The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-23 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

The man named Wheeler, who was charged last week
with forging the stamp upon the ace of spades, with intent
to defraud the revenue, was brought up and fully committed
for trial.

Charles Ellis, a lad, the tollgate keeper at Hammer-
smith Bridge, was summoned for overcharging Major-Ge-
neral Sir George Quentin, Equerry to his Royal Highness
the Nike of Cumberland, by taking toll to the amount of
three half-pence more than he was entitled to.
Mr. Spearman, the Secretary to his Majesty's stables,
appeared to support the prosecution.'
A young gentleman, who said he was Secretary to the
Bridge Committee, stated that he attended for the defence.
Sir F. ROE—Are you a solicitor ? The Gentleman—l
am not, but I am prepared to pay any penalty that may be
inflicted,
Sir F. ROE, under these circumstances, said he would .
permit the Gentleman to make any observations that might
occur to him, but the boy must be present.
The boy was then called in, and Major-General Quentin
deposed that on Tuesday, the l ith instant, he passed
through the gate with his groom. He was riding on one
of his Majesty's horses, but his groom rode one of his
(General Quentin's). The defendant demanded 3d., not-
withstanding that he was told that the horse which he was
riding belonged to the King. The overcharge was lid.
The Secretary said he was prepared to admit that he
had given directions to the toll-gate-keepers, on behalf of
the Committee, to take toll from General Quentin. That
Gentleman was in the habit of passing the bridge frequently,
and always claimed exemption, whether riding his own or
his Majesty's horses. The Company were placed in a si-
tuation of great hardship ; for, although they admitted the
exemption of his Majesty, and all his Officers, while on duty,
they thought it very hard they should be obliged to allow
even his Majesty's cabbages to pass from Kew.
Sir F. RoE said this observation was quite uncalled for.
Although he was permitted to plead as a solicitor for the de-
fendant, a privilege which was not usually granted, he had
yet offered this gratuitous observation.
The Secretary said he was not in the same situation as
Mr. Spearman, the Secretary to his Majesty's stables, who
was allowed a seat on the Bench.
Sir F. ROE-Mr. Spearman is an agent by Act of Par-
liament, and is in consequence allowed a seat on the bench.
You are allowed a place usually given to solicitors, although
you are not one ; and I therefore think you have made but
a poor return for the courtesy that has been shown you.
The case has been clearly proved against the defendant, and
I shall decline hearing any further observations from you.
The defendant is fined 405., and 7s. 6d. costs.

Mr. Spearman said he was not anxious to press for a
heavy penalty against the boy, but only wished to establish
the principle.
Sir F. ROE said it was necessary to inflict the penalty,
and ordered the boy into custody in default of paying the
fine.

The Secretary to the Company was about to say some-
thing more, but Sir F. Roe requested he would hold his
tongue, and ordered the officers to afford him every facility
if he desired to leave the office.

The money was afterwards paid.

UNION-HALL.
On Monday morning two young women, of respectable
appearance, called at the stationhouse of the M division, in
the Southwark Bridge-road, and having described that they
had been, for some length of time, in great distress, said
that their object in calling there was to surrender them-
selves up to justice for disposing of some property from their
ready-furnished apartments. They then handed in a paper
with the various articles which they had been compelled,
from dire necessity, to part with, adding that, having no
means at their command to redeem any of the property, or