The National Register. — London, England, 1813-12-05 00:00:00

78! . .• comfortabre protection from a damp und cold atmosphere, and la hick way be easily relinquished on entering the drawing room. I. were needless to observe, that this dress admits of being constructed in airy colour, and of many imitable trimmings. LAW INTELLIGENCE• COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 30. HOARE V. HOYSTROP. • This was an action for compensation, for the failure of a warranty of assurance of the soundness of a horse purchased film) the defend ant for fitly guineas, at Croydon fair. It appeared, that Mr. l'er milt a surgeon, of Mitcham, purchased the horse in question for illy guinea% at the tair, for his frieLd Mfr. Hoare. Before the bar gain was concluded, he inquired of the defendant it the horse was • tumid ? who answered, if there was any thing amiss he would mealy it. The horse was taken home, and on examination by a farrier, au old sore was discovered on one of the hind legs, which had oecn aionest a latueness. The defendant refused to take him back.—On the defence , a person who accompanied the defendant to the lair, and was present when he sold the horse, had no remembrance of any assurance of suandness made.—The Jury returned p verdict for the Lull price of the horse s and added 81. as the pace aids key for eight weeks.. OLD BAILEY. Wednesday these sessions commenced but no trial of any importance took place. FRIDAY.--John Drew May, late a bill broker in the City, was indicted for forging, altering and pub lishin g as true, a Nav y Bill drawn by the Commissioners f i r 7321. 13s. Bd. wine!' was altered to 173.21. by adding the first figure of are thereto, with intent to defraud the Coln missioners of the NilVy Rourd. . This case occupied the whole day, bat the facts lay hi a very nar row compass. Mr. Ford, clerk at the Victu:dling Office, proved that t . the Bill was drawn under his inspection, and was made payable at nine months to a Mr. Kingsford), for value received. Witness delivered it to Elliot and Co. agents to Mr. KingslOrth, and he proved the bigna. tyres of the Gemmissioner. The bid was traced through different Stands until it found its way to the piisoner un the Ist of Idly, %hen it bore its real value, 73.21. The prisoner personally presented the biil altered to 17321. to Bruce and Warren, bill-brukers, to get it dis counted. The bill was discounted ut the house of Bruce, Simpson and Co. bankers. The prisoner was-proved to have received money for the bill, a part of which he paid iiito his bankers. The bill at length found its way back to the drawer, when the aherutiun wes dis covered. It was next proved that the prisoner's clerk (I.athey), his brother-in law, was high in his col.finence, and that he had cheques with the prisoner's signature not tilled up, and in the prisoner's absence he was accustomed to till them up. Some stress was laid on this circumstunee by the prisoner's Counsel, to spew the probability of Lathey having made the alteration in the bill. In defence, the prisoner addressed the Jury at some length, and dwelt upon the improbability of a Mall ill his situution having committed the forgery. The latter part of the address was an appeal to the feel ings of the Jury. The Judge., in summing up. observed, that it could be of no advan tage to Lathey to alter the Bill. He, it appeared, was not to be found, and it was proved that the bill was left in the prisoner's hands in its original state, Had that it had been altered whilst in his possession. The Jury rented nearly three hours, and returned a verdict of Guilty—Death. _ _ ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. CORONEU'S INQUEsT.—WedLestlay evening an inquest wag held an the body of Pit o , the constable, who was shot in the counting house of Messrs. Haigh and Son, iu Alderinanhury, on Monday. afternoon last. George Metcalf' was first examined. lie had been porter to the Messrs. Haigh tor 19 years. The name it the person who shot Presto wa' Th oma s 4:bodes ; he was nephew to Mr. blai4ll, ben. and cousin to yooug Mr. Haigh. At about seven o'clock in the morning, %% hen he Inas opening the warehouse-door, Rhodos made his appeal:nice, awl wint into the warehouse : he did not !4ty much : he a•ked for Llottomley ; he spoke to llottoniley, and en -11 he would kw! Win any Money, but Butto , :iley said he bad to liiii - i Toted THE NtTIONAL RECISTFAI: none. Rhodes theta went up to go to his box to get-some ck in the house, and then went away he got no money to witness's knowledge. At about half-pa-t twelve or one o'clock he returned, and witness went fora peace o ffi cer ;he found Presto, and brought him. When he and the deceased entered the warehouse, Rhodes was up in Mr. Hide counting-house. Presto went and looked in, and