Star. — London, England, 1812-05-18 00:00:00

~, r, • • . r •••• ' • ' ' c - 11tELLINGIUM. . . . • . . 0, ../. ,„ ••• '.4:...-• . ' iih e ( o ll o wiint additional 15artieVara mf . the Im)ti.. Vlore/ this eatraordinary character since his copVic.,.. l tioa have heat furnished us by an eye-witness : . :..,. a Saturday psoming,.at nine o'clock, Brunt matt. in bed, and teemed perfectly 'composed ‘; about pas il c orer before ten;. there was a loaf of bread brought h im , with two qtrarts .of wring water—he was still in bed. , m y ., Nawarasr, with his usual goodness, Caused the cell•cloor to be left open, that Tie might walk in t h e adjoining passage, which he did twice In the course o f t h ei lay, attended by two persons appointed for t h at purpose. He ate some of the bread, and drank . o f the water. He said he felt much obliged for the lenity :hewn him in permitting him to walk in the • an punt , 'He asked one of the persons With him 1 tun a s chapter from the New Testament, which wpinunedisielY complied with, and the fourth and fifth chapters of St. John's Fires Epistle were read to* birth lie seemed perfectly composed, and resigned to hi, we, saying, that he shoUld soon be with- his Num= ratan, and released from all trouble, 'and wished for the time Of his anal exit to come. He anal gis litho Portia with him, whether he could be seeseiMiliii‘ wiiiiileilt, as he feld e very faint ? ; but At figialitlritskt :hailr a second alme. Dr. ;. Yam, the Ordinary Otaliiitate, was with him from 8 Stele_ after eleven. iktbetaberning till twelve, when , .• Dr. Foal? exhorted - WM. to ask ft* forgiveness, and fervently rayed 144iiii t ii6tit g :quarter before nine at night, Mr. NAltiasiosoijOd .Mr. Davis (one of the bead turnkeys,) lir*, bibles, and ihquired as to . his bath t to which lib ateKte answer, that he was very woCidittronitiltidtlit Out of , his troubles.— He was ilia imind..ap, and appeared perfectly re . signed toirrel t iefnl Situation. . 44 Ile went to bed Onatarday"about nine at night, and continued dosing till eleven ; he awoke about three 'o'clock on Sunday morning, requested some water led a crust of bread, which was given him ; he then Bkpt for abdor an hour after; awoke and dosed till ila o'clock, and remained in bed till nine, when the • sell was unlocked, and he was accommodated with op spd water to wash himself. Dr. Font., came to him several times yesterday, and he appeared through— tet the day, perfectly resigned and composed. a Last night, about eleven o'clock, Mr. Newman tont into the cell with Mr. Butterworth, the respect alie Bookseller of Fleet -street, whom he was very tied to see. On this oicasihrt he requested of Mr. Newman to let him have pen, ink, and paper, which kr. N. promised to 'bring when he returned for Mr. Butterworth, in. an hour. During the time be spent .vnth Mr. Butterworth; he entered on religious coo- Venni* . .and pointed"Mit tmlsase 'three places in ••. . . • , • • . . • e• Weei.).thich he inltltc.l*-IWk.great ell' , Jit j Slink itta few hours more,..he should be 'in a better itatii thafl this—Zor it was a Miserable place. Mr. Butterworth then asked hitt to answer one question ; he said, 4 , I'll tell you any thing yott wish to koow." ' • el Then, did you or did you not, have some other, 'eseta or persons concerned, with - you in the mur der of Mr. Pricey4s P.'—t4, No :I do most solemnly *dare there* Of i10p."4.' Nil. p...in , .iiitct .manner ''• Id yon iimidre :then FisO4 .f . 1-48§Nhe them . latclgatotalk at Mir. , Aeckwilh'et Mr. Butter - smith thanked him. CO; ii;it infornsatels, And went to prayers. Mr. Bellingham thanked blab for hineOd ttess, and said ~ I am going • to • Write a letter to .my dear. wife." ivir. iievrtnan came to the cell for his friead. Mr. pa tterwotthi and they parted.