The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-25 00:00:00

IkIBER.

Monmouth
Manchester Autumn 22
Newmarket lst October 26
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I .Newmarket Houghton.. 23

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF DIY, RCE.
(13tfore the Judge Ordinary.)
POOLE V. POOLE.

This was a suit for dissolution of marriage, instituted by
the wife, the well known vocelist, against her husband, an
instrumentalist.

Mr John E. Rouse said h© was a singer and musician,

now engaged at Her Majesty's Theatre. He was acquainted
with Mr and Mrs Poole. He had known Mr Poole for some
years previous to marriage. The lady's maiden name was
Saunders. He saw them for a few weeks after their mar-
riage, which took place at St. Hilliers, in Jersey. Poole
was at that time the leader of an orchestra. He did not visit
them much after marriage. The photograph produced was
that of Mr Poole.

Laura Winfred Poole, the petitioner, said my maiden
name was Saunders. After our marriage we went to spend
the honeymoon at my husband's mother's. We afterwaids
went to Norwich, and ultimately kept a house in Canal
street, Birmingham, and afterwards in Belmont-row. I
don't know how many children I have now, as I have been
told so many falsehoods about their deaths. I believe I
have, at this time, four alive. I have borne my husband
six. The children were not taken from me, but being a
bird of passage, and remaining in no place for a long time,
I took my children to his mother's, and afterwards I used
to be told peculiar things clout them. About a month after
marriage I began to suspect something, but, as I was doat-
ingly fond of the man, I hoped I might be able to secure
his happiness at home. He, however, began to threaten at
this time. At Norwich, while 1 was engaged to play
Columbine, he gave me a black eye
The Judge—What did he do to you ?
Witness—He struck me.
The Judge—Did you strike him first ? (Laughter.)
Witness—Oh dear, no. lily husband has not used other
violence towards me.
Dr Spinks—Nothing else ?

Witness—Well, he has knocked my head against the
wall. The violence was occasioned in consequence of my
not being able to study my part. It was from Shakapere,
who is very difficult to study. I told him I would rather
loose a night's salary than make a stupid of myself. He
said I was lazy, and struck me. I was unable to attend to
business for three days. The next act of cruelty took place
at Yarmouth. He gave me a black eye. This was before
we took our house in Birmingham. Ho usually committed
violence in bed. lie used to kick n..e out of it.
The Judge—What for ?

Witness—Because I need to remonstrate with him spend-
ing so much of his salary. He only came home for about
eight or nine days after our marriage about nine or ten in
the morning.

The Judge—What time used he to get up ?
Witness—About two in the afternoon, (Laughter.) He
always spent nearly all his salary ; and whenever I made
any remark ho said he should not work either for
me or my kids. lie afterwards quarrelled because I
refused to sing at concert halts. I preferred thea-
tres. I have, however, since that been singing at
music halls in Portsmouth and Southampton. I think 1
was in Sunderland about this time last year. On one occa-
sion, on my returning from an engagement to my home in
Belmont-row, I found the whole of the furniture had been
sold off and my husband gone, I met a professional lady
after this, and she told me she had met my husband with
Madame Alford at Glasgow, although he had loft word for
me to address my latters to him in London. I received one
letter from my husband, in which he stated he had now
got a perfect lady. I felt disguested, and I have never
seen him since.

Several other witnesses corroborated the evidence of the

petitioner.
The case was not concluded when we went to preen.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

—,—
Market quiet but steady. Sales probably 9,000
bales.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOL DINNER.—
the Duke of Cambridge has kindly consented to
take the chair at the annual dinner, which will be held at
the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-stroet, in the latter part
of December next.

THE PLAISTOW MURDER,—It is stated that,
through information furnished by Mrs Warren, in whose
house the murdered man Fuhrhttp resided on his first
arrival in this country, some additional, evidence has been
obtained in support of the prosecution against Kohl, and
will he adduced before the magistrates at Ilford to-morrow,
Saturday. The witnesses previously examined attended at
the Home-office, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, with
Superintendent Howie, of the K division of metropolitan
police, and had an interview with the legal gentlemen who
will conduct the prosecution on the part of the Govern-
ment,:with the object, it is stated, of confirming the deposi-
tions already taken.
adverse verdict of the coroner's jury, appears to be more
deeply impressed with the critical position in which ho is
placed. The prisoner, it is stated, since the

A ROMAN ALUANAcK. Among the interesting
discoveries which are being daily made at Pompeii
that of a Roman almanack deserves particularly to be re-
corded. It is engraved On a white marble slab found in the
vicinity of the Isis gate, and contains the indication of the
months arranged by
threes in vertical columns. Each
religion column is beaded with the sign of the zodiac pertaining
to the month it contains, and curious indications concern.
ing the agriculture and
in-
terspersed here and there. At the top of each column,
the
under the sign of of the Romans are
zodiac, there is the name of
the month and the number of days. Next follow the
risme, which during eight months of the year begin
on the fitth day, a circumstance explaining why they were
called Quihtance in those months, while in the remaining
their beginning on the seventh day. The idus are not
ones they received the name
marked because the interval between them and the nonce
of septimanw on account of
was invariably seven days. The number of diurnal and
nocturnal hours is also marked on the almanac, the inte-
gers being expressed in common Roman figures, and
the fractions by an s for semi, or by small horizontal lines
for the quarters, The equinoxes and the summer solstice
are also marked, while opposite to the winter solstice there
are the words Itiemis tnittunt (the beginning of winter.)
Next comes the agriouhura; chapter, in which the farmer
is reminded of the chief operations to be performed each
month. The religious section is not the least interest-
ing. It tells us which of the gods is the tutelar one of
the month—it also gives us the principal religious fee-
tivals, and advises the farmer, it he would have a
good harvest, not to neglect the worship of the protecting
divinities. At the top of the marble slab Apollo is seen
driving the car of the sun, and at the bottom Ceres is seen
reaping a field. From all this information put into the
almanack, it was evidently intended for the lure' popula-
tion. It has now b.,en placed in the Museum of Naples.--
Galignani's Messeiwer,

SAD TERMINATION TO THE SWISS POISONING
CASE —Dr. Demme, who, as well as Madame Trumpy,
was recently acquitted of the charge of poisoning his
friend M. Trumpy, after a long trial at Berne, disappeared
about a fortnight,eince, and it has now be,n discovered that
he and his bride, Flora Trumpy, the wife, has become hope-
lessly insane. Some formal obstacles were opposed to the
union of the bethrothed, and without the knowlege of
relatives, they proceeded to Freiburg, and thence to Ouchy
on the Lake of Geneva, in Which, after much search, their
bodies have now been found. The unfortunate doctor and
his young bride appear to have undertaken the jowney
without pecuniary resources, and indeed it would seem from
the worn condition of the young lady's boots, that she and
the doctor had walked some distance. The town of Beirno and
the whole of Switzerland deeply deplore this melancholy
termination of the proceedings which have so deeply inte-
rested all classes of the country for a long time past. The
Demme family have issued the following notification of the
calamity :—" Friends and enemies will receive the startling
intelligenoe that, according to a farewell letter, Dr. Herr-
mann Demme and his bride Flora, united in faithful love,
have sought and found a common grave in the depths of
the Lake of Geneva. May enmity be struck dumb at this
grave, but rosy love offer silent sympathy wits our sorrow,"