The Sun.
London, England, 1813-12-03 00:00:00

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EXAMINAJO'N;j)? TOO:11AR ON A airAiidi

OF MURDEitMr PRESTO, t'DNSTA:67O34

Yesterday Mr. Aldernian iVOOD he trTiiieWei.
at Glit3pur-street Compter; in support el a Ort.trei'
of wil;nl 1110:.der tigiali‘St 1110111aS ithodet,;
Wks. put to tilt; bar hand-cittfed; but not in irons;'
lie is of a sh,,rt stature; sttint make, and dark
ebniplexion: there W!,.!notitt;.-i.q. in his appearaneg'
or departmene,pecidiarly Marked or striking.
in the qxamination be was perfectly COmpriSedi
and appeared to have a clear and Niirt:CL idea 4f
-ail that pas!;:e.l. We have heard that he l only
22 years of are.
9,e.;Orge- Metdaife, the porter, was first eXti-.;
mined.; next Mr. James Charles, clerk and wine
houseman to Messrs. Daniel Haigh and Co.--;
The evidence of neither of these persons differed.
least from that given before the. Coroner,
which we published yesterday. When Charles's
tertimony -,as finished; the Alderman informed-
.the prisoner, itto it *as his intention, after all
the evidrd was wine through, to ask him whe-
ther he any cause to shew Why lie should not
be committed but if Itepleased, lie might observe
on the evidence as far As it had proceeded. The
prisoner ansteered, that the evidence of 'Metcalf
certainly' was not correct, but he Would reserve
himself. s

Samuel Tow was next called. this man was
one of the keepers who went to • secure Rhodes,
and was the first who tusked into the counting:
house after the pistol was tired that killed Presto.
Tow's evidence was the same as he had given be-
fore the Coroner, with the addition, that 9 fret.
Rhodes had snapped the second pistol, he secured
him, just as he was cocking it again.
Mr. Heddiiigton, a surgeon, who examined the,
body, was called, and deposed as to the cause tif
the deceased's death.

Mr:, Alderman Wool) then addressed the pri-
soncr—" Mr. Rhodes, you have !mart' the evi-
dence in support of the charge of murder, against.
you, antlyott cannot for a moment suppose theft
I will hesitate in committing you for trial, 'unless
you can shew sonic strong and sufficient reason to
the contrary : but, in so doing, let me eautiou
you not.to say a word that may in the least weigh-
against yourself.!'
" I wish, Sir (said Rhodes), for a Copy cat the
evidence you have taken against tuc.—
The Alderman.—" I cannot give you that now.;
I only tv;it to bear frmn you, whether you can
she any sufficient cause why I Should not com-
mit yoWfor trial before a Jury of your country

Answer.--No, I cannot : I must meet the
charge in the best WAy I can.
Q.--130- you wish to say any tbjng just now
A.--No., I. do not.

The. prisoner Wits then committed to take his
trial for the 'wilful murder of Samuel Preto on the
30th of November last.

The Alderman asked him if he had any friends
or relatives who would come for: to assist
him with their advice, or if he wisLed to have
counsel. lie replied, that he had relatives in
London, but that he did not k tibAV that he had
0.111,

The Aldertrom informed him, that as the ses-
shins were notv holding, and as the Graud.3ury
might find their bill, even bcfort: the day wex..
pired, it was necessary he should make up his
mind as toi the course he intended to pursue ;• but
,if 'he would assign any reasonable motive fur 'de-
lay. such delay should bt afforded hiM, and his
trial should not come on until next SesAons.
The prisoner replied, be had no wish an the
subject, hitt would meet it the best way he could.
lle requested to be informed at the curliest mo-
ment, whether his trial would take place. this Ses-
sions or the next.

Mr. Alderman %Vont) then fully committed the
prisoner for trial, for the wilt►til murder of Sanwa

-Presto.

Mr. James Charles was bound over to prose-
cute, and the other ‘vitneSses were bound over to
appear. They instantly atter leaving Oi
street .Compter, 'trent before Grand Jury, and the
prisoner was committed to Newgatc.
In the course: of the examination, the Alderman
refuSed to admit any evidence relatiVe to the pri'-
soner's insanity.

" By an 'error of the press, we'said yesterday,
that the acconntS from the.Netheriands were mkt
favourable, instead of Which, it should have been
were inost favOnrable." {Morning Chronick),--Th,
I'Lintcr conicl not belieYe their senses that a wri=
ter in this I'Jper should say, that. there were /au4
favourablv accounts, ilotr. ~thy'Ally of Great BC!.
tain or Elionv to BuouaParap,, and in ende.a.
vourinoto emend the sense of the pass”ge, they
fell into the mistake which caused this curious
erratum.

