Star. — London, England, 1812-05-12 00:00:00

. I t inn y Members, who insisted• that he should his to 1 into the body of the Rouse., The, criminal was hoir-. r previously searched, to wilichhe Made d resis tance, arid upon his person were round a steel pistol, l oa ded, about seven inches in length (the to that w ith which he had effected his tidal purpose, which had been secured) with a short screw-barrel, and a bundle of v.:pert folded like letters.. Two Messengers, Wright and Skelton, then conierred the prisoner to the bar of the Hotise cgComtnottli where the auttest confusion - and anxiety prevailed: The Bre.itelrit hadAnitied the Chair, the House having lesolved itself into the Committee do the Ordett in *Council,. but on hearing the afflicting intelligence, he %%quelled and resumed his scar: Order having been t• et tored. General GASCOTHIi said in an audible voice, / t hi n k y k n ow the villain," and walking up to die assassin, and looking in his face, inquirid, 66 Is tot your name Bellingham ?' He returned no an swer, but by shaking his head, and stood afterwards motionless, apparently composed, resting his hands k spoll the ear, and rooking directly towards the Chair. The . Serltten then proposed. in a Etta vbiee, that the criminal should be conveyed to the prison-room, and that * Magistrate should• be sent for to receive t h e e santiaation of the witnesses of the shocking transaction.— (Hear, hear 4—He also stated, that in order that The prisoner might be less able to attempt sn escape, or a rescue be effected by accernplices, it wculd be fit that he should be conducted to the place of caifinement, not through the lobby where the murder had been pefpetrated, but-throfth the pri vate avenues round the House. This proposal was highly approved, and the Speaker further said, that it might render the deur w tion of, die criminal more socure if MeMbers would precede, in order to see _that all the passages were clear. . A great many Gentlemen immediately rose to comply with the request, when Mr- Warriors?), in a tone of voice which he frayed she difficulty he felt in commanding his feel ings, observed, that to prevefit confusion it would be better if those Members who should go before for the . .tetpose of .seeiag.that the passages were char were Mimed from the• Chair, or the 'eagerness of all tn. fulfil the undertaking would prevent-its proper eats.' cutieri..—(Heat, icor). The SPEAltilt added, diat it would be right thait • the utmost precaution shobld be used; not only lest the criminal should injure others, but should attempt ' violence on himself—(Hear, hear.)4—He then named ble. Whitbread, Mr. Long, and Mr. Bootle, whe directly left the House to clear the -avenues to the prism -room. The assistance of several other mes saged vus called in, who followed with Selling- Ataut is their custody, and they were succeeded by 3m4 -ossulstoa, Mr. Villiers, Sr. Manning. Mr. 'ffllettea, Mr. Pole, and about ea others. Th. SPEAKER also directed three all Members who were Magistrates Of Middlesex, as well as all persons who hod witnessed any part of the ttansaction, should attend the Committee to examine and to give evidence. Sir C. BURRELL produced the loaded pistol taken fwm the prisoner, and another Member the bundle papers found in his coat pocket. The House was then adjourned. The prisoner having been conducted up stairs, to the prison -room, was stripped of his coat, waistcoat, and neckcloth, for the purpose of ascertaining whe w}►er any ciensive weapon WaS concealed about his person, nothing of the kind, however, was found. By direCtion of the Members he was then pinioned by a Messenger, belonging to the House, on each site, its which position he was held during the whole course of the examination. Mr. Alderman Coats; as w Magistrate, wal called to the Chab., to take the depositions of the carious witnesses in attendance s a duty in which he was shortly alter aided by Mr. M.A.T4n.oa, who is eats a Magistrate. Among the other Memhers present were. la!'d Cuctereat,b, lord Fo!ketone', Mr. wiothrr A a, M&?, Illoort s Mr lobo G Hippesley, Mr. idalsto Lord V 0441111 e9 Vickery Gibbs, Mr. Oeo Rea, Mr. Heave, kfte? Morris, Mr. W. Wynne, Lord G. L. Gower, ht‘ s c. - 11shint, 'Lord 9taoMr, Lord Yarmouth, Cetera! Caatispias; fikeoand Tarkesm, Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. Tivasey, Mr. Gaorgepabotalfzia, Mt. seelbs, Mr. Colboume, and