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

BELLIAGgeIM. As we were obliged, on account of the length of the Trial, to deter the relation of any p7rtjculars, re speding the condit6t of this unhappy man we now subjoin a few of the circumstances which [narked his behaviour : On Wednesday night he slept as soundly as if no crime hung heavily upon his -heart, *and his con- Science were wholly exonerated from a sense of guilt. On the following morning he Pose at, seven o'clock, obviously refreshed, and apparently unaffea ed by the unfortunate circumstances of his situation. At half past eight he breakfasted, but ate sparingly. The period between that and dinner he passed walk ing to and fro in his room in a thoughtful mood, and occasionally reading in his Prayer-book.. At a little after two he took dinner, which consisted of minced veal and potatoes, with a pint of porter. He ate moderately, but drank very little of the beer.— Iti course of the day he was visited by Mr. tinder-Sheriff SMITH, and several other Gentlemen, none of whom he keew, thobgli he received them ell without any appearance of displeasure or disgust. During the Whole of this. day (Thursday) he appear-. ed perfectly ttanqtel, placid, and resigned. A little after six o'clock in the evening he took tea, but ate nothing with it. He - then betook himself to the task of preparing his defence. He wrote Without intermission until about a quarter before nine o'clock, when he was visited by Mr. NEW MAN., His paper having been already nearly ex hausted, he applied to Mr. Nresereee.for more, and eves immediately accorienodatedwith it. • Whilst Mr. Newman was still with him his trunk was ordered to be rernevedeaecording to the tteiform praCtice of the ,prison. The trunk was accordingly locked (the prisoner keeping'the kcy), and then removed without any objeetiop on his pan, or indeed any observation, but tee expression ote a eeish that his dressieg gown mieht be left with him. The gown lay at the time on his bed, and the trunk Was removed without, any delay, About nine o'clock he had another pint of porter, of which he drank but little, arid ,then returned to the business of writing out his defence. He con tinued thus employed about twelve o'clock, `when he requested one of the persons appointed to sit up with him to, prepare his bed. This being done, he got into bed at five minutes past twelve, became instantly composed, arid slept soundly till three on Friday morning. Upon awaking, he rose, and applied himself instantly to set down eorne ob- Servations which he considered essential to his de fence. He then retried tee bed at a quarter past thr e e, and slept till seven o'clock ) when he rose for the day. • Though aware, that the awful business of his trial "was to come on in the course of that morning, he appeared neither - alarmed or apprehensive. For So me time after he had risen, he continued cider and composed. .A hair-dresser attended him at half past eight, to shave hire and dress his hair. Soon after he had hiS breakfast, and could scarcely eat any thing. About this time he 'began to be much eteitated. He appeared to struggle hard to stifle his ; feelings, but ,could not- repress a flood of tears, Which he endeavoured in vain to conceal weth his pocket-hartelkerchief. Upen perceiving that his in voluntary emotions were noticed, he observed to bis attendan.s, that his feelings were not, excited by any sense of his own condition, but by considerations for his family—that the act for which he was to,be tried was a mere bagatelle, but that he was sorely concerned for the sake of his wife andchildren. The Violence of his agitation was such, that the little he ate at breakfast was immediately got rid of, and he econtinued seriously indisposed for above a quarter of an hour. Whilst lie remained in this state he requested to have an orange, and Mr. Smart, one of the Turnkeys, brought him a couple, the effea of, which apparently restored - him ; and lee was again recovered and composed, wi-en Mr. Newman, aboiet d quarter before ten, arrived to conduCt him te his trial. He attended Mr. Newman with alacrity, and expressed great satisfaction that his trial was to come on, and his troubles have an end. _ His, exertions in his defence gfeatly exlieusted itim. He was, consequently, very faint when he Was brotigbt back to prison. On being removed from the bar, his face was a