The Sun. — London, England, 1812-05-18 00:00:00

It isstated in, some of :he public prints, that Lord CASTLEEEAGH tendered the resignation of his office On Saturday last, and that the PRINCE REGENT itn lnecjiately sent for the Marquis WELLESLEY. Our Reiders may rest assured, that whenever any defi nitive arrangement takes place we shall lose no time in commuoieating it,to them. We 11 . 317 C this day devoted a considerable portion of our Paper to an account of the Execution of Bellingitani, and of some very interesting, circum stances which preceded it. Our Readers may rely upon the accuracy of the account,as it was furnished by two Gentlemen who were present :during the whole time. • 'rtmsoa, "MAY 16.—Tbe E.,ri of AYLESFORD has been on a visit to the QUEEN for a few days, and took leave of ticr MAJESTY yesterday for London. Princesses AUGUSTA and SoPHIA rode on horse back, accompanied by Lady C. ONSLOW, Generil GAIVNNE, and Colonel TAYLOR. Thursday the Princess CHARLOTTE Of WALES arrived here, on a visit to the QUEEN, and re mained here till this morning, when she returned to London. Saturday the LORD CHANCELLOR and.the Earl of LIVERPOOL had 6adienaes of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton4louse. The Dukes of YORK, Cum- BRRLAND, and CA,MBRIDGE . , viiitl,l his Royal High _ ;less. .Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR bad an audi ence Of the PRINCE Re.osbri, ,as had the above Royal Dukes. The Marchione i ss of HERTFORD'S intended.splen did assembly was A:at held in Manchester-square, owing to (he untimely death of our late excellent Premier ; it was intended for ,Friday night last.— Upwards of 1000 cards, containing an apology, were circulated Ainong our leading fashionables. Some erroneous statements concerning the Fune ral of Mr. PERCEVAL having appeared in the Public Papers, we think it right to give the following more corre& account :—The family ,having consid,:red the _very numerous applications which had been made to them for permission to attend., found themselves under the necessity of making the funeral as private as possible, and of testriaing the attendance to the near Relations of the deceased ; excepting only the LORD CHANCELLOR, •the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the Earl of HARRowEY, and the Right Hon. RICHARD RYDERy . who represented the Cabinet, and ailed as Pall-Bearers on the occasion ; and Mr. HEERIES, Mr. BROOKSEANK, Mr. ROSENHAGEN, and Mr. STRIDE, Who had held such confidential situationt -under Mr. PERCEVAL, as to be coisidered as a pars of his family.—The Light Horse Volunteers, under Colonel HURRIES, had earnestly solicited permission to pay the last duties to their lamented fellow sol di, r (for Mr. PERCEVAL had formerly been one of the most aaive and z-alous Members of that Corps, when its services were so particularly useful to the safety of the metropolis), and in consideration of the entire privacy which the friends of the deceased bad determined to maintain on this melancholy oc casion, they only received the funeral procession•at the gate of the church-yard, where it passed through their ranks. As. Natural History is the first of all sciences the . Public must feel, a pleasure tri encouraging the indefatigable exertions of the celebrated Mr. POLITO, at the Royal Menagerie, Exeter 'Change, ,where the most extraordinary Anitw i ls in .nature are td be seen, in. as fine health and condition as if they were in their. wild state; principally owing to the partico- Jar care and cleanliness there observed, and the growth of the young Animals in the Menagerie is remarked with wonder and astonishment, wrtictr larlv he Rhinoceros, thick is supposed to be fully double the size it was when it arrived in July, 18 10, being now computed 'at two torts w!..; ht ; with the most scientific Elephant (that performed forty,nights at the Theatre Royal Covent-garden), also the Tapur,' or Hippopotamus of America. The young Lion ond.Tiger are, also improved in a most prodi gious manner; in short, no person can form any idea of the,.improvement of this grand. einpOreum with out being an eye witness of it. The fortunate Share-Holders of the undermen tioned Tickets, drawn Prizes in the Lottitty that tiitkhed an Thur'sclaY last, are. desired to'bring them fn Payment to Br-,H's Offices, 4, cornhill, or 9, (,"Baring Cross, or to Exchange them for Tickets or Siures in the Lottery to be drawn the 4th of Next Month. * No. 5,433 A Prize-of . 