Star.
London, England, 1808-09-20 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY:

Yesterday 14 prisoners were tried, one of whom
wa.s capitally convicted, vit.—
John Palmer was indicted under the Act of Parlia-
ment commonly called Lord Ellenborough's Act, for
feloniously, maliciously, and wilfully making an as-
sault on William Waller, by striking him with a
sharp instrument and cutting him, with an intent
to feloniously murder him, on the Bth of Sep.
tember, in the house of Mr. Greenwood, No. 20,
Manchester-street, Manchester-square, in the parish
of St. Mary-la-bonne. There was a second count,
charging him with cutting William Waller with in-
tent to maim and disable him.
William Waller deposed, he was a porter, em-
ployed by Mr. Kempton, an auctioneer, to take case
of the house and furniture of No. 20, Manchester-
street ; on the Bth of the present month he fastened
all the windows of the house, went out, about seven
o'clock in the evening, and locked the street door
after him ; he returned at a quarter after eleven at
slight, and found the door locked apparently as he
left it ; he unlocked it and went into the house, se-
cured the door, and went up stairs with intent to go
to bed in the front garret; he proceeded to undress,
and took off his coat and waistcoat. It was a fine
clear moonlight night, and he perceived his mattrass
had been moved from the situation he had left it in.
This made him suspect all was not right: he went
to open the door of the next garret, and had just got
his hand on the latch, when the prisoner seized him
by the neck. The Witness exclaimed, " Lord have
mercy upon me !" The prisoner said, " Stop your
mouth, if you speak or stir you are a dead man ;"
he pushed him on the bed, and stood over him.—
There was a second man, who stood behind the pri.
soner, whom the prisoner spoke to, saying, "Joseph,
bring the pistols, damn him, we will shoot him, for
he will not stay quiet." The Witness gave a shout,
and made a spring towards the window, when the
prisoner struck him with something very heavy, which
knocked him down, and cut his head. Witness got
up, opened the window, and called out Murder !"
Some persons in the.street called out to him to come
dow.i and open the door. He replied, he was bleed-
ing to death, and he was sure they would murder
him ; however, he summoned up courage sufficient,
went down, and opened the door. The violence of
the persons outside, pushing to get in, knocked him
down ; on his getting up he saw the prisoner by the
doors and said ." That is the man who struck me."
The man, whom the prisoner called Joseph, made
his escape.
Mr. Henry Dance, a solicitor, deposed, he lived
at No. 17, Manchester-street ; on the Bth of Septem-
ber, about half past eleven o'clock at night, he heard
a cry of “ Murder !" went into the street, and pi r.
ceived that it proceeded from a garret of the house
No. 20 ; he called out to a man at the window to
come down and open the door;- he said he could me,
as he was bleeding to death, and was sure they would
murder him. Several persons had gathered round
the house, and some of the strongest of them began
to kick at the door to break it open ; he perceived
the prisoner in the area coming over the rails ; he
asked him what they had been doing to him ? He
answered, they are murdering a man up stairs ; the
Witness then asked him who the devil he was? He
made no answer, and he, with the assistance of the
persons present, secured him, and gave him in charge
of two watchmen. In the mean time the door had
been opened, and Waller seemed to have been
knocked down by the force of its opening ; his head
was cut, and he was covered with blood : the mo-
ment he got up, he said the prisoner was the man
who struck him.
Mr. James Cockburn, of Manchester-Square,
James Duckers, and Benjamin Scofield, watchmen,
corroborated the evidence of the last witness.
Henry Howard, constable, deposed, that having,
heard the prisoner was brought to the watch-house,
he went to No. 20, Manchester-street. Waller was
is the kitchen, and a surgeon dressing his head. He
saw the wound, and observed it must have been done
with some sharp instrument. He took a candle, and
went up stairs. On the two-pair of stairs case win-
dow,-he found an iron crow, with marks of blood on
it. He produced the crow, which was flat, and sharp
at the edges. The stains of the blood were perceptible.
John Loveday, constable of the watch, deposed he
searched the prisoner, found four skeleton keys, a
knife, a pair of snuffers, a bottle of phosphorus, some
matches, a pencil, and a piece of paper, written on,
in pencil, mentioning the numbers of several houses
in different streets, vit. No. 11, Edward-street; N 0.30,
Wells-street ; John-street, Oxford-street, three doors
from Upper Harley-street ; and the house No. 20,
iliancllester-street, opposite which was the word done.
William Waller proved the snuffers were stolen
from the house.
The Prisoner, in his defence, stated that he found
the skeleton keys, and a pair of snuffers, which were
also found in his pocket, in the area.
The RECORDER summed up the evidence.
The Jury immediately found him Guilty...rifted
Aged 2s.
The RaCORDER admonished him to prepare to meet
his punishment, as he could not hare any hope of
mercy.

BIRTH.
. On the 9th inst. at Jersey, the Lady of Thomas Urn, Esc;
Psymestor of tie SSA Regiment, of a daughter.