The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-31 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday a Frenchman, named Casimir Narbonne, alias
Victoire Dufour, was charged 'before Sir F. ROE with
hdving obtained money by false pretences from, or rather
under the order of, Mr. Gregorie, the Magistrate of Queen-
square.

Another Frenchman, named Charles Dupochene, was
also put to the bar, charged with attempting to rescue the
first-named prisoner, and assaulting an officer of the Men-
dicity Society, named Pearson, in the
.execution of his duty.
E. J. Handley, chief officer of Queen-square Police-
office, stated that about the 27th of May last the prisoner,
who now called himself.. Narbonne, was brought. before
Mr. Gregorie, on the charge of being found destitute
in Agar-street, Strand, and being unable to make his
wants known except by signs and writing, professing
to be deaf and dumb. He was relieved with a shil-
ling by .order of Mr. Gregorie, and desired to call again,
which he did ; and witness, under direction of the ma-
gistrate, purchased him articles of apparel to the amount of
sixteen shillings. He was requested by signs and writing
to give some account of his history ; and he wrote down a
statement to the effect that he was a French born subject,
and had been many years a resident at the island of St.
Lucie. While there, about three years ago, he was sud-
denly deprived of his speech and hearing by a thunder-
storm, and having been informed that by going to Paris he
would, in all probability, obtain a perfect cure at an insti-
tution in that city, established for the purpose of relieving
persons afflicted with such a dreadful calamity, he left his
business, which was a very lucrative one, and embarked for
his native country with 5,500 francs in solid cash in his
chest. He applied at the institution alluded to, and re-
ceived the utmost attention ; but his malady could not be
cured, and he was, in the meantime, taken advantage of
by some swindlers., who decoyed him to a gaming-house,
and in a very short time he lost every franc he had in the
world. Ho the❑ contrived, by the charitable assistance
of a few persons, to make his way to England, and hence
fell into the destitute condition in which he was found.
Witness had some suspicion that lie was an impostor,
and several times addressed him suddenly, and tried by
other means to ascertain whether his suspicion was
well-founded, but the prisoner was so capital an actor
that he foiled him. He presented to Mr. Gregorie a
letter, purporting to be written and signed by Mr. Gor-
don, the British Consul at Havre, from which port it
seems he embarked for England, certifying that he was
deaf and dumb, and recommending him as an object of
compassion. On a subsequent occasion the prisoner pre-
sented himself at Queen-square before Mr. Gregorie, and
stated in writing that he would be able to relieve himself
from his dependent condition altogether if he could only
get back to France again, but that he had no means ; upon
which the worthy Magistrate directed witness to give him
two sovereigns, on the receipt of which his gratitude seemed
unbounded. He declared his intention to depart imme-
diately, and it was thought that he had gone ; but within
the last few days Pearson, an officer of the Mendicity So-
ciety, received information of his being still about, imposing
upon the benevolent, and he yesterday apprehended him,
and found sonic begging letters upon his person. The
money which he received was given from the poor box of
Queen's-square, which contains the donations of the chari-
table for the relief of those who really stand in need.
Mr. GREGORIE, the Magistrate, corroborated the state•
meats. -•

Mr. GRAHAM, the Magistrate, gave similar testimony.
Pearson, the officer of the Society apprehended the pri-
soner Narbonne, and while carrying him away, the other,
who gave his name Dupouchene, endeavoured to rescue
him, and obstructed him (Pearson) in the execution of his
duty. Narbonne found no difficulty either in hearing or
speaking when witness seized him.
Narbonne was remanded for a week, and Dupouchene
was committed for a month to the House of Correction,
for obstructing the constable. The latter was very angry
at the decision.

Q UEEN- SQ UA RE.
A char-woman, named Elizabeth Yates, was charged be-
fore Messrs. WHITE and GREGORIE with having stolen a
cash-box and its contents, the property of Mr. Price, a
gentleman residing in Stafford-place, Pimlico.
She was fully committed to Newgate for trial.