The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-23 00:00:00

QUEEN. S Q UA RE.

Owen Barry, a sturdy looking Irishman, who appeared to
have a dreadful wound over the left temple, was yesterday
charged by a whole office full of people with divers acts of
violence. He was fined five sl•illings for the damage he did
to the watch-house door, or fourteen days' imprisonment, and
ordered to find bail to answer any charge preferred against
him at the Sessions.

Thomas Williams was charged on suspicion of having
forged a letter, with intent to defraud a Mr. Reeves of the sum
of twelve pounds.
The circumstances of the case are briefly these :—A gen-

tleman named Smith bought a horse, of which he afterwards
disapproved, and left it with Mr. Reeves, who resides at Chis-
wick, to dispose of. On Monday the prisoner took a note to
Mr. Reeves, which purported to come from Mr. Smith, re-
questing him to send the money the horse had sold for, de-
ducting the charge of its standing and expenses. It was sub-
sequently discovered that Mr. Smith knew nothing of the
transaction. The accused said that he met a man, whose
name he mentioned, and who he thought was in the employ of
Mr. Smith. This man gave him the letter. He knew no-
thing whatever of the transaction. Prosecutor and the
Magistrate concurred in the opinion that the prisoner had been
made a tool of by the other party, and accordingly discharged
him.

George Young, a cab-driver, came to this office to ask the
Magistrate's advice under the following circumstances :
Applicant, in a long rambling story, informed the Magis-
trate that he had been fined, a few days ago, at this office, for
an obstruction in Trafalgar-square, and that the foreman of
the yard to which he belonged had paid the penalty and costs,
amounting to 155., and that the foreman now insisted upon
having the money.
Mr. BURRELL—WeII, why don't you pay him? Applicant—
Because of the Society as is, your Worship.
Mr. BURRELL—What Society ? Applicant—Why, a So-
ciety as is amongst ourselves, and its to protect the most ig-
norantest capacity from these here common informers, like
Stowel, as pulled me.
Mr. BURRELL—I don't understand you.
Applicant—Why, your Worship, we pays a penny a-apiece
a day all of us. What matters, so that we shan't be no losers
if we're fined. Now I've paid this here penny a-day for weeks
and now they won't pay my fine.
Mr. BURRELL expressed his opinion that such a Society was
very improper, and said he could not interfere.
The defendant left the office much dissatisfied.

John Green, a middle-aged man, respectably attired, was
charged with soliciting alms from H. Herbert, Esq., of Union-
place, Pimlico.
Police constable May, 14 B, deposed to taking the prisoner
into custody and going to his lodgings, which ho found well
furnished, as also a quantity of wearing apparel. He had also
been to the residences of several persons, whose names and
addresses he had found in the book produced, and he there
ascertained that the prisoner had told the same talc and been
relieved with the sums of money stated in the hook.
In the course of the day Rostock, a mendicity officer, came
to the office, and, on being shown the prisoner, at once iden-
tified him as a long-standing, and at times exceedingly suc-
cessful " professional beggar." In consequence of this re-
cognition he was committed for fourteen days, and hard la-
bour, to the House of Correction.