The Sun. — 1836-12-24 (London, England)

UNION-HALL. Yesterday Mr. Richard Panora, residing' at Battersea, was charged with committing a violent assault on Eleanor, his wife, under the following circumstances : Mrs. Parsons, who exhibited a deep cut over the left eye, which was also much swollen and black, stated that six weeks ago she separated from her husband by mutual agreement, and, having property of her own, she made no claim upon him for her maintenance. On the preceding day she met her husband for the first time since their separation in the neighbourhood of Battersea, and they recognised each other, and entered into familiar conversation about OA' children ; after which they parted on friendly terms. She proceeded home, and in the course of the same evening a knock came at her door, and, when opened, her husband rushed into the passage with a knife in his hand, and in a passion exclaimed that " he had come there to murder her." She drew back with the candlestick in her hand, but lie follow`e.d her, and struck her several blows with his fists, and ultimately seized the candlestick from her, and struck her with, it over the left eye, and inflicted the wound. now observable on that part. She screamed aloud, when some persons came to her help, and but for their interposition she verily believed her husband would have carried his threats of murder into effect. Mr. TRAIL asked Mrs. Parsons if she could acconnt for the violence exhibited by her husband on the occasion ; but her reply was that she was totally ignorant of having given him any provocation. The defendant here was called upon to give his account of the affair. The defendant the.n proceeded to describe that the origin of their separatissa was owing to his wife's familiarity with a gentleman 'Whose visits at their house he had forbidden, but who was still encouraged there by her. On the morning in question he (defendant) had great reason to believe that the person to whom he alluded was secreted in his wife's house, and he went there accordingly, to convince; himself of the fact. When he got into the house he se. quested his wife to give him the candle, in order to go &,,w stairs to look into the coal-hole for the man, whom be. suspected was concealed there ; but to prevent the er.arnination she blew out the light, which, however, was 'tit a second and a third time, but she always extinguislsed it ; and in the scuffle to search the premises and discover the intruder, he (defendant) might have acted more violence towards her than the law allowed. He e.dded that his wife had left him with five children, and ssomplained loudly of her unnatural conduct.  Mrs. Parsons—lt was a voluntary separation on both sides, and you have no right to come to my house, and you have broke your agreement, by which you were hound by the deed of separation. Here a young man, who stood by the side of Mrs. Parsons, said something, when the defendant, who appeared much excited by his interference in the case, exclaimed— " Mr. Martell, you have no business here with my wife, and if you—" The MAGISTRATE here interposed, and said that, however improper the conduct of the defendant's wife might have been, and he (the Magistrate) did not know but it might be, the defendant had no right to attack her in the violent manner he must have done, as her cut and bruised face exemplified ; and to prevent a repetition of such conduct, he must find two sureties of 501. each to keep the peace.  -