The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.

WESTMINSTER.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—Goorge Cox was charged
with assaulting and wounding Mrs. Benland, a middle-
aged woman.
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The prisoner, was recognised as a man who had been
convicted and sentenced to three years' imprisonment
for having killed another woman with whom he coha-
bited named Ann Weavers.
On the witnesses in the case being callsd, they were
found to be absent.

Mr. Paynter inquired the cause.
The police replied that the prisoner's friends had
taken them out of the way.
Mr. Paynter desired the police to state what they
knew of the transaction.
Sergeant Wright, 6 B, stated that on Thursday night,
at half-past ten, he was called to George-court, St.
Anne-street, where he found the prisoner had committed
a desperate assault upon a woman named Benland.
They had had some words, when hs felled her to the
ground by a violent blow, and then kicked her on the
head with his heavy boots. She was so seriously
injured that she was lying in a perfect poll of blood.
Witness took him into custody, and had the injured
woman conveyed to the hospital in an insensible state.
Mr. Paynter said that he bad heard quite enough to
determine him to remand the accused upon this very
serious charge, which might result in fatal consequences.
The accused was then remanded, and summonses
issued to compel the attendance of the necessary wit-
nesses.

BRUTAL CONDUCT OF SOLDIERS.—George Sloarer,
a private of the Grenadier Guards, was charged with
brutally assaulting several persons.
It appears that a man and his wife were walking
through the street, at Chelsea, last night, when the
defendant and another soldier attacked them. A man
named Davis said he would not see a woman ill-used in
that way, upon which defendant struck him. Beth
soldiers were taken to the station, but as the woman
sliuld not identify the one who struck her, that charge
was not preferred, but defendant was detained for
the assault upon Davis, and two or three policemen
who had been much ill-treated. .

Defendant, who b,,are a very bad character in the
regiment, was remanded.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET,

THE RESULTS OF BEING A GENTLEMAN.—John Bryant
and Selina Bryant, two well-dressed persons residing at
No. 44, Frith-street, Soho, were charged before Mr.
Bingham with being drunk and disorderly.
Police-constable 150 C deposed that about half-past 11
o'clock on the night of the 24th inst., he was on duty in
Rose-street, Soho, when his attention was called to the
defendants, who were much the worse tor liquor. The
male defendant was very noisy, and on his requesting him
to go home quietly, he refused, and commenced making a
nuisanceagainst the door of a private house. Witness went
up for the purpose of removing him, when he struck
him a violent blow on the side of the head with his fist
The female defendant also pushed him about, and tried
to get the gentleman away. Witness, however, after
some trouble, succeeded in conveying them to the station.
Mr. Bingham (to the male defendant) —What relation
is the female to you
Defendant—My wife, sir; but I can assure you she
was not drunk, as stated by the constable. I admit
being the worse for liquor, for which I am very sorry.
Mr. Bingham—What are you ?
Defendant—A gentleman, your worship.
Mr. Bingham—Oh, if that is the case, you must be
fined 20s. for striking the constable. Your wife is dis-
charged.
The accused paid the money, and hurriedly left the
court, evidently ashamed of themselves,