a number of others: se as completely to fill the room, and:ender it sleces ary to keep the door locked, to the erclusion of many, who expressed the utmost anxiew to be p res e n t.... Earl GRLT; was admitted on Special explanation to the Chair. PIAnifIATTOIT Or WITNIISSF-Vo The first witness examined wAs Afr. Burgett, of Curzon -street, May-fair, the tenour of 'whew deposi sition was as follows :—.He was in the'illabby of the nwase of Commons a few minutes after five o'clock. Irsiiing to have an interview:with ote of the Mein. bet He beard the report of a pistol, saw Mr. Pas tern walk forward towards the House door, and, about the centre of the lobby, gagger. and frill. He . I . ll hsenpd the prisoner;/ it the same moment, vAtit - a 100°1 in his hand, • move towards the bench ntarAe he, 'hither he followed him, and took the pistol" fe'll'o his hand, or from under his hand, on the bench. lu, was .warm - as if just discharged. H. isked . t h e pifsmes , what could • have induced him tol commit vile ail act and he said he was an unfor leftte *an 'and had songlitorediess from Govern: meet of his grit's:mei in valo r ,: et wads to that ef';' fest- Ha wed that he Ininibe siva gushy of the ' • .~~ 4 ' • :-, do-d: Witness then put las liana into the yeatstenolt• pooktt of the: prisoner , from which he took a guinea in gold; a. pound note, a Bank token of ss. 6d. two" !Cis. 6d. a *alt pen knife, and a bunch of Ina He *ha ebseried another person puce front the pet , son of the prisoner x pittnl similar to that which he had himself taken trom his hand, together with some papers, which were taken from him by General Cu . coynel • Thi delsositiot haying heels reed to the prisonti, he eras cautioned by Mr. TAYLOR not to say any thingto‘ceinsisiate himself, and asked if he had any questions to put to the witness ? He said, " PelhapS Mr. Burgess was less agitated, than I was, but I think lie ti ..k th- pisiol from my hand, and not from the bench under me." Mr. STEPHEN here entered the room and • men tioned to the Chairman t circumstance, which he eon. sidered to be very important. He had been inform-) ed by bin. Spottiswood, a gentleman of great resp Or... tability, that he (Mr% Spottiswood) saw two talP a neu r u nn ing through Weittninster-hall at a tint which must have been ihitnediately consequenj upon the of their shot being wed, and who, from the rapidity dowse, he conjectured at the moment were escaping from bail, or from some legal or se.aer_testraint. .No • - -intending toot place tipon this Information. General GASCOYNi was the next witness examined. He chimed, that, shortly after fine o'clock, as he was writing in the smoaking roornOie heard the report of '{re-arms—he started up, arl said, "That-is a pistol; what can it mean ?" Pe then rushed down stairs to the lobby, and was torid by the way, that Mr. PEacx vAL wairshot. - crn-entering the lobby, he found the prisoner on the 'bench secured, as we have *Wady de. scribed. jtte also assisted- in securing him, and search , ing his person—from which he took a bundle of pa. pens tied with_red tape. which the prisoner seemed un willing to part with, and which he held above his head, to prevent hint from recovering. The pressure was extreme at this time g and, apprehending from an apparent struggle which was made, that a rescue was attempted, er might be attempted, he delivered up the papers to Mr. HUMS, and held the prisoner with 'additional farce; and aever lost sight of him till that r - moment he was now under examination. He thought it necessary also to observe, that he recognized the person of the, ptisOner the moment he saw him, but did not at first recollect his name, Which he now knew to be ./161file,Liet ; he was also aware that he was formerly a merchant at Liverpool. Mr. HOME, Member for the county of Wicklow, the Gentleman alluded to by General Gascoyne, de posed, that he rushed from the House to the lobby, on the alarm being given ; he siw a crowd collected about the prisoner, and saw General Gascoyne take the papers, which he then produced, from his person. He also saw another perm i t; draw a pistol from the prisoner's breeches pocket. :These papers Mr. Hume then marked separately, *Willi! initials, and hay.' ing enclosed them in a sheet of paper, which be sealed with his own seal, and delivered it over to Lord Cas tlereagh. A Messenger was