.GEouct ALLAN, Dim of Grange, in Ole county
of Durham, is elected ffor the city of Durham, his
opponent, Mr. POVi'LAND) having on MoLday de-
clined the contest

A correspondent' near Stornoway, Scotland, of
great respectability, pledges hiniself for the truth
of the 'following singular occurrence, and states
that the man is now on one of his farms the
month of March, 1811, ALAS. MARTIN beCillll4:
deranged in his mind, in which state be pint'd
away to a mere Slit:10011, and his hafr became
grey. In March, 1813, he became perlectiy.sane,
and in the course of one night his hair resumed its
former colotir; dark-brown ; has .been.ever
in the best state of health, and is getting tea tint
in his habit of body as before the melancholy vi-
sitation.—llecklij journal,

PED RtT RI AN 1 iM ..*—WedfleSdaY morning a young
man named EARL, undertook, for a wager of 5/.
to go on foot from the Obelisk, in Fleet •strvet, to
Clapham, and back again, in two hours nod a
quarter, the distance marked out being sixteen
miles. The morning, vas higid favourable, and
be came in two minutes within the time,

conN-ExcuANtig, 144. 3.,-Orir Market to-day was very
thinly qt plk4 with the different kinds of Crain, ow i ngtii t
contrary wind. Wheat, Oata,, and Beans, noiintuit: the prices
of Wednesday last; and in other kinds of Grain there was no
material alteration sio:,e Monday.
SMITHFIELD MARNIi Li•EV • 6,..-This dny'S Wald wis rat t
well supplied with iho rarions kinds of Cattle; atl was
cheaper; MOHO!) was dearer; Beef and Pork support hit
prices; and the trade. for the most part, was sninywhnt`thst.
The sales in the May-market were rather ; flay obtuine4
last price; straw DWI claw have fallen In pike:

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TIO.USE OF LO DS, Ttivnii)tY, Dm 2.

lii the Appeal " Nlacdonald r. :\lactionald," judgMent leas
aflir .
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l'lre Nev South Wales Debts Bill passed thrangb a Corn-
ittlttee and was reiv:;li ed.
The the Militia Scrivant‘ Mil, the London
Lill, the GOth Regiment .V.;:nientlfinn 11111.
am! Ili, Miiitialuterchangellill, were read a third time anti

p oFseti.
13i11, the Excliepier rIt;1-
I.!erl.,o.l;!tiil,,and the F.ept,s':•iiiit 13ii1, were, re,44 .txt)tui
tiino in;l. committed for to.morroW. •

The .Earl .of !!.amNr.y prt,seined a Petitiat) from the Debtors
'etin:inell in fitith,,,.t,),•;• Gaol, praying for relief, which was or-
dei ed to lie un the "table.
IN SOLVENT DEwroits.

, DM' REDtSDAI.I;bq 13111 for amending the Act
of last Sc yion for the Belief of Insolvent Debt-
ors in England wns tend a third time and passej.

The [louse resoled itself into a Committee on
Loq Ellenborough's temporary Insokent
Bill.--
Se've'ral amendments were made, and a'clatose ',vas
traded,•enacting that nothing in this Act should
affect the At., of last session, or prevent any per-
son from obtaining his discharge under that Act:
A new preamble WWI also inserted, Stating spe-
cially the grounds for passing the Act, being ex-
pressly fOr the more speedy discharge of the per,
sons now in custody to whom the Act applies.-
-A proviso was'likewise added, excepting front the
benefit -of the'Act Sheriffs Officers, Serjeants at
:Knee, &c. who had'embezzled the monies of their
eniployeN. •
.The Standing Orders _having been taken into
msideration, the. Report was received, and the
A.Mendmenti agreed and the fill was ordered
to he engrossed.

Adjutiined till to-morroN (this clay.)

HOUSE OF. COMMONS.

'The new Brandy Duty I,al win; brought by the qrANc.7:l.-
1,011 cif the EXC II 1•.:Q1!.14t heada fiat and ortlered to he Irad
G./ATM'S& to -11)011'0W.
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following,Orders were postponed; namely, the fart her
itinisidetatimt of itle Report of the, East !form !hit
tommittal n the I'ratto•-%‘,,r1,,, rill,
until to-morrow—and the committal, until tire ..21'.L of .\14.v.:11,
of the I lop ltaty Rill, i;t which Nir. ISCToN observed,
that, various amendments were deemed itceesiiary.
The 11'ittell anij IVoril Bill was reported, and ordered to be
rri,d :t t bird tittle to. morrow,

The IV:11;e 1147!ilatien bill, the Ntilitia Volunteer Amend-
ment' NU, am! the Mtrine Mutiny Bill, were severally com 7
milted, :Lod the Reports order«l to he I,rouglit up to-morrow.
The Wawbairli read a third time land passed.
C;.;iI.TIN obtained leave to tiring in a Bill fur
Ming a certain prooortioa of •thc London Militia to volunteer
into the regithwAnny; and also fir enabling tbe•said Militia
tr, z,,,!lually a certain tmutber of men, in order to keep
ci.wiplenient, The Bill was accordingly brought in,
veld ;1 tir.n ;And second time, and ordered to be committed to-
mono:v.