Resemblance between Spanish and Roman Laws on Prostitution.-- Code of Alphonse IX.--Result of Draconian Legislation.-- Ruffiani.--Court Morals.--Brothels.--Valencia.--Laws for the Regulation of Vice.--Concubines legally recognized.-- Syphilis.--Cortejo.--Reformatory Institutions at Barcelona.-- Prostitution in Spain at the Present Day.--Madrid Foundling Hospital. 168 CHAPTER XIII. PORTUGAL. Conventual Life in 1780.--Depravity of Women.--Laws against Adultery and Rape.--Venereal Disease.--Illegitimacy.-- Foundling Hospitals of Lisbon and Oporto.--Singular Institutions for Wives. 178 CHAPTER XIV. ALGERIA. Prostitution in Algiers before the Conquest.--Mezonar.-- Unnatural Vices.--Tax on Prostitutes.--Decree of 1837.-- Corruption.--Number of Prostitutes and Population.-- Nationality of Prostitutes.--Causes of Prostitution.-- Brothels.--Clandestine Prostitution.--Baths.-- Dispensary.--Syphilis.--Punishment of Prostitutes. 180 CHAPTER XV. BELGIUM. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions.--Foundlings.--Estimate of the Marriage Ceremony.--Regulations as to Prostitution.-- Brothels.--Sanitary Ordinances. 187 CHAPTER XVI. HAMBURG. Ancient Legislation.--Ulm.--Legislation from 1483 to 1764.-- French Revolution, and its effects on Morals.--Abendroth's Ordinance in 1807.--Police Ordinance in 1811.--Additional Powers in 1820.--Hudtwalcker.--Present Police Regulations.-- Number of Registered Women.--Tolerated Houses.-- Illegitimacy.--Age and Nativity of Prostitutes.--The Hamburger Berg and its Women.--Physique, Peculiarities, and Diseases of Prostitutes.--Dress.--Food.--Intellectual Capacity.--Religion.--Offenses.--Procuresses.--Inscription.-- Locality of Brothels.--Brothel-keepers.--Dance-houses.-- Sunday Evening Scene.--Private Prostitutes.-- Street-walkers.--Domestic Prostitution.--Unregistered Prostitution.--Houses of Accommodation.--Common Sleeping Apartments.--Beer and Wine Houses.--Effect of Prostitution on Generative Organs.--General Maladies.--Forms of Syphilis.-- Syphilis in Sea-ports.--Severity of Syphilis among unregistered Women.--The "Kurhaus" and general Infirmary.-- Male Venereal Patients.--Sickness in the Garrison.-- Treatment.--Mortal Diseases of Hamburg Prostitutes.--Hamburg Magdalen Hospital. 189 CHAPTER XVII. PRUSSIA.