—He then asked fur a trust of bread, add laid down and . slept about an hear i pat Ms head in his pocket and • give the lett 'billing to Iva. Walker.; said be wished it Wag a pinea f;or his kind attention : he then lay dud commeed denies till about a eitsarter before sir , tlie monis& When he was let out of tin Tells into 4, *• . the prets-yati be r equeste d i o h at * hi s bo o ts on, and, -, • wall biasulf, he then continued walking, and appear‘ !- - lelpsfecey resignecito'his fate. _ . tl,, 'k a I.. ... ._. *0 .1.0 night wrote a letter to his with, bf _A . i 1111 cklieffaitein is a literal copy 3 ' 4 16.1104 p ?tun ; . • •. • • . u. ,_,.". It'lieleed me beyonct ineastite to hear you are to hot well melded foil. lam sure - the public participate in, tr.. dmi ''gate your yarrows, one say love, my Sim:crew endeavours have &toted to year welfare. .A$ ive shall ndt • 'Niles any more in this worl4 I iiamely hope we shall . 6 0 . 1 a io the vend to ciiitie. - ' . ' . - " My hleisiing m the ti9.ls, with kind retztem bra ' 51611 Stevens, for whom bate the greatest meta! I.** wilvence of hula:glom affection for them-L- I/kit the purest of intentions it had - allays been my i lidattone to be Ifni-ince, misrioeseated ? and 11- 1, 412 life ;141 however, we feel ahappy prospect w "elPtitaatial‘rin :.speedy translation to life stir •lol--r-It's not pose*** snore calm orplaeid than thek sad nine liOsis more will waft •me 111 this MIIP7 dines wheribliss is'witlibut alloy. ' ::. . .. " Yours ever affectionate, - ' • -, ~ ... -' i • - 4 . JOHN 11111LLISIGILUIL ; 11 tith/ Night s 11 o'ilock." . ~ -',, . • ~1 Dr. 100 4,1 k, • 't itith you, 11 4titt ; almiodi Fothaps, can mirk fibre strongly them ghtful (ligation of the man's Da l 4 6111 the fdl- - . - .1 ! - , ,r. Foul will fur ward ytti my watch, prayer -. with a Ole* noses7-011ce in,ave#-.9" be '°°;lnT Dirmiia-athotjulblia s diiee .for me, but I hive be naiad upon IblaY an is cud in life." 4 .; 's ~^r • ' • s S . . . il ia ... 4bei t r i tbi joii i4 . 6 , -..-. . . 01 . 44iiiie low hit tore iviltteniist 'Vitae kt oklOctlitti - •:, . . • . s . . l'iliopt 0* rot we have in his own hand-writing : ••:- . 4 : Imo with Goo, slid tat by ray repeal:oh ybu -I lostortait solely throu g h t h e i mprop e r t e n d uct 'lNi*lve OVID& we'll meet the Asauctiltir with a pig soill' _ Bata.uscast..." ND Oblit can presume to db dear, of my - Attornef ind Counsel, Mr. Atter, in not bring- Sir.. No mortal caa be pure in Ms sight, Only our log iny witnesses forward, (of which there were more SAVIOUR went from thit world into his pretence Whh than 20) in consequence, the Jttdge took advantage . a pare spirit." H ere b e seemed desirous o f qu i tt i n g of the circumstance, and I Wept of [on] ihe :defence the room to meet his fate, and turning to thedheriffs,, without having-brought forward - a. single friend— with a Mild but firm tone. said 4 , .Gemlemen, tam otherwise I must inevitably have been acquitted. quite ready i" npon which the Ordinary of Newgate t• le." 131311 Am•" . looked it his w a t c h, a n d sa id a we h ave ten m i nut e s • -........ • THE. EXECUTION. 1 mote." The Executioners then p r o ce ed e d t o bi n d About. sir o'clacit this meriting BELLINGHAM' rote 1 his hands and pinion his armlt, d ur i ng w hi c h he turn .Ad to one of them and said 4 , do everything properly) "dad dressed himself wiah.great c om p osure , an d read tha t I for half an hour in the P ra yer-Ist& Dr. FORD, the may not suffer more than necessart." To which the man answered, he would talc care to do roc Ordinary of Newgate, being then announced, the 1 14 -+After his hands and arias had been fastened alkali Pris Oner shook him most cordially by the hand, and : a minute or two, BELLINOHAM observed that he tats left his cell for the room allotted for the condemned not fastened tight enough, "and begged the Breen- triminals. He repeated the 'declaration which he 1 boner to draw the cords tighter, observing, 4 , I wish had frequently before made, that his mind was per, i not to have the power of offering any resistance."