The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-.Aug. 20.

MANSION-HOUSE.— William Balmanno, a
solicitor's clerk, was brought up in custody of Jar-
vis, a detective, charged with stealing the sum of
£l4 belonging to his employers, Messrs. Preston
and Turner, solicitors, of Water-lane, Great Tower-
street.

Mr. Turner said that the prisoner • entered their
service on the 13th of June last, and on that day he
gave him £ll for duties on a grant of administra-
tion. He produced the papers, which were with-
out the stamps, and he also produced a bock, in
the prisoner's handwriting, in. which he charged
£ll Os. 4d. for the stamp, and £1 for court fees, and
£1 for the stamp on the bond. The prisoner had
not paid that money ; if he had, the stamps would
be on the paper produced. He also produced a
letter which he had received from the prisoner the
previous morning through a police officer, in which
he stated that he had lost the money, and if he
(prosecutor) would not offer any evidence against
him the whole of the amount, £l4 Os. 4d., would be
paid immediately.
George Laverick, clerk to the prosecutors, said
that on the 13th June Mr. Turner gave him two
Post-office orders, each for £5, which ho gave to
the prisoner in his presence, together with £3 108.
in cash. He had paid the prisoner money since
that time, and he believed it had all been paid with
the exception of £1 for a stamp on a bond on the
same estate as the others, but the bond had no stamp

upon it.
The prisoner, who said he would reserve his de-
fence, was committed for trial.

CLERKENWELL.—THE LATE ATTEMPTED
MURDEEL—CharIes William Jeffs, aged 30, resid-
ing at No. 40, Acton-street, Gray's-inn-road, was
brought up before Mr. D'Eyncourt on the charge
of cutting and wounding Francis Cossum, with in-
tent to do him grievous bodily harm.

The case, which was partially heard on Tuesday
last, seemed to excite the utmost interest, and dur-
ing the proceedings the court and its approaches
were crowded by a vast concourse of persons anxi-
ous to hear the proceedings. _

_
Mr. Sleigh attended on behalf of the accused, who,
on being placed in the dock, was found to be still
suffering from injuries he had received to his right
arm.

The prosecutor, on being called, said, in answer
to Mr. Sleigh, that the prisoner lodged in his
mother's house, at which place he (witness) became
acquainted with him, but that was some few years
ago.
Mr. Sleigh—How long ago ?
Prosecutor—About two or three years.
Mr. Sleigh—Have you been intimate with the
prisoner's wife before this unhappy occurrence ?
Prosecutor—l have been intimate with her, and
such intimacy continued until this occurrence.
Mr. Sleigh—Have you ever visited the prisoner's
wife ?
Prosecutor--I have been in the habit of meeting
her for a long time.
Mr. Sleigh—Have you taken her to any place of
entertainment ?
Prosecutor-1 have not taken her to any place of
amusement, but I have carried on this illicit inter-
course for some time.
Mr. Sleigh—Was that while the husband was at
home ?
Prosecutor—No; during the husband's absence 1
visited his wife.

Mr. Sleigh—You do not deny that you com-
mitted adultery with the prisoner's wife ?
Prosecutor—l have committed adultery with her
while her husband has been out at work.
Mr. Sleigh—Was the prisoner at home when you
went to the house on the day of this occurrence ?
Prosecutor—lie was not at home at the time, but
came in while I was there. I left the prisoner's
wife in the sitting-room, and she passed from one
room to the other.
Mr. Sleigh—Do you know what the prisoner is ?
Prosecutor—l believe he is connected with the
press.'
Mr. Sleigh—Did you go to his house with
the expectation of seeing him ?
Prosecutor—No; I went there at the time 1
knew he would be away from home.
Mr. Sleigh—How have you known when ho has
been out ?
Prosecutor—Sometimes she has let me know
such was the case by signal from the window.
Mr. Sleigh—What occurred when the prisoner
came in ?
Prosecutor—He came in, and I went away, and
proceeded to the corner of Exmouth-street, when he
came up to me and inflicted the injuries upon me.
Mr. Sleigh—What did he say to you ?
Prosecutor—He said, " Go down on your knees,
and confess you have seduced my wife."
Mr. Sleigh—Did you strike him with any weapon?
Prosecutor—l did not; and I did not snatch the
knife from his possession. I mean to say I never
seized the knife, or struck him. Ndither was I
aware that he was a left-handed man ; and I did
not make a cut at him, or seize the knife.
Mr. Sleigh--When were you with the prisoner's
wife before this occurrence ?
Prosecutor—l was with her on the Wednesday
before, in the Gray's Inn-road. The prisoner was
at the time out at work.

Mr. Sleigh—Did you visit any house.
Prosecutor—We
did not go into any house except
a public-house.
Mr. Sleigh--What description of house is it ?
Prosecutor-4 is an ordinary public-house.
Mr. Sleigh—You come here to have the prisoner
punished. What is your determination now ?
Prosecutor-1
wish to w ithdraw from the prose-
cution.

Mr. D'Eyncourt—How long was it after you left
the house that the assault took place ?
Prosecutor—lt was about 10 minutes or a quarter
of an hour. alter I had left the place.
Mr. Sleigh—There nre several gentlemen here
who have known the prisoner for some time, and
and who are willing to be responsible for his. ap-
pearance if required on any future occasion.
After some further remarks from the learned