now dispatched to tbs. lodgings of the prisoner, No. 9, New Millman-street, Bedford row, to secure whatever papers or propel ty might there be found. A Messenger was likewise dispatch. ed to procurer pair of hand-cuffs, and the attendance of the Pokce Officers. The prisoner, on being asked whether he hall any thing to say upon the last depositions ? stated, that when. General Gascojne seised him, he held •him with so much Niolence, that he was apprehensive his arm wonld be broken, and shit he then said, " You need not press me, I submit myself to justice." Mkhaei Sexton, a journeyman bookseller, residing No, 12, China-row, Lambeth, deposed, that he vas in the Lobby at the time the shot was fired. He' $47 , two gentlemen coming from the Hosse (Lerd F. Osborne, aud"Mr. Colbourne), and iaw them make way, as-be thought, for asentleman who was enter ing the lobby, and whom he afterwatds understood to be Mr. Percival. He heard the report of a pistol —saw Mr. Perceval walk forwardi .. .to the middle of the lobby, wagger, and fidl..He heard him exclaim, "Murder!" dr 4 . I us iniirdered 1" and saw him carried into :Ise asavess , ftitaoin. He also witnessed the pressure ; sad cimilutaases which took place about the Prisoner, and heard bin% uy—s I ipn tilt inns that did ;- unfortunate -4 , " Ms. COLBOURN* nest garchis tcstimony.he was leaving the Housewith Lord Francis Osborne. and in passing through the lobbr oi stopped to talk with.a person whi , accosted them—at that moment .he heart the of a pistol, saw )dr. Perceval advance to-, wards the House and fall, and immediately ran to his assistauce, and supported bin into the Secretartal row. Lori F. Ossonns combo:ate4 the testimony of len witness in every Piracigar. - Franck Phikis, of 4.ongs . tght.hall, *ear Manches ter, deposed. that he was standing near the fire-place in the lehby. When* neard the veport of a pistol. 'Ha saw birsilinartalwaittforward, stagger, and fall oat*. kaagai nintliso4 ink exclaim, 14 law stur ifiroftee isrbeihiblaiiiirliWd, caught hint in his bkheka Ji r o his shoulder, and as. , listed - r.anybr Socretsry's room, where be 110011 after ifialis latyAtiAptight be ten, lire, or Wen minor* he- ien‘ llittarimatly agitated that he could not mite the 'relit iaai., - He did not • • - • ;~ I' *0 . : bear hint Oki a word from the time of his fkat ,ntaticat until his death. • Reads Ron*, a clerk. vritlir a ft eptleman in r r oowerlireet, was- standing in •thi. lobby by one of the pillars on the right of the door of esitranee_to the `onse - ; be saw thtwisonest and two other per sons standing together on that side of tbe lobby next the fire-place, and nekr the dour. He saw Mr. Per. ceval enter, and the door shut. He din taw tyro flashes of fire from A •pistol held above him. Mr. Perceval advanced. an d he thought be *as not wounded, till, upo'.l arriving in the centre of the lobby, he sudder,ly stopped, cried out, " I am mur deced 1" staggered, and fell. He heard the prisoner declare that:he was the perpetrator of the crime, and saw bin) searched and secured. if'. tertian, of Cromwell Cottage, Old Bromp t9r., was the nest witness examined.—lie stated, that "a few minutes after five o'clock be was proceeding op the stone steps, from the place where the Mom .bers leave their great coats, to the door of the lobby Mr. Perceval was immediately before him—he saw him push open the lobby door and enter—almost in- stantaneously he heard the report of a pistol within the lobby, and rushed forward to the spot. He saw Mr. Perceval walk slowly to the centre of the lobby, suddenly stagger, and sink down. Seeing several persons run to raise and support him, he directed his attention to the Prisoner, who was pointed out by some person, who exclaimed, 44 That is the man !" Mr. Percival cried, " I am murdered," and uttered two groans—he also clapped his hand to his breait, and vas subsequently borne to the Secretary's room. In the mean time, witness seeing the Prisoner wholly unsecured, and retreating towards the bench, seized him by the collar, and never quitted his hold till he WAS conveyed into the House,of Commons. The wiener.; did not believe that any persons quitted the lobby by the stone steps consequent upon the firing of the pistol; and if any person did leave it, he ton celved it must have been by the side door, which communicates with the House of Lords, at which 'there was considerable confusion and bustle. He , saw Mr. Burgess take the pistol which had been dis • - charged from the band of the Prisoner, as well as the other things from his waistcoat pocket. Upon many Members running from the Hoske, and calling out-4 4 Who did it ? who did it ?', Pris Oner re plied, •4 I am the unfortunate matf.