The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-02 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE UPON AN AGED PARENT.—John
Hardy, a man between 30 and 40 years of age, was charged
with feloniously assaulting and wounding his aged father.
Inspector Humphreys said that the injured man was not
present, but his wife was in attendance.
An old woman stepped forward and said that her hus-
band was very bad in bed. Ho could not be got up.
Mr. Arnold called the policeman who had the charge
and asked him what he knew about the matter.

John Grant, 289 B, said—Last night the prisoner's
brother came to me and said that ho had most shamefully
ill-used his father. I wont to his house in Westminster,
and there found him sitting in a chair. The old man was
bleeding from three wounds, one on the temple, one on the
eye, and the other on the back of his head. His eye was
in a shocking state, and was quite closed. Prisoner ran
away out of the house, and I pursued and took him. I
brought him back and his father charged him. Ile is now
unable to rise in bed.
Mr. Arnold—Was defendant drunk ?
Constable—No. He had been drinking, but he perfectly
well knew what he was about. He was quite sensible.
Mr. Arnold—Did the brother see what had happened ?
Inspector Humphreys—lle is here, and can detail all the
circumstances of the matter.

Joseph Hardy sworn —My brother (the prisoner) came
home intoxicated last night, and demanded eighteenpence
of mother to pay a waiter with. Mother had not got
the money, and told him so, and then be began
to kick up a row. I asked him to be quiet
when he took up a short poker with a point
as sharp as a bayonet, and said he had a good mind
to "gouge my eye out" for interfering. I reasoned with
him and said, "I never did you any harm, and why should
you come here and annoy poor old mother and father."
He then put the poker down for a moment. Father came
in, and the prisoner then began making a great noise
again, and father told him to go away. He then swore he
would throw father out of the window, and he would have
done it, too, if I had not interfered. I got father
away. I told him he had better come down away from
the prisoner, and he did, and I then thought that
I had better got some assistance. Father went into the
kitchen and sat down by the fire. I had occasion to go
away for a short distance, and then heard a noise again,
and found that prisoner had followed and attacked and
wounded father about the head.
Mr. Arnold—Did you see any of the last assault ?
Witness—No ; I hastened towards the spot whore I
heard the noise, and mot my father with the blood pour-
ing down all over him.
Mr. Arnold—Do you know what the wounds wore
inflicted with ?

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large bronzed candlestick.
Mr. Arnold—Prisoner, do you wish to ask the witnesses
any questions?
102} I Prisoner—No.
Mr. Arnold—You are remanded for a week.

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1021

GUILDHALL.

AN IMPUDENT DEFENCE.—Annie Heywood, a woman
about 30, was charged before Sir R. Carden with stealing
a table cloth, valie 18s., the proporty of a publican,
named Pocock, carrying on business in Farringdon-
street.

From the evidence of a police-constable, it appeared
that about half-past one o'clock on the morning of the
35th ult., ho saw the prisoner with a bundle under her
shawl, and ho asked her what it consisted of. She denied
having any bundle, but when he took it from under
her shawl she said that she had been given the table-
cloth by a gentleman in a public-house, and she took him
to two or three houses, and then to the prosecutor's.
She first said that she had never seen him before, and
when he identified the article as his property, she said
" Oh, you gave it to me." She gave a correct address, and
it appeared that she was living i❑ a wretched apartment.,
and that she cohabited with a tailor. ss. 10d. was found
on her person, and she did not appear to bo known to the
police.
The prosecutor said that he missed the tablecloth
which had been in usa the day before. There was access
from the side door of the bar to the kitchen, whore the
tablecloth had been placed. To the best of his belief ho
never saw the prisoner before.
The prisoner, in her defence, said she was going home
about one o'clock in the morning, and saw the prosecutor
standing at his door. ile asked her to come inside, and
when the door was closed ho began to pull her about. Ho
would give her no money, and she took the tablecloth, for
which she was extremely sorry. She added that she had
never been in trouble before.

The prosecutor indignantly denied the charge, for
which he said there was not the slightest foundation.
The policeman said that the prisoner described the
gentleman who gave her the table as being a delicate man,
without whiskers, the very opposite in appearance to the
prosecutor.
The Magistrate said he did not believe a word the pri-
soner had uttered, and her defenc3 was one of the most
confused he had ever heard, and much aggravated her
offence. She had not only committed theft, but endea-
voured to take away the character of a respectable man.
He sentenced the prisoner to a mouth's imprisonment in
the House of Correction with hard labour.

MARKETS.---This day.

MARK LANE.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English
wheat have been very scanty, while the importations have
also been on a most limited scale. There was only a
moderate demand for English, but, owing to the smallness
of the supply, extreme rates were readily obtained.
In foreign a retail business was passing, at fully Mon_
day's advance in the quotations.
Barley was very scarce, and rather dearer.
Floating cargoes of grain were in steady request, at full

values.
The malt trade continues without alteration ; there was
a fair supply on offer.
There was a good show of oats on the stands, and good
sound corn moved cff steadily, at quite Monday's cur-
rencies.

Beans commanded little attention, but late rates wore
fully maintained.
Peas sold slowly, but, owing to their comparative
scarcity, prices ruled very firm.
Maize was a fair inquiry at about previous terms.
Linseed and rapeseed wore steady at late rates, but in
agricultural seeds there was very little passing. In the
value of cakes no change took place.
The flour trade was without animation, but town and
country qualities maintained Monday's prices.