The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-24 00:00:00

she was told she should go to the station, which made her so
agitated she could not reply. Mr. Hogg then drew the at-
tention of the defendant to his wife's situation, after telling
him who he was ; at the same time volunteering to go
to the station instead of his wife, which the defendant re-
fused. Witness also drew the defendant's attention to the
complainant's situation, of which he took no notice ; but his
impression was that the defendant considered he was doing
his duty. _ _

Mr. TIVTFORD said if the case went before a jury the ex-
cuse of a mistaken sense of duty would be of very little avail,
and, as the case was of a novel nature, he would consult the
Chief Magistrate before he would give his decision.
Mr. Hoeg said the subject seemed to involve a very extra-
ordinary principle, and he thought it right, upon public
grounds, to bring it before the Court.
The parties then left the Court.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday James Elliott, a middle-aged man of very ec-
centric appearance, whose clothes were much disordered, who
wore a large gold cross suspended by a riband from his neck,
and who bore an open Bible in his hand, was placed at the
bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged with knocking at the
doors of several respectable inhabitants of Hoxton, without
having a reasonable excuse for so doing.
The defendant is well known in his neighbourhood, and
considered a lunatic. Some time ago he was removed to the
Islington workhouse, and kept in confinement, and afterwards
obtained 4001. damages in the Court of Common Pleas for
false imprisonment.
On being placed at the bar yesterday,
Mr. Vine, the chief clerk, asked, "Is your name James
Elliott ?" Defendant (delivering the whole sentence with
extreme rapidity before he could be stopped)—Yes, James•
Elliott. Who gave you that name? My godfathers and
godmothers, &c. The defendant was proceeding but was
stopped by
Sergeant Dubois, who gave a long list of annoyances which
various persons had been subjected to by the defendant, in
his vagaries ; some of them of a malignant and violent, others
of a ludicrous character.

Mr. BINGHAM asked the defendant if he wished to say any-
thing ? The defendant—Yes, I do. It is. all perfectly true
what they say against me ; but the fact was, I was as drunk
as a fiddler.

The sergeant said he had made inquiry, and found the de-
fendant's connexions highly respectable.
Defendant—Never mind that. You see, Sir (to the Magis-
trate) I have been travelling abroad for the last twenty-two
years, and only returned to England last night. I came
home in company with a very queer gentleman, who I rather
think was the Pope of Rome, but I lost him somehow, and
where he went to I can't tell ; but I'm sure he went to a place
too hot to hold him.—(Laughter.)
Mr. BINGHAM ordered him to pay a fine of 205., or a week's
imprisonment in the House of Correction.
Defendant said he had not twenty farthings, but would
read the Magistrate a chapter'ont of the Bible worth 201.,
which he said was the same thing. He was about to do so,
when he was removed by Sergeant Dubois, whom, when in
the yard, he struck a violent blow on the back of the head
with the Bible, which nearly knocked him over a pile of
ladders, at the same time exclaiming, " So you won't listen
to the word of God, won't you ? Then, d—n you, I'll make
you feel it." He was instantly secured, and locked up.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 10 per mille.
which, at the English Mint price of 3/.475. 1 Op. per
3unce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25
404 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short
being 25 50, it follows that gold is 0.37 per cent.
dearer in London than in Paris.

By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 433
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of a 17s. lOld
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9 ;
and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short
being 13 Bk, it follows that gold is 0.41 per cent.
dearer in Hamburgh than in London.

SUN.—The Funds closed at the advanced rates of the
morning, Consols being 999 to 100. Bank Stock was
worth 1993: to 200. The other funded investments were
without alteration, except India Stock, which improved
to 286 i. Exchequer Bills were at a rally to 77s and 79s
premium.

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The Foreign investments were buoyant. Spanish
Five per Cents. touched 23 to 23k, and the Three per
Cents. 33',1- to Mexican Bonds were worth 364 to
Belgian Stock was 104 to 104 , The Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. were 61i to 62i, and Russian 119- to
120.

The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and Derby were 28 ; Cale-
donian, 11 ; Blackwall, 911 to 4 ; Greenwich, 5i ; and
Midland Counties, 1 discount. Bristol and Gloucester
were 17 to 16i ; Birmingham, 128 ; Manchester and
Leeds, 38 to South-Eastern, 4i and York and
North Midland, Half, 29 premium. Provincial Bank of
Ireland Shares were 181 premium, and National Pro-
vincial Bank of: England, 1i discount.
There was a slight improvement in the exchange on
Hamburgh, Paris, and Trieste ; Frankfort and Antwerp
were about the same ; and Amsterdam receded a trifle.
The following is the official return of the exports of
bullion from the Port of London for the week ending
Thursday last :
Silver Bars to Hamburgh 30,818 oz:
" Coin to 'Rotterdam
Bullion to Sydney 5Ol.

CORN.—The late rains have most astonishingly
benefited the wheat, and indeed all the Lent crops where
the land was sown not later than April. Those farmers
who were so unfortunate as not to crop their land about
that time will have only a small yield.—Kent Herald.

IMPRU.V.A!C PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, July 23.
Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
A Message from the House of Commons brought up
the Land-tax Commissioners' Names Bill, and other
Bills, which were severally read a first time.
The County Coroners Bill p'assed through Committee,
and was reported.
The Soap Allowance Bill passed through Committee,
was reported, and ordered to be read a third time on
Thursday.
The Western Australian Bill, the Parish Constables
Bill, and the Colonial Postage Bill passed through
Committee, and were reported.
----UNLAWFUL OATHS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Lord WHARNCLIFFE, the House
went into. CoMmittee upon this Bill, which was gone
through clause by clause, was reported, and ordered to
be read a third time on Thursday.
PARM-BUILDINGS BURNING BILL.
On the motion of Lord WHARNCLIFFE, the House
went into Committe on this Bill.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that in the late convic-
tions for arson, it was found that in some cases the
crime was committed by children, or very young per-
sons. In order to check so dangerous and deplorable a
practice, he proposed to insert a clause to the effect that
persons under the age of 18 years, convicted of arson
under this Bill, should be whipped.
The clause was agreed to, and the Bill passed through
Committee.
SUDBURY DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL.
This Bill- passed through Committee.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Lord REDESDALE said that, in consequence of the
lateness of the session, it was difficult to procure the
number of Peers (five) required to form each of the
Committees, and he should therefore on Friday move
the suspension of the Standing Order which required
the attendance of five Peers, and ask leave that the Com-
mittees might sit with three Peers on each.
Their Lordships then adjourned.