•-1 wish I were in Mr. Perceval's place."—He repeat/id, more than once, 44 lam the unfortunate man." Upon the great pressure around him, he said, 44 I submit myself to the laws, •or, I submit to justice." Witness also saw Mr. Dowling, whom he -knows, search the, pockets of the-Prisoner, and taliefroin one an opera 1 glass, which he handed to witness ; and afterwards a small pistol, corresponding in size with that which had been taken by Mr. I3utgess—this he understood to be loaded. Mr. Dowling was then called ; he produced the loaded pistol which he had taken from the small clothes pocket of the Prisoner, and which he had kept in his possession, and had never lost sight of, though he had put it into the hands of a Member at the bar of the House. The papers, as brought from the Prisoner's lodg ings, were produced, tied in a handkerchief, by Vickery, the Bowtireet decor, and consigned to the charge of Lord Citruses Amt. in order that they might be submitted to the Privy' Council. The witnesses were then bound over . to give their evidence before the Grand Jury, and thereafter at the Old Bailey, in the went of a true bill being found against the Prisoner g , For the Wilful Murder of the Right Honourable SPENCIR PaacrvaL," the Mem bers of Parliament isithe sum of 8200 recognizance; Mr. Buttons, also in £2OO, Mr. JEADAN in gwo, and the other persons in £5O each. • , The eiaminations having been brought to a con clusion, the Prisoner was asked what he had to say against, the fact with which he was charged, and ,again cautioned by Sir Joins Cox HIPPISLEY OM to , say any thing that would be injurious to himself. The Primer spoke to the following effect c • I have admitted the fact--I admit the fees, but wish, with permission, to state something in my justification. I have been denied the redress of my grievances by Govenunent ; I have been ill-treated. 'They all know wbo I am, and what I am, through the Sectvtary of State and Mr. lecke, with whctn 1 have had frequent communications. They knew Of this fact six weeks ago, through the Magistrates . ' of Bow-street. I was accused most wrongfully by a Governor-General in Russia, in a letter from Arch angel to Riga, and have sought redress in vain. I am a most unfortunate man, and feel here (placing 1 his hand en his breast) sufficient justification for _ what I have dome." Here Lord CArruninasn interfered. and infntined this Prisoner that be was not then called on tar his de. fence, but merely to say what he had to urge In con tradiction to the fact with which ha was charged. Any thing he might feel desirous of stating in extenuation a his crime, he had better reserve for his trial. The Prisonet said, a Since it seems best to you that I. should not now explain the causes duty conduct, I will leave it until the day of ray trial, wkla hay country will have an opportunityof judging whether I am right or wrong." Upon being again questioned, be repeated. a I 'dr* tbe fact e° which 'admiaston was itccorctingli :1; ... • , . entered up the treni J. e Dber•street Officers to glen called in ; rrkl the pr isoner having been permit~ ted to dress, WAS hAndenffeil by Vickery and Adkins. 'He now made an ap t hcation for his money'. whith 'laving been left in the postestion of Mr. Burgess/ who h.td withdrawn, Mrs WHITZREAD assured hint he should hate it returned to him in the morn'eg, and directed the Officeis to pay him every attention: He :41sn asked. Ihether he should be alloived an'Attorney and Coun sel t when Mr: WiIITBUZAD signified to him that Mr. Alderman Comae would take care that vary neces sary indulgence should be allowed him consistcht with his situation, Mr. WHITBREAD then suggested the propriety of the prisoner's being conducted down stars by one or two of the Magistrates and the officers, his eons mitment to hk Majesty's Jul of Newette hissing beet previously made out ; and 64 the Gentlemen pre` sent should remain in the room, that no crowd might lead to confusion below. This plan Was aeceded to and the prisoner taken out. At a q uarter of an hour ,before eight