474.c00 B,hoo 97 2.5;8 1.1,369 9,002 8,402 oio 856 6,856 The Drawing of the State Lottery took place on Thursday, the Guth ult. at Coopers' Hall—the fol lowing Capital Prizes were Sold and Shared at Messrs. HAZARD, BURNE, and WARNER'S Office, Royal Exchange : No. 7,205 . a Prize of • ,C 15,000 2,860 9 , 7 22 I OOO 3,722. . . . • • 1,268 4,66 , 2 , 8 73 - The Vestry of St. Mary-le-bonne, we understand from a friend, has presented an Address to the Prince, Regent, through the Secretary of State, on the atrocious nw.rder cal the Right Hanovrable Spelt = PexeTal. I,ckoo Soo E,WCUTION OF . JOHY BELLINGHAM. The crowd assemNed to.%Lels the execution of this unfortunate man was by no means so great as has been collected on former - occasions. The wet ness of the morning, and the recollthion of the dreadful catastrophe that_ happened at the execution of Holloway 'and Haggerty, were the reasons why the number of speHatoys were comparatively so fe.w. - Very. soon after seven o'clock the Loab MAYOR • and Sheriffs • arrived at the Sessions' House, in the Old Bailey, where Lord &Er- TON, ,Mr. BERKELEY CRAVEN, and' about twen ty Gentlemen were, acsenahhd. At twenty minutes after seven the Loan - Mak . ybtt and SHERIFFS went from the Sessions House'to the prison to see the sentence of the law put in . execution. At half past seven the prisoner, accompanied by the Rev. Dr. FORD, came down from his cell to have his irons knocked off. He walked up to the 'block which was prepared for that purpose, with a quick but firm step.- Upon coming out, he looked up, apparently to see the state of .the weather, and immediately laid his foot on the block with - great composure,and while the man was knocking off the irons he desired him to keep them steady to prevent their shaking or jarring his leg. .He was dressed in a brown great coat; the same that he wore al - his trial, a striped kerseymere waistcoat, light pantaloons, and his shoes down at the heels. As soon as his irons were off, he went, accompanied by DoElor Pont), the Lord Mayor and Sheriff's, and two or three Gentlemen to a room !adjoining the Press-yaid, to wait until ' the proper time for proceeding to the. scaffold.— During the time that he remained there, he talked to the Sheriffs with great ease ,and composure ; he repeated shortly what be had said at the trial, re ,seeding the wrongs which he conceived himself .to have suffered,i and added, that if he could have presented his Petition to the' House' of 'Commons, the event for which he was then about to die would not - have happened ; expressing, at the , same time, , a hope that some regulation would be Made upon the subjeEt of petitions in fu ture. Mr. Sheriff HEYGATE then addressed him, and said he hoped that at this awful moment he felt ;due and deep contrition for the dreadful aEt which he bad perpetrated. He replied, ' I hope -I feel 'all that a man ought to feel." The Sheriff then said, as he was about to appear in the presence of God, he trusted 'that' all feelings of resentment or revenge were eradicated from his mind.— He said, yes,—that no man could feel more sincere, ly for the situation of Mrs. PERCEVAL than he did—that he was aware he was about to appear in the presence of_God--that it was vain for any hu man being to hope to appeir in that presence free from guilt—that map was but corruption.—Mr. Sheriff BIRCH said, you hope for mercy from your repentance and through the melits and intercession of your Redeemer ? He said, Yes ; he was conscious of the nature of the aa he had committed, and added, you know it is forbidden in scripture. Mr. Sheriff HEYGATE said, he was glad to find he was in that temper of mind, and asked if he wished tbhave his sentiments made known. 