little...flushed, and the only indication of feeling was in an almost imperceptible tonvuleive motion of the lip. • His hair, which is Closely cropped, was perfealy moist, either from the exertion of speaking in his cleferrceeOr from internal .agitation which he strove to conceal, and which thus broke through,his frame, Since his conviction, lie had been confined Moue . of the condemned cells, 'When he arrived at the cell allotted 'for him ; •he looked around him with thegreatest composure, and civilly requested the turnkey to furnish him with • tea. He was then informed that nothing was lowed by the sentenee but bread and water. There was a pitcher of wetter ready in the cell, and bread was immediately fetched him, of which he ate a large quantity, drinking plentifully of the water at intervals. He repeatedly said, in the course of the evening', that he was perfeCtly happy, and his only uneasiness arose from an anxiety to be out of cieist ence. He went to bed petfealy - composed, and slept, soundly all night. . On Saturday HMI nirg he was still composed, and .even cheerful, but rather taciturn. He request ed to know if he could have some tea for breakfast, instead of bread and water; which could not be complied with. During yesterday he continued perfealy tnenquil arid composed, and frequently expressed a wish that the hour of his execution was, come; that. he might be relieved from all' his cares. Dr. Ford, the Ordinary, of Newgate, made se ' - verat visits to him in the course of the hit two days. Ile appeared affeaed with his situation ; but ,per slated in defending the crime he had committed; and was altogether insensible to those exhortations which should induce him to propitiate the mercy of the Almighty, by theonly atonement in his power— an unreserved acknoeledgment of his guilt. Numerous visitors of distinaion attended yester day morning at Newgate, expecting to see the pri soner at Chapel; and to hear the condemned Sermon on - this occasion ; but he did not appear; the treat ment of murderers, after senteticeOf death has been Passed upon them, as prescribed by a Statute, di-. reds that the criminal cnnvicled shall be conveyed t ° a cell, and there be kept upon bread and water until' execution, on the 'mot eing appointed for which usually attends the Chapel. estaraay, neat H"eygate saw the prisOnei iti his cell, taking Alderman Wood with him ; on the latter asking him how he found hirriself he replied, " As well as a man can be subsisting upon bread and water! Government think to Ine; but they are mistaken, I have •been guilty of nn offence, haVing only done an at!l of public justice," The principal part of the day he passed in religious duties ; and besides the assistance of Dr. Ford, the Ordinary, he was attended, at his own request, by another Clergyman, ,the Rev. Mr. Wilson, whom the Sheriff introduced. He appeared pettedly tran quil through the day; but desired to be spared .the formality of , going to the Chapel this morning, re questing that the Holy Sacrament might be admi , niStered to him in his cell, which was complied with. Two keepers have continued with him ever since his con►ilion, although the dimensions of the cell are only nine fret by six and a half. The Sheriffs received the warrant for execution at nine o'clock last night. Every precaution - had been taken to preseive the tranquility of the : Metropolis, during the execution of the sentence: :Ind it was found unnecessary for theMagistrocy to have recourse to military aid on this awful occasion, for •the preservation of the public peace. • The disaster likely to attend so vast a multitude who were expected to assemble; induced the Police very properly to have the following placard prepared to be posted_in all tie avenues leading to the place of execution : " Beware 'of entering the crowd ! Remember, . " thirty persons were crushed to death by the crowd , " when Haggerty and Holloway were executed." It was expeded that he would have been executed in Talace-yard, from •its contiguity to t the scene of his guilt, and with a. view of expo Sing" the exit. of this monster as a spedaele,of more public and gene ral execration. B:ft the PRINCE REGENT'S Conn lest. any, calamitous accidentS Might arise from such a procession, had, io their' wisdom, judiciously directed ,t hat he should suffer on the crdioary,spot for the execution of malefaaors, in the front of 'Newgate. Happily, there