The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Two SOLDIERS CHARGED WITH HIGHWAY ROBBERY
KITH VIOLENCE.—Henry Benning and William Hr.;
Pence, two privates of the Grenadier Guards, were charged
before Mr. Yardley with violently assaulting William
Henry Turner, a post-office letter-carrier, and stealing his
silver watch.
Inspector Swanson, of the A division, attended to watch
the case. •
William Henry Turner, the prosecutor, said that having
delivered some lettet s at the Ranger's Lodge last night about
half-past eight he then vent to the canteen of the Magazine
Barracks in Hyde-park, and having delivered his letters,
some of the soldiers asked him to have some beer
and a pipe. He did ao, and some time after,
being a little fresh, he left, when the prisoners
asked him to show them the way to St. George's
Barracks, and they all left together. While going along,
Pence, who pretended to be drunk, grasped his throat and
struck him in the face, while Benning seized his watch.
He fell to the ground, and on getting up the prisoners were
gone, and he missed his watch and some money and his
uniform cap. This morning he went to the Wellington
Barracks and identified the prisoners from amongst several
others.

Police-constable, 222 A, said the prosecutor told him a
similar story last night. He took the prosecutor to the
Wellington Barracks this morning, the prosecutor having
told him that the men who robbed him were Grenadiers,
and the prosecutor there, on their being placed with others,
pointed to Pence and said he was one, but that he could not
see the other. However, on afterwards seeing Benning
with four or five others, the prosecutor identified him.
The prisoners, who had no questions to ask, were re-
manded for a week.

THAMES.
A MASTER MARINER IN SEARCH OF HIS MOTHERo•-••
John Leslie, captain of a collier, was brought before Mr
Partridge, charged with assaulting Mrs. Elizabeth Farrier,
the wife of a tradesman, dwelling at No. 131, High-street,
Wapping-

A police-constable named Palmer, No. 258 K, said he
was on duty in High-street, Wapping, last night. and
heard the screams of a woman. lie went to the spot and
saw two woman struggling with the prisoner. One was
inside, the other outside of a dwelling-house, which the
prisoner wanted to enter and was exceedingly violent. The
woman said the prisoner had no business there, on which
he struck ono of them on the face. He then took the pri-
soner into custody. _ _

Mrs. Farrier said that last night she was alarmed by a
loud knocking at her door, which was succeeded by kicks,
and a cry of "Let me in; I want my mother." Upon
opening the door the prisoner exhibited himself, and said
he wanted his mother. She told him his mother did not
live there, and he said he would enter the house. She re-
monstrated with him, and he became exceedingly violent,
made use of bad language, and strubk her on the face.
Mr. Partridge—Does his mother live in your house ?
Mrs. Farrier—No, sir ; I don't know his mother.
The prisoner, in defence, said he was in search of his
his mother, and that was all he knew about it.
Mr. Partridge—You should prosecute the search for
your mother in seasonable hours, and when you are sober.
The prisoner, a burley North countryman said, well,
your honour, I was three sheets in the wind, and that's all
about it.
Mr. Partridge—When were you paid off ?

The prisoner—Eh, mon. lam not paid off at all. lam
master of my own ship, the brig Sarah, She lies at the
buoy. lam going back to the north.
Mr. Partridge said it was a great pity the mother, of
whom the prisoner was in search, was not in attendance
upon him last night. Ile fined the prisoner 405,, which he
paid.