The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-09-20 00:00:00

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COVENT-GAROE rHatRE.
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We stop the press to elite, that, about four
nYork Ibis morning; a tire broke nut in the above
Theatre, which rime+ .it present (3 O'clOcti
such violence, as threatens .the destriicSints not
'nerdj of thelTheatre, butt,-cif the entire neigh-
bourhood. Several engines hive just ariCita. The
Vol u iiteers are mustering in great tin ittotra.
saiwwwwassan.s.

OLD BAILEY, §art.

*din Palmer was indicted under the Aet of PieHommel
commonly called herd Elletilinroaglie Act, for Monism*,
ataliciucsly, mud wilfully inakiag an assault ea William WA-
-kr, by stains him with • 3lntrp instrument and cutting hint,
with an talent to feloniously murder him, en the nth of Pep-
tgmber, in the house of Sir. Greenwoed, No. uit Muchesthe-
street, Slanchister.square, in the perish of St. story-la-hoinee.
There was a second count, charging "Lim with tatting Wit
ham Wader with intent to maim and Oiseb!e
William Waller deposed, he was 'a 'porter, employed by
Mr. Kempton,;an Auctioneer, to take care of the house and
furniture of No. go,' Manehester-street ; on the sth .4 the
present month he fastened all the windy, sot the boot, west
out, ehout seven o'clock its the.evening, and locked the street
door after him; be returned at a 'quarter after Cc?. en at
sight, and found the door locked apparently el the !:ft st •
he unlocked It and went into the house, eseered fhi'd
end went upsilons with intent to go to bed the hoot
rot; be proceeded to .undress, and lock edi les cut aid
waistcoat. It was a Mae deaf moonlight night,nadhe prenieed
his Mattress bad been Mined hum the situatiou
it in. This made him &aspect all was nut rieht : he ne.,.t to
apes the door of the next garret, and had jest gut hie Lund
on the lats:s, w lieu the Prisoner *sited his by the meek.
The' Witness exclaimed, " Lord have Mercy epos mm !"
The Prisoner said, "Stop your mouth, if you speak or stir
you are • dead man ;" he pinl:ed hint we the bed, and et.set
our him. There was a second men, Who stood bellied the
Prisoner, shorn the Prisoner spoke to, wont*, "Joseph,
beteg the pistols, dense him, we will shoot had, far be will
nut stay quiet." The IVitness gave a shout, and nude a
spring [awards tit:: window, alien the Prieoper atcvck :iii.
with aomcthin; very heavy, which knorked Lim down, nod
cut his bead. Witness got up, opened the window, and
smiled out " Murder I" bowie persons in the ittreeecalled
out to him to ewe:: down and open the door. He replied,
he Sr. bleeding to death, and be was su-e they would war-
der hint ; huserer, he suntrouued up cum .ge enfliciene,
Vent dnin, and opened the dour The vioferee of the ry
oar ontinde, pushing to get in, knocked ht.,' down ; an hh
getting up he saw the Prisoner by the doer, and Md.& net
o the man akin struck me." The man slum the Prisoner
called J•erph, made his escape. •
Mr. Henry there, • solicitor, deposed, he 1101 at Ho.
17, Manchester-street; on the ask of September; shrug
half put eleven o'clock at night, be beard a cry of " Mur-
der !" was Into the street, and perceived that at reeeteled
fluid • Salted of the hum Nu. au ; he tailed oat to • same
at Use window to come down sail area 4e he said he
could not, se he was Iskediag to death, and was mire they
would bleeder Irian. Scleral persons bed Igetherterrelund the
house, and metne•of the strongest of them harm hick at
Yoe door to break it open • he resented the Prosser is lbs
area coming u•er -the rails; he asked him what they had
Been ding to him ? He reumered, thiy are morderinv NM.
an maim; the Witness then ask. d himwho dull was
He made au outset, and be, with the r• trues Odle per.
sue pitsent, secured. hisa, and gave Invent charge of twit
watehnien. In the main time the doer had Imes Opened.
end Waller seemed to Lee liven knocked duo by the Tune*
of its opening ; his had ass cut, and he war comeed.ellls
hoed ; the moment be got ay, he said the Priabher was the
man who struck bine .
%tr. dames Cykebeurne„ of Mancliasterkimime,.kausal
Dockers, and Lenjanon Scofield, watchmen, curollssuiteA
the .sidence of the last Witeem.•
Wendt, Howard, unstable, deposed, that bay* beard the
Prisoner was brought to the ',emelt-bode, ttO went-to NI.
Memlweier•etreet. Wader wts in thil kiteteu and •
geuu iireemeLlits bud. He WNW the wound, *ad dotrred
it mind hive been done with souse sharp imetenamet. He
took • Candle, and went op stain On the two-peir otatairs
case window, be fintriel sn iron crow, with mulct Of bided od
it. He.pr.eluced the crow, whirls was flat, sad sti,eip a the
edges. The sown of the blood were perceptible.
John Lured-y, constable of the swatch, deposed be Sillirch-
ed the Prisoner, found tour skeleton Ice; s, a knife, a pair of
snuffers., • hurtle of ph,pburus, some matches, ity,:ned, and
a piece of paper, wntten oa, in pencil, mentionhig the num-
bers of several bonus in different streets, vie three in Hu.
les-st reel, two iu Hudson', oily ill Weymouth-sheet, and tl:e
Louse No. viva, Maud/it-stet-street, uppusaje aback was the
woad done. • ,
Wm. Wailer proved the snuffers were stolen from the
house.

The Prisoner made no defence, but said he vaa not pre.
pared for his trial.
The ItEcon i.r w gummed op the evidence.
The Jere 1.8,1 ham Gaa.',;--edearA. Aged og.
The Itteonven nolniwaishaid him to prepare to wet bit
punishment, as he could not an m hope of 'ercy. •