is but one common ap proving, sentiment - re4pt.Cling the sentence of this extraordinary wretch. There was, indeed, through out his whole sAnguninaty cunduCt, and particularly the last tragical part of it, abundant evidence of that wrong and perverse mind, which may, in mosi in stances, be called the madness that leads the 'guilty to commit crimes; and that atterwards, in a•still higher degree of insanity, enables them to recon , cile those crimes to' their feelings-, when they have committed them. But this is evidently .a sort of madness to justify and wean for exemplary punish ment, instead of , excusing g'.iilt ; 'otherwise, the whole system of nat'.ire, and the entire order and principles of society, Wool(' he subverted—crimes would stalk abroad in ad the horrors of unchecked and unawed atrocity, and the innocent, the peace and the virtuous, would alone be unprotected by the law. , His : representations of the negle3 of Lord Leve son Gower are totally unfounded. That Nobleman, it is said, received so satisfa6loi'y a statement from the Russia() Authuriiies of the legality o his deten &on, that he was precluded from interfering. It is strange, on the same ground, that he did nut wreak ,his resentment on- the Gentlemen at Lloyd's. He had once or twice wished that he had sent for his wife from Liverpool, in order that he might have a parting interview before he left this world. The following is a copy of the letter sent to the MagtstrateS,of Bow•street, alluded to by Bellingham in his defence : "TO THEIR WORSHIPS THE 'POLICE MAGISTRATES OF THE PUBLIC OFFICE, IN BOW-STREET. " SIRS,-1 much regret its beingrny lot. to have to apply to your Worships under most peculiar and novel circumstances. For the,` particulars. of the case, I refer to the inclos-d letter-from Mr. Seere .tary Ryder, the no'itication from Mr. Perceval, and my Petition to Parlia,: - ent, together with the pi int ed :papers here With. • The . affair requires: no .fartlier remark, than that . "consider his Majesty's Govern- Inent to have completely endeavoured to close the door of justice, in declining to have, or even - to permit, my grievances to be brOUght before Parlia-' 'ment for redresS, which privilege is the birth-right of every individual. • " The purport of the Toresent, is, therefore,. once more' , to solicit his Majesty's Ministers, through your medium, to let.whit is right ancl proper be done in.my instance, which is all "require. Should this 'reason:;de request. be finally denied, I shall then feel, justified In executing justice myself—in which case, I shall be ready to argue the merits of so re ludant a measure. with his Majesty's Attorney Ge nerali' wherever and whenever I may be called upon so to do. In the hopes of averting so abbotrent but compulsive an alternative, " I have the honour to be, Sirs, " Your very humble, and obedient servant, " JOHN BELLINGHAM." 4 ' No. 9, New Millman- street, March Z 3, 121-2.." Bellingham married Miss Mary Ann Neville, daughter, of Mr. John Neville, merchant and ship broker, formerly of Newry, now of Dublin. When in London he was in the habit of calling on his wife's relations, Mr. Shaw's family, of the house of Fletcher, Shaw,. and Co. Irish factors. A So licitor was lately employed to dral.v up articles of separation between him and his wife, bat they af terwards made up their difference. In the week be fore last, a piece of silk goods - was sent to him by, his wife from Liverpool, to be returned. to a silk merchant in the city. Bellingham had some dif ference with the merchant, whether the silk should be sent for, or he 'should'sand it to the warehouse. On Saturday se'nnight, however, he brought it to the merchant, aid took a most particular receipt. Tickets ar.d Shares fOr the ensuing Lottery, con sisting of only, ti ,000 Tickets, are now on Sale : the Drawing will take place on the 4th of June next, the King's Birth Day. • As the possession of great wealth gives great pleasure to Most people, great numbers will no doubt become purchasers of Tickets and Shares in the little Lottery, in the hope of gaining sumo of the great Prizes. Those who apply early will have the greatest chance, as a great many of the Tickers are already sold. Although there axe 'only Eight Thousand Tickets, there are a great number of 'Ca pitals—the obtaining any one of which may make a very little man a very great body. COMMON