-- fectly.cahn and composed, and that he was perfectly -expedite The Executioner then loosened hi s c ra va t a li t tl e , t o prepared to meet his fax with resignation. After a expedite die final removal of it when lie should reach few minutes spent in prayer, the sacrament was ad- the scaffold, the cause of which being explained, he ministered to him': during the whole of which cere- I sa id, 46 Certainly do so, it is perfectly right." 1 moray he seemed to be deeply impressed with the t „ Throughout this awful and most impressive s c e ne , great truths •of the Christian Religion, and repeat. flit deportment was calm, manly, mad even at times edly uttered some pious ejaculations. After this reli- ' dignified ; and had he perished for almost any other gious ceremony was ended, and both be and Dr. i mime than that of the assassination of en virtuous and FORD bid prayed fervently, the Prisoner was inform- eminent a man, he Would have •jvistly excited th e 1 ed that the Sheriffs were ready. • Lie answered in a i pity and respect, if not the admiration; of every one firm tone—" lam perfectly ready also." The . She- __ w . 1 i o beheld this extraordinaryclose:of his wretched riffs and Under-Sheriffs, and the Gentlemen who f . career. The dreadful infatuation which firstjed to had. been admitted as their friends into the prison, ! .the conception and execution of the itoirible • crime, then proceeded to whAt is called the Press-yard, and -seemed with iit m if any diminntion, to maintain . immediately afterwards the. Prisoner was brought irresistible dominion over his-mind to the last ; and out. He descended into the yard with a firm and he appitently perished in' the full persuasion of having , intrepid pace, and looking up,Siobserved with great , committed a deed; which; contemplated through the coolness--" Ah ! it rains heavily !" .He then, by fearful inversion of 'his mind, seemed to La s sie lost all desire of one of the Turnkeys, placed his foot firmly the - real and frightful colours of thetpecoliar guilt sad upon an anvil, in ord6r to have his irons struck off, abomination, which sa strongly characterize a clime which were u.icommonly heavy. While the man which, as the RECORDER observed, in his eloquent was striking the bolts out, -he repe.itedly said — and Impressive address to the wretched man, on pas " Mind, mind—take care, take care," as if feeling sing the sentence of the law* 44 renders valour una- I 1 1, pain from the blows of the hanimer. Frequently he 'railing and coward:ce predominant." 1 -looked up to the sky. . Tne following are the puitienlars of the awful ce -1 In knocking off his irons, the man who pet formed remony, as witnessed from the street: . . that office, .at one time experienced much diffizulty About four o'clock in the morning the crowd in driving ale deemed bolts through one of the rings began to assemble in front of Newgate, and Infore which encircled his -feet, upon which Bellingham, with seven the area of the Old Bailey, and all the adjoin the greatest composure, said to him—" strike in the ing streets within the view of the place of execution, centre, and more firmly, and then you will accom. were crowded to excess. Precautions had been taken, plash it." While this was doing, he several times by strong barriers at *proper intervals , to break the eyed the Noblemen and Gentlemen who were standing i • pressure of the crowd: round, with 'great steadhiess, and something like a Large posting-bills of the following tenor were pre dignified air. His face possessed the same character pared - last night, for placarding the avenues to the aad colour as on Friday during his trial—No emo- ,pia Bailey ; - . Lions of fear or compunction use visible- kru! drew le • tr eu i p , ne t r af• entering * t he • t e owd ! iteyneinb er , was altogether iioi SO near :. 