'Bellingham answered, (` Yes, certainly; I wish most earnestly to have them made known," The Sheriff then asked him if there ,was -- any thing further he wished to say ? or 'arty communication be had to make to his family, or to any person, he replied, no; with respe& to himself, he said,; .his cares were of course over; that all his .concern was for his family, which ? he added, consisted of . his wife anti three chil dren, all sons, and that he was most anxious that they should be_ provided for. The Sheriff then reminded him that a gentleman had been there yesterday from 'Liverpool, ,who had_ pro mised him that his family should be taken care of. He expressed his satisfaEtion, 'and again re peated, that the only arietj' , he now felt Was for his family, and for. their future provision. Mr. Sheriff HEYGATE then addressed him,. and asked him if he still adhered to his former declaration, that he had not perpetrated this aft from any concert or communication with any other person, and that he was proMpted to commit it merely from a mistaken sense 'of the wrongs which he conceived himself individually to have suffered. He immediately answered with peculiar earnest-' ness that he had not aEted in concert or in corn munication with .any human being, and he wish 'ed that his last words upon, this 'subjea should be made known. He then turned round to a table on which the ropes • for biUding his hands and arms, and the one with which he was to be executed, were lying, and said, " Gentlemen, I am quite ready." 'The 'hour being nearly arrived at which he was to suffer, one of the attendants pro ceeded to fasten his wrists together: he turned up the sleeves of his coat, and clasping his Ands to gether, presented them to the man who held the cord,,and said, " So,?" when they were fastened, he desired the attendant to pull down , his sleeves so as to cover the cord. The officer then proceeded to sew(' his ' gras by 'a rope behind him: when the man. had 'finished, he moved his hands upwards, as if to ascertain whether lie could reach. his neck, and asked whether they thought his arms were sutfitiently fastened, saying that he might possibly struggle, and that he wished to be so se cured as to prevent any inconvenience arising from it, and requested that the rope might be tightened a little, which was accordingly done. During the whole of this awful scene he appeared per- . leafy composed and colleaed; his voice never faultered but just before he left the room to proceed to the place of execution, he stooped down his head and appeared to wipe off a tear. He was then condu&ed by the Lord 'Mayor, heriffs ,. Un der-Sheriffs, and Officers, (Doaor FORD walk ing with him) from the room in which he had remained from the time his irons were taken off,' through the Press-yard and the.'Prißon, to the fatal spot. He walked very firmly, 'and appeared even . rnore composed than many of the persons who were present at this awful scene. Alter Bellingham's, iro ns were taken off, and he had returned to the room adjoining the Press-yard, he put on a pair of Hessian boots. He did not ap ,. pear to be at all emaciated. The procession, which moved trickly along; was followed' by about two dozen Gentlemen.' The Sheriffs and' some of the Offieers . first went out. of the Debtor's door upon a part of the scaffold, 'be.: teen the door and the place of execution, a little lower in situation, covered over from 'the min. Here they stood with only their own officers, the Lord Mayor, and about six Gentlemen ; the others being left inside the door, in the prison. Belling ham ascended the scaffold accompanied by Dr. Foal), the Ordinary, the executioner, and one or two officers who kept rather back, the Ordinary and, executioner alone going forward with hitm He ascended the scaffold with rather a light step, a - cheer ful countenance; and a confident> a , calm, but, not 'aCall an exulting air; he looked abdut him a little l'ghtly and rapidly, which seems. to have been his usual manner and gesture ; but he had no.air 'of triumph, nor disposition to pay attention to the mob. On his appearance, a confused noise .ato,e among the mob, from the desire and attempts of some to huzza him, connteraeted by a, far greater number who called " Silence !" He took to no tice of this, bat subMitted quietly, and with a dis position to accommodate, in having the rope .fas tened round his neck, nor did he seem to notice any thing whatever that passed in the mob, or to be any way gratified by the friendly disposition some manifested towards hi m. Before the cap was 'put over his lace, Dr. FORD asked if had any last communication to snake, or any thing in particular to say ? He was again pro ceeding about Russia and his family, when Dr.. 