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London, England, 1812-05-12 00:00:00

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do-d: Witness then put las liana into the yeatstenolt•
pooktt of the: prisoner, from which he took a guinea
in gold; a. pound note, a Bank token of ss. 6d. two"
!Cis. 6d. a *alt pen knife, and a bunch of Ina
He *ha ebseried another person puce front the pet,
son of the prisoner x pittnl similar to that which he
had himself taken trom his hand, together with some
papers, which were taken from him by General Cu-
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Thi delsositiot haying heels reed to the prisonti,
he eras cautioned by Mr. TAYLOR not to say any
thingto‘ceinsisiate himself, and asked if he had any
questions to put to the witness ? He said, " PelhapS
Mr. Burgess was less agitated, than I was, but I think
lie ti ..k th- pisiol from my hand, and not from the
bench under me."

Mr. STEPHEN here entered the room and • men-
tioned to the Chairman t circumstance, which he eon.

sidered to be very important. He had been inform-)
ed by bin. Spottiswood, a gentleman of great resp Or...
tability, that he (Mr% Spottiswood) saw two talPaneu
running through Weittninster-hall at a tint which
must have been ihitnediately consequenj upon the
of their
shot being wed, and who, from the rapidity

dowse, he conjectured at the moment were escaping
from bail, or from some legal or se.aer_testraint. .No
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-intending toot place tipon this Information.
General GASCOYNi was the next witness examined.
He chimed, that, shortly after fine o'clock, as he was
writing in the smoaking roornOie heard the report of
'{re-arms—he started up, arl said, "That-is a pistol;
what can it mean ?" Pe then rushed down stairs to
the lobby, and was torid by the way, that Mr. PEacx-
vAL wairshot.- crn-entering the lobby, he found the
prisoner on the 'bench secured, as we have *Wady de.
scribed. jtte also assisted- in securing him, and search-
, ing his person—from which he took a bundle of pa.
pens tied with_red tape. which the prisoner seemed un-
willing to part with, and which he held above his
head, to prevent hint from recovering. The pressure
was extreme at this time g and, apprehending from an
apparent struggle which was made, that a rescue was
attempted, er might be attempted, he delivered up
the papers to Mr. HUMS, and held the prisoner with
'additional farce; and aever lost sight of him till that
r -moment he was now under examination. He thought

it necessary also to observe, that he recognized the
person of the, ptisOner the moment he saw him, but
did not at first recollect his name, Which he now
knew to be ./161file,Liet ; he was also aware that he
was formerly a merchant at Liverpool.
Mr. HOME, Member for the county of Wicklow,
the Gentleman alluded to by General Gascoyne, de-
posed, that he rushed from the House to the lobby,
on the alarm being given ; he siw a crowd collected
about the prisoner, and saw General Gascoyne take
the papers, which he then produced, from his person.
He also saw another permit; draw a pistol from the
prisoner's breeches pocket. :These papers Mr. Hume
then marked separately, *Willi! initials, and hay.'
ing enclosed them in a sheet of paper, which be sealed
with his own seal, and delivered it over to Lord Cas-
tlereagh.

A Messenger was now dispatched to tbs. lodgings
of the prisoner, No. 9, New Millman-street, Bedford-
row, to secure whatever papers or propel ty might
there be found. A Messenger was likewise dispatch.
ed to procurer pair of hand-cuffs, and the attendance
of the Pokce Officers.
The prisoner, on being asked whether he hall any
thing to say upon the last depositions ? stated, that
when. General Gascojne seised him, he held •him
with so much Niolence, that he was apprehensive his
arm wonld be broken, and shit he then said, " You
need not press me, I submit myself to justice."
Mkhaei Sexton, a journeyman bookseller, residing
No, 12, China-row, Lambeth, deposed, that he
vas in the Lobby at the time the shot was fired. He'
$47, two gentlemen coming from the Hosse (Lerd
F. Osborne, aud"Mr. Colbourne), and iaw them make
way, as-be thought, for asentleman who was enter-
ing the lobby, and whom he afterwatds understood
to be Mr. Percival. He heard the report of a pistol
—saw Mr. Perceval walk forwardi
...to the middle of
the lobby, wagger, and fidl..He heard him exclaim,
"Murder!" dr 4. I us iniirdered 1" and saw him
carried into :Ise asavess,ftitaoin. He also witnessed
the pressure;sad cimilutaases which took place
about the Prisoner, and heard bin% uy—s I ipn tilt
inns that did ;-

unfortunate -4,"
Ms. COLBOURN* nest garchis tcstimony.he was
leaving the Housewith Lord Francis Osborne. and
in passing through the lobbroistopped to talk with.a
person whi, accosted them—at that moment .he heart
the of a pistol, saw )dr. Perceval advance to-,
wards the House and fall, and immediately ran to
his assistauce, and supported bin into the Secretartal

row.
Lori F. Ossonns combo:ate4 the testimony of
len witness in every Piracigar.

- Franck Phikis, of 4.ongs.tght.hall, *ear Manches-
ter, deposed. that he was standing near the fire-place
in the lehby. When* neard the veport of a pistol.
'Ha saw birsilinartalwaittforward, stagger, and fall
oat*. kaagai nintliso4 ink exclaim, 14 law stur-
ifiroftee isrbeihiblaiiiirliWd, caught hint in his
bkheka Jiro his shoulder, and as.
, listed -r.anybr Socretsry's room,
where be 110011 after ifialis latyAtiAptight be ten,
lire, or Wen minor* he- ien‘ llittarimatly agitated
that he could not mite the 'relit iaai., -He did not
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