The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-20 00:00:00

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several public concerr% He was chairman of the +AV
don and County Bank, chairman of the Royal Swedish.
Railway, a director of an Irish bank, and was connected S
with several other thirgs. He was pressed by his
undertakings. Latterly he appeared haggard, and
I noticed an extraordinary change in his appearance
during the last week. He did did not complain of his
head. He seemed to be quite borne down during the
last few days by the extent of his business, and par-
ticularly by some pecuniary losses he sustained last
week, and which came upon him suddenly. He talked
about those affairs to me on Saturday night, but said
n 'thing that induced me to anticipate any such event as
has happened. I noticed as I was leaving the house that
his eyes were bloodshot, and that he was restless and
not in his usual temperament. I had never seen him iw
the same state before. Hitherto he has always been cool
and collected. Air. Gurney, of Nicholas-lane, City, was,
I believe, his principal solicitor. Mr. Gurney transacted
business with Mr. Sadleir on Saturday. Mr. Sadleir's
life wa , insured, but Ido not know to what extent. He
has told tie that he had policies.
Mr. Manning stated that Mr. Sadleir had several ap-
poiutusents with Mr. James, a solicitor, on Saturday ;
but he seemed to shrink from keeping them.
The butler, on being recalled, said that Mr. Sadleir
had left a paper in the ball on Saturday night, with three
letters, ordering that they should be delivered on Sun.
day morning if he did not return home by nine o'clock,
Mr. Norris added that on Saturday afternoon he had
an interview with Mr. Sadleir, when he said, " I would
rather that you would not come to see use to-day, as I
want to get my papers together ; but come to-morrow
at eleven o'clock." But in consequence of receiving a
letter from Ireland which concerned Mr. Sadleir, wit-
ness went there. Mr. Sadleir was walking about the
room, which was very unusual, and appeared surprised
at witness going there. When witness went in he no-
ticed a remarkable peculiarity about tke eyes, as though
he had been weeping. On the following morning at
eleven o'clock he called at
,the house again and heard
that be was dead.

The Coroner.—Was the intelligence you conveyed to
him of a distressing character ?

Witness.—No. -It had reference to the events which
had pressed upon him since 02 previous Wednesday. I
found on going to the house that Dr. Nicholl had been
to the house and taken away a letter addressed to me
for the purpose of conveying it t ) my private residence.
The Coroner.—Have yuu got it with you I
Witness.—No.
The Coroner— Did you leave it behind designedly I
Witness—No. I was so confused that I forgot it.
In answer to a question suggested by Mr. Manning,
the solicitor,
Witness said—l made a remark to Mr. Stevens at
Mr. Gurney's office on Saturday afternoon relative to
Mr. Sadleir's reverses. The remark I made was—" I
should not be surprised if Sadleir were to shoot himself."
Mr. Sadleir was a man of extraordinary coolness and
strength of mind, and my impression was that these re-
verses having come suddenly upon him, his mind would
break under them at once. I was told last week that
his losses were very severe, and Mr. Sadleir admitted it.
The butler being recalled, stated that the three letters
he found in the kali were addressed to Mr. Keating,
M.P. for Waterford. He sent a message with the let-
ters to Mr. Keating's house, Shamrock Lodge, Clap-
ham. There was a fourth letter in another place ad-
dressed to Mr. Norris, but that witness did not inter-
fere with.

Mr. Maitland's assistant proved that the greatest oau-
tion was taken in supplying Mr. Sadleir with the poison,
and a letter was sent to Mr. Sadleir with a strong cau-
tion.

Atter some other evidence the room was cleared, and
on the readmission of strangers,
The Coroner announced that the jury were unani-
mously of opinion that the inquiry should be wijourned,
in order that the letters written by the deceased on Sa-
turday night might be produced.
The inquiry was then adjourned until 11 o'clock next
Monday.