The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-17 00:00:00

THE CASE OP MR. EDMUND OTLAHERTY:

A commencement of criminal proceedings has been
made in this case at Dublin. Mr. H. Lazarus and Mr.
Salomans, of that city, appeared on Saturday, with their
solicitors, before the sitting magistrate at Capel-street
Police-office, and producing bills which they hold, and
which are alleged to have been issued by Mr. E. O'Fla-
herty, late special income-tax commissioner for Ireland,
they swore informations to the effect that Mr. Godley
and Mr. Gregory, whose names appear on the bills, have
repudiated the said bills as forgeries. Application was
then made for summonses to compel the attendance of
Mr. Godley and Mr. Gregory, and accordingly, in com-
pliance with the summons which he received, the former
of these gentlemen attended in the police court on Tues-
day, before Dr. Kelly, and•stated that be was obliged
to depart that day for London, on pressing official busi-
ness ; but that he was prepared to give any viva voce
evidence that he could on the subject underinvestigation.
Mr. Godley subsequently swore an information to the
effect that two bills, one at three months for 450/., and
the other for the same period for 701., drawn on him by
his late colleague, Mr. Edmund O'Flaherty, were for.
geriesP and that he neither directly nor indirectly autho.
rised Mr. O'Flaherty to attach his name to these bills.
This information was prepared and received with a view
to ulterior proceeding.

The case of Mr. ex-Commissioner O'Flaherty and his
forgeries was resumed on Wednesday, before the magis-
trates at Capel-street Police-office.
Mr. Lazarus deposed that on the 22d of last March
Mr. O'Flaherty passed to him a bill for 701., dated the
22d of March, 1854, which purported to be his draft
upon Mr. John R. Godley, Commissioner of Income
Tax, and to bear the acceptance of that gentleman ;
that about the 19th of April he passed to him another
bill, purporting also to be his draft on Mr. Godley, and
accepted by him, for 450/., and bearing what purported
to be the endorsement of Mr. William Keogh, the
Solicitor-General ; and that, on the 11th of August, he
(Mr. Lazarus) showed the bills to Mr. Godley and Mr.
Keogh, who both declared that their names attached to
them were forgeries.
Mr. Maurice Salomans deposed that on the 2d of May
last Mr. O'Flaherty passed to him a bill for 4051., dated
the Ist of that month, and purporting to be theraft of
Lord Dunkellin upon and accepted by Lord Bolingbroke,
and to have been endorsed by William Keogh, Esq. ;
and on his showing the bill to Mr. Keogh, on the 11th
of August, he declared the signature of his name upon it
to be a forgery.
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The Solicitor-General attended on Wedneg lay in puma.
ance of a summons, and deposed that the signature of his
name to the bills for 4501. and 4051. were forgaelrii_ets.he;
that he had never authorised Mr. O'Flaherty to put his
name to any bills ; he had, on one occasaiona,ppreacceaitvieoda
payment from him of money he owed him, and for
which be (Mr. O'Flaherty) had pas:ed a bill, but he had
c.ted:ythat place of resi-
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treaty between Denmark and
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DEATH AT A PRAYER MEETING.—Mr. Thomas Speak•
man, aged 64, one of the Chatham town missionaries, at.
tmded a tea meeting held at Zion Chapel, on Monday
week, and was called upon by the Rev. Mr. Russell to
open with a prayer. Air. Speakman proceeded to do no, but before he concluded he was observed to falter, and
immediately afterwards fell, in a kneeling position, into
the arms of a gentleman who was beside him, and
I ex-
pired almost directly. It was proved on theDqUOIS
that deceased had died from dimano of th• heart.