The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-21 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday the two young men, named Coombes
and Conway, who stand charged with forgery, in
conjunction with a young man named Marielli,
now in Newgate, underwent another long and pri-
vate examination before Mr. HALLS. After the
evidence taken on the former examination had been
read over, _ _ _

Harriet Pierce, sister of the prisoner Martelli,
was called, and stated, that on the sth of May`last,
she saw a letter written by the prisoner Coombes,
and signed " T. Hamlet," by the prisoner Conway.
The letter was addressed to " Sir Richard Birnie,
Bow-street," and the object of it was, to state that
Martelli, then under examination, was innocent of
the charge.
Taunton, the officer, produced a letter which he
found on the prisoner Conway. It was addressed
to " George Coombes," and the object of produc-
ing it was to prove the connexion between Coombes
and Conway.
Mr. Hendrick, a solicitor, was then examined. lie
stated that the prisoner Conway had lived with him
as clerk for twelve months, and that he left his em-
ployment in September last. Mr. Thomas Hamlet
(upon whom a forgery had been committed) was
one of witness's clients. The prisoner Conway had
often seen his hand-writing.
Frances Smith stated she had cohabited with the
prisoner Coombes, and knew him since last Vaux-
hall season. She had seen Martelli and Conway at
her lodgings. They came to visit Coombes. The
last time she saw Conway and Coombes together at
her lodgings was about a fortnight ago. On one
occasion she saw some sovereigns pass between
them. Witness knew no person of the name of
Carew, and she never received a letter from Martelli
or Conway for the prisoner Coombes, nor did she
ever hear them mention the name of Hamlet.

Mr. Gates then produced a forged cheque for 1001.,
purporting to be drawn by Benjamin Worthy Horne,
the coach-proprietor, upon the bank of Messrs.
Drummond. _

Mr. Horne was called, and proved that the cheque
was in every respect a forggsry. He (witness) banked
at Drummond's, and the signature was very like his.
Mr. Hendrick was then recalled, to prove that
at the time the prisoner Conway was in his service,
Mr. Horne was a client of his.
Mr. Butler pressed that the letter addressed by
Coombes to Salmon should be given in evidence.
He (Mr. Butler) appeared for Cuombes, and con-
ceived that the letter in question might be material
to his client's case.

Mr. Gates resisted, and stated that there might
be reasons why the letter ought HOt to be given ►n
the present stage of the inquiry.
Mr. Butler ►misted that there could be no just
reasons for withholding the letter. All the parties
implicated in the alleged fraud were now in custody,
and therefore the document should not be with-
held.
Mr. HALLS ordered the letter to be read.

The following slang letter was then given in evi-
dence on the part of the prosecution. It was ad-
dressed by Conway to Coombes:—
" Dear George,--I can't go over the water with
you; but you go to the, feakment' and obtain the
leaf, and have pluck and take it to my house, and
we shall then get the dies into our possession.
Yours, &c."

Other evidence of minor importance was gone
into, and the prisoners were again remanded for a
week.

It was said that an application will be made to
the Judges, at the Old Bailey, to allow the prisoner
Ma:telli, who, it would appear, is the least culpable
of the three, to give evidence for the prosecution.

DUBLIN, MAY 17.—1 t is said that Mr.
JAMES DikX,Y of Dunsandle, has in his possession the Patent
for his Peerage, but that he delays the announcement of
it in the Gazette until his son has attained his majority,
which wilt occur in a month or two, Mr. DALy's object
is stated to be to enable his son to offer himself as a can-
didate at the Galway election. Mr. EDGEWORTH (a near
relative of the celebrated Miss EnnEwount) is also a
candidate. A third candidate is Mr. THOMAS MARTIN,
of Ballinahinch Castle, son of Mr. RICHARD MARTIN, the
vicil4,nown friend of the brute creation, In consequence
of the operation of the new Franchise Bill, no more than
nine hundred freeholders are qualified to vote ; and it is
alleged that three hundred of those are in the interest of
!#Xr. MAATIF,