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

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 totthe 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.

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