COutk,t7L. ASA'SSINA.'TION OF MR. PI.7RC.'tVAL. A Court of Common Council was held on Satnr in coaseque: , ce of a Requisition whic:, had been presented to the LORD MAYOR, •to hold a Cnurt to consider of an Address 10 the PRINCE lIEGNT, on the cruel and atrocious Murder Of Mr. PERCEVAL. Mr. BROWN said, that - in rising to submit a :mo tion (or an Address to hii Royal Highness the Prince Regent on a subleet so painful to all, he felt he Lad undertaken a duty of no ordinary importance, and in the performance of which he shjuld require, as he was persuaded he should rece . ive, the. indulgent attention of the Court. Encouraged by the refletion, that whatever differences of opinioNtnight have ex isted on otter subjeas 'of their 'deliberations, there could be no question as to the propriety of their con curring in the mot on. he should propose to the Court. In offering reasons in support of an opinion, that they were imperiously called upon to,approach his Royal Highness with the expression of their condolence on the late melancholy event, and of their thanks for the measures so promptly and ho- nourahly adopted by him, •to secure a provision for the afflicted family of Mr-Perceval; it was his in tention to abstain from ever; thing u hick might ' have the leaSt tendency to create a difference oropi, nion, and he should feel obliged to any one to in terrupt him, should he be found departing from the rule he had thus prescribed to himself. Ti~.tt ht should be unworthy of a seat.in that Oowt, if he considered it.necessary to dwell even for a moment on the enormity of the crime which bad been the occasion Of their meeting, or the detestation which must have , been "raised in the minds "of all who heard hire. Mr..BaOwN expatiated at some length, with great energy and feeling, on the charaaer of Mr. Perce- ' val, and illustraied his observations with many anec dotes highly honourable to the condua and prin ciples of the lamented viairr, of this most horrid.as sassination. With the brightest prospers of rising in his profession, with a large and an int:teasing faintly, and, a' moderate income, Mr. PereeVal was not deaf to the call of 'his Sovereign ;, but, relinquishing. these prospeas, he became, in the hour of difficulty and danger, a ,Minister of the Crown. His accep tance of office was diaated by the purest sense of duty ; and that the same noble 'principle animat ed him in the discharge of his various functions, was evident from the inflexible integrity, of ~which he manifested so bright an,exampte in the, discus. sions on the Restrictions which the Legislature thought necessary to impose, in the commencement of the Regency ;, in rallying round his venerable Master, when his political sun was sesting in sire nuonsly'contending for measures, the adoption of which, no matter whether corretly or not, he con sidered as essential to the well-being of the State— hut the effea of which he with others must .have be-rt conveeced, but for the magnanimity of a Noce, would have been his removal from the Ceancils of the Regent, he evinced a disinterested itreerity alike honourable to hitnself, and exem lary to the present and to future ages. 7 Mr. Per ceval's integrity and disinterestedness, like those ` of . his departed friend and predecessor, were mani s fested by the circumstances in which he died, He might have been intent on amassing Wealth, or . in making' pro Vision for his numerous tarnily; but satiated by a patriOtismworthy of the successor of a Pitt, he was so wrapped by in the conscientious purseit of the nation's glory and the nation's good; that himself and, if he might be allowed the ex pression, " his dearer selves" were forgotten. His' persevering attention to his official duties, with the suavity of manners by which he was•distinguished, afforded a • wide field for panegyric; but he trusted he had laid sufficient grounds for representing Mr. • Perceval as a man distinguished by patriotism the most 'ardent and .disinterested,—hy integrity 'the most inftexible,—by industry the most persevering, by manners the most conciliatory ee—for such was the description given of him in, the Address which be shOuld hive the honour to submit to the consi deration of the Court, if his motion. was .agreed to. Mr. Brown then related many instances of Mr. Pereeval's benevolence', which made a fOreible im erreSsion on the Coml.; his chief motive in standing forward on