The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-23 00:00:00

The prisoner was then committed to Newgate for trial.

QUEEN-SQUARE.—COUNTERFEIT SOVEREIGNS.—Jamcs
Conway, a wretched-looking man, who said he was a barber and
hairdresser, living at a chandler's shop in Duck-lane, was
brought up from St. Margaret's watchhouse, on a charge of
uttering a counterfeit sovereiq, and assaulting Mr. Jones, a
publican, in Tothill-street. The complainant stated that the
prisoner called at his house on Wednesday afternoon for half a
pint of gin and a pot of porter, and tendered a sovereign, which
he was told. was a bad one. He then became abusive, and was
told to go about his business, but refused; and as the com-
plainant and his father were attempting to turn him out of the
house, he struck them both, whereupon they took him to the
watchhouse.

The prisoner in his defence said, that having been out all the
forenoon drinking, he returned home between three and four
o'clock, and found a woman, named Mary Davenport, in his
apartments with his wife, who gave him the sovereign to go and
fetch them in some liquor. Ile went to two or three different
houses for that purpose, and the sovereign was refused, and
being a little intoxicated, and thinking the sovereign to be good
gold, he grew angry, and in the scuffle struck Mr. Jones, for
which he was very sorry. The woman alluded to by the pri-
soner being present at Ins examination, now came forward and
confirmed his statement as to the sovereign, which she said was
given to her by a Gentleman in the street. The only account
she would give of herself was, that she was an unfortunate
woman, without any fixed residence or place of abode, and
that at present she was living with a friend in a court near the
Butcher's-row, in Tottenham-court-road, the name of which she
could not tell.

The sovereign was extremely well executed, and would de-
ceive the eye of any common observer. On being cut, it ap-
peared to be made of a white composition of metals, probably
plating and titanic ; and was so strongly gilded as to stand
the test of aquafortis. It was, however, easily detected by
ringing.
Mr. Jones being satisfied with the prisoner's apology for the
assault, he and his female friend were both discharged.

STABBING.—Sarah Featherstone, an unfortunate cyprian,
living in Leader-street; Chelsea Common, was brought up by
the watchhousekeeper of Knightsbridge, from whose statement,
and that of Richard Jones, a watchman, it appeared that be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock on Wednesday night she was
pushed into the watchhouse by two young men, one of whom,
named John, Allen, living in Chapel-street, Portman Chapel,
said, " She has stabbed me in the back, take charge of her
while I go to a surgeon ;" and as he turned round it was per-
ceived that he was bleeding very much. He went to St.
George's Hospital, and his wound being dressed, he was then
conveyed home by a friend in a hackney coach.—The prisoner
was remanded for further examination, when the wounded man
or his friend can atiend.
MARLEOROUGD-STREET.—SITICIrDIC PREVENTED.—A
Mr. L—, a medical student, under twenty years of age, was
brought to the office from the Bag of galls public-house in
St. James's, under circumstances which were justified by hu-
manity. Ile had gone into the house alone and called for a
glass of liquor, but the marked melancholy betrayed in his
countenance induced some persons present to observe his ac-
tions, and he withdrew from his pocket a phial containing opium
sufficient to have killed half a dozen persons. He was de-
tected in the act of pouring some of the liquid into his glass,
and a constable was sent for, who brought him to the office.—
Mr. ROE, the Magistrate, applauded the humanity of those
who rescued the young man from death. But he had no juris-
diction in the case. lie, however, feelingly expostulated with
Mr. L— on the subject, who said he felt the force of the ob-
servations, and he left the office profiting by the admonition.—
The Wife of a Solicitor, who lives separate from him, applied
to recover goods valued' at 1001., which had been seized by a
broker, and were then in the possession of the carman. The
lady receives a handsome allowance from her husband, anti the
brolter, she said, seized the goods under the pretence that he
had not been paid for them.—Summons ordered._

GUILDIIALL.—EmBEzzLEmENT.—John O'Neil, a re-
spectable lad of 18, apprentice to Mr. David Parry, tobac-
conist, of Beech-street, Barbican, was charged by his master
with embezzling, and conrertins4 to his owri use, iarious sums

of mciney he had been entrusted to receive. The pzlmo-401.
appeared, had been sent out on Wednesday, 48 usuak-. 0
lect in sundry small debts, and on his return home, be"
absence of a few hours, informed his master that he hau.,,„,/i
unsuccessful, and had not received a. single bill. 10-7-19
having latterly had cause to entertain some suspicion_,o
prisoner's integrity, he made out a small bill,-
.araonaPt4',,o
nineteen shillings., due from a neighbour, one of thassto.
whom O'Neil had been directed to call, ar.d sent it by they
man, who returned immediately with an answer that
had been paid, and brought with him a written receipt 'Lid.
amount, signed by the prisoner, and dated that very th;10-/
As the individual from whom the prisoner received the ' ..,
l oth
was not in attendance, the -case could not be full" r3e sad
and the worthy Alderman perceiving the prisoner in teats'..
apparently deeply affected with his situation, huManell 7;0
advantage of this absence of evidence, called the proactli':.,o
him, and suggested the dreadful consequences and-uttelisin;
that must ensue to the prisoner, if the case was proceedn'
inquiring, at the same time, if his conduct was such as._,'"
der it probable that this was hiS first offenee.—Mr; Pam
plied, that he had reason to suspect him of trifling attact.
tions some time previously, and he feared that this 0500.
embezzlement had been carried on by the prisoner to a •Li. et,
derable extent.—Mr. Alderman BROWN expressed his libe
but observed, that under such circumstances the case roitleit for
proceeded in ; and the. prisoner was accordingly remaau •
further examination.
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HAT T ON-GARDEN.—FIRE-A Rms.—The inspectortifsio
arms at the Tower attended for the purpose of identifYinhip
fifteen stand of fire-arms which were found some day ''eriir
an empty house in Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane. A blo
specting the arms, he declared they were the propertY ww
io
Majesty ; and all he knew of the matter was what he ;tot
the newspapers. The Magistrate stated that he believed
not
he saw in the papers was very correct, and that the sarnaie
brought a gentleman named Castle, now residing at ; be
ton-street, Pentonville, to the office, where he stated ry
had been quartermaster to the fourth' regiment of .1:00.
_"1•71,0;
lunteers ; and on their being disbanded he received ttlet2., ari!/
that he lived at the time in that house in Cursitor-sue'
those arms being in a dark closet were forgotten. Them
strate ordered the arms to be restored when dined for.