'FORD stopped him, calling'hic attention to the eter nity into w hich he was et eering, - and praying, Bel lingham, praying .fervently also. The last thing the Clergyman said to him, was asking him how he 'fell To which he answered calmly and colle6titely, saying, " he thanked GOD " for having enabled him to meet his fate with so " much fortitude and resignation." When 'the Executioner proceeded to put the cap over his face, Bellingham objealed to it, and ex pressed. a / strong wish the business could be done without it ; but Dr. FORD said that 'was impossible. White the cap was putting on, and fastening, (i; being tied round the lower part of the face by a white handkerchief) and just when he was, tied up, about a store pers'ons in the mob set up a loud and reiterated cry of " God bless you ! God bless you!". This cry latecl,while the cap was fastening on, and though those who set it up were loud and daring, it was joined in but by a very .few. The Ordinary asked . Bellinghant if he heard what the mob were saying ? He said he heard them crying egat somee, thing, but he did not unders!and what it was, and inquired What ? The.cry havingby this lime ceased, the Clergyman•did not inform him what it was.— The fastening On of the cap being accomplished, the Executiooei retired. A perfect silence ensued.— The crowd evidently expeeled he would be turned off instantly, but Dr. 'Form contibeed praying with him for .about a minute, while the Executioner went below the seaOld,...and. preparations were made to strike away its, supporters. The clock struck eight, and while it was striking the seventh 'time, the Clergyman ape' Bellingham both fervently. praying, the supporters of the internal square of the scaffold Were struck away; and Bellingham dropped', and he then remained only visible down to his knees. The Clergyman was left standing on the, outer frame of the scaffold. When Bellingham sunk, the most perfect and awful silence prevailed, not even the slightest attempt at a huzza or noise of any kind was made. lie did not struggle at first-, and but very httld afterwards, the Executioners be ing below pulling his legs, that. he might die quick ly; they were concealed in the inclosore from the sight of the populace. As Bellingham dropped, the Clergyman retired from the scaf'f'old, and in ten minutes afterwards the mob, which was not great, began to retire. The body turt,-; till nine o",clock, ani aC soon is it was 'cut down, was placed in a cart, aid co vered with a sack. The 2ssistant of tit; executiot4ers and a boy, got into Ole cart, and, preceded by the. City Marshal, the body was conveyed ,up the Old B.tiley, along Newgate-street. The . popullce fol lowed -the cart close and as the windows were thronged with speMastars, the executioner two or ; three times removed the sack from the body th,lt . it might be seen. The cart turned down Si.- Martiti's• le-Grand, up Little 'Britain, and the- body was de livered at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in Bell-ystil The populace then dispersed.. From the time 'of his condemnation tilt that of his. execution, no person was admitted to see him bot the two gaolers who remained in the aparitnent him, and Dr. FORD, the Clergyinan. If any per sons properly entitled' to see him had applied, ti'c' Sheriffs were ready to have given them a mantel' Order to bare dene ‘ so, without whictt, no pile' could see him. Mr. I\4;noLsotl, - who applied la see him . so .earnestly on Saturday, is, we undt'" stand, a Methodist unacquainted with' the deceasi'd , who certainly was of the Church . of Ettglatil - ' He, took the sacrament this morning with grea t devotion, making the responses Most correa'Y' and she wing he was well used to the praatice ° the Church of England. ,When this was (Wei, seemed much relieved, and thanked GOD Iza vv ali now on the point of having an end put to 0 ' troubles, in which he had been constantly 4)1;0 for the last,3o j'ears: He was allowed only bread and water after I ' lo condemnation so far froth conp:aining of 1 1 °' he seemed - pleased, with it, observing, he thoug itt such diet preserved his health and spirits better.' In his cell he lay tuo . stry on his bed, no dojrs''' . tables being allowyd ; and, he Slept a great do t ''' . He slept.'rernarkably sound last night, and until time when he vs as called on to prepare f o r e4e°''' , ,lion. With all his exclamations about his 4411'n .4 on account Russia, and his 13mentations „ hiS family, we could ,fill our Pap -r ; but the' stance of them is already accurately 'given In 1, re' preceding accounts. He firtniy s and uniforto MC: fused to express contrition for h i vitl4 PERCEVAL'S (*ale, and he as steadily dente" any accomplices. i . . p . . Great praise is due to Mes3rs.s . iietiffs 'BOO : HEyGATE for the pains thf..y-.twitc if l re , iut../ti:'i; ' II - • mode of execution, and to Dr.'-roaD for bis 'cl ' it r **l 4 sel and exhortations to the . prison ~:::", Tile 7e- 4 or platform of execution tvas well, L. - .17:7(1e d '4l e , ' , eeditional wood en a nd iron f-nces, non:: blit F el ' ' ' . officers being in view, or indeed I,v4l)in ti) (;''''' MAILS. ARV. rrtn--:3 Anholt, t licligotanO, t I.)uhlitt. 2-1 Cadiz, t Listacm', I Guvrnscy, i [ersey, I Dub tin4 i Waterbed. T S U N. 1101.1184 QUIS UICI FAI.SIJM AUDLAT? L.. 0 N D 0 N. MONDAY,: MAY 18, ISI2. ANHOL7' MALL. ORgitßO, APRIL 13..-- , A r efterdn Ih deP ti6e6 7- 41 all the four classes waited,. according to cus t°lll ' he r a grand deputation, on his Majesty the K"' ° ' Majesty the QUEEN, and on tht.:ir Royal Ffitt illie' f ' , the cROWbi PRIIsiCE, and the Mite Sunsg tak fi ( 0 His Royal Highness the CROWN PE INCS r e P li° ( o the Speaker of the Order Of the I"easantry, Swedish language. 0 # ELSINEUR, APRIL 29.—Y es t er d a y clt sets arrived here from the nor thw ar d, part o f ui.-1 were taken and manned by two privateers. Ibis 'AALRORG, APRIL 26.—At seven o'cl °cic 11: 6 morning, two enemy's brigs were cruizinZ northward, between Mariager Fiord and Sto° 9sl This afternoon, at six, .an enemy's triO le d at ° cruizing to the northward, between FlaclWO 00 1 the Scaw Point'. At five and six o'cloc1;, e o , er e enemy's vessels passed-the Scaw, among w hich 3 ;1 a ship of the line, a frigate, and two brigs' steering . up the Cattegat. • RANDER§, Areib 28.-0 n the 23d in s— 1 nine o'clock in the forenoon, an eneroP 5o the t the line was seen from Huisboltn, cruiting northward, between Flad4trand and the Sca'sr'ol 0 16 24th, at four o'clock in the afternoon, a 11 ,, e , °' line was seen to . the eastward, and 1 frir' iR northward. On the 251 h, at nine o'clo ck l fro' forenoon, two enemy's brigs . were desc ried Lilieon, eruizing ne3r to Soierrae. n i eoti - • -nf s. 1 - 4 - AALBORG', APRIL „e6.—Telegraphic iz iot;• The 22z: an enemy's frigate was c ru ser; •tile wesh,vard, between 'FlaJstrand and'O e a at seven o'clOck this ° rnornint-, the signal ise ,, e di t , has again I.veighed.anchor. The f231:1, an j - I.o' l. l # ' ship of the .line was cruizing at 9 O'clock o '. l f . ing, between Fladstrand and •thc ScaW P in on the 29th, a ship of the line was crui34,toge ceastward, an,l a frigate to the northwar, • FlAstrand and the Scaw. fjor OREBRO, APRit. Estates' of 111 . 1 re d, e1 7, door have this day'come rat the resolution °l, ' ing his Royal Majesty their most humb le , by a grand deputation, next Monday, tli o lit,c, ), of April, for his Majesiy's watcbfol care ib r f oe v,: e tire country, in ,delegating the dire6tion ni vernment to his Royal Highness the Crow li ti oo l •lr during hisNajesty's illness_ The States inter' to , o i ;) occasion, humbly to present their unanir ti° 4 , o4 ' that his Royal Highness.sball, on all o ccasi ° ' t ) e I f r . (1 6 , , his,Royal Majesty rtiay by illness be preveriv: Wire attending to the affairs of the State, take , 17 , t , '"l' self the exercise of the Royal powers, 1 , ,e r o o authority thereunto annexed, according t °s eif e 6l , f i sent form of Government; and likewi: e h il 11 " affairs of the kingdom in the name's I . Maiestv. tC