were charged before Mr Knox with picking
pockets last night in Regent-street and Savile-row.
Butcher, 137 0, and Dawson, 301 A, having given evi-
dence, Mr Knox remanded the prisoners, that the police
might inquire as to the character of the boys.