said, " IVhat you have got a pistol, have you ?" or words to that elect. Rhodes answered, " yes I have : and I have got ano ther." Presto then stepped back a yard or two, and observed, " he has got pistols, but I'll come round him just now." After waiting for about a minute, or !lenity so long, he rushed into the counting house, aced struck Rhodes on the legs with a stick. At this instant the pistol went off, and Presto dropped dead. He never stirred after: he did not groaii ' or even sigh : lie was shot quite dead. Rhodes was then seemed. Witness was instantly sent fur a sur geon. and saw no more. The witness was then asked what lie knew of Rhodes before this happened. He said, that Rhodes had been clerk to his eerie for about seven yews. about two years ago, something happened, and Rhodes wrote several threatening letters. On being asked by the Coroner, did he know of his own knowledge, that Rhode. had written. threatening letters? hi answered, No ; he had heard so. This part of his evidence was expunged. Ile never - knew where Rhodes had been for the last vest . ; it. was kept a secret. Question by a juryman, " DII you think Rhodes a man of de ranged mind?' " No ; I never did : he was snaky ; he ► . ? tiled the petty cash every week ; I did not know lie was in St. Luke's." Mr. James diaries said he was clerk and warehou-eman to the Messrs. Haigh. The boy belonging to the premises came to his private house at aboitt seven o'clock on Monday morning, and told him Mr. Thomas Rhodes was there. Ile was astonished, and took time to consider what he should do, and thought he had better set otl iustaa:'y to St. Luke's, and Wing some one to secure him, which be did ; but when they cgme, he was gone. Thiel witness was a contidt ntial servant of the Messrs. Haigh, and he knew Rhodes had been confined. Witness said, Rhodes had been sent to St. Luke's to keep him from doing arise:Ail. " He was sent there because he was insane?" —Witness did not think him insane : he repeated, " the fact was, he was sent there to keep him from doing mischief." " What do you mean by mischief?" " Ile had written letters, and threatened Mr. Haigh's lite." Mr. Haigh ordered him to St. Luke's. Rhodes returned to Aldermattbury at about one o'clock, or before ; when lie came they shook hands. Rhodes looked at some pieces of prints, and observed, they were the same as when he left them. Rhodes was at fluxion before lie was sent to St. Luke's. Mr. Haigh called witness away front the conversation with Rhodes, to consult him what was best to be done, and it was agreed to send for an officer ; and in bait an hour Presto came. The men from St. Luke's came before Presto, - hut they did not like to take Rhodes. Rhodes then got into Mr. Haigh's counting-house, and pelted out a pistol. The witness de scribed the manner in which Presto approached him, and of the firing off the pisesl, in the same way as the last witness, with the exception t h at he did not see Presto sti ike Rhodes over the legs, or at all. One of the keepers and witness rushed into the count ing-hare, and after a hard struggle overcame Rhodes and secured him. The witness was then pressed as to why RhAes war first sent to a mad-house at Ifoxton. He said, "it was for ITre safety of them all that he should be centhied." Question.—" Did on think hitn insame when he was first sent ?" —Answer, " No, I did not ; but always thought he possessed Bel lingham principles, and that he would kill somebody. Mr. Haigh hat received several threatening letters front him, and really did not know what to do with him." Rhodes was of a very milieu dis position, positive and very determined, and would carry through whatever he fixed on. Witness could not bring his mind to think he was imsatie ; lint thought he was sent to Hoxton because they did not know what to do with him. Witness was asked if he could form any idea what was the origin of his malice aeainst Mr. Haigh : witness answered, he fancied it was because Mr. H. would not assist him with 40 or 50,0001. Rhodes, he said, had got an idea into his heal. that lie could make peace for all the world, and ac tually had a paper printed by Mr. Handcock. It began, " A young man, bred and born an Englishman ;" it then quoted a passage from the hook of Isiah : it.was signed at the bottom, " Thomas Rhodes, No. 16, Alilesoianbery." Witeess pointed out to Rhodos the ab surdity of this paper ; Rhodes immediately acquiesced, and berried to the printer to have the papers suppreAed; they were suppressed, and witness toes not believe any of them got into circulation. This took place about thirteen months ago. Witness was asked • if he could tell why ai ler what rcasuu Rhodes demanded so large .' ~`~r PEC. 5. stairs to Mr• Haigh's /1011 SC, as he said, !utiles. Ile was about twenty minutes