011.* . !tyrfuteiccasioh . 'he I " ..e il h ' ca p , : .:% s were crashed to death by the crowd wore a coat which' vary much ' retentbled . 'that .ocr -44 when Haggerty and Holloway were executed." duced in 'Court as thb one in which he assassinated The rain from six o'clock until eight VMS heavy Mr. PERCEVAL, and most liltefy it was the same. and incessant, and probably prevented an aectrmula --: Afterhe was liberated from his fetters, he returned Lion of spectators, which might have produced das-1 quickly, but not at all hurriedly into the room, when . erouA coasequences. • most of the spectators in the press-yard retired into 6 nutes before eight e clock, theaunin al another adjoining, at the request of the LORD MAYOR' At four minutes preceded ply the Executioner, stepped upcn the pLt who with the Sheriffs and sor 6 other persons, went form, ant appeared to be rather harried in his ;pan with the prisoner took place, upon the perfect acct- into the room, when the following communication nom' as if impatient. A great Wiz, ! accompanied by some partial cries of GOD bless yeti Grin bless you I racy of Which the public may tell: ran through the populace. The prisoner placed • . HIS DYING DiSCLA,ItATIOII. .himself steadily in the centre of the drop, Under :.he Mr. Sheriff BIRCH addressed Bellingham in a very large troverse beam. The executioner then put a i appropriate manner upon his awful Siteation, and af- thin gauze night-cap on his head, and immediately! ter some previous remarks~ applicable to it, said,— ascended the steps and Made fast the rope to the " The public mind, Mr. Bellingham, requires to be beam. During this time, Dr..,Foan; with great h u . satisfied upon a most important point,. whether any manity, took off his ueckcloth, adjusted thajop*, other person was in an? degree coiinecte d with you around his neck, and then pulled the nightcap over in this dreadful deeds and whether it was perpetrated the criminal's face, and next tied the hatidlseschiet • . - • oh any public gronnil3' o --.- , over his eyes, but he indicated dissatisfaction at the. Bellingham, who stood Very irtily, and who with mode, and the Ordinary took it off, and unfolding it, - at unaltered countenance attentively arid respect- covered his face with it as well as his eyes. He then I „,. fidly iistened to what was said, replied in a firm tone appeared to pray most fervently with the Ordinarb Oittoice, " Certainly not." and after taking an affectionate farewell, the bol t was Shetlff . Hareart.- 4, Then k was your own affair tindrawn, the platform dropped r and the Cr;lninal i .1... it was frim personal resentment.''—Bellingham was launched into eternity while the clock was strik. -appeared hurt at the latter expression ; and after re-, ing eight..--He did not . struggle a single moment, notating .the liverds" (enema! resernmest," With an 'nor moved a musette of his the countenance. The rope inslignints or rather dignified M trade unusually l ong f or purpose. . • resentment to Mr. Percival as a inan—and as a Man , . , lam sorry for his fate.. 1 *at referred from Itioi=" .in all the conwitations he has had since Friday stet- to Minisieti from Office to Office, and at WO with Dr. Font), the Oidirlary, (who was incessant in ' redress for • It - 4 his endeavouri , awaken 'the miserable i 4111:. riCiellediedi tit ASO itigi Plideolod IFI4 . Pa. &firma* Ryer, tat notlbeation from' Mr. Pevedes I.