this occasion was to con Vince .lie.coontry andt he world, that however they might differ on poli tical snbjeas,they were not insensible to public virtue or' private worth wherever it might be fotind, and to offer to his widow and ,hiS orphans the melancholy bet yet consolatory assurance 'that 'his virtues were the admiration of ,his countrymen, and that his me mory would long be chetisbed and revered' by them. Mr. Brown concluded by moving, that an Address be presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Re gent, expressive of the feelings of the Court on this horrid assassination. _ 'Alr. AtCHESON said, the feeling and impressive address by Which his worthy friend had introduced !he subject to the consideration of the Court, left little for him, to add on the melancholy' occasion but to second the motion; that he concurred in every sentiment. uttered by the preceding speaker; and be fiettered him-elf they should,, by an unani moos vote that day, express to thd world their ab horrence and iridiu,nation.at this most horrible event, the occurrence of which had not often stained the annals of the country. He said ,he could not contemplate the loss of Mr. Perceval, without feeling deeply the - injury the empire had sus-. mined by his premature 'death ;--1 hat, in the 'va rious, stations of life in which Mr. Perceval had been placed, his conduct was most exemplary; his ; ear was always open—his heart was always alive — and his time was always devoted the well-being of, his fellow citizens. • His liberality and kindness were not confined to particular cl isses of the people, but were as indiscriminately bestowed, as they were extensive and beneficial. Whatever diffe!ence of opinion existed. between . them respelling the -mea sures of his Administration, it would not, he was convinced, be suffered to interfere with the ,unani mity which evidently pervaded the Court on tuts lamentable occa , ion., Thinking favourably of tqbse meabures, and having long entertained a sin ere regard and respell for the charader, cendua, ' arid pfinciples of Mr. Perceval, he lamented most poig nantly his death ; would always be deeply impressed on his mind, not from the recollection of PerCeval's virtues and abilities, but from having seen bin assassinared in the lobby of the House of Lommons, bj which the nation bad been deprived or the §ervices of a rriciA upwright, and pat ripti, Stategmln. , Nlr.Quirr and Mr.WAITHMAN likewise supportel • the motion, bat' wished 'Hobe un i deritood that they could nut cc;ncur in any exptv,!song' of approbation of services they had all albhg ccndemed. A Committee was then appointed to prepare4n Address, who having withdraWn for a short Sir ChArles Price, on'their return, reponed they had unanimously agreed to an 'AddresS to the Prince Regent; expressive of their condolence on the assas sination of Mr. PerCeval, and of the high eAiMation in which they held Mr. Perceval's public'and private character, and, at the same time, ttia, , ki.ghis Royal • Highness for his promptitude, in . recommending to* - die itnrnediate attention of Parlitment the proprierp of making - a suitable provision for Mrs. and her fonily. The Address- being 'read by Coe .Town Clerk, Mr. Waithman moved (hat the words motives most pure," should be substituted for the words " patriotisth the most ardent," which ilie Address ascribed to Mr. Perceval; lint his amend- rrient, after some discussion, was neg3tived Lviiliout a division. The Address was then agreed to, anti ordered to,be presented in the usual manner. MR. PE.RCI,V,iIL. 'The. following h.-Ater, . with a shOrt narrative pr'ti fixed t 6 it affords one of a thousand instances of the benevolence of Mr. Perceval's charatler. The father of the Lady to whom Mr. Perceval transmitted the sum mentioned in the following let ter, had been almcsr all his life in the service of his Majesty, in civil:and mllitary stations, in the latter of which be had much distinguished himself. He .came !tome from a t (colony, where his nu;• merous family now Are, and in which he held ;he situation of a Puisne Judge, to transact some public business with his Majesty'q Ministry. He had se% ral interviews with Mr. P. previous to a severe sick« ness,during which Mr. P. conceiving he might be en derpecuniary difficulties, furnishe t hint with the set/ mentioned in his letter. He died in this town sort) after ; and upon the