o'clock, * carriage was sent for by the order of the Magi*• crates, which immediately occupied the atttntiosPoi the • populace ; and we heard with pain, repeated shouts of applause from the igoorant or depraved part of the crowd, as if they were hailing sott; op pressed but innocent victim.; some of whom even ar. tempted to open the opposite door of the coach, as if to give tyre murderer an opportunity of escape. A pasty of Life Guards arrived about this time, and formed a semicircle in Lower Palace-yard, by Which the mob were kept more at a distance. It was, how. ever, thought more prudent to send him away by another outlet, and so avoid all confusion. He was, therefore, about half after twelve o'clock, taken out by the Speaker's entrance, and, attended by k strong linty of the Life Guards, conveyed to Newgare.—. Bellingham is about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches in height, with rather a thin visage, a nose somewh rt aquiline, and of genteel appearance. He has been a go - od deal about the House of Commons during these few weeks, and dined several times in the coffee.roorn. He preserved during the most part of the proceed. ings, an air perfectly calm, and the appearance of one under no sort of agitation, but vn'rcr had delibe. rately made 'op his • nand to the atrocious act be has ammitted, and. the awful consequences that would ensue to himself. He observed to a Police Officer. after his commitment, that he knew what his crime was, and what its result wnuldebe. He had lodgings tin New*Pman : street, near the Foundling Hospital His landlady; who is a young widow, with a family, stated, that he had been very serviceable to her in the • recovery of a child of her's, which had been missing, and that he had taken be* `yesterday morning to see the European Museum. He used to complain to her l 'esf money due to him, which he was wronged of, and viithout getting which, he must be a ruined man. It is said that he has a wife and three children. Several circbmstances are stated relative to erpres' sions used by him recently : among others, one, re. specting some allusions lately made by Mr. Ping/AL to secret assassinations, on which he is said to have observed, that K. PERCEVAL should not have that to say for nothing. Various stories are retailed, of his having given frequent proofs of temporary derange ment. He was, we anderstand, engaged some rears ago in commercial specelations in Russia ; and made certain demands for compensation, on Gover. rn nt, which were not acceded-to. He is said to have com plained of the conduct of Government, and of our then Ambassador at St. Petersburgh ; and to h tve re. cently reiterated his complaints, without being able to impress a conviction of their justice. Th.se ate the prominent paniculars.of what we have learned of this .wretched person ; respecting whom there . are of course numerous floating reports. • Mr. PascevAL has left a lovely family of thirteen children, with a most amiable an& affectionate wife, to lament his irreparable loss. Lord Annex witnessed the last struggles of his brother, and words cannot convey thy agony of grief which be manifested. A Messenger was dispatched immediately on thir occurrence of this tragical event to Lord SUMOUTH D staßichmond Park, to request his attend.mce at the aseescil held last night, Where the LOU/ CHANCILLOR, Oa Earls of LIVERFOOLp HA RIRDWIIY, Eucaurunama saute, and We:nisei:LAßD, Earls Camara& and • BATHDRST I Lords MULORAV4 MILifiLLRi 'Riad CUTLERS& On, and Mr. Set-retail RTDCft. MIS is. seinbled. They adjourned subsequently to the slice 'of the Home Departments and were attended Mr. GRAHAM, and several of the Magistrates of the Police Offices. Mr.WAGSTArIf, the Messenger, was also d;spatebed last night down to Liverpool, wish orders to seise and bring aH the papers, &c. belonging to Mr. BRAINGHAM. To prevent any disturbances from the ideals*. which the ill-disposed might take of the general Ise. cation; a number of constables were ordered out: la the city, the LORD Mena adopted similar pretau. tions, by issuing his precepts through the Marshal , . men and Beadles, to compel the attendance of all il* - : constables at the watch-houses, end ordering Ibestite pay special "mention to their duty. • _ ' . A Cabinet Council was sitting in Downiogatseek • , whoa this Paper went to Press. I I e d Et I' K at is e- rs le t, . 21 IV V