The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-25 00:00:00

cerned.

" I authorise you to take possession of all rny letters,
papers, property, &c., in the house, and at Wilkinsoa's,
and at 13, Cannon-street.
_ .

" Return my brother his letters to me and all other
papers. The prayers of one so wicked could not avail,
or I would seek to pray for those I leave after me who
will hare to suffer agony, and all owing to my criminal
acts.

"Oh that I had never quitted Ireland ! Oh that I
had resisted the first attempts to launch me into specu-
lation !

" If I had less talents of a worthless kind, and more
firmness, I might have remained as I once was—honest,
truthful ; and I would have lived to see my dear father
and mother in their old age. I weep and weep now,
but what can that avail !

" J. SADLEIR."
The witness was much affected during the reading of
these letters, and was greatly overcome on finishing the
reading of the last letter.
the following is the telegraphic message received with
the letters from James Sadleir, Dublin, to the de-

ceased :
" All right nt all the branches. Only a few small
things refused here. If from 20,0001. to 30,0001. are

here on Monday morning all is safe."
Mr. Wilkinson, of C annon•street, deposed that the
deceased came to him on Saturday to raise money to
assist the Tipperary Bank, and showed him a telegraph
message he had received from Ireland on the subject of
the bank. He was much excited, and laid many schemes
before witness for raising money, which ho did not ap-
prove of then, and he declined to assist him. The de-
ceased was much excited, a►nd frequently put his hand
to bis head, and said if the bank failed to meet its lia-
bilities, it would be the ruin of hundreds and thousands.
Witness bad a deed as security purporting to be rom
the Encumbered Estates Court, which had turned ant to
be a forgery. Having suspicion that the deed was a
forged one, he sent his partner to Ireland to make n--
quiries which was known to the deceased. Deceased
did not throw any obstacles in the way of his making
the inquiry. The deed had been in his possession since
July last, and had 'reference to an estate of the
deceased's that had gone through the Encumbered
Estate r Court. He had assisted the deceased to a great
extent which he bad paid, and had further advances.
Witness's suspicions were first awakened to the de-
ceased's position about 6 weeks since, and his security
not being registered in the encumbered Estates Court,
be determined it should be done. The deed bore the
genuine seal of the Court, and was signed in two places
by what was purported to be the signature of two of
the commissioners, and also two witnesses, all of which
were forgeries. The seal could only be accounted
for from its being taken from a genuine
deed. Witness had learned that deceased received on
Saturday morning, before his death, about 1,3501., but
he bad no knowledge of it, nor could he recollect from
whom be had received it.
The Coroner said the court bad itn undoubted right
to pursue this inquiry relative to the deceased's pro-
perty. He had not yet carried the examination far in
that direction, but, if necessary, he should carry it
'urther.
Wilkinson—He could give no information rela

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tive to the money.
The Coroner raid Bates appeared to have been
the first man who saw the deceased and who stated that
from fear he stood about 20 yards from the deceased
until assistance came. It some times happened that
persons who had been too near a body frequently
were afraid to remain close to it afterwards, but
from the manner in which Bates had given
his evidence he appeared to be a man of a simple
and artless character.
One of the jurymen said that he was a very honest
man.

Mr. Wilkinson said that, as far as he could ascertain,
his document was the only ono the deceased had
forged.
The Coroner asked Mr. Manning, the legal adviser of
the family, if he was prepared to show that tke deceased's
statements contained in his letter was a sham and a
delusion
Mr. Manning said he was not.
~ The Coroner saki it was most
,important that that