melancholy news reaching nitk family, his daughter wrote the letter which Mr. P. describes as so interesting, and which a Gentleman, the friend of the family left. V.ith her trvilurial, at Mr. P.'s house, about six ,o'clock in the evening,; and at eleven, o'clock the same evening; when he re!urned to his lodgings, he found Mr. P.'s letter ora his table. Tile deceased Gentleman and his family , eere perfect strangers to Mr. Perceval. " Downing.street, May' 26, tBc9. S:tt,--4 have this moment received your letter from Miss -----. It is extremely interesting, and certainly seems to be written by a person of a very anii:ible character. The distress it represents is very great, and the claim for some consideration on the part of his Majesty, is V;Cii founded : bia , ‘ I have no doubt you will easily imagine how many cases of nearly similar distress are daily arising by the death Of public servants, whose . salaries could not enable them to make provi,i6n for,l heir family, and whole wiclOwS and children are therefore left in great dis tress. The limited extent, however large it appears,', to Which his Majesty is'enabled to grant pensions, utterly prevents him froin'paying that attention to all these cases which theit nature and interest .de 'nand. At the presept moment I know that the Duke of Portland has many claims upon him, which ne extremely urgent, and which he his promised at the first opportunity to attend to; but which the exhausted state of the Civil List; 'Pension List, w fl not enable hitrit present to gratify. I will send Miss —7-'6 Memorial to his: Gr'ace, who, I am sure, would be most desirous to attend to it if he could, and when he can ; but I am vet); fearful it. will be extremely •ditficult, it not impossible, for him to do it immediately, of very soon. " In the Mean time, ifyou would trouble' your-. 'self to be 'the conveyor of an hundred pounds, which I conceive.to .he a. debt to Judge --'s family, shall he Much obliged to.you. " It is a sum which I advanced him without any intention or wish•that he should repay it, and which has been returned to .me since his death, at his u- t .. que r st in his last illness. I cons'ented . to receive it •onlyupon the terms of peitig allowed to return it to his, family', if upOn inquiry into their circumstance', they should _be found to want it. Under such (11- i..umstances, therefore, I can only feel, it a debt which I am discharging in ende avou ri ng to tra n sm i t it to Miss --, 'who, if her letter present a fair rew presentacion of tier mind, , I am 'sure, be the best dispenser of what can be selected for mother and, infamt family. " I .have the honour to be, &c. fee. • SPENCER PERCCVAL." •g P. I will return you Miss letter al soon as I receive it bacic troin the Duke of y0rt1.1.14," SMITI-IFIELD-NLNRKET, MAY iB. This day's market had a middling supply ofprime Beasts, and the shoW of Cattle, in general, was to lerably' good ; Beef, Veal, and Lamb, were dearer ; Mutton and Pork said at last prices ; atul the tr a S*, for the Most part, WPS somewhat brisk.—The in the Hay-Market were pretty lively, Clover fetch. ed a better. price, Hay and Straw obtained prices.---We übjein a correct staterneoo. of the aricts and ntimbers`t— To sink tfle Offal, per stone ofSlb. Beef, ss. Ed. to 6s. 6d. Mutton, ss. Ed. to 6s. 4d. •Veal, 6s. od. to as. od. Pork, ss. od. to 6s. 6d. Lamb 7s. to Es. 6d. Beasts, 1,600. Sheep and Lambs, 10,470. Calves, Si, Pigs, 270. SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay, 51, os. od. to 61. os. od. Straw, zl. toy. ed. to 51. '.3s. Clover, 61. os. od. to 71. los. ed. . CORN-EXCHANGE, MAY 18.—The fresh arrivalo Of Wheat today make a middling supply,' thereof at. little. ficac.tuation and not brisk ; Bailey heavy sale, and . again rather lower ; Mak. liken ise ; White Peas and Beans of each tion keep their price ; Grey Peas scarce; the arrivals 'of Oats make the supply somewhat con siderable, but from the tale demand, this ariici{: nearly. maintains last.prices; and Flour without va riation. Wheat 84s a 112 s a i3os Fine ditto - r;ss a 14os Rye - -74 s a Bos Barley -58 i a '6gs Malt - - - 83 s a 9;s WhitePease(boil.) Bis a gas Grey ditto - 74$ a 78s Bt::ans .- 72$ 7iS Tick Beans - 68 s a 743 Di to (fine old) 754 a 7: , $ Oars -47 s a s 3 57$ Poland ditto - 58 s a 594. Potaioeclitto oos is• —s Rape Seed - 761 a 14,1. Fine Flour less a 1,93 Seconis zoos a Ns ~,, i, •