• an d td tog-thee whit the inted appa The 11111i'hepliol NS halter remar k, than. that I ill . l - derThe 'Majesty's Goes=lis to have completely-shies- Ildaired tse ti close thl deed, , in dectiiihig eb have, nr oven se pers ray Brievaasette be Mom* before Parliament for re. *Hs, Midi privilege is Noe birthright of every , . porpolt.dlithe protest i• therefore % once more to solicit Vs Majesty's Midis Sr., thseugh your tnedlem,.tu let what is right ant/proper be . done in my instance, Which is ail I -require; . fiboilkithis reasonable stillest be 6pm4 denied, I shall then feel justified m keratin justice snyelli Which gas I shah be reedy to *pee she med•S if le reluctant I atea-ure with his Ma- , jsr y's wbesevee sod viliaseverl may be called upon so do. In the of aratlisi so ebtscrrast bat tent puha,e an alternatise.—l have the hedbar to be, Sirs. " Vefar . wiry humble and obediait Servant', P eattivonAge No. 9, New At , Moroi 99, ride • a • To the above letter he htitiuently siuded in his convesprions with Dr. FOan-i-be had annousiced that he would 6 1144 jfaiified in efet;tufiair josdka Auer shOuld his claims tbittiitue to - blb disivorded. Could ally letter present, a more direct threat thah We have on many occasions seen revrif4O Offered la the iintion Gazette to discover the author or authors of letters of this de•criptionl mite yet this man -was suffered to go at large, withotat any 111911111 being adortest to prevent him froin . peitetrittng a plainly Citeatened crime I . But to return--BaLLIXOIIAat shewed no disiespect to Di. FORD, and listened to his exhort:l- ions with setruirg attention, but could not brought to seetFat The murder of Mr: - Pkit• CiVAL was a crime.that.neeaedekpiation. In his whole conduct he held ass an awful lesson to men or t dirg.fr of l•stcning to tie suggestions of I revenotta !Kart ; fcr he had wor!:ed himself .up to a complete conviction that the crime he had cottimitted was a meritorious act; and so sweet did' his vengeance feel to his te.,r9etl mind, that the tety thought consoled him even ii the view of dell,th tad yet he could talk of feeling fix the widoWeititrs. Cher of twelve ciphths.—{s another in the l.lriLlsit dominions so Lott to every Tvli.o.ties ivt passion, so void of humanity, soeqmpletslytfnch. the influence 9 1 c'f who Witilimardtreiirititslhe beginning," as not to ice the bortll4 natiiiii!lat this man's clime ? Alas ! alas i to whir* live basin& lic morals come where indlyidtelll 'tills bq fvullila • sensible io the guilt of sheddinghurourblooL, ; . THE EVEN ING. LoNboic , - MONDAY, MAY IP: • • . Warr-Moyvd4.44llkisy at 01 the NM/ ' . . RETIREMENT 011P-.lnpo CASTLEffEAtif FRO* OFTME. OAR GirICP, tad O'CLOCIE . • .. _ _ _ _ Hll. itOyai4iishtteis thalfitiat Itattiki* hair &e: cepted of Lord CArruntiitsien • oaaalik_sed Ail Royal ifiettest --- • - staid); decided-upon aceepting It iiieported at the west 'sad of the town tfillt Lead astitetriait' . ehiriss into 'MEee 'as Premier, stick drat fiis Lbrdshipls new emploYed fn itoraPating . ,hls'Coileagnes: \ , : • 'This JAY arrived a Mail fresistaludrolr, by Which we have received recounts frolii:.Cotterthagers that retinas disturbances have taken place. there nn a c . count of the high price of bread .: the scarcity is vesy great bOth in Denrnerleind itiorweip By the diffe rent printed Journals,. it appears that several British men of war have related the Baltic. Satulday the Loin enasmctuta and the Earl Litilarom, had antlitocei the.Paselr Ramer,. at Carlton lrioesei The Dukes of Yost; Cusasar..ain o tdd CAIIIIItIOCht visited his Royal Highness. lap 2.9 pal Highness the Duke of Customs, on 0 0 1 1 , 467 "" Nt t r ll . 