The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-16 00:00:00

POLICE IN

.---This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A BELGIAN RIFLEMAN ASSAULTED BY A SOLDIER.—
Thomas Sefton, a private of the Ist battalion of Scots
Fusilier Guards, was charged before Mr. Knox with as-
saulting M. Louis Wanther, one of the Belgian riflemen on
a visit to this country for the purpose of attending the
the Wimbledon rifle shooting.
The complainant, who is staying at the Golden Cross,
said that yesterday, about 10 o'clock, he was walking with
a friend in the Haymarket, when the defendant came up
to him and said, " Here's one of the Belgian riflemen," and
asked them to pay for a glass. They went into a public-
house close by (Mr. Walker's). They stayed for some time,
but getting tired of the defendant they left, but after wards
went to another public-house (Mr. Thomson's) at
the corner of Jermyn-street, and the defendant and his
friend showed each other some money. Amongst the
money shown by his friend to the defendant was a Belgian
5-franc piece, and this the defendant took and said he would
keep as a souvenir of the Belgians. Ile told the defendant
that if he did not give it back he would fetch a policeman,
and went out for the purpose, but, not finding one, he re-
turned to his friend and told him so, when his friend said
it was of no consequence, as the defendant had given the
coin back. The defendant then kept annoying them, and
on telling him to go away he struck him (complainant) a
severe blow with his fist on the nose, and then ran away,
but was stopped by a constable and taken to the station.
In answer to the defendant, complainant said he asked
for the money back three or four times. No one touched
the defendant.

The complainant's friend gave similar evidence.
Braizer, 158 C, said the defendant had been drinking,
but the complainant was quite sober. The defendant was
first charged with robbery, but that charge was not pressed,
only that of assault.
The Defendant said two persons went to the station on
his behalf.

Sergeant Dodsworth, who took the charge, said the per-
sons who attended at the station only spoke on tho de-
fendant's behalf so far as the charge of robbery was con-
cerned. They said the defendant assaulted the com-
plainant.
The Defendant said he gave back the coin as soon as he

understood it was wanted back. He was pushed about by
some foreigners and struck the complainant, but he con-
sidered he was the injured person.

Mr. Knox (to the defendant)—While under the influence
of drink you meet a foreigner who has come over to this
country about the rifle shooting, and I should have thought
that if you behaved decently to any person it would be to
a person under such circumstances. He will go home and
say that he was assaulted by a drunken soldier in this
country. You might have imagined, parhaps, that you
had some provocation, but you had no right to commit an
assault, and I shall fine you 40s, or a month for assaulting
the prosecutor.

I
teinzTat

HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, July 15.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with
Princess Louise and Prince Leopold.

Princess Beatrice also drove out.

Divine service was performed this morning at
Osborne by the Rev. George Prothero, before her
Majesty, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and
Princess Beatrice.

The ladies and gentlemen in waiting were pre-

Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Hol-
stein were received at Cherbourg on their arrival in
the royal yacht by the French authorities with every
mark of attention and respect.
Their royal highnesses left Cherbourg for Paris
yesterday morning, and arrived in the afternoon.
Her Grand Ducal Highness the Princess of
Leiningen dined with the Queen and the royal family

yesterday.
The Queen continues to receive very favourable
accounts of her Royal Highness Princess Louis of
Hesse and the infant princess.
Lady Waterpark has succeeded the Duchess of
Roxburghe as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.
Sir James Clark left Osborn yesterday, and Dr.
Jenner arrived in the evening.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales will honour Lord and Lady Stafford by their re-
sidence at Cossoy Park during the musical festival at Nor-
wich in October next.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh
during the past week took up his residence at Clarence
House, St. James's.

His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief will hold a levee at one o'clock on
Friday, the 20th inst.

BREACH OF THE FOREIGN ENLIST-

11TENT ACT.