The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-12 00:00:00

THE ASSASSINATION OF MR. PERCEVAL.

The Committee was of course thrown into the
greatest confusion, but the question for the Chair-
man's leaving the chair being put arid carried, the
House was instantly resumed.
The assassin, George Bellingham, was immedi-
ately brought up to the table, in the custody of Mr.
Wright and Mr. Skelton, two of the Messengers;
he was, however, remanded to the bar.

It was impossible for some minutes to obtain any
thing like silence or calmness. Strangers, and per-
sons of all descriptions were mingled with Members
at the bar, and even in the body of the House.—
Comparative order was at length restored.

The SPEAKER then direCied that the assassin
should be conveyed to the prison-toom ; and, to
prevent confusion,, that he should be taken thither,
tot through the lobby, but by the private passages
of the House. He ordered the various doors to be
locked, and tiuggesktd, that some of the Members
should precede and others follow the prisoner, in
order to assist the Serjeant at Arms, and the Mes-
sengers, it preventing any interruption or attempt
at rescue.

Mr. WHITS It BAD, in a tone of extreme agitation,
observed, that this was a duty which every man in
the House'must be most anxious to execute. He
recommended the Speaker, therefore, to name a few.
individual Members for the purpose.
The SPEAKER instantly named Mr. Whitbread,
Mr. C. Long, and Mr. W. Bootle, to precede the
prisoner ; and Lord Folkestone, Lord Ossnlstone,
Mr., P. Moore, and several other Members to follow
him. He then ordered that a Magistrate should be
sent for to take the examination ; and having inti-
mated that those Honourable Members who were
Magistrat6s ought to remain to assist in the exa-
minations, an adjournment of the House instantly
took place.

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L 0-N D .9 N,
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 181-2.

The fallowing Official Statement, having only
appeared in a part of our impression yeiterday, we
think it necessary to insert it again.

BULLETIN.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Downing-strect, May 11, 0112.
A Dispatch has been receive() from ihe Eirl of
WELLINGTON, dated Alfayaces,24lh April.

His Lordship's army having continued its march
in the direction of the above-place, the enemy ra-
tired before biin, and their rear-guard crossed tire
Agueda on the 23d, retreating upon Tormes.
A body of Portuguese Militia having- been c&-
leraed at Guarda previously to Lord WELLINGTON'S
movement to the Northward, MARMONT had
marched against them on the 14th April with a
considerable force, which obliged the Militia to ris`-
treat ; and their rear-guard having fallen into con'.
fusion, about 130 of them were made prisoners.
Upon the isih, the enemy moved towards Bri.-
gadier-General WiLsoN's corps at Lagrosa, and
drove in his out-posts, but on that night began
their retreat, and Gen. WiLsori, re-occupied Guarda
upon the 17th April.
While MARMONT collected his forces for this
temporary incursion into Portugal, Gen. ABADIA
had moved a Spanish corps into Leon, and had ob-
tained some partial successes. Don JULIAN SAN.-
CHEZ, bad likewise been very successful in Castile
against the enemy's convoys and communications.
It appears that General BALLASTEROS did not en--
ter Seville during SOULT'S absence from that city.
General DEOUET is at Puente Origuna in ;Cor-
dova, and Marshal SOULT at Seville.