6* .. R* 1 4 . 1 Y 1 - - • ' .* r tiiksOr.Vserrti• terstrlAky , eatertne4 .st email di( firltaisince ht inJiposition. . The tabihet kid meetings every night ince t h e assiss•in.A!(in- of Mr. PestcEvAs y and , have not parted tili _about ono in the morning. - A no they meet . sig took place last night, et ten o'clock, - at the Poisign Office. . Tbe coffin, which .incltised the 'corpse of the late • red CIIANCYLLOit c.f.tne Excmptemt iwas very . aperb. • The inscii r ri. n was as f¢il tea ~ might tits. AbENeER PF.RCLVAL, .f.`, thenedlor of the heaAtqu.r, firer Lord of, Oa Tgliogen • , PgitneKnieter of Ensien • 1 ihr Hand 'of ASS4I4.SfN I in SW OE eit;Mot tI. A. 1J justoil.o6. 84; • Nsf. I, A. D. 1765. •'/{ Wo. 1 4r te The Vestry of St- •llittytlabOsM. we itilarSaa Frdis Frien4, has preseiptli t s.. 4 l,?: ti h r Riotsir, through thp • -nrista aae •- "the . _ . refused _ ,my grievance, .. It was shy own ).. s to , ~... . _ man to a - *melons murder of J• Rink sufferings that caused the inelentholy event, and I scare of the enormity of his crime), BULDIGHAII, SO p. ncry an a , ii t __ l . ... . t AL, C ocikyr it As to the hope it will be a Warning to little Ministers to at- fir froth exhibiting any thing like contrition, coup- fi t% ' i s -. • ..-.•: .1 , •4 . .• :' - tend to the applications and prayers of those who need to glory in the act . for which he was about to sil,iijanyiitliatnip p e e pi im id :w. • - et ea suffer by oppressioni • Had my . petition been brought suffer. In fact: thi man's conscience seemed ~ seared . Til tifeil ittin t a t a :r . : theellsses A M. into Parliament, Alif'citiOtrophe would not hire.' as with a hot iron." He talked incessantly of &S Bir o ir ee e ryous 0 ;:streat .i,appened. lam sorry for-the , s u ff erings I hare no i nkedrets of his alledged grievAhres, nor wooldlie il:We •• • ~:;-, • '4. 41.: . -.. • • caused to Mr. Perceval's family and frieods." Itston to any off ' the suggestions of Dr. FORD oh the ;p imr 4. % 4. • . .....„„....,„„ 4 ,... -4 04; 6 1= l : h a is Mr. Shcriff.HAvairs.-:- 64 ,It would 1* right they / impossibility of any government interfering tie pre- Z t r asoa at . us ict traMl4 with ftrerse_ ._ . _spa eit T f t w o should know - you-feel so much regret." • , went the regular course ofthe laws ih'snother'coun- , 0 4, of the west Honou ra bl e is e "i p erse ed=" 6l , me gui PZ l BkLuNonAti.--gt You may co mmunicate it.... 4 try; He constantly wound up his atikettrt by ex -. I . 3:s t Ezbiltusti private aitueir to ,be t leave, with- geope e l k A iwa, • pressing a hope that the fate of Mr. Pancsvey would ! oar fnclieletsoo se., heartfelt nreletT ata "Ili "al. Higilagsa with them to know it." - Sheriff HciOATR.—•- 44 I hope ybu feel deep ton". prove a warning to men'in power MX toieglec . 'l, the i v ' f ' Inul til se ' b e S u m._ ee,kilellt" wits *bil l We aril gol mated, _will riche r : e trition for the deed.". , I claims-of Upon Which the Prisoner (assuming an attitugeot keit to exalt considerable dignity) said--t' I hope, Sir, I feel-at a ' his own min ought toclo:'.t• - . I notice, the SheriffEcruirr..—f g You know; that to take awsty iil his . the life of a man unlawfully is a heinobs crime." 1 4 , TO - - -, *(31140‘..." 'lle Scriptures, you ham, r, 1 4 4 Silks... 4 , • yet Wershi2a 537 thlit.". • i • " - - - ----, 0 --.----- —r- ---- --- --- --- D .7 " . -- I mated, will excite rg 7.ifurts .0 aat hi. Ateip-teb disibirmAd ns-of injured individuals, and he continued tothe_ foist babicus throu s l2o4c . • t y. d b . fr a m .. to extilt in the success of his